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
2006–07 record17–14 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Georgetown†13–3 .813  30–7  .811
No. 16 Louisville12–4 .750  24–10  .706
No. 12 Pittsburgh12–4 .750  29–8  .784
No. 17 Notre Dame11–5 .688  24–8  .750
No. 20 Marquette10–6 .625  24–10  .706
West Virginia9–7 .563  27–9  .750
DePaul9–7 .563  20–14  .588
Villanova9–7 .563  22–11  .667
Providence8–8 .500  18–13  .581
St. John's7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Connecticut6–10 .375  17–14  .548
*Seton Hall4–12 .250  13–16  .448
*South Florida3–13 .188  12–18  .400
*Rutgers3–13 .188  10–19  .345
*Cincinnati2–14 .125  11–19  .367
**Syracuse0–6 .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

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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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:   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:

  • "Connecticut Commit List for 2006". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  • "ESPN – Connecticut Basketball Recruiting 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18.

    Roster

    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

    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

    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. Retrieved 13 April 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
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