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2006–07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
2006–07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	22–13 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tommy Amaker;
Assistant coaches	Mike Jackson; Andrew Moore; Dave Pilipovich;
MVP	Dion Harris
Captain	Lester Abram
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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]

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]}

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.