2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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]

2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record17–14 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons
2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Georgetown 13 3   .813 30 7   .811
No. 16 Louisville 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
No. 12 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 29 8   .784
No. 17 Notre Dame 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
No. 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 0 6   .000 2 11   .154
2007 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 2007[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2007 Big East tournament
**Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jerome Dyson
SG
Andover, New Hampshire Proctor Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 17, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Ben Eaves
SF
Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 24, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Gavin Edwards
C
Gilbert, Arizona Mesquite HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Mar 31, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Curtis Kelly
PF
New York City, New York Rice HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 29, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Jonathan Mandeldove
C
Chatham, Virginia Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 18, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Stanley Robinson
PF
Birmingham, Alabama Huffman High School-Magnet 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Oct 11, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Hasheem Thabeet
C
Houston, Texas Cypress Community Christian 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jun 2, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Doug Wiggins
PG
East Hartford, Connecticut East Hartford HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jan 3, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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:

  • "Connecticut Commit List for 2006". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  • "ESPN – Connecticut Basketball Recruiting 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.

Roster

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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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/1/2006*
No. 18 American International W 75–59 
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
11/6/2006*
No. 18 Bryant W 70–45 
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Regular season
11/10/2006*
 SNY
No. 18 Quinnipiac W 53–46  1–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
11/17/2006*
No. 21 Central Arkansas
Hispanic College Fund Classic
W 88–59  2–0
Hartford Civic Center (14,557)
Hartford, Connecticut
11/18/2006*
 SNY
No. 21 Fairfield
Hispanic College Fund Classic
W 74–49  3–0
Hartford Civic Center (14,232)
Hartford, Connecticut
11/19/2006*
 ESPNU
No. 21 Ole Miss
Hispanic College Fund Classic
W 77–59  4–0
Hartford Civic Center (14,813)
Hartford, Connecticut
11/26/2006*
 FSN New York
No. 18 Albany W 86–55  5–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
11/29/2006*
 FSN New York
No. 20 Sacred Heart W 89–46  6–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
12/3/2006*
No. 20 Texas Southern W 106–55  7–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
12/6/2006*
 SNY
No. 19 Northeastern W 81–53  8–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
12/17/2006*
 FSN New York
No. 14 Saint Mary's College W 89–73  9–0
Hartford Civic Center (14,308)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/20/2006*
 ESPNU
No. 14 Pepperdine W 88–66  10–0
Hartford Civic Center (15,117)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/27/2006*
No. 12 Coppin State W 84–41  11–0
Hartford Civic Center (15,351)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/2006
 ESPN2
No. 12 at West Virginia L 71–81  11–1 (0–1)
WVU Coliseum (11,903)
Morgantown, West Virginia
1/2/2007
 SNY
No. 18 South Florida W 69–50  12–1 (1–1)
Hartford Civic Center (15,174)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/6/2007*
 ESPN
No. 18 at No. 19 LSU
ESPN College GameDay
L 49–66  12–2
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,121)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1/10/2007
 SNY
No. 24 No. 8 Marquette L 69–73  12–3 (1–2)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
1/13/2007
 MSG
No. 24 at St. John's W 68–59  13–3 (2–2)
Madison Square Garden (12,178)
New York City
1/16/2007
 ESPN2
at No. 6 Pittsburgh L 54–63  13–4 (2–3)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh
1/20/2007*
 CBS
Indiana L 73–77  13–5
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/22/2007
 ESPN
at Louisville L 54–68  13–6 (2–4)
Freedom Hall (19,876)
Louisville, Kentucky
1/27/2007
 FSN New York
Providence L 72–84  13–7 (2–5)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/31/2007
 SNY
at No. 21 DePaul L 58–66  13–8 (2–6)
Allstate Arena (10,003)
Rosemont, Illinois
2/3/2007
 MSG
Rutgers W 61–50  14–8 (3–6)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
2/5/2007
 ESPN
Syracuse
Rivalry
W 67–60  15–8 (4–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/11/2007*
 CBS
at Georgia Tech L 52–65  15–9
Georgia Dome (19,194)
Atlanta
2/14/2007
 MSG
Seton Hall W 67–55  16–9 (5–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/17/2007
 ABC
at Syracuse
Rivalry
L 63–73  16–10 (5–7)
Carrier Dome (32,376)
Syracuse, New York
2/21/2007
 FSN New York
at Rutgers W 65–55  17–10 (6–7)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,070)
Piscataway, New Jersey
2/25/2007
 CBS
Louisville L 69–76  17–11 (6–8)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/2007
 ESPN
Villanova L 74–78  17–12 (6–9)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
3/3/2007
 CBS
at No. 10 Georgetown
Rivalry
L 46–59  17–13 (6–10)
Verizon Center (18,764)
Washington, D.C.
Big East tournament
3/7/2007
 ESPN
vs. Syracuse
First Round/Rivalry
L 65–78  17–14
Madison Square Garden (19,594)
New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
  4. ^ "UCONN Men's Basketball – University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.