2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 13
Record26–7 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wayne McClain (5th season)
  • Jay Price (3rd season)
  • Tracy Webster (2nd season)
MVPDee Brown
Captains
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2005–06 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Ohio State124 .750266  .813
No. 15 Iowa115 .688259  .735
No. 13 Illinois115 .688267  .788
Wisconsin97 .5631912  .613
Indiana97 .5631912  .613
Michigan State88 .5002212  .647
Michigan88 .5002211  .667
Penn State610 .3751515  .500
Northwestern610 .3751415  .483
Minnesota511 .3131615  .516
Purdue313 .188919  .321
2006 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's third season at Illinois. The team finished with 11–5 conference and 26–7 overall records. The Illini lost in its first game of the Big Ten tournament and were eliminated in the second round of the NCAA tournament.