2006–07 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2006–07 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2006–07 record	23–12 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bruce Weber
Assistant coach	Wayne McClain
Assistant coach	Jay Price
Assistant coach	Tracy Webster
MVP	Warren Carter
MVP	Rich McBride
Captain	Warren Carter Rich McBride
Home arena	Assembly Hall

	Conf				Overall
2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Ohio State†	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
#6 Wisconsin	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
Indiana	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Iowa	9	–	7	.563	17	–	14	.548
Purdue	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Illinois	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Michigan State	8	–	8	.500	23	–	12	.657
Michigan	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
Minnesota	3	–	13	.188	9	–	22	.290
Penn State	2	–	14	.125	13	–	18	.419
Northwestern	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367

† 2007 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 13, 2007; Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2006–07 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2006-07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's fourth season at Illinois. The team finished with 9–7 conference and 21–10 overall records. The Illini advanced to the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament and were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

2006–07 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Meacham, TrentTrent Meacham	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Champaign, IL
1.5 !G	2	Hicks, ChrisChris Hicks (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	3	Frazier, ChesterChester Frazier	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Baltimore, MD
5.0 !C	5	Carlwell, BrianBrian Carlwell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 296 lb (134 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Maywood, IL
1.5 !G	25	Brock, CalvinCalvin Brock	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	31	Smith, JamarJamar Smith	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Peoria, IL
1.5 !G	33	McBride, RichRich McBride (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Springfield, IL
3.5 !F	34	Jackson, C.J.C.J. Jackson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 265 lb (120 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Buena Vista, GA
3.5 !F	41	Carter, WarrenWarren Carter (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Dallas, TX
3.5 !F	42	Randle, BrianBrian Randle	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	East Peoria, IL
3.5 !F	44	Arnold, MarcusMarcus Arnold	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	50	Semrau, RichardRichard Semrau	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Grafton, OH
5.0 !C	55	Pruitt, ShaunShaun Pruitt	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Aurora, IL

Head coach

Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

Assistant coach(es)

Wayne McClain (Illinois State)
Jay Price (Kansas)
Tracy Webster (Wisconsin)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
11/13/06*	Austin Peay	W 80–35	1–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
11/15/06*	Jackson State	W 76–55	2–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
11/17/06*	Georgia Southern	W 85–50	3–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
11/19/06*	Florida A&M	W 84–63	4–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
11/21/06*	Savannah State	W 81–34	5–0	Assembly Hall (16,618)
11/24/06*	vs. Miami (OH)	W 51–49	6–0	Sears Centre (7,388)
11/25/06*	vs. Bradley	W 75–71	7–0	Sears Centre (8,532)
11/28/06*	#19 Maryland	L 66–72	7–1	Assembly Hall (16,618)
12/2/06*	vs. #16 Arizona	L 72–84	7–2	US Airways Center (15,507)
12/6/06*	IUPUI	W 87–59	8–2	Assembly Hall (16,618)
12/9/06*	Illinois-Chicago	W 71–66	9–2	United Center (16,424)
12/17/06*	Belmont	W 77–51	10–2	Assembly Hall (16,618)
12/19/06*	vs. Missouri	W 73–70	11–2	Scottrade Center (22,153)
12/21/06*	Idaho State	W 71–60	12–2	Assembly Hall (16,618)
12/29/06*	vs. Xavier	L 59–65	12–3	U.S. Bank Arena (13,256)
1/3/07	at Michigan	L 61–71	12–4 (0–1)	Crisler Arena (11,023)
1/7/07	#6 Ohio State	L 44–62	12–5 (0–2)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
1/10/07	Iowa	W 74–70	13–5 (1–2)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
1/14/07	at Michigan State	L 57–63	13–6 (1–3)	Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
1/17/07	at Minnesota	W 64–52	14–6 (2–3)	Williams Arena (11,020)
1/20/07	#3 Wisconsin	L 64–71	14–7 (2–4)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
1/23/07	#24 Indiana	W 51–43	15–7 (3–4)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
1/27/07	at Purdue	L 47–64	15–8 (3–5)	Mackey Arena (14,123)
1/30/07	Michigan State	W 57–50	16–8 (4–5)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
2/3/07	Minnesota	W 59–49	17–8 (5–5)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
2/7/07	at Northwestern	W 58–43	18–8 (6–5)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,129)
2/10/07	at Indiana	L 61–65	18–9 (6–6)	Assembly Hall (17,316)
2/18/07	Northwestern	W 48–37	19–9 (7–6)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
2/21/07	Michigan	W 54–42	20–9 (8–6)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
2/24/07	at Penn State	W 68–50	21–9 (9–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (12,034)
3/3/07	at Iowa	L 53–60	21–10 (9–7)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Big Ten Tournament
3/8/07	vs. Penn State	W 66–60	22–10	United Center (16,219)
3/9/07	vs. Indiana	W 58–54 ^OT	23–10	United Center (22,081)
3/10/07	vs. Wisconsin	L 41–53	23–11	United Center (20,471)
NCAA Tournament
3/16/07	vs. Virginia Tech	L 52–54	23–12	Nationwide Arena (19,916)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds
Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	TO	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Individual Player Statistics^[2]
			Minutes		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	GS	Tot	Avg	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	A	TO	Blk	Stl
Carter, Warren	34	34	1047	30.8	466	13.7	167	344	.485	31	74	.419	101	142	.711	61	148	209	6.1	68	90	32	24
Pruitt, Shaun	35	35	929	26.5	399	11.4	161	293	.549	0	0	.000	77	150	.513	105	156	261	7.5	7	68	16	10
McBride, Rich	31	27	992	32.0	298	9.6	96	281	.342	82	234	.350	24	35	.686	7	56	63	2.0	71	45	4	20
Frazier, Chester	33	28	1038	31.5	238	7.2	72	203	.355	34	106	.321	60	101	.594	50	100	150	4.5	148	81	6	48
Randle, Brian	24	23	616	25.7	177	7.4	66	133	.496	11	31	.355	34	59	.576	35	84	119	5.0	26	46	11	23
Meacham, Trent	35	12	622	17.8	175	5.0	51	136	.375	35	87	.402	38	48	.792	6	30	36	1.0	60	40	0	19
Brock, Calvin	35	9	671	19.2	174	5.0	72	162	.444	9	30	.300	21	36	.583	58	69	127	3.6	56	40	6	24
Smith, Jamar	21	6	472	22.5	170	8.1	53	159	.333	38	120	.317	26	33	.788	11	23	34	1.6	39	18	3	19
Arnold, Marcus	34	1	317	9.3	69	2.0	28	60	.467	0	0	.000	13	26	.500	17	28	45	1.3	3	22	9	8
Carlwell, Brian	26	0	183	7.0	44	1.7	14	31	.452	0	0	.000	16	31	.516	19	17	36	1.4	3	10	10	8
Semrau, Richard	5	0	63	12.6	18	3.6	4	14	.286	1	5	.200	9	13	.692	6	5	11	2.2	3	6	0	0
Jackson, C.J.	12	0	54	4.5	13	1.1	5	7	.714	0	0	.000	3	3	1.000	6	12	18	1.5	3	5	2	1
Hicks, Chris	12	0	27	2.3	4	0.3	1	7	.143	0	4	.000	2	3	.667	0	1	1	0.1	1	3	0	1
0	0		0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Team																56	65	121			17
Total	35		7025		2245	64.1	790	1830	.432	241	691	.349	424	680	.624	437	794	1231	35.2	488	491	99	205

References

↑ "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007.
↑ 2006-07 Illinois Season Statistics, FightingIllini.com

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present)

Rivalries	Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

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