2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season explained

Year:	2006
Preseason Ap:	Florida Gators^[1]
Regular Season:	November 7, 2006– March 11, 2007
Tourney Start:	March 15
Nc Date:	April 2, 2007
Champ Stad:	Georgia Dome
Champ City:	Atlanta
Champ:	Florida Gators
Nit Champ:	West Virginia
Playeroftheyear:	Kevin Durant, Texas

The 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2006, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on April 2, 2007, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Florida Gators successfully defended their national championship with an 84–75 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Season headlines

• The Florida Gators successfully defended their national championship, becoming the first team in 15 years to win consecutive titles. The Florida also became the first school to win both the NCAA football and basketball championships during the same academic year.^[2]
• The Gators' Lee Humphrey broke Bobby Hurley's NCAA tournament record for three-pointers. Humphrey hit 55 threes in 14 games over his career.
• It was the year of the freshman as Texas' Kevin Durant became the first freshman ever to be named national player of the year. Meanwhile, Ohio State's Greg Oden was an AP first-team All-American, as well as national defensive player of the year.
• Texas Tech coach Bob Knight won his 880th game in a 70–68 win over New Mexico on January 1, 2006. The win moved Knight ahead of Dean Smith for the most career coaching wins in Division I history.^[3]
• Florida coach Billy Donovan made headlines as he accepted the Orlando Magic head coaching job, only to return to the Gators.^[4]
• Five Duquesne players were shot and injured at an altercation following a campus dance party on September 17, 2006.^[5] Coach Ron Everhart drew praise from the media and coaching community as he brought the team together after the tragedy.
• Two players broke the NCAA Division I career free throw percentage record that had been held by Villanova's Gary Buchanan since 2004 (91.3%). Blake Ahearn of Missouri State became the new record-holder, finishing his career with a 94.6%. Derek Raivio of Gonzaga finished second in Division I history at 92.7%.^[6]
• Alabama A&M's Mickell Gladness broke the NCAA single-game blocked shot record, swatting 16 shots in a February 24 game against Texas Southern. The previous record had been 14, held by four players.^[7]
• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 8. Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina was the leading vote-getter (65 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Joakim Noah of Florida (64 votes), Ronald Steele of Alabama (55), Glen Davis of LSU (51) and Brandon Rush of Kansas (26).^[8]
• Wisconsin's Alando Tucker, Boston College's Jared Dudley, Nevada's Nick Fazekas, Albany's Jamar Wilson, Jackson State's Trey Johnson, San Diego State's Brandon Heath, Texas Tech's Jarius Jackson, Hofstra's Loren Stokes, Liberty's Larry Blair, and Towson's Gary Neal (who transferred from La Salle) all eclipsed the career 2000-point mark during the season.
• Oral Roberts had a pair of teammates – Caleb Green and Ken Tutt – both reach the career 2000-point milestone during the season.
• Jackson State's Trey Johnson had the highest single-game scoring output of the season, scoring 49 points in a game against UTEP on December 22, 2006.^[9]
• Winston-Salem State and NJIT moved up to Division I competition.
• Conference realignments: Chicago State moved out of the Mid-Continent Conference and became independent. Florida Atlantic moved from the Atlantic Sun Conference to the Sun Belt Conference. Northern Colorado joined the Big Sky Conference after being independent. Central Arkansas and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi joined the Southland Conference. TAMU-CC had been independent while Central Arkansas moved up to division I.
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Austin Carr, Dick Groat, Dick Barnett, Adolph Rupp, Lefty Driesell, Phog Allen, Guy Lewis, John McLendon, Norm Stewart and Vic Bubas were inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.^[10]

Rules changes

Beginning in 2006–2007, the following rules changes were implemented:

• Players can no longer call a time out while they are in the air.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls, November 6, 2006:^[11]

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Florida (63) 2 North Carolina (9) 3 Kansas 4 Pittsburgh 5 LSU 6 UCLA 7 Ohio State 8 Georgetown 9 Wisconsin 10 Arizona 11 Alabama 12 Duke 13 Texas A&M 14 Memphis 15 Boston College 16 Marquette 17 Washington 18 Connecticut 19 Creighton 20 Syracuse 21 Texas 22 Kentucky 23 Georgia Tech 24 Nevada 25 Tennessee

