2006–07 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team


The 2006–07 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wachovia Center. They finished the season 22–11, 9–7 in Big East play. They received an at-large bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 9 seed, where they lost to Kentucky in the first round.

2006–07 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record22–11 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pavilion
Seasons
2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Georgetown 13 3   .813 30 7   .811
No. 16 Louisville 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
No. 12 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 29 8   .784
No. 17 Notre Dame 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
No. 20 Marquette 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
West Virginia 9 7   .563 27 9   .750
DePaul 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Villanova 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Providence 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
St. John's 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Connecticut 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
*Seton Hall 4 12   .250 13 16   .448
*South Florida 3 13   .188 12 18   .400
*Rutgers 3 13   .188 10 19   .345
*Cincinnati 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
**Syracuse 0 6   .000 2 11   .154
2007 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 2007[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2007 Big East tournament
**Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.

Class of 2006

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Casiem Drummond
C
Bloomfield, NJ Bloomfield HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 7, 2005 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Andrew Ott
C
Fort Washington, PA Germantown Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 13, 2005 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Antonio Pena
PF
Oakdale, CT St. Thomas More School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jul 13, 2005 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Reggie Redding
SF
Philadelphia, PA St. Joseph's Prep School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 5, 2005 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Scottie Reynolds
PG
Herndon, VA Herndon HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 23, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout24     Rivals14 [5]     ESPN

Roster

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Villanova Basketball
2006–07 Roster
G/F 22   Dwayne Anderson SO Washington, DC (St. Thomas More)
G/F 3   Bilal Benn SO Philadelphia, PA (Hargrave Military Academy)
F 20   Shane Clark SO Philadelphia, PA (Hargrave Military Academy)
G 4   Ross Condon SR Springfield, VA (Potomac School)
F 33   Dante Cunningham SO Silver Spring, MD (Potomac)
F/C 32   Cassiem Drummond FR West Orange, NJ (Bloomfield Tech)
G 12   Mike Nardi SR Linden, NJ (St. Patrick's)
F 21   Andrew Ott FR Abington, PA (Germantown Academy)
F 0   Antonio Pena FR Brooklyn, NY (St. Thomas More)
G 15   Reggie Redding FR Philadelphia, PA (St. Joseph's Prep)
G 1   Scottie Reynolds FR Herndon, VA (Herndon)
F 50   Will Sheridan SR Bear, DE (Sanford School)
F 34   Curtis Sumpter SR Brooklyn, NY (Bishop Loughlin)
F 42   Frank Tchuisi SO Douala, Cameroon (St. Benedict's)

Coaching staff

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Jay Wright – Head coach

Brett Gunning – Associate head coach

Patrick Chambers – Assistant Coach

Ed Pinckney – Assistant Coach

Schedule

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Date Opponent rank Location Time Result Overall Conf.
Regular Season
November 11, 2006 @ Northwood West Palm Beach, FL W 97-60 1–0 0–0
November 17, 206 College of Charleston (Paradise Jam tournament) U.S. Virgin Islands W 81-68 2–0 0–0
November 19, 2006 @ Xavier (Paradise Jam Tournament) U.S. Virgin Islands L 66-71 2-1 0–0
November 20, 2006 Iowa (Paradise Jam Tournament) U.S. Virgin Islands W 89-60 3-1 0–0
November 25, 2006 Navy Villanova, PA W 70-61 4–1 0–0
November 30, 2006 @ Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY W 72-44 5–1 0–0
December 2, 2006 @ Penn (Philadelphia Big 5) Philadelphia, PA W 99-89 6–1 0–0
December 6, 2006 @ Oklahoma Norman, OK W 67-51 7–1 0–0
December 9, 2006 Drexel Villanova, PA L 76-81 7-2 0–0
December 20, 2006 Rider Broncs Villanova, PA W 108-61 8-2 0–0
December 23, 2006 @ La Salle (Philadelphia Big 5) Philadelphia, PA W 64-51 9-2 0–0
December 30, 2006 Temple (Philadelphia Big 5) Villanova, PA W 83-65 10–2 0–0
January 3, 2007 @ West Virginia Morgantown, WV L 56-67 10-3 0–1
January 6, 2007 DePaul Villanova, PA L 65-73 10-4 0-2
January 8, 2007 @ Georgetown Washington, DC W 56-52 11-4 1–2
January 13, 2007 @ Syracuse Syracuse, NY L 64-75 11-5 1-3
January 17, 2007 #20 Notre Dame Villanova, PA W 102-87 12-5 2–3
January 20, 2007 #23 Texas Philadelphia, PA W 76-69 13–5 2-3
January 23, 2007 @ Providence Providence, RI W 82-73 14-5 3–3
January 27, 2007 @ Notre Dame South Bend, IN L 63-66 14-6 3–4
January 29, 2007 #7 Pittsburgh Philadelphia, PA L 59-65 14-7 3–5
February 3, 2007 Louisville Philadelphia, PA W 57-53 15-7 4–5
February 6, 2007 Saint Joseph (Philadelphia Big 5) Villanova, PA W 56-39 16-7 4-5
February 10, 2007 @ Seton Hall East Rutherford, NJ W 78-69 17-7 5-5
February 14, 2007 Cincinnati Villanova, PA W 64-48 18-7 6-5
February 17, 2007 #16 Georgetown Philadelphia, PA L 55-58 18-8 6–6
February 19, 2007 @ #16 Marquette Milwaukee, WI L 67-80 18-9 6–7
February 24, 2007 Rutgers Villanova, PA W 74-51 19-9 7-7
February 28, 2007 @ Connecticut Storrs, CT W 78-74 20-9 8-7
March 3, 2007 Syracuse Philadelphia, PA W 78-75 21-9 9–7
March 7, 2007 DePaul New York, NY W 75-67 22-9 9-7
March 8, 2007 #9 Georgetown New York, NY L 57-62 22-10 9-7
March 16, 2007 (8) Kentucky (9) Chicago, IL L 58-67 22-11 9-7
Big East regular season games in bold.Philadelphia Big Five games in italics. • * represent seedings in NCAA Tournament.

References

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  1. ^ "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
  2. ^ Villanova Class of 2006 – Rivals
  3. ^ Villanova Class of 2006 – Scout
  4. ^ Villanova Class of 2006 – ESPN
  5. ^ "2006 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals". Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.