2006–07 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2006–07 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #32
2006–07 record 22–12 (10–6, 2nd SEC East)
Head coach Kevin Stallings
Assistant coach Dan Muller
Assistant coach Tom Richardson
Assistant coach King Rice
Home arena Memorial Gymnasium

The 2006–07 Vanderbilt Commodores men’s basketball team finished with a 22–12 record (SEC East: 10–6, 2nd) and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Commodores were ranked No. 19 in the final ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) poll.

The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

Preseason outlook

Entering the season, Vanderbilt was picked by the media attending the SEC's media days in October to finish 4th in a strong SEC East, behind the defending national champion Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee.[1] They returned three starters: swingmen Shan Foster and Derrick Byars and point guard Alex Gordon. Foster was their leading scorer last season and was the third-leading returning scorer in the SEC. Vanderbilt lost two starters: Julian Terrell, their top rebounder (7.2 rpg), and rising-junior DeMarre Carroll, their second-leading scorer (12.1 ppg). Terrell graduated, while Carroll unexpectedly decided to transfer to Missouri shortly after the 2005–06 season ended, a decision influenced by the fact that Mizzou's new head coach Mike Anderson is his uncle.[2]

Junior Shan Foster was named by the league’s coaches to the preseason all-SEC first team.[3]

Regular season

The Commodores got off to a rocky 1–3 start that included an embarrassing home loss to Furman (15–16 final record, 8–10 Southern Conference). After that, Vanderbilt won 17 of their next 22 games, culminating in an 83–70 home win over then-No. 1 Florida (33–5, SEC East: 14–2, 1st). They entered the NCAA Tournament winning only 2 of their last 5 games, including two losses to Arkansas (21–14, SEC West: 7–9, 3rd), but one of the wins was a come-from-behind 67–65 home win over Kentucky (22–12, SEC East: 9–7, 4th), their fourth straight win over the Wildcats.

Vanderbilt finished the regular season tied for 2nd with Tennessee (24–11, SEC East: 10–6) in the SEC East, four games behind eventual national champion Florida (35–5, SEC East: 14–2, 1st).

NCAA tournament

The Commodores were the No. 6 seed in the East Regional and lost 66–65 to No. 2 seeded Georgetown (30–6, Big East: 13–3, 1st) at East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Commodores defeated No. 11 seeded George Washington (23–9, A-10: 11–5, 3rd) in the first round, 77–44, and No. 3 seeded Washington State (26–7, Pac-10: 13–5, 2nd), 78–74, in two overtimes, at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

Awards

Following the end of the regular season, head coach Kevin Stallings was named SEC Coach of the Year by his fellow SEC coaches, while senior Derrick Byars was named SEC Player of the Year by the league coaches (the AP chose Chris Lofton of Tennessee). Stallings has now led the Commodores to 20 wins in three of the last four seasons. Byars led the Commodores in scoring with 17.0 points per game and was a unanimous selection to the All-SEC first team. Junior Shan Foster, who averaged 15.6 points per game, was named to the All-SEC second team.[4]

Including NCAA Tournament games, Vanderbilt finished the season 7–3 against teams ranked in the Top 25. Only North Carolina and UCLA had more wins against ranked opponents

Roster and individual statistics

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown High School GP Min Ppg Rpg Apg
0 Jermaine Beal G 6–3 205 Freshman DeSoto, TX DeSoto 34 16.8 3.8 1.8 1.8
2 David Rodriguez G 6–2 180 Sophomore Sarasota, FL Out-of-Door Academy 2 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
3 Alex Gordon G 5’11 164 Junior Pensacola, FL Pensacola 34 24.0 7.8 2.4 3.3
4 Derrick Byars G-F 6–7 230 Senior Memphis, TN Ridgeway 34 31.4 17.0 4.9 3.4
11 Alan Metcalfe F 6–9 265 Junior St. Helens, England Notre Dame Academy (Va.) 21 7.5 2.6 1.9 0.1
14 Aubrey Hammond G 6–4 184 Junior Charlottesville, VA Woodberry Forest School 13 4.2 0.8 0.5 0.2
20 Dan Cage G 6–5 215 Senior Indianapolis, IN Bishop Chatard 34 28.9 11.2 3.3 2.2
31 JeJuan Brown F 6–7 226 Freshman Biloxi, MS Biloxi 34 13.3 3.1 2.5 0.6
32 Shan Foster G-F 6–6 200 Junior Kenner, LA Bonnabel 34 32.4 15.6 4.6 2.3
34 George Drake G 6–4 213 Freshman Calera, AL Calera 33 10.3 2.7 1.4 0.6
41 Ross Neltner F 6–9 247 Junior Fort Thomas, KY Highlands 34 25.0 9.2 5.7 2.2
54 Ted Skuchas C 6–11 242 Senior Audubon, PA Germantown Academy 34 15.5 4.0 2.6 0.4

2006–07 schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
November 1*
7:00 PM
Northern State W 9894 
Memorial Gymnasium (9,016)
Nashville, TN
Regular Season
November 15*
8:00 PM, FSN
#8 Georgetown L 7086  01
Memorial Gymnasium (12,414)
Nashville, TN
November 21*
8:00 PM, FSN
at Wake Forest L 7888  02
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,258)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 25*
7:00 PM
Elon W 8170  12
Memorial Gymnasium (10,253)
Nashville, TN
November 28*
7:00 PM
Furman L 6270  13
Memorial Gymnasium (10,284)
Nashville, TN
December 2*
7:00 PM
Toledo W 9893 OT 23
Memorial Gymnasium (10,177)
Nashville, TN
December 5*
8:00 PM, CSS
ETSU W 10462  33
Memorial Gymnasium (10,012)
Nashville, TN
December 7*
8:00 PM, CSS
Lipscomb W 5950  43
Memorial Gymnasium (10,855)
Nashville, TN
December 9*
4:00 PM, ESPN2
#25 Georgia Tech W 7364  53
Memorial Gymnasium (12,221)
Nashville, TN
December 16*
7:00 PM
Nicholls State W 7640  63
Memorial Gymnasium (9,513)
Nashville, TN
December 19*
9:00 AM
vs. UPR-Mayagüez
San Juan Shoot-out
W 10259  73
Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Guaynabo, PR
December 20*
1:00 PM
vs. Tennessee Tech
San Juan Shoot-out
W 7562  83
Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Guaynabo, PR
December 21*
3:00 PM
vs. Appalachian State
San Juan Shoot-out
L 7987 OT 84
Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Guaynabo, PR
December 29*
7:00 PM
Alabama A&M W 8647  94
Memorial Gymnasium (9,739)
Nashville, TN
January 2*
7:00 PM, CSS
at Rice W 7469  104
Autry Court (1,776)
Houston, TX
January 6
5:30 PM, FSN
at Auburn L 6568  105
(01)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,088)
Auburn, AL
January 10
7:00 PM
#16 Tennessee W 8281  115
(11)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
January 13
3:00 PM
at Georgia L 7385  116
(12)
Stegeman Coliseum (7,311)
Athens, GA
January 17
7:00 PM
#10 Alabama W 9473  126
(22)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,672)
Nashville, TN
January 20
3:00 PM, LFS
at #25 Kentucky W 7267  136
(32)
Rupp Arena (24,284)
Lexington, KY
January 24
7:00 PM
at #21 LSU W 6453  146
(42)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,006)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 27
12:00 PM, LFS
Mississippi W 8580  156
(52)
Memorial Gymnasium (11,812)
Nashville, TN
January 31
6:00 PM, LFS
at #1 Florida L 6474  157
(53)
O'Connell Center (12,370)
Gainesville, FL
February 3
6:00 PM, FSN
Georgia W 6661  167
(63)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,511)
Nashville, TN
February 10
12:00 PM, LFS
at Tennessee L 5784  168
(64)
Thompson–Boling Arena (21,493)
Knoxville, TN
February 14
7:00 PM
South Carolina W 7868  178
(74)
Memorial Gymnasium (12,588)
Nashville, TN
February 17
12:00 PM, CBS
#1 Florida W 8370  188
(84)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
February 21
7:00 PM
#17 at Mississippi State L 7083  189
(85)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,832)
Starkville, MS
February 25
1:00 PM, LFS
#17 Kentucky W 6765  199
(95)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
February 28
6:30 PM
#19 at South Carolina W 9990 OT 209
(105)
Colonial Center (11,852)
Columbia, SC
March 3
12:00 PM
#19 Arkansas L 6782  2010
(106)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,285)
Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 9
2:15 PM, LFS
vs. Arkansas
Quarterfinals
L 7172  2011
Georgia Dome (17,068)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 15*
3:55 PM, CBS
vs. George Washington
First Round
W 7744  2111
Arco Arena (16,338)
Sacramento, CA
March 17*
4:40 PM, CBS
vs. #13 Washington State
Second Round
W 7874 2OT 2211
Arco Arena (16,407)
Sacramento, CA
March 23*
6:27 PM, CBS
vs. #9 Georgetown
Sweet 16
L 6566  2212
Continental Airlines Arena (19,557)
East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "VU Makes Appearance at SEC Hoops Media Days". CSTV.com. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  2. "DeMarre Carroll Leaving Vanderbilt". CSTV.com. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  3. "Foster wins preseason honors". InsideVandy.com. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  4. "Coaches say Byars SEC's best". Tennessean.com. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
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