2006–07 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

2006–07 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament

Final Four, L 60–67 v. Ohio State

Conference Big East
Ranking
Coaches #9
AP #8
2006–07 record 30–7 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach John Thompson III
Home arena Verizon Center
Seasons
« 2005–06 2007–08 »

The 2006–07 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big East Conference representing Georgetown University. The Hoyas finished first place in the conference, won the conference tournament, and advanced to the semifinals in the NCAA tournament. The 2006–07 season marked the centennial of Hoya hoops, which was celebrated by honoring some of the team's most famous alumni at the Georgetown-Marquette game on February 10, 2007. The team was led by juniors, forward Jeff Green, center Roy Hibbert, and point guard Jonathan Wallace. The team's freshmen were DaJuan Summers, Vernon Macklin, and Jeremiah Rivers. Other regular players are Tyler Crawford, Jessie Sapp, and Patrick Ewing, Jr.

On March 3, 2007, the Hoyas completed their first regular-season Big East Championship since 1989. On March 10, 2007, the Hoyas defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers (65–42) to win the 2007 Big East Tournament Championship for the first time since 1989. Jeff Green was named the Big East Player of the year and the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

The Hoyas advanced to the 2007 Final Four before losing to an Ohio State team led by Greg Oden. In the NCAA tournament's first weekend, the Hoyas defeated Belmont and Boston College. The Hoyas' games in the second weekend were some of the closest and most-watched contests of the tournament. The Hoyas defeated Vanderbilt on a last-second bank shot by Jeff Green, then beat North Carolina in the Regional Final when their defense caused North Carolina to suffer an improbable collapse in which UNC missed 22 of their final 23 field goal attempts.[1]

After the season, Assistant Coach Sydney Johnson left to become the head coach at Princeton University and Assistant Coach Kevin Broadus left to become the head coach at SUNY-Binghamton.[2] Jeff Green also left the team, entering the NBA draft. Green was drafted fifth by the Boston Celtics but was ultimately traded to the Seattle SuperSonics.[3]

Contents

Roster

2006–07 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 1 Macklin, VernonVernon Macklin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Portsmouth, Virginia
G 2 Wallace, JonathanJonathan Wallace 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Sparkman High School Harvest, Alabama
F 3 Summers, DaJuanDaJuan Summers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Fr McDonogh School Accokeek, Maryland
F 4 Izzo, KennyKenny Izzo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) So Fenwick High School Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Rivers, JeremiahJeremiah Rivers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Winter Park High School Winter Park, Florida
G 21 Sapp, JessieJessie Sapp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So National Christian Academy New York City, New York
G/F 22 Crawford, TylerTyler Crawford (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Robert E. Lee High School Stuarts Draft, Virginia
F 24 Spann, OctaviusOctavius Spann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Banneker High School College Park, Georgia
F 32 Green, JeffJeff Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Northwestern High School Hyattsville, Maryland
F 33 Ewing, Jr., PatrickPatrick Ewing, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr National Christian Academy Marietta, Georgia
F 52 Dizdarevic, SeadSead Dizdarevic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Highlands High School Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
C 55 Hibbert, RoyRoy Hibbert 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 278 lb (126 kg) Jr Georgetown Preparatory School Adelphi, Maryland
Head coach

John Thompson III

Assistant coach(es)

