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
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2005–06 record9–19 (3–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Ohio State12–4 .750  26–6  .813
No. 15 Iowa †11–5 .688  25–9  .735
No. 13 Illinois11–5 .688  26–7  .788
Wisconsin9–7 .563  19–12  .613
Indiana9–7 .563  19–12  .613
Michigan State8–8 .500  22–12  .647
Michigan8–8 .500  22–11  .667
Penn State6–10 .375  15–15  .500
Northwestern6–10 .375  14–15  .483
Minnesota5–11 .313  16–15  .516
Purdue3–13 .188  9–19  .321
† 2006 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule


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References

  1. "2006 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 14, 2006.
  2. 2014-15 Purdue men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Apr-01.
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