2006–07 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

2006-07 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2006-07 record	21-11 (10-6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (1st year)
Assistant coach	Dan Dakich
Assistant coach	Rob Senderoff
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 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. Their head coach was Kelvin Sampson, in his first season with the Hoosiers. Sampson, formerly at Oklahoma was hired on March 29, 2006 to replace the recently resigned Mike Davis. The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the season with an overall record 21-11 and a conference record of 10-6, placing them 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana lost the only Big Ten Tournament game in which they played, an overtime loss to Illinois. As a 7-seed in the NCAA Tournament, Indiana beat 10-seed Gonzaga to advance to the second round. They would fall to 2-seed UCLA to end the season.

2006-07 Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Wt.	Year	Hometown/Previous School
1	Armon Bassett	G	6–1	176	Fr.	Terre Haute, Indiana / Hargrave Military Academy (Virginia)
3	D.J. White	F	6–9	251	Jr.	Tuscaloosa, Alabama / Hillcrest High School
10	Roderick Wilmont	G	6–4	203	RS Sr.	Miramar, Florida / Miramar High School
11	Errek Suhr	G	5–8	156	Sr.	Bloomington, Indiana / Bloomington High School North
20	A. J. Ratliff	G	6–3	188	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana / North Central High School
21	Ben Allen	C	6–11	256	So.	Melbourne, Australia / Australian Institute of Sport
22	Lance Stemler	F	6–8	210	Jr.	Columbia, Illinois / Southwestern Illinois College
30	Mike White	F	6–6	232	Jr.	Springhill, Louisiana / Lee College
32	Joey Shaw	G	6–6	193	RS Fr.	Glendale, Arizona / Deer Valley High School
33	Xavier Keeling	F	6–6	230	Fr.	Huntsville, Alabama / J.O. Johnson High School
34	Adam Ahlfeld	F	6–0	193	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana / North Central High School
44	Kyle Taber	F	6–8	220	RS So.	Evansville, Indiana / Evansville Central High School
51	Earl Calloway	G	6–3	173	Sr.	Atlanta, Georgia / Georgia Perimeter College

Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Armon Bassett PG	Terre Haute, IN	Hargrave Military Academy (VA)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 21, 2005
Armon Bassett PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Xavier Keeling SG	Huntsville, AL	Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 24, 2005
Xavier Keeling SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Lance Stemler PF	Belleville, IL	Southwestern Illinois CC	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 2, 2006
Lance Stemler PF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Mike White PF	Springhill, LA	Lee (Tex.) College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Apr 10, 2006
Mike White PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-21.

Schedule and results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/13/2006*		vs. Lafayette (NIT Season Tip-Off (Midwest Region))	W 91–66	1–0	Conseco Fieldhouse (8,037)
11/14/2006*		vs. Butler (NIT Season Tip-Off (Midwest Region))	L 55-60	1–1	Conseco Fieldhouse (9,594)
11/17/2006*		Indiana State	W 73–66	2–1	Assembly Hall (17,178)
11/19/2006*		Chicago State	W 90–69	3–1	Assembly Hall (17,004)
11/28/2006*		at #10 Duke (ACC – Big Ten Challenge)	L 51–54	3–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
12/2/2006*		Charlotte	W 74–57	4–2	Assembly Hall (17,167)
12/6/2006*		Western Illinois	W 92–40	5–2	Assembly Hall (16,906)
12/9/2006*		Kentucky	L 54–59	5–3	Rupp Arena (24,253)
12/17/2006*		Southern Illinois	W 57–47	6–3	Assembly Hall (13,029)
12/20/2006*		Western Michigan	W 77–69	7–3	Assembly Hall (12,038)
12/22/2006*		IUPUI	W 86–57	8–3	Conseco Fieldhouse (8,172)
12/30/2006*		Ball State	W 71–57	9–3	Assembly Hall (15,553)
1/2/2007		at #6 Ohio State	L 67–74	9–4 (0–1)	Value City Arena (18,813)
1/7/2007		#24 Michigan State	W 73–51	10–4 (1–1)	Assembly Hall (17,274)
1/10/2007		Purdue	W 85–58	11–4 (2–1)	Assembly Hall (17,287)
1/13/2007		at Penn State	W 84–74	12–4 (3–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (10,159)
1/16/2007		Iowa	W 71–64	13–4 (4–1)	Assembly Hall (17,240)
1/20/2007*		at Connecticut	W 77–73	14–4 (4–1)	XL Center (16,294)
1/23/2007	#24	at Illinois	L 43–51	14–5 (4–2)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
1/27/2007	#24	Michigan	W 76–61	15–5 (5–2)	Assembly Hall (17,285)
1/31/2007	#25	#2 Wisconsin	W 71–66	16–5 (6–2)	Assembly Hall (17,142)
2/3/2007	#25	at Iowa	L 75–81	16–6 (6–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
2/10/2007	#24	Illinois	W 65–61	17–6 (7–3)	Assembly Hall (17,316)
2/15/2007	#19	at Purdue	L 68–81	17–7 (7–4)	Mackey Arena (14,123)
2/17/2007	#19	at Michigan	L 55–58	17–8 (7–5)	Crisler Arena (13,751)
2/21/2007		Minnesota	W 71–59	18–8 (8–5)	Assembly Hall (17,228)
2/24/2007		at Michigan State	L 58–66	18–9 (8–6)	Breslin Center (14,759)
2/28/2007	#22	Northwestern	W 69–65	19–9 (9–6)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,358)
3/3/2007		Penn State	W 94–63	20–9 (10–6)	Assembly Hall (17,315)
Big Ten Tournament
3/9/2007		vs. Illinois (Quarterfinals)	L 54–58 ^OT	20–10 (10–6)	United Center (22,081)
NCAA Tournament
3/15/2007*		vs. Gonzaga (First Round)	W 70–57	21–10 (10–6)	Power Balance Pavilion (16,338)
3/17/2007*		vs. UCLA (Second Round)	L 49–54	21–11 (10–6)	Power Balance Pavilion (16,407)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

↑ "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007.

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Assembly Hall (1971–present)

Rivalries	Kentucky Purdue

Culture & lore	History Traditions A Season on the Brink (film) "Indiana, Our Indiana" 2011 Kentucky upset

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics