2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Shelby Metcalf Classic Champion
NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs. Memphis, L, 65–64
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #9
AP #9
2006–07 record 27–7 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach Billy Gillispie
Home arena Reed Arena
Seasons
« 2005–06 2007–08 »
2006-07 Big 12 Overall
Standings W L PCT W L PCT
Kansas † 14 2 .875 33 5 .868
Texas A&M 13 3 .813 27 7 .794
Texas 12 4 .750 25 10 .714
Kansas State 10 6 .625 23 12 .657
Texas Tech 9 7 .563 21 13 .618
Missouri 7 9 .438 18 12 .600
Oklahoma State 6 10 .375 22 13 .629
Nebraska 6 10 .375 17 14 .548
Oklahoma 6 10 .375 16 15 .516
Iowa State 6 10 .375 15 16 .484
Baylor 4 12 .250 15 16 .484
Colorado 3 13 .188 7 20 .259
† Big 12 Tournament winner

The 2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Billy Gillispie, who afterward left the Aggies to coach at the University of Kentucky.[1] The Aggies finished 27–7 (13–3 in the Big 12), achieved the highest national ranking in school history,[2] and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.[3] This season was Acie Law IV's senior season, after which he would become the highest draft pick in A&M history at number 11 to the Atlanta Hawks. The Aggies also won the inaugural Shelby Metcalf Classic.[4]

Contents

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bryan Beasley
PG		 Pflugerville, TX Pflugerville 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 178 lb (81 kg) Jun 30,
2005 
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Bryan Davis
PF		 Grand Prairie, TX Grand Prairie 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 16,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Bryson Graham
SG		 San Antonio, TX Lon Morris 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 30,
2006 
Scout:   Rivals:
Jerrod Johnson
SF		 Humble, TX Humble 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun 11,
2004 
Scout:   Rivals:
Derrick Roland
SG		 Seagoville, TX Seagoville 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 17,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Donald Sloan
SG		 Seagoville, TX Seagoville 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 17,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Players

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight* Year Hometown
Davis, Bryan 0 F/C 6–9 250 Fr. Dallas, Texas
Law IV, Acie 1 G 6–3 195 Sr. Dallas, Texas
Roland, Derrick 3 G 6–4 190 Fr. Dallas, Texas
Graham, Bryson 5 G 6–3 190 So. San Antonio, Texas
Sloan, Donald 15 G 6–3 205 Fr. Dallas, Texas
Kirk, Dominique 22 G 6–4 185 Jr. Dallas, Texas
Carter, Josh 23 F 6–7 200 So.-2L Dallas, Texas
Jones, Joseph 30 F 6–9 255 Jr. Normangee, Texas
Chapman, Chris 31 G 5–11 170 Fr. Houston, Texas
Muhlbach, Beau 32 G/F 6–5 205 Jr.-2L Lufkin, Texas
Elonu, Chinemelu 41 F/C sm=n6–10 235 Fr. Houston, Texas
Kavaliauskas, Antanas 44 C sm=n6–10 250 Sr. Vilnius, Lithuania

