2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NIT Season Tip-Off Champions
Wooden Tradition Winner
Horizon League Regular Season Champions
2007 NCAA Tournament 5 Seed (Midwest)
Sweet Sixteen vs. #3 Florida, L 57–65
Conference Horizon League
2006–07 record 29–7 (13–3 Horizon)
Head coach Todd Lickliter
Assistant coach Matthew Graves
Assistant coach Brad Miller
Assistant coach Brad Stevens
MVP Brandon Crone
Captain Brandon Crone
Brian Ligon
Home arena Hinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
« 2005–06 2007–08 »
2006-07 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#21 Butler 13   3   .813     29   7   .806
†Wright State* 13   3   .813     23   10   .697
Loyola 10   6   .625     21   11   .656
Green Bay 7   9   .438     18   15   .545
Youngstown State 7   9   .438     14   17   .452
UIC 7   9   .438     14   18   .438
Detroit 6   10   .375     11   19   .367
Milwaukee 6   10   .375     9   22   .290
Cleveland State 3   13   .188     10   21   .323
† 2007 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of August 1, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 6th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse.

The Bulldogs won the 2007 Horizon League Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship and earned an at-large bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 5 seed in the Midwest Region. They beat 12 seed Old Dominion 57–46 and 4 seed Maryland before falling to 1 seed and eventual national champion Florida 65–57 in overtime in the Sweet Sixteen

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Roster

2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G/F 1 Betko, JulianJulian Betko 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Ruzomberok, Slovakia
F 34 Campbell, PetePete Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Muncie, IN
F 33 Crone (C), BrandonBrandon Crone (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Frankfort, IN
F/C 50 Engelmann, ElliotElliot Engelmann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Downers Grove, IL|
G 4 Graves, A.J.A.J. Graves 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Switz City, IN
G 10 Green, MikeMike Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
F 24 Ligon (C), BrianBrian Ligon (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr St. Petersburg, FL
G 23 Nellems, MarcusMarcus Nellems 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, IN
G 14 Rodgers, NickNick Rodgers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Fr Noblesville, IN
G 5 Slaton, BenBen Slaton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Columbus, IN
G/F 32 Streicher, DrewDrew Streicher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Washington, IN
G/F 21 Veasley, WillieWillie Veasley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Freeport, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 12 May 2010

Schedule

Legend: ██ Win. ██ Loss.
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Regular Season
November 10 9:30 PM @ Tulane Fogelman Arena • New Orleans, LA W 77–37 1–0
November 13 6:00 PM Notre Dame Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Opening Round)		 ESPNU W 71–69 2–0
November 14 9:00 PM Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals)		 ESPN W 60–55 3–0
November 18 Illinois-Springfield Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 62–56 4–0
November 22 7:00 PM #21 Tennessee Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Semifinals)		 ESPN2 W 56–44 5–0
November 24 7:00 PM #23 Gonzaga Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Championship)		 ESPN2 W 79–71 6–0
November 25 7:00 PM Kent State Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 83–80 (2OT) 7–0
November 29 8:05 PM @ Valparaiso #18 Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 60–47 8–0
December 2 8:00 PM Cleveland St. #18 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 70–45 9–0 (1–0)
December 6 7:00 PM Ball State #14 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 65–41 10–0
December 9 7:05 PM @ Indiana St. #14 Hulman Center • Terre Haute, IN L 64–72 10–1
December 16 1:00 PM Purdue #18 Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Wooden Tradition)		 W 68–65 11–1
December 22 7:05 PM Evansville #16 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 76–65 12–1
December 30 8:00 PM @ Milwaukee #15 U.S. Cellular Arena • Milwaukee, WI W 55–50 13–1 (2–0)
January 6 2:00 PM Wright State #13 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 73–42 14–1 (3–0)
January 10 8:00 PM @ UIC #12 UIC Pavilion • Chicago, IL L 67–73 (OT) 14–2 (3–1)
January 13 2:00 PM South Dakota St. #12 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 62–47 15–2
January 17 7:00 PM Youngstown St. #15 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 67–39 16–2 (4–1)
January 20 2:00 PM Green Bay #15 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 80–59 17–2 (5–1)
January 25 8:00 PM @ Loyola #11 Joseph J. Gentile Center • Chicago, IL W 70–66(OT) 18–2 (6–1)
January 27 4:05 PM @ Detroit #11 Calihan Hall • Detroit, MI W 68–58 19–2 (7–1)
January 29 7:00 PM UIC #11 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 71–45 20–2 (8–1)
January 31 7:05 PM @ Youngstown St. #11 Beeghly Center • Youngstown, OH W 71–58 21–2 (9–1)
February 3 2:00 PM Milwaukee #11 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 66–47 22–2 (10–1)
February 8 7:00 PM @ Cleveland St. #9 Wolstein Center • Cleveland, OH W 92–50 23–2 (11–1)
February 10 7:00 PM @ Wright St. #9 Nutter Center • Dayton, OH L 65–77 23–3 (11–2)
February 13 7:00 PM Florida Gulf Coast #12 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 79–65 24–3
February 17 4:00 PM #16 Southern Illinois #12 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(BracketBuster)		 ESPN2 L 64–68 24–4
February 19 8:05 PM @ Green Bay #15 Resch Center • Green Bay, WI W 68–58 25–4 (12–2)
February 22 9:00 PM Loyola #15 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN ESPNU L 71–75 25–5 (12–3)
February 24 2:00 PM Detroit #15 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN W 56–36 26–5 (13–3)
2007 Horizon League Tournament
March 3 5:00 PM Loyola #16 Nutter Center • Dayton, OH
(Semifinals)		 ESPNU W 67–66 (OT) 27–5
March 6 9:00 PM @ Wright St. #17 Nutter Center • Dayton, OH
(Championship)		 ESPN L 55–60 27–6
2007 NCAA Tournament
March 15 2:40 PM (12 seed) Old Dominion #19 (5 seed) HSBC Arena • Buffalo, NY
(Opening Round)		 CBS W 57–46 28–6
March 17 3:20 PM #18 (4 seed) Maryland #19 (5 seed) HSBC Arena • Buffalo, NY
(Second Round)		 CBS W 62–59 29–6
March 23 7:10 PM #3 (1 seed) Florida #19 (5 seed) Edward Jones Dome • Saint Louis, MO
(Sweet Sixteen)		 CBS L 57–65 29–7

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 WK 17 Final
AP – – RV 19 15 18 16 15 13 12 18 14 13 10 13 15 18 19 21
Coaches – – RV 18 14 18 16 15 13 12 15 11 11 9 12 15 16 17 19

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