2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Billy Gillispie, who afterward left the Aggies to coach at the University of Kentucky.[2] The Aggies finished 27–7 (13–3 in the Big 12), achieved the highest national ranking in school history to that point,[3] and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.[4] This season was Acie Law IV's senior season, after which he would become the highest draft pick in A&M history at number 11 to the Atlanta Hawks. The Aggies also won the inaugural Shelby Metcalf Classic.[5]

2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Shelby Metcalf Classic Champion
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
2006–07 record27–7 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Home arenaReed Arena
2006–07 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Kansas142 .875  335  .868
No. 9 Texas A&M133 .813  277  .794
No. 11 Texas124 .750  2510  .714
Kansas State106 .625  2312  .657
Texas Tech97 .563  2113  .618
Missouri79 .438  1812  .600
Oklahoma State610 .375  2213  .629
Iowa State610 .375  1516  .484
Oklahoma610 .375  1615  .516
Nebraska610 .375  1714  .548
Baylor412 .250  1516  .484
Colorado313 .188  720  .259
2007 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bryan Beasley
PG
Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jun 30, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Bryan Davis
PF
Grand Prairie, Texas Grand Prairie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 16, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Bryson Graham
SG
San Antonio, Texas Lon Morris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 30, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jerrod Johnson
SF
Humble, Texas Humble 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun 11, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Derrick Roland
SG
Seagoville, Texas Seagoville 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 17, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Donald Sloan
SG
Seagoville, Texas Seagoville 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 17, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 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:

  • "Texas A&M 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  • "2006 Texas A&M Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31.

    Players

    Roster

    NameNumberPositionHeightWeight*YearHometown
    Davis, Bryan 0 F/C 6–9 250 Fr. Dallas, Texas
    Law IV, Acie 1 G 6–3 195 Sr. Dallas, Texas
    Roland, Derrick 3 G 6–4 190 Fr. Dallas, Texas
    Graham, Bryson 5 G 6–3 190 So. San Antonio, Texas
    Blackburn, Brian 12 G 5–10 170 Sr. La Vernia, Texas
    Sloan, Donald 15 G 6–3 205 Fr. Dallas, Texas
    Kirk, Dominique 22 G 6–4 185 Jr. Dallas, Texas
    Carter, Josh 23 F 6–7 200 So.-2L Dallas, Texas
    Jones, Joseph 30 F 6–9 255 Jr. Normangee, Texas
    Chapman, Chris 31 G 5–11 170 Fr. Houston, Texas
    Muhlbach, Beau 32 G/F 6–5 205 Jr.-2L Lufkin, Texas
    Elonu, Chinemelu 41 F/C 6–10 235 Fr. Houston, Texas
    Kavaliauskas, Antanas 44 C 6–10 250 Sr. Vilnius, Lithuania

    Source:[6]

