2005-2006 Butler Bulldogs

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2005-2006 Butler Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Julian Betko So GF 6-6 200 Jun 3, 1983 Ruzomberok Slovakia Sharon High School
- Brandon Crone Jr F 6-6 225 Jun 21, 1984 Frankfort (IN) United States Frankfort High School
- A.J. Graves So G 6-1 160 Aug 15, 1985 Switz City (IN) United States White River Valley
- Bruce Horan Sr G 6-3 190 Oct 20, 1983 New Castle (IN) United States New Castle Chrysler High School
- Brian Ligon Jr F 6-7 240 Oct 4, 1985 St. Petersburg (FL) United States Lakewood High School
- Marcus Nellems Jr G 6-4 200 Jul 13, 1985 Fort Wayne (IN) United States Northrop High School
- Brandon Polk Sr SF 6-6 210 Jan 9, 1984 Wichita (KS) United States Wichita High School East
- Avery Sheets Sr G 6-0 175 Nov 29, 1983 Lafayette (IN) United States McCutcheon High School
- Ben Slaton Fr G 6-1 160 Jun 27, 1986 Columbus (IN) United States Columbus East High School
- Drew Streicher So GF 6-7 200 Jan 25, 1985 Washington (IN) United States Washington High School

Butler Transfers Sitting Out 2005-2006

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Pete Campbell So F 6-7 200 Sep 23, 1984 Muncie (IN) United States Fort Wayne
- Mike Green Jr G 6-1 183 Jun 23, 1985 Philadelphia (PA) United States Towson

Recent Butler Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 18-15 (9-11) 8th (Big East) 1st Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2022-2023 14-18 (6-14) 9th (Big East) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 14-19 (6-14) 9th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 10-15 (8-13) 8th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 22-9 (10-8) 5th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 16-17 (7-11) 8th (Big East) 1st Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2017-2018 21-14 (9-9) 6th (Big East) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 25-9 (12-6) 2nd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2015-2016 22-11 (10-8) 4th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 23-11 (12-6) 2nd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 14-17 (4-14) 9th (Big East) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 27-9 (11-5) 3rd (A-10) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 22-15 (11-7) 3rd (Horizon) 3rd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 28-10 (13-5) 1st (Horizon) Champion NCAA Runner Up
2009-2010 33-5 1st (Horizon) Champion NCAA Runner Up
2008-2009 26-6 (15-3) 1st (Horizon) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 30-4 (16-2) 1st (Horizon) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 29-7 (13-3) 1st (Horizon) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2005-2006 20-13 (11-5) 2nd (Horizon) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 13-15 (7-9) 7th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 16-14 (8-8) 6th (Horizon) 3rd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 27-6 (14-2) 1st (Horizon) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd

2005-2006 Butler Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Brandon Polk Horizon League Player of the Year
Brandon Polk Horizon All-League First Team
Brandon Polk Horizon League All-Tournament Team

2005-2006 Butler Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Sheets A. Graves B. Horan B. Polk B. Crone
Rotation     J. Betko    
Rotation     B. Ligon    
Lim PT B. Slaton M. Nellems D. Streicher    

2005-2006 Butler Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Brandon Polk 33 31.5 18.0 4.7 1.3 0.6 1.5 1.9
A.J. Graves 33 32.4 13.4 2.3 2.4 1.3 0.0 1.6
Bruce Horan 33 32.9 10.9 2.4 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.7
Brandon Crone 33 29.3 9.8 5.0 2.2 1.5 0.2 1.3
Avery Sheets 33 34.2 9.6 2.8 3.3 1.2 0.0 1.2
Julian Betko 33 16.2 2.4 1.5 1.7 0.9 0.0 0.9
Brian Ligon 33 14.1 2.3 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6
Ben Slaton 9 2.7 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Marcus Nellems 24 8.9 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.4
Drew Streicher 25 8.9 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1

2005-2006 Butler Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Matthew Graves Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Butler, 2000 to 2010)
Brad Stevens Assistant Coach 2001-2002 N/A
Terry Johnson Director of Basketball Operations 2004-2005 N/A
Jim Peal Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2003-2004 N/A