2006–07 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2007 Big East Tournament winner ; As of April 2, 2007[1]; Rankings from AP Poll; Did not qualify for 2007 Big East Tournament; *Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
2006–07 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NIT, Champions
Conference	Big East Conference
2006–07 record	27–9 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach	John Beilein (5th season)
Home arena	WVU Coliseum

[2] The 2006–07 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia in the 2006-07 season. After impressive finishes in the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight the last two years, the Mountaineers seemed poised to improve on those last two seasons, opening with a 10-1 nonconference schedule. Only to post a 9-7 in Big East conference play, placing 7th. After a loss in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament, the Mountaineers would accept an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they would win the championship. Following the season, coach John Beilein would depart to become the next head coach at Michigan. Beilein would be replaced by current WVU coach Bob Huggins.

Postseason Results

[3] Big East conference Tournament
First Round Vs. Providence - W, 92-79 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Quarterfinals Vs. Louisville - L, 71-82 2OT @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
National Invitation Tournament
First Round Vs. Delaware State - W, 74-50 @ WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Second Round Vs. Massachusetts - W, 90-77 @ WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Quarterfinals Vs. NC State - W, 71-66 @ WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Semifinals Vs. Mississippi State - W, 63-62 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Championship Vs. Clemson - W, 78-73 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

References

"2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
"2006-07 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
"2007 NIT schedule, results". ESPN.com. 12 March 2007.

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[standings-1] "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.

[2] "2006-07 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "2007 NIT schedule, results". ESPN.com. 12 March 2007.

2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Georgetown†	13	–	3	.813	30	–	7	.811
No. 16 Louisville	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
No. 12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	29	–	8	.784
No. 17 Notre Dame	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
No. 20 Marquette	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
West Virginia	9	–	7	.563	27	–	9	.750
DePaul	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Providence	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
*Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	13	–	16	.448
*South Florida	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
*Rutgers	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345
*Cincinnati	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367
**Syracuse	0	–	6	.000	2	–	11	.154


† 2007 Big East Tournament winner As of April 2, 2007[1]; Rankings from AP Poll Did not qualify for 2007 Big East Tournament *Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.

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Venues	WVU Fieldhouse (1929–1970) WVU Coliseum (1970–present)
Rivalries	Marshall Pittsburgh
Culture & lore	History The Mountaineer
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics