2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the NCAA men's Division I competition.

2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC Regular Season Champions
WCC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2006–07 record23–11 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2006–07 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Gonzaga113 .786  2311  .676
Santa Clara104 .714  2110  .677
Saint Mary's86 .571  1715  .531
San Francisco86 .571  1318  .419
San Diego68 .429  1814  .563
Loyola Marymount59 .357  1318  .419
Portland410 .286  923  .281
Pepperdine410 .286  823  .258
2007 WCC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Preseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
J.P. Batista13F6'9"269 Senior (Redshirt)Pernambuco, BrazilGraduated
Erroll Knight22G6'7"211 Senior (Redshirt)Seattle, WAGraduated
Nathan Doudney11G6'4"208 Senior (Redshirt)Rockwall, TXGraduated
Colin Floyd15G6'1"201 Senior (Redshirt)Harrington, WAGraduated
Stephen Gentry24G6'2"175 Senior (Redshirt)Fort Scott, KSGraduated
Mamery Diallo3F6'9"235 JuniorEvreux, FranceSigned a Pro Contract with Poitiers
Adam Morrison3F6'8"205 JuniorSpokane, WAEntered the 2006 NBA Draft
David Burgess33F6'10"270 Sophomore (Redshirt)Irvine, CATransferred to Azusa Pacific

Incoming Transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious
School
Years
Remaining
Date
Eligible
Abdullahi KusoF6'9"228 Junior (Redshirt)Kaduna, NigeriaTallahassee CC2Oct. 1, 2006[2]

2007 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Will Foster[3]
C
Bonney Lake, WA White River 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jul 2, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Matt Bouldin[3]
G
Highlands Ranch, CO ThunderRidge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sep 14, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Theo Davis[4]
F
Brampton, ON Lutheran Christian Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 198 lb (90 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
  • 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:

  • "2006 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006.
  • "2006 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006.
  • "2006 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006.

Roster

2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 32 Sean Mallon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)223 lb (101 kg) RS SrFerris Spokane, WA
G 5 Derek Raivio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)177 lb (80 kg) SrMountain View Vancouver, WA
F 31 Abdullahi Kuso 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS JrRimi
Rutgers
Tallahassee CC
Kaduna, Nigeria
G 22 David Pendergraft 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)223 lb (101 kg) JrBrewster Brewster, WA
G 22 Pierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)182 lb (83 kg) JrSt. Champlain St.-Lambert Montreal, QC
F 33 David Burgess 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) RS SoWoodbridge
BYU
Irvine, CA
F 42 Josh Heytvelt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)238 lb (108 kg) RS SoClarkston Clarkston, WA
G 11 Andrew Sorenson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)172 lb (78 kg) RS SoOlympia Olympia, WA
G 22 Micah Downs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoJuanita
Kansas
Kirkland, WA
G 2 Jeremy Pargo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)219 lb (99 kg) SoRobeson Chicago, IL
G 20 Larry Gurganious   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)199 lb (90 kg) SoSaint Mary's Berkeley, CA
G 13 Jordan Mast (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrJesuit Hillsboro, OR
C 45 Will Foster 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrWhite River Bonney Lake, WA
G 15 Matt Bouldin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)214 lb (97 kg) FrThunderRidge Highlands Ranch, CO
F 34 Theo Davis   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)198 lb (90 kg) FrLutheran Christian Academy Brampton, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/10/2006*
5:00 pm, KHQ
Eastern Washington W 9075  10
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
11/14/2006*
8:00 pm, ESPN
Rice
Preseason NIT West Region - 1st Round
W 8850  20
Spokane Arena 
Spokane, WA
11/15/2006*
7:00 pm, ESPN
Baylor
Preseason NIT West Region - Title Game
W 7869  30
Spokane Arena (8,303)
Spokane, WA
11/19/2006*
5:00 pm, KAYU
Texas-San Antonio W 9248  40
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
11/22/2006*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 2 North Carolina
Preseason NIT - 1st Round
W 8274  50
Madison Square Garden (9,123)
New York, NY
11/24/2006*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Butler
Preseason NIT- Championship Game
L 7971  51
Madison Square Garden (9,498)
New York, NY
11/26/2006*
1:00 pm, KHQ
Idaho W 7651  61
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
11/30/2006*
5:00 pm, KHQ
No. 22 Portland State W 6951  71
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
12/02/2006*
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 22 vs. Texas
Hall of Fame Challenge
W 8777  81
U.S. Airways Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
12/05/2006*
7:00 pm, KHQ
No. 18 at Washington State L 7767  82
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
12/09/2006*
8:00 pm, KHQ
No. 18 No. 13 Washington W 9977  92
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
12/16/2006*
2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 16 at Georgia L 9683  93
The Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,812)
Duluth, GA
12/21/2006*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 vs. No. 6 Duke L 6154  94
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
12/30/2006*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 24 Nevada
Battle in Seattle
L 8274  95
KeyArena (15,110)
Seattle, WA
01/03/2007*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Virginia L 10887  96
John Paul Jones Arena (13,827)
Charlottesville, VA
01/06/2007
1:00 pm, KAYU
Loyola Marymount W 9762  106 (10)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/08/2007
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Pepperdine W 6952  116 (20)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/13/2007
8:00 pm, KHQ
at Santa Clara W 7769  126 (30)
Leavey Center (4,500)
Santa Clara, CA
01/16/2007
9:00 pm, ESPN
St. Mary's L 8075  127 (31)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/22/2007
8:00 pm, ESPN
at Portland W 8068  137 (41)
Chiles Center (4,712)
Portland, OR
01/27/2007
5:00 pm, KHQ
San Francisco W 7256  147 (51)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/29/2007
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at San Diego W 9182  157 (61)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/31/2007*
8:00 pm, FSN
at No. 23 Stanford W 9086 2OT 167
Maples Pavilion (7,178)
Stanford, CA
02/03/2007
12:00 pm, KHQ
at Pepperdine W 8257  177 (71)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
02/05/2007
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Loyola Marymount L 6761  178 (72)
Gersten Pavilion (3,816)
Los Angeles, CA
02/10/2007
5:00 pm, KHQ
St. Mary's W 6049  188 (82)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/12/2007
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Santa Clara L 8473  189 (83)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/17/2007*
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 Memphis L 7877  1810
Spokane Arena (11,272)
Spokane, WA
02/19/2007
6:00 pm, KHQ
Portland W 8767  1910 (93)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/24/2007
12:00 pm, ABC
at San Francisco W 8679 OT 2010 (103)
War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500)
San Francisco, CA
02/26/2007
7:00 pm, KHQ
at San Diego W 7464  2110 (113)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,054)
San Diego, CA
2007 West Coast Conference Tournament
03/04/2007
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. San Diego
Semifinals
W 8870  2210
Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
03/05/2007
6:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Santa Clara
Championship
W 7768  2310
Chiles Center (4,621)
Portland, OR
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/15/2007*
6:00 pm, CBS
No. (10) vs. (7) Indiana
NCAA Tournament Round of 64
L 7057  2311
Arco Arena (16,338)
Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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