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2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan-State-logo-block-s.svg
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2005–06 record 22–12 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (11th year)
Assistant coach Mark Montgomery (5th year)
Assistant coach Dwayne Stephens (3rd year)
Assistant coach Jim Boylen (1st year)
Captain Maurice Ager
Captain Shannon Brown
Captain Paul Davis
Captain Delco Rowley
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
← 2004–05
2006–07 →
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
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

The 2005–06 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Izzo, who was in his 11th year at Michigan State. The team played its home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record of 22–12, 8–8 to finish in a tied for sixth place in Big Ten play. They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth consecutive year and lost in the First Round to George Mason.

The Spartans finished the 2004–05 season with a record of 26–7, 13–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. Michigan State received a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their eighth straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Final Four, their fourth trip under Tom Izzo.

The Spartans lost Alan Anderson (13.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game), Kelvin Torbert (9.5 points per game) and Chris Hill (8.8 points and 4.2 assists per game) to graduation following the season.

The Spartans were led by seniors, Paul Davis (17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game) and Maurice Ager (19.3 points per game), and junior Shannon Brown (17.2 points per game).


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