2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team that competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing the regular season as the third place team in the conference. This season saw the Hokies make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996.

2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record22–12 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
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

During the 2006–2007 regular season, Virginia Tech beat Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium and also swept North Carolina defeating the top-ranked team both in Blacksburg, VA and their home court in Chapel Hill, NC, although losing 3 times in a row to NC State including a loss ending their ACC tournament run.

Roster

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Virginia Tech's basketball team just before tip-off of their March 1, 2007 game against Virginia
2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Zabian Dowdell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Pahokee Pahokee, Florida
G 3 Nigel Munson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr DeMatha Washington, D.C.
G/F 13 Deron Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr National Christian Academy New Orleans, Louisiana
F/C 14 Robert Krabbendam 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Copernicus Hoorn, The Netherlands
F 15 Terrance Vinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Lowndes Valdosta, Georgia
F 21 Lewis Witcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Franklin County Rocky Mount, Virginia
G 22 Jamon Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Andrew Jackson Jacksonville, Florida
G 23 Marcus Travis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Blacksburg/Oxnard JC Blacksburg, Virginia
G 24 Markus Sailes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Varina Richmond, Virginia
F 33 Coleman Collins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Chamblee Stone Mountain, Georgia
F 34 Cheick Diakite 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bridgton Academy Bamako, Mali
G/F 40 A. D. Vassallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
F 42 Chris Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Lord Botetourt/Fork Union Fincastle, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Source:[1]

2006–2007 schedule and results

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Date[2] Opponent Location Result Overall Conf.
Regular Season
November 10, 2006 Coppin State Blacksburg, VA W 94–43 1–0 0–0
November 14, 2006 West Florida Blacksburg, VA W 95–47 2–0 0–0
November 23, 2006 Western Michigan1 Orlando, FL L 68–71 2–1 0–0
November 24, 2006 Montana1 Orlando, FL W 77–56 3–1 0–0
November 26, 2006 Southern Illinois1 Orlando, FL L 64–69 3–2 0–0
November 29, 2006 Iowa2 Blacksburg, VA W 59–55 4–2 0–0
December 3, 2006 George Washington3 Washington, DC L 62–63 4–3 0–0
December 6, 2006 Old Dominion Blacksburg, VA W 72–55 5–3 0–0
December 10, 2006 Appalachian State Blacksburg, VA W 69–37 6–3 0–0
December 17, 2006 Wake Forest Blacksburg, VA W 63–60 7–3 1–0
December 21, 2006 Seton Hall4 New York, NY W 80–61 8–3 1–0
December 23, 2006 Campbell Blacksburg, VA W 94–70 9–3 1–0
December 30, 2006 Marshall Huntington, WV L 58–59 9–4 1–0
January 3, 2007 Richmond Blacksburg, VA W 65–53 10–4 1–0
January 6, 2007 Duke Durham, NC W 69–67 (OT) 11–4 2–0
January 10, 2007 UNC Greensboro Greensboro, NC W 74–51 12–4 2–0
January 13, 2007 North Carolina Blacksburg, VA W 94–88 13–4 3–0
January 17, 2007 Florida State Tallahassee, FL L 73–82 13–5 3–1
January 21, 2007 Maryland Blacksburg, VA W 67–64 (OT) 14–5 4–1
January 23, 2007 Miami Miami, FL W 92–85 15–5 5–1
January 28, 2007 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA W 73–65 16–5 6–1
January 31, 2007 NC State Blacksburg, VA L 59–70 16–6 6–2
February 3, 2007 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA L 59–80 16–7 6–3
February 10, 2007 Virginia Blacksburg, VA W 84–57 17–7 7–3
February 13, 2007 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC W 81–80 (OT) 18–7 8–3
February 18, 2007 NC State Raleigh, NC L 56–81 18–8 8–4
February 21, 2007 Boston College Blacksburg, VA W 79–62 19–8 9–4
February 24, 2007 Miami Blacksburg, VA W 73–57 20–8 10–4
March 1, 2007 Virginia Charlottesville, VA L 56–69 20–9 10–5
March 4, 2007 Clemson Blacksburg, VA L 74–75 20–10 10–6
March 9, 2007 Wake Forest Tampa, FL W 71–52 21–10
March 10, 2007 NC State Tampa, FL L 64–72 21–11
March 16, 2007 Illinois Columbus, OH W 54–52 22–11
March 16, 2007 Southern Illinois Columbus, OH L 48–63 22–12
*Conference games in bold. 1Old Spice Classic, 2ACC-Big Ten Challenge, 3BB&T Classic, 4Aeropostale Classic

References

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  1. ^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball". HokieSports.com. Virginia Tech. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball". HokieSports.com. Virginia Tech. Retrieved February 21, 2023.