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
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–9 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Sean Miller (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Mack James Whitford Emanuel Richardson
Home arena	Cintas Center
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Xavier	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
UMass	13	–	3		.813			24	–	9		.727
George Washington †	11	–	5		.688			23	–	9		.719
Fordham	10	–	6		.625			18	–	12		.600
Rhode Island	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Dayton	8	–	8		.500			19	–	12		.613
Saint Louis	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Charlotte	7	–	9		.438			14	–	16		.467
Temple	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
Duquesne	6	–	10		.375			10	–	19		.345
Richmond	4	–	12		.250			8	–	22		.267
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			10	–	20		.333
† 2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Josh Duncan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Moeller HS Cincinnati, OH G 2 Adrion Graves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Hughes Center Cincinnati, OH F 3 Justin Cage 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN F 5 Derrick Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Chaminade Julienne HS Dayton, OH G/F 11 B. J. Raymond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So St. John's Jesuit HS Toledo, OH G 14 Johnny Wolf 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Xavier HS Cincinnati, OH F 15 Justin Doellman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Ryle HS Union, KY F 15 Andrew Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. John's Jesuit HS Toledo, OH G/F 20 C. J. Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Winton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH G 24 Drew Lavender 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 153 lb (69 kg) Jr Brookhaven HS Columbus, OH F/C 31 Jason Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Abington Friends Philadelphia, PA F 33 Brandon Cole 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Rich South HS Richton Park, IL G 34 Stanley Burrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Ben Davis HS Hargrave Military Academy Indianapolis, IN C 41 Adam Simons 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr Walter M. Williams HS Burlington, NC F 45 Kevin Waymire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Roger Bacon HS Cincinnati, OH	Head coach Sean Miller (Pittsburgh) Assistant coach(es) Chris Mack (Xavier) James Whitford (Wisconsin) Emanuel Richardson 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	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibitions
November 1, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Tusculum	W 82–58		Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
November 6, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Northern Kentucky	W 58–44		Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Coastal Carolina	W 79–46	1–0	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
November 17, 2006* 6:00 p.m.		vs. VCU Paradise Jam tournament	W 70–67	2–0	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 19, 2006* 8:30 p.m.		vs. Villanova Paradise Jam Tournament	W 71–66	3–0	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 20, 2006* 8:30 p.m.		vs. No. 8 Alabama Paradise Jam Tournament	L 56–63	3–1	Sports and Fitness Center (3,032) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 25, 2006* 12:00 p.m.		American	W 86–68	4–1	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
November 29, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Miami (OH)	W 68–53	5–1	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 2, 2006* 12:00 p.m.		Western Carolina	W 95–61	6–1	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 5, 2006* 7:00 p.m.	No. 24	Detroit	W 88–55	7–1	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 9, 2006* 8:00 p.m.	No. 24	at Creighton	L 67–73	7–2	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
December 13, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout	L 57–67	7–3	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 16, 2006* 6:00 p.m.		Arizona State	W 76–58	8–3	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 20, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Bucknell	L 67–68	8–4	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 29, 2006* 9:00 p.m.		Illinois	W 65–59	9–4	U.S. Bank Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 3, 2007* 7:00 p.m.		Kansas State	W 76–66	10–4	U.S. Bank Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
A-10 regular season
January 6, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Temple	W 76–68	11–4 (1–0)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 11, 2007 8:00 p.m.		at Fordham	W 71–56	12–4 (2–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium  Bronx, New York
January 13, 2007 9:00 p.m.		at Saint Louis	L 65–76	12–5 (2–1)	Scottrade Center  St. Louis, Missouri
January 18, 2007 7:00 p.m.		UMass	W 83–77	13–5 (3–1)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 21, 2007 12:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's	L 74–82	14–5 (3–2)	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 24, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure	W 92–66	15–5 (4–2)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, New York
January 27, 2007 12:00 p.m.		Dayton	W 83–67	16–5 (5–2)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 31, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Duquesne	L 91–93	16–6 (5–3)	A.J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 3, 2007 4:00 p.m.		Charlotte	W 91–57	17–6 (6–3)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 7, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Saint Louis	W 76–57	18–6 (7–3)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 10, 2007 8:00 p.m.		at George Washington	W 87–58	19–6 (8–3)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
February 17, 2007 6:00 p.m.		Richmond	W 71–50	20–6 (9–3)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 21, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Rhode Island	W 98–72	21–6 (10–3)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 24, 2007 6:00 p.m.		at Dayton	W 75–67	22–6 (11–3)	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
February 28, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Saint Joseph's	W 72–62	23–6 (12–3)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
March 3, 2007 12:00 p.m.		at La Salle	W 76–65	23–7 (13–3)	Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2007* 12:00 p.m.	(1)	vs. (8) Dayton Quarterfinals	W 72–51	24–7	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 9, 2007* 6:30 p.m.	(1)	vs. (4) Rhode Island Semifinals	L 71–79[2]	24–8	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2007* 9:40 p.m.	(9 S)	vs. (8 S) No. 24 BYU First Round	W 79–77[3]	25–8	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
March 17, 2007* 1:10 p.m.	(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

See also: 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. sports-reference.com 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
2. "Rhode Island takes out Xavier in A-10 semis". ESPN. March 14, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
3. "Lavender plays big late; Xavier clips BYU". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
4. "Conley takes over in OT as Ohio State moves on". ESPN. March 17, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
5. "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2021.