2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 13
Record26–7 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPDee Brown
CaptainDee Brown
James Augustine
Brian Randle
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Ohio State 12 4   .750 26 6   .813
No. 15 Iowa 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
No. 13 Illinois 11 5   .688 26 7   .788
Wisconsin 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Indiana 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Michigan State 8 8   .500 22 12   .647
Michigan 8 8   .500 22 11   .667
Penn State 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Northwestern 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
Minnesota 5 11   .313 16 15   .516
Purdue 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
2006 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
2005–06 Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's third season at Illinois. The team finished with 11–5 conference and 26–7 overall records. The Illini lost in its first game of the Big Ten tournament and were eliminated in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Season

Overview

With the departure of junior Deron Williams and senior Luther Head to the NBA draft, returning seniors Dee Brown and James Augustine led Illinois back to the NCAA tournament. Brown took over the helm of the offense at point guard, a role he had played in high school. As in the previous year, Illinois relied heavily upon three-point shooting, but with more of an emphasis upon the post play of James Augustine.

Roster

2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Trent Meacham Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Centennial High School/University of Dayton Champaign, IL
G 2 Chris Hicks (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Whitney Young High School Chicago, IL
G 3 Chester Frazier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lake Clifton Eastern High School Baltimore, MD
G 11 Dee Brown (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Proviso East High School Maywood, IL
G 25 Calvin Brock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Simeon High School Chicago, IL
G 31 Jamar Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Richwoods High School Peoria, IL
G 33 Rich McBride 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lanphier High School Springfield, IL
F 34 C.J. Jackson Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Fr Tri-County High School Buena Vista, GA
F 40 James Augustine (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Lincoln-Way Central High School Mokena, IL
F 41 Warren Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lake Highlands High School Dallas, TX
F 42 Brian Randle (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Notre Dame High School East Peoria, IL
F 44 Marcus Arnold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Morgan Park High School Chicago, IL
C 55 Shaun Pruitt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So West Aurora High School Aurora, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Shaun Pruitt
PF James Augustine
SF Brian Randle
SG Rich McBride
PG Dee Brown

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Thu, Nov 3*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Illinois Wesleyan W 82–60 
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Wed, Nov 9*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Quincy W 78–52 
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Non-Conference regular season
Fri, Nov 18*
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 17 South Dakota State W 90–65  1–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Sun, Nov 20*
4:00 pm
No. 17 Texas-Pan American W 71–59  2–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Tue, Nov 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 15 Texas Southern W 93–59  3–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Fri, Nov 25*
7:30 pm, CSTV
No. 15 vs. Wichita State
South Padre Island Invitational
W 55–54  4–0
South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,500)
South Padre Island, TX
Sat, Nov 26*
7:30 pm, CSTV
No. 15 vs. Rutgers
South Padre Island Invitational
W 77–57  5–0
South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,700)
South Padre Island, TX
Tue, Nov 29*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 at North Carolina W 68–64  6–0
Dean Smith Center (21,273)
Chapel Hill, NC
Sat, Dec 3*
1:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 12 vs. Xavier W 65–62  7–0
United Center (19,833)
Chicago, IL
Mon, Dec 5*
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 11 Arkansas-Little Rock W 75–49  8–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Thu, Dec 8*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 11 Georgetown W 58–48  9–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Sat, Dec 10*
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 11 at Oregon W 89–59  10–0
Rose Garden (15,109)
Portland, OR
Sun, Dec 18*
4:00 pm
No. 9 Coppin State W 61–42  11–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Wed, Dec 21*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights
W 82–50  12–0
Savvis Center (22,153)
St. Louis, MO
Wed, Dec 28*
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 6 Southeast Missouri State W 89–64  13–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Fri, Dec 30*
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 6 Tennessee-Martin W 84–46  14–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
Thu, Jan 5
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 No. 7 Michigan State W 60–50  15–0 (1–0)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Sat, Jan 7
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 at Iowa
Rivalry
L 48–63  15–1 (1–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
Sat, Jan 14
3:30 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 7 Michigan W 79–74  16–1 (2–1)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Tue, Jan 17
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 at No. 13 Indiana
Rivalry
L 60–62  16–2 (2–2)
Assembly Hall (17,328)
Bloomington, IN
Sat, Jan 21
3:30 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 7 at Northwestern W 58–47  17–2 (3–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Wed, Jan 25
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 8 Minnesota W 77–53  18–2 (4–2)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Sat, Jan 28
3:30 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 8 Purdue W 76–58  19–2 (5–2)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Tue, Jan 31
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 at Wisconsin W 66–51  20–2 (6–2)
Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, WI
Sat, Feb 4
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 6 Penn State L 65–66  20–3 (6–3)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Sun, Feb 12
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 10 at No. 19 Ohio State L 53–69  20–4 (6–4)
Value City Arena (18,500)
Columbus, OH
Wed, Feb 15
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 14 Northwestern W 63–47  21–4 (7–4)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Sun, Feb 19
2:30 pm, CBS
No. 14 Indiana
Rivalry
W 70–58  22–4 (8–4)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Tue, Feb 21
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 at Michigan L 64–72  22–5 (8–5)
Crisler Arena (13,164)
Ann Arbor, MI
Sat, Feb 25
5:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 No. 20 Iowa
Rivalry
W 71–59  23–5 (9–5)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Tue, Feb 28
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 at Minnesota W 71–65  24–5 (10–5)
Williams Arena (13,022)
Minneapolis, MN
Sat, Mar 4
11:00 am, CBS
No. 10 at No. 25 Michigan State W 75–68  25–5 (11–5)
Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
Fri, Mar 10
8:10 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 9 vs. Michigan State
Quarterfinals
L 56–61  25–6
Conseco Fieldhouse (18,730)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
Thu, Mar 16
7:35 pm, CBS
No. 13 (4) vs. (13) Air Force
First round
W 78–69  26–6
Cox Arena at the Aztec Bowl (9,891)
San Diego, CA
Sat, Mar 18
4:30 pm, CBS
No. 13 (4) vs. No. 17 (5) Washington
Second round
L 64–67  26–7
Cox Arena at the Aztec Bowl (10,687)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season statistics

Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high
Individual Player Statistics[2]
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl
Brown, Dee 33 33 1183 35.8 470 14.2 157 437 .359 78 243 .321 78 103 .757 15 87 102 3.1 191 94 1 53
Augustine, James 33 33 1079 32.7 448 13.6 174 279 .624 1 2 .500 99 152 .651 100 200 300 9.1 59 67 24 47
McBride, Rich 33 33 989 30.0 329 10.0 112 277 .404 83 206 .403 22 25 .880 5 55 60 1.8 70 47 0 24
Randle, Brian 32 32 855 26.7 272 8.5 109 210 .519 6 34 .176 48 81 .593 77 96 173 5.4 47 43 17 26
Smith, Jamar 32 0 613 19.2 255 8.0 85 181 .470 66 137 .482 19 27 .704 17 36 53 1.7 43 34 1 16
Pruitt, Shaun 33 33 641 19.4 203 6.2 86 164 .524 0 0 .000 31 64 .484 70 99 169 5.1 15 39 15 13
Carter, Warren 32 1 395 12.3 154 4.8 58 126 .460 1 6 .167 37 55 .673 35 53 88 2.8 15 16 9 6
Arnold, Marcus 32 0 354 11.1 113 3.5 47 102 .461 0 0 .000 19 34 .559 32 44 76 2.4 2 21 9 7
Brock, Calvin 17 0 109 6.4 23 1.4 8 24 .333 1 6 .167 6 15 .400 5 22 27 1.6 7 8 1 4
Frazier, Chester 27 0 363 13.4 34 1.3 10 48 .208 5 32 .156 9 18 .500 8 37 45 1.7 50 21 2 7
Hicks, Chris 11 0 19 1.7 10 0.9 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 6 8 .750 0 1 1 0.1 1 0 0 0
Team 159 388 547 0
Total 33 6600 2311 70.0 848 1853 .458 241 668 .361 374 582 .643 403 776 1179 35.7 500 406 79 203
Opponents 33 6600 1937 58.7 670 1656 .405 170 536 .317 427 615 .694 306 678 984 29.8 338 464 78 179

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Player NBA club Round Pick
2006 James Augustine Orlando Magic 2 41
2006 Dee Brown Utah Jazz 2 46

[3]

Awards and honors

Dee Brown was named to the Consensus All-American 2nd Team, the Associated Press 2nd team, the United States Basketball Writers Association 2nd team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd team for the 2005–06 season.

References

  1. ^ "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.
  2. ^ 2005-06 Illinois Season Statistics Archived 2013-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  3. ^ "2006 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.