2006–07 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

2006–07 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Patriot League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferencePatriot League
Record25–9 (13–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Home arenaHart Center
Seasons
2006–07 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross † 13 – 1   .929 25 – 9   .735
Bucknell 13 – 1   .929 22 – 9   .710
Lehigh 7 – 7   .500 12 – 19   .387
American 7 – 7   .500 16 – 14   .533
Colgate 5 – 9   .357 10 – 19   .345
Army 4 – 10   .286 15 – 16   .484
Navy 4 – 10   .286 14 – 16   .467
Lafayette 3 – 11   .214 9 – 21   .300
† 2007 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2006–07 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 8th-year head coach Ralph Willard, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–9, 13–1 in Patriot League play to win the regular season league title. As the #1 seed, they defeated Lafayette, American, and Bucknell to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the West region, they were beaten by No. 4 seed Southern Illinois.

Roster

2006–07 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Torey Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr   White Plains, New York
G 10 Keith Simmons 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Kingston Kingston, New York
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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2006*
4:00 pm 		Fairfield W 67–65 OT 1–0
 Hart Recreation Center (2,534)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 15, 2006*
7:00 pm 		Hampton W 62–47  2–0
 Hart Recreation Center (2,213)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 18, 2006*
3:00 pm 		Siena W 65–57  3–0
 Hart Recreation Center (2,721)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 21, 2006*
7:00 pm 		at Harvard W 82–69  4–0
 Lavietes Pavilion (1,200)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nov 25, 2006*
2:00 pm 		William & Mary W 66–57  5–0
 Hart Recreation Center (2,301)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 27, 2006*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 15 Syracuse L 64–72  5–1
 Carrier Dome (19,235)
Syracuse, New York
Nov 29, 2006*
7:00 pm 		at Yale W 63–58  6–1
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,028)
New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 2, 2006*
7:00 pm 		at Dayton L 53–69  6–2
 University of Dayton Arena (12,149)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 6, 2006*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 7 Duke L 45–57  6–3
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Dec 19, 2006*
7:30 pm 		at Providence L 68–77  6–4
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,785)
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 21, 2006*
7:00 pm 		vs. George Mason L 46–58  6–5
 DCU Center (3,114)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 28, 2006*
6:00 pm 		at La Salle
La Salle Invitational 		W 68–48  7–5
 Tom Gola Arena (1,837)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 2006*
8:15 pm 		vs. Niagara
La Salle Invitational 		L 61–67  7–6
 Tom Gola Arena (1,531)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 2006*
4:00 pm 		vs. Delaware
La Salle Invitational 		W 49–47  8–6
 Tom Gola Arena (2,522)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 3, 2007*
7:00 pm 		at Boston University W 73–70 OT 9–6
 Case Gym (1,025)
Boston, Massachusetts
Patriot League regular season
Jan 6, 2007
4:00 pm 		at Lafayette W 84–74  10–6
(1–0) 		Kirby Sports Center (2,503)
Easton, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 2007
7:00 pm, WCTR-TV3 		Army W 66–42  11–6
(2–0) 		Hart Recreation Center (2,412)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 12, 2007
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Bucknell W 65–60  12–6
(3–0) 		Hart Recreation Center (3,523)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 17, 2007
7:00 pm 		Navy W 61–42  13–6
(4–0) 		Hart Recreation Center (3,137)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 20, 2007
3:00 pm 		at American W 69–64 OT 14–6
(5–0) 		Bender Arena (4,775)
Washington D.C.
Jan 23, 2007
7:00 pm 		at Colgate W 58–55  15–6
(6–0) 		Cotterell Court (543)
Hamilton, New York
Jan 26, 2007
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Lehigh W 64–53  16–6
(7–0) 		Hart Recreation Center (3,487)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 31, 2007
7:00 pm, WCTR-TV3 		American W 58–47  17–6
(8–0) 		Hart Recreation Center (3,118)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 3, 2007
1:00 pm 		Lafayette W 64–53  18–6
(8–0) 		Hart Recreation Center (4,000)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 6, 2007
7:30 pm 		at Army W 70–54 OT 19–6
(9–0) 		Christl Arena (1,002)
West Point, New York
Feb 26, 2007
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Bucknell L 45–48  19–7
(9–1) 		Sojka Pavilion (4,209)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 2007
4:00 pm 		at Navy W 68–40  20–7
(10–1) 		Alumni Hall (1,414)
Annapolis, Maryland
Feb 17, 2007
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Hofstra
O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters 		L 64–65  20–8
 Mack Sports Complex (5,047)
Hempstead, New York
Feb 21, 2007
7:00 pm 		Colgate W 68–57  22–8
(12–1) 		Hart Recreation Center (3,178)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 25, 2007
1:00 pm 		at Lehigh W 62–50  22–8
(13–1) 		Stabler Arena (2,439)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Patriot League Tournament
Feb 28, 2007*
7:00 pm 		Lafayette
Quarterfinals 		W 83–53  23–8
 Hart Recreation Center (2,524)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 4, 2007*
2:00 pm 		American
Semifinals 		W 55–53  24–8
 Hart Recreation Center (3,463)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 9, 2007*
4:45 pm, ESPN2 		Bucknell
Championship game 		W 74–66  25–8
 Hart Recreation Center (4,000)
Worcester, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2007*
9:50 pm, CBS 		(13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 14 Southern Illinois
First Round 		L 51–61  25–9
 Nationwide Arena (19,916)
Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

  1. ^ "2006-2007 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Stats". Go Holy Cross.
  2. ^ "HOLY CROSS ANNOUNCES 2006-2007 BASKETBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE". Go Holy Cross. October 17, 2006.