2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2005–06 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2006 MVC tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–10 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (5th season);
Assistant coach	Ben Jacobson
Home arena	UNI-Dome

The 2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Southern Illinois in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 7 seed Georgetown in the opening round.

Roster

2005–06 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Ben Jacobson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Sioux City, IA

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Jacobson (Northern Dakota)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 20, 2005*		vs. Western Carolina	W 68–46	1–0	Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa
Nov 23, 2005*		at Western Michigan	W 69–63	2–0	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Nov 27, 2005*		Upper Iowa	W 72–47	3–0	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Nov 29, 2005*		at Iowa State	L 61–68	3–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Dec 3, 2005*		Loyola–Chicago	W 72–56	4–1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 6, 2005*		No. 12 Iowa	W 67–63 ^OT	5–1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 10, 2005*		UMKC	W 87–64	6–1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 17, 2005*		Florida A&M	W 76–53	7–1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 19, 2005*		at LSU	W 54–50	8–1	Maravich Assembly Center (7,340) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 22, 2005*		vs. Hawaii Pacific	W 81–47	9–1	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 23, 2005*		vs. Dayton	W 74–67	10–1	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
Dec 28, 2005*		at Bradley	L 60–68 ^OT	10–2 (0–1)	Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois
Feb 25, 2006		at Southern Illinois	L 45–46	22–8 (11–7)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 3, 2006*		vs. Missouri State Quarterfinals	W 57–42	23–8	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 2006*		vs. Southern Illinois Semifinals	L 46–55 ^OT	23–9	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) No. 23 Georgetown First round	L 49–54	23–10	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

sports-reference.com 2005-06 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
"2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
"2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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[1] sports-reference.com 2005-06 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

[3] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Venues	UNI-Dome (1976–2006) McLeod Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	Drake
Culture & lore	2007 Summer Universiade Iowa "Big Four"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

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]