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2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten
No. 13
No. 6
26–6 (12–4 Big Ten)
Thad Matta (2nd season)
Alan Major
Dan Peters
John Groce
Value City Arena

The 2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their second-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home games at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished the season 26–6, 12–4 in Big Ten play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Penn State and Indiana before losing to Iowa in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Minneapolis regional. There they defeated Davidson in the first round before being upset by Georgetown in the second round.

The Buckeyes finished the 2004–05 season 20–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They beat Penn State in the Big Ten tournament before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.

PositionPlayerClass
CTerence Dials
GJe'Kel Foster
FMatt Sylvester
G/FJ.J. Sullinger
GJamar Butler
Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite city, state
November 20, 2005*2:00 p.m., ESPN PlusChicago StateW 81–521–0Value City Arena (12,062)Columbus, OH
November 22, 2005*8:00 p.m., ESPNUButlerW 79–69 OT2–0Value City Arena (12,915)Columbus, OH
November 28, 2005*7:30 p.m., ESPN2Virginia TechW 69–563–0Value City Arena (13,218)Columbus, OH
December 10, 2005*2:00 p.m., ESPNat Saint Joseph'sW 81–744–0The Palestra (7,241)Philadelphia, PA
December 12, 2005*8:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNorfolk StateW 92–595–0Value City Arena (12,406)Columbus, OH
December 14, 2005*8:00 p.m., ESPN PlusBelmontW 85–756–0Value City Arena (12,940)Columbus, OH
December 17, 2005*8:00 p.m., ESPN2vs. Iowa StateW 70–677–0Wells Fargo Arena (12,500)Des Moines, IA
December 23, 2005*8:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 24Tennessee StateW 74–658–0Value City Arena (13,598)Columbus, OH
December 28, 20058:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 21Gardner–WebbW 87–589–0Value City Arena (13,928)Columbus, OH
December 31, 2005*1:00 p.m., ESPNUNo. 21LSUW 78–7610–0Value City Arena (16,136)Columbus, OH
January 5, 20068:00 p.m., ESPN Plus/YESNo. 18Penn StateW 104–6911–0(1–0)Value City Arena (14,709)Columbus, OH
January 7, 20064:00 p.m., CBSNo. 18at No. 16 IndianaL 79–8111–1(1–1)Assembly Hall (17,278)Bloomington, IN
January 11, 2006*8:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 19at PurdueW 80–6412–1(2–1)Mackey Arena (10,521)West Lafayette, IN
January 15, 20064:30 p.m., CBSNo. 19No. 14 Michigan StateL 59–62 2OT12–2(2–2)Value City Arena (18,500)Columbus, OH
January 18, 20068:30 p.m., ESPN2No. 19No. 15 WisconsinW 77–6713–2(3–2)Value City Arena (16,127)Columbus, OH
January 21, 200612:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 19at Penn StateW 75–6414–2(4–2)Bryce Jordan Center (9,495)University Park, PA
January 28, 20068:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 16at IowaL 62–6714–3(4–3)Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
January 30, 2006*8:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 16Florida A&MW 95–5315–3Value City Arena (13,347)Columbus, OH
February 4, 20063:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 20MinnesotaW 67–5316–3(5–3)Value City Arena (17,736)Columbus, OH
February 9, 20067:00 p.m., ESPNNo. 19at No. 22 MichiganW 94–8517–3(6–3)Crisler Center (12,788)Ann Arbor, MI
February 12, 20061:00 p.m., CBSNo. 19No. 10 IllinoisW 69–5318–3(7–3)Value City Arena (18,500)Columbus, OH
February 15, 20068:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 12at WisconsinL 73–7818–4(7–4)Kohl Center (17,142)Madison, WI
February 18, 200612:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 12NorthwesternW 61–5219–4(8–4)Value City Arena (18,500)Columbia, OH
February 22, 20068:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 13at No. 18 Michigan StateW 79–6820–4(9–4)Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
February 25, 20061:30 p.m., CBSNo. 13MichiganW 64–5421–4(10–4)Value City Arena (18,500)Columbus, OH
March 1, 20068:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 9at NorthwesternW 56–5322–4(11–4)Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,253)Evanston, IL
March 5, 200612:00 p.m., ESPN PlusNo. 9PurdueW 76–5723–4(12–4)Value City Arena (18,500)Columbus, OH
March 10, 200612:00 p.m., ESPN(1) No. 7vs. (8) Penn State QuarterfinalsW 63–5624–4Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,730)Indianapolis, IN
March 11, 20064:00 p.m., CBS(1) No. 7vs. (5) Indiana SemifinalsW 52–5125–4Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,730)Indianapolis, IN
March 12, 20063:30 p.m., CBS(1) No. 7vs. (2) No. 20 Iowa ChampionshipL 60–6725–5Bankers Life Fieldhouse (17,591)Indianapolis, IN
March 17, 2006*12:15 p.m., CBS(2 M) No. 6vs. (15 M) Davidson First RoundW 70–6226–5University of Dayton Arena (12,945)Dayton, OH
March 19, 2006*4:50 p.m., CBS(2 M) No. 6vs. (7 M) No. 23 Georgetown Second RoundL 52–7026–6University of Dayton Arena (12,945)Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.
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