2005–06 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

2005–06 Bradley Braves men's basketball
2005–06 Bradley Braves men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	22–11 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Jim Les (4th season);
Home arena	Carver Arena
	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 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.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
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
Zach Andrews PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
Ray Brown SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
Will Franklin PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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

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

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

Team players in the 2006 NBA draft

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

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "2005–06 Roster" (English). Retrieved August 1, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Kansas Shocked by Bradley". Los Angeles Times via Associated Press. March 18, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^ "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.
^ "Cinderella squasher: Carney, Memphis beat down Bradley". ESPN.com. March 24, 2006. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^ "2005-06 Basketball (M) Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ "2006 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.

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

[Roster-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.

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v t e Bradley Braves men's basketball
Venues	Peoria YMCA (1902–1909) Hewitt Gymnasium (1909–1925) Peoria Armory (1925–1941) Woodruff High School Gymnasium (1941–1943) Peoria Armory (1945–1949) Robertson Memorial Field House (1949–1982) Carver Arena (1982–present)
Rivalries	Illinois State
Culture & lore	Longest game in Division I history Point-shaving scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics