2006–07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
| 2006–07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball | |
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NIT, Second Round | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 22–13 (8–8 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches |
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| MVP | Dion Harris |
| Captain | Lester Abram |
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| 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[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2006-07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2006-07 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference.[2] The team earned an eighth seed and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2007 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.[3][non-primary source needed] The team earned an invitation to the 2007 National Invitation Tournament.[4][non-primary source needed] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,[5] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[6] The team had a 1–5 record against ranked opponents, with its lone victory coming against #24 Indiana 58–55 on February 17, 2007 at Crisler Arena.[7][non-primary source needed]
Lester Abram served as team captains, and Dion Harris earned team MVP honors.[8][non-primary source needed] The team's leading scorers were Harris (469 points), Courtney Sims (401 points) and Abram (319 points). The leading rebounders were Sims (218), Brent Petway (205) and Ekpe Udoh (139).[9][non-primary source needed]
Harris won the Big Ten Conference free throw percentage statistical championship with an 87.3% average in conference games.[10]
In the 2007 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the United Center from March 8–11, Michigan was seeded eighth. In the first round, they defeated number 9 Minnesota 49–40 before losing to number 1 Ohio State 72–62 in the second round.[11][non-primary source needed]
On March 13, 2007, Michigan defeated six seeded Utah State 68–58 at Crisler Arena in the first round of the 2007 National Invitation Tournament. Then Michigan lost to two seeded Florida State 87–66 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida in the second round.[4][7]
Team Players Drafted into the NBA
[edit]| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 | Ekpe Udoh* | Golden State Warriors |
*Transferred to Baylor Bears basketball before being drafted[12]
Schedule and Results
[edit]https://mgoblue.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2006-07
See also
[edit]- Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
- 2007 National Invitation Tournament
- NIT all-time team records
- NIT bids by school and conference
- NIT championships and semifinal appearances
References
[edit]- ^ "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007.
- ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ^ "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "Postseason NIT". CBS Interactive. p. 68. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 50. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 34. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ^ "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "2010 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.