2006–07 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2006–07 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record24–8 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Kearney
  • Gene Cross
  • Rod Balanis
Home arenaEdmund P. Joyce Center
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.


The 2006–07 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the college basketball season of 2006-07, competing in the Big East Conference. The team was led by seventh-year head coach, Mike Brey, and played their home games in the Edmund P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Notre Dame began the season playing an out of conference schedule that included the Paradise Jam tournament and reached their conference games with a 12–1 record. The team finished the season ranked 17th in the Associated Press (AP) Poll, and had a 24–8 record overall (11–5 Big East).

Roster

2006–07 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 44 Luke Harangody 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Fr Schererville, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2006*
Purdue-Fort Wayne W 92–49  1–0
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Nov 13, 2006*
vs. Butler L 69–71  1–1
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 14, 2006*
vs. Lafayette W 92–60  2–1
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 19, 2006*
The Citadel W 74–50  3–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Nov 27, 2006*
Lehigh W 93–87  4–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Nov 29, 2006*
Winston-Salem State W 90–45  5–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 3, 2006*
at No. 23 Maryland W 81–74  6–1
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 7, 2006*
No. 4 Alabama W 99–85  7–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 16, 2006*
No. 21 Elon W 94–63  8–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 19, 2006*
No. 20 Portland W 86–69  9–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 21, 2006*
No. 20 Army W 88–47  10–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 28, 2006*
No. 19 Rider W 101–51  11–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 30, 2006*
No. 19 Stony Brook W 95–66  12–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 3, 2007
No. 17 Louisville W 78–62  13–1
(1–0)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 6, 2007
No. 17 at Georgetown L 48–66  13–2
(1–1)
Verizon Center (15,506)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 9, 2007
No. 23 No. 21 West Virginia W 61–58  14–2
(2–1)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 14, 2007
No. 23 Seton Hall W 88–76  15–2
(3–1)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 17, 2007
No. 20 at Villanova L 87–102  15–3
(3–2)
Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 21, 2007
No. 20 South Florida W 82–58  16–3
(4–2)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 23, 2007
at St. John's L 68–71  16–4
(4–3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 27, 2007
Villanova W 66–63  17–4
(5–3)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 30, 2007
at Syracuse W 103–91  18–4
(6–3)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 3, 2007
at South Florida L 63–69  18–5
(6–4)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 8, 2007
at DePaul L 66–67  18–6
(6–5)
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 15, 2007
Providence W 81–78  19–6
(7–5)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 18, 2007
at Cincinnati W 76–64  20–6
(8–5)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 20, 2007
DePaul W 78–54  21–6
(9–5)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 24, 2007
No. 16 Marquette W 85–73  22–6
(10–5)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 3, 2007
at Rutgers W 73–66  23–6
(11–5)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Big East tournament
Mar 8, 2007*
No. 20 vs. Syracuse W 89–83  24–6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 9, 2007*
No. 20 vs. No. 9 Georgetown L 82–84  24–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2007*
(6 MW) No. 17 vs. (11 MW) No. 22 Winthrop
First Round
L 64–74[2]  24–8
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

  1. ^ "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
  2. ^ "Winthrop victory notches first tourney win for Big South". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2022.