2005–06 Milwaukee Bucks season

2005–06 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	Terry Stotts
Owner(s)	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 5th Conference: 8th
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 1-4)
Local media
Television	FSN North, WCGV
Radio	WFMR

The 2005-06 Milwaukee Bucks season was the team's 38th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 30-52 output from the previous season. They bested it by ten games, finishing 40-42, qualifying for the playoffs despite finishing last place in the Central Division.

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Andrew Bogut	C	Australia	Utah
2	36	Ersan İlyasova	F	Turkey

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 42 Bell, Charlie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan State C 6 Bogut, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Utah PG 11 Ford, T. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Texas C 50 Gadzuric, Dan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA PG 34 Gaines, Reece 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Louisville SG 5 Jackson, Jermaine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Detroit C 40 Johnson, Ervin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) New Orleans SF 7 Kukoč, Toni 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Croatia PF 20 Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Kentucky SG 22 Redd, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ohio State SF 21 Simmons, Bobby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) DePaul PF 8 Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Maryland SF 44 Welsch, Jiří 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Czech Republic PG 25 Williams, Mo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Alabama	Head coach Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Assistant coach(es) Lester Conner (Oregon State) Brian James (Illinois State) Bob Ociepka (Quincy) Mike Sanders (UCLA) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	64	18	.780	-	37–4	27–14	13–3
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	14	31–10	19–22	11–5
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	23	27–14	14–27	6–10
x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	23	21–20	20–21	4–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks	40	42	.488	24	25–16	15–26	6–10

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	64	18	.780	-
2	y-Miami Heat	52	30	.634	12
3	y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	15
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	14
5	x-Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	22
6	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	23
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	40	42	.488	24
9	Philadelphia 76ers	38	44	.463	26
10	Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	28
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	31
12	Toronto Raptors	27	55	.329	37
13	Charlotte Bobcats	26	56	.317	38
14	Atlanta Hawks	26	56	.317	38
15	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	41

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Milwaukee Bucks

TNT

April 23 5:30 pm

Recap

Milwaukee Bucks 74, Detroit Pistons 92
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 18–24, 19–25, 18–24
Pts: Charlie Bell 13 Rebs: Jamaal Magloire 9 Asts: Ford, Bogut 3 each		Pts: Rasheed Wallace 22 Rebs: Ben Wallace 17 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Eddie Rush, David Jones, Bill Spooner, Bennie Adams

NBA TV

April 26 7:30 pm

Recap

Milwaukee Bucks 98, Detroit Pistons 109
Scoring by quarter: 23–32, 25–29, 27–31, 23–17
Pts: Michael Redd 29 Rebs: Andrew Bogut 13 Asts: Andrew Bogut 4		Pts: Tayshaun Prince 22 Rebs: Ben Wallace 11 Asts: Richard Hamilton 8

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Tony Brothers, Don Garretson, Derrick Stafford

ESPN

April 29 8:00 pm

Recap

Detroit Pistons 104, Milwaukee Bucks 124
Scoring by quarter: 27–30, 27–31, 20–29, 30–34
Pts: Chauncey Billups 26 Rebs: Antonio McDyess 8 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6		Pts: Michael Redd 40 Rebs: Ford, Magloire, Smith 7 each Asts: T. J. Ford 15

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 18,717 Referees: Dan Crawford, Joe Forte, Scott Wall

NBA TV

May 1 7:30 pm

Recap

Detroit Pistons 109, Milwaukee Bucks 99
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 24–25, 23–31, 35–23
Pts: Chauncey Billups 34 Rebs: Antonio McDyess 11 Asts: Tayshaun Prince 7		Pts: Michael Redd 33 Rebs: Jamaal Magloire 12 Asts: Andrew Bogut 6

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 16,296 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Tom Washington, Mark Wunderlich

TNT

May 3 6:00 pm

Recap

Milwaukee Bucks 93, Detroit Pistons 122
Scoring by quarter: 23–39, 26–23, 17–35, 27–25
Pts: Michael Redd 23 Rebs: Michael Redd 9 Asts: T. J. Ford 6		Pts: Richard Hamilton 40 Rebs: Ben Wallace 14 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8
Detroit wins series, 4–1

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Sean Corbin, Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore

Last Playoffs meeting: 2004 Eastern Conference First Round (Detroit won 4–1)

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Charlie Bell	59	6	21.7	.439	.423	.708	2.0	2.2	1.0	0.1	8.4
Andrew Bogut	82	77	28.6	.533	.000	.629	7.0	2.3	0.6	0.8	9.4
Josh Davis	4	0	3.0	.250	.000		0.8	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.5
T.J. Ford	72	70	35.5	.416	.337	.754	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.1	12.2
Dan Gadzuric	74	0	12.0	.553	.000	.461	3.1	0.3	0.3	0.6	5.2
Reece Gaines	12	0	4.5	.500	.000	.250	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	1.1
Jermaine Jackson	30	2	6.7	.423	.250	.857	0.9	0.8	0.1	0.0	1.2
Ervin Johnson	18	0	4.5	.412		.500	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.8
Toni Kukoc	65	0	15.7	.389	.306	.714	2.3	2.1	0.5	0.3	4.9
Jamaal Magloire	82	82	30.1	.467		.535	9.5	0.7	0.4	1.0	9.2
Michael Redd	80	80	39.1	.450	.395	.877	4.3	2.9	1.2	0.1	25.4
Bobby Simmons	75	74	33.8	.453	.420	.825	4.4	2.3	1.1	0.3	13.4
Joe Smith	44	5	20.2	.475	.000	.774	5.2	0.7	0.5	0.3	8.6
Jiri Welsch	58	2	14.9	.387	.286	.747	1.9	1.1	0.6	0.0	4.3
Mo Williams	58	12	26.4	.424	.382	.850	2.5	4.0	0.9	0.1	12.1

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

See also

• 2003-04 NBA season