2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team


The 2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 13–7 in OVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 1 seed North Carolina.[1]

2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record21–12 (13–7 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Crawford
  • Austin Newton
  • Luke Strege
Home arenaMcBrayer Arena
Seasons
2006–07 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Austin Peay 16 4   .800 21 12   .636
Eastern Kentucky 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Tennessee Tech 13 7   .650 19 13   .594
Murray State 13 7   .650 16 14   .533
Samford 12 8   .600 16 16   .500
Southeast Missouri State 9 11   .450 11 20   .355
Morehead State 8 12   .400 12 18   .400
Tennessee State 8 12   .400 12 20   .375
Jacksonville State 7 13   .350 9 22   .290
Eastern Illinois 6 14   .300 10 20   .333
UT Martin 5 15   .250 8 23   .258
2007 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 20 Mike Rose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Naperville, 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
Regular season
Nov 17, 2006*
at No. 5 Ohio State L 45–74  2–1
Jerome Schottenstein Center 
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Feb 27, 2007*
Morehead State
Quarterfinals
W 63–45  19–11
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Mar 2, 2007*
vs. Tennessee Tech
Semifinals
W 57–54  20–11
Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 3, 2007*
vs. Austin Peay
Championship game
W 63–62  21–11
Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2007*
(16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina
First Round
L 65–86  21–12
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Hansbrough's double-double helps UNC put away Colonels". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule".