2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–9 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Sean Miller (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Mack; James Whitford; Emanuel Richardson;
Home arena	Cintas Center

2006–07 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
	13	–	3	.813	25	–	9	.735
UMass	13	–	3	.813	24	–	9	.727
George Washington †	11	–	5	.688	23	–	9	.719
Fordham	10	–	6	.625	18	–	12	.600
Rhode Island	10	–	6	.625	19	–	14	.576
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
Dayton	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Saint Louis	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Charlotte	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
Temple	6	–	10	.375	12	–	18	.400
Duquesne	6	–	10	.375	10	–	19	.345
Richmond	4	–	12	.250	8	–	22	.267
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12	.250	7	–	22	.241
La Salle	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333

† 2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his third season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 25–9, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament to Rhode Island.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. The Musketeers defeated BYU^[3] to advance to the second round before losing to No. 1 seed Ohio State.^[4]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Josh Duncan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Moeller HS	Cincinnati, OH
G	2	Adrion Graves	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Hughes Center	Cincinnati, OH
F	3	Justin Cage	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Pike HS	Indianapolis, IN
F	5	Derrick Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Chaminade Julienne HS	Dayton, OH
G/F	11	B. J. Raymond	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	St. John's Jesuit HS	Toledo, OH
G	14	Johnny Wolf	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	St. Xavier HS	Cincinnati, OH
F	15	Justin Doellman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Ryle HS	Union, KY
F	15	Andrew Taylor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	St. John's Jesuit HS	Toledo, OH
G/F	20	C. J. Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Winton Woods HS	Cincinnati, OH
G	24	Drew Lavender	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	153 lb (69 kg)	Jr	Brookhaven HS	Columbus, OH
F/C	31	Jason Love	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	Abington Friends	Philadelphia, PA
F	33	Brandon Cole	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Rich South HS	Richton Park, IL
G	34	Stanley Burrell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Ben Davis HS Hargrave Military Academy	Indianapolis, IN
C	41	Adam Simons	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Sr	Walter M. Williams HS	Burlington, NC
F	45	Kevin Waymire	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Roger Bacon HS	Cincinnati, OH

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibitions
November 1, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Tusculum	W 82–58		Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
November 6, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Northern Kentucky	W 58–44		Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Coastal Carolina	W 79–46	1–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
November 17, 2006* 6:00 p.m.		vs. VCU Paradise Jam tournament	W 70–67	2–0	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 19, 2006* 8:30 p.m.		vs. Villanova Paradise Jam Tournament	W 71–66	3–0	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 20, 2006* 8:30 p.m.		vs. No. 8 Alabama Paradise Jam Tournament	L 56–63	3–1	Sports and Fitness Center (3,032) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 25, 2006* 12:00 p.m.		American	W 86–68	4–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
November 29, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Miami (OH)	W 68–53	5–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
December 2, 2006* 12:00 p.m.		Western Carolina	W 95–61	6–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
December 5, 2006* 7:00 p.m.	No. 24	Detroit	W 88–55	7–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
December 9, 2006* 8:00 p.m.	No. 24	at Creighton	L 67–73	7–2	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
December 13, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout	L 57–67	7–3	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
December 16, 2006* 6:00 p.m.		Arizona State	W 76–58	8–3	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
December 20, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Bucknell	L 67–68	8–4	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
December 29, 2006* 9:00 p.m.		Illinois	W 65–59	9–4	U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
January 3, 2007* 7:00 p.m.		Kansas State	W 76–66	10–4	U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
A-10 regular season
January 6, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Temple	W 76–68	11–4 (1–0)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
January 11, 2007 8:00 p.m.		at Fordham	W 71–56	12–4 (2–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, New York
January 13, 2007 9:00 p.m.		at Saint Louis	L 65–76	12–5 (2–1)	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
January 18, 2007 7:00 p.m.		UMass	W 83–77	13–5 (3–1)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
January 21, 2007 12:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's	L 74–82	14–5 (3–2)	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 24, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure	W 92–66	15–5 (4–2)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
January 27, 2007 12:00 p.m.		Dayton	W 83–67	16–5 (5–2)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
January 31, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Duquesne	L 91–93	16–6 (5–3)	A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 3, 2007 4:00 p.m.		Charlotte	W 91–57	17–6 (6–3)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
February 7, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Saint Louis	W 76–57	18–6 (7–3)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
February 10, 2007 8:00 p.m.		at George Washington	W 87–58	19–6 (8–3)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 17, 2007 6:00 p.m.		Richmond	W 71–50	20–6 (9–3)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
February 21, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Rhode Island	W 98–72	21–6 (10–3)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
February 24, 2007 6:00 p.m.		at Dayton	W 75–67	22–6 (11–3)	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
February 28, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Saint Joseph's	W 72–62	23–6 (12–3)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
March 3, 2007 12:00 p.m.		at La Salle	W 76–65	23–7 (13–3)	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2007* 12:00 p.m.	(1)	vs. (8) Dayton Quarterfinals	W 72–51	24–7	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 9, 2007* 6:30 p.m.	(1)	vs. (4) Rhode Island Semifinals	L 71–79^[2]	24–8	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2007* 9:40 p.m.	(9 S)	vs. (8 S) No. 24 BYU First Round	W 79–77^[3]	25–8	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
March 17, 2007* 1:10 p.m.	(9 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 1 Ohio State Second Round	L 71–78 ^{OT^[4]}	25–9	Rupp Arena (20,882) Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

References

^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b "Rhode Island takes out Xavier in A-10 semis". ESPN. March 14, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Lavender plays big late; Xavier clips BYU". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Conley takes over in OT as Ohio State moves on". ESPN. March 17, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

[a10-semi-2] "Rhode Island takes out Xavier in A-10 semis". ESPN. March 14, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[ncaa-r1-3] "Lavender plays big late; Xavier clips BYU". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[ncaa-r2-4] "Conley takes over in OT as Ohio State moves on". ESPN. March 17, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[5] "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

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