2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team American college basketball season
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.
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]
Recruiting class
College recruiting information
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
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Ben Eaves SF
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester Academy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Oct 24, 2005
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Gavin Edwards C
Gilbert, Arizona
Mesquite HS
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Mar 31, 2006
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Curtis Kelly PF
New York City, New York
Rice HS
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jun 29, 2005
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Jonathan Mandeldove C
Chatham, Virginia
Hargrave Military Academy
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sep 18, 2005
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Stanley Robinson PF
Birmingham, Alabama
Huffman High School-Magnet
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Oct 11, 2005
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Hasheem Thabeet C
Houston, Texas
Cypress Community Christian
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jun 2, 2006
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Doug Wiggins PG
East Hartford, Connecticut
East Hartford HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jan 3, 2005
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/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:
Roster
Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2006–2007 team.[ 4]
Schedule
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
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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