2005–06 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Les, the Braves finished the season with a 22-11 record (11-7 MVC). They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #13 seed in the Oakland Regional. The team defeated Kansas and Pittsburgh to reach the Sweet Sixteen, before falling to Memphis in the regional semifinal.

2005–06 Bradley Braves men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record22–11 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaCarver Arena
Seasons
← 2004–05
2006–07 →
2005–06 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Southern Illinois 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Missouri State 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Creighton 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
Bradley 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Evansville 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Drake 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
Indiana State 4 14   .222 13 16   .448
Illinois State 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
2006 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zach Andrews
PF
Marysville, CA Yuba HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 30, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Ray Brown
SG
Richfield, MN Richfield Senior HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 16, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Will Franklin
PG
Houston, TX Kilgore JC 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 7, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: N/A
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Bradley 2005 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  • "2005 Bradley Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2011.

Roster

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Name # Position Height Weight Year Home town
Danny Adams 32 Guard 6–4 217 Junior Metamora, IL
Zach Andrews 21 Forward 6–8 225 Junior Sacramento, CA
Tony Bennett 5 Guard 6–0 175 Senior Chicago, IL
Ray Brown 2 Guard 6-6 195 Freshman Richfield, MN
Jeremy Crouch 14 Guard 6–5 211 Sophomore Pekin, IL
Will Franklin 4 Guard 6–0 185 Junior Houston, TX
Brandyn Heemskerk 55 Center 7-1 260 Senior Grand Rapids, MI
Saihou Jassey 1 Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Banjul, Gambia
Brian Lavin 44 Guard 6–0 165 Freshman Peoria, IL
Patrick O'Bryant 13 Center 7-0 260 Sophomore Blaine, MN
Daniel Ruffin 20 Guard 5-10 165 Sophomore Peoria, IL
Sam Singh 54 Forward 6–9 260 Freshman Ozark, MO
Marcellus Sommerville 15 Forward 6–7 225 Senior Peoria, IL
J.J. Tauai 10 Guard 6–3 215 Junior Verona, MO
Lawrence Wright 22 Forward 6–4 198 Senior Beale Air Force Base, CA

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
2005/11/19*
1:00 pm
at DePaul W 75–60  1–0
Allstate Arena (8,797)
Rosemont, IL
2005/11/26*
2:00 pm
Chicago State W 68–58  2–0
Carver Arena (8,007)
Peoria, IL
2005/11/30*
7:00 pm
Loyola (IL) L 72–86  2–1
Joseph J. Gentile Center (2,915)
Chicago, IL
2005/12/03*
7:00 pm
Bowling Green W 93–64  3–1
Carver Arena (9,121)
Peoria, IL
2005/12/06*
7:00 pm
at Butler L 60–70  3–2
Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,694)
Indianapolis, Indiana
2005/12/14*
7:00 pm
Western Kentucky W 78–76  4–2
Carver Arena (7,514)
Peoria, IL
2005/12/17*
7:00 pm
Delaware State W 68–46  5–2
Carver Arena (7,880)
Peoria, IL
2005/12/21*
7:00 pm
at Southern Miss W 56–43  6–2
Reed Green Coliseum (2,577)
Hattiesburg, MS
2005/12/28
7:00 pm
Northern Iowa W 68–60 OT 7–2
(1–0)
Carver Arena (9,644)
Peoria, IL
2005/12/30
6:00 pm, MVC-TV
at Wichita State L 67–69 OT 7–3
(1–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,478)
Wichita, KS
2006/01/02
7:00 pm
Creighton W 86–69  8–3 (2–1)
Carver Arena (9,109)
Peoria, IL
2006/01/05
7:00 pm
at Drake L 73–75  8–4 (2–2)
Knapp Center (3,731)
Des Moines, IA
2008/01/08
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Southern Illinois L 55–67  8–5 (2–3)
SIU Arena (7,594)
Carbondale, IL
2006/01/11
7:00 pm
Wichita State L 76–86  8–6 (2–4)
Carver Arena (8,714)
Peoria, IL
2006/01/14
2:00 pm
Evansville W 90–62  9–6 (3–4)
Carver Arena (9,890)
Peoria, IL
2006/01/18
7:00 pm, MVC-TV
at Creighton L 76–80  9–7 (3–5)
Qwest Center Omaha (13,579)
Omaha, NE
2006/01/21
7:00 pm
Indiana State W 85–63  10–7 (4–5)
Carver Arena (10,240)
Peoria, IL
2006/01/25
7:00 pm
Missouri State L 86–89  11–7 (5–5)
Carver Arena (9,053)
Peoria, IL
2006/01/28
7:00 pm
at Evansville W 79–76 OT 12–7 (6–5)
Roberts Stadium (5,262)
Evansville, IN
2006/02/01
7:30 pm
Illinois State W 73–44  13–7 (7–5)
Carver Arena (11,164)
Peoria, IL
2006/02/04
7:00 pm
at Missouri State L 62–70  13–8 (7–6)
Hammons Student Center (7,866)
Springfield, MO
2006/02/08
7:30 pm
at Indiana State L 63–75  13–9 (7–7)
Hulman Center (3,729)
Terre Haute, IN
2006/02/11
4:00 pm
at Illinois State W 71–59  14–9 (8–7)
Redbird Arena (8,388)
Normal, IL
2006/02/14
7:30 pm, MVC-TV
Southern Illinois W 72–60  15–9 (9–7)
Carver Arena (9,613)
Peoria, IL
2006/02/18*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech
ESPN BracketBusters
W 77–62  16–9
Carver Arena (9,023)
Peoria, IL
2006/02/22
7:30 pm, MVC-TV
at No. 25 Northern Iowa W 64–49  17–9 (10–7)
UNI-Dome (8,074)
Cedar Falls, IA
2006/02/25
7:00 pm
Drake W 86–66  18–9 (11–7)
Carver Arena (10,114)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Tournament
2006/03/03
2:30 pm, MVC-TV
(5) vs. (4) Creighton
Quarterfinals
W 54–47  19–9
Savvis Center (11,782)
St. Louis, MO
2006/03/04
1:30 pm, MVC-TV
(5) vs. (1) Wichita State
Semifinals
W 60–52  20–9
Savvis Center (17,772)
St. Louis, MO
2006/03/05
1:00 pm, CBS
(5) vs. (2) Southern Illinois
Championship
L 46–59  20–10
Scottrade Center (13,969)
St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
2006/03/17*
9:40 pm, CBS
(13 O) vs. (4 O) No. 12 Kansas
First Round
W 77–73[3]  21–10
Palace of Auburn Hills (19,400)
Auburn Hills, MI
2006/03/19*
12:10 pm, CBS
(13 O) vs. (5 O) No. 16 Pittsburgh
Second Round
W 72–66[4]  22–10
Palace of Auburn Hills (19,689)
Auburn Hills, MI
2006/03/23*
7:00 pm, CBS
(13 O) vs. (1 O) No. 4 Memphis
Sweet Sixteen
L 64–80[5]  22–11
Oracle Arena (19,596)
Oakland, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
O=Oakland Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Team players in the 2006 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA club
1 9 Patrick O'Bryant Golden State Warriors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2005–06 Roster" (English). Retrieved August 1, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Kansas Shocked by Bradley". Los Angeles Times via Associated Press. March 18, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bradley busts Pitt to reach first Sweet 16 in 51 years". ESPN.com. March 19, 2006. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Cinderella squasher: Carney, Memphis beat down Bradley". ESPN.com. March 24, 2006. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "2005-06 Basketball (M) Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "2006 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.