FEATURED GAME
Beat #6 Illinois
63
vs
48
Took down #6 at home
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 2005-06 at a glance
2005-06 Iowa Men's Basketball
25-9
Overall
11-5
Big Ten
#12
Peak AP rank
Steve Alford
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
2
1-1 record in OT
Best 3-point game
13/19
68% vs Michigan
Points per game
66.3
#224 nationally
Power rating
+14.2
Simple Rating System — #19 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
94
vs Michigan on Feb 4
Best defensive game
held them to 38
vs Penn State (65-38)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Northwestern State (63-64)
Biggest win
by 45
vs Maryland-Eastern Shore (86-41)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#12
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
5
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
17-0
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
4-7
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #7 Ohio State
67
vs
60
Statement win on a neutral floor over #7
RANKED WIN
Beat #7 Kentucky
67
vs
63
Statement win on a neutral floor over #7
RANKED WIN
Beat #13 Indiana
73
vs
60
Took down #13 at home
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost OT vs Northern Iowa
63
vs
67
Lost in overtime by a single possession
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #2 Texas
59
vs
68
Tough matchup against #2
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Northwestern
48
vs
51
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
2005-06 Schedule 34 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | Home Maryland-Eastern Shore | 86–41 | W |
| Nov 15 | Home Colgate | 73–51 | W |
| Nov 21 | Neutral Kentucky | 67–63 | W |
| Nov 22 | Neutral Texas | 59–68 | L |
| Nov 26 | Home UTSA | 79–46 | W |
| Nov 30 | Home NC State | 45–42 | W |
| Dec 2 | Home Fairfield | 75–59 | W |
| Dec 3 | Home Valparaiso | 72–59 | W |
| Dec 6 | Away Northern Iowa | 63–67 | L |
| Dec 9 | Away Iowa State | 60–72 | L |
| Dec 17 | Home Arizona State | 62–43 | W |
| Dec 20 | Home Drake | 65–60 | W |
| Dec 22 | Home Robert Morris | 73–51 | W |
| Dec 30 | Away Saint Louis | 60–50 | W |
| Jan 5 | Away Wisconsin | 52–66 | L |
| Jan 7 | Home Illinois | 63–48 | W |
| Jan 14 | Away Penn State | 80–76 | W |
| Jan 18 | Home Minnesota | 76–72 | W |
| Jan 21 | Away Michigan State | 55–85 | L |
| Jan 24 | Home Indiana | 73–60 | W |
| Jan 28 | Home Ohio State | 67–62 | W |
| Feb 1 | Away Purdue | 77–68 | W |
| Feb 4 | Home Michigan | 94–66 | W |
| Feb 8 | Away Northwestern | 48–51 | L |
| Feb 11 | Away Indiana | 70–67 | W |
| Feb 14 | Home Michigan State | 66–54 | W |
| Feb 18 | Away Minnesota | 61–74 | L |
| Feb 25 | Away Illinois | 59–71 | L |
| Mar 1 | Home Penn State | 65–38 | W |
| Mar 4 | Home Wisconsin | 59–44 | W |
| Mar 10 | Neutral Minnesota | 67–57 | W |
| Mar 11 | Neutral Michigan State | 53–48 | W |
| Mar 12 | Neutral Ohio State | 67–60 | W |
| Mar 17 | Neutral Northwestern State | 63–64 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
66.3
vs
58.9
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+7.4 points per game
Field goal %
43.1%
vs
38.0%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+5.1 percentage points
3-point %
33.5%
vs
—
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
Free throw %
71.0%
vs
—
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
Total rebounds
37.8
vs
34.4
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+3.4 rebounds per game
Assists
14.8
vs
—
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
Turnovers
14.9
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
34.0
34.0
0.0
Minutes
40.6
40.6
0.0
FG
23.0
21.5
+1.5
FGA
53.3
56.6
-3.3
FG%
43.1%
38.0%
+5.1
3P
5.6
—
—
3PA
16.8
—
—
3P%
33.5%
—
—
2P
17.4
—
—
2PA
36.5
—
—
2P%
47.5%
—
—
FT
14.7
—
—
FTA
20.8
—
—
FT%
71.0%
—
—
ORB
10.9
—
—
DRB
26.9
—
—
TRB
37.8
34.4
+3.4
AST
14.8
—
—
STL
6.6
—
—
BLK
4.9
—
—
TOV
14.9
—
—
PF
15.2
—
—
PTS
66.3
58.9
+7.4
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg BrunnerF | 34 | 34 | 32.0 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 45.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 29.3 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 69.5 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 14.1 |
| Adam HaluskaG | 34 | 34 | 34.5 | 4.4 | 10.5 | 41.7 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 34.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 84.8 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 13.9 |
