2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
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);
Assistant coaches	Darian DeVries (6th season); Brian Fish (2nd in current stint, 4th overall season); Kevin McKenna (1st season);
Home arena	Qwest Center Omaha

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
	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 regular season tied for second in the MVC standings, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament by Bradley. They were invited to the NIT where they defeated Akron before losing to Miami (FL) in the second round to finish the season with a record of 20–10 (12–6 MVC).^[2]

Roster

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* 1:00 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 87–55	1–0	Qwest Center Omaha (12,535) Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 22, 2005 6:00 pm		at George Mason	W 72–52	2–0	Patriot Center (3,119) Fairfax, Virginia
Nov 26, 2005* 6:00 p.m.		Dayton	W 91–90 ^2OT	3–0	Qwest Center Omaha (14,880) Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 30, 2005* 7:30 p.m.		at DePaul	L 57–72	3–1	Allstate Arena (7,902) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 6, 2005* 6:00 p.m., KM3		Chattanooga	L 64–69	3–2	McKenzie Arena (3,518) Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 11, 2005* 1:00 p.m., NET1		Nebraska	W 70–44	4–2	Qwest Center Omaha (15,621) Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 18, 2005* 7:00 p.m., KM3		Xavier	W 61–59	5–2	Qwest Center Omaha (13,503) Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 21, 2005* 7:00 p.m., KM3		Norfolk State	W 63–47	6–2	Qwest Center Omaha (14,776) Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 28, 2005 7:00 p.m., KM3		Missouri State	W 78–56	7–2 (1–0)	Qwest Center Omaha (13,898) Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 31, 2005 2:00 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., KM3		at Bradley	L 69–86	7–4 (1–2)	Carver Arena (9,109) Peoria, Illinois
Jan 5, 2006 7:00 p.m., KM3		Illinois State	W 71–52	8–4 (2–2)	Qwest Center Omaha (12,882) Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 8, 2006 2:00 p.m.		Drake	W 82–69	9–4 (3–2)	Qwest Center Omaha (14,796) Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 11, 2006 7:00 p.m., KM3		at Northern Iowa	W 55–52	10–4 (4–2)	UNI-Dome (8,612) Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 15, 2006 1:00 p.m.		at Indiana State	W 69–53	11–4 (5–2)	Hulman Center (3,259) 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 2:00 p.m., NET1		Evansville	W 77–56	13–4 (7–2)	Qwest Center Omaha (13,830) Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 24, 2006 7:00 p.m., MVC-TV		at Southern Illinois	L 48–62	13–5 (7–3)	SIU Arena (9,004) Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 28, 2006 6:00 p.m., MVC-TV		Wichita State	W 57–55	14–5 (8–3)	Qwest Center Omaha (15,678) Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 31, 2006 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		No. 25 Northern Iowa	W 63–55	15–5 (9–3)	Qwest Center Omaha (14,878) Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 4, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Drake	W 72–67 ^OT	16–5 (10–3)	Knapp Center (6,412) Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 7, 2006 2:00 p.m.		at Evansville	W 60–56	17–5 (11–3)	Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,027) Evansville, Indiana
Feb 11, 2006 1:00 p.m., KM3		Southern Illinois	L 67–74	17–6 (11–4)	Qwest Center Omaha (15,552) Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 14, 2006 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Wichita State	L 61–62 ^OT	17–7 (11–5)	Charles Koch Arena (10,478) Wichita, Kansas
Feb 18, 2006* 11:00 p.m., ESPN		Fresno State ESPN BracketBusters	W 67–62	18–7	Qwest Center Omaha (15,700) Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 22, 2006 7:00 p.m.		Indiana State	W 67–62	19–7 (12–5)	Qwest Center Omaha (13,990) Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 25, 2006 7:30 p.m.		at Missouri State	L 54–60	19–8 (12–6)	Hammons Student Center (9,119) 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* 7:00 p.m.	(2)	(8) Akron First Round	W 71–60	20–9	Qwest Center Omaha (10,197) Omaha, Nebraska
Mar 20, 2006* 7:00 p.m.	(2)	(3) Miami (FL) Second Round	L 52–53	20–10	Qwest Center Omaha (10,018) 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.

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

[2] "2005-06 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "2005–06 Creighton Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[4] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Creighton Bluejays. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[5] "2005-06 Creighton Basketball". static.gocreighton.com. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[6] "2005-06 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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