2006–07 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2006-07
Team:Villanova Wildcats
Short Conf:Big East
Record:22–11
Conf Record:9–7
Asst Coach1:Brett Gunning
Bowl Result:Round of 64

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.

Class of 2006

[1] [2] [3] |-| colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout24     Rivals14 [4]      ESPN|}

Roster

Villanova Basketball
2006–07 Roster
G/F22 Dwayne AndersonSOWashington, DC (St. Thomas More)
G/F3Bilal BennSOPhiladelphia, PA (Hargrave Military Academy)
F20 Shane ClarkSOPhiladelphia, PA (Hargrave Military Academy)
G4Ross CondonSRSpringfield, VA (Potomac School)
F33Dante CunninghamSOSilver Spring, MD (Potomac)
F/C32 Cassiem DrummondFRWest Orange, NJ (Bloomfield Tech)
G12 Mike NardiSRLinden, NJ (St. Patrick's)
F21 Andrew OttFRAbington, PA (Germantown Academy)
F0 Antonio PenaFRBrooklyn, NY (St. Thomas More)
G15 Reggie ReddingFRPhiladelphia, PA (St. Joseph's Prep)
G1 Scottie ReynoldsFRHerndon, VA (Herndon)
F50Will SheridanSRBear, DE (Sanford School)
F34Curtis SumpterSRBrooklyn, NY (Bishop Loughlin)
F42 Frank TchuisiSODouala, Cameroon (St. Benedict's)

Coaching staff

Jay Wright – Head coach

Brett Gunning – Associate head coach

Patrick Chambers – Assistant Coach

Ed Pinckney – Assistant Coach

Schedule

Date Opponent rank Location Time Result Overall Conf.
November 11, 2006 W 97-60 1–0 0–0
November 17, 206 College of Charleston (Paradise Jam tournament) 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 W 70-61 4–1 0–0
November 30, 2006 @ Stony Brook W 72-44 5–1 0–0
December 2, 2006 @ Penn (Philadelphia Big 5) W 99-89 6–1 0–0
December 6, 2006 @ Oklahoma Norman, OK W 67-51 7–1 0–0
December 9, 2006 Villanova, PA L 76-81 7-2 0–0
December 20, 2006 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 L 56-67 10-3 0–1
January 6, 2007 DePaul Villanova, PA L 65-73 10-4 0-2
January 8, 2007 @ Georgetown W 56-52 11-4 1–2
January 13, 2007 @ Syracuse L 64-75 11-5 1-3
January 17, 2007
  1. 20 Notre Dame
Villanova, PA W 102-87 12-5 2–3
January 20, 2007 Philadelphia, PA W 76-69 13–5 2-3
January 23, 2007 @ Providence 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
  1. 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, 2007Saint Joseph (Philadelphia Big 5) Villanova, PA W 56-39 16-7 4-5
February 10, 2007@ Seton HallW 78-69 17-7 5-5
February 14, 2007 CincinnatiVillanova, PA W 64-48 18-7 6-5
February 17, 2007
  1. 16 Georgetown
Philadelphia, PA L 55-58 18-8 6–6
February 19, 2007@ #16 Marquette L 67-80 18-9 6–7
February 24, 2007Rutgers Villanova, PA W 74-51 19-9 7-7
February 28, 2007@ ConnecticutStorrs, CT W 78-74 20-9 8-7
March 3, 2007Syracuse Philadelphia, PA W 78-75 21-9 9–7
March 7, 2007DePaul New York, NYW 75-67 22-9 9-7
March 8, 2007
  1. 9 Georgetown
New York, NY L 57-62 22-10 9-7
March 16, 2007(9) 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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?year=2007&sport=2&school=33 Villanova Class of 2006 – Rivals
  2. http://kansas.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2006 Villanova Class of 2006 – Scout
  3. https://archive.today/20120713013909/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?page=commits&season=2006&schoolId=2305 Villanova Class of 2006 – ESPN
  4. Web site: 2006 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals . 2011-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005015419/http://villanova.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 . 2011-10-05 . dead .