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2006–07 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

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2006–07 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record21–14 (12–6 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaJake Gaither Gymnasium
Seasons
2006–07 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware State 16 2   .889 21 13   .618
Florida A&M 12 6   .667 21 14   .600
Hampton 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
North Carolina A&T 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
South Carolina State 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Morgan State 10 8   .556 13 18   .419
Norfolk State 10 8   .556 11 19   .367
Coppin State 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Bethune–Cookman 6 12   .333 9 21   .300
Howard 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 17   .056 4 27   .129
2007 MEAC tournament winner

The 2006–07 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by third-year head coach Mike Gillespie, played their home games at the Teaching Gym as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 12–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 2nd place. They won the MEAC tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as one of two 16 seeds in the West region. The Rattlers tipped off tournament action in the Play-in Game against Niagara and were defeated by the Purple Eagles, 77–69.[1]

Roster

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2006–07 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 23 Brian Greene 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Jacksonville, Florida
C 32 Rome Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2006*
7:00 pm
Maryland L 54–93  0–1
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
Nov 14, 2006*
Warner W 88–61  1–1
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Nov 17, 2006*
at Miami (OH) L 33–52  1–2
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Nov 19, 2006*
5:00 pm
at Illinois L 63–84  1–3
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, Illinois
Nov 21, 2006*
at Bradley L 75–107  1–4
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Nov 24, 2006*
vs. Illinois-Chicago L 57–75  1–5
 
 
Nov 25, 2006*
vs. Savannah State W 74–65  2–5
 
 
Dec 2, 2006
Bethune-Cookman W 83–73  3–5
(1–0)
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 7, 2006*
Edward Waters W 76–61  4–5
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 9, 2006*
Albany State W 96–87  5–5
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 17, 2006*
6:00 pm
vs. No. 5 Florida L 57–72  5–6
St. Pete Times Forum 
Tampa, Florida
Dec 20, 2006*
at North Florida W 66–65  6–6
UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 30, 2006*
at No. 10 Pittsburgh L 51–77  6–7
Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
MEAC regular season
Jan 3, 2007
at Morgan State W 62–59  7–7
(2–0)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 6, 2007
Norfolk State W 81–71  8–7
(3–0)
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 8, 2007
Hampton L 74–76  8–8
(3–1)
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 13, 2007
South Carolina State W 73–58  9–8
(4–1)
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 15, 2007
North Carolina A&T L 78–82  9–9
(4–2)
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 20, 2007
at Maryland-Eastern Shore W 65–55  10–9
(5–2)
Hytche Athletic Center 
Princess Anne, Maryland
Jan 22, 2007
at Howard W 65–53  11–9
(6–2)
Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2007
Delaware State W 73–69  12–9
(7–2)
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 29, 2007*
Winston-Salem State W 83–68  13–9
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 3, 2007
at Norfolk State L 68–81  13–10
(7–3)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall 
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 5, 2007
at Hampton L 72–74 OT 13–11
(7–4)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Feb 10, 2007
at South Carolina State W 72–69 OT 14–11
(8–4)
SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Feb 12, 2007
at North Carolina A&T L 82–90  14–12
(8–5)
Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Feb 17, 2007
Maryland-Eastern Shore W 93–60  15–12
(9–5)
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 19, 2007
Howard W 85–75  16–12
(10–5)
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 24, 2007
at Delaware State L 65–77  16–13
(10–6)
Memorial Hall 
Dover, Delaware
Feb 28, 2007
Coppin State W 73–59  17–13
(11–6)
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, Florida
Mar 3, 2007
at Bethune-Cookman W 68–62 OT 18–13
(12–6)
Moore Gymnasium 
Daytona Beach, Florida
MEAC tournament
Mar 7, 2007*
(2) vs. (7) Hampton
Quarterfinals
W 61–58  19–13
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 9, 2007*
(2) vs. (3) North Carolina A&T
Semifinals
W 74–66  20–13
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 10, 2007*
(2) vs. (1) Delaware State
Championship game
W 58–56  21–13
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 2007*
(16 W) vs. (16 W) Niagara
Play-in Game
L 69–77  21–14
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Niagara defeats Florida A&M 77-69". The Denver Post. March 13, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster". Florida A&M University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida A&M University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2022.