2005–06 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

2005–06 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
2005–06 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	10–18 (5–11 Horizon League)
Head coach	Mike Garland;
Home arena	Wolstein Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Milwaukee †	12	–	4	.750	22	–	9	.710
Butler	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
Loyola (IL)	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
UIC	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Detroit	8	–	8	.500	16	–	16	.500
Green Bay	8	–	8	.500	15	–	16	.484
Wright State	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Cleveland State	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Youngstown State	4	–	12	.250	7	–	21	.250

† 2006 Horizon League Tournament winner As of August 1, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2005–06 college basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mike Garland. In 2004–05, the Vikings finished 9–17 (6–10 in the Horizon League). Cleveland State played for the first time since late in the 1990–91 season in Woodling Gym, which served as the home of Viking men's basketball from the 1972–73 season until the Wolstein Center opened prior to the 1991–92 season. The win against Rochester College raised CSU's all-time record in the building to 123–21. It was the 75th season of Cleveland State basketball.

Notable players

Carlos English

Preseason

The preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll picked the Vikings to finish eighth. Raheem Moss was named to the preseason all-Horizon League 2nd team.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent*	Location	Time^#	Result	Overall	Conference
Horizon League Standing: 8th^[2]
Regular Season Games
November 19, 2005	Florida A&M	Cleveland, OH	5:30 p.m.	L 68–66	0–1	0–0
November 22, 2005	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	9:00 p.m.	L 112–55	0–2	0–0
November 26, 2005	Rochester College	Cleveland, OH	3:00 p.m.	W 76–43	1–2	0–0
November 30, 2005	Central Michigan	Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	W 56–43	2–2	0–0
December 3, 2005	Kent State	Kent, OH	7:00 p.m.	L 83–68	2–3	0–0
December 10, 2005	Albany	Cleveland, OH	5:30 p.m.	L 78–65	2–4	0–0
December 16, 2005	Michigan State	East Lansing, MI	7:00 p.m.	L 83–75	2–5	0–0
December 20, 2005	Utah Valley State College	Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	W 70–69	3–5	0–0
December 22, 2005	John Carroll	Cleveland, OH	7:30 p.m.	W 84–53	4–5	0–0
December 29, 2005	Loyola Chicago	Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	L 77–60	4–6	0–1
January 2, 2006	UW–Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	8:00 p.m.	L 75–68	4–7	0–2
January 5, 2006	Wright State	Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	L 58–55	4–8	0–3
January 12, 2006	Detroit Mercy	Cleveland, OH	7:30 p.m.	W 59–53	5–8	1–3
January 14, 2006	Youngstown State	Youngstown, OH	7:35 p.m.	W 63–50	6–8	2–3
January 16, 2006	Akron	Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	L 62–50	6–9	2–3
January 19, 2006	Illinois Chicago	Chicago, IL	8:00 p.m.	W 87–83	7–9	3–3
January 21, 2006	UW–Green Bay	Green Bay, WI	8:05 p.m.	W 66–63	8–9	4–3
January 25, 2006	Butler	Cleveland, OH	7:00 p.m.	L 55–51	8–10	4–4
January 28, 2006	Youngstown State	Cleveland, OH	5:30 p.m.	L 68–63	8–11	4–5
February 2, 2006	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI	7:05 p.m.	L 84–73	8–12	4–6
February 4, 2006	Loyola Chicago	Chicago, IL	5:00 p.m.	L 81–75	8–13	4–7
February 8, 2006	Butler	Indianapolis, IN	7:00 p.m.	L 78–49	8–14	4–8
February 11, 2006	UW–Milwaukee	Chicago, IL	5:30 p.m.	L 86–57	8–15	4–9
February 15, 2006	Wright State	Fairborn, OH	8:05 p.m.	W 63–56	9–15	5–9
February 18, 2006	Delaware	Cleveland, OH	5:30 p.m.	W 52–40	10–15	5–9
February 22, 2006	Illinois Chicago	Cleveland, OH	8:05 p.m.	L 72–67	10–16	5–10
February 25, 2006	UW–Green Bay	Cleveland, OH	5:30 p.m.	L 76–72	10–17	5–11
Horizon League tournament
February 28, 2006	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI	7:00 p.m.	L 92–58	10–18	5–11
Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. ^#All times are in EST. Conference games in BOLD*.