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov. 10, 2006
    No. 13 Prairie View A&M W 81–49  1–0
    Reed Arena (10,722)
    College Station, Texas
    Nov. 17, 2006
    No. 12 Lamar
    Shelby Metcalf Classic
    W 94–60  2–0
    Reed Arena (6,978)
    College Station, Texas
    Nov. 18, 2006
    No. 12 Louisiana Tech
    Shelby Metcalf Classic
    W 75–59  3–0
    Reed Arena (6,595)
    College Station, Texas
    Nov. 19, 2006
     FSN-SW
    No. 12 St. Louis
    Shelby Metcalf Classic
    W 69–33  4–0
    Reed Arena (6,053)
    College Station, Texas
    Nov. 25, 2006
    No. 10 Idaho State W 74–44  5–0
    Reed Arena (5,777)
    College Station, Texas
    Nov. 27, 2006
    No. 11 Arkansas-Little Rock W 75–35  6–0
    Reed Arena (5,544)
    College Station, Texas
    Dec. 2, 2006
    No. 9 Pacific W 74–62  7–0
    Reed Arena (9,977)
    College Station, Texas
    Dec. 5, 2006
     FSN-SW
    No. 6 at No. 9 LSU L 52–64  7–1
    Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,274)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Dec. 9, 2006
     CBS
    No. 6 vs. No. 1 UCLA
    John R. Wooden Classic
    L 62–65  7–2
    Honda Center (15,811)
    Anaheim, California
    Dec. 12, 2006
    No. 13 Fordham W 84–61  8–2
    Reed Arena (7,112)
    College Station, Texas
    Dec. 16, 2006
    No. 13 Jacksonville W 97–58  9–2
    Reed Arena (8,908)
    College Station, Texas
    Dec. 22, 2006
     CSS
    No. 13 at Auburn W 87–58  10–2
    Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,781)
    Auburn, AL
    Dec. 28, 2006
    No. 11 Grambling St. W 101–27  11–2
    Reed Arena (7,622)
    College Station, Texas
    Jan. 2, 2007
    No. 11 Winthrop W 71–51  12–2
    Reed Arena (10,015)
    College Station, Texas
    Jan. 6, 2007
     ESPN+
    No. 11 Kansas State W 69–65  13–2 (1–0)
    Reed Arena (11,358)
    College Station, Texas
    Jan. 9, 2007
     FSN-SW
    No. 8 at Baylor W 61–51  14–2 (2–0)
    Ferrell Center (9,104)
    Waco, Texas
    Jan. 13, 2007
     FSN-SW
    No. 8 at Colorado W 87–69  15–2 (3–0)
    Coors Events Center (2,953)
    Boulder, Colorado
    Jan. 20, 2007
     ESPN+
    No. 8 No. 12 Oklahoma State W 67–49  16–2 (4–0)
    Reed Arena (13,187)
    College Station, Texas
    Jan. 24, 2007
     TTTV
    No. 6 at Texas Tech L 68–70  16–3 (4–1)
    United Spirit Arena (15,011)
    Lubbock, Texas
    Jan. 27, 2007
     ESPN
    No. 6 Oklahoma W 70–61  17–3 (5–1)
    Reed Arena (13,048)
    College Station, Texas
    Jan. 31, 2007
     FSN-SW
    No. 10 Iowa State W 73–49  18–3 (6–1)
    Reed Arena (11,148)
    College Station, Texas
    Feb. 3, 2007
     ESPN
    No. 10 at No. 6 Kansas
    ESPN College GameDay
    W 69–66  19–3 (7–1)
    Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    Feb. 5, 2007
     ESPN
    No. 10 No. 22 Texas W 100–82  20–3 (8–1)
    Reed Arena (13,196)
    College Station, Texas
    Feb. 10, 2007
     FSN-SW
    No. 6 at Nebraska W 66–55  21–3 (9–1)
    Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,957)
    Lincoln, Nebraska
    Feb. 13, 2007
     ESPN2
    No. 6 Texas Tech L 75–77  21–4 (9–2)
    Reed Arena (12,926)
    College Station, Texas
    Feb. 17, 2007
     ABC
    No. 6 at Oklahoma W 56–49  22–4 (10–2)
    Lloyd Noble Center (10,963)
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Feb. 21, 2007
     ESPN+
    No. 8 at Oklahoma State W 66–46  23–4 (11–2)
    Gallagher-Iba Arena (16,637)
    Stillwater, Oklahoma
    Feb. 24, 2007
     ESPN+
    No. 8 Baylor W 97–87  24–4 (12–2)
    Reed Arena (13,051)
    College Station, Texas
    Feb. 28, 2007
     ESPN2
    No. 7 at No. 15 Texas L 96–98 2OT 24–5 (12–3)
    Frank Erwin Center (16,755)
    Austin, Texas
    Mar. 3, 2007
     ESPN+
    No. 7 Missouri W 94–78  25–5 (13–3)
    Reed Arena (13,203)
    College Station, Texas
    Postseason
    Mar. 8, 2007
     ESPN+
    No. 7 Oklahoma State
    Big 12 Championship Game, First Round
    L 56–57  25–6
    Ford Center (18,879)
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Mar. 15, 2007
     CBS
    No. 9 Penn
    First Round
    W 68–52  26–6
    Rupp Arena (20,816)
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Mar. 17, 2007
     CBS
    No. 9 No. 16 Louisville
    Second Round
    W 72–69  27–6
    Rupp Arena (20,882)
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Mar. 22, 2007
     CBS
    No. 9 No. 5 Memphis
    Sweet Sixteen
    L 64–65  27–7
    Alamodome (26,060)
    San Antonio, Texas
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source:[7]

    References

    1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
    2. Cohen, Rachel (2007-04-06). "Angst & Misery: Gillispie bolts for Kentucky". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
    3. Zwerneman, Brent (2007-03-24). "Men's basketball: Aggies' future bright, especially if Gillispie stays". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
    4. "Texas A&M from 0–16 to Sweet 16". MSNBC. Associated Press. 2007-03-21. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
    5. http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/mbasketball/docs/0708-factbook.pdf%5B%5D
    6. "2006 Texas A&M Roster". CollegeBasketballNews.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
    7. "Texas A&M Aggies Schedule – 2006–07". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
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