2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	9–19 (4–14 MVC)
Head coach	Porter Moser (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Barone; Daniyal Robinson; Chris Jans;
Home arena	Redbird Arena

The 2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by third year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

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
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]

They finished the season 9–19, 4–14 in conference play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They were the number ten seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They were defeated by the University of Evansville in their opening round game.

Roster

2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	25	Neil Plank	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	RS Sr	Mount Zion, IL
G	43	Dana Ford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Tamms, IL
G	3	Nedu Onyeuku	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Omaha, NE
G	14	Travis Wallace	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	St. Louis, MO
F	50	Greg Dilligard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	La Belle, MO
G	1	Roberto Fortes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Fort Wayne, IN
G	23	Mark Kruse	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	St. Cloud, MN
C	51	Ronnie Carlwell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	RS So	Maywood, IL
C	32	Levi Dyer	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	So	Eaton, CO
G	5	Khalif Ford	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Diamond Bar, CA
G	45	Brandon Holtz	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Bloomington, IL
F	42	Dinma Odiakosa	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Akwukwu-Igbo, Nigeria
F	31	Mike Vandello	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Bettendorf, IA
G	24	Eric Vianney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Yaounde, Cameroon

Head coach

Porter Moser (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
November 9, 2005* 7:05 pm		Augustana (South Dakota)	W 60–49		15 – Plank	9 – Plank	–	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
Regular Season
November 19, 2005* 2:05 pm		Indianapolis	W 54–50	1–0	12 – Plank	5 – D.Ford, K.Ford	5 – K.Ford	Redbird Arena (3,747) Normal, IL
November 22, 2005* 7:00 pm		at Cincinnati	L 59–76	1–1	16 – Dilligard	6 – D.Ford	6 – Plank	Fifth Third Arena (8,802) Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2005* 2:05 pm		Western Michigan	W 64–47	2–1	16 – Plank	7 – Vandello	3 – D.Ford, Onyeuku, K.Ford	Redbird Arena (3,980) Normal, IL
November 29, 2005* 7:05 pm		Grambling State	W 62–50	3–1	18 – Dilligard	9 – Dilligard	5 – K.Ford	Redbird Arena (5,149) Normal, IL
December 3, 2005* 4:05 pm		Wisconsin–Green Bay	W 59–51	4–1	13 – Plank, Dilligard	7 – Dilligard	5 – Vandello	Redbird Arena (5,871) Normal, IL
December 6, 2005* 7:05 pm		Indiana/Purdue–Fort Wayne	W 65–36	5–1	10 – Plank	7 – Dilligard	7 – Plank	Redbird Arena (5,181) Normal, IL
December 10, 2005* 7:05 pm		Georgia Southern	L 61–65	5–2	14 – Onyeuku	7 – Plank	4 – Plank	Redbird Arena (6,762) Normal, IL
December 17, 2005* 9:05 pm		at California State–Northridge	L 69–73	5–3	15 – D.Ford	7 – Plank	7 – Plank	Matador Gymnasium (1,013) Northridge, CA
December 22, 2005 6:05 pm		at Indiana State	L 59–69 ^OT	5–4 (0–1)	22 – Dilligard	12 – Dilligard	4 – K.Ford	Hulman Center (5,072) Terre Haute, IN
