2006–07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

2006–07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
1st Round ACC vs Wake Forest, L, 114-112
Round of 64 vs UNLV, L, 67-63
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record20–12 (8–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 2005–06
2007–08 →
2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina† 11 – 5   .688 31 – 7   .816
Virginia 11 – 5   .688 21 – 11   .656
Virginia Tech 10 – 6   .625 22 – 12   .647
Boston College 10 – 6   .625 21 – 12   .636
No. 18 Maryland 10 – 6   .625 25 – 9   .735
Georgia Tech 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625
Duke 8 – 8   .500 22 – 11   .667
Clemson 7 – 9   .438 25 – 11   .694
Florida State 7 – 9   .438 22 – 13   .629
NC State 5 – 11   .313 20 – 16   .556
Wake Forest 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
Miami (FL) 4 – 12   .250 12 – 20   .375
† 2007 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2006–07 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by 7th-year head coach Paul Hewitt. Georgia Tech finished with a 20–12 record, and made the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by UNLV.

Pre-season

Paul Hewitt recruited one of the best recruiting classes in Georgia Tech history bringing in McDonald's All-Americans forward Thaddeus Young and guard Javaris Crittenton. The team returned Jeremis Smith, Anthony Morrow, Mario West, and Ra'Sean Dickey as strong and experienced veterans to add needed balance to a very age polarized squad.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Javaris Crittenton 1 G 6-5 198 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia
Matt Causey 2 G 6-0 186 Senior Gainesville, Georgia
Ra'Sean Dickey 4 F-C 6-10 250 Junior Clio, South Carolina
Mario West 5 G 6-5 210 RS-Senior Douglasville, Georgia
Mouhammad Faye 11 G-F 6-10 208 RS-Freshman Dakar, Senegal
Paco Diaw 12 G 6-6 185 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal
D'Andre Bell 13 G-F 6-5 210 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
Ty Anderson 14 G 6-4 197 Freshman Watkinsville, Georgia
Anthony Morrow 23 G 6-5 210 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina
Jeremis Smith 32 F 6-8 236 Junior Fort Worth, Texas
Thaddeus Young 33 F 6-8 217 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee
Brad Sheehan 34 F-C 6-11 220 Freshman Latham, New York
Zach Peacock 35 F 6-8 235 Freshman Miami, Florida
Alade Aminu 41 F 6-10 225 Sophomore Stone Mountain, Georgia

Schedule and results

Lewis Clinch making a slam dunk vs. Centenary
Zach Peacock attempting a free throw
D'Andre Bell dribbling the ball
Date Opponent Location Time (EST) Result Overall Conf. Recap
Exhibition Games
November 4, 2006 Morehouse Atlanta, GA 4:00 PM W 96-52 [1]
Regular Season
November 10, 2006 Elon Atlanta, GA 8:00 PM W 83-49 1-0 0-0 [2]
November 13, 2006 Jackson State Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 100-70 2-0 0-0 [2]
November 16, 2006 Georgia State Atlanta, GA 6:00 PM W 103-74 3-0 0-0
November 20, 2006 Purdue1 Maui, HI 5:00 PM W 79-61 4-0 0-0
November 21, 2006 #12 Memphis1 Maui, HI 7:00 PM W 92-85 5-0 0-0
November 22, 2006 #5 UCLA1 Maui, HI 10:00 PM L 88-73 5-1 0-0
November 28, 2006 Penn State² Atlanta, GA 8:00 PM W 77-73 6-1 0-0 [3]
December 3, 2006 Miami Coral Gables, FL 5:30 PM L 90-82 6-2 0-1
December 9, 2006 Vanderbilt Nashville, TN 5:00 PM L 73-64 6-3 0-1
December 18, 2006 Centenary Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 92-52 7-3 0-1 [4]
December 22, 2006 Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 78-69 8-3 0-1 [4]
December 28, 2006 Troy Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM W 85-55 9-3 0-1 [4]
December 30, 2006 St. Francis (PA) Atlanta, GA 8:00 PM W 87-43 10-3 0-1 [4]
January 3, 2007 Winston-Salem St. Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 97-46 11-3 0-1 [4]
January 6, 2007 #23 Clemson Clemson, SC 4:00 PM L 75-74 11-4 0-2 [4]
January 10, 2007 #11 Duke Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 74-63 12-4 1-2 [4][5]
January 13, 2007 Florida St. Atlanta, GA 6:00 PM W 88-80 13-4 2-2 [4]
January 20, 2007 #4 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 9:00 PM L 77-61 13-5 2-3 [6]
January 24, 2007 Maryland College Park, MD 9:00 PM L 80-65 13-6 2-4 [6]
January 28, 2007 #24 Virginia Tech Atlanta, GA 3:30 PM L 73-65 13-7 2-5 [7]
January 30, 2007 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC 8:00 PM L 85-75 13-8 2-6 [7]
February 3, 2007 Clemson Atlanta, GA 1:00 PM W 80-62 14-8 3-6 [8]
February 6, 2007 NC State Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 74-65 15-8 4-6 [8]
February 11, 2007 UConn³ Atlanta, GA 1:00 PM W 65-52 16-8 4-6 [9]
February 13, 2007 Florida St. Tallahassee, FL 8:00 PM W 63-57 17-8 5-6 [10]
February 18, 2007 Duke Durham, NC 1:00 PM L 71-62 17-9 5-7 [11]
February 21, 2007 Wake Forest Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 75-61 18-9 6-7 [11]
February 24, 2007 #24 Virginia Charlottesville, VA 3:30 PM L 73-69 18-10 6-8 [12]
March 1, 2007 #8 North Carolina Atlanta, GA 9:00 PM W 84-77 19-10 7-8 [13]
March 4, 2007 Boston College Atlanta, GA 3:30 PM W 74-60 20-10 8-8 [14]
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2007 Wake Forest Tampa, FL 9:00 PM L 114-112 20-11 8-9 [15]
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2007 UNLV Chicago, IL 12:25 PM L 67-63 20-12 8-9 [16]
*Conference games in bold. 1EA Sports Maui Invitational, ²ACC–Big Ten Challenge game, ³Georgia Dome. AP Rankings use.

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