2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Dana Altman in his 12th season, the Bluejays would end the season with a record of 20–10 (12-6 MVC). They qualified for the NIT where they defeated Akron before losing to Miami (FL) in the second round.^[2]

2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	20–10 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach	Dana Altman (12th season)
Home arena	Qwest Center Omaha
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

Roster

2005–06 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 1 Jeffrey Day 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Seattle, Washington G 3 Nick Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Compton, California G 4 Dominic Bishop 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Buffalo, New York G 5 Dustin Sitzmann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr LeMars, Iowa G 10 Nate Funk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sioux City, Iowa G 11 Johnny Mathies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky G 12 Josh Dotzler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska G 20 Pierce Hibma 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pella, Iowa C 22 Manny Gakou 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr G 24 Brice Nengsu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So F 30 Jimmy Motz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Lincoln, Nebraska C 44 Anthony Tolliver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Springfield, Missouri F 50 Dane Watts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Warrensburg, Missouri C 52 Steve Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Fr Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Head coach Dana Altman Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2005*		EA Sports	W 74–67		Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 13, 2005*		Nebraska–Kearney	W 116–82		Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Regular season
Nov 19, 2005*		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 87–55	1–0	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 22, 2005 6:00 pm		at George Mason	W 72–52	2–0	Patriot Center  Fairfax, Virginia
Nov 26, 2005* 6:05 p.m.		Dayton	W 91–90 2OT	3–0	Qwest Center Omaha (12,028) Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 30, 2005*		at DePaul	L 57–72	3–1	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 6, 2005*		Chattanooga	L 64–69	3–2	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 11, 2005*		Nebraska	W 70–44	4–2	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 18, 2005* 7:00 p.m.		Xavier	W 61–59	5–2	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 21, 2005*		Norfolk State	W 63–47	6–2	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 28, 2005		Missouri State	W 78–56	7–2 (1–0)	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 31, 2005 2:05 p.m.		at Illinois State	L 50–53	7–3 (1–1)	Redbird Arena (5,970) Normal, Illinois
Jan 2, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at Bradley	L 69–86	7–4 (1–2)	Carver Arena (9,109) Peoria, Illinois
Jan 5, 2006 7:05 p.m.		Illinois State	W 71–52	8–4 (2–2)	Qwest Center Omaha (12,882) Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 8, 2006		Drake	W 82–69	9–4 (3–2)	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 11, 2006 7:05 p.m.		at Northern Iowa	W 55–52	10–4 (4–2)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 15, 2006		at Indiana State	W 69–53	11–4 (5–2)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 18, 2006 7:00 p.m., MVC-TV		Bradley	W 80–76	12–4 (6–2)	Qwest Center Omaha (13,579) Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 22, 2006		Evansville	W 77–56	13–4 (7–2)	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 24, 2006 7:05 p.m.		at Southern Illinois	L 48–62	13–5 (7–3)	SIU Arena (9,004) Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 28, 2006 6:07 p.m.		Wichita State	W 57–55	14–5 (8–3)	Qwest Center Omaha (15,678) Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 31, 2006 8:05 p.m.		No. 25 Northern Iowa	W 63–55	15–5 (9–3)	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 4, 2006		at Drake	W 72–67 OT	16–5 (10–3)	Knapp Center  Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 7, 2006		at Evansville	W 60–56	17–5 (11–3)	Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, Indiana
Feb 11, 2006		Southern Illinois	L 67–74	17–6 (11–4)	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 14, 2006 6:05 p.m.		at Wichita State	L 61–62 OT	17–7 (11–5)	Charles Koch Arena (10,478) Wichita, Kansas
Feb 18, 2006*		Fresno State ESPN BracketBusters	W 67–62	18–7	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 22, 2006		Indiana State	W 67–62	19–7 (12–5)	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 25, 2006		at Missouri State	L 54–60	19–8 (12–6)	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Missouri Valley Tournament
Mar 3, 2006 2:30 pm, MVC-TV	(4)	vs. (5) Bradley Quarterfinals	L 47–54	19–9	Savvis Center (11,782) St. Louis, Missouri
NIT
Mar 16, 2006*	(2)	(8) Akron First Round	W 71–60	20–9	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Mar 20, 2006*	(2)	(3) Miami (FL) Second Round	L 52–53	20–10	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Postseason

^[6] 2006 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
3/3/06 Vs. Bradley @ Savvis Center L, 47-54
2006 National Invitation Tournament
3/16/06 Vs. Akron @ Qwest Center Omaha W, 71-60
3/20/06 Vs. Miami (FL) @ Qwest Center Omaha L, 52-53