2005–06 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 2005-06 Milwaukee Bucks season was the team's 38th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 30-52 output from the previous season. They bested it by ten games, finishing 40–42, qualifying for the playoffs despite finishing last place in the Central Division.^[1]

2005–06 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	Terry Stotts
Owners	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Pistons 1–4)
Local media
Television	WCGV-TV FSN North
Radio	WTMJ
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Andrew Bogut	C	Australia	Utah
2	36	Ersan İlyasova	F	Turkey

Roster

2005–06 Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 42 Bell, Charlie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–03–12 Michigan State C 6 Bogut, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1984–11–28 Utah PG 11 Ford, T. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1983–03–24 Texas C 50 Gadzuric, Dan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–02–02 UCLA PG 34 Gaines, Reece 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981–01–07 Louisville F 23 İlyasova, Ersan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–05–15 Turkey G 5 Jackson, Jermaine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1976–06–07 Detroit Mercy C 40 Johnson, Ervin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1967–12–21 New Orleans F 7 Kukoč, Toni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1968–09–18 Croatia C 20 Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1978–05–21 Kentucky SG 22 Redd, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1979–08–24 Ohio State G/F 21 Simmons, Bobby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1980–06–02 DePaul PF 8 Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1975–07–26 Maryland G/F 44 Welsch, Jiří 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980–01–27 Czech Republic PG 25 Williams, Mo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1982–12–19 Alabama

Head coach Terry Stotts Assistant coach(es) Lester Conner Brian James Bob Ociepka Mike Sanders Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	64	18	.780	-	37–4	27–14	13–3
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	14	31–10	19–22	11–5
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	23	27–14	14–27	6–10
x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	23	21–20	20–21	4–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks	40	42	.488	24	25–16	15–26	6–10

Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	64	18	.780	-
2	y-Miami Heat	52	30	.634	12
3	y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	15
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	14
5	x-Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	22
6	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	23
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	40	42	.488	24
9	Philadelphia 76ers	38	44	.463	26
10	Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	28
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	31
12	Toronto Raptors	27	55	.329	37
13	Charlotte Bobcats	26	56	.317	38
14	Atlanta Hawks	26	56	.317	38
15	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	41

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

2005-06 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOK	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–1	1–3	0–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–3
Boston	1–2	—	2–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–3
Charlotte	3–1	1–2	—	2–2	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–2	3–0	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–3
Chicago	3–0	4–0	2–2	—	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	3–1
Cleveland	2–1	4–0	3–0	4–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–3
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–1	2–0
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1
Detroit	3–1	3–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–3
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–4	2–1	2–0	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	3–1	—	1–1	2–2	1–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–3	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–0
Indiana	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–2
L.A. Clippers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–0	0–4	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–1	2–0	2–2	1–1
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–2	0–2	3–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–0
Miami	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–0	2–2	3–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	3–1	3–0	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	—	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	2–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1
New York	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	2–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–2
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	0–2	3–1	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	0–3	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	—	1–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–1	—	1–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	4–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	—	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–3	2–2	0–2	1–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	—	1–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–4	0–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–2
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	4–0	1–3	0–3	1–3	2–0	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	—

Game log

2005–06 game log Total: 40–42 (home: 4–1; road: 0–0)
November: 6–3 (home: 4–1; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 1, 2005 @ Philadelphia W 117–108 Michael Redd (30) Wachovia Center 17,705 1–0 2 November 2, 2005 @ New Jersey W 110–96 Mo Williams (23) Continental Airlines Arena 20,098 2–0 3 November 5, 2005 Miami W 105–100 Michael Redd, Bobby Simmons (23) Bradley Center 18,717 3–0 4 November 8, 2005 Golden State L 103–110 Michael Redd, Mo Williams (21) Bradley Center 14,712 3–1 5 November 12, 2005 Indiana W 103–102 Michael Redd (28) Bradley Center 17,894 4–1 6 November 15, 2005 @ L. A. Clippers L 85–109 Michael Redd, T. J. Ford (15) STAPLES Center 14,938 4–2 7 November 16, 2005 @ Golden State W 90–87 Michael Redd (27) Oakland Arena 16,752 5–2 8 November 18, 2005 @ Sacramento L 82–103 Joe Smith (21) ARCO Arena 17,317 5–3 9 November 21, 2005 @ Utah L 80–100 Michael Redd (25) Delta Center 16,176 5–4 10 November 23, 2005 Philadelphia W 108–97 Michael Redd (32) Bradley Center 17,526 6–4 11 November 25, 2005 @ Minnesota L 91–99 Michael Redd (28) Target Center 17,422 6–5 13 November 29, 2005 Dallas W 113–111 OT Bradley Center 14,996 7–6
December: 2–1 (home: 2–1; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 10, 2005 Cleveland W 111–106 Bradley Center 18,717 11–7 22 December 17, 2005 Utah L 80–88 Bradley Center 16,827 13–9 23 December 20, 2005 San Antonio W 109–107 Bradley Center 16,865 14–9
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
2005–06 schedule

