2006–07 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2006-07 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2006-07 record	22–11 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach	Jay Wright
Assistant coach	Brett Gunning
Assistant coach	Pat Chambers
Assistant coach	Ed Pinckney
Home arena	The 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 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wachovia Center. They finished the season 22–11, 9–7 in Big East play. They received an at-large bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 9 seed, where they lost to Kentucky in the first round.

Class of 2006

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Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Casiem Drummond C	Bloomfield, NJ	Bloomfield HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jul 7, 2005
Casiem Drummond C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Andrew Ott C	Fort Washington, PA	Germantown Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 13, 2005
Andrew Ott C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Antonio Pena PF	Oakdale, CT	St. Thomas More School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jul 13, 2005
Antonio Pena PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Reggie Redding SF	Philadelphia, PA	St. Joseph's Prep School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 5, 2005
Reggie Redding SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Scottie Reynolds PG	Herndon, VA	Herndon HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 23, 2006
Scottie Reynolds PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall Recruiting Rankings:' Scout – 24 Rivals – 14 ^[5] ESPN – '

Roster

Villanova Basketball 2007–08 Roster
G/F	22	Dwayne Anderson	SO	Washington, DC (St. Thomas More)
G/F	3	Bilal Benn	SO	Philadelphia, PA (Hargrave Military Academy)
F	20	Shane Clark	SO	Philadelphia, PA (Hargrave Military Academy)
G	4	Ross Condon	SR	Springfield, VA (Potomac School)
F	33	Dante Cunningham	SO	Silver Spring, MD (Potomac)
F/C	32	Cassiem Drummond	FR	West Orange, NJ (Bloomfield Tech)
G	12	Mike Nardi	SR	Linden, NJ (St. Patrick's)
F	21	Andrew Ott	FR	Abington, PA (Germantown Academy)
F	0	Antonio Pena	FR	Brooklyn, NY (St. Thomas More)
G	15	Reggie Redding	FR	Philadelphia, PA (St. Joseph's Prep)
G	1	Scottie Reynolds	FR	Herndon, VA (Herndon)
F	50	Will Sheridan	SR	Bear, DE (Sanford School)
F	34	Curtis Sumpter	SR	Brooklyn, NY (Bishop Loughlin)
F	42	Frank Tchuisi	SO	Douala, Cameroon (St. Benedict's)

Coaching staff

Jay Wright – Head Coach

Brett Gunning – Associate Head Coach

Patrick Chambers – Assistant Coach

Ed Pinckney – Assistant Coach

Schedule

Date	Opponent	rank	Location	Result	Overall	Conf.
Regular Season
November 11, 2006	@ Northwood		West Palm Beach, FL	W 97-60	1–0	0–0
November 17, 206	College of Charleston (Paradise Jam Tournament)		U.S. Virgin Islands	W 81-68	2–0	0–0
November 19, 2006	@ Xavier (Paradise Jam Tournament)		U.S. Virgin Islands	L 66-71	2-1	0–0
November 20, 2006	Iowa (Paradise Jam Tournament)		U.S. Virgin Islands	W 89-60	3-1	0–0
November 25, 2006	Navy		Villanova, PA	W 70-61	4–1	0–0
November 30, 2006	@ Stony Brook		Stony Brook, NY	W 72-44	5–1	0–0
December 2, 2006	@ Penn (Philadelphia Big 5)		Philadelphia, PA	W 99-89	6–1	0–0
December 6, 2006	@ Oklahoma		Norman, OK	W 67-51	7–1	0–0
December 9, 2006	Drexel		Villanova, PA	L 76-81	7-2	0–0
December 20, 2006	Rider Broncs		Villanova, PA	W 108-61	8-2	0–0
December 23, 2006	@ La Salle (Philadelphia Big 5)		Philadelphia, PA	W 64-51	9-2	0–0
December 30, 2006	Temple (Philadelphia Big 5)		Villanova, PA	W 83-65	10–2	0–0
January 3, 2007	@ West Virginia		Morgantown, WV	L 56-67	10-3	0–1
January 6, 2007	DePaul		Villanova, PA	L 65-73	10-4	0-2
January 8, 2007	@ Georgetown		Washington, DC	W 56-52	11-4	1–2
January 13, 2007	@ Syracuse		Syracuse, NY	L 64-75	11-5	1-3
January 17, 2007	#20 Notre Dame		Villanova, PA	W 102-87	12-5	2–3
January 20, 2007	#23 Texas		Philadelphia, PA	W 76-69	13–5	2-3
January 23, 2007	@ Providence		Providence, RI	W 82-73	14-5	3–3
January 27, 2007	Notre Dame		South Bend, IN	L 63-66	14-6	3–4
January 29, 2007	#7 Pittsburgh		Philadelphia, PA	L 59-65	14-7	3–5
February 3, 2007	Louisville		Philadelphia, PA	W 57-53	15-7	4–5
February 6, 2007	Saint Joseph (Philadelphia Big 5)		Villanova, PA	W 56-39	16-7	4-5
February 10, 2007	@ Seton Hall		East Rutherford, NJ	W 78-69	17-7	5-5
February 14, 2007	Cincinnati		Villanova, PA	W 64-48	18-7	6-5
February 17, 2007	Georgetown		Philadelphia, PA	L 55-58	18-8	6–6
February 19, 2007	@ #16 Marquette		Milwaukee, WI	L 67-80	18-9	6–7
February 24, 2007	Rutgers		Villanova, PA	W 74-51	19-9	7-7
February 28, 2007	@ Connecticut		Storrs, CT	W 78-74	20-9	8-7
March 3, 207	Syracuse		Philadelphia, PA	W 78-75	21-9	9–7
Big East Tournament
March 7, 2007	DePaul		New York, NY	W 75-67	22-9	9-7
March 8, 2007	Georgetown		New York, NY	L 57-62	22-10	9-7
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2007	(8) Kentucky	(9)	Chicago, IL	L 58-67	22-11	9-7
Big East regular season games in bold. • Philadelphia Big Five games in italics. • * represent seedings in NCAA Tournament.

References

↑ "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
↑ Villanova Class of 2006 – Rivals
↑ Villanova Class of 2006 – Scout
↑ Villanova Class of 2006 – ESPN
↑ 2006 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) The Pavilion (1986–present) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)

Rivalries	Saint Joseph's

Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) "V for Villanova"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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

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