2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball | |
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ACC Tournament champions ACC Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 4 |
2006–07 record | 31–7 (11–5 ACC) |
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Home arena | Dean Smith Center |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Maryland | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2007 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Wayne Ellington SG |
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania | The Episcopal Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 23, 2005 | |
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Will Graves SF |
Greensboro, North Carolina | Dudley HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Jan 17, 2005 | |
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Ty Lawson PG |
Clinton, Maryland | Oak Hill Academy (VA) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 12, 2005 | |
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Alex Stepheson PF |
Los Angeles, California | Harvard-Westlake HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Oct 11, 2005 | |
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Deon Thompson C |
Torrance, California | Torrance HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Oct 4, 2005 | |
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Brandan Wright PF |
Nashville, Tennessee | Brentwood Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 16, 2005 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 Rivals: 1 ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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Schedule and Results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | ||||||||
November 1* 7:30 pm |
No. 2 | St Augustine's College | W 110–79 | Dean Smith Center (12,230) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||
November 11* 5:00 pm |
No. 2 | Pfeiffer | W 140–101 | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||
Regular Season | ||||||||
November 14* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 2 | vs. Sacred Heart NIT Season Tip-Off Regional Semifinals |
W 103–81 | 1–0 |
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,060) Charlotte, North Carolina | |||
November 15* 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 2 | vs. Winthrop NIT Season Tip-Off Regional Final |
W 73–66 | 2–0 |
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,362) Charlotte, North Carolina | |||
November 19* 1:00 pm, FSN |
No. 2 | Gardner-Webb | W 103–50 | 3–0 |
Dean Smith Center (19,045) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
November 22* 9:15 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 2 | vs. Gonzaga NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals |
L 74–82 | 3–1 |
Madison Square Garden (9,123) New York City | |||
November 24* 4:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 2 | vs. No. 22 Tennessee NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game |
W 101–87 | 4–1 |
Madison Square Garden (9,498) New York | |||
November 29* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 7 | No. 3 Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
W 98–89 | 5–1 |
Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
December 2* 12:00 pm, CBS |
No. 7 | Kentucky | W 75–63 | 6–1 |
Dean Smith Center (21,147) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
December 9* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | High Point | W 94–69 | 7–1 |
Dean Smith Center (19,955) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
December 16* 2:00 pm, FSN |
No. 3 | UNC Asheville | W 93–62 | 8–1 |
Dean Smith Center (18,923) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
December 19* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 2 | Florida Atlantic | W 105–52 | 9–1 |
Dean Smith Center (18,162) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
December 22* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 2 | at Saint Louis | W 69–48 | 10–1 |
Scottrade Center (22,539) St. Louis, Missouri | |||
December 28* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 2 | Rutgers | W 87–48 | 11–1 |
Dean Smith Center (20,997) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
December 31* 3:00 pm, FSN |
No. 2 | Dayton | W 81–51 | 12–1 |
Dean Smith Center (19,967) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
January 3* 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 2 | Penn | W 102–64 | 13–1 |
Dean Smith Center (19,378) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
January 7 7:00 pm, FSN |
No. 2 | Florida State | W 84–58 | 14–1 (1–0) |
Dean Smith Center (21,010) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
January 10 9:00 pm, Raycom |
No. 1 | Virginia | W 79–69 | 15–1 (2–0) |
Dean Smith Center (21,569) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
January 13 3:30 pm, ABC |
No. 1 | at Virginia Tech | L 88–94 | 15–2 (2–1) |
Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, Virginia | |||
January 17 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 4 | at No. 19 Clemson | W 77–55 | 16–2 (3–1) |
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, South Carolina | |||
January 20 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 4 | Georgia Tech ESPN College GameDay |
W 77–61 | 17–2 (4–1) |
Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
January 24 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 4 | at Wake Forest | W 88–60 | 18–2 (5–1) |
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,351) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||
January 27* 1:00 pm, CBS |
No. 4 | at No. 17 Arizona | W 92–64 | 19–2 (5–1) |
McKale Center (14,596) Tucson, Arizona | |||
January 31 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 3 | Miami (FL) | W 105–64 | 20–2 (6–1) |
Dean Smith Center (21,132) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
February 3 3:30 pm, ABC |
No. 3 | at North Carolina State | L 79–83 | 21–3 (6–2) |
RBC Center (19,700) Raleigh, North Carolina | |||
February 7 9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN |
No. 5 | at No. 16 Duke | W 79–73 | 22–3 (7–2) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina | |||
February 10 1:30 pm, Raycom |
No. 5 | Wake Forest | W 104–67 | 23–3 (8–2) |
Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
February 13 8:00 pm, Raycom |
No. 4 | Virginia Tech | L 80–81 OT | 23–4 (8–3) |
Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
February 17 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 4 | at No. 21 Boston College ESPN College GameDay |
W 77–72 | 23–4 (9–3) |
Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||
February 21 9:00 pm, Raycom |
No. 5 | North Carolina State | W 83–64 | 24–4 (10–3) |
Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
February 25 5:30 pm, FSN |
No. 5 | at Maryland | L 87–89 | 24–5 (10–4) |
Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland | |||
March 1 9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN2 |
No. 8 | at Georgia Tech | L 77–84 | 24–6 (10–5) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta | |||
March 4 4:00 pm, CBS |
No. 8 | No. 14 Duke | W 86–72 | 25–6 (11–5) |
Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
ACC Tournament | ||||||||
March 9 12:00 pm |
No. 8 | vs. Florida State Quarterfinals |
W 73–58 | 26–6 |
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, Florida | |||
March 10 1:30 pm, Raycom/ESPN |
No. 8 | vs. Boston College Semifinals |
W 71–56 | 27–6 |
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, Florida | |||
March 11 1:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN |
No. 8 | vs. North Carolina State Championship Game |
W 89–80 | 28–6 |
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, Florida | |||
NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
March 15* 9:50 pm, CBS |
No. 4 (1) | vs. (16) Eastern Kentucky First Round |
W 86–65 | 29–6 |
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||
March 17* 8:20 pm, CBS |
No. 4 (1) | vs. No. (9) Michigan State Second Round |
W 81–67 | 30–6 |
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||
March 23* 9:57 pm, CBS |
No. 4 (1) | vs. No. 23 (5) USC Sweet Sixteen |
W 74–64 | 31–6 |
Continental Airlines Arena (19,557) East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||
March 25* 5:05 pm, CBS |
No. 4 (1) | vs. No. 8 (2) Georgetown Elite Eight |
L 84–96 OT | 31–7 |
Continental Airlines Arena (19,557) East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.[1] |
Team players drafted into the NBA
Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
2007 | 1 | 8 | Brandan Wright | Golden State Warriors |
2007 | 2 | 44 | Reyshawn Terry | Orlando Magic |
2009 | 1 | 13 | Tyler Hansbrough | Indiana Pacers |
2009 | 1 | 18 | Ty Lawson | Denver Nuggets |
2009 | 1 | 28 | Wayne Ellington | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2009 | 2 | 46 | Danny Green | Cleveland Cavaliers |
References
- "2006–07 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2011-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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