2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 1st year head coach Charles E. Ramsey, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 3–15 in MAC play. They were knocked out in the 1st round of the MAC Tournament by Western Michigan.

2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–21 (3–15 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Akron 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Miami (OH) 14 4   .778 18 12   .600
Ohio 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
Buffalo 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Bowling Green 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
West
Northern Illinois 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
Toledo 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Ball State 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Eastern Michigan 3 15   .167 7 21   .250
Central Michigan 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
2006 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Source:[1]

The team captains were John Bowler, Danny McElhinny.

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown HS/Previous
2 B.J. Ford Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Caledonia, Michigan East Kentwood
3 Carlos Medlock Guard 6–0 170 Freshman Detroit, Michigan Murray Wright
4 James Matthews Center 6–8 240 Junior Detroit, Michigan Marquette
5 Nick Freer Guard/Forward 6–6 195 Sophomore Stevensville, Michigan Lakeshore
12 Desmond Young Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Grand Blanc, Michigan Grand Blanc
13 Danny McElhinny Guard 6–0 175 Senior Hermitage, Pennsylvania Kennedy Catholic
21 Craig Cashen Center/Forward 6–8 210 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio St. Xavier
23 Gino Smith Forward 6–7 217 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio Harmony Community School
31 Zane Gay Guard 6–4 195 Freshman Olivet, Michigan Olivet
33 Derek VanSolkema Guard 6–1 175 Redshirt Sophomore Grand Rapids, Michigan South Christian
34 Kyle Dodd Center 6–11 210 Freshman Rockwood, Ontario John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute
42 John Bowler Forward 6–9 260 Senior Chicago, Illinois Notre Dame
44 Chris Knaub Center 6–10 225 Junior South Bend, Indiana Jacksonville (TX) J.C

