2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

2006 NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2005–06 record	22–12 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (11th year)
Assistant coach	Mark Montgomery (5th year)
Assistant coach	Dwayne Stephens (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Jim Boylen (1st year)
Captain	Maurice Ager
Captain	Shannon Brown
Captain	Paul Davis
Captain	Delco Rowley
Home arena	Breslin Center

2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Ohio State	12	–	4	.750	26	–	6	.813
#15 Iowa †	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
#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]

The 2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Izzo, who was in his 11th year at Michigan State. The team played its home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record of 22–12, 8–8 to finish in a tied for sixth place in Big Ten play. They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth consecutive year and lost in the First Round to George Mason.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2004–05 season with a record of 26–7, 13–3 to finish in second place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received a #5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 8th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Final Four, their fourth trip under Tom Izzo.

The Spartans lost Alan Anderson (13.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.7 APG), Kelvin Torbert (9.5 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.5 APG) and Chris Hill (8.8 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 4.2 APG) to graduation following the season.

Season summary

The Spartans were led by seniors, Paul Davis (17.5 Pts, 9.1 Reb, 1.6 Ast) and Maurice Ager (19.3 Pts, 4.1 Reb, 2.5 Ast), and junior Shannon Brown (17.2 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 2.7 Ast). The Spartans began the season ranked No. 4 in the country. They started by making a trip to Hawaii to participate in the Maui Classic. Before playing in the Classic, however, they played Hawaii and were shocked, losing 62–84.^[2] After beating host Chaminade in the Maui Classic,^[3] they played No. 8 Gonzaga led by Adam Morrison in the tournament semifinals. The game was an instant classic lasting into triple overtime where the Spartans fell 106–109.^[4] In the third place game, the Spartans defeated No. 9 Arizona.^[5] The Spartans won their remaining ten non-conference games, including a win over No. 6 Boston College in the Jimmy V Classic,^[6] to finish the non-conference schedule at 12–2 and ranked No. 7 in the country.

The Spartans began the Big Ten season with back-to-back losses to No. 6 Illinois^[7] and Wisconsin.^[8] They followed those up with wins over No. 9 Indiana,^[9] No. 19 Ohio State in double overtime,^[10] and No. 23 Iowa.^[11] However, Michigan State finished the conference season losing five of their last seven games. MSU finished the Big Ten regular season with a conference record of 8–8, 20–10 overall, and slipping out of the polls. In the Big Ten Tournament, MSU defeated Purdue^[12] and No. 9 Illinois^[13] before being defeated by No. 20 Iowa in the semifinals.^[14]

The Spartans received an at-large bid as a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their ninth consecutive trip to the Tournament. In the Tournament, they lost to eventual Final Four Cinderella, George Mason, in the First Round.^[15]

Following the season, Shannon Brown declared for the NBA Draft, leaving the Spartans one year prior to graduation, just the fourth player under Izzo to declare early.^[16]^[17]

Roster

2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	10	Aerts, JasonJason Aerts	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Aquinas College	Pentwater, Michigan
1.5 !G	13	Ager, MauriceMaurice Ager	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Crockett Vocational Tech	Detroit, Michigan
1.5 !G	3	Brown, ShannonShannon Brown	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Proviso East H.S.	Maywood, Illinois
1.5 !G	1	Darnton, BrandonBrandon Darnton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Harbor Springs H.S.	Harbor Springs, Michigan
5.0 !C	40	Davis, PaulPaul Davis	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Rochester H.S.	Rochester Hills, Michigan
1.5 !G	15	Ducre, DeMarcusDeMarcus Ducre	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Saginaw H.S.	Saginaw, Michigan
4.0 !PF	41	Gray, MarquiseMarquise Gray	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Beecher H.S.	Flint, Michigan
1.5 !G	22	Hamo, AnthonyAnthony Hamo	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Powers Catholic	Flint, Michigan
3.5 !F	43	Hannon, JacobJacob Hannon	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Cody H.S.	Cody, Wyoming
5.0 !C	00	Ibok, IdongIdong Ibok	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	2.0 !So	Montverde Academy	Montverde, Florida
2.0 !SG	23	Joseph, MauriceMaurice Joseph	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Champlain School	Saint-Lambert, Quebec
5.0 !C	34	Naymick, DrewDrew Naymick	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	North Muskegon H.S.	North Muskegon, Michigan
1.0 !PG	11	Neitzel, DrewDrew Neitzel	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Wyoming Park H.S.	Wyoming, Michigan
3.5 !F	50	Rowley, DelcoDelco Rowley	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Arlington H.S.	Indianapolis, Indiana
5.0 !C	14	Suton, GoranGoran Suton	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Everett H.S.	Lansing, Michigan
1.5 !G	2	Tibaldi, BryanBryan Tibaldi	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.5 !RS So	West H.S.	Traverse City, Michigan
3.5 !F	20	Trannon, MattMatt Trannon	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Northern H.S.	Flint, Michigan
1.0 !PG	5	Walton, TravisTravis Walton	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Lima H.S.	Lima, Ohio

Head coach

Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Mark Montgomery (Michigan State)
Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State)
Jim Boylen (Maine)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-07-11

