2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his third season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 25–9, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament to Rhode Island.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. The Musketeers defeated BYU[3] to advance to the second round before losing to No. 1 seed Ohio State.[4]

2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2006–07 record259 (133 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
2006–07 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Xavier133 .813259  .735
UMass133 .813249  .727
George Washington115 .688239  .719
Fordham106 .6251812  .600
Rhode Island106 .6251914  .576
Saint Joseph's97 .5631814  .563
Dayton88 .5001912  .613
Saint Louis88 .5002013  .606
Charlotte79 .4381416  .467
Temple610 .3751218  .400
Duquesne610 .3751019  .345
Richmond412 .250822  .267
St. Bonaventure412 .250722  .241
La Salle313 .1881020  .333
2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Josh Duncan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrMoeller HS Cincinnati, OH
G 2 Adrion Graves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrHughes Center Cincinnati, OH
F 3 Justin Cage 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrPike HS Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Derrick Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrChaminade Julienne HS Dayton, OH
G/F 11 B. J. Raymond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoSt. John's Jesuit HS Toledo, OH
F 15 Andrew Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrSt. John's Jesuit HS Toledo, OH
G/F 20 C. J. Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoWinton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH
F 22 Jamel McLean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrBethel High HS Hampton, VA
G 24 Drew Lavender 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)153 lb (69 kg) JrBrookhaven HS Columbus, OH
F/C 31 Jason Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)265 lb (120 kg) FrAbington Friends Philadelphia, PA
F 33 Brandon Cole 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrRich South HS Richton Park, IL
G 34 Stanley Burrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrBen Davis HS
Hargrave Military Academy
Indianapolis, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Mar 3, 2007
at La Salle W 76–65  23–7
(13–3)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A-10 Tournament
Mar 8, 2007*
vs. Dayton
Quarterfinal
W 72–51  24–7
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Mar 9, 2007*
vs. Rhode Island
Semifinal
L 71–79[2]  24–8
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2007*
(9 S) vs. (8 S) No. 24 BYU
First Round
W 79–77[3]  25–8
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 17, 2007*
(9 S) vs. (1 S) No. 1 Ohio State
Second Round
L 71–78 OT[4] 25–9
Rupp Arena (20,882)
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

References

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