2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2006-07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches #NR
AP #NR
2006-07 record 17-14 (6-10 Big East)
Head coach Jim Calhoun (21st year)
Home arena Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Georgetown 13 3   .813     30 7   .811
#16 Louisville 12 4   .750     24 10   .706
#12 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750     29 8   .784
#17 Notre Dame 11 5   .688     24 8   .750
#20 Marquette 10 6   .625     24 10   .706
West Virginia 9 7   .563     27 9   .750
DePaul 9 7   .563     20 14   .588
Villanova 9 7   .563     22 11   .667
Providence 8 8   .500     18 13   .581
St. John's 7 9   .438     16 15   .516
Connecticut 6 10   .375     17 14   .548
Seton Hall 4 12   .250     13 16   .448
South Florida 3 13   .188     12 18   .400
Rutgers 3 13   .188     10 19   .345
Cincinnati 2 14   .125     11 19   .367
**Syracuse 6   .000     2 11   .154
2007 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2007[1]
*Did not qualify for 2005 Big East Tournament
**Syracuse:: 22 reg. season games, 2 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(24–11)(10–6); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2006–07 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–14 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 6–10 record. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twenty-first-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[2][3]


Recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jerome Dyson
SG
Andover, NH Proctor Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 17, 2005 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Ben Eaves
SF
Worcester, MA Worcester Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 24, 2005 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Gavin Edwards
C
Gilbert, AZ Mesquite HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Mar 31, 2006 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Curtis Kelly
PF
New York, NY Rice HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 29, 2005 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Jonathan Mandeldove
C
Chatham, VA Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 18, 2005 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Stanley Robinson
PF
Birmingham, AL Huffman High School-Magnet 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Oct 11, 2005 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Hasheem Thabeet
C
Houston, TX Cypress Community Christian 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jun 2, 2006 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Doug Wiggins
PG
East Hartford, CT East Hartford HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jan 3, 2005 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 5   Rivals: 4
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2006–2007 team.[4]

# Name Position Year
4 Jeff Adrien Forward So
24 Craig Austrie Guard So
11 Jerome Dyson Guard Fr
2 Ben Eaves Forward So
33 Gavin Edwards Forward Fr
35 Marty Gagne Guard Sr
25 Rob Garrison Guard So
1 Marcus Johnson Forward So
14 Curtis Kelly Forward Fr
32 Jonathan Mandeldove Center Fr
12 A. J. Price Guard So
21 Stanley Robinson Forward Fr
10 Ben Spencer Guard Jr
34 Hasheem Thabeet Center Fr
3 Doug Wiggins Guard Fr

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/1/2006*
#18 American International W 7559 
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT

11/6/2006*
#18 Bryant W 7045 
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
Regular season

11/10/2006*
 SNY
#18 Quinnipiac W 5346  10
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT

11/17/2006*
#21 Central Arkansas
Hispanic College Fund Classic
W 8859  20
Hartford Civic Center (14,557)
Hartford, CT

11/18/2006*
 SNY
#21 Fairfield
Hispanic College Fund Classic
W 7449  30
Hartford Civic Center (14,232)
Hartford, CT

11/19/2006*
 ESPNU
#21 Ole Miss
Hispanic College Fund Classic
W 7759  40
Hartford Civic Center (14,813)
Hartford, CT

11/26/2006*
 FSN New York
#18 Albany W 8655  50
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT

11/29/2006*
 FSN New York
#20 Sacred Heart W 8946  60
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT

12/3/2006*
#20 Texas Southern W 10655  70
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT

12/6/2006*
 SNY
#19 Northeastern W 8153  80
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT

12/17/2006*
 FSN New York
#14 Saint Mary's College W 8973  90
Hartford Civic Center (14,308)
Hartford, CT

12/20/2006*
 ESPNU
#14 Pepperdine W 8866  100
Hartford Civic Center (15,117)
Hartford, CT

12/27/2006*
#12 Coppin State W 8441  110
Hartford Civic Center (15,351)
Hartford, CT

12/30/2006
 ESPN2
#12 at West Virginia L 7181  111 (01)
WVU Coliseum (11,903)
Morgantown, WV

1/2/2007
 SNY
#18 South Florida W 6950  121 (11)
Hartford Civic Center (15,174)
Hartford, CT

1/6/2007*
 ESPN
#18 at #19 LSU L 4966  122
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,121)
Baton Rouge, LA

1/10/2007
 SNY
#24 #8 Marquette L 6973  123 (12)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT

1/13/2007
 MSG
#24 at St. John's W 6859  133 (22)
Madison Square Garden (12,178)
New York City, NY

1/16/2007
 ESPN2
at #6 Pittsburgh L 5463  134 (23)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA

1/20/2007*
 CBS
Indiana L 7377  135
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT

1/22/2007
 ESPN
at Louisville L 5468  136 (24)
Freedom Hall (19,876)
Louisville, KY

1/27/2007
 FSN New York
Providence L 7284  137 (25)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT

1/31/2007
 SNY
at #21 DePaul L 5866  138 (26)
Allstate Arena (10,003)
Rosemont, IL

2/3/2007
 MSG
Rutgers W 6150  148 (36)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT

2/5/2007
 ESPN
Syracuse
Rivalry
W 6760  158 (46)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT

2/11/2007*
 CBS
at Georgia Tech L 5265  159
Georgia Dome (19,194)
Atlanta, GA

2/14/2007
 MSG
Seton Hall W 6755  169 (56)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT

2/17/2007
 ABC
at Syracuse
Rivalry
L 6373  1610 (57)
Carrier Dome (32,376)
Syracuse, NY

2/21/2007
 FSN New York
at Rutgers W 6555  1710 (67)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,070)
Piscataway, NJ

2/25/2007
 CBS
Louisville L 6976  1711 (68)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT

2/28/2007
 ESPN
Villanova L 7478  1712 (69)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT

3/3/2007
 CBS
at #10 Georgetown
Rivalry
L 4659  1713 (610)
Verizon Center (18,764)
Washington, DC
Big East Tournament

3/7/2007
 ESPN
vs. Syracuse
First Round/Rivalry
L 6578  1714
Madison Square Garden (19,594)
New York, NY

References

  1. "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
  2. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
  4. UCONN Men's Basketball – University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site
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