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition Games
Nov 7, 2005 7:00 pm		Lake Superior State	W 107–73		Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 12, 2005 8:00 pm		Northern Michigan	W 77–58		Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 2005* 1:05 pm	No. 4	at Hawaii	L 62–84	0–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Nov 21, 2005* 9:30 am, ESPN2	No. 12	at Chaminade EA Sports Maui Invitational	W 89–67	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 22, 2005* 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	vs. No. 8 Gonzaga EA Sports Maui Invitational semifinals	L 106–109 ^3OT	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 23, 2005* 11:30 am, ESPN	No. 12	vs. No. 9 Arizona EA Sports Maui Invitational third place game	W 74–71 ^OT	2–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 27, 2005* 1:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 12	IPFW	W 84–73	3–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 30, 2005*	No. 13	Georgia Tech	W 88–86	4–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 3, 2005*	No. 13	vs. Arkansas-Little Rock	W 72–67	5–2	Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI
Dec 6, 2005*	No. 14	vs. No. 6 Boston College Jimmy V Classic	W 77–70	6–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Dec 10, 2005*	No. 14	vs. Wichita State Spartan Clash	W 83–64	7–2	Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit, MI
Dec 16, 2005*	No. 12	Cleveland State	W 83–75	8–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 18, 2005*	No. 12	Florida International	W 85–58	9–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 2005*	No. 10	Green Bay	W 98–69	10–2	Resch Center Green Bay, WI
Dec 28, 2005*	No. 9	Tennessee Tech	W 80–63	11–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 31, 2005*	No. 9	Coppin State	W 78–54	12–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 5, 2006	No. 7	Illinois	L 50–60	12–3 (0–1)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Jan 8, 2006	No. 7	Wisconsin	L 63–82	12–4 (0–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Jan 11, 2006	No. 14	No. 9 Indiana	W 87–73	13–4 (1–;2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 2006	No. 14	No. 19 Ohio State	W 62–59 ^2OT	14–4 (2–2)	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 21, 2006	No. 11	No. 23 Iowa	W 85–55	15–4 (3–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 25, 2006	No. 11	Michigan Rivalry	L 67–72	15–5 (3–3)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 28, 2006	No. 11	Penn State	W 69–60	16–5 (4–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 4, 2006	No. 12	Northwestern	W 77–66	17–5 (5–3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 8, 2006	No. 12	Purdue	W 77–52	18–5 (6–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 11, 2006	No. 11	Minnesota	L 55–69	18–6 (6–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 14, 2006	No. 16	No. 18 Iowa	L 54–66	18–7 (6–5)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 18, 2006	No. 16	Michigan Rivalry	W 90–71	19–7 (7–5)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 22, 2006	No. 18	No. 13 Ohio State	L 68–79	19–8 (7–6)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 26, 2006	No. 18	Indiana	L 71–78	19–9 (7–7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Mar 2, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	Wisconsin	W 74–65	20–9 (8–7)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 4, 2006 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 25	No. 10 Illinois	L 68–75	20–10 (8–8)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 9, 2006 5:10 pm, ESPN2	(6)	vs. No. 11 Purdue opening round	W 70–58	21–10	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Mar 10, 2006 9:10 pm, ESPN Plus	(6)	vs. (3) No. 9 Illinois quarterfinals	W 61–56	22–10	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Mar 11, 2006 1:40 pm, CBS	(6)	vs. (2) No. 20 Iowa semifinals	L 48–53	22–11 (8–8)	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2006* 7:10 pm, CBS	(6 DC)	vs. (11 DC) George Mason First Round	L 65–75	22–12 (8–8)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. DC=Washington, D.C. regional. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[18].

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)
		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Tot	Avg	A	Stl	Blk
Aerts, Jason	11	2	0.2	1	1	1.000	0	0		0	0		1	0.1	0	0	0
Ager, Maurice	34	656	19.3	226	495	.457	83	221	.376	121	159	.761	139	4.1	84	23	11
Brown, Shannon	34	585	17.2	202	433	.467	64	164	.390	117	141	.830	150	4.4	93	50	5
Darnton, Brandon	4	0	0.0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0.5	1	0	0
Davis, Paul	33	578	17.5	206	364	.566	6	19	.316	160	184	.870	301	9.1	54	34	29
Ducre, DeMarcus	6	5	0.8	1	1	1.00	1	1	1.000	2	2	1.000	6	1.0	1	0	0
Gray, Marquise	29	88	3.0	37	71	.521	0	0		14	38	.368	104	3.6	12	7	15
Hamo, Anthony	12	2	0.2	1	5	.200	0	3		0	0		6	0.5	1	0	0
Hannon, Jake	4	2	0.5	1	1	1.000	0	0		0	2	.000	2	0.5	0	0	0
Ibok, Idong	20	7	0.4	2	5	.400	0	0		3	6	.500	18	0.9	0	1	6
Joseph, Maurice	21	16	0.8	6	24	.250	3	13	.231	1	5	.200	11	0.5	1	1	0
Naymick, Drew	7	8	1.1	4	8	.500	0	0		0	0		11	1.6	3	4	2
Neitzel, Drew	34	283	8.3	98	240	.408	46	114	.404	41	44	.932	69	2.0	189	20	3
Rowley, Delco	30	31	1.0	12	22	.545	0	0		7	12	.583	33	1.1	2	4	2
Suton, Goran	31	94	3.0	40	85	.471	0	1	.000	14	19	.737	88	2.8	15	13	15
Tibaldi, Bryan	4	0	0.0	0	2	.000	0	1	.000	0	0		0	0.0	0	0	0
Trannon, Matt	22	102	4.6	38	69	.551	0	0		26	44	.591	94	4.3	30	21	10
Walton, Travis	34	61	1.8	21	53	.396	1	3	.333	18	25	.720	62	2.4	81	36	3

Legend
GP	Games played	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	A	Assists

Source^[19]

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	4	4	12	13	14	12	10	9	7	14	11	11	12	12	16	18	25	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	5		12	14	14	12	11	9	7	15	12	12	12	11	16	16	23	NR	NR

Source^[20]^[21]

Awards and Honors

Maurice Ager – All Big Ten Second Team (Media), All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)^[22]
Paul Davis – All Big Ten Second Team^[22]
Shannon Brown – All Big Ten Second Team^[22]

References

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