2006–07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

2006-07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball

2007 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, #8 Seed, Quarterfinals
2007 NIT Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2006-07 record	22-13 (8-8, T-7th Big Ten)
Head coach	Tommy Amaker
Assistant coach	Mike Jackson
Assistant coach	Andrew Moore
Assistant coach	Dave Pilipovich
MVP	Dion Harris
Captain	Lester Abram

2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Ohio State†	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
#6 Wisconsin	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
Indiana	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Iowa	9	–	7	.563	17	–	14	.548
Purdue	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Illinois	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Michigan State	8	–	8	.500	23	–	12	.657
Michigan	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
Minnesota	3	–	13	.188	9	–	22	.290
Penn State	2	–	14	.125	13	–	18	.419
Northwestern	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367

† 2007 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 13, 2007; Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2006-07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2006-07 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference.^[2] The team earned an eighth seed and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2007 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.^[3] The team earned an invitation to the 2007 National Invitation Tournament.^[4] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,^[5] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.^[6] The team had a 1–5 record against ranked opponents, with its lone victory coming against #24 Indiana 58–55 on February 17, 2007 at Crisler Arena.^[7]

Lester Abram served as team captains, and Dion Harris earned team MVP honors.^[8] The team's leading scorers were Harris (469 points), Courtney Sims (401 points) and Abram (319 points). The leading rebounders were Sims (218), Brent Petway (205) and Ekpe Udoh (139).^[9]

Harris won the Big Ten Conference free throw percentage statistical championship with an 87.3% average in conference games.^[10]

In the 2007 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at the United Center from March 8–11, Michigan was seeded eighth. In the first round, they defeated number 9 Minnesota 49–40 before losing to number 1 Ohio State 72–62 in the second round.^[11]

On March 13, 2007, Michigan defeated six seeded Utah State 68–58 at Crisler Arena in the first round of the 2006 National Invitation Tournament. Then Michigan lost to two seeded Florida State 87–66 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida in the second round.^[4]^[7]

Team Players Drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2010	1	6	Ekpe Udoh*	Golden State Warriors

*Transferred to Baylor Bears basketball before being drafted^[12]

References

↑ "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007.
↑ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
↑ "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
1 2 "Postseason NIT". CBS Interactive. p. 68. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
↑ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
↑ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
1 2 "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 50. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
↑ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
↑ "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
↑ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 34. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
↑ "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
↑ "2010 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.

External links

stats @ ESPN

Michigan Wolverines men's basketball

Venues	Waterman Gymnasium (1908–1923) Fielding H. Yost Fieldhouse (1923–1967) Crisler Center (1967–present)

Rivalries	Duke Michigan State

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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2006–07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

Team Players Drafted into the NBA

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