2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record31–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean Smith Center
Seasons
2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina 11 5   .688 31 7   .816
Virginia 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Virginia Tech 10 6   .625 22 12   .647
Boston College 10 6   .625 21 12   .636
No. 18 Maryland 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Duke 8 8   .500 22 11   .667
Clemson 7 9   .438 25 11   .694
Florida State 7 9   .438 22 13   .629
NC State 5 11   .313 20 16   .556
Wake Forest 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Miami (FL) 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
2007 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wayne Ellington
SG
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania The Episcopal Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 23, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Will Graves
SF
Greensboro, North Carolina Dudley HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jan 17, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Ty Lawson
PG
Clinton, Maryland Oak Hill Academy (VA) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 12, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Alex Stepheson
PF
Los Angeles, California Harvard-Westlake HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 11, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Deon Thompson
C
Torrance, California Torrance HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Oct 4, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Brandan Wright
PF
Nashville, Tennessee Brentwood Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 16, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1   Rivals: 1  ESPN: N/A
  • 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:

  • "North Carolina Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "2006 North Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

Roster

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2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 15 Dewey Burke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Conestoga Philadelphia
G 25 Marc Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Ravenscroft Raleigh, North Carolina
F 40 Mike Copeland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So R. J. Reynolds Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 2 Wayne Ellington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Episcopal Academy Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
G 4 Bobby Frasor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Brother Rice Blue Island, Illinois
G/F 1 Marcus Ginyard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Bishop O'Connell Alexandria, Virginia
F 13 Will Graves 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Dudley Greensboro, North Carolina
G/F 14 Danny Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Mary's North Babylon, New York
C 50 Tyler Hansbrough 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Poplar Bluff Poplar Bluff, Missouri
G 5 Ty Lawson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Clinton, Maryland
G 22 Wes Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr New Hampton School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 32 Alex Stepheson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, California
F 3 Reyshawn Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr R. J. Reynolds Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 11 Quentin Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oakland Technical Senior Oakland, California
F 21 Deon Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Torrance Torrance, California
F 24 Surry Wood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cary Academy Raleigh, North Carolina
F 34 Brandan Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Brentwood Academy Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach

Roy Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Holladay
Steve Robinson
C. B. McGrath


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2012

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1*
7:30 pm
No. 2 St Augustine's College W 110–79 
Dean Smith Center (12,230)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 11*
5:00 pm
No. 2 Pfeiffer W 140–101 
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Regular Season
November 14*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 vs. Sacred Heart
NIT Season Tip-Off Regional semifinals
W 103–81  1–0
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,060)
Charlotte, North Carolina
November 15*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. Winthrop
NIT Season Tip-Off Regional Final
W 73–66  2–0
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,362)
Charlotte, North Carolina
November 19*
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 Gardner-Webb W 103–50  3–0
Dean Smith Center (19,045)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 22*
9:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 vs. Gonzaga
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals
L 74–82  3–1
Madison Square Garden (9,123)
New York City
November 24*
4:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 22 Tennessee
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game
W 101–87  4–1
Madison Square Garden (9,498)
New York
November 29*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 No. 3 Ohio State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 98–89  5–1
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 2*
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 7 Kentucky W 75–63  6–1
Dean Smith Center (21,147)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 9*
7:00 pm
No. 3 High Point W 94–69  7–1
Dean Smith Center (19,955)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 16*
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 3 UNC Asheville W 93–62  8–1
Dean Smith Center (18,923)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 19*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 Florida Atlantic W 105–52  9–1
Dean Smith Center (18,162)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 22*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 at Saint Louis W 69–48  10–1
Scottrade Center (22,539)
St. Louis, Missouri
December 28*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 Rutgers W 87–48  11–1
Dean Smith Center (20,997)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 31*
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 Dayton W 81–51  12–1
Dean Smith Center (19,967)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 3*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Penn W 102–64  13–1
Dean Smith Center (19,378)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 7
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 Florida State W 84–58  14–1
(1–0)
Dean Smith Center (21,010)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 10
9:00 pm, Raycom
No. 1 Virginia W 79–69  15–1
(2–0)
Dean Smith Center (21,569)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 13
3:30 pm, ABC
No. 1 at Virginia Tech L 88–94  15–2
(2–1)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, Virginia
January 17
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at No. 19 Clemson W 77–55  16–2
(3–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
January 20
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 Georgia Tech
ESPN College GameDay
W 77–61  17–2
(4–1)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 24
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at Wake Forest W 88–60  18–2
(5–1)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,351)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 27*
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 4 at No. 17 Arizona W 92–64  19–2
(5–1)
McKale Center (14,596)
Tucson, Arizona
January 31
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Miami (FL) W 105–64  20–2
(6–1)
Dean Smith Center (21,132)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 3
3:30 pm, ABC
No. 3 at NC State L 79–83  21–3
(6–2)
RBC Center (19,700)
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 7
9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN
No. 5 at No. 16 Duke W 79–73  22–3
(7–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
February 10
1:30 pm, Raycom
No. 5 Wake Forest W 104–67  23–3
(8–2)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 13
8:00 pm, Raycom
No. 4 Virginia Tech L 80–81 OT 23–4
(8–3)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 17
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at No. 21 Boston College
ESPN College GameDay
W 77–72  23–4
(9–3)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
February 21
9:00 pm, Raycom
No. 5 NC State W 83–64  24–4
(10–3)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 25
5:30 pm, FSN
No. 5 at Maryland L 87–89  24–5
(10–4)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
March 1
9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN2
No. 8 at Georgia Tech L 77–84  24–6
(10–5)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta
March 4
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 No. 14 Duke W 86–72  25–6
(11–5)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC tournament
March 9
12:00 pm
(1) No. 8 vs. (9) Florida State
Quarterfinals
W 73–58  26–6
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)
Tampa, Florida
March 10
1:30 pm, Raycom/ESPN
(1) No. 8 vs. (4) Boston College
Semifinals
W 71–56  27–6
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)
Tampa, Florida
March 11
1:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN
(1) No. 8 vs. (10) NC State
Championship
W 89–80  28–6
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)
Tampa, Florida
NCAA tournament
March 15*
9:50 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (16 E) Eastern Kentucky
First round
W 86–65  29–6
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
March 17*
8:20 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (9 E) Michigan State
Second Round
W 81–67  30–6
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
March 23*
9:57 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (5 E) No. 23 USC
Sweet Sixteen
W 74–64  31–6
Continental Airlines Arena (19,557)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
March 25*
5:05 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (2 E) No. 8 Georgetown
Elite Eight
L 84–96 OT 31–7
Continental Airlines Arena (19,557)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2007 1 8 Brandan Wright Golden State Warriors
2007 2 44 Reyshawn Terry Orlando Magic
2009 1 13 Tyler Hansbrough Indiana Pacers
2009 1 18 Ty Lawson Denver Nuggets
2009 1 28 Wayne Ellington Minnesota Timberwolves
2009 2 46 Danny Green Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

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  1. ^ "2006–07 Schedule Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
  2. ^ "2009 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.