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2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2005–06 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
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Big Ten regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 6
2005–06 record 26–6 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Thad Matta (2nd year)
Assistant coach Alan Major
Assistant coach Dan Peters
Home arena Jerome Schottenstein 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 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by their second-year head coach, Thad Matta, and played their home game at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference.

The Buckeyes finished the season 26–6, 12–4 in Big Ten play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Penn State and Indiana before losing to Iowa in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Minneapolis regional. There they defeated Davidson in the First Round before losing to Georgetown in the Second Round.

The Buckeyes finished the 2004–05 season 20–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They beat Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.


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