2006–07 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2006–07 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. Their head coach was Kelvin Sampson , in his first season with the Hoosiers. Sampson, formerly at Oklahoma , was hired on March 29, 2006, to replace the recently resigned Mike Davis . The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana , and was a member of the Big Ten Conference .
The Hoosiers finished the season with an overall record 21–11 and a conference record of 10–6, placing them 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana lost the only Big Ten tournament game in which they played, an overtime loss to Illinois . As a 7-seed in the NCAA tournament , Indiana beat 10-seed Gonzaga to advance to the second round. They would fall to 2-seed UCLA to end the season.
2006–07 Roster
No.
Name
Position
Ht.
Wt.
Year
Hometown/Previous School
1
Armon Bassett
G
6–1
176
Fr.
Terre Haute, Indiana / Hargrave Military Academy (Virginia)
3
D.J. White
F
6–9
251
Jr.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama / Hillcrest High School
10
Roderick Wilmont
G
6–4
203
RS Sr.
Miramar, Florida / Miramar High School
11
Errek Suhr
G
5–8
156
Sr.
Bloomington, Indiana / Bloomington High School North
20
A. J. Ratliff
G
6–3
188
Jr.
Indianapolis, Indiana / North Central High School
21
Ben Allen
C
6–11
256
So.
Melbourne, Australia / Australian Institute of Sport
22
Lance Stemler
F
6–8
210
Jr.
Columbia, Illinois / Southwestern Illinois College
30
Mike White
F
6–6
232
Jr.
Springhill, Louisiana / Lee College
32
Joey Shaw
G
6–6
193
RS Fr.
Glendale, Arizona / Deer Valley High School
33
Xavier Keeling
F
6–6
230
Fr.
Huntsville, Alabama / J.O. Johnson High School
34
Adam Ahlfeld
F
6–0
193
Jr.
Indianapolis, Indiana / North Central High School
44
Kyle Taber
F
6–8
220
RS So.
Evansville, Indiana / Evansville Central High School
51
Earl Calloway
G
6–3
173
Sr.
Atlanta, Georgia / Georgia Perimeter College
Recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Armon Bassett PG
Terre Haute, IN
Hargrave Military Academy (VA)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Oct 21, 2005
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
Xavier Keeling SG
Huntsville, AL
Johnson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Oct 24, 2005
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
Lance Stemler PF
Belleville, IL
Southwestern Illinois CC
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
May 2, 2006
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Mike White PF
Springhill, LA
Lee (Tex.) College
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Apr 10, 2006
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/13/2006 *9:00pm, ESPN2
vs. Lafayette NIT Season Tip-Off (Midwest Region)
W 91–66
1–0
Conseco Fieldhouse (8,037)Indianapolis, IN
11/14/2006 *9:00pm, ESPN
vs. Butler NIT Season Tip-Off (Midwest Region)
L 55–60
1–1
Conseco Fieldhouse (9,594)Indianapolis, IN
11/17/2006 *8:00pm, ESPN3
Indiana State
W 73–66
2–1
Assembly Hall (17,178)Bloomington, IN
11/19/2006 *2:00pm, ESPN3
Chicago State
W 90–69
3–1
Assembly Hall (17,004)Bloomington, IN
11/28/2006 *9:00pm, ESPN
at No. 10 Duke ACC – Big Ten Challenge
L 51–54
3–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, NC
12/2/2006 *8:00pm, ESPN3
Charlotte
W 74–57
4–2
Assembly Hall (17,167)Bloomington, IN
12/6/2006 *7:00pm, ESPN3
Western Illinois
W 92–40
5–2
Assembly Hall (16,906)Bloomington, IN
12/9/2006 *12:00pm, CBS
at Kentucky
L 54–59
5–3
Rupp Arena (24,253)Lexington, KY
12/17/2006 *8:00pm, ESPN
Southern Illinois
W 57–47
6–3
Assembly Hall (13,029)Bloomington, IN
12/20/2006 *7:00pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan
W 77–69
7–3
Assembly Hall (12,038)Bloomington, IN
12/22/2006 *8:00pm, ESPN3
IUPUI
W 86–57
8–3
Conseco Fieldhouse (8,172)Indianapolis, IN
12/30/2006 *8:00pm, ESPN3
Ball State
W 71–57
9–3
Assembly Hall (15,553)Bloomington, IN
1/2/2007 8:00pm, ESPN
at No. 6 Ohio State
L 67–74
9–4 (0–1)
Value City Arena (18,813)Columbus, OH
1/7/2007 4:30pm, CBS
No. 24 Michigan State
W 73–51
10–4 (1–1)
Assembly Hall (17,274)Bloomington, IN
1/10/2007 7:00pm, ESPNU
Purdue Rivalry /Crimson and Gold Cup
W 85–58
11–4 (2–1)
Assembly Hall (17,287)Bloomington, IN
1/13/2007 12:15pm, ESPN3
at Penn State
W 84–74
12–4 (3–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (10,159)University Park, PA
1/16/2007 7:00 pm, ESPN
Iowa
W 71–64
13–4 (4–1)
Assembly Hall (17,240)Bloomington, IN
1/20/2007 *3:45pm, CBS
at Connecticut
W 77–73
14–4 (4–1)
XL Center (16,294)Hartford, CT
1/23/2007 7:30pm, ESPN
No. 24
at Illinois Rivalry
L 43–51
14–5 (4–2)
Assembly Hall (16,618)Champaign, IL
1/27/2007 12:00pm, ESPN
No. 24
Michigan
W 76–61
15–5 (5–2)
Assembly Hall (17,285)Bloomington, IN
1/31/2007 7:00pm, ESPN
No. 25
No. 2 Wisconsin
W 71–66
16–5 (6–2)
Assembly Hall (17,142)Bloomington, IN
2/3/2007 2:05 pm, ESPN
No. 25
at Iowa
L 75–81
16–6 (6–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)Iowa City, IA
2/10/2007 1:00pm, CBS
No. 24
Illinois Rivalry
W 65–61
17–6 (7–3)
Assembly Hall (17,316)Bloomington, IN
2/15/2007 7:00pm, ESPN3
No. 19
at Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
L 68–81
17–7 (7–4)
Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
2/17/2007 4:00pm, ESPN
No. 19
at Michigan
L 55–58
17–8 (7–5)
Crisler Arena (13,751)Ann Arbor, MI
2/21/2007 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Minnesota
W 71–59
18–8 (8–5)
Assembly Hall (17,228)Bloomington, IN
2/24/2007 9:00pm, ESPN
at Michigan State
L 58–66
18–9 (8–6)
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
2/28/2007 8:00pm
No. 22
at Northwestern
W 69–65
19–9 (9–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,358)Evanston, IL
3/3/2007 8:00pm, ESPN3
Penn State
W 94–63
20–9 (10–6)
Assembly Hall (17,315)Bloomington, IN
Big Ten tournament
3/9/2007 9:10pm, ESPN3
vs. Illinois Quarterfinals
L 54–58 OT
20–10
United Center (22,081)Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
3/15/2007 *9:45pm, CBS
vs. Gonzaga First Round
W 70–57
21–10
Power Balance Pavilion (16,338)Sacramento, CA
3/17/2007 *8:10pm, CBS
vs. UCLA Second Round
L 49–54
21–11
Power Balance Pavilion (16,407)Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
Coaches' Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics