The 2006-07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2006-07 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference.[2] The team earned an eighth seed and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2007 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.[3][non-primary source needed] The team earned an invitation to the 2007 National Invitation Tournament.[4][non-primary source needed] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,[5] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[6] The team had a 1–5 record against ranked opponents, with its lone victory coming against #24 Indiana 58–55 on February 17, 2007 at Crisler Arena.[7][non-primary source needed]
| 2006–07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball | |
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NIT, Second Round | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 22–13 (8–8 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches |
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| MVP | Dion Harris |
| Captain | Lester Abram |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Ohio State† | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 35 | – | 4 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lester Abram served as team captains, and Dion Harris earned team MVP honors.[8][non-primary source needed] The team's leading scorers were Harris (469 points), Courtney Sims (401 points) and Abram (319 points). The leading rebounders were Sims (218), Brent Petway (205) and Ekpe Udoh (139).[9][non-primary source needed]
Harris won the Big Ten Conference free throw percentage statistical championship with an 87.3% average in conference games.[10]
In the 2007 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the United Center from March 8–11, Michigan was seeded eighth. In the first round, they defeated number 9 Minnesota 49–40 before losing to number 1 Ohio State 72–62 in the second round.[11][non-primary source needed]
On March 13, 2007, Michigan defeated six seeded Utah State 68–58 at Crisler Arena in the first round of the 2007 National Invitation Tournament. Then Michigan lost to two-seeded Florida State 87–66 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee in the second round.[4][7] Amaker was fired as head coach on March 17.
Team Players Drafted into the NBA
edit| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 | Ekpe Udoh* | Golden State Warriors |
*Transferred to Baylor Bears basketball before being drafted[12]
Schedule and Results
editSee also
edit- Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
- 2007 National Invitation Tournament
- NIT all-time team records
- NIT bids by school and conference
- NIT championships and semifinal appearances
References
edit- ^ "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007.
- ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ^ "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "Postseason NIT". CBS Interactive. p. 68. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 50. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 34. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ^ "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "2010 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.