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Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Regular season
Nov. 10, 2006 Prairie View A&M #13 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 81–49  10,722 1–0
Nov. 17, 2006 Lamar #12 Reed Arena • College Station, TX
(Shelby Metcalf Classic)		 W 94–60  6,978 2–0
Nov. 18, 2006 Louisiana Tech #12 Reed Arena • College Station, TX
(Shelby Metcalf Classic)		 W 75–59  6,595 3–0
Nov. 19, 2006 St. Louis #12 Reed Arena • College Station, TX
(Shelby Metcalf Classic)		 FSN W 69–33  6,053 4–0
Nov. 25, 2006 Idaho State #10 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 74–44  5,777 5–0
Nov. 27, 2006 Arkansas-Little Rock #8 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 75–35  5,544 6–0
Dec. 2, 2006 Pacific #8 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 74–62  9,977 7–0
Dec. 5, 2006 at #9 LSU #6 Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA FSN L 64–52  9,274 7–1
Dec. 9, 2006 vs. #1 UCLA #6 Honda Center • Anaheim, CA
(John R. Wooden Classic)		 CBS L 65–62  15,811 7–2
Dec. 12, 2006 Fordham #13 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 84–61  7,112 8–2
Dec. 16, 2006 Jacksonville #13 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 97–58  8,908 9–2
Dec. 22, 2006 at Auburn #13 Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum • Auburn, AL CSS W 87–58  6,781 10–2
Dec. 28, 2006 Grambling St. #12 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 101–27  7,622 11–2
Jan. 2, 2007 Winthrop #11 Reed Arena • College Station, TX W 71–51  10,015 12–2
Jan. 6, 2007 Kansas State #11 Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN+ W 69–65  11,358 13–2 (1–0)
Jan. 9, 2007 at Baylor #9 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX FSN W 61–51  9,104 14–2 (2–0)
Jan. 13, 2007 at Colorado #9 Coors Events Center • Boulder, CO FSN W 87–69  2,953 15–2 (3–0)
Jan. 20, 2007 #12 Oklahoma State #8 Reed Arena • College Station, Texas ESPN+ W 67–49  13,187 16–2 (4–0)
Jan. 24, 2007 at Texas Tech #6 United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX TTTV L 70–68  15,011 16–3 (4–1)
Jan. 27, 2007 Oklahoma #6 Reed Arena • College Station, Texas ESPN W 70–61  13,048 17–3 (5–1)
Jan. 31, 2007 Iowa State #8 Reed Arena • College Station, Texas FSN W 73–49  11,148 18–3 (6–1)
Feb. 3, 2007 at #6 Kansas #8 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN W 69–66  16,300 19–3 (7–1)
Feb. 5, 2007 #25 Texas #7 Reed Arena • College Station, Texas ESPN W 100–82  13,196 20–3 (8–1)
Feb. 10, 2007 at Nebraska #7 Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, NE FSN W 66–55  11,957 21–3 (9–1)
Feb. 13, 2007 Texas Tech #6 Reed Arena • College Station, Texas ESPN2 L 77–75  12,926 21–4 (9–2)
Feb. 17, 2007 at Oklahoma #6 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ABC W 56–49  10,963 22–4 (10–2)
Feb. 21, 2007 at Oklahoma State #9 Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK ABC W 66–46  16,637 23–4 (11–2)
Feb. 24, 2007 Baylor #9 Reed Arena • College Station, Texas ABC W 97–87  13,051 24–4 (12–2)
Feb. 28, 2007 at Texas #6 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN2 L 98–96 2OT 16,755 24–5 (12–3)
Mar. 3, 2007 Missouri #6 Reed Arena • College Station, Texas ESPN+ W 94–78  13,203 25–5 (13–3)
Postseason
Mar. 8, 2007 Oklahoma State #7 Ford Center • Oklahoma City, OK
(Big 12 Championship Game, First Round)		 ESPN+ L 57–56  18,879 25–6 (13–3)
Mar. 15, 2007 Penn #9 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY
(NCAA Tournament, First Round)		 CBS W 68–52  20,816 26–6 (13–3)
Mar. 17, 2007 #16 Louisville #9 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY
(NCAA Tournament, Second Round)		 CBS W 72–69  20,882 27–6 (13–3)
Mar. 22, 2007 #5 Memphis #9 Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
(NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen)		 CBS L 65–64  26,060 27–7 (13–3)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ Cohen, Rachel (2007-04-06). "Angst & Misery: Gillispie bolts for Kentucky". Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/texasam/stories/040707dnspoamlede.eb5ec.html. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  2. ^ Zwerneman, Brent (2007-03-24). "Men's basketball: Aggies' future bright, especially if Gillispie stays". San Antonio Express-News. http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA032407.11C.BKCaggies.future.2d44214.html. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  3. ^ "Texas A&M from 0–16 to Sweet 16". Associated Press. MSNBC. 2007-03-21. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/17727961/. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  4. ^ http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/mbasketball/docs/0708-factbook.pdf
  5. ^ "2006 Texas A&M Roster". CollegeBasketballNews.com. http://collegebasketballnews.scout.com/a.z?s=218&p=8&c=2&nid=372&yr=2006. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  6. ^ "Texas A&M Aggies Schedule – 2006–07". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/schedule?teamId=245&year=2007. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 

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