ESPN/USA Today coaches Ranking Team 1 Florida (30) 2 North Carolina 3 Kansas 4 Ohio State (1) 5 Pittsburgh 5 UCLA 7 LSU 8 Georgetown 9 Wisconsin 10 Arizona 11 Duke 12 Alabama 13 Texas A&M 14 Memphis 15 Boston College 16 Washington 17 Marquette 18 Connecticut 19 Texas 20 Syracuse 21 Georgia Tech 22 Kentucky 23 Creighton 24 Tennessee 25 Nevada

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2006–07 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
Cal State Bakersfield	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I Independent
Central Arkansas	NCAA Division II	Southland Conference
Chicago State	Mid-Continent Conference	NCAA Division I Independent
FAU	Atlantic Sun Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana-Monroe	Southland Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Northern Colorado	NCAA Division I Independent	Big Sky Conference
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	NCAA Division I Independent	Southland Conference
Winston-Salem State	NCAA Division II	NCAA Division I Independent

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

30 conference seasons conclude with a single-elimination tournament. Traditionally, all conference schools are eligible, regardless of record. However, some conferences, most notably the Big East, do not invite the teams with the worst records. The conference tournament winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. A school that wins the conference regular season title is guaranteed an NIT bid; however, it may receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Conference	Regular season winner^[12]	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
		Jamar Wilson, Albany^[13]		Agganis Arena (Boston, Massachusetts) (except Finals)	Albany^[14]
		Stéphane Lasme, Massachusetts^[15]		Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)	George Washington^[16]
		Jared Dudley, Boston College^[17]		St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida)	North Carolina^[18]
	East Tennessee State^[19]	Courtney Pigram, East Tennessee State^[20]		Memorial Center (Johnson City, Tennessee)	Belmont^[21]
		Kevin Durant, Texas^[22]		Ford Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)	Kansas^[23]
		Jeff Green, Georgetown^[24]		Madison Square Garden (New York City)	Georgetown^[25]
		David Patten, Weber State^[26]		Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah) (Semifinals and Finals)	Weber State^[27]
		Arizona Reid, High Point^[28]		Campus Sites	Winthrop^[29]
		Alando Tucker, Wisconsin^[30]		United Center (Chicago, Illinois)	Ohio State^[31]
		Aaron Nixon, Long Beach State^[32]		Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	Long Beach State^[33]
		Loren Stokes, Hofstra^[34]		Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	VCU^[35]
		Morris Almond, Rice^[36]		FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee)	Memphis^[37]
		DaShaun Wood, Wright State^[38]		Nutter Center (Dayton, Ohio) (except first round)	Wright State^[39]
		Ibrahim Jaaber, Penn^[40]	No tournament
		Jared Jordan, Marist^[41]		Arena at Harbor Yard (Bridgeport, Connecticut)	Niagara^[42]
	Akron (East) Toledo (West)	Romeo Travis, Akron^[43]		Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Miami (OH)^[44]
		Caleb Green, Oral Roberts^[45]		John Q. Hammons Arena (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	Oral Roberts^[46]
		Jahsha Bluntt, Delaware State^[47]		RBC Center (Raleigh, North Carolina)	Florida A&M^[48]
		Jamaal Tatum, Southern Illinois^[49]		Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Creighton^[50]
		Keena Young, BYU^[51]		Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)	UNLV^[52]
		Javier Mojica, Central Connecticut State^[53]		Campus Sites	Central Connecticut State^[54]
		Drake Reed, Austin Peay^[55]		Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Eastern Kentucky^[56]
		Arron Afflalo, UCLA^[57]		Staples Center (Los Angeles)	Oregon^[58]
		Keith Simmons, Holy Cross^[59]		Campus Sites	Holy Cross^[60]
	Florida (East) Mississippi & Mississippi State (West)	Derrick Byars, Vanderbilt^[61] (Coaches) Chris Lofton, Tennessee (AP)		Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)	Florida^[62]
	Appalachian State (North) Davidson (South)	Kyle Hines, UNC Greensboro^[63]		North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina)	Davidson^[64]
	Northwestern State (East) Texas A&M – CC (West)	Chris Daniels, Texas A&M – CC^[65]		Campbell Center (Houston, Texas)	Texas A&M – CC^[66]
		Trey Johnson, Jackson State^[67]		Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	Jackson State^[68]
	South Alabama (East) Arkansas State &<br />Louisiana–Monroe (West)	Bo McCalebb, New Orleans^[69]		Cajundome (Lafayette, Louisiana)	North Texas^[70]
		Derek Raivio, Gonzaga &<br/>Sean Denison, Santa Clara^[71]		Chiles Center (Portland, Oregon)	Gonzaga^[72]
		Nick Fazekas, Nevada^[73]		Pan American Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico)	New Mexico State^[74]

