2006–07 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Coached by Bob McKillop and led by freshman guard Stephen Curry, the Wildcats won the Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles, and reached the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 29–5 (17–1 SoCon).

2006–07 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Southern Conference tournament champions Southern Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southern Conference
Division	South
Record	29–5 (17–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob McKillop (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Matheny Jim Fox Tim Sweeney
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Appalachian State	15	–	3		.833			25	–	8		.758
UNC Greensboro	12	–	6		.667			16	–	14		.533
Western Carolina	7	–	11		.389			11	–	20		.355
Chattanooga	6	–	12		.333			15	–	18		.455
Elon	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
South
Davidson†	17	–	1		.944			29	–	5		.853
College of Charleston	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Furman	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Georgia Southern	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Wofford	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
The Citadel	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2007 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2006–07 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 2 Jason Richards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Barrington, IL F 5 Boris Meno 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Paris, France G 12 Can Civi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Istanbul, Turkey G 14 Max Paulhus Gosselin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Carignan, QC, Canada F 15 Thomas Sander 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cincinnati, OH G 20 Lamar Hull 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Maiden, NC G/F 22 Will Archambault 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Montreal, QC, Canada F 23 Steve Rossiter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Staten Island, NY G 24 Bryant Barr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Falmouth, ME G 25 John Falconi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH G 30 Stephen Curry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC F 35 Dan Nelms 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lake Forest, IL F 41 Andrew Lovedale 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Benin City, Nigeria	Head coach Bob McKillop (Hofstra) Assistant coach(es) Matt Matheny (Davidson) Jim Fox (Geneseo State) Tim Sweeney (Rochester) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2006*		vs. Eastern Michigan John Thompson Foundation Challenge	W 81–77	1–0	19 – Sander	12 – Lovedale	–	Crisler Arena (8,426) Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 11, 2006*		at Michigan John Thompson Foundation Challenge	L 68–78	1–1	32 – Curry	9 – Curry	–	Crisler Arena (8,762) Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 12, 2006*		vs. Central Connecticut State John Thompson Foundation Challenge	W 91–64	2–1	26 – Sander	8 – Sander	–	Crisler Arena (8,958) Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 15, 2006*		Illinois-Chicago	W 100–89	3–1	27 – Curry	9 – Curry	–	John M. Belk Arena (2,688) Davidson, NC
Nov 19, 2006*		at Missouri	L 75–81[1]	3–2	17 – Archambault	11 – Meno	–	Mizzou Arena (5,319) Columbia, MO
Nov 21, 2006		Colby	W 99–69	4–2 (1–0)	29 – Curry	18 – Meno	–	John M. Belk Arena (2,237) Davidson, NC
Nov 25, 2006*		at No. 9 Duke	L 47–75[2]	4–3	17 – Richards	10 – Lovedale	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec 1, 2006*		Elon	W 86–61	5–3 (1–0)	30 – Sander	17 – Lovedale	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,109) Davidson, NC
Dec 4, 2006*		at UNC Greensboro	W 66–63	6–3 (2–0)	24 – Curry	6 – Tied	–	Fleming Gymnasium (1,178) Greensboro, NC
Dec 9, 2006*		Charlotte	W 79–51	7–3	17 – Curry	10 – Tied	–	John M. Belk Arena (5,563) Davidson, NC
Dec 15, 2006		Mount Saint Mary	W 116–55	8–3	24 – Sander	10 – Rossiter	19 – Richards	John M. Belk Arena (2,231) Davidson, NC
Dec 18, 2006*		at Chattanooga	W 92–80	9–3 (3–0)	30 – Curry	11 – Curry	–	McKenzie Arena (2,930) Chattanooga, TN
Dec 21, 2006*		vs. Ohio ASU Sleep America Classic	W 83–74	10–3	19 – Curry	16 – Meno	–	Wells Fargo Arena (4,332) Tempe, AZ
Dec 22, 2006*		at Arizona State ASU Sleep America Classic	W 75–70	11–3	25 – Richards	5 – Tied	–	Wells Fargo Arena (4,113) Tempe, AZ
Dec 30, 2006*		Western Michigan	W 71–64	12–3	23 – Curry	6 – Tied	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,519) Davidson, NC
Jan 6, 2007*		College of Charleston	W 81–73	13–3 (4–0)	25 – Sander	10 – Sander	–	John M. Belk Arena (4,254) Davidson, NC
Jan 10, 2007*		at Furman	W 71–63	14–3 (5–0)	24 – Sander	9 – Tied	–	Timmons Arena (2,984) Greenville, SC
Jan 13, 2007*		at Wofford	W 83–78	15–3 (6–0)	25 – Meno	14 – Meno	–	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,438) Spartanburg, SC
Jan 16, 2007*		The Citadel	W 83–78	16–3 (7–0)	17 – Curry	8 – Meno	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,218) Davidson, NC
Jan 20, 2007*		Appalachian State	L 74–81	16–4 (7–1)	15 – Tied	8 – Tied	–	John M. Belk Arena (5,580) Davidson, NC
Jan 23, 2007*		at Georgia Southern	W 81–74	17–4 (8–1)	32 – Richards	8 – Sander	–	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,489) Statesboro, GA
Jan 27, 2007*		Western Carolina	W 79–59	18–4 (9–1)	25 – Curry	14 – Meno	–	John M. Belk Arena (4,438) Davidson, NC
Jan 30, 2007*		at Elon	W 88–58	19–4 (10–1)	25 – Curry	13 – Sander	–	Alumni Gym (1,286) Elon, NC
Feb 3, 2007*		UNC Greensboro	W 75–65	20–4 (11–1)	29 – Curry	9 – Meno	–	John M. Belk Arena (4,588) Davidson, NC
Feb 6, 2007*		Chattanooga	W 87–57	21–4 (12–1)	24 – Curry	5 – Lovedale	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,017) Davidson, NC
Feb 12, 2007*		at College of Charleston	W 73–63	22–4 (13–1)	24 – Curry	10 – Sander	–	John Kresse Arena (3,784) Charleston, SC
Feb 17, 2007*		at Western Carolina	W 92–59	23–4 (14–1)	25 – Curry	11 – Meno	–	Ramsey Center (1,087) Cullowhee, NC
Feb 19, 2007*		Wofford	W 80–73	24–4 (15–1)	28 – Curry	11 – Meno	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,741) Davidson, NC
Feb 22, 2007*		Furman	W 75–57	25–4 (16–1)	24 – Curry	8 – Meno	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,912) Davidson, NC
Feb 24, 2007*		at The Citadel	W 87–70	26–4 (17–1)	21 – Barr	8 – Meno	–	McAlister Field House (1,122) Charleston, SC
SoCon Tournament
Mar 1, 2007*		vs. Chattanooga SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal	W 78–68	27–4	20 – Tied	10 – Sander	–	North Charleston Coliseum (2,559) North Charleston, SC
Mar 2, 2007*		vs. Furman SoCon Tournament Semifinal	W 91–68	28–4	30 – Curry	7 – Tied	–	North Charleston Coliseum (9,459) North Charleston, SC
Mar 3, 2007*		vs. College of Charleston SoCon tournament championship	W 72–65[3][4]	29–4	29 – Curry	10 – Meno	–	North Charleston Coliseum (8,009) North Charleston, SC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2007*	(13 MW) No. 23	vs. (4 MW) No. 24 Maryland First Round	L 70–82[5]	29–5	30 – Curry	13 – Meno	7 – Richards	HSBC Arena (18,646) Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern.

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Awards and honors

• Stephen Curry – SoCon Freshman of the Year
• Bob McKillop – SoCon Coach of the Year

References

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