2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2006-07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#NR
AP	#NR
2006-07 record	17-14 (6-10 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

	Conf				Overall
2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Georgetown†	13	–	3	.813	30	–	7	.811
#16 Louisville	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
#12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	29	–	8	.784
#17 Notre Dame	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	24	–	11	.686
#20 Marquette	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
West Virginia	9	–	7	.563	27	–	9	.750
DePaul	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Providence	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	13	–	16	.448
South Florida	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Rutgers	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345
Cincinnati	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367


† 2007 Big East Tournament winner As of April 2, 2007^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jerome Dyson SG	Andover, NH	Proctor Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 17, 2005
Jerome Dyson SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Ben Eaves SF	Worcester, MA	Worcester Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 24, 2005
Ben Eaves SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Gavin Edwards C	Gilbert, AZ	Mesquite HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mar 31, 2006
Gavin Edwards C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Curtis Kelly PF	New York, NY	Rice HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 29, 2005
Curtis Kelly PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jonathan Mandeldove C	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 18, 2005
Jonathan Mandeldove C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Stanley Robinson PF	Birmingham, AL	Huffman High School-Magnet	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Oct 11, 2005
Stanley Robinson PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Hasheem Thabeet C	Houston, TX	Cypress Community Christian	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jun 2, 2006
Hasheem Thabeet C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Doug Wiggins PG	East Hartford, CT	East Hartford HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jan 3, 2005
Doug Wiggins PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 5 Rivals: 4
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Connecticut Commit List for 2006". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18. "ESPN - Connecticut Basketball Recruiting 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-18.

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2006–2007 team.^[2]

#	Name	Position	Year
4	Jeff Adrien	Forward	So
24	Craig Austrie	Guard	So
11	Jerome Dyson	Guard	Fr
2	Ben Eaves	Forward	So
33	Gavin Edwards	Forward	Fr
35	Marty Gagne	Guard	Sr
25	Rob Garrison	Guard	So
1	Marcus Johnson	Forward	So
14	Curtis Kelly	Forward	Fr
32	Jonathan Mandeldove	Center	Fr
12	A. J. Price	Guard	So
21	Stanley Robinson	Forward	Fr
10	Ben Spencer	Guard	Jr
34	Hasheem Thabeet	Center	Fr
3	Doug Wiggins	Guard	Fr

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
2006/11/10*	#18	Quinnipiac	W 53–46	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
2006/11/17*	#19	Central Arkansas (Hispanic College Fund Classic)	W 88–59	2–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,557)
2006/11/18*	#19	Fairfield (Hispanic College Fund Classic)	W 74–49	3–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,232)
2006/11/19*	#19	Ole Miss (Hispanic College Fund Classic)	W 77–59	4–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,813)
2006/11/26*	#18	Albany	W 86–55	5–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
2006/11/29*	#15	Sacred Heart	W 89–46	6–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
2006/12/3*	#15	Texas Southern	W 106–55	7–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
2006/12/6*	#10	Northeastern	W 81–53	8–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
2006/12/17*	#8	Saint Mary's College	W 89–73	9–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,308)
2006/12/20*	#11	Pepperdine	W 88–66	10–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,117)
2006/12/27*	#9	Coppin State	W 84–41	11–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,351)
2006/12/30	#9	West Virginia	L 71–81	11–1 (0–1)	WVU Coliseum (11,903)
2007/1/2	#14	South Florida	W 69–50	12–1 (1–1)	Hartford Civic Center (15,174)
2007/1/6*	#14	#19 LSU	L 49–66	12–2	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,121)
2007/1/10	#22	#8 Marquette	L 69–73	12–3 (1–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
2007/1/13	#22	St. John's	W 68–59	13–3 (2–2)	Madison Square Garden (12,178)
2007/1/16		#6 Pittsburgh	L 54–63	13–4 (2–3)	Petersen Events Center (12,508)
2007/1/20*		Indiana	L 73–77	13–5	Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
2007/1/22		Louisville	L 54–68	13–6 (2–4)	Freedom Hall (19,876)
2007/1/27		Providence	L 72–84	13–7 (2–5)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
2007/1/31		#21 DePaul	L 58–66	13–8 (2–6)	Allstate Arena (10,003)
2007/2/3		Rutgers	W 61–50	14–8 (3–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
2007/2/5		Syracuse	W 67–60	15–8 (4–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
2007/2/11*		Georgia Tech	L 52–65	15–9	Georgia Dome (19,194)
2007/2/14		Seton Hall	W 67–55	16–9 (5–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
2007/2/17		Syracuse	L 63–73	16–10 (5–7)	Carrier Dome (32,376)
2007/2/21		Rutgers	W 65–55	17–10 (6–7)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,070)
2007/2/25		Louisville	L 69–76	17–11 (6–8)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
2007/2/28		Villanova	L 74–78	17–12 (6–9)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
2007/3/3		#10 Providence	L 46–59	17–13 (6–10)	Verizon Center (18,764)
Big East Tournament
2007/3/7		Syracuse (First Round)	L 65–78	17–14	Madison Square Garden (N/A)

References

↑ "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
↑ UCONN Men's Basketball – University of Connecticut Official Athletic Site

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

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