2005–06 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by second-year head coach Chris Lowery and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 12–6 in MVC play to finish tied for second in the regular season standings. The Salukis won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 11 seed in the South region, the Salukis were defeated by No. 6 seed West Virginia in the opening round.[2]

2005–06 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–11 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaSIU Arena
Seasons
2005–06 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State144 .778269 .743
Southern Illinois126 .6672211 .667
Missouri State126 .667229 .710
Creighton126 .6672010 .667
Bradley117 .6112211 .667
Northern Iowa117 .6112310 .697
Evansville513 .2781019 .345
Drake513 .2781219 .387
Indiana State414 .2221316 .448
Illinois State414 .222919 .321
2006 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2005–06 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G3Jamaal Tatum6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrHelias CatholicJefferson City, Missouri
F14Randal Falker6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg)SoGatewaySt. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2005*
5:05 p.m.
Missouri–St. LouisW 89–64 
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Nov 12, 2005*
1:05 p.m.
SIU EdwardsvilleW 50–31 
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Non-conference regular season
Nov 18, 2005*
7:05 p.m.
LouisianaW 65–47 1–0
SIU Arena (6,226)
Carbondale, Illinois
Nov 24, 2005*
11:00 p.m.
vs. Monmouth
Great Alaska Shootout
L 68–80 1–1
Sullivan Arena (6,882)
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 2005*
5:00 p.m.
at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout
L 64–72 1–2
Sullivan Arena (5,761)
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 2005*
1:00 p.m.
vs. Eastern Washington
Great Alaska Shootout
W 80–72 2–2
Sullivan Arena (6,342)
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 2005*
7:00 p.m.
at Saint LouisL 42–56 2–3
Scottrade Center (8,875)
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 3, 2005*
3:00 p.m.
at WyomingW 57–53 3–3
Arena-Auditorium (5,599)
Laramie, Wyoming
Dec 10, 2005*
7:05 p.m.
Kent StateW 58–51 4–3
SIU Arena (6,548)
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 18, 2005*
1:00 p.m.
at Central MichiganW 64–54 5–3
McGuirk Arena (1,519)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Dec 22, 2005*
7:05 p.m.
Little RockW 67–42 6–3
SIU Arena (6,476)
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 28, 2005*
9:00 p.m.
at Murray StateW 57–53 7–3
Regional Special Events Center (4,297)
Murray, Kentucky
MVC Regular season
Dec 31, 2005
2:05 p.m.
DrakeW 64–50 8–3
(1–0)
SIU Arena (6,839)
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 2, 2006
8:05 p.m.
Wichita StateW 58–49 9–3
(2–0)
SIU Arena (6,059)
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 5, 2006
6:05 p.m.
at Indiana StateW 55–49 10–3
(3–0)
Hulman Center (3,940)
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 8, 2006
2:05 p.m., ESPNU
BradleyW 67–55 11–3
(4–0)
SIU Arena (7,594)
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 11, 2006
7:05 p.m.
EvansvilleW 66–38 12–3
(5–0)
SIU Arena (5,982)
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 14, 2006
7:05 p.m.
DrakeW 47–46 13–3
(6–0)
SIU Arena (5,829)
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 16, 2006
7:05 p.m.
at Northern IowaL 65–71 2OT13–4
(6–1)
UNI-Dome (5,304)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 19, 2006
7:05 p.m.
at Missouri StateL 63–71 13–5
(6–2)
Hammons Student Center (7,252)
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 22, 2006
2:05 p.m.
Illinois StateW 56–44 14–5
(7–2)
SIU Arena (7,529)
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 24, 2006
7:05 p.m.
CreightonW 62–48 15–5
(8–2)
SIU Arena (9,004)
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 28, 2006
4:05 p.m.
at Illinois StateW 65–52 16–5
(9–2)
Redbird Arena (7,051)
Normal, Illinois
Feb 1, 2006
7:05 p.m.
Indiana StateL 54–63 16–6
(9–3)
SIU Arena (7,289)
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 4, 2006
11:00 a.m.
at Wichita StateL 63–71 2OT16–7
(9–4)
Charles Koch Arena (10,478)
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 7, 2006
8:05 p.m.
Missouri StateW 66–64 17–7
(10–4)
SIU Arena (6,848)
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 11, 2006
1:00 p.m.
at CreightonW 74–67 18–7
(11–4)
Qwest Center Omaha (15,552)
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 14, 2006
7:35 p.m., MVC-TV
at BradleyL 60–72 18–8
(11–5)
Carver Arena (9,613)
Peoria, Illinois
Feb 18, 2006*
5:00 p.m.
Louisiana Tech
ESPN BracketBusters
L 51–54 18–9
SIU Arena (9,168)
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 21, 2006
8:05 p.m.
at EvansvilleL 59–64 18–10
(11–6)
Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,118)
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 25, 2006
1:05 p.m.
No. 25 Northern IowaW 46–45 19–10
(12–6)
SIU Arena (9,222)
Carbondale, Illinois
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 3, 2006*
6:05 p.m.
(2) vs. (7) Evansville
Quarterfinals
W 71–55 20–10
Savvis Center (14,533)
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 2006*
4:05 p.m.
(2) vs. (6) Northern Iowa
Semifinals
W 55–46 OT21–10
Savvis Center (17,772)
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 5, 2006*
2:05 p.m., CBS
(2) vs. (5) Bradley
Championship game
W 59–46 22–10
Savvis Center (13,969)
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*
1:55 p.m.
(11 S) vs. (6 S) No. 22 West Virginia
First round
L 46–64 22–11
Palace of Auburn Hills (18,456)
Auburn Hills, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References