2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record22–12 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 North Carolina†11–5 .68831–7  .816
Virginia11–5 .68821–11  .656
Virginia Tech10–6 .62522–12  .647
Boston College10–6 .62521–12  .636
No. 18 Maryland10–6 .62525–9  .735
Georgia Tech8–8 .50020–12  .625
Duke8–8 .50022–11  .667
Clemson7–9 .43825–11  .694
Florida State7–9 .43822–13  .629
NC State5–11 .31320–16  .556
Wake Forest5–11 .31315–16  .484
Miami (FL)4–12 .25012–20  .375
† 2007 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team that competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing the regular season as the third place team in the conference. This season saw the Hokies make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996.

During the 2006–2007 regular season, Virginia Tech beat Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium and also swept North Carolina defeating the top-ranked team both in Blacksburg, VA and their home court in Chapel Hill, NC, although losing 3 times in a row to NC State including a loss ending their ACC tournament run.

Roster

Virginia Tech's basketball team just before tip-off of their March 1, 2007 game against Virginia
2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Zabian Dowdell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrPahokee Pahokee, Florida
G 3 Nigel Munson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrDeMatha Washington, D.C.
G/F 13 Deron Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrNational Christian Academy New Orleans, Louisiana
F/C 14 Robert Krabbendam 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoCopernicus Hoorn, The Netherlands
F 15 Terrance Vinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrLowndes Valdosta, Georgia
F 21 Lewis Witcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrFranklin County Rocky Mount, Virginia
G 22 Jamon Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrAndrew Jackson Jacksonville, Florida
G 23 Marcus Travis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrBlacksburg/Oxnard JC Blacksburg, Virginia
G 24 Markus Sailes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrVarina Richmond, Virginia
F 33 Coleman Collins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrChamblee Stone Mountain, Georgia
F 34 Cheick Diakite 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoBridgton Academy Bamako, Mali
G/F 40 A. D. Vassallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoHargrave Military Academy Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
F 42 Chris Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrLord Botetourt/Fork Union Fincastle, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source:[1]

2006–2007 schedule and results

Date[2]OpponentLocationResultOverallConf.
Regular Season
November 10, 2006Coppin StateBlacksburg, VAW 94–431–00–0
November 14, 2006West FloridaBlacksburg, VAW 95–472–00–0
November 23, 2006Western Michigan1Orlando, FLL 68–712–10–0
November 24, 2006Montana1Orlando, FLW 77–563–10–0
November 26, 2006Southern Illinois1Orlando, FLL 64–693–20–0
November 29, 2006Iowa2Blacksburg, VAW 59–554–20–0
December 3, 2006George Washington3Washington, DCL 62–634–30–0
December 6, 2006Old DominionBlacksburg, VAW 72–555–30–0
December 10, 2006Appalachian StateBlacksburg, VAW 69–376–30–0
December 17, 2006Wake ForestBlacksburg, VAW 63–607–31–0
December 21, 2006Seton Hall4New York, NYW 80–618–31–0
December 23, 2006CampbellBlacksburg, VAW 94–709–31–0
December 30, 2006MarshallHuntington, WVL 58–599–41–0
January 3, 2007RichmondBlacksburg, VAW 65–5310–41–0
January 6, 2007DukeDurham, NCW 69–67 (OT)11–42–0
January 10, 2007UNC GreensboroGreensboro, NCW 74–5112–42–0
January 13, 2007North CarolinaBlacksburg, VAW 94–8813–43–0
January 17, 2007Florida StateTallahassee, FLL 73–8213–53–1
January 21, 2007MarylandBlacksburg, VAW 67–64 (OT)14–54–1
January 23, 2007MiamiMiami, FLW 92–8515–55–1
January 28, 2007Georgia TechAtlanta, GAW 73–6516–56–1
January 31, 2007NC StateBlacksburg, VAL 59–7016–66–2
February 3, 2007Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MAL 59–8016–76–3
February 10, 2007VirginiaBlacksburg, VAW 84–5717–77–3
February 13, 2007North CarolinaChapel Hill, NCW 81–80 (OT)18–78–3
February 18, 2007NC StateRaleigh, NCL 56–8118–88–4
February 21, 2007Boston CollegeBlacksburg, VAW 79–6219–89–4
February 24, 2007MiamiBlacksburg, VAW 73–5720–810–4
March 1, 2007VirginiaCharlottesville, VAL 56–6920–910–5
March 4, 2007ClemsonBlacksburg, VAL 74–7520–1010–6
March 9, 2007Wake ForestTampa, FLW 71–5221–10
March 10, 2007NC StateTampa, FLL 64–7221–11
March 16, 2007IllinoisColumbus, OHW 54–5222–11
March 16, 2007Southern IllinoisColumbus, OHL 48–6322–12
*Conference games in bold. 1Old Spice Classic, 2ACC-Big Ten Challenge, 3BB&T Classic, 4Aeropostale Classic

References

  1. ↑ "2006-07 Men's Basketball". HokieSports.com. Virginia Tech. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2006-07 Men's Basketball". HokieSports.com. Virginia Tech. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
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