2006–07 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

^[2] The 2006–07 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia in the 2006-07 season. After impressive finishes in the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight the last two years, the Mountaineers seemed poised to improve on those last two seasons, opening with a 10-1 nonconference schedule. Only to post a 9-7 in Big East conference play, placing 7th. After a loss in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers would accept an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they would win the championship. Following the season, coach John Beilein would depart to become the next head coach at Michigan. Beilein would be replaced by Bob Huggins.

2006–07 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NIT, Champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	27–9 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach	John Beilein (5th season)
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Georgetown †	13	–	3		.813			30	–	7		.811
No. 16 Louisville	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
No. 12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4		.750			29	–	8		.784
No. 17 Notre Dame	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
No. 20 Marquette	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
West Virginia	9	–	7		.563			27	–	9		.750
DePaul	9	–	7		.563			20	–	14		.588
Villanova	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Providence	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
St. John's	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Connecticut	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
*Seton Hall	4	–	12		.250			13	–	16		.448
*South Florida	3	–	13		.188			12	–	18		.400
*Rutgers	3	–	13		.188			10	–	19		.345
*Cincinnati	2	–	14		.125			11	–	19		.367
**Syracuse	0	–	6		.000			2	–	11		.154
† 2007 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 2007[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2007 Big East tournament **Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.

Postseason Results

^[3] Big East conference Tournament
First Round Vs. Providence - W, 92-79 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Quarterfinals Vs. Louisville - L, 71-82 2OT @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
National Invitation Tournament
First Round Vs. Delaware State - W, 74-50 @ WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Second Round Vs. Massachusetts - W, 90-77 @ WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Quarterfinals Vs. NC State - W, 71-66 @ WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Semifinals Vs. Mississippi State - W, 63-62 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Championship Vs. Clemson - W, 78-73 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

References

1. "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
2. "2006-07 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
3. "2007 NIT schedule, results". ESPN.com. March 12, 2007.