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

	Conf				Overall
2006–07 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Team	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

† 2007 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 27, 2011

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]

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bryan Beasley PG	Pflugerville, TX	Pflugerville	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jun 30, 2005
Bryan Beasley PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Bryan Davis PF	Grand Prairie, TX	Grand Prairie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 16, 2005
Bryan Davis PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Bryson Graham SG	San Antonio, TX	Lon Morris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 30, 2006
Bryson Graham SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jerrod Johnson SF	Humble, TX	Humble	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 11, 2004
Jerrod Johnson SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Derrick Roland SG	Seagoville, TX	Seagoville	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 17, 2005
Derrick Roland SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Donald Sloan SG	Seagoville, TX	Seagoville	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 17, 2005
Donald Sloan SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR
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: "Texas A&M 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31. "2006 Texas A&M Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31.

Players

Roster

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight*	Year	Hometown
Davis, Bryan	0	F/C	7001810000000000000♠6–9	250	Fr.	Dallas, Texas
Law IV, Acie	1	G	7001750000000000000♠6–3	195	Sr.	Dallas, Texas
Roland, Derrick	3	G	7001760000000000000♠6–4	190	Fr.	Dallas, Texas
Graham, Bryson	5	G	7001750000000000000♠6–3	190	So.	San Antonio, Texas
Sloan, Donald	15	G	7001750000000000000♠6–3	205	Fr.	Dallas, Texas
Kirk, Dominique	22	G	7001760000000000000♠6–4	185	Jr.	Dallas, Texas
Carter, Josh	23	F	7001790000000000000♠6–7	200	So.-2L	Dallas, Texas
Jones, Joseph	30	F	7001810000000000000♠6–9	255	Jr.	Normangee, Texas
Chapman, Chris	31	G	7001710000000000000♠5–11	170	Fr.	Houston, Texas
Muhlbach, Beau	32	G/F	7001770000000000000♠6–5	205	Jr.-2L	Lufkin, Texas
Elonu, Chinemelu	41	F/C	7001820000000000000♠6–10	235	Fr.	Houston, Texas
Kavaliauskas, Antanas	44	C	7001820000000000000♠6–10	250	Sr.	Vilnius, Lithuania

Source:^[5]

Schedule

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

Source:^[6]

References

↑ Cohen, Rachel (2007-04-06). "Angst & Misery: Gillispie bolts for Kentucky". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
↑ Zwerneman, Brent (2007-03-24). "Men's basketball: Aggies' future bright, especially if Gillispie stays". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
↑ "Texas A&M from 0–16 to Sweet 16". MSNBC. Associated Press. 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
↑ http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/mbasketball/docs/0708-factbook.pdf
↑ "2006 Texas A&M Roster". CollegeBasketballNews.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
↑ "Texas A&M Aggies Schedule – 2006–07". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-03-10.

External links

Official website

Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball

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