2006–07 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2006–07 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–11 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaQwest Center Omaha
Seasons
2006–07 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Southern Illinois 15 – 3   .833 29 – 7   .806
Creighton † 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Missouri State 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
Bradley 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629
Northern Iowa 9 – 9   .500 18 – 13   .581
Wichita State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548
Illinois State 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Evansville 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Drake 6 – 12   .333 17 – 15   .531
Indiana State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
† 2007 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2006–07 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Dana Altman in his 13th season, the Bluejays would end the season with a record of 22–11 (13-5 MVC). They won the 2007 MVC Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 10 seed in the South region, Creighton was beaten by No. 7 seed Nevada in the opening round.[2] This was Coach Altman's 7th and final NCAA Tournament team as head coach of the Jays.

Roster

2006–07 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Isacc Miles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Kansas City, Missouri
G 3 Nick Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Compton, California
G 5 Dustin Sitzmann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So LeMars, Iowa
G 10 Nate Funk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sioux City, Iowa
G 12 Josh Dotzler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Omaha, Nebraska
G 20 Pierce Hibma 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pella, Iowa
F 21 Ty Morrison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Phoenix, Arizona
C 22 Manny Gakou 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr
G 24 Brice Nengsu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr
C 25 Kenny Lawson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Oceanside, California
G 34 Nick Bahe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lincoln, Nebraska
C 44 Anthony Tolliver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Springfield, Missouri
F 50 Dane Watts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Warrensburg, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 13, 2006*
 Mississippi Valley State W 78–42  1–0
 Qwest Center Omaha 
Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 18, 2006*
 at Nebraska L 61–73  1–1
 Bob Devaney Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Nov 25, 2006*
 George Mason W 58–56  2–1
 Qwest Center Omaha 
Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 29, 2006*
 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 74–39  3–1
 Qwest Center Omaha 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 6, 2006*
 at Dayton L 54–60  3–2
 UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 9, 2006*
 No. 24 Xavier W 73–67  4–2
 Qwest Center Omaha 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 16, 2006*
 at Fresno State L 54–69  4–3
  
Fresno, California
Dec 21, 2006*
 vs. Valparaiso W 68–43  5–3
  
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2006*
 vs. Houston W 80–72  6–3
  
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 23, 2006*
 at Hawaii L 60–76  6–4
  
Honolulu, Hawaii
MVC Tournament
Mar 2, 2007*
 vs. Indiana State
Quarterfinals 		W 59–38  20–10
 Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 3, 2007*
 vs. Missouri State
Semifinals 		W 75–58  21–10
 Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 2007*
 vs. No. 11 Southern Illinois
Championship game 		W 67–61  22–10
 Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2007*
 (10 S) vs. (7 S) No. 15 Nevada
First Round 		L 71–77 OT 22–11
 New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Kemp, not Fazekas, leads Wolf Pack to victory". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "2006–07 Creighton Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "2006-07 (M) Basketball Schedule". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.