2006–07 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2006–07 record21–11 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coachKelvin Sampson (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State151 .938  354  .897
No. 6 Wisconsin133 .813  306  .833
Indiana106 .625  2111  .656
Iowa97 .563  1714  .548
Purdue97 .563  2212  .647
Illinois97 .563  2312  .657
Michigan State88 .500  2312  .657
Michigan88 .500  2213  .629
Minnesota313 .188  922  .290
Penn State214 .125  1318  .419
Northwestern214 .125  1119  .367
† 2007 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2007; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

2006–07 Roster

No.NamePositionHt.Wt.YearHometown/Previous School
1Armon BassettG6–1176Fr.Terre Haute, Indiana / Hargrave Military Academy (Virginia)
3D.J. WhiteF6–9251Jr.Tuscaloosa, Alabama / Hillcrest High School
10Roderick WilmontG6–4203RS Sr.Miramar, Florida / Miramar High School
11Errek SuhrG5–8156Sr.Bloomington, Indiana / Bloomington High School North
20A. J. RatliffG6–3188Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana / North Central High School
21Ben AllenC6–11256So.Melbourne, Australia / Australian Institute of Sport
22Lance StemlerF6–8210Jr.Columbia, Illinois / Southwestern Illinois College
30Mike WhiteF6–6232Jr.Springhill, Louisiana / Lee College
32Joey ShawG6–6193RS Fr.Glendale, Arizona / Deer Valley High School
33Xavier KeelingF6–6230Fr.Huntsville, Alabama / J.O. Johnson High School
34Adam AhlfeldF6–0193Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana / North Central High School
44Kyle TaberF6–8220RS So.Evansville, Indiana / Evansville Central High School
51Earl CallowayG6–3173Sr.Atlanta, Georgia / Georgia Perimeter College

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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:

  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-21.

    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
    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 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

    1. "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007.
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