2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2008–09 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by sixth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 24–9 overall record (15–3 CAA). After finishing second in the CAA regular season standings, Old Dominion fell in the semifinal round of the CAA Tournament but still secured an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Midwest region, ODU lost to No. 5 seed Butler in the opening round.[1]

2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record24–9 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Corrigan (13th season)
  • Rob Wilkes (5th season)
  • John Richardson (2nd season)
  • Travis DeCuire (4th season)
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
Seasons
2006–07 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 16 2   .889 28 7   .800
Old Dominion 15 3   .833 24 9   .727
Hofstra 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Drexel 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
George Mason 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Northeastern 9 9   .500 13 19   .406
Towson 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
William & Mary 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Georgia State 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
UNC Wilmington 4 14   .222 7 22   .241
James Madison 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Delaware 3 15   .167 5 26   .161
2007 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 4 Brandon Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Edgewater HS Orlando, Florida
F 12 Gerald Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Korihait Uusikaupunki, Finland
G 23 Marsharee Neely 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Walter Hines Page HS Greensboro, North Carolina
C 30 Sam Harris 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Lake Ginninderra Launceston, Australia
F 34 Jonathan Adams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Baylor School (TN) Ringgold, Georgia
F 42 Valdas Vasylius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Norfolk Collegiate Klaipėda, Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 9–7–2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
Virginia State W 90–74 
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Nov 6, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
Barton W 71–49 
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2006*
6:30 p.m.
Monmouth
Cox Classic
W 54–40  1–0
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Nov 11, 2006*
4:00 p.m.
Arkansas State
Cox Classic
W 69–61  2–0
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Nov 12, 2006*
4:30 p.m.
Clemson
Cox Classic
L 70–74  2–1
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Nov 17, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic W 70–55  3–1
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Nov 19, 2006*
6:00 p.m.
at No. 8 Georgetown W 75–62  4–1
McDonough Gymnasium (2,500)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 25, 2006*
12:00 p.m.
Richmond W 69–52  5–1
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Nov 29, 2006*
7:30 p.m.
at Marist L 71–84  5–2
McCann Center 
Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 2, 2006
12:00 p.m.
James Madison
Rivalry
W 70–57  6–2
(1–0)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Dec 6, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
at Virginia Tech L 55–72  6–3
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 16, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
South Carolina State W 74–57  7–3
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Dec 18, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
UAB W 56–42  8–3
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Dec 29, 2006*
7:00 p.m.
Winthrop L 65–71  8–4
Ted Constant Center (6,252)
Norfolk, VA
CAA regular season
Jan 3, 2007
7:00 p.m.
at Northeastern W 73–67  9–4
(2–0)
Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA
Jan 6, 2007
2:00 p.m., Comcast
George Mason W 65–63  10–4
(3–0)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Jan 8, 2007
7:00 p.m.
at Hofstra L 58–70  10–5
(3–1)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
Jan 10, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Delaware W 83–48  11–5
(4–1)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Jan 13, 2007
4:00 p.m., CSN
Drexel W 84–57  12–5
(5–1)
Ted Constant Center (7,092)
Norfolk, VA
Jan 17, 2007
7:00 p.m.
at James Madison
Rivalry
L 65–72  12–6
(5–2)
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 20, 2007
5:30 p.m.
at VCU
Rivalry
L 75–80  12–7
(5–3)
Siegel Center (7,694)
Richmond, VA
Jan 24, 2007
7:00 p.m.
William & Mary
Rivalry
W 59–44  13–7
(6–3)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Jan 27, 2007
4:00 p.m.
at UNC Wilmington W 86–70  14–7
(7–3)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
Jan 29, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Georgia State
Rivalry
W 92–57  15–7
(8–3)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Feb 1, 2007
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Drexel W 62–52  16–7
(9–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,103)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 3, 2007
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at George Mason W 66–56  17–7
(10–3)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
Feb 7, 2007
7:00 p.m.
at Georgia State W 68–55  18–7
(11–3)
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA
Feb 10, 2007
12:00 p.m.
VCU
Rivalry
W 79–63  19–7
(12–3)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Feb 13, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Hofstra W 96–82  20–7
(13–3)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Feb 17, 2007*
6:00 p.m.
at Toledo
ESPN BracketBusters
W 73–70  21–7
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, OH
Feb 21, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Towson W 79–65  22–7
(14–3)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Feb 24, 2007
2:00 p.m.
at William & Mary
Rivalry
W 62–57  23–7
(15–3)
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
CAA tournament
Mar 3, 2007*
6:00 p.m.
(2) vs. (7) Towson
Quarterfinals
W 58–55  24–7
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 4, 2007*
5:30 p.m.
(2) vs. (6) George Mason
Semifinals
L 63–79  24–8
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2007*
2:50 p.m., CBS
(12 MW) vs. (5 MW) No. 21 Butler
First Round
L 46–57  24–9
HSBC Arena (18,649)
Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Bulldogs get best of Monarchs in mid-major battle". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.[dead link]