2006–07 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2006-07 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big 12 South
Ranking
Coaches #16
AP #11
2006-07 record 25-10 (12-4 Big 12)
Head coach Rick Barnes
Home arena Frank Erwin Center
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

Contents

Roster

# Position Height Weight Year Home Town
A.J. Abrams 5 Guard 5–10 155 Sophomore Austin, Texas
Connor Atchley 32 Center 6–9 225 Sophomore Clear Lake (Houston), Texas
D.J. Augustin 14 Guard 5-11 175 Freshman Sugar Land, Texas
Kevin Durant 35 Forward 6–9 225 Freshman Rockville, Maryland
Matt Hill 21 Forward 6–9 230 Sophomore Lincoln, Nebraska
Damion James 5 Forward 6–7 227 Freshman Nacogdoches, Texas
J.D. Lewis 4 Guard 6–1 180 Junior Amarillo, Texas
Justin Mason 24 Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Amarillo, Texas
Dexter Pittman 34 Center 6–10 315 Freshman Rosenberg, Texas
Harrison Smith 23 Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Houston, Texas
Craig Winder 30 Guard 6–2 190 Senior Salisbury, Maryland

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D.J. Augustin
PG		 Sugar Land, Texas Hightower HS 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 7,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Kevin Durant
SF		 Rockville, Maryland Montrose Christian School 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 16,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Matt Hill
C		 Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln Southeast HS 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 24,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Damion James
SF		 Nacogdoches, Texas Nacogdoches HS 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) May 22,
2006 
Scout:   Rivals:
Justin Mason
SG		 Amarillo, Texas Palo Duro HS 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 29,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Dexter Pittman
C		 Rosenberg, Texas B F Terry HS 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 320 lb (150 kg) Oct 18,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Harrison Smith
SG		 Houston, Texas Jones HS 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 10,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3   Rivals: 3
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:

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Date Time† Opponent# Rank# Site TV Home
Attendance		 Result Record
Exhibition Games
Tue, Oct 31 7 p.m. Lenoir-Rhyne #21 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 98–64 (1–0 exhib.)
Mon, Nov 6 7 p.m. Xavier (La.) #21 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 103–53 (2–0 exhib.)
Regular Season
Thu, Nov 9 8:30 p.m. Alcorn State #21 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas
(2K Sports College Hoops Classic Regional)		 ESPNU 9623 W 103–44 1–0
Fri, Nov 10 8 p.m. Chicago State #21 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas
(2K Sports College Hoops Classic Regional)		 ESPNU 9918 W 92–66 2–0
Thu, Nov 16 9:30 p.m. vs. Michigan State #19 Madison Square Garden • New York, New York
(2K Sports College Hoops Classic Semifinal Game 2)		 ESPN2 L 61–63 2–1
Fri, Nov 17 7 p.m. vs. St. John's #19 Madison Square Garden • New York, New York
(2K Sports College Hoops Classic Consolation Game)		 ESPN2 W 77–76 3–1
Tue, Nov 21 7 p.m. Nicholls State — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW
(Texas)		 10474 W 91–60 4–1
Tue, Nov 28 7 p.m. Texas Southern — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW
(Texas)		 9690 W 90–50 5–1
Sat, Dec 2 1:10 p.m. vs. Gonzaga — U.S. Airways Center • Phoenix, Arizona ESPN L 77–87 5–2
Sun, Dec 10 7 p.m. vs. #9 Louisiana
State		 — Toyota Center • Houston, Texas ESPN W 76–75 OT 6–2
Sat, Dec 16 3 p.m. Texas State — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW
(Texas)		 10754 W 96–70 7–2
Wed, Dec 20 8 p.m. Arkansas — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN2 14451 W 80–76 8–2
Sat, Dec 23 noon @ Tennessee — Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN L 105–111 OT 8–3
Thu, Dec 28 7 p.m. Centenary — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW
(Texas)		 10913 W 76–66 9–3
Tue, Jan 2 7 p.m. Texas-Arlington — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW
(Texas)		 9732 W 84–52 10–3
Sat, Jan 6 2:01 p.m. @ Colorado* — Coors Events Center • Boulder, Colorado ESPN Plus W 102–78 11–3
(1–0 Big 12)
Wed, Jan 10 7 p.m. Missouri* #25 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas FSNSW
(Texas)		 11983 W 88–68 12–3 (2–0)
Sat, Jan 13 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma* #25 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ABC 14935 W 80–69 13–3 (3–0)
Tue, Jan 16 8:05 p.m. @ #12 Oklahoma State* #21 Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma ESPN2 L 103–105 3OT 13–4 (3–1)
Sat, Jan 20 1:37 p.m. @ Villanova #21 Wachovia Center • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CBS L 69–76 13–5
Wed, Jan 24 7:05 p.m. @ Nebraska* — Devaney Center • Lincoln, Nebraska FSNMW W 62–61 14–5 (4–1)
Sat, Jan 27 5 p.m. Baylor* — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN2 15256 W 84–79 15–5 (5–1)
Wed, Jan 31 8 p.m. @ Texas Tech* #22 United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, Texas ESPN2 W 76–64 16–5 (6–1)
Sat, Feb 3 2:30 p.m. Kansas State* #22 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ABC 15709 L 72–73 16–6 (6–2)
Mon, Feb 5 8 p.m. @ #6 Texas A&M* — Reed Arena • College Station, Texas ESPN L 82–100 16–7 (6–3)
Sat, Feb 10 12:47 p.m. Iowa State* — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN Plus 14743 W 77–68 17–7 (7–3)
Mon, Feb 12 8 p.m. #18 Oklahoma State* — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN 15815 W 83–54 18–7 (8–3)
Sat, Feb 17 7 p.m. @ Baylor* — Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas FSNSW
(Texas)		 W 68–67 19–7 (9–3)
Tue, Feb 20 8 p.m. Texas Tech* #19 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN Plus 16753 W 80–51 20–7 (10–3)
Sat, Feb 24 3 p.m. @ Oklahoma* #19 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma ESPNU/
ESPN Plus		 W 68–58 21–7 (11–3)
Wed, Feb 28 8 p.m. #7 Texas A&M* #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas ESPN2 16755 W 98–96 2OT 22–7 (12–3)
Sat, Mar 3 11 a.m. @ #3 Kansas* #15 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas CBS L 86–90 22–8 (12–4)
2007 Big 12 Conference Tournament — No. 3 Seed
Fri, Mar 9 8:20 p.m. vs. (11) Baylor* #15 Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals)		 ESPN Plus W 74–69 23–8
Sat, Mar 10 3:20 p.m. vs. (7) Oklahoma State* #15 Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(Big 12 Conference Tournament Semifinals)		 ESPN2 W 69–64 24–8
Sun, Mar 11 2 p.m. vs. (1) #2 Kansas* #15 Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(Big 12 Conference Tournament Finals)		 ESPN L 84–88 OT 24–9
2007 NCAA Tournament — No. 4 Seed
Fri, Mar 16 4:30 p.m. vs. (13) New Mexico State #11 Spokane Arena • Spokane, Washington
(NCAA Tournament First Round)		 CBS W 79–67 25–9
Sun, Mar 18 2:15 p.m. vs. (5) Southern California #11 Spokane Arena • Spokane, Washington
(NCAA Tournament Second Round)		 CBS L 68–87 25–10
*Big 12 Conference Game. †All times in Central Standard Time. #Rank according to Associated Press (AP) Poll. OT indicates overtime.
 

See also

References
North Division
South Division