| Jeff HornerG | 30 | 30 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 11.0 | 38.1 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 34.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 74.6 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 13.6 |
| Mike HendersonG | 34 | 34 | 29.8 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 48.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 46.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 69.9 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 7.6 |
| Erek HansenC | 34 | 34 | 19.5 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 58.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.2 | 1.8 | 70.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| Doug ThomasF | 34 | 0 | 17.4 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.9 | 1.6 | 55.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| Tony FreemanG | 33 | 4 | 16.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 33.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 30.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 62.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| Alex ThompsonF | 34 | 0 | 12.4 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 31.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| Carlton ReedG | 21 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 29.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 19.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 54.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Seth GorneyC | 22 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Brett WesselsG | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Justin WieckF | 13 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Ryan KennedyF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erek HansenC | 34 | 662 | — | 60.5 | — | 18.4 | — | — | 11.5 | 3.6 | — | 9.6 | 19.3 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | — | — |
| Greg BrunnerF | 34 | 1087 | — | 52.6 | — | 25.9 | — | — | 16.3 | 13.3 | — | 1.3 | 15.5 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 | — | — |
| Adam HaluskaG | 34 | 1173 | — | 56.5 | — | 21.6 | — | — | 7.6 | 15.2 | — | 0.4 | 13.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 4.8 | — | — |
| Jeff HornerG | 30 | 1092 | — | 52.8 | — | 22.4 | — | — | 6.3 | 34.3 | — | 0.2 | 18.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | — | — |
| Mike HendersonG | 34 | 1013 | — | 56.2 | — | 15.9 | — | — | 7.4 | 14.1 | — | 0.4 | 25.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | — | — |
| Doug ThomasF | 34 | 591 | — | 48.9 | — | 17.0 | — | — | 14.8 | 5.5 | — | 3.4 | 18.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | — | — |
| Tony FreemanG | 33 | 539 | — | 44.2 | — | 17.4 | — | — | 4.4 | 20.0 | — | 0.0 | 30.5 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | — | — |
| Seth GorneyC | 22 | 89 | — | 61.5 | — | 15.8 | — | — | 13.9 | 8.0 | — | 1.6 | 18.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Alex ThompsonF | 34 | 423 | — | 34.0 | — | 15.9 | — | — | 10.4 | 13.3 | — | 2.4 | 22.5 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Brett WesselsG | 6 | 12 | — | 75.0 | — | 13.0 | — | — | 4.7 | 69.1 | — | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Ryan KennedyF | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 26.0 | — | — | 28.1 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Carlton ReedG | 21 | 179 | — | 37.6 | — | 17.8 | — | — | 6.0 | 12.5 | — | 0.0 | 19.6 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Justin WieckF | 13 | 38 | — | 21.7 | — | 13.6 | — | — | 10.4 | 13.9 | — | 0.0 | 30.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | — | — |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Shooting | 3PT | Boards | Other | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG-FGA | FG% | eFG% | 3P-3PA | 3P% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | TOV | |||
| Nov 14 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 86–41 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 15 | Colgate | W 73–51 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21 | vs Kentucky | W 67–63 | 23-60 | 38.3 | 41.7 | 4-15 | 26.7 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 15 |