Playoffs

2006 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 23 @ Detroit L 74–92 Charlie Bell (13) Jamaal Magloire (9) Ford, Bogut (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 0–1 2 April 26 @ Detroit L 98–109 Michael Redd (29) Andrew Bogut (13) Andrew Bogut (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 0–2 3 April 29 Detroit W 124–104 Michael Redd (40) three players tied (7) T. J. Ford (15) Bradley Center 18,717 1–2 4 May 1 Detroit L 99–109 Michael Redd (33) Jamaal Magloire (12) Andrew Bogut (6) Bradley Center 16,296 1–3 5 May 3 @ Detroit L 93–122 Michael Redd (23) Michael Redd (9) T. J. Ford (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 1–4
2006 schedule

Player statistics

Source:^[2]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Charlie Bell	59	6	21.7	.439	.423	.708	2.0	2.2	1.0	0.1	8.4
Andrew Bogut	82	77	28.6	.533	.000	.629	7.0	2.3	0.6	0.8	9.4
Josh Davis	4	0	3.0	.250	.000		0.8	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.5
T. J. Ford	72	70	35.5	.416	.337	.754	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.1	12.2
Dan Gadzuric	74	0	12.0	.553	.000	.461	3.1	0.3	0.3	0.6	5.2
Reece Gaines	12	0	4.5	.500	.000	.250	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	1.1
Jermaine Jackson	30	2	6.7	.423	.250	.857	0.9	0.8	0.1	0.0	1.2
Ervin Johnson	18	0	4.5	.412		.500	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.8
Toni Kukoč	65	0	15.7	.389	.306	.714	2.3	2.1	0.5	0.3	4.9
Jamaal Magloire	82	82	30.1	.467		.535	9.5	0.7	0.4	1.0	9.2
Michael Redd	80	80	39.1	.450	.395	.877	4.3	2.9	1.2	0.1	25.4
Bobby Simmons	75	74	33.8	.453	.420	.825	4.4	2.3	1.1	0.3	13.4
Joe Smith	44	5	20.2	.475	.000	.774	5.2	0.7	0.5	0.3	8.6
Jiri Welsch	58	2	14.9	.387	.286	.747	1.9	1.1	0.6	0.0	4.3
Mo Williams	58	12	26.4	.424	.382	.850	2.5	4.0	0.9	0.1	12.1

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Michael Redd	5	5	37.0	52.4	46.7	89.1	5.4	1.6	0.8	0.0	27.2
T. J. Ford	5	5	32.4	49.0	40.0	91.7	4.0	6.4	0.6	0.0	12.6
Charlie Bell	5	0	21.6	39.5	45.5	100.0	0.6	1.4	0.6	0.4	9.2
Jamaal Magloire	5	5	27.0	47.4	0.0	60.0	8.0	1.0	0.4	1.2	9.0
Andrew Bogut	5	5	34.4	43.5	0.0	37.5	6.2	3.4	0.6	0.0	8.6
Joe Smith	5	0	21.2	48.5	0.0	66.7	5.4	0.6	0.4	0.4	7.6
Toni Kukoč	3	0	17.7	57.1	62.5	50.0	1.7	3.0	0.3	0.0	7.3
Mo Williams	5	0	15.0	50.0	18.2	0.0	0.6	2.0	0.2	0.0	7.2
Bobby Simmons	5	5	31.8	33.3	41.7	0.0	3.6	2.0	1.8	0.2	6.6
Dan Gadzuric	4	0	4.0	88.9	0.0	50.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	4.3
Jiri Welsch	4	0	3.8	50.0	0.0	75.0	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.0	1.8
Ervin Johnson	3	0	3.7	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.7
Jermaine Jackson	2	0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

June 28, 2005	To Milwaukee Bucks---- Jiří Welsch	To Cleveland Cavaliers---- 2006 2nd round pick (Lior Eliyahu)
October 26, 2005	To Milwaukee Bucks---- Jamaal Magloire	To New Orleans Hornets---- Desmond Mason	[3]

Free agents

Player	Signed	Former team
Bobby Simmons[4]	August 8, 2005	Los Angeles Clippers
Charlie Bell	August 18, 2005	Leche Río Breogán
Ervin Johnson	September 29, 2005	Minnesota Timberwolves
Josh Davis	October 2, 2005	Philadelphia 76ers
Jermaine Jackson	December 15, 2005	Chicago Bulls

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Zaza Pachulia	August 11, 2005	Atlanta Hawks
Calvin Booth	September 7, 2005	Washington Wizards

References

1. 2005-06 Milwaukee Bucks
2. "2005-06 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
3. "Bucks Acquire Magloire In Trade With Hornets". NBA.com. October 26, 2005. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
4. Bucks Sign Bobby Simmons, nba.com, accessed August 8, 2005

See also