2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
2005 Paradise Jam tournament Champions
2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	19–12 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Ryan
Assistant coaches	Greg Gard Gary Close Howard Moore
Home arena	Kohl Center

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

Season Notes

This Wisconsin team was off to a very promising and exciting start to the season, beginning 14–2, and 4–0 in Big-Ten play. The Badgers rose to #15 in the AP Poll and #13 in the Coaches Poll. Then they went 5–8 over their final 13 regular season games before bowing out in the first round of the Big Ten tournament and NCAA tournament to finish with a record of 19–12.

The beginning of the end came in the 17th game of the season with a loss at Ohio State on January 18, 2006. This marked the first game Wisconsin played without freshman Marcus Landry and sophomore Greg Stiemsma, who were each ruled academically ineligible for the second semester. Then the next game, Wisconsin had their 27-game home non-conference winning streak snapped in a shocking upset, as North Dakota State won, 62–55, at the Kohl Center.

It was an unfortunate blow as both Landry and Stiemsma had become key contributors. Juniors Alando Tucker and Kammron Taylor led the team in scoring, with 19.0 ppg and 14.2 ppg, respectively. Brian Butch stepped up as a sophomore to average 9.9 ppg.

Awards

All-Big Ten by Media

• Alando Tucker - 1st team
• Kammron Taylor - Honorable mention

All-Big Ten by Coaches

• Alando Tucker - 1st team
• Kammron Taylor - Honorable mention
• Joe Krabbenhoft - All-Freshman team

Roster

2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 1 Marcus Landry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI G 2 Mickey Perry  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Maywood, IL G/F 4 Ray Nixon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Milwaukee, WI F/C 5 Jason Chappell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr New Berlin, WI G 10 Devin Barry (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Janesville, WI G 14 Tanner Bronson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Glendale, WI G/F 21 Morris Cain (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Glendale, WI G 22 Michael Flowers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Madison, WI G 23 Kammron Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Minneapolis, MN F/C 32 Brian Butch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Appleton, WI G/F 33 DeAaron Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Peoria, IL F/C 34 Greg Stiemsma 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Randolph, WI F 42 Alando Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Lockport, IL F 43 Kevin Gullikson (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Stillwater, MN G/F 45 Joe Krabbenhoft 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Sioux Falls, SD	Head coach Bo Ryan (Wilkes) Assistant coach(es) Greg Gard (UW-Platteville) Gary Close (Arizona State) Howard Moore (Wisconsin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-1-5

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/18/2005* 7:30 pm		vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam tournament	W 81–51	1–0	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, VI
11/19/2005* 7:30 pm		vs. Eastern Kentucky Paradise Jam Tournament	W 95–89	2–0	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2005* 7:30 pm, FSN		vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam Tournament	W 84–81	3–0	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, VI
11/26/2005* 7:00 pm		Coastal Carolina	W 92–54	4–0	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
11/29/2005* 6:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 22 Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 88–91	4–1	LJVM Colisem  Winston-Salem, NC
12/03/2005* 1:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 71–55	5–1	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
12/07/2005* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Green Bay	W 82–62	6–1	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
12/10/2005* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Marquette	W 77–63	7–1	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
12/12/2005* 7:00 pm, WPT		UNC Wilmington	W 54–51	8–1	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
12/15/2005* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Milwaukee	W 74–68	9–1	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
12/28/2005* 7:00 pm, WPT	No. 24	Louisiana Tech	W 78–52	10–1	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
12/31/2005* 5:00 pm, ESPN	No. 24	at Pittsburgh	L 64–73	10–2	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
1/05/2006 7:00 pm, ESPN		Iowa	W 66–52	11–2 (1–0)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
1/08/2006 12:30 pm, CBS		No. 7 Michigan State	W 82–63	12–2 (2–0)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
1/10/2006 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 21	at Minnesota	W 64–62	13–2 (3–0)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
1/14/2006 1:32 pm, ESPN+	No. 21	Northwestern	W 68–52	14–2 (4–0)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
1/18/2006 7:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	at No. 19 Ohio State	L 67–77	14–3 (4–1)	Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
1/21/2006* 11:15 am	No. 15	North Dakota State	L 55–62	14–4	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
1/25/2006 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 23	Penn State	W 72–43	15–4 (5–1)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
1/28/2006 1:32 pm, ESPN+	No. 23	at Michigan	L 76–85	15–5 (5–2)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
1/31/2006 6:00 pm, ESPN		No. 6 Illinois	L 51–66	15–6 (5–3)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
2/04/2006 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Purdue	L 62–70	15–7 (5–4)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
2/08/2006 6:00 pm, ESPN		No. 24 Indiana	W 72–54	16–7 (6–4)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
2/11/2006 3:00 pm, ESPN2		at Penn State	W 82–62	17–7 (7–4)	Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
2/15/2006 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 12 Ohio State	W 78–73	18–7 (8–4)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
2/23/2006 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Northwestern	L 51–62	18–8 (8–5)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
2/26/2006 1:00 pm, ESPN		Minnesota	W 80–74	19–8 (9–5)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
3/02/2006 6:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 25 Michigan State	L 65–74	19–9 (9–6)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
3/04/2006 3:40 pm, ESPN+		at Iowa	L 44–59	19–10 (9–7)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/10/2006 1:30 pm, ESPN		vs. Indiana Big Ten tournament – quarterfinals	L 56–61	19–11	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
3/17/2006* 11:30 am, CBS	(9)	vs. (8) Arizona NCAA Tournament - First Round	L 75–94	19–12	Wachovia Center  Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.