Major upsets

Regular season and conference tournaments

Date played	Winning team		Losing team
November 15	Oral Roberts	78		71
November 19	Old Dominion	75		62
November 17	Colorado-Colorado Springs	96		91

Key games

Date played	Winning team		Losing team
November 25	Kansas	82		80
December 21	Oklahoma State	95		89 (2OT)
February 25	Ohio State	49		48

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
		28.1				13.1				8.7				3.4
		27.1				12.2				7.3				3.1
		26.4				11.4				6.9				3.0
		25.8				11.1				6.7				2.8
		25.3				11.1				6.4				2.8

Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
		6.3				67.8				50.0				96.1
		5.1				67.1				50.0				94.8
		3.8				66.7				49.0				92.5
		3.6				66.3				47.8				92.4
		3.6				65.2				47.6				91.7

Conference standings

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 13, 2007, with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 2 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Atlantic Coast Conference led the way with seven bids, while the Big East, Big Ten and Pac-10 each placed six teams in the field. Florida successfully defended their title, beating Ohio State 84–75 in the final and becoming the first team since the 1991–92 Duke Blue Devils to repeat as champions. Florida swingman Corey Brewer was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, while guard Lee Humphrey broke the career NCAA Tournament record for three-pointers made.

Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2007 National Invitation Tournament.

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate, reducing the field's size from 40. Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons, and 24 other teams were also invited. The field came from 18 conferences, with the Big East and Southeastern Conference tying for the most teams invited with four. For the first time since the NIT began seeding teams, all four No. 1 seeds reached the final four. John Beilein's West Virginia Mountaineers won the title, defeating the Oliver Purnell-coached Clemson Tigers 78–73 in the championship game. The Mountaineers reached the championship game after Darris Nichols' dramatic 3-pointer at the buzzer stunned Mississippi State in the semifinals. Mountaineer guard Frank Young was named tournament MVP.

Semifinals and finals

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

See main article: 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Kevin Durant	F/G	Freshman	Texas
Alando Tucker	F	Senior	Wisconsin
Acie Law IV	G	Senior	Texas A&M
Arron Afflalo	G	Junior	UCLA
Tyler Hansbrough	F	Sophomore	North Carolina

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Nick Fazekas	F	Senior	Nevada
Jared Dudley	F	Senior	Boston College
Chris Lofton	G	Junior	Tennessee
Joakim Noah	F/C	Junior	Florida
Greg Oden	C	Freshman	Ohio State

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Naismith Award: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• NABC Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Kevin Durant, Texas
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Kevin Durant, Texas
• CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Tony Bennett, Washington State
• NABC Coach of the Year: Todd Lickliter, Butler
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State
• Adolph Rupp Cup: Bo Ryan, Wisconsin
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (best point guard): Acie Law IV, Texas A&M
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (best big man): Greg Oden, Ohio State
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Greg Oden, Ohio State
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (best player under 6'0"): Tre Kelley, South Carolina
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Alando Tucker, Wisconsin
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Ibrahim Jaaber, Penn
• NIT/Haggerty Award (top player in New York City metro area): Jared Jordan, Marist
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Acie Law IV, Texas A&M

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.^[75]

