2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was led by second-year head coach Dave Leitao , and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The Cavaliers began the season with the opening of the John Paul Jones Arena and an upset of then-#10 Arizona . Despite returning all five starters from the previous campaign, the Cavaliers were picked to finish 8th place in the conference. They went on to win a share of the ACC regular season championship with North Carolina and the second seed in the ACC tournament . Coach Dave Leitao was chosen as the ACC Coach of the Year following the conclusion of the regular season. Virginia received the fourth seed in the NCAA tournament 's South Regional, where they beat Albany for their first NCAA tournament victory since 1995, but lost in the second round to fifth-seeded Tennessee.
Roster
2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
1
Will Harris
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Brewster Academy
Corona, NY
G
2
J. R. Reynolds (C)
6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
Sr
Oak Hill Academy
Roanoke, VA
G
4
Calvin Baker
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Woodside /William & Mary
Newport News, VA
F
11
Laurynas Mikalauskas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
So
Blue Ridge School
Palanga, Lithuania
F
12
Jamil Tucker
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
West Side
Gary, IN
G
15
Damin Altizer
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
162 lb (73 kg)
So
Bath County
Millboro, VA
C
21
Tunji Soroye
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Montrose Christian
Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria
G/F
24
Mamadi Diane
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
So
DeMatha Catholic
Potomac, MD
G
25
David Noel
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
St. John's
Houston, TX
F
30
Adrian Joseph
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Brewster Academy
San Fernando, Trinidad
F
31
Andy Burns
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Fr
Bishop Ireton
Alexandria, VA
F
33
Jason Cain
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
John Bartram
Philadelphia, PA
F/C
34
Ryan Pettinella
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
Jr
McQuaid Jesuit
Webster, NY
F
35
Bob McCormick
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
So
Francis W. Parker
Chicago, IL
G
44
Sean Singletary (C)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
William Penn Charter School
Philadelphia, PA
G/F
45
Solomon Tat
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Community Christian
Jos Plateau, Nigeria
F/C
55
Jerome Meyinsse
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
McKinley
Baton Rouge, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 11 December 2014
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition game
Nov. 4 *7:00 pm
Augusta State
W 78–63
John Paul Jones Arena (2,485)Charlottesville, VA
Regular season
Nov. 12 *7:00 pm, FSN
No. 10 Arizona
W 93–90
1–0
John Paul Jones Arena (15,219)Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 19 *7:00 pm
Morgan State
W 85–66
2–0
John Paul Jones Arena (11,005)Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 22 *3:00 pm
UNC Asheville
W 81–64
3–0
John Paul Jones Arena (10,811)Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 26 *7:00 pm
Maryland–Eastern Shore
W 104–63
4–0
John Paul Jones Arena (10,104)Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 29 *3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25
at Purdue ACC/Big 10 Challenge
L 59–61
4–1
Mackey Arena (11,534)West Lafayette, IN
Dec. 3 7:30 pm, FSN
No. 25
NC State
W 67–62
5–1 (1–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,569)Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 16 *3:30p
Hampton
W 91–69
6–1
John Paul Jones Arena (12,217)Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 19 *2:00 pm
vs. Appalachian State San Juan Shootout
L 69–80
6–2
Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, PR
Dec. 20 *noon
vs. Utah San Juan Shootout
L 70–94
6–3
Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, PR
Dec. 21 *10:00 am
vs. Puerto Rico–Mayagüez San Juan Shootout
W 59–52
7–3
Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, PR
Dec. 28 *7:30 pm
American
W 91–70
8–3
John Paul Jones Arena (13,126)Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 3 *9:00 pm, ESPN2
Gonzaga
W 108–87
9–3
John Paul Jones Arena (13,827)Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 7 *5:00 pm, FSN
Stanford
L 75–76
9–4
John Paul Jones Arena (13,846)Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 10 9:00 pm, RLF
at No. 1 North Carolina
L 69–79
9–5 (1–1)
Dean Smith Center (21,569)Chapel Hill, NC
Jan. 13 2:00 pm, RLF
at Boston College
L 73–78
9–6 (1–2)
Conte Forum (8,606)Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan. 16 8:00 pm, RLF
Maryland
W 103–91
10–6 (2–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,765)Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 21 1:00 pm, RLF
Wake Forest
W 88–76
11–6 (3–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,564)Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 24 9:00 pm, RLF
at NC State
W 71–58
12–6 (4–2)
PNC Arena (15,233)Raleigh, NC
Jan. 28 1:00 pm, RLF
at No. 19 Clemson
W 64–63
13–6 (5–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,728)Clemson, SC
Feb. 1 9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 Duke
W 68–66 OT
14–6 (6–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (15,169)Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 3 8:00 pm, ESPNU
Miami
W 81–70
15–6 (7–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,856)Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 6 9:00 pm, RSN
at Maryland
W 69–65
16–6 (8–2)
Comcast Center (17,950)College Park, MD
Feb. 10 4:00 pm, RLF
at No. 21 Virginia Tech
L 57–84
16–7 (8–3)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)Blacksburg, VA
Feb. 13 *7:00 pm
Longwood
W 90–49
17–7
John Paul Jones Arena (11,666)Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 17 1:00 pm, RLF
Florida State
W 73–70
18–7 (9–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,619)Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 21 7:30 pm
No. 24
at Miami
L 60–68
18–8 (9–4)
BankUnited Center (3,707)Miami, FL
Feb. 24 3:30 pm, ABC
No. 24
Georgia Tech
W 75–69
19–8 (10–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,654)Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 1 7:00 pm, ESPN
Virginia Tech
W 69–56
20–8 (11–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,931)Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 3 1:00 pm, RLF
at Wake Forest
L 72–78
20–9 (11–5)
LJVM Coliseum (13,611)Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar. 9 7:00 pm, RLF/ESPN2
vs. NC State ACC Tournament quarterfinals
L 71–79
20–10
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)Tampa, FL
NCAA tournament
Mar. 16 *12:15 pm, CBS
No. (4 S)
vs. No. (13 S) Albany First Round
W 84–57
21–10
Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH
Mar. 18 *12:10 pm, CBS
No. (4 S)
vs. No. (5 S) Tennessee Second Round
L 74–77
21–11
Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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References
^ "2006–2007 Schedule" . VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site . Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2014 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics