====== 2005-2006 Marquette Men's Basketball ====== {{men_s_basketball:mu05-06_cover_w.jpg?240 }}**Record:** 20-11 \\ **Big East:** 10-6\\ **BET:** 0-1\\ **NCAAs:** 0-1\\ **Final RPI Ranking:** 31\\ **Coach:** [[Tom Crean]]\\ **Captains:** [[Steve Novak]], [[Joe Chapman]]\\ **Leading Scorer:** [[Steve Novak]] 17.5 ppg\\ **Leading Rebounder:** [[Steve Novak]] 5.9 rpg\\ \\ In Marquette's inaugural season in the Big East, the Warriors were predicted to finish close to the bottom of the conference. They had good games, like the opener against 2nd-ranked UConn, where Steve Novak poured in 41 points to smoke the Huskies in MU's first Big East matchup. They also had bad games, including the January 7th 70-66 loss to Cincinnati, where Eric Hicks set Bradley Center and MU opponent records for blocked shots in a game (10) and Cincinnati set a team record in that category with 18 rejections (7th most in NCAA History). They also had a few ugly games, including the 104-85 loss at 15th-ranked West Virginia. The 20 three-point field goals WVU hit in that game tied them for 20th all-time in NCAA History. They played seven games against ranked opponents during the season, winning three contests and losing four. They ended the Big East season 10-6, which earned them a surprising fourth place finish in the Big East and a first-round bye in the Big East Tournament. Unfortunately, they went one and done in the BET vs. #16 Georgetown, then one and done in the NCAAs vs. Alabama in Novak's last NCAA game. Novak's three-point prowess helped set a new team mark for three-pointers made in a single season (263). ===== Schedule ===== ^DATE ^ OPPONENT ^ RESULT ^ RECORD... ^ |11/18/2005 |[[Rice]] | [[rice 11 18 05|W 82-65]] | 1-0 |Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic| |11/19/2005 |[[Winthrop]] | [[winthrop 11 19 05|L 71-64]] | 1-1 |Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic| ^ Great Alaska Shootout 11/24-11/26 ^^^^ |11/24/2005 |vs [[Eastern Washington]] | [[east wash 11 24 05|W 83-73]] | 2-1 | |11/25/2005 |vs [[Oral Roberts]] | [[oral roberts 11 25 05|W 73-70]] | 3-1 | |11/26/2005 |vs [[South Carolina]] | [[south carolina 11 26 05|W 92-89]] | 4-1 | |11/30/2005 |at [[Nebraska]] | [[nebraska 11 30 05|L 84-74]] | 4-2 | |12/3/2005 |[[South Dakota State]] | [[sd state 12 03 05|W 87-52]] | 5-2 | |12/7/2005 |[[Valparaiso]] | [[valparaiso 12 07 05|W 69-54]] | 6-2 | |12/10/2005 |at [[UW-Madison]] | [[wisconsin 12 10 05|L 77-63]] | 6-3 | |12/17/2005 |[[San Francisco]] | [[san fran 12 17 05|W 61-48]] | 7-3 | |12/19/2005 |[[Oakland]] | [[oakland 12 19 05|W 90-69]] | 8-3 | |12/22/2005 |[[Delaware State]] | [[deleware state 