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Air Force	Jeff Bzdelik		Jeff Reynolds	Air Force turned to assistant Reynolds after Bzdelic left for the Big 12.
Arkansas	Stan Heath		John Pelphrey	Arkansas turned to Pelphrey after Creigton's Dana Altman accepted the job, then changed his mind after the press conference introducing him as the Razorbacks' head coach.^[76]
Ball State	Ronny Thompson		Billy Taylor	Thompson resigned after two years of NCAA violations concerning impermissible offseason workouts.^[77]
Binghamton	Al Walker		Kevin Broadus
Bowling Green	Dan Dakich		Louis Orr	Dakich resigned after failing to make the NCAA tournament in ten straight years.^[78]
Butler	Todd Lickliter		Brad Stevens	Lickliter capitalized on his NABC Coach of the Year Award by parlaying it into a Big Ten head job at Iowa.
Chicago State	Kevin Jones		Benjy Taylor
Coastal Carolina	Buzz Peterson		Cliff Ellis	Buzz Peterson left Coastal to work in the Charlotte Bobcats front office for his former UNC roommate Michael Jordan.^[79]
Colorado	Ricardo Patton		Jeff Bzdelik	Patton announced in October that it would be his last season at Colorado, and resigned at the end of the year.^[80]
Colorado State	Dale Layer		Tim Miles
Denver	Terry Carroll		Joe Scott	Denver turned to former Air Force and Princeton coach Joe Scott.^[81]
Drake	Tom Davis		Keno Davis	Dr. Tom Davis retired after 32 years and 598 wins, turning the Drake program over to his son Keno.^[82]
East Carolina	Ricky Stokes		Mack McCarthy
Eastern Washington	Mike Burns		Kirk Earlywine
Evansville	Steve Merfeld		Marty Simmons	Evansville hired former Purple Aces star Marty Simmons to take over the struggling program.^[83]
Florida A&M	Mike Gillespie		Eugene Harris	Gillespie was fired after being charged with misdemeanor stalking.^[84]
Georgia State	Mike Perry		Rod Barnes	Georgia State hired former SEC Coach of the Year Rod Barnes.
Harvard	Frank Sullivan		Tommy Amaker	Former Seton Hall and Michigan head coach Amaker found himself in the Ivy League.^[85]
Hawaii	Riley Wallace		Bob Nash	Wallace announced his resignation in December and stepped down at the end of the season.^[86]
Illinois State	Porter Moser		Tim Jankovich
Indiana State	Royce Waltman		Kevin McKenna
Iona	Jeff Ruland		Kevin Willard	Former Gaels star Ruland was fired after a 2–28 campaign.^[87]
Iowa	Steve Alford		Todd Lickliter	New Mexico wooed away the Big Ten's Alford.^[88]
Kansas State	Bob Huggins		Frank Martin	Huggins left at the end of the season for his alma mater, turning over the K-State program (and a top-ranked recruiting class) to assistant Martin.^[89]
Kentucky	Tubby Smith		Billy Gillispie	Smith shocked the basketball world by leaving Kentucky for Minnesota.^[90]
Lehigh	Billy Taylor		Brett Reed
Liberty	Randy Dunton		Ritchie McKay
Long Beach State	Larry Reynolds		Dan Monson	Reynolds was fired despite winning the Big West, being named conference Coach of the Year, and getting Long Beach State to their first NCAA Tournament in over 20 years.^[91]
Louisiana Tech	Keith Richard		Kerry Rupp
Marshall	Ron Jirsa		Donnie Jones
Maryland-Eastern Shore	Larry Leggett	Meredith Smith	Frankie Allen
Michigan	Tommy Amaker		John Beilein	The Wolverines tabbed West Virginia's Beilein after firing Amaker due to the program's lack of progress.^[92]
Minnesota	Dan Monson	Jim Molinari	Tubby Smith	Minnesota made the highest-profile coaching change of the season.
New Mexico	Ritchie McKay		Steve Alford
New Mexico State	Reggie Theus		Marvin Menzies	Theus left in the offseason to become head coach of the NBA's Sacramento Kings.^[93]
New Orleans	Buzz Williams		Joe Pasternack	Williams resigned after only one year at UNO, making the unusual move to an assistant coaching position at Marquette.^[94]
Norfolk State	Dwight Freeman	Anthony Evans	Anthony Evans
North Dakota State	Tim Miles		Saul Phillips
Northern Illinois	Rob Judson		Ricardo Patton	NIU scored a mid-major coup, hiring former Big 12 coach Patton.
Princeton	Joe Scott		Sydney Johnson	Princeton hired former three-time Tigers captain Johnson after fellow alum Scot left for Denver.
Quinnipiac	Joe DeSantis		Tom Moore	Qunnipiac tapped Moore, an assistant from nearby power UConn.
Radford	Byron Samuels		Brad Greenberg	Samuels announced his intention to resign at the end of the season.^[95] at which time Brad Greenberg – brother of Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg – is hired.
Robert Morris	Mark Schmidt		Mike Rice
Saint Louis	Brad Soderberg		Rick Majerus	Saint Louis lured ESPN announcer Rick Majerus back into the coaching box.
San Diego	Brad Holland		Bill Grier
Santa Clara	Dick Davey		Kerry Keating	Dick Davey retired after 30 years.
South Alabama	John Pelphrey		Ronnie Arrow	Former Jaguars coach Arrow returned for a second stint at the school.^[96]
South Carolina State	Jammal Brown		Tim Carter
South Florida	Robert McCullum		Stan Heath	Heath landed the Bulls job just a week after being fired by Arkansas.
Southern Utah	Bill Evans		Roger Reid
St. Bonaventure	Anthony Solomon		Mark Schmidt
Texas A&M	Billy Gillispie		Mark Turgeon	Texas A&M snagged Mark Turgeon from Wichita State after Gillispie left for Kentucky.
Texas A&M – CC	Ronnie Arrow		Perry Clark
UC Riverside	David Spencer	Vonn Webb	Jim Wooldridge
UMKC	Rich Zvosec		Matt Brown
Utah	Ray Giacoletti		Jim Boylen
Wake Forest	Skip Prosser		Dino Gaudio	Prosser died of an apparent heart attack after the season.^[97] Assistant Gaudio was named permanent head coach.
West Virginia	John Beilein		Bob Huggins
Wichita State	Mark Turgeon		Gregg Marshall	Marshall, who led Winthrop to seven NCAA tournaments in his nine years there, was tagged by WSU after the departure of Turgeon to Texas A&M.
Winthrop	Gregg Marshall		Randy Peele
Wyoming	Steve McClain		Heath Schroyer

