2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Shelby Metcalf Classic Champion
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	27–7 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Billy Gillispie;
Home arena	Reed Arena
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	14	–	2	.875	33	–	5	.868
No. 9 Texas A&M	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
No. 11 Texas	12	–	4	.750	25	–	10	.714
Kansas State	10	–	6	.625	23	–	12	.657
Texas Tech	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
Missouri	7	–	9	.438	18	–	12	.600
Oklahoma State	6	–	10	.375	22	–	13	.629
Iowa State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Oklahoma	6	–	10	.375	16	–	15	.516
Nebraska	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	15	–	16	.484
Colorado	3	–	13	.188	7	–	20	.259

† 2007 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Billy Gillispie, who afterward left the Aggies to coach at the University of Kentucky.^[2] The Aggies finished 27–7 (13–3 in the Big 12), achieved the highest national ranking in school history to that point,^[3] and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.^[4] This season was Acie Law IV's senior season, after which he would become the highest draft pick in A&M history at number 11 to the Atlanta Hawks. The Aggies also won the inaugural Shelby Metcalf Classic.^[5]

Recruiting[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bryan Beasley PG	Pflugerville, Texas	Pflugerville	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jun 30, 2005
Bryan Beasley PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Bryan Davis PF	Grand Prairie, Texas	Grand Prairie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 16, 2005
Bryan Davis PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Bryson Graham SG	San Antonio, Texas	Lon Morris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 30, 2006
Bryson Graham SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jerrod Johnson SF	Humble, Texas	Humble	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 11, 2004
Jerrod Johnson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Derrick Roland SG	Seagoville, Texas	Seagoville	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 17, 2005
Derrick Roland SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Donald Sloan SG	Seagoville, Texas	Seagoville	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 17, 2005
Donald Sloan SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR
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: "Texas A&M 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011. "2006 Texas A&M Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

Roster[edit]

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight*	Year	Hometown
Davis, Bryan	0	F/C	6–9	250	Fr.	Dallas, Texas
Law IV, Acie	1	G	6–3	195	Sr.	Dallas, Texas
Roland, Derrick	3	G	6–4	190	Fr.	Dallas, Texas
Graham, Bryson	5	G	6–3	190	So.	San Antonio, Texas
Blackburn, Brian	12	G	5–10	170	Sr.	La Vernia, Texas
Sloan, Donald	15	G	6–3	205	Fr.	Dallas, Texas
Kirk, Dominique	22	G	6–4	185	Jr.	Dallas, Texas
Carter, Josh	23	F	6–7	200	So.-2L	Dallas, Texas
Jones, Joseph	30	F	6–9	255	Jr.	Normangee, Texas
Chapman, Chris	31	G	5–11	170	Fr.	Houston, Texas
Muhlbach, Beau	32	G/F	6–5	205	Jr.-2L	Lufkin, Texas
Elonu, Chinemelu	41	F/C	6–10	235	Fr.	Houston, Texas
Kavaliauskas, Antanas	44	C	6–10	250	Sr.	Vilnius, Lithuania

Source:^[6]

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov. 10, 2006	No. 13	Prairie View A&M	W 81–49	1–0	Reed Arena (10,722) College Station, Texas
Nov. 17, 2006	No. 12	Lamar Shelby Metcalf Classic	W 94–60	2–0	Reed Arena (6,978) College Station, Texas
Nov. 18, 2006	No. 12	Louisiana Tech Shelby Metcalf Classic	W 75–59	3–0	Reed Arena (6,595) College Station, Texas
Nov. 19, 2006 FSN-SW	No. 12	St. Louis Shelby Metcalf Classic	W 69–33	4–0	Reed Arena (6,053) College Station, Texas
Nov. 25, 2006	No. 10	Idaho State	W 74–44	5–0	Reed Arena (5,777) College Station, Texas
Nov. 27, 2006	No. 11	Arkansas-Little Rock	W 75–35	6–0	Reed Arena (5,544) College Station, Texas
Dec. 2, 2006	No. 9	Pacific	W 74–62	7–0	Reed Arena (9,977) College Station, Texas
Dec. 5, 2006 FSN-SW	No. 6	at No. 9 LSU	L 52–64	7–1	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,274) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec. 9, 2006 CBS	No. 6	vs. No. 1 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	L 62–65	7–2	Honda Center (15,811) Anaheim, California
Dec. 12, 2006	No. 13	Fordham	W 84–61	8–2	Reed Arena (7,112) College Station, Texas
Dec. 16, 2006	No. 13	Jacksonville	W 97–58	9–2	Reed Arena (8,908) College Station, Texas
Dec. 22, 2006 CSS	No. 13	at Auburn	W 87–58	10–2	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,781) Auburn, AL
Dec. 28, 2006	No. 11	Grambling St.	W 101–27	11–2	Reed Arena (7,622) College Station, Texas
Jan. 2, 2007	No. 11	Winthrop	W 71–51	12–2	Reed Arena (10,015) College Station, Texas
Jan. 6, 2007 ESPN+	No. 11	Kansas State	W 69–65	13–2 (1–0)	Reed Arena (11,358) College Station, Texas
Jan. 9, 2007 FSN-SW	No. 8	at Baylor	W 61–51	14–2 (2–0)	Ferrell Center (9,104) Waco, Texas
Jan. 13, 2007 FSN-SW	No. 8	at Colorado	W 87–69	15–2 (3–0)	Coors Events Center (2,953) Boulder, Colorado
Jan. 20, 2007 ESPN+	No. 8	No. 12 Oklahoma State	W 67–49	16–2 (4–0)	Reed Arena (13,187) College Station, Texas
Jan. 24, 2007 TTTV	No. 6	at Texas Tech	L 68–70	16–3 (4–1)	United Spirit Arena (15,011) Lubbock, Texas
Jan. 27, 2007 ESPN	No. 6	Oklahoma	W 70–61	17–3 (5–1)	Reed Arena (13,048) College Station, Texas
Jan. 31, 2007 FSN-SW	No. 10	Iowa State	W 73–49	18–3 (6–1)	Reed Arena (11,148) College Station, Texas
Feb. 3, 2007 ESPN	No. 10	at No. 6 Kansas ESPN College GameDay	W 69–66	19–3 (7–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
Feb. 5, 2007 ESPN	No. 10	No. 22 Texas	W 100–82	20–3 (8–1)	Reed Arena (13,196) College Station, Texas
Feb. 10, 2007 FSN-SW	No. 6	at Nebraska	W 66–55	21–3 (9–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,957) Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb. 13, 2007 ESPN2	No. 6	Texas Tech	L 75–77	21–4 (9–2)	Reed Arena (12,926) College Station, Texas
Feb. 17, 2007 ABC	No. 6	at Oklahoma	W 56–49	22–4 (10–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,963) Norman, Oklahoma
Feb. 21, 2007 ESPN+	No. 8	at Oklahoma State	W 66–46	23–4 (11–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (16,637) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb. 24, 2007 ESPN+	No. 8	Baylor	W 97–87	24–4 (12–2)	Reed Arena (13,051) College Station, Texas
Feb. 28, 2007 ESPN2	No. 7	at No. 15 Texas	L 96–98 ^2OT	24–5 (12–3)	Frank Erwin Center (16,755) Austin, Texas
Mar. 3, 2007 ESPN+	No. 7	Missouri	W 94–78	25–5 (13–3)	Reed Arena (13,203) College Station, Texas
Postseason
Mar. 8, 2007 ESPN+	No. 7	Oklahoma State Big 12 Championship Game, First Round	L 56–57	25–6	Ford Center (18,879) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar. 15, 2007 CBS	No. 9	Penn First Round	W 68–52	26–6	Rupp Arena (20,816) Lexington, Kentucky
Mar. 17, 2007 CBS	No. 9	No. 16 Louisville Second Round	W 72–69	27–6	Rupp Arena (20,882) Lexington, Kentucky
Mar. 22, 2007 CBS	No. 9	No. 5 Memphis Sweet Sixteen	L 64–65	27–7	Alamodome (26,060) San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[7]

References[edit]

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ Cohen, Rachel (April 6, 2007). "Angst & Misery: Gillispie bolts for Kentucky". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
^ Zwerneman, Brent (March 24, 2007). "Men's basketball: Aggies' future bright, especially if Gillispie stays". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved March 10, 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Texas A&M from 0–16 to Sweet 16". MSNBC. Associated Press. March 21, 2007. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
^ http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/mbasketball/docs/0708-factbook.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2006 Texas A&M Roster". CollegeBasketballNews.com. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
^ "Texas A&M Aggies Schedule – 2006–07". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2008.

External links[edit]

Official website

[Standings-1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] Cohen, Rachel (April 6, 2007). "Angst & Misery: Gillispie bolts for Kentucky". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 10, 2008.

[3] Zwerneman, Brent (March 24, 2007). "Men's basketball: Aggies' future bright, especially if Gillispie stays". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved March 10, 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Texas A&M from 0–16 to Sweet 16". MSNBC. Associated Press. March 21, 2007. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2008.

[5] ttp://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/mbasketball/docs/0708-factbook.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "2006 Texas A&M Roster". CollegeBasketballNews.com. Retrieved March 10, 2008.

[7] "Texas A&M Aggies Schedule – 2006–07". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2008.

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