The 2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 1st year head coach Charles E. Ramsey, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 3–15 in MAC play. They were knocked out in the 1st round of the MAC Tournament by Western Michigan.
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The team captains were John Bowler, Danny McElhinny. Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown HS/Previous 2 B.J. Ford Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Caledonia, Michigan East Kentwood 3 Carlos Medlock Guard 6–0 170 Freshman Detroit, Michigan Murray Wright 4 James Matthews Center 6–8 240 Junior Detroit, Michigan Marquette 5 Nick Freer Guard/Forward 6–6 195 Sophomore Stevensville, Michigan Lakeshore 12 Desmond Young Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Grand Blanc, Michigan Grand Blanc 13 Danny McElhinny Guard 6–0 175 Senior Hermitage, Pennsylvania Kennedy Catholic 21 Craig Cashen Center/Forward 6–8 210 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio St. Xavier 23 Gino Smith Forward 6–7 217 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio Harmony Community School 31 Zane Gay Guard 6–4 195 Freshman Olivet, Michigan Olivet 33 Derek VanSolkema Guard 6–1 175 Redshirt Sophomore Grand Rapids, Michigan South Christian 34 Kyle Dodd Center 6–11 210 Freshman Rockwood, Ontario John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute 42 John Bowler Forward 6–9 260 Senior Chicago, Illinois Notre Dame 44 Chris Knaub Center 6–10 225 Junior South Bend, Indiana Jacksonville (TX) J.C
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Awards 1st Team All-MAC John Bowler MAC All-Freshman team Carlos Medlock MAC Freshman Of The Year Carlos Medlock E-Club Hall of Fame Ben Braun MAC Individual Records John Bowler- Scoring (563/20.1) 2006 John Bowler- Rebounding (301/10.8)
Season Highlights 11/01 vs Cal Head Coaching Debut of EMU's Charles E. Ramsey. EMU inducts former head coach Ben Braun into the EMU Athletics Hall of Fame. 01/14 vs Kent State EMU celebrated Kennedy McIntosh Night with the retiring of his #54 jersey
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