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
2006–07 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Austin Peay164 .8002112  .636
Eastern Kentucky137 .6502112  .636
Tennessee Tech137 .6501913  .594
Murray State137 .6501614  .533
Samford128 .6001616  .500
Southeast Missouri State911 .4501120  .355
Morehead State812 .4001218  .400
Tennessee State812 .4001220  .375
Jacksonville State713 .350922  .290
Eastern Illinois614 .3001020  .333
UT Martin515 .250823  .258
2007 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    [3]

    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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