Notes and References

1. Web site: AP Poll Archive, 2007 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll . January 27, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229045326/http://www.appollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=932 . February 29, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
2. https://www.espn.com/college-football/bowls06/news/story?id=2724897 Florida first to hold football, hoops titles at same time
3. http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010107aaa.html Knight Gets Win No. 880, Passing Smith For Best Ever
4. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2896929 Donovan apologizes, returns to Florida with 6-year deal
5. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2595290 Two injured in shooting rejoin team; Ashaolu critical
6. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2012/DI.pdf 2011–12 NCAA men's basketball records, p. 16
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025231240/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270552010 Alabama A&M 79, Texas Southern 73
8. http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110806aaa.html Hansbrough Leads AP Preseason All-America Team
9. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025231244/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=263562638 Jackson State 100, UTEP 97
10. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3118180 Abdul-Jabbar, Stewart inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
11. Web site: 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (November 6). ESPN. January 6, 2009.
12. News: NCAA Division I Basketball Standings – 2006–2007. March 14, 2007. ESPN. January 6, 2009.
13. http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59738&SPID=6548&DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=811324 Twice As Nice: Wilson Repeats as Men's Basketball Player of the Year
14. http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59738&SPID=6548&DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=823770 Great Danes Win Second-Straight Men's Basketball Title
15. http://atlantic10.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030507aab.html A-10 Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
16. News: George Washington Wins A-10 Championship With 78–69 Decision Over URI . Atlantic 10 . March 10, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515162954/http://atlantic10.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031007aaa.html . May 15, 2008 .
17. http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aal.html BC's Jared Dudley Named ACC Player of the Year
18. News: North Carolina Takes ACC Championship With 89–80 Win Over N.C. State. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 11, 2007. January 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223171013/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031107aaa.html. February 23, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
19. News: BELMONT DEFEATS CAMPBELL . Belmont University . February 28, 2008 . February 29, 2008 .
20. http://www.atlanticsun.org/mbasketball/news/28/1635/ Courtney Pigram Tabbed A-Sun Player of the Year
21. News: Belmont Upsets ETSU for A-Sun Title . Atlantic Sun Conference . March 3, 2007 . January 6, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516225556/http://atlanticsun.org/mbasketball/news/28/1652/ . May 16, 2008 .
22. http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1521662 2006–07 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced
23. News: Jayhawks Take Big 12 Title . March 11, 2007. Big 12 Conference. January 6, 2009.
24. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92555&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=1196157 Georgetown's Jeff Green Named BIG EAST Conference Player of the Year
25. News: No. 9 Georgetown Handles No. 13 Pittsburgh, 65–42, To Claim Big East tournament Crown. Big East Conference. March 10, 2007. January 6, 2009.
26. http://www.weberstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=99544&SPID=3470&temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=8600&ATCLID=1139429 Patten Named Big Sky Conference MVP
27. News: Weber State earns first NCAA bid since '03. https://web.archive.org/web/20070310162331/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270662692. dead. March 10, 2007. March 7, 2007. ESPN. January 6, 2009.
28. http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25346&SPID=1987&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=807268 Big South Announces 2006–07 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards and Honors
29. News: No. 1 Seed Winthrop Holds Off No. 6 VMI, 84–81, To Win 2007 Advance Auto Parts Men's Basketball Championship . March 3, 2007. Big South Conference. January 6, 2009.
30. http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aad.html Wisconsin's Tucker Named Big Ten Player Of The Year By Coaches And Media
31. News: Ohio State Wins 2007 Big Ten tournament Championship. March 11, 2007. Big Ten Conference. January 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090105231823/http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031107aaa.html. January 5, 2009. dead. mdy-all.
32. http://www.bigwest.org/story.asp?STORY_ID=10084 Long Beach State's Nixon Named Big West Men's Basketball Player of the Year
33. News: Nixon Leads Long Beach State to First Big West tournament Title in 12 Years . Big West Conference . March 10, 2007 . January 6, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716232217/http://www.bigwest.org/story.asp?STORY_ID=10117 . July 16, 2011 .
34. http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=811341 Hofstra's Stokes Headlines 2007 All-CAA men's basketball team
35. News: VCU Rallies Past George Mason 65–59 to capture CAA Men's Basketball Title. March 6, 2007. ACC. January 6, 2009.
36. http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030707aak.html Rice's Almond and UCF's Speraw Earn Top C-USA Men's Basketball Honors
37. News: Memphis completes season sweep of C-USA with tourney title. Conference USA. March 8, 2007. January 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20080506105615/http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030707aaa.html. May 6, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
38. http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022607aab.html Horizon League Announces Men's Basketball All-League Teams and Specialty Award Winners
39. News: Wright State Tops No. 19 Butler, 60–55, To Win Horizon League Championship . Horizon League . March 6, 2007 . January 6, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907063421/http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030607aaa.html . September 7, 2008 .
40. http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=5826 All-Ivy Men's Basketball – 2006–07
41. http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=941195 MAAC Announces 2006–07 Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards
42. News: Niagara gets career game from Lewis, marches into NCAAs. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026035239/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270640315. dead. October 26, 2012. ESPN. March 5, 2007. January 6, 2009.
43. http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=814927 Akron's Travis, WMU's Kool Pick Up Postseason Honors
44. News: Miami Wins MAC Title. Mid-American Conference. March 10, 2007. January 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720085052/http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=824248. July 20, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
45. http://www.orugoldeneagles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87172&SPID=10340&DB_OEM_ID=17000&ATCLID=1103888 Green Three-Peats as Mid-Con Player of the Year; Tutt, Vealy, King Also Honored
46. News: Oral Roberts wins Mid-Con tourney, earns NCAA berth. https://web.archive.org/web/20070309124427/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270650198. dead. March 9, 2007. March 6, 2007. ESPN. January 6, 2009.
47. http://www.onnidan.com/06-07/news/mar/meacmbb0305.htm MEAC Announces 2006–07 All-Conference Men's Honors
48. News: Greene Scores Game Winner for Florida A&M in Tournament Final. MEAC. March 10, 2007. January 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090212072741/http://meacsports.com/SplashPage.dbml?SPLASH_AD_ID=93053. February 12, 2009 . live.
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50. News: Creighton earns seventh tournament bid in nine years. https://web.archive.org/web/20070307075406/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270630156. dead. March 7, 2007. March 4, 2007. ESPN. January 6, 2009.
51. http://themwc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030507aam.html Mountain West Conference Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Awards
52. News: Runnin' Rebels Tame Cougars To Win MWC Tournament Final, 78–70. Mountain West Conference. March 10, 2007. January 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20080704161346/http://themwc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031007aao.html. July 4, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
53. http://www.northeastconference.org/news/mbball/2007/2/28/mbb-allconference0607.asp?path=mbball Central Connecticut State's Javier Mojica Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
54. News: CCSU Claims 2007 NEC Men's Basketball Championship With 74–70 Win Over Sacred Heart. March 7, 2007. Northeast Conference. January 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20071027062736/http://www.northeastconference.org/News/mbball/2007/3/7/07menschamps.asp?path=mbball. October 27, 2007. dead. mdy-all.
55. http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=31039&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200&ATCLID=810854 Reed, Loos, Leonard and Martin Highlight 2006–07 Men's Basketball Award Winners
56. News: Eastern Kentucky Wins 2007 O'Reilly Men's Basketball Championship. March 3, 2007. Ohio Valley Conference. January 6, 2007.
57. http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030507aad.html Arron Afflalo Named Pac-10 Player of the Year
58. News: No. 16 Ducks Demolish Trojans In Pac-10 Championship Game, 81–57 . Pac-10 Conference . March 10, 2007 . January 6, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080220083229/http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031007aaf.html . February 20, 2008 .
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60. News: Holy Cross Tops Bucknell For Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship. https://archive.today/20120716234053/http://patriotleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030907aaa.html. dead. July 16, 2012. Patriot League. March 9, 2007. January 6, 2009.
61. http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=3&url_article_id=8501&change_well_id=2 2007 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced
62. News: Florida Wins SEC Men's Basketball Tournament . SEC . March 11, 2007 . January 6, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213075653/http://secsports.com/index.php?s= . February 13, 2009 .
63. http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22064&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=808401 SoCon Coaches Honor Kyle Hines, Stephen Curry and Bob McKillop
64. News: Curry, McKillop Carry Davidson to its Ninth Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Title. ESPN. March 3, 2007. January 6, 2009.
65. http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=95216&SPID=10825&temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=18400&ATCLID=1427636 2007 All-Southland Conference Men's Basketball Teams Announced
66. News: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi holds off Northwestern State 81–78. Southland Conference. March 11, 2007. January 6, 2009.
67. http://www.onnidan.com/06-07/news/mar/swacmbb0306.htm SWAC announces 2007 men's conference basketball honors
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69. http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22326&SPID=1825&DB_OEM_ID=4100&ATCLID=807951 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team Announced
70. News: Watson's hot hand from deep puts North Texas in Big Dance. Sun Belt Conference. March 6, 2007. January 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191314/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22326&SPID=1825&DB_OEM_ID=4100&ATCLID=815774. July 18, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
71. http://wccsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022707aab.html 2007 All-WCC Men's Basketball Team Announced
72. News: Gonzaga Tops Santa Clara For WCC Title, 77–68. West Coast Conference. March 5, 2007. January 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20080512075732/http://wccsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030507aaf.html. May 12, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
73. http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=813886 All-WAC Men's Basketball Teams Announced
74. News: Boise State Women, New Mexico State Men Take Basketball Crowns. WAC. March 10, 2007. January 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716232221/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=746948. July 16, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
75. Web site: Division I Men's College Basketball 2006–07 Coaching Changes. October 31, 2006 . ESPN. January 8, 2009.
76. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2831031 Arkansas hires Pelphrey as new head coach
77. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2934452 Thompson resigns two days after AD said no change was coming
78. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2797392 Bowling Green coach Dakich resigns after 10 seasons
79. https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2902281 Peterson rejoins old friend Jordan with Bobcats
80. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2638557 Colorado's Patton says he will resign at end of season
81. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2807588 Denver signs coach Scott to a five-year contract
82. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2807072 Davis retires after 4 seasons at Drake; son takes over
83. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2800185 Evansville hires Simmons as men's basketball coach
84. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2974263 Florida A&M informs Gillespie of dismissal by fax
85. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2836716 Amaker introduced as new Harvard head coach
86. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2714370 Wallace plans to quit as Hawaii coach at season's end
87. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2815515 Ruland out at Iona after 2–28 season
88. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2807516 Lobos reach deal with Alford, introduce new coach
89. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2827212 Huggins agrees to 5-year deal with Mountaineers
90. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2808406 Smith leaving Kentucky to coach Minnesota
91. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2806276 Reynolds not renewed after leading team to tourney
92. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2824079 West Virginia's Beilein hired at Michigan
93. https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2909841 Former King Theus will be named Kings' next coach
94. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2928349 UNO's Williams resigns to 'pursue other career interests'
95. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2647682 Radford coach Samuels stepping down after season
96. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2841202 Arrow returns to South Alabama as head coach
97. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2950229 Veteran Wake Forest coach Prosser dies at 56