2006–07 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by head coach Will Brown, played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York, as members of the America East Conference. After finishing 2nd in the conference regular season standings, the Great Danes won the America East Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the 13th seed in the South region. Albany was beaten by 4th seed Virginia in the first round, 84–57.[1]

2006–07 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2006–07 record23–10 (13–3 AE)
Head coach
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
2006–07 America East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Vermont151 .938258  .758
Albany133 .8132310  .697
Boston University88 .5001218  .400
Maine79 .4381218  .400
UMBC79 .4381219  .387
Binghamton610 .3751316  .448
New Hampshire610 .3751020  .333
Hartford610 .3751318  .419
Stony Brook412 .250920  .310
America East Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2007; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2006–07 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 00 Carl Ross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Fresno, California
G/F 1 Jason Siggers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Dallas, Texas
G 2 Michael Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Seattle, Washington
G 3 David Bauman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Sarver, Pennsylvania
F 4 Mike Yocum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Dresher, Pennsylvania
G/F 11 Reid Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Avon Lake, Ohio
G 14 Jon Iati 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr York, Pennsylvania
G/F 21 Brian Lillis (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Urbandale, Iowa
G 31 Jamar Wilson (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Bronx, New York
F 33 Brian Connelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Audubon, New Jersey
F 34 Brent Wilson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F/C 42 Jimmie Covington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Chicago, Illinois
C 54 Brett Gifford 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr Columbia, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: April 29, 2022

    Source[2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    November 11, 2006*
    Bucknell W 55–49  1–0
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    November 17, 2008*
    Delaware W 87–67  2–0
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    November 21, 2006*
    at Sacred Heart L 71–90  2–1
    William H. Pitt Center 
    Fairfield, CT
    November 26, 2006*
    at No. 18 Connecticut L 55–86  2–2
    Gampel Pavilion 
    Storrs, CT
    December 2, 2006*
    at Siena
    Siena-Albany rivalry
    L 75–76 2OT 2–3
    Pepsi Arena 
    Albany, NY
    December 6, 2006*
    VCU L 57–75  2–4
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    December 9, 2006*
    Brown W 62–52  3–4
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    December 12, 2006*
    at Harvard W 79–76  4–4
    Lavietes Pavilion 
    Cambridge, MA
    December 16, 2006*
    St. Bonaventure W 71–56  5–4
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    December 22, 2006*
    at Cornell W 78–75  6–4
    Newman Arena 
    Ithaca, NY
    December 28, 2006*
    at Utah W 60–59  7–4
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, UT
    December 30, 2006*
    at Utah Valley State L 66–73  7–5
    McKay Events Center 
    Orem, UT
    January 3, 2007
    New Hampshire W 69–52  8–5
    (1–0)
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    January 6, 2007
    at Binghamton L 72–83  8–6
    (1–1)
    Binghamton University Events Center 
    Vestal, NY
    January 9, 2007
    at UMBC W 65–61  9–6
    (2–1)
    Retriever Activities Center 
    Baltimore, MD
    January 11, 2007
    Maine W 82–73  10–6
    (3–1)
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    January 13, 2007
    at Vermont L 66–75  10–7
    (3–2)
    Patrick Gym 
    Burlington, VT
    January 15, 2007
    Stony Brook W 66–61  11–7
    (4–2)
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    January 21, 2007
    Hartford W 80–67  12–7
    (5–2)
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    January 24, 2007
    at Boston University W 52–50  13–7
    (6–2)
    Agganis Arena 
    Boston, MA
    January 28, 2007
    at New Hampshire W 71–64  14–7
    (7–2)
    Lundholm Gym 
    Durham, NH
    January 31, 2007
    UMBC W 82–58  15–7
    (8–2)
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    February 3, 2007
    Binghamton W 65–62  16–7
    (9–2)
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    February 5, 2007
    at Hartford L 63–64  17–7
    (10–2)
    Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
    Hartford
    February 7, 2007
    at Maine W 71–55  18–7
    (11–2)
    Alfond Arena 
    Orono, ME
    February 11, 2007
    Vermont L 63–67  18–8
    (11–3)
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    February 16, 2007*
    at Boise State
    ESPN BracketBusters
    L 82–83  18–9
    Taco Bell Arena 
    Boise, ID
    February 22, 2007
    at Stony Brook W 66–46  19–9
    (12–3)
    SBU Arena 
    Stony Brook, NY
    February 25, 2007
    Boston University W 73–63  20–9
    (13–3)
    SEFCU Arena 
    Albany, NY
    America East Tournament
    March 3, 2007
    (2) vs. (7) New Hampshire
    America East Quarterfinals
    W 64–47  21–9
    Agganis Arena 
    Boston, MA
    March 4, 2007
    (2) vs. (3) Boston University
    America East Semifinals
    W 59–49  22–9
    Agganis Arena 
    Boston, MA
    March 10, 2007
    (2) at (1) Vermont
    America East Championship
    W 60–59  23–9
    Patrick Gym 
    Burlington, VT
    NCAA Tournament
    March 16, 2007
    (13 S) vs. (4 S) No. 4 Virginia
    NCAA First Round
    L 57–84  23–10
    Nationwide Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Source[3][4]

    References

    1. "One-two punch of Reynolds, Singletary key UVA win". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
    2. "Roster 2006–07". UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
    3. "2006-07 Basketball - M Schedule". UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
    4. "Men's Basketball All-Time Record Book" (PDF). UAlbany Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
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