Robert Burke
Kevin Broadus
Sydney Johnson


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2010

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
November 11, 2006* 12:00 p.m. Hartford #8 Verizon Center • {{{site_cityst}}} W 69–59  1–0
November 15, 2006* 9:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt #8 Memorial GymnasiumNashville, TN W 86–70  2–0
November 19, 2006 6:00 p.m. Old Dominion #8 McDonough Gymnasium • Washington, DC L 62–75  2–1
November 22, 2006* 7:30 p.m. at Fairfield #8 Arena at Harbor YardBridgeport, CT W 73–60  3–1
November 27, 2006* 7:30 p.m. Ball State #16 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 69–54  4–1
November 29, 2006* 7:00 p.m. Oregon #16 Verizon Center • Washington, DC L 50–57  4–2
December 2, 2006* 7:00 p.m. at #10 Duke #16 Cameron Indoor StadiumChapel Hill, NC L 52–61  4–3
December 5, 2006* 7:30 p.m. James Madison #23 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 89–53  5–3
December 9, 2006* 1:00 p.m. Oral Roberts #23 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 73–58  6–3
December 16, 2006* 7:30 p.m. Winston-Salem Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 76–32  7–3
December 20, 2006* 7:30 p.m. Towson Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 69–41  8–3
December 23, 2006* 1:00 p.m. Navy Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 64–44  9–3
December 30, 2006* 12:00 p.m. Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI W 67–51  10–3
January 6, 2007 12:00 p.m. #22 Notre Dame Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 66–48  11–3
January 8, 2007 8:00 p.m. at Villanova Verizon Center • Washington, DC L 52–56  11–4
January 13, 2007 9:00 p.m. #7 Pittsburgh Petersen Events CenterPittsburgh, PA L 69–74  11–5
January 17, 2007 7:30 p.m. at Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic CenterPiscataway, NJ W 68–54  12–5
January 19, 2007 7:30 p.m. at Seton Hall IZOD CenterEast Rutherford, NJ W 74–58  13–5
January 24, 2007 7:30 p.m. DePaul Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 66–52  14–5
January 27, 2007 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 82–67  15–5
February 1, 2007 7:00 p.m. at St. John's Madison Square GardenNew York City, NY W 72–48  16–5
February 7, 2007 7:00 p.m. Louisville Freedom HallLouisville, KY W 73–65  17–5
February 10, 2007 12:00 p.m. #12 Marquette Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 76–58  18–5
February 12, 2007 8:00 p.m. #22 West Virginia #23 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 71–53  19–5
February 17, 2007 12:00 p.m. at Villanova #16 Wachovia CenterPhiladelphia, PA W 58–55  20–5
February 21, 2007 7:00 p.m. at Cincinnati #16 Fifth Third ArenaCincinnati, OH W 75–65  21–5
February 24, 2007 2:00 p.m. #8 Pittsburgh #16 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 61–53  22–5
February 26, 2007 7:00 p.m. Syracuse #12 Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY L 58–72  22–6
March 3, 2007 12:00 p.m. Connecticut #12 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 59–46  23–6
Big East Tournament
March 8, 2007* 12:00 p.m. vs. Villanova #10 Madison Square GardenNew York City, NY
(Big East Tournament 2nd round)
ESPN W 62–57  24–6
March 9, 2007* 7:00 p.m. vs. #16 Notre Dame #10 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Big East Tournament Semifinals)
ESPN W 84–82  25–6
March 10, 2007* 9:00 p.m. vs. #11 Pittsburgh #10 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Big East Tournament Finals)
ESPN W 65–42  26–6
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2007* 2:45 p.m. vs. Belmont #9 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial ColiseumWinston-Salem, NC
(NCAA Tournament 1st Round)
CBS W 80–55  27–6
March 17, 2007* 5:45 p.m. vs. Boston College #9 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC
(NCAA Tournament 2nd Round)
CBS W 62–55  28–6
March 23, 2007* 7:27 p.m. vs. #23 Vanderbilt #9 IZOD Center • East Rutherford, NJ
(NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen)
CBS W 66–65  29–6
March 25, 2007* 5:05 p.m. vs. #4 North Carolina #9 IZOD Center • East Rutherford, NJ
(NCAA Tournament Elite Eight)
CBS W 96–84 OT 30–6
March 31, 2007* 6:07 p.m. vs. #1 Ohio State #9 Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA
(NCAA Tournament Final Four)
CBS L 60–67  30–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll.

Standings

Big East[4]
  W-L     GB     W-L  
#10 Georgetown 13–3 26–6
#12 Pittsburgh 12–4 1 27–7
#19 Louisville 12–4 1 27–7
#17 Notre Dame 11–5 2 24–7
Marquette 10–6 3 24–9
Syracuse 10–6 3 22–10
West Virginia 9–7 4 22–9
Villanova 9–7 4 22–10
DePaul 9–7 4 18–13
Providence 8–8 5 18–12
St. Johns 7–9 6 16–15
Connecticut 6–10 7 17–14
Seton Hall 4–12 9 13–16
South Florida 3–13 10 12–18
Rutgers 3–13 10 10–19
Cincinnati 2–14 11 11–19

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