2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2006-07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. NR
AP	No. NR
2006-07 record	17-14 (6-10 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (21st year)
Assistant coach	George Blaney
Assistant coach	Andre LaFleur
Assistant coach	Tom Moore
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Georgetown†	13	–	3	.813	30	–	7	.811
#16 Louisville	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
#12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	29	–	8	.784
#17 Notre Dame	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
#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		–	6	.000	2	–	11	.154


† 2007 Big East Tournament winner As of April 2, 2007^[1] Did not qualify for 2005 Big East Tournament *Syracuse:: 22 reg. season games, 2 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(24–11)(10–6); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2006–07 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–14 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 6–10 record. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twenty-first-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jerome Dyson SG	Andover, New Hampshire	Proctor Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 17, 2005
Jerome Dyson SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Ben Eaves SF	Worcester, Massachusetts	Worcester Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 24, 2005
Ben Eaves SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Gavin Edwards C	Gilbert, Arizona	Mesquite HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mar 31, 2006
Gavin Edwards C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Curtis Kelly PF	New York City, New York	Rice HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 29, 2005
Curtis Kelly PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jonathan Mandeldove C	Chatham, Virginia	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 18, 2005
Jonathan Mandeldove C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Stanley Robinson PF	Birmingham, Alabama	Huffman High School-Magnet	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Oct 11, 2005
Stanley Robinson PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Hasheem Thabeet C	Houston, Texas	Cypress Community Christian	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jun 2, 2006
Hasheem Thabeet C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Doug Wiggins PG	East Hartford, Connecticut	East Hartford HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jan 3, 2005
Doug Wiggins PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 5 Rivals: 4
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Connecticut Commit List for 2006". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18. "ESPN – Connecticut Basketball Recruiting 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18.

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2006–2007 team.^[4]

#	Name	Position	Year
4	Jeff Adrien	Forward	So
24	Craig Austrie	Guard	So
11	Jerome Dyson	Guard	Fr
2	Ben Eaves	Forward	So
33	Gavin Edwards	Forward	Fr
35	Marty Gagne	Guard	Sr
25	Rob Garrison	Guard	So
1	Marcus Johnson	Forward	So
14	Curtis Kelly	Forward	Fr
32	Jonathan Mandeldove	Center	Fr
12	A. J. Price	Guard	So
21	Stanley Robinson	Forward	Fr
10	Ben Spencer	Guard	Jr
34	Hasheem Thabeet	Center	Fr
3	Doug Wiggins	Guard	Fr

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/1/2006*	No. 18	American International	W 75–59		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
11/6/2006*	No. 18	Bryant	W 70–45		Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Regular season
11/10/2006* SNY	No. 18	Quinnipiac	W 53–46	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
11/17/2006*	No. 21	Central Arkansas Hispanic College Fund Classic	W 88–59	2–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,557) Hartford, Connecticut
11/18/2006* SNY	No. 21	Fairfield Hispanic College Fund Classic	W 74–49	3–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,232) Hartford, Connecticut
11/19/2006* ESPNU	No. 21	Ole Miss Hispanic College Fund Classic	W 77–59	4–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,813) Hartford, Connecticut
11/26/2006* FSN New York	No. 18	Albany	W 86–55	5–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
11/29/2006* FSN New York	No. 20	Sacred Heart	W 89–46	6–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
12/3/2006*	No. 20	Texas Southern	W 106–55	7–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
12/6/2006* SNY	No. 19	Northeastern	W 81–53	8–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
12/17/2006* FSN New York	No. 14	Saint Mary's College	W 89–73	9–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,308) Hartford, Connecticut
12/20/2006* ESPNU	No. 14	Pepperdine	W 88–66	10–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,117) Hartford, Connecticut
12/27/2006*	No. 12	Coppin State	W 84–41	11–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,351) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/2006 ESPN2	No. 12	at West Virginia	L 71–81	11–1 (0–1)	WVU Coliseum (11,903) Morgantown, West Virginia
1/2/2007 SNY	No. 18	South Florida	W 69–50	12–1 (1–1)	Hartford Civic Center (15,174) Hartford, Connecticut
1/6/2007* ESPN	No. 18	at No. 19 LSU	L 49–66	12–2	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,121) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1/10/2007 SNY	No. 24	No. 8 Marquette	L 69–73	12–3 (1–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
1/13/2007 MSG	No. 24	at St. John's	W 68–59	13–3 (2–2)	Madison Square Garden (12,178) New York City
1/16/2007 ESPN2		at No. 6 Pittsburgh	L 54–63	13–4 (2–3)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh
1/20/2007* CBS		Indiana	L 73–77	13–5	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/22/2007 ESPN		at Louisville	L 54–68	13–6 (2–4)	Freedom Hall (19,876) Louisville, Kentucky
1/27/2007 FSN New York		Providence	L 72–84	13–7 (2–5)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/31/2007 SNY		at No. 21 DePaul	L 58–66	13–8 (2–6)	Allstate Arena (10,003) Rosemont, Illinois
2/3/2007 MSG		Rutgers	W 61–50	14–8 (3–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/5/2007 ESPN		Syracuse Rivalry	W 67–60	15–8 (4–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
2/11/2007* CBS		at Georgia Tech	L 52–65	15–9	Georgia Dome (19,194) Atlanta
2/14/2007 MSG		Seton Hall	W 67–55	16–9 (5–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
2/17/2007 ABC		at Syracuse Rivalry	L 63–73	16–10 (5–7)	Carrier Dome (32,376) Syracuse, New York
2/21/2007 FSN New York		at Rutgers	W 65–55	17–10 (6–7)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,070) Piscataway, New Jersey
2/25/2007 CBS		Louisville	L 69–76	17–11 (6–8)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/2007 ESPN		Villanova	L 74–78	17–12 (6–9)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut
3/3/2007 CBS		at No. 10 Georgetown Rivalry	L 46–59	17–13 (6–10)	Verizon Center (18,764) Washington, D.C.
Big East Tournament
3/7/2007 ESPN		vs. Syracuse First Round/Rivalry	L 65–78	17–14	Madison Square Garden (19,594) New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
↑ 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
↑ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
↑ UCONN Men's Basketball – University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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