| Nov 22 | vs Texas | L 59–68 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 26 | UTSA | W 79–46 | 27-57 | 47.4 | 50.0 | 3-13 | 23.1 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 17 | 11 | 13 |
| Nov 30 | NC State | W 45–42 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2 | Fairfield | W 75–59 | 25-48 | 52.1 | 57.3 | 5-18 | 27.8 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 21 | 3 | 20 |
| Dec 3 | Valparaiso | W 72–59 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 6 | @ Northern Iowa | L 63–67 OT | 24-56 | 42.9 | 50.0 | 8-20 | 40.0 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 14 |
| Dec 9 | @ Iowa State | L 60–72 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 17 | Arizona State | W 62–43 | 21-52 | 40.4 | 45.2 | 5-17 | 29.4 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 13 |
| Dec 20 | Drake | W 65–60 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 22 | Robert Morris | W 73–51 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 30 | @ Saint Louis | W 60–50 | 21-49 | 42.9 | 53.1 | 10-19 | 52.6 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 11 |
| Jan 5 | @ Wisconsin | L 52–66 | 17-56 | 30.4 | 34.8 | 5-17 | 29.4 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 11 |
| Jan 7 | Illinois | W 63–48 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 14 | @ Penn State | W 80–76 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 18 | Minnesota | W 76–72 3OT | 27-70 | 38.6 | 39.3 | 1-20 | 5.0 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 16 |
| Jan 21 | @ Michigan State | L 55–85 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 24 | Indiana | W 73–60 | 23-45 | 51.1 | 55.6 | 4-15 | 26.7 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 17 |
| Jan 28 | Ohio State | W 67–62 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 1 | @ Purdue | W 77–68 | 25-51 | 49.0 | 58.8 | 10-20 | 50.0 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feb 4 | Michigan | W 94–66 | 32-49 | 65.3 | 78.6 | 13-19 | 68.4 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 18 |
| Feb 8 | @ Northwestern | L 48–51 | 13-37 | 35.1 | 39.2 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| Feb 11 | @ Indiana | W 70–67 | 24-53 | 45.3 | 51.9 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 16 |
| Feb 14 | Michigan State | W 66–54 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 18 | @ Minnesota | L 61–74 | 19-46 | 41.3 | 46.7 | 5-15 | 33.3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 13 |
| Feb 25 | @ Illinois | L 59–71 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 1 | Penn State | W 65–38 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 4 | Wisconsin | W 59–44 | 23-56 | 41.1 | 45.5 | 5-17 | 29.4 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Mar 10 | vs Minnesota | W 67–57 | 23-44 | 52.3 | 61.4 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 18 |
| Mar 11 | vs Michigan State | W 53–48 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 12 | vs Ohio State | W 67–60 | —-— | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 17 | vs Northwestern State | L 63–64 | 18-41 | 43.9 | 51.2 | 6-18 | 33.3 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
2005-06 Roster 13 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Haluska | JR | G | 6-5 | 210 | Carroll, IA | |
| 2 | Jeff Horner | SR | G | 6-3 | 185 | Mason City, IA | |
| 11 | Tony Freeman | FR | G | 6-1 | 195 | Maywood, IL | |
| 13 | Justin Wieck | SR | F | 6-6 | 185 | North Liberty, IA | |
| 14 | Brett Wessels | FR | G | 6-3 | 190 | Bettendorf, IA | |
| 15 | Alex Thompson | SO | F | 6-10 | 235 | Ames, IA | |
| 20 | Ryan Kennedy | FR | F | 6-7 | 210 | Des Moines, IA | |
| 23 | Doug Thomas | SR | F | 6-8 | 245 | Pasadena, CA | |
| 25 | Carlton Reed | SO | G | 6-4 | 195 | Waterloo, IA | |
| 34 | Erek Hansen | SR | C | 6-11 | 220 | Bedford, TX | |
| 35 | Mike Henderson | JR | G | 6-2 | 200 | Waterloo, IA | |
| 44 | Greg Brunner | SR | F | 6-7 | 245 | Charles City, IA | |
| 53 | Seth Gorney | SO | C | 7-0 | 245 | Vandalia, OH |
2005-06 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#15
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #12
- Lowest Rank
- #25
- Weeks in Poll
- 15
- Total Weeks
- 20
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#20
11/14
#20
11/21
#18
11/28
#14
12/5
#12
12/12
#22
12/19
#25
12/26
NR
1/2
NR
1/9
NR
1/16
#23
1/23
NR
1/30
#23
2/6
#18
2/13
#18
2/20
#20
2/27
#23
3/6
#20
3/13
NR
Final
#15
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM