2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

NIT, Second Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	20–10 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach	Dana Altman (12th season)
Home arena	Qwest Center Omaha
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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]

The 2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Dana Altman in his 12th season, the Bluejays would end the season with a record of 20–10 (12-6 MVC). They qualified for the NIT where they defeated Akron before losing to Miami (FL) in the second round.^[2]

Roster

2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	1	Jeffrey Day	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Seattle, Washington
G	3	Nick Porter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Compton, California
G	4	Dominic Bishop	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Buffalo, New York
G	5	Dustin Sitzmann	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	LeMars, Iowa
G	10	Nate Funk	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Sioux City, Iowa
G	11	Johnny Mathies	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Louisville, Kentucky
G	12	Josh Dotzler	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Omaha, Nebraska
G	20	Pierce Hibma	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Pella, Iowa
C	22	Manny Gakou	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr
G	24	Brice Nengsu	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So
F	30	Jimmy Motz	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Lincoln, Nebraska
C	44	Anthony Tolliver	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Springfield, Missouri
F	50	Dane Watts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Warrensburg, Missouri
C	52	Steve Smith	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	Fr	Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Head coach

Dana Altman

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2005*		EA Sports	W 74–67		Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 13, 2005*		Nebraska–Kearney	W 116–82		Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Regular season
Nov 19, 2005*		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 87–55	1–0	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 22, 2005 6:00 pm		at George Mason	W 72–52	2–0	Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia
Nov 26, 2005* 6:05 p.m.		Dayton	W 91–90 ^2OT	3–0	Qwest Center Omaha (12,028) Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 30, 2005*		at DePaul	L 57–72	3–1	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 6, 2005*		Chattanooga	L 64–69	3–2	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 11, 2005*		Nebraska	W 70–44	4–2	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 18, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		Xavier	W 61–59	5–2	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 21, 2005*		Norfolk State	W 63–47	6–2	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 28, 2005		Missouri State	W 78–56	7–2 (1–0)	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 31, 2005 2:05 p.m.		at Illinois State	L 50–53	7–3 (1–1)	Redbird Arena (5,970) Normal, Illinois
Jan 2, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Bradley	L 69–86	7–4 (1–2)	Carver Arena (9,109) Peoria, Illinois
Jan 5, 2006 7:05 p.m.		Illinois State	W 71–52	8–4 (2–2)	Qwest Center Omaha (12,882) Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 8, 2006		Drake	W 82–69	9–4 (3–2)	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 11, 2006 7:05 p.m.		at Northern Iowa	W 55–52	10–4 (4–2)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 15, 2006		at Indiana State	W 69–53	11–4 (5–2)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 18, 2006 7:00 p.m., MVC-TV		Bradley	W 80–76	12–4 (6–2)	Qwest Center Omaha (13,579) Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 22, 2006		Evansville	W 77–56	13–4 (7–2)	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 24, 2006 7:05 p.m.		at Southern Illinois	L 48–62	13–5 (7–3)	SIU Arena (9,004) Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 28, 2006 6:07 p.m.		Wichita State	W 57–55	14–5 (8–3)	Qwest Center Omaha (15,678) Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 31, 2006 8:05 p.m.		No. 25 Northern Iowa	W 63–55	15–5 (9–3)	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 4, 2006		at Drake	W 72–67 ^OT	16–5 (10–3)	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 7, 2006		at Evansville	W 60–56	17–5 (11–3)	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Feb 11, 2006		Southern Illinois	L 67–74	17–6 (11–4)	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 14, 2006 6:05 p.m.		at Wichita State	L 61–62 ^OT	17–7 (11–5)	Charles Koch Arena (10,478) Wichita, Kansas
Feb 18, 2006*		Fresno State ESPN BracketBusters	W 67–62	18–7	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 22, 2006		Indiana State	W 67–62	19–7 (12–5)	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 25, 2006		at Missouri State	L 54–60	19–8 (12–6)	Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Missouri Valley Tournament
Mar 3, 2006 2:30 pm, MVC-TV	(4)	vs. (5) Bradley Quarterfinals	L 47–54	19–9	Savvis Center (11,782) St. Louis, Missouri
NIT
Mar 16, 2006*	(2)	(8) Akron First Round	W 71–60	20–9	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Mar 20, 2006*	(2)	(3) Miami (FL) Second Round	L 52–53	20–10	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Postseason

^[6] 2006 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
3/3/06 Vs. Bradley @ Savvis Center L, 47-54
2006 National Invitation Tournament
3/16/06 Vs. Akron @ Qwest Center Omaha W, 71-60
3/20/06 Vs. Miami (FL) @ Qwest Center Omaha L, 52-53

References

^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "2005-06 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2005–06 Creighton Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Creighton Bluejays. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "2005-06 Creighton Basketball". static.gocreighton.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "2005-06 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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