2006–07 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the college basketball season of 2006-07, competing in the Big East Conference. The team was led by seventh-year head coach, Mike Brey, and played their home games in the Edmund P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Indiana.

2006–07 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record24–8 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Kearney
  • Gene Cross
  • Rod Balanis
Home arenaEdmund P. Joyce Center
2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Georgetown133 .813307  .811
No. 16 Louisville124 .7502410  .706
No. 12 Pittsburgh124 .750298  .784
No. 17 Notre Dame115 .688248  .750
No. 20 Marquette106 .6252410  .706
West Virginia97 .563279  .750
DePaul97 .5632014  .588
Villanova97 .5632211  .667
Providence88 .5001813  .581
St. John's79 .4381615  .516
Connecticut610 .3751714  .548
*Seton Hall412 .2501316  .448
*South Florida313 .1881218  .400
*Rutgers313 .1881019  .345
*Cincinnati214 .1251119  .367
**Syracuse06 .000211  .154
2007 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 2007[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2007 Big East tournament
**Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.

Notre Dame began the season playing an out of conference schedule that included the Paradise Jam tournament and reached their conference games with a 12–1 record. The team finished the season ranked 17th in the Associated Press (AP) Poll, and had a 24–8 record overall (11–5 Big East).

Roster

2006–07 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 44 Luke Harangody 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)246 lb (112 kg) Fr Schererville, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 10, 2006*
    Purdue-Fort Wayne W 92–49  1–0
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Nov 13, 2006*
    vs. Butler L 69–71  1–1
    Conseco Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Nov 14, 2006*
    vs. Lafayette W 92–60  2–1
    Conseco Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Nov 19, 2006*
    The Citadel W 74–50  3–1
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Nov 27, 2006*
    Lehigh W 93–87  4–1
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Nov 29, 2006*
    Winston-Salem State W 90–45  5–1
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 3, 2006*
    at No. 23 Maryland W 81–74  6–1
    Comcast Center 
    College Park, Maryland
    Dec 7, 2006*
    No. 4 Alabama W 99–85  7–1
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 16, 2006*
    No. 21 Elon W 94–63  8–1
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 19, 2006*
    No. 20 Portland W 86–69  9–1
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 21, 2006*
    No. 20 Army W 88–47  10–1
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 28, 2006*
    No. 19 Rider W 101–51  11–1
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 30, 2006*
    No. 19 Stony Brook W 95–66  12–1
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 3, 2007
    No. 17 Louisville W 78–62  13–1
    (1–0)
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 6, 2007
    No. 17 at Georgetown L 48–66  13–2
    (1–1)
    Verizon Center (15,506)
    Washington, D.C.
    Jan 9, 2007
    No. 23 No. 21 West Virginia W 61–58  14–2
    (2–1)
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 14, 2007
    No. 23 Seton Hall W 88–76  15–2
    (3–1)
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 17, 2007
    No. 20 at Villanova L 87–102  15–3
    (3–2)
    Wells Fargo Center 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Jan 21, 2007
    No. 20 South Florida W 82–58  16–3
    (4–2)
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 23, 2007
    at St. John's L 68–71  16–4
    (4–3)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    Jan 27, 2007
    Villanova W 66–63  17–4
    (5–3)
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 30, 2007
    at Syracuse W 103–91  18–4
    (6–3)
    Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, New York
    Feb 3, 2007
    at South Florida L 63–69  18–5
    (6–4)
    Sun Dome 
    Tampa, Florida
    Feb 8, 2007
    at DePaul L 66–67  18–6
    (6–5)
    Allstate Arena 
    Rosemont, Illinois
    Feb 15, 2007
    Providence W 81–78  19–6
    (7–5)
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Feb 18, 2007
    at Cincinnati W 76–64  20–6
    (8–5)
    Fifth Third Arena 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Feb 20, 2007
    DePaul W 78–54  21–6
    (9–5)
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Feb 24, 2007
    No. 16 Marquette W 85–73  22–6
    (10–5)
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Mar 3, 2007
    at Rutgers W 73–66  23–6
    (11–5)
    Louis Brown Athletic Center 
    Piscataway, New Jersey
    Big East tournament
    Mar 8, 2007*
    No. 20 vs. Syracuse W 89–83  24–6
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    Mar 9, 2007*
    No. 20 vs. No. 9 Georgetown L 82–84  24–7
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 16, 2007*
    (6 MW) No. 17 vs. (11 MW) No. 22 Winthrop
    First Round
    L 64–74[2]  24–8
    Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
    Spokane, Washington
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Rankings

    References

    1. "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
    2. "Winthrop victory notches first tourney win for Big South". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
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