2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record31–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean Smith Center
2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 North Carolina115 .688317  .816
Virginia115 .6882111  .656
Virginia Tech106 .6252212  .647
Boston College106 .6252112  .636
No. 18 Maryland106 .625259  .735
Georgia Tech88 .5002012  .625
Duke88 .5002211  .667
Clemson79 .4382511  .694
Florida State79 .4382213  .629
NC State511 .3132016  .556
Wake Forest511 .3131516  .484
Miami (FL)412 .2501220  .375
2007 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wayne Ellington
SG
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania The Episcopal Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 23, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Will Graves
SF
Greensboro, North Carolina Dudley HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jan 17, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Ty Lawson
PG
Clinton, Maryland Oak Hill Academy (VA) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 12, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Alex Stepheson
PF
Los Angeles, California Harvard-Westlake HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 11, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Deon Thompson
C
Torrance, California Torrance HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Oct 4, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Brandan Wright
PF
Nashville, Tennessee Brentwood Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 16, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1   Rivals: 1  ESPN: N/A
  • 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:

  • "North Carolina Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "2006 North Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

Roster

2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 15 Dewey Burke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrConestoga Philadelphia
G 25 Marc Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoRavenscroft Raleigh, North Carolina
F 40 Mike Copeland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoR. J. Reynolds Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 2 Wayne Ellington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrEpiscopal Academy Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
G 4 Bobby Frasor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)208 lb (94 kg) SoBrother Rice Blue Island, Illinois
G/F 1 Marcus Ginyard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)218 lb (99 kg) SoBishop O'Connell Alexandria, Virginia
F 13 Will Graves 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)260 lb (118 kg) FrDudley Greensboro, North Carolina
G/F 14 Danny Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoSt. Mary's North Babylon, New York
C 50 Tyler Hansbrough 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoPoplar Bluff Poplar Bluff, Missouri
G 5 Ty Lawson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)193 lb (88 kg) FrOak Hill Academy Clinton, Maryland
G 22 Wes Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrNew Hampton School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 32 Alex Stepheson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrHarvard-Westlake Los Angeles, California
F 3 Reyshawn Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)232 lb (105 kg) SrR. J. Reynolds Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 11 Quentin Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrOakland Technical Senior Oakland, California
F 21 Deon Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrTorrance Torrance, California
F 24 Surry Wood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrCary Academy Raleigh, North Carolina
F 34 Brandan Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrBrentwood Academy Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach

Roy Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Holladay
Steve Robinson
C. B. McGrath


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

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2012

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1*
7:30 pm
No. 2 St Augustine's College W 11079 
Dean Smith Center (12,230)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 11*
5:00 pm
No. 2 Pfeiffer W 140101 
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Regular Season
November 14*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 vs. Sacred Heart
NIT Season Tip-Off Regional semifinals
W 10381  10
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,060)
Charlotte, North Carolina
November 15*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. Winthrop
NIT Season Tip-Off Regional Final
W 7366  20
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,362)
Charlotte, North Carolina
November 19*
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 Gardner-Webb W 10350  30
Dean Smith Center (19,045)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 22*
9:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 vs. Gonzaga
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals
L 7482  31
Madison Square Garden (9,123)
New York City
November 24*
4:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 22 Tennessee
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game
W 10187  41
Madison Square Garden (9,498)
New York
November 29*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 No. 3 Ohio State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 9889  51
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 2*
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 7 Kentucky W 7563  61
Dean Smith Center (21,147)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 9*
7:00 pm
No. 3 High Point W 9469  71
Dean Smith Center (19,955)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 16*
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 3 UNC Asheville W 9362  81
Dean Smith Center (18,923)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 19*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 Florida Atlantic W 10552  91
Dean Smith Center (18,162)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 22*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 at Saint Louis W 6948  101
Scottrade Center (22,539)
St. Louis, Missouri
December 28*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 Rutgers W 8748  111
Dean Smith Center (20,997)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 31*
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 Dayton W 8151  121
Dean Smith Center (19,967)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 3*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Penn W 10264  131
Dean Smith Center (19,378)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 7
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 Florida State W 8458  141
(10)
Dean Smith Center (21,010)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 10
9:00 pm, Raycom
No. 1 Virginia W 7969  151
(20)
Dean Smith Center (21,569)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 13
3:30 pm, ABC
No. 1 at Virginia Tech L 8894  152
(21)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, Virginia
January 17
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at No. 19 Clemson W 7755  162
(31)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
January 20
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 Georgia Tech
ESPN College GameDay
W 7761  172
(41)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 24
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at Wake Forest W 8860  182
(51)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,351)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 27*
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 4 at No. 17 Arizona W 9264  192
(51)
McKale Center (14,596)
Tucson, Arizona
January 31
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Miami (FL) W 10564  202
(61)
Dean Smith Center (21,132)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 3
3:30 pm, ABC
No. 3 at NC State L 7983  213
(62)
RBC Center (19,700)
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 7
9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN
No. 5 at No. 16 Duke W 7973  223
(7–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
February 10
1:30 pm, Raycom
No. 5 Wake Forest W 10467  233
(82)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 13
8:00 pm, Raycom
No. 4 Virginia Tech L 8081 OT 234
(83)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 17
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at No. 21 Boston College
ESPN College GameDay
W 7772  234
(93)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
February 21
9:00 pm, Raycom
No. 5 NC State W 8364  244
(103)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 25
5:30 pm, FSN
No. 5 at Maryland L 8789  245
(104)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
March 1
9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN2
No. 8 at Georgia Tech L 7784  246
(105)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta
March 4
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 No. 14 Duke W 8672  256
(115)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC tournament
March 9
12:00 pm
(1) No. 8 vs. (9) Florida State
Quarterfinals
W 7358  266
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)
Tampa, Florida
March 10
1:30 pm, Raycom/ESPN
(1) No. 8 vs. (4) Boston College
Semifinals
W 7156  276
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)
Tampa, Florida
March 11
1:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN
(1) No. 8 vs. (10) NC State
Championship
W 8980  286
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)
Tampa, Florida
NCAA tournament
March 15*
9:50 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (16 E) Eastern Kentucky
First round
W 8665  296
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
March 17*
8:20 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (9 E) Michigan State
Second Round
W 8167  306
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
March 23*
9:57 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (5 E) No. 23 USC
Sweet Sixteen
W 7464  316
Continental Airlines Arena (19,557)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
March 25*
5:05 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (2 E) No. 8 Georgetown
Elite Eight
L 8496 OT 317
Continental Airlines Arena (19,557)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
200718Brandan WrightGolden State Warriors
2007244Reyshawn TerryOrlando Magic
2009113Tyler HansbroughIndiana Pacers
2009118Ty LawsonDenver Nuggets
2009128Wayne EllingtonMinnesota Timberwolves
2009246Danny GreenCleveland Cavaliers

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References

  1. "2006–07 Schedule Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
  2. "2009 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
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