2006–07 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2006–07 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record23–10 (13–3 AE)
Head coach
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
Seasons
2006–07 America East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 15 1   .938 25 8   .758
Albany 13 3   .813 23 10   .697
Boston University 8 8   .500 12 18   .400
Maine 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
UMBC 7 9   .438 12 19   .387
Binghamton 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
New Hampshire 6 10   .375 10 20   .333
Hartford 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Stony Brook 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
America East tournament winner
As of March 13, 2007
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by head coach Will Brown, played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York, as members of the America East Conference. After finishing 2nd in the conference regular season standings, the Great Danes won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the 13th seed in the South region. Albany was beaten by 4th seed Virginia in the first round, 84–57.[1]

Roster

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2006–07 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 00 Carl Ross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Fresno, California
G/F 1 Jason Siggers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Dallas, Texas
G 2 Michael Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Seattle, Washington
G 3 David Bauman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Sarver, Pennsylvania
F 4 Mike Yocum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Dresher, Pennsylvania
G/F 11 Reid Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Avon Lake, Ohio
G 14 Jon Iati 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr York, Pennsylvania
G/F 21 Brian Lillis (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Urbandale, Iowa
G 31 Jamar Wilson (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Bronx, New York
F 33 Brian Connelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Audubon, New Jersey
F 34 Brent Wilson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F/C 42 Jimmie Covington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Chicago, Illinois
C 54 Brett Gifford 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr Columbia, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 29, 2022

Source[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2006*
Bucknell W 55–49  1–0
SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
November 17, 2008*
Delaware W 87–67  2–0
SEFCU Arena (3,883)
Albany, NY
November 21, 2006*
at Sacred Heart L 71–90  2–1
William H. Pitt Center (516)
Fairfield, CT
November 26, 2006*
at No. 18 Connecticut L 55–86  2–2
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
December 2, 2006*
at Siena
Siena-Albany rivalry
L 75–76 2OT 2–3
Pepsi Arena (11,271)
Albany, NY
December 6, 2006*
VCU L 57–75  2–4
SEFCU Arena (2,009)
Albany, NY
December 9, 2006*
Brown W 62–52  3–4
SEFCU Arena (1,887)
Albany, NY
December 12, 2006*
at Harvard W 79–76  4–4
Lavietes Pavilion (312)
Cambridge, MA
December 16, 2006*
St. Bonaventure W 71–56  5–4
SEFCU Arena (2,913)
Albany, NY
December 22, 2006*
at Cornell W 78–75  6–4
Newman Arena (653)
Ithaca, NY
December 28, 2006*
at Utah W 60–59  7–4
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,483)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 30, 2006*
at Utah Valley State L 66–73  7–5
McKay Events Center (1,013)
Orem, UT
January 3, 2007
New Hampshire W 69–52  8–5
(1–0)
SEFCU Arena (3,122)
Albany, NY
January 6, 2007
at Binghamton L 72–83  8–6
(1–1)
Binghamton University Events Center (3,458)
Vestal, NY
January 9, 2007
at UMBC W 65–61  9–6
(2–1)
Retriever Activities Center (1,410)
Baltimore, MD
January 11, 2007
Maine W 82–73  10–6
(3–1)
SEFCU Arena (2,472)
Albany, NY
January 13, 2007
at Vermont L 66–75  10–7
(3–2)
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
January 15, 2007
Stony Brook W 66–61  11–7
(4–2)
SEFCU Arena (2,012)
Albany, NY
January 21, 2007
Hartford W 80–67  12–7
(5–2)
SEFCU Arena (3,127)
Albany, NY
January 24, 2007
at Boston University W 52–50  13–7
(6–2)
Case Gym (813)
Boston, MA
January 28, 2007
at New Hampshire W 71–64  14–7
(7–2)
Lundholm Gym (1,372)
Durham, NH
January 31, 2007
UMBC W 82–58  15–7
(8–2)
SEFCU Arena (3,211)
Albany, NY
February 3, 2007
Binghamton W 65–62  16–7
(9–2)
SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
February 5, 2007
at Hartford L 63–64  17–7
(10–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (854)
Hartford
February 7, 2007
at Maine W 71–55  18–7
(11–2)
Alfond Arena (1,370)
Orono, ME
February 11, 2007
Vermont L 63–67  18–8
(11–3)
SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
February 16, 2007*
at Boise State
ESPN BracketBusters
L 82–83  18–9
Taco Bell Arena (4,300)
Boise, ID
February 22, 2007
at Stony Brook W 66–46  19–9
(12–3)
SBU Arena (1,706)
Stony Brook, NY
February 25, 2007
Boston University W 73–63  20–9
(13–3)
SEFCU Arena (3,026)
Albany, NY
America East tournament
March 3, 2007
(2) vs. (7) New Hampshire
America East Quarterfinals
W 64–47  21–9
Agganis Arena (3,146)
Boston, MA
March 4, 2007
(2) vs. (3) Boston University
America East Semifinals
W 59–49  22–9
Agganis Arena (3,436)
Boston, MA
March 10, 2007
(2) at (1) Vermont
America East Championship
W 60–59  23–9
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2007
(13 S) vs. (4 S) No. 4 Virginia
NCAA First Round
L 57–84  23–10
Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "One-two punch of Reynolds, Singletary key UVA win". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Roster 2006–07". UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "2006-07 Basketball - M Schedule". UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Record Book" (PDF). UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "2006-2007 Albany Great Danes Men's Basketball Stats". America East.