2005–06 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Matt Painter, the current head coach, began his first year at Purdue. On February 11 the Boilermakers upset #22 Michigan at Mackey Arena, which was their first win over a ranked team since beating #19 Wisconsin in January 2004. Purdue finished 9–19 overall and 3–15 in the Big Ten. Although they finished in last place in the Big Ten, they had improved on their overall record from the previous year by two games. The Boilermakers would win at least 16 games per season in all of their following seasons.

2005–06 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–19 (3–13 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Painter (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Cuonzo Martin (6th season) Paul Lusk (2nd season) Todd Foster (7th season)
Home arena	Mackey Arena
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Ohio State	12	–	4		.750			26	–	6		.813
No. 15 Iowa †	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
No. 13 Illinois	11	–	5		.688			26	–	7		.788
Wisconsin	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Indiana	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Michigan State	8	–	8		.500			22	–	12		.647
Michigan	8	–	8		.500			22	–	11		.667
Penn State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Northwestern	6	–	10		.375			14	–	15		.483
Minnesota	5	–	11		.313			16	–	15		.516
Purdue	3	–	13		.188			9	–	19		.321
† 2006 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 14, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2005–06 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 5 Bryant Dillon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Indianapolis, IN G 11 Bobby Riddell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Fr Lafayette, IN 11 Korey Spates 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Warrensville Heights, OH G 14 Chris Lutz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bedford, NH F 14 Carl Landry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr Milwaukee, WI G 20 Marcus Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Franklin Park, IL F 22 Nate Minnoy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Chicago, IL F 23 Marcus White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Chicago, IL 24 Dwayne Pruitt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Gary, IN G 31 Chris Hartley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Noblesville, IN F 32 Matt Carroll 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Sr Aurora, CO F 33 Gary Ware 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Detroit, MI F 42 Matt Kiefer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr Evansville, IN	Head coach Matt Painter (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Cuonzo Martin (Purdue) Paul Lusk (Southern Illinois) Todd Foster (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2024-09-25

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 19*		Wofford	W 82–75	1—0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
November 22*		South Alabama	W 85–67	2—0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
November 26*		vs. Xavier Wooden Tradition	L 55–74	2–1	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
November 29*		at Florida State ACC-Big Ten Challenge	L 57–97	2–2	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center  Tallahassee, FL
December 3*		at Evansville	L 69–75	2–3	Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, IN
December 6*		Chicago State	W 69–56	3–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 11*		at Loyola (IL)	L 65–80	3–4	Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
December 17*		New Orleans	W 68–56	4–4	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 20*		IPFW	W 79–69	5–4	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 28*		UT Martin	W 62–54	6–4	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 30*		at No. 4 Memphis	L 70–90	6–5	FedExForum  Memphis, TN
January 4		at Northwestern	L 53–66	6–6 (0–1)	Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
January 7		at Michigan	L 65–68	6–7 (0–2)	Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
January 11		No. 19 Ohio State	L 64–80	6–8 (0–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 14		Minnesota	W 72–55	7–8 (1–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 18		at Penn State	L 54–74	7–9 (1–4)	Bryce Jordan Center  State College, PA
January 21		at No. 13 Indiana Rivalry	L 49–62	7–10 (1–5)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
January 25		Northwestern	L 76–78 OT	7–11 (1–6)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 28		at No. 8 Illinois	L 58–76	7–12 (1–7)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL
February 1		No. 23 Iowa	L 68–77	7–13 (1–8)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 4		Wisconsin	W 70–62	8–13 (2–8)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 8		at No. 12 Michigan State	L 52–77	8–14 (2–9)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
February 11		No. 22 Michigan	W 84–70	9–14 (3–9)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 18		Penn State	L 61–69	9–15 (3–10)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 22		at Minnesota	L 50–62	9–16 (3–11)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
March 1		Indiana Rivalry	L 59–70	9–17 (3–12)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
March 5		at No. 9 Ohio State	L 57–76	9–18 (3–13)	Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
Big Ten tournament
March 9*	(11)	vs. (6) Michigan State Opening round	L 58–70	9–19	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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