2006–07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

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2006–07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
1st Round ACC vs Wake Forest, L, 114-112
Round of 64 vs UNLV, L, 67-63
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record20–12 (8–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 2005–06
2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina 11 5   .688 31 7   .816
Virginia 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Virginia Tech 10 6   .625 22 12   .647
Boston College 10 6   .625 21 12   .636
No. 18 Maryland 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Duke 8 8   .500 22 11   .667
Clemson 7 9   .438 25 11   .694
Florida State 7 9   .438 22 13   .629
NC State 5 11   .313 20 16   .556
Wake Forest 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Miami (FL) 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
2007 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2006–07 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by 7th-year head coach Paul Hewitt. Georgia Tech finished with a 20–12 record, and made the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by UNLV.

Pre-season

Paul Hewitt recruited one of the best recruiting classes in Georgia Tech history bringing in McDonald's All-Americans forward Thaddeus Young and guard Javaris Crittenton. The team returned Jeremis Smith, Anthony Morrow, Mario West, and Ra'Sean Dickey as strong and experienced veterans to add needed balance to a very age polarized squad.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Javaris Crittenton 1 G 6-5 198 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia
Matt Causey 2 G 6-0 186 Senior Gainesville, Georgia
Ra'Sean Dickey 4 F-C 6-10 250 Junior Clio, South Carolina
Mario West 5 G 6-5 210 RS-Senior Douglasville, Georgia
Mouhammad Faye 11 G-F 6-10 208 RS-Freshman Dakar, Senegal
Paco Diaw 12 G 6-6 185 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal
D'Andre Bell 13 G-F 6-5 210 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
Ty Anderson 14 G 6-4 197 Freshman Watkinsville, Georgia
Anthony Morrow 23 G 6-5 210 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina
Jeremis Smith 32 F 6-8 236 Junior Fort Worth, Texas
Thaddeus Young 33 F 6-8 217 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee
Brad Sheehan 34 F-C 6-11 220 Freshman Latham, New York
Zach Peacock 35 F 6-8 235 Freshman Miami, Florida
Alade Aminu 41 F 6-10 225 Sophomore Stone Mountain, Georgia

Schedule and results

Lewis Clinch making a slam dunk vs. Centenary
Zach Peacock attempting a free throw
D'Andre Bell dribbling the ball
Date Opponent Location Time (EST) Result Overall Conf. Recap
Exhibition Games
November 4, 2006 Morehouse Atlanta, GA 4:00 PM W 96-52 [1]
Regular Season
November 10, 2006 Elon Atlanta, GA 8:00 PM W 83-49 1-0 0-0 [2]
November 13, 2006 Jackson State Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 100-70 2-0 0-0 [2]
November 16, 2006 Georgia State Atlanta, GA 6:00 PM W 103-74 3-0 0-0
November 20, 2006 Purdue1 Maui, HI 5:00 PM W 79-61 4-0 0-0
November 21, 2006 #12 Memphis1 Maui, HI 7:00 PM W 92-85 5-0 0-0
November 22, 2006 #5 UCLA1 Maui, HI 10:00 PM L 88-73 5-1 0-0
November 28, 2006 Penn State² Atlanta, GA 8:00 PM W 77-73 6-1 0-0 [3]
December 3, 2006 Miami Coral Gables, FL 5:30 PM L 90-82 6-2 0-1
December 9, 2006 Vanderbilt Nashville, TN 5:00 PM L 73-64 6-3 0-1
December 18, 2006 Centenary Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 92-52 7-3 0-1 [4]
December 22, 2006 Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 78-69 8-3 0-1 [4]
December 28, 2006 Troy Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM W 85-55 9-3 0-1 [4]
December 30, 2006 St. Francis (PA) Atlanta, GA 8:00 PM W 87-43 10-3 0-1 [4]
January 3, 2007 Winston-Salem St. Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 97-46 11-3 0-1 [4]
January 6, 2007 #23 Clemson Clemson, SC 4:00 PM L 75-74 11-4 0-2 [4]
January 10, 2007 #11 Duke Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 74-63 12-4 1-2 [4][5]
January 13, 2007 Florida St. Atlanta, GA 6:00 PM W 88-80 13-4 2-2 [4]
January 20, 2007 #4 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 9:00 PM L 77-61 13-5 2-3 [6]
January 24, 2007 Maryland College Park, MD 9:00 PM L 80-65 13-6 2-4 [6]
January 28, 2007 #24 Virginia Tech Atlanta, GA 3:30 PM L 73-65 13-7 2-5 [7]
January 30, 2007 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC 8:00 PM L 85-75 13-8 2-6 [7]
February 3, 2007 Clemson Atlanta, GA 1:00 PM W 80-62 14-8 3-6 [8]
February 6, 2007 NC State Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 74-65 15-8 4-6 [8]
February 11, 2007 UConn³ Atlanta, GA 1:00 PM W 65-52 16-8 4-6 [9]
February 13, 2007 Florida St. Tallahassee, FL 8:00 PM W 63-57 17-8 5-6 [10]
February 18, 2007 Duke Durham, NC 1:00 PM L 71-62 17-9 5-7 [11]
February 21, 2007 Wake Forest Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 75-61 18-9 6-7 [11]
February 24, 2007 #24 Virginia Charlottesville, VA 3:30 PM L 73-69 18-10 6-8 [12]
March 1, 2007 #8 North Carolina Atlanta, GA 9:00 PM W 84-77 19-10 7-8 [13]
March 4, 2007 Boston College Atlanta, GA 3:30 PM W 74-60 20-10 8-8 [14]
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2007 Wake Forest Tampa, FL 9:00 PM L 114-112 20-11 8-9 [15]
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2007 UNLV Chicago, IL 12:25 PM L 67-63 20-12 8-9 [16]
*Conference games in bold. 1EA Sports Maui Invitational, ²ACC–Big Ten Challenge game, ³Georgia Dome. AP Rankings use.

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