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The 2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 6th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse.
2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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NIT Season Tip-Off Champions Wooden Tradition Winner Horizon League Regular Season Co-Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Horizon League |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 21 |
Record | 29–7 (13–3 Horizon) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
MVP | Brandon Crone |
Captain | Brandon Crone Brian Ligon |
Home arena | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Butler | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (IL) | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2007 Horizon League Tournament winner As of August 1, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll |
The Bulldogs won the 2007 Horizon League Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship and earned an at-large bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 5 seed in the Midwest Region. They beat 12 seed Old Dominion 57–46 and 4 seed Maryland before falling to 1 seed and eventual national champion Florida 65–57 in overtime in the Sweet Sixteen
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2006* 9:30 |
at Tulane | W 77–37 | 1–0 |
Fogelman Arena (2,110) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
Nov 13, 2006* 6:00, ESPNU |
vs. Notre Dame NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Opening Round |
W 71–69 | 2–0 |
Conseco Fieldhouse (8,037) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Nov 14, 2006* 9:00, ESPN |
vs. Indiana NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals |
W 60–55 | 3–0 |
Conseco Fieldhouse (9,594) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Nov 18, 2006* |
Illinois-Springfield | W 62–56 | 4–0 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,272) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Nov 22, 2006* 7:00, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 21 Tennessee NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Semifinals |
W 56–44 | 5–0 |
Madison Square Garden (9,123) New York, NY | |||||||
Nov 24, 2006* 7:00, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 23 Gonzaga NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Championship |
W 79–71 | 6–0 |
Madison Square Garden (9,498) New York, NY | |||||||
Nov 25, 2006* 7:00 |
Kent State | W 83–80 2OT | 7–0 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,657) Indianapolis, In | |||||||
Nov 29, 2006* 8:05 |
No. 18 | at Valparaiso | W 60–47 | 8–0 |
Athletics-Recreation Center (4,578) Valparaiso, IN | ||||||
Dec 2, 2006 8:00 |
No. 18 | Cleveland St. | W 70–45 | 9–0 (1–0) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,405) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Dec 6, 2006* 7:00 |
No. 14 | Ball State | W 65–41 | 10–0 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,051) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Dec 9, 2006* 7:05 |
No. 14 | at Indiana St. | L 64–72 | 10–1 |
Hulman Center (6,536) Terre Haute, IN | ||||||
Dec 16, 2006* 1:00 |
No. 18 | vs. Purdue Wooden Tradition |
W 68–65 | 11–1 |
Conseco Fieldhouse (18,356) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Dec 22, 2006* 7:05 |
No. 16 | Evansville | W 76–65 | 12–1 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,027) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Horizon League Play | |||||||||||
Dec 30, 2006 8:00 |
No. 15 | at Milwaukee | W 55–50 | 13–1 (2–0) |
U.S. Cellular Arena (4,194) Milwaukee, WI | ||||||
Jan 6, 2007 2:00 |
No. 13 | Wright State | W 73–42 | 14–1 (3–0) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,902) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Jan 10, 2007 8:00 |
No. 12 | at UIC | L 67–73 OT | 14–2 (3–1) |
UIC Pavilion (5,016) Chicago, IL | ||||||
Jan 13, 2007* 2:00 |
No. 12 | South Dakota St. | W 67–39 | 15–2 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,170) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Jan 17, 2007 7:00 |
No. 15 | Youngstown St. | W 67–39 | 16–2 (4–1) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,660) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Jan 20, 2007 2:00 |
No. 15 | Green Bay | W 80–59 | 17–2 (5–1) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,464) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Jan 25, 2007 8:00 |
No. 15 | at Loyola | W 70–66 OT | 18–2 (6–1) |
Joseph J. Gentile Center (4,723) Chicago, IL | ||||||
Jan 27, 2007 4:05 |
No. 11 | at Detroit | W 68–58 | 19–2 (7–1) |
Calihan Hall (4,637) Detroit, MI | ||||||
Jan 29, 2007 7:00 |
No. 11 | UIC | W 71–45 | 20–2 (8–1) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,766) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Jan 31, 2007 7:05 |
No. 11 | at Youngstown St. | W 71–58 | 21–2 (9–1) |
Beeghly Center (3,773) Youngstown, OH | ||||||
Feb 3, 2007 2:00 |
No. 11 | Milwaukee | W 66–47 | 22–2 (10–1) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,086) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Feb 8, 2007 7:00 |
No. 9 | at Cleveland St. | W 92–50 | 23–2 (11–1) |
Wolstein Center (3,795) Cleveland, OH | ||||||
Feb 10, 2007 7:00 |
No. 9 | at Wright St. | L 65–77 | 23–3 (11–2) |
Nutter Center (10,827) Dayton, OH | ||||||
Feb 13, 2007* 7:00 |
No. 12 | Florida Gulf Coast | W 79–65 | 24–3 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,181) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Feb 17, 2007* 4:00, ESPN2 |
No. 12 | No. 16 Southern Illinois BracketBuster |
L 64–68 | 24–4 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,827) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Feb 19, 2007 8:05 |
No. 15 | at Green Bay | W 68–58 | 25–4 (12–2) |
Resch Center (5,307) Green Bay, WI | ||||||
Feb 22, 2007 9:00, ESPNU |
No. 15 | Loyola | L 71–75 | 25–5 (12–3) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,140) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Feb 24, 2007 2:00 |
No. 15 | Detroit | W 56–36 | 26–5 (13–3) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,397) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 2007 5:00, ESPNU |
(2) No. 16 | vs. (3) Loyola Semifinals |
W 67–66 OT | 27–5 |
Nutter Center (9,128) Dayton, OH | ||||||
Mar 6, 2007 9:00, ESPN |
(2) No. 17 | at (1) Wright St. Championship |
L 55–60 | 27–6 |
Nutter Center (10,686) Dayton, OH | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 2007* 2:40, CBS |
(5 MW) No. 19 | vs. (12 MW) Old Dominion First Round |
W 57–46[1] | 28–6 |
HSBC Arena (18,649) Buffalo, NY | ||||||
Mar 17, 2007* 3:20, CBS |
(5 MW) No. 19 | vs. (4 MW) No. 18 Maryland Second Round |
W 62–59[2] | 29–6 |
HSBC Arena (18,801) Buffalo, NY | ||||||
Mar 23, 2007* 7:10, CBS |
(5 MW) No. 19 | vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Florida Sweet Sixteen |
L 57–65[3] | 29–7 |
Edward Jones Dome (26,307) Saint Louis, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | WK 17 | Final |
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AP | – | – | RV | 19 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Coaches | – | – | RV | 18 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 |