2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2008–09 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by sixth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 24–9 overall record (15–3 CAA). After finishing second in the CAA regular season standings, Old Dominion fell in the semifinal round of the CAA Tournament but still secured an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Midwest region, ODU lost to No. 5 seed Butler in the opening round.

2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	24–9 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach	Blaine Taylor (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Corrigan (13th season) Rob Wilkes (5th season) John Richardson (2nd season) Travis DeCuire (4th season)
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center

2006–07 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU†	16	–	2		.889			28	–	7		.800
Old Dominion	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Hofstra	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Drexel	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			13	–	19		.406
Towson	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
William & Mary	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
UNC Wilmington	4	–	14		.222			7	–	22		.241
James Madison	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Delaware	3	–	15		.167			5	–	26		.161
† 2007 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Brandon Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Edgewater HS Orlando, Florida F 12 Gerald Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Korihait Uusikaupunki, Finland G 23 Marsharee Neely 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Walter Hines Page HS Greensboro, North Carolina C 30 Sam Harris 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Lake Ginninderra Launceston, Australia F 34 Jonathan Adams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Baylor School (TN) Ringgold, Georgia F 42 Valdas Vasylius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Norfolk Collegiate Klaipėda, Lithuania	Head coach Blaine Taylor (Montana '81) Assistant coach(es) Jim Corrigan (Duke '80) Rob Wilkes (Stetson '93) John Richardson (Elizabeth City State '95) Travis DeCuire (Montana '94) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 9–7–2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Virginia State	W 90–74		Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Nov 6, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Barton	W 71–49		Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2006* 6:30 p.m.		Monmouth Cox Classic	W 54–40	1–0	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Nov 11, 2006* 4:00 p.m.		Arkansas State Cox Classic	W 69–61	2–0	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Nov 12, 2006* 4:30 p.m.		Clemson Cox Classic	L 70–74	2–1	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Nov 17, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 70–55	3–1	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Nov 19, 2006* 6:00 p.m.		at No. 8 Georgetown	W 75–62	4–1	McDonough Gymnasium (2,500) Washington, D.C.
Nov 25, 2006* 12:00 p.m.		Richmond	W 69–52	5–1	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Nov 29, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		at Marist	L 71–84	5–2	McCann Center  Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 2, 2006 12:00 p.m.		James Madison Rivalry	W 70–57	6–2 (1–0)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Dec 6, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		at Virginia Tech	L 55–72	6–3	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Dec 16, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		South Carolina State	W 74–57	7–3	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Dec 18, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		UAB	W 56–42	8–3	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Dec 29, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Winthrop	L 65–71	8–4	Ted Constant Center (6,252) Norfolk, VA
CAA regular season
Jan 3, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Northeastern	W 73–67	9–4 (2–0)	Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
Jan 6, 2007 2:00 p.m., Comcast		George Mason	W 65–63	10–4 (3–0)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Jan 8, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Hofstra	L 58–70	10–5 (3–1)	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
Jan 10, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Delaware	W 83–48	11–5 (4–1)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Jan 13, 2007 4:00 p.m., CSN		Drexel	W 84–57	12–5 (5–1)	Ted Constant Center (7,092) Norfolk, VA
Jan 17, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at James Madison Rivalry	L 65–72	12–6 (5–2)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 20, 2007 5:30 p.m.		at VCU Rivalry	L 75–80	12–7 (5–3)	Siegel Center (7,694) Richmond, VA
Jan 24, 2007 7:00 p.m.		William & Mary Rivalry	W 59–44	13–7 (6–3)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Jan 27, 2007 4:00 p.m.		at UNC Wilmington	W 86–70	14–7 (7–3)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
Jan 29, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Georgia State Rivalry	W 92–57	15–7 (8–3)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Feb 1, 2007 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Drexel	W 62–52	16–7 (9–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,103) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 3, 2007 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at George Mason	W 66–56	17–7 (10–3)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
Feb 7, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Georgia State	W 68–55	18–7 (11–3)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
Feb 10, 2007 12:00 p.m.		VCU Rivalry	W 79–63	19–7 (12–3)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Feb 13, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Hofstra	W 96–82	20–7 (13–3)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Feb 17, 2007* 6:00 p.m.		at Toledo ESPN BracketBusters	W 73–70	21–7	John F. Savage Hall  Toledo, OH
Feb 21, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Towson	W 79–65	22–7 (14–3)	Ted Constant Center  Norfolk, VA
Feb 24, 2007 2:00 p.m.		at William & Mary Rivalry	W 62–57	23–7 (15–3)	Kaplan Arena  Williamsburg, VA
CAA tournament
Mar 3, 2007* 6:00 p.m.	(2)	vs. (7) Towson Quarterfinals	W 58–55	24–7	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Mar 4, 2007* 5:30 p.m.	(2)	vs. (6) George Mason Semifinals	L 63–79	24–8	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2007* 2:50 p.m., CBS	(12 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 21 Butler First Round	L 46–57	24–9	HSBC Arena (18,649) Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.