2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Dave Leitao, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record21–11 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina 11 5   .688 31 7   .816
Virginia 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Virginia Tech 10 6   .625 22 12   .647
Boston College 10 6   .625 21 12   .636
No. 18 Maryland 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Duke 8 8   .500 22 11   .667
Clemson 7 9   .438 25 11   .694
Florida State 7 9   .438 22 13   .629
NC State 5 11   .313 20 16   .556
Wake Forest 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Miami (FL) 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
2007 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cavaliers began the season with the opening of the John Paul Jones Arena and an upset of then-#10 Arizona. Despite returning all five starters from the previous campaign, the Cavaliers were picked to finish 8th place in the conference. They went on to win a share of the ACC regular season championship with North Carolina and the second seed in the ACC tournament. Coach Dave Leitao was chosen as the ACC Coach of the Year following the conclusion of the regular season. Virginia received the fourth seed in the NCAA tournament's South Regional, where they beat Albany for their first NCAA tournament victory since 1995, but lost in the second round to fifth-seeded Tennessee.

Roster

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2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Will Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Corona, NY
G 2 J. R. Reynolds (C) 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Oak Hill Academy Roanoke, VA
G 4 Calvin Baker   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Woodside/William & Mary Newport News, VA
F 11 Laurynas Mikalauskas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Blue Ridge School Palanga, Lithuania
F 12 Jamil Tucker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr West Side Gary, IN
G 15 Damin Altizer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Bath County Millboro, VA
C 21 Tunji Soroye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Montrose Christian Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria
G/F 24 Mamadi Diane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So DeMatha Catholic Potomac, MD
G 25 David Noel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. John's Houston, TX
F 30 Adrian Joseph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Brewster Academy San Fernando, Trinidad
F 31 Andy Burns 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Bishop Ireton Alexandria, VA
F 33 Jason Cain 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr John Bartram Philadelphia, PA
F/C 34 Ryan Pettinella 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr McQuaid Jesuit Webster, NY
F 35 Bob McCormick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Francis W. Parker Chicago, IL
G 44 Sean Singletary (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr William Penn Charter School Philadelphia, PA
G/F 45 Solomon Tat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Community Christian Jos Plateau, Nigeria
F/C 55 Jerome Meyinsse 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr McKinley Baton Rouge, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 11 December 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition game
Nov. 4*
7:00 pm
Augusta State W 78–63 
John Paul Jones Arena (2,485)
Charlottesville, VA
Regular season
Nov. 12*
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 10 Arizona W 93–90  1–0
John Paul Jones Arena (15,219)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 19*
7:00 pm
Morgan State W 85–66  2–0
John Paul Jones Arena (11,005)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 22*
3:00 pm
UNC Asheville W 81–64  3–0
John Paul Jones Arena (10,811)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 26*
7:00 pm
Maryland–Eastern Shore W 104–63  4–0
John Paul Jones Arena (10,104)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 29*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 at Purdue
ACC/Big 10 Challenge
L 59–61  4–1
Mackey Arena (11,534)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec. 3
7:30 pm, FSN
No. 25 NC State W 67–62  5–1
(1–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,569)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 16*
3:30p
Hampton W 91–69  6–1
John Paul Jones Arena (12,217)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 19*
2:00 pm
vs. Appalachian State
San Juan Shootout
L 69–80  6–2
Mario Morales Coliseum 
San Juan, PR
Dec. 20*
noon
vs. Utah
San Juan Shootout
L 70–94  6–3
Mario Morales Coliseum 
San Juan, PR
Dec. 21*
10:00 am
vs. Puerto Rico–Mayagüez
San Juan Shootout
W 59–52  7–3
Mario Morales Coliseum 
San Juan, PR
Dec. 28*
7:30 pm
American W 91–70  8–3
John Paul Jones Arena (13,126)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 3*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Gonzaga W 108–87  9–3
John Paul Jones Arena (13,827)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 7*
5:00 pm, FSN
Stanford L 75–76  9–4
John Paul Jones Arena (13,846)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 10
9:00 pm, RLF
at No. 1 North Carolina L 69–79  9–5
(1–1)
Dean Smith Center (21,569)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan. 13
2:00 pm, RLF
at Boston College L 73–78  9–6
(1–2)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan. 16
8:00 pm, RLF
Maryland W 103–91  10–6
(2–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,765)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 21
1:00 pm, RLF
Wake Forest W 88–76  11–6
(3–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,564)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 24
9:00 pm, RLF
at NC State W 71–58  12–6
(4–2)
PNC Arena (15,233)
Raleigh, NC
Jan. 28
1:00 pm, RLF
at No. 19 Clemson W 64–63  13–6
(5–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,728)
Clemson, SC
Feb. 1
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 Duke W 68–66 OT 14–6
(6–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (15,169)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 3
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Miami W 81–70  15–6
(7–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,856)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 6
9:00 pm, RSN
at Maryland W 69–65  16–6
(8–2)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Feb. 10
4:00 pm, RLF
at No. 21 Virginia Tech L 57–84  16–7
(8–3)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
Feb. 13*
7:00 pm
Longwood W 90–49  17–7
John Paul Jones Arena (11,666)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 17
1:00 pm, RLF
Florida State W 73–70  18–7
(9–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,619)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 21
7:30 pm
No. 24 at Miami L 60–68  18–8
(9–4)
BankUnited Center (3,707)
Miami, FL
Feb. 24
3:30 pm, ABC
No. 24 Georgia Tech W 75–69  19–8
(10–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,654)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 1
7:00 pm, ESPN
Virginia Tech W 69–56  20–8
(11–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,931)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 3
1:00 pm, RLF
at Wake Forest L 72–78  20–9
(11–5)
LJVM Coliseum (13,611)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar. 9
7:00 pm, RLF/ESPN2
vs. NC State
ACC Tournament quarterfinals
L 71–79  20–10
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)
Tampa, FL
NCAA tournament
Mar. 16*
12:15 pm, CBS
No. (4 S) vs. No. (13 S) Albany
First Round
W 84–57  21–10
Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, OH
Mar. 18*
12:10 pm, CBS
No. (4 S) vs. No. (5 S) Tennessee
Second Round
L 74–77  21–11
Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2006–2007 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2014.