2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record25–9 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
2006–07 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Xavier133 .813259  .735
UMass133 .813249  .727
George Washington115 .688239  .719
Fordham106 .6251812  .600
Rhode Island106 .6251914  .576
Saint Joseph's97 .5631814  .563
Dayton88 .5001912  .613
Saint Louis88 .5002013  .606
Charlotte79 .4381416  .467
Temple610 .3751218  .400
Duquesne610 .3751019  .345
Richmond412 .250822  .267
St. Bonaventure412 .250722  .241
La Salle313 .1881020  .333
2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his third season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 25–9, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament to Rhode Island.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. The Musketeers defeated BYU[3] to advance to the second round before losing to No. 1 seed Ohio State.[4]

Roster

2006–07 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Josh Duncan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrMoeller HS Cincinnati, OH
G 2 Adrion Graves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrHughes Center Cincinnati, OH
F 3 Justin Cage 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrPike HS Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Derrick Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrChaminade Julienne HS Dayton, OH
G/F 11 B. J. Raymond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoSt. John's Jesuit HS Toledo, OH
F 15 Andrew Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrSt. John's Jesuit HS Toledo, OH
G/F 20 C. J. Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoWinton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH
F 22 Jamel McLean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrBethel High HS Hampton, VA
G 24 Drew Lavender 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)153 lb (69 kg) JrBrookhaven HS Columbus, OH
F/C 31 Jason Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)265 lb (120 kg) FrAbington Friends Philadelphia, PA
F 33 Brandon Cole 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrRich South HS Richton Park, IL
G 34 Stanley Burrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrBen Davis HS
Hargrave Military Academy
Indianapolis, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibitions
November 1, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
Tusculum W 82–58 
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
November 6, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
Northern Kentucky W 58–44 
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
Coastal Carolina W 79–46  1–0
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
November 17, 2006*
6:00 p.m.
vs. VCU
Paradise Jam tournament
W 70–67  2–0
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 19, 2006*
8:30 p.m.
vs. Villanova
Paradise Jam Tournament
W 71–66  3–0
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 20, 2006*
8:30 p.m.
vs. No. 8 Alabama
Paradise Jam Tournament
L 56–63  3–1
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 25, 2006*
12:00 p.m.
American W 86–68  4–1
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
November 29, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
Miami (OH) W 68–53  5–1
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 2, 2006*
12:00 p.m.
Western Carolina W 95–61  6–1
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 5, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 Detroit W 88–55  7–1
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 9, 2006*
8:00 p.m.
No. 24 at Creighton L 67–73  7–2
Qwest Center Omaha 
Omaha, Nebraska
December 13, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
at Cincinnati
Crosstown Shootout
L 57–67  7–3
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 16, 2006*
6:00 p.m.
Arizona State W 76–58  8–3
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 20, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
Bucknell L 67–68  8–4
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 29, 2006*
9:00 p.m.
Illinois W 65–59  9–4
U.S. Bank Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 3, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
Kansas State W 76–66  10–4
U.S. Bank Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
A-10 regular season
January 6, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Temple W 76–68  11–4
(1–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 11, 2007
8:00 p.m.
at Fordham W 71–56  12–4
(2–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, New York
January 13, 2007
9:00 p.m.
at Saint Louis L 65–76  12–5
(2–1)
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
January 18, 2007
7:00 p.m.
UMass W 83–77  13–5
(3–1)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 21, 2007
12:00 p.m.
at Saint Joseph's L 74–82  14–5
(3–2)
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 24, 2007
7:00 p.m.
at St. Bonaventure W 92–66  15–5
(4–2)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
January 27, 2007
12:00 p.m.
Dayton W 83–67  16–5
(5–2)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 31, 2007
7:00 p.m.
at Duquesne L 91–93  16–6
(5–3)
A.J. Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 3, 2007
4:00 p.m.
Charlotte W 91–57  17–6
(6–3)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 7, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Saint Louis W 76–57  18–6
(7–3)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 10, 2007
8:00 p.m.
at George Washington W 87–58  19–6
(8–3)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
February 17, 2007
6:00 p.m.
Richmond W 71–50  20–6
(9–3)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 21, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Rhode Island W 98–72  21–6
(10–3)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 24, 2007
6:00 p.m.
at Dayton W 75–67  22–6
(11–3)
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
February 28, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Saint Joseph's W 72–62  23–6
(12–3)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 3, 2007
12:00 p.m.
at La Salle W 76–65  23–7
(13–3)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2007*
12:00 p.m.
(1) vs. (8) Dayton
Quarterfinals
W 72–51  24–7
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 9, 2007*
6:30 p.m.
(1) vs. (4) Rhode Island
Semifinals
L 71–79[2]  24–8
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2007*
9:40 p.m.
(9 S) vs. (8 S) No. 24 BYU
First Round
W 79–77[3]  25–8
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
March 17, 2007*
1:10 p.m.
(9 S) vs. (1 S) No. 1 Ohio State
Second Round
L 71–78 OT[4] 25–9
Rupp Arena (20,882)
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

References

  1. sports-reference.com 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
  2. 1 2 "Rhode Island takes out Xavier in A-10 semis". ESPN. March 14, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Lavender plays big late; Xavier clips BYU". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Conley takes over in OT as Ohio State moves on". ESPN. March 17, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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