12 22 05|W 60-48]] | 9-3 | |12/28/2005 |[[Lewis]] | [[lewis 12 28 05|W 88-40]] | 10-3 | |1/3/2006 |#2 [[UConn|Connecticut]] | [[uconn 1 3 06|W 94-79]] | 11-3 (1-0) | |1/7/2006 |[[Cincinnati]] | [[cinci 1 7 06|L 70-66]] | 11-4 (1-1) | |1/11/2006 |at [[Seton Hall]] | [[seton hall 1 11 06|W 67-63]] | 12-4 (2-1) | |1/14/2006 |at #16 [[West Virginia]] | [[west virginia 1 14 06|L 104-85]] | 12-5 (2-2) | |1/17/2006 |at [[DePaul]] | [[depaul 1 17 06|W 82-79]] | 13-5 (3-2) | |1/20/2006 |[[Notre Dame ]] | [[notre dame 1 20 06|W 67-65]] | 14-5 (4-2) | |1/25/2006 |[[DePaul]] | [[depaul 1 25 06|W 62-47]] | 15-5 (5-2) | |1/28/2006 |at #12 [[Pittsburgh]] | [[pitt 1 28 06|L 77-71]] | 15-6 (5-3) | |2/1/2006 |[[Saint John's]] | [[st johns 2 1 06|W 81-61]] | 16-6 (6-3) | |2/4/2006 |at #4 [[Villanova]] | [[nova 2 4 06|L 72-67]] | 16-7 (6-4) | |2/12/2006 |at [[Rutgers]] | [[rutgers 02 12 06|L 91-84]] | 16-8 (6-5) | |2/16/2006 |#17 [[Georgetown]] | [[georgetown 2 16 06|W 57-51 ]] | 17-8 (7-5) | |2/18/2006 |#18 [[Pittsburgh]] | [[pitt 2 18 06|W 84-82]] | 18-8 (8-5) | |2/25/2006 |at [[Notre Dame]] | [[notre dame 2 25 06|W 80-72]] | 19-8 (9-5) | |3/1/2006 |at [[Louisville]] | [[ville 3 1 06|L 67-60]] | 19-9 (9-6) | |3/4/2006 |[[Providence]] | [[providence 3 4 06|W 88-78]] | 20-9 (10-6) | ^ BIG EAST Tournament (New York, NY) ^^^^ |3/9/2006 |vs #23 [[Georgetown]] | [[georgetown 3 9 06|L 62-59]] | 20-10 | ^ NCAA Tournament (San Diego, CA) ^^^^ |3/16/2006 |#7 seed vs #10 [[Alabama]]| [[bama 3 16 06|L 90-85]] | 20-11 | ===== Big East Standings ===== ^ Rank ^ Team ^ Big East ^ Overall^ |1|Connecticut | 14-2| 27-3| |2|Villanova | 14-2| 25-4| |3|West Virginia | 11-5| 20-10| |4|Marquette | 10-6| 20-10| |5|Georgetown | 10-6| 21-9| |6|Pittsburgh | 10-6| 24-7| |7|Seton Hall | 9-7| 18-11| |8|Cincinnati | 8-8| 19-12| |9|Syracuse | 7-9| 23-11| |10|Rutgers | 7-9| 18-13| |11|Louisville | 6-10| 18-12| |12|Notre Dame | 6-10| 15-13| |13|St. John's | 5-11| 12-15| |14|Providence | 5-11| 12-15| |15|DePaul | 5-11| 12-15| |16|South Florida | 1-15| 7-22| ===== Players ===== ^ No. ^ Name ^ Ht./Wt. ^ Pos. ^ Year ^ Hometown (High School) ^ | 43 | [[Ryan Amoroso]] | 6-8/242 | F | SO | Burnsville, MN | | 41 | [[Ousmane Barro]] | 6-10/235 | F | SO | Dakar, Senegal | | 10 | [[Tommy Brice]] | 5-11/174 | G | JR | Bloomingdale, IL | | 12 | [[Dwight Burke]] | 6-8/240 | F | FR | Brooklyn, NY | | 32 | [[Joe Chapman]] | 6-4/210 | G | SR | Chicago Heights, IL | | 5 | [[Dan Fitzgerald]] | 6-9/200 | F | SO | St. Paul, MN | | 33 | [[Chris Grimm]] | 6-10/245 | C | SR | Brighton, MI | | 1 | [[Dominic James]] | 5-11/175 | G | FR | Richmond, IN | | 40 | [[Mike Kinsella]] | 7-0/245 | C | JR | Rochester, MN | | 51 | [[Jamil Lott]] | 6-7/225 | F | JR | St. Paul, MN | | 23 | [[Wesley Matthews]] | 6-5/200 | G | FR | Madison, WI | | 22 | [[Jerel McNeal]] | 6-3/185 | G | FR | Chicago, IL | | 2 | [[Matt Mortensen]] | 6-6/190 | F | FR (redshirt) | Provo, UT | | 20 | [[Steve Novak]] | 6-10/220 | F | SR | Brown Deer, WI | ===== Coaches ===== [[Tom Crean]] - Head Coach \\ [[Jason Rabadeaux]] - Assistant Coach \\ [[Dan Panaggio]] - Assistant Coach \\ [[Jean Prioleau]] - Assistant Coach \\ [[Todd Townsend]] - Director of Operations / Head Manager \\ [[Scott Holsopple]] - Strength & Conditioning Coach \\ [[Jayd Grossman]] - Head Athletic Trainer \\ ===== 2005-2006 Season Statistics ===== ^ name ^ GP-GS^ MIN^ FGM^ FGA^ FG%^ 3PM^ 3PA^ 3P%^ FTM^ FTA^ FT%^ OR^ DR^ REB^ AST^ STL^ BLK^ TO^ PF^ PTS^ PPG^ | [[Steve Novak]] | 31-31| 1047| 173| 363| .477| 121| 259| .467| 74| 76| .974| 34| 149| 183| 39| 20| 4| 32| 64| 541| 17.5| | [[Dominic James]] | 31-31| 1006| 174| 404| .431| 41| 136| .301| 84| 131| .641| 24| 116| 140| 167| 50| 12| 87| 74| 473| 15.3| | [[Jerel McNeal]] | 31-31| 853| 138| 312| .442| 13| 46| .283| 54| 72| .750| 40| 100| 140| 85| 64| 14| 117| 77| 343| 11.1| | [[Wesley Matthews]]| 23-14| 573| 65| 163| .399| 14| 32| .438| 63| 80| .788| 34| 59| 93| 51| 29| 5| 52| 51| 207| 9.0| | [[Joe Chapman]] | 31-16| 697| 64| 147| .435| 36| 91| .396| 21| 28| .750| 20| 59| 79| 45| 18| 7| 19| 51| 185| 6.0| | [[Dan Fitzgerald]] | 31- 2| 617| 56| 117| .479| 30| 74| .405| 21| 29| .724| 24| 51| 75| 51| 20| 6| 57| 78| 163| 5.3| | [[Ryan Amoroso]] | 26- 5| 390| 52| 130| .400| 8| 25| .320| 34| 43| .791| 46| 58| 104| 14| 4| 6| 15| 39| 146| 5.6| | [[Ousmane Barro]] | 31-14| 419| 56| 87| .644| 0| 0| --| 23| 42| .548| 45| 43| 88| 13| 19| 15| 30| 69| 135| 4.4| | [[Jamil Lott]] | 24- 7| 264| 29| 55| .527| 0| 0| --| 16| 25| .640| 23| 29| 52| 7| 9| 16| 20| 34| 74| 3.1| | [[Chris Grimm]] | 24- 2| 186| 11| 16| .688| 0| 0| --| 3| 6| .500| 20| 16| 36| 4| 0| 1| 7| 27| 25| 1.0| | [[Mike Kinsella]] | 14- 2| 86| 7| 15| .467| 0| 0| --| 3| 8| .375| 3| 7| 10| 3| 1| 5| 6| 10| 17| 1.2| | [[Dwight Burke]] | 20- 0| 105| 5| 12| .417| 0| 0| --| 6| 9| .667| 5| 10| 15| 1| 1| 3| 9| 24| 16| 0.8| | [[Tommy Brice]] | 6- 0| 7| 0| 2| .000| 0| 0| --| 0| 0| --| 1| 0| 1| 2| 0| 0| 1| 1| 0| 0.0| | **TOTALS** | **31** | **6250**| **830**| **1823**| **.455**| **263**| **663**| **.397**| **402**| **549**| **.732**| **377**| **435**| **1112**| **482**| **235**| **94**| **458**| **599**| **2325**| **75.0**| {{men_s_basketball:seniornight0506.jpg|}} ===== Media Guide ===== [[http://www.muscoop.com/uploads/2005-06 Marquette Media Guide.pdf|2005-06 Media Guide]]