December 31, 2005 2:05 pm		Creighton	W 53–50	6–4 (1–1)	17 – Plank	6 – Plank	3 – Plank, Dilligard, Vandello	Redbird Arena (5,970) Normal, IL
January 2, 2006 7:05 pm		at Northern Iowa	L 47–60	6–5 (1–2)	12 – Dilligard	5 – Plank	3 – Dilligard	UNI Dome (4,014) Cedar Falls, IA
January 5, 2006 7:05 pm		at Creighton	L 52–71	6–6 (1–3)	17 – Onyeuku	5 – Dilligard	6 – Plank	Qwest Center Omaha (12,882) Omaha, NE
January 8, 2006 2:05 pm		Wichita State	L 47–56	6–7 (1–4)	16 – D.Ford	7 – D.Ford	3 – Onyeuku, Plank, Holtz	Redbird Arena (5,289) Normal, IL
January 11, 2006 7:05 pm		at Missouri State	L 54–70	6–8 (1–5)	9 – Plank, Vandello	7 – Plank, Dilligard, Vandello	3 – Plank	John Q. Hammons Student Center (6,140) Springfield, MO
January 14, 2006 4:05 pm		Northern Iowa	L 52–67	6–9 (1–6)	14 – Onyeuku	10 – Dilligard	4 – D.Ford	Redbird Arena (5,336) Normal, IL
January 16, 2006 7:05 pm		Evansville	W 65–57	7–9 (2–6)	14 – Onyeuku	10 – Dilligard	2 – Dilligard, Fortes, Dyer, K.Ford	Redbird Arena (4,143) Normal, IL
January 22, 2006 2:05 pm		at Southern Illinois	L 44–56	7–10 (2–7)	10 – D.Ford	4 – Odiakosa	3 – D.Ford	SIU Arena (7,529) Carbondale, IL
January 25, 2006 7:05 pm		Indiana State	W 75–48	8–10 (3–7)	15 – Plank	10 – Odiakosa	3 – D.Ford, Onyeuku	Redbird Arena (5,288) Normal, IL
January 28, 2006 4:05 pm		Southern Illinois	L 52–65	8–11 (3–8)	12 – Holtz	6 – D.Ford, Dilligard	2 – D.Ford, Kruse	Redbird Arena (7,051) Normal, IL
February 1, 2006 7:35 pm, WEEK		at Bradley	L 44–73	8–12 (3–9)	12 – Onyeuku	6 – Dilligard	5 – K.Ford	Carver Arena (11,164) Peoria, IL
February 4, 2006 7:05 pm		at Evansville	L 47–54	8–13 (3–10)	10 – Onyeuku, K.Ford	4 – Dilligard	2 – D.Ford, Fortes, Vandello	Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,302) Evansville, IN
February 7, 2006 7:05 pm		at Drake	L 41–45	8–14 (3–11)	12 – Dilligard	8 – Dilligard	3 – Plank	The Knapp Center (3,014) Des Monies, IA
February 11, 2006 4:05 pm, WMBD		Bradley	L 59–71	8–15 (3–12)	16 – Dyer	4 – Dilligard, Dyer	4 – Plank	Redbird Arena (8,388) Normal, IL
February 14, 2006 7:05 pm		Drake	W 58–56 ^OT	9–15 (4–12)	22 – Fortes	10 – Plank	5 – D.Ford	Redbird Arena (4,326) Normal, IL
February 18, 2006* 3:30 pm		at Miami (Ohio) BracketBusters presented by eBay	L 49–51	9–16	23 – Fortes	9 – Plank	6 – Plank	Millett Hall (3,421) Oxford, OH
February 22, 2006 7:05 pm		Missouri State	W 62–61	9–17 (4–13)	14 – Fortes	9 – Dilligard	5 – K.Ford	Redbird Arena (4,655) Normal, IL
February 25, 2006 5:07 pm		at Wichita State	L 57–64	9–18 (4–14)	17 – Dyer	4 – Onyeuku, Dilligard, K.Ford	8 – K.Ford	Charles Koch Arena (10,478) Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament
March 2, 2006* 8:35 pm	(10)	vs. (7) Evansville Opening Round	L 45–52	9–19	14 – Fortes	10 – Dilligard	4 – Plank	Savvis Center (5,683) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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References

sports-reference.com 2005-06 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
"2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
"2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
"2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

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

[2] "2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[3] "2005–06 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[4] "2019–20 Illinois State Media Guide 2019–20 History" (PDF). Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

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