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
November 18, 2005*
8:30 pm
California W 67–65  1–0
 19  Bowler   12  Bowler   3  McElhinny, Medlock, Smith  Convocation Center (3165)
Ypsilanti,Michigan
November 26, 2005*
1:00 pm
at North Dakota State L 65–87  1–1
 23  Bowler   8  Bowler, Freer   2  Freer, Medlock, VanSolkema  Bison Sports Arena (2255)
Fargo, North Dakota
November 29, 2005*
7:00 pm
Detroit L 60–64  1–2
 19  Bowler   9  Bowler   4  Medlock  Convocation Center (1663)
Ypsilanti,Michigan
December 03, 2005*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 17 Indiana L 63–79  1–3
 28  Bowler   9  Bowler   4  Bowler, Medlock  Assembly Hall (17169)
Bloomington, Indiana
December 07, 2005*
8:30 pm
Youngstown State W 77–71  2–3
 21  Bowler, Medlock   9  Bowler   3  Bowler, Cashen, Freer  Convocation Center (1300)
Ypsilanti,Michigan
December 14, 2005*
7:00 pm
at Green Bay L 69–73  2–4
 19  Bowler   13  Bowler   7  Bowler  Resch Center (2037)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 22, 2005*
6:00 pm
Tulsa W 67–62  3–4
 15  Cashen, Medlock   9  Smith   4  Medlock  Convocation Center (1383)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
December 30, 2005*
1:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 70–76  3–5
 21  Bowler   10  Bowler   3  McElhinny  Bank of Colorado Arena (412)
Greeley, Colorado
January 04, 2006
7:00 pm
at Buffalo L 53–66  3–6
(0–1)
 17  McElhinny   6  Bowler   5  Medlock  Alumni Arena (3679)
Amherst, New York
January 07, 2006
4:00 pm
at Miami L 59–64 OT 3–7
(0–2)
 31  Bowler   10  Bowler   4  Bowler  Millett Hall (3473)
Oxford, Ohio
January 11, 2006
7:00 pm
Ohio L 63–75  3–8
(0–3)
 18  Smith   11  Bowler   6  Medlock  Convocation Center (1330)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
January 14, 2006
7:30 pm
Kent State L 64–74  3–9
(0–4)
 23  Bowler   14  Bowler   3  Bowler, Medlock, Smith  Convocation Center (1627)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
January 18, 2006
7:00 pm
at Bowling Green L 72–79  3–10
(0–5)
 18  Bowler   7  Bowler   5  Medlock  Convocation Center (1275)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
January 21, 2006*
7:00 pm, Ohio News Network
at Akron L 61–79  3–11
(0–6)
 16  Bowler   9  Bowler   5  Bowler  James A. Rhodes Arena (4461)
Akron, Ohio[3]
January 24, 2006
7:00 pm, Comcast Local
Western Michigan L 62–68  3–12
(0–7)
 15  Bowler   12  Bowler   3  Bowler, Cashen  Convocation Center (1169)
Ypsilanti, Michigan[4]
January 26, 2006
7:00 pm
at Toledo L 58–88  3–13
(0–8)
 14  Medlock   11  Bowler   3  Bowler, McElhinny  Savage Arena (1121)
Toledo, Ohio
January 29, 2006
2:00 pm
Northern Illinois L 55–67  3–14
(0–9)
 17  Bowler   7  Bowler   3  Medlock, Smith  Convocation Center (1219)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 01, 2006
7:00 pm
Central Michigan W 81–75  4–14
(1–9)
 24  Bowler   11  Bowler   3  Cashen, Freer  Convocation Center (1253)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 04, 2006
4:00 pm, Comcast Local
at Ball State W 56–43  5–14
(2–9)
 18  McElhinny   12  Bowler   3  Medlock  John E. Worthen Arena (4424)
Muncie, Indiana[5]
February 07, 2006
7:00 pm
at Bowling Green L 71–73  5–15
(2–10)
 22  Medlock   17  Bowler   5  Bowler  Stroh Center (2154)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 11, 2006
7:30 pm
Akron
Cram the Convo Night
L 72–77  5–16
(2–11)
 24  Medlock   10  Bowler   8  Medlock  Convocation Center (1805)
Ypsilanti, Michigan[6]
February 15, 2006
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan L 64–67  5–17
(2–12)
 20  Medlock   9  Matthews   7  McElhinny  University Arena (1682)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 18, 2006*
3:05 pm
at Eastern Illinois
ESPN Bracket Buster
W 65–50  6–17
(2–12)
 24  Bowler   15  Bowler   4  Bowler  Lantz Arena (1071)
Charleston, Illinois
February 22, 2006
7:00 pm
Toledo L 59–70  6–18
(2–13)
 29  Bowler   15  Bowler   2  Medlock  Convocation Center (1358)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 26, 2006
3:05 pm
at Northern Illinois L 61–94  6–19
(2–14)
 32  Bowler   7  Bowler   3  Medlock  Convocation Center (3389)
DeKalb, Illinois
March 01, 2006
7:00 pm
at Central Michigan L 52–55  7–19
(3–14)
 21  Bowler, McElhinny   14  Bowler   3  Ford, Medlock  McGuirk Arena (1679)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
March 04, 2006
2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network
Ball State L 77–89 OT 7–20
(3–15)
 31  Bowler   15  Bowler   7  Medlock  Convocation Center (1367)
Ypsilanti, Michigan[7]
March 06, 2006
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan
MAC Tournament Game
L 55–60  7–21
(3–15)
 18  Bowler   15  Bowler   2  Cashen, McElhinny  University Arena (1682)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards

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1st Team All-MAC

  • John Bowler

MAC All-Freshman team

  • Carlos Medlock

MAC Freshman Of The Year

  • Carlos Medlock

E-Club Hall of Fame

  • Ben Braun

MAC Individual Records

  • John Bowler- Scoring (563/20.1)
  • 2006 John Bowler- Rebounding (301/10.8)

Season Highlights

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11/01 vs Cal[8]

  • Head Coaching Debut of EMU's Charles E. Ramsey.
  • EMU inducts former head coach Ben Braun into the EMU Athletics Hall of Fame.

01/14 vs Kent State[9]

  • EMU celebrated Kennedy McIntosh Night with the retiring of his #54 jersey

References

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  1. ^ "2005–06 Media Guide" (PDF). EMU Eagles. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "2006 EMU Schedule". MAC-Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Eastern Michigan vs Akron (01–21–06 at Akron, Ohio (Rhodes Arena))". EMU Eagles. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Western Michigan vs Eastern Michigan (01–24–06 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". EMU Eagles. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Eastern Michigan vs Ball State (02–04–06 at Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena))". EMU Eagles. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Akron vs Eastern Michigan (02–11–06 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". EMU Eagles. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Ball State vs Eastern Michigan (03–04–06 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". EMU Eagles. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "California vs Eastern Michigan (11–18–05 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "Kent State vs Eastern Michigan (01–14–06 at Ypsilanti, Mich. (Convocation Center))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved January 4, 2016.