2006–07 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2006–07 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball

NCAA tournament
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	24–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Tom Crean (8th season)
Home arena	Bradley Center
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by 8th-year head coach Tom Crean, played their home games at the Bradley Center as members of the Big East Conference. They lost to Michigan State in the opening round^[2] of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

2006–07 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Dominic James	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Richmond	Richmond, Indiana
G	2	Maurice Acker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest	Hazel Crest, Illinois
F	5	Dan Fitzgerald	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Saint Thomas Academy	Saint Paul, Minnesota
G	10	David Cubillan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	St. Benedict's Prep	Maricaibo, Venezuela
F	12	Dwight Burke	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	St. Benedict's Prep	Brooklyn, New York
F	21	Lawrence Blackledge	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois
G	22	Jerel McNeal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Hillcrest	Chicago, Illinois
G/F	23	Wesley Matthews	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	James Madison Memorial	Madison, Wisconsin
F	32	Lazar Hayward	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr		Buffalo, New York
F	41	Ousmane Barro	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Chicago Julian	Dakar, Senegal
G	42	Tommy Brice	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Lake Park	Bloomingdale, Illinois

Head coach

Tom Crean (Central Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source:^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2006*	No. 16	Hillsdale	W 76–66	1–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nov 13, 2006*	No. 16	Idaho State	W 59–56 ^OT	2–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nov 14, 2006*	No. 16	Detroit	W 87–45	3–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nov 18, 2006*	No. 16	Eastern Michigan	W 95–62	4–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nov 20, 2006*	No. 13	vs. Texas Tech CBE Classic	W 87–72	5–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 21, 2006*	No. 13	vs. No. 9 Duke CBE Classic	W 73–62	6–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 27, 2006*	No. 8	at Valparaiso	W 65–62	7–0	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 1, 2006*	No. 8	Northwestern State	W 83–67	8–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 2, 2006*	No. 8	North Dakota State	L 60–64	8–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 5, 2006*	No. 17	Delaware State	W 65–48	9–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 9, 2006*	No. 17	No. 11 Wisconsin	L 66–70	9–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 16, 2006*	No. 20	Maryland-Baltimore County	W 68–46	10–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 19, 2006*	No. 19	Oakland	W 80–62	11–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 22, 2006*	No. 19	Morgan State	W 77–57	12–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 30, 2006*	No. 18	Savannah State	W 69–51	13–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Big East regular season
Jan 4, 2007	No. 15	at Providence	L 59–74	13–3 (0–1)	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 7, 2007	No. 15	Syracuse	L 58–70	13–4 (0–2)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 10, 2007		at No. 24 Connecticut	W 73–69	14–4 (1–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 13, 2007		No. 21 West Virginia	W 81–63	15–4 (2–2)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 15, 2007	No. 24	at Louisville	W 74–65	16–4 (3–2)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 21, 2007	No. 24	at No. 6 Pittsburgh	W 77–74 ^OT	17–4 (4–2)	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 2007	No. 15	Seton Hall	W 89–76	18–4 (5–2)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 28, 2007	No. 15	at South Florida	W 70–68	19–4 (6–2)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Feb 3, 2007	No. 14	Providence	W 69–62	20–4 (7–2)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 7, 2007	No. 11	Rutgers	W 67–47	21–4 (8–2)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 10, 2007	No. 11	at No. 22 Georgetown	L 58–76	21–5 (8–3)	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 2007	No. 12	at DePaul	L 67–72	21–6 (8–4)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 17, 2007	No. 12	Louisville	L 59–61	21–7 (8–5)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 19, 2007	No. 16	Villanova	W 80–67	22–7 (9–5)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 24, 2007	No. 16	at Notre Dame	L 73–85	22–8 (9–6)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 3, 2007	No. 20	No. 12 Pittsburgh	W 75–71	23–8 (10–6)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Big East tournament
Mar 7, 2007*	(6) No. 18	at (11) St. John's	W 76–67	24–8	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 8, 2007*	(6) No. 18	vs. (3) No. 13 Pittsburgh	L 79–89	24–9	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2007*	(8 S) No. 20	vs. (9 S) Michigan State First Round	L 49–61	24–10	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

References

^ "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
^ "Michigan State's stifling defense handcuffs Marquette". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Marquette Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

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