2006–07 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's fourth season at Illinois. The team finished with 9–7 conference and 21–10 overall records. The Illini advanced to the semifinal round of the Big Ten tournament and were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

2006–07 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–12 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPWarren Carter
MVPRich McBride
CaptainWarren Carter
Rich McBride
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State151 .938354  .897
No. 6 Wisconsin133 .813306  .833
Indiana106 .6252111  .656
Iowa97 .5631714  .548
Purdue97 .5632212  .647
Illinois97 .5632312  .657
Michigan State88 .5002312  .657
Michigan88 .5002213  .629
Minnesota313 .188922  .290
Penn State214 .1251318  .419
Northwestern214 .1251119  .367
2007 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 13, 2007
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
2006–07 Fighting Illini men's basketball team

Roster

2006–07 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Trent Meacham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoCentennial High School Champaign, IL
G 2 Chris Hicks (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrWhitney Young High School Chicago, IL
G 3 Chester Frazier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoLake Clifton Eastern High School Baltimore, MD
G 5 Jeremiah Wise Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoProviso East High School/Indiana State University Maywood, IL
C 21 Brian Carlwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg) FrProviso East High School Maywood, IL
F 22 Steve Holdren (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCentennial High School Champaign, IL
G 25 Calvin Brock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoSimeon High School Chicago, IL
G 31 Jamar Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoRichwoods High School Peoria, IL
G 33 Rich McBride (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrLanphier High School Springfield, IL
F 34 C.J. Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg) RS FrTri-County High School Buena Vista, GA
F 41 Warren Carter (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrLake Highlands High School Dallas, TX
F 42 Brian Randle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrNotre Dame High School East Peoria, IL
F 44 Marcus Arnold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrMorgan Park High School Chicago, IL
F 50 Richard Semrau Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS FrLutheran West High School Grafton, OH
C 55 Shaun Pruitt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrWest Aurora High School Aurora, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/1/06*
7:00 pm
Lewis W 83–58 
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
11/8/06*
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 76–57 
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Non-Conference regular season
11/13/06*
7:00 pm
Austin Peay W 80–35  1–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
11/15/06*
7:00 pm
Jackson State W 76–55  2–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
11/17/06*
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Georgia Southern W 85–50  3–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
11/19/06*
4:00 pm
Florida A&M W 84–63  4–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
11/21/06*
7:00 pm
Savannah State W 81–34  5–0
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
11/24/06*
7:30 pm, WCIA
vs. Miami (OH)
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 51–49  6–0
Sears Centre (7,388)
Hoffman Estates, IL
11/25/06*
7:30 pm, WCIA
vs. Bradley
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 75–71  7–0
Sears Centre (8,532)
Hoffman Estates, IL
11/28/06*
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 19 Maryland L 66–72  7–1
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
12/2/06*
4:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 16 Arizona L 72–84  7–2
US Airways Center (15,507)
Phoenix, AZ
12/6/06*
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
IUPUI W 87–59  8–2
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
12/9/06*
1:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Illinois–Chicago W 71–66  9–2
United Center (16,424)
Chicago, IL
12/17/06*
4:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Belmont W 77–51  10–2
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
12/19/06*
8:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights
W 73–70  11–2
Scottrade Center (22,153)
St. Louis, MO
12/21/06*
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Idaho State W 71–60  12–2
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
12/29/06*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Xavier L 59–65  12–3
U.S. Bank Arena (13,256)
Cincinnati, OH
Big Ten regular season
1/3/07
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at Michigan L 61–71  12–4 (0–1)
Crisler Arena (11,023)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/7/07
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Ohio State L 44–62  12–5 (0–2)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
1/10/07
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Iowa
Rivalry
W 74–70  13–5 (1–2)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
1/14/07
12:30 pm, CBS
at Michigan State L 57–63  13–6 (1–3)
Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
1/17/07
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Minnesota W 64–52  14–6 (2–3)
Williams Arena (11,020)
Minneapolis, MN
1/20/07
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Wisconsin L 64–71  14–7 (2–4)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
1/23/07
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 24 Indiana
Rivalry
W 51–43  15–7 (3–4)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
1/27/07
1:30 pm, ESPN Plus
at Purdue L 47–64  15–8 (3–5)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
1/30/07
8:00 pm, ESPN
Michigan State W 57–50  16–8 (4–5)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
2/3/07
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Minnesota W 59–49  17–8 (5–5)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
2/7/07
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Northwestern W 58–43  18–8 (6–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,129)
Evanston, IL
2/10/07
12:00 pm, CBS
at Indiana
Rivalry
L 61–65  18–9 (6–6)
Assembly Hall (17,316)
Bloomington, IN
2/18/07
2:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Northwestern W 48–37  19–9 (7–6)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
2/21/07
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Michigan W 54–42  20–9 (8–6)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
2/24/07
1:00 pm, ESPN
at Penn State W 68–50  21–9 (9–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (12,034)
State College, PA
3/3/07
11:00 am, ESPN Plus
at Iowa
Rivalry
L 53–60  21–10 (9–7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/8/07
4:05 pm, ESPN2
vs. Penn State
Opening round
W 66–60  22–10
United Center (16,219)
Chicago, IL
3/9/07
8:10 pm, ESPN Plus
vs. Indiana
Quarterfinals
W 58–54 OT 23–10
United Center (22,081)
Chicago, IL
3/10/07
3:05 pm, CBS
vs. Wisconsin
Semifinals
L 41–53  23–11
United Center (20,471)
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
3/16/07
6:00 pm, CBS
vs. Virginia Tech
First round
L 52–54  23–12
Nationwide Arena (19,916)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season statistics

Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high
Individual Player Statistics[2]
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A TO Blk Stl
Carter, Warren 3434104730.846613.7167344.4853174.419101142.711611482096.168903224
Pruitt, Shaun 353592926.539911.4161293.54900.00077150.5131051562617.57681610
McBride, Rich 312799232.02989.696281.34282234.3502435.686756632.07145420
Frazier, Chester 3328103831.52387.272203.35534106.32160101.594501001504.514881648
Randle, Brian 242361625.71777.466133.4961131.3553459.57635841195.026461123
Meacham, Trent 351262217.81755.051136.3753587.4023848.792630361.06040019
Brock, Calvin 35967119.21745.072162.444930.3002136.58358691273.65640624
Smith, Jamar 21647222.51708.153159.33338120.3172633.7881123341.63918319
Arnold, Marcus 3413179.3692.02860.46700.0001326.5001728451.332298
Carlwell, Brian 2601837.0441.71431.45200.0001631.5161917361.4310108
Semrau, Richard 506312.6183.6414.28615.200913.69265112.23600
Jackson, C.J. 120544.5131.157.71400.000331.000612181.53521
Hicks, Chris 120272.340.317.14304.00023.6670110.11301
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Team566512117
Total357025224564.17901830.432241691.349424680.624437794123135.248849199205

References

  1. "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007.
  2. 2006-07 Illinois Season Statistics Archived 2013-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
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