2006–07 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes finished the season 17–14 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play (tied for fourth place). This marked the first time since the 1976–1977 season that an Iowa men's basketball team with a winning record failed to make either the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

2006–07 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–14 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Alford (8th season)
Associate head coach	Craig Neal
Assistant coaches	Tim Buckley Billy Garrett Sr. Paul Weir
MVP	Adam Haluska
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (Capacity: 15,500)

2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Ohio State†	15	–	1		.938			35	–	4		.897
No. 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

Roster

2006–07 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Adam Haluska 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Carroll, Iowa F 5 Alex Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr Ames, Iowa G 11 Tony Freeman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Maywood, Illinois G 14 Brett Wessels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Bettendorf, Iowa F 20 Ryan Kennedy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Des Moines, Iowa G 25 Carlton Reed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Waterloo, Iowa F 34 Tyler Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pulaski, Tennessee G 35 Mike Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Waterloo, Iowa C 53 Seth Gorney 6 ft 11.75 in (2.13 m) — Jr Vandalia, Ohio	Head coach Steve Alford (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Tim Buckley (Bemidji State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 13, 2006*		The Citadel	W 75–53	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Nov 17, 2006*		vs. Toledo Paradise Jam tournament	W 78–65	2–0	Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 19, 2006*		vs. No. 10 Alabama Paradise Jam Tournament	L 60–72	2–1	Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 20, 2006*		vs. Villanova Paradise Jam Tournament, 3rd Place Game	L 60–89	2–2	Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 25, 2006*		at Arizona State	L 64–67	2–3	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, AZ
11/29/2006*		at Virginia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 65-69	2-4	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Dec 1, 2006*		Texas–Rio Grande Valley Hawkeye Challenge Tournament	W 62–46	3–4	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Dec 2, 2006*		Coppin State Hawkeye Challenge Tournament	W 83–67	4–4	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Dec 5, 2006*		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	L 55–57	4–5	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
12/8/2006*		Iowa State Rivalry	W 77-59	5-5	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
12/16/2006*		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 59-75	5-6	Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
Dec 20, 2006*		Georgia State	W 101–59	6–6	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Dec 23, 2006*		Texas Southern	W 90–63	7–6	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Dec 30, 2006*		Cornell	W 65–50	8–6	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 4, 2007*		Michigan State	W 62–60	9–6 (1–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,469) Iowa City, IA
Jan 10, 2007*		at Illinois	L 70–74	9–7 (1–1)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL
Jan 13, 2007*		Minnesota	W 60–49	10–7 (2–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Jan 16, 2007*		at Indiana	L 64–71	10–8 (2–2)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
Jan 20, 2007*		at No. 7 Ohio State	L 63–82	10–9 (2–3)	Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
Jan 24, 2007*		Penn State	W 79–63	11–9 (3–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Jan 28, 2007*		No. 2 Wisconsin	L 46–57	11–10 (3–4)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Jan 31, 2007*		at Michigan	W 69–62	12–10 (4–4)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 3, 2007*		Indiana	W 81–75	13–10 (5–4)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Feb 7, 2007*		at Minnesota	W 91–78	14–10 (6–4)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
Feb 10, 2007*		at No. 4 Wisconsin	L 62–74	14–11 (6–5)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
Feb 15, 2007*		Northwestern	W 66–58	15–11 (7–5)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Feb 17, 2007*		at Michigan State	L 49–81	15–12 (7–6)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
Feb 21, 2007*		Purdue	W 78–59	16–12 (8–6)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Feb 28, 2007*		at Penn State	L 72–74	16–13 (8–7)	Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
Mar 3, 2007*		Illinois	W 60–53	17–13 (9–7)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/9/2007		vs. Purdue	L 55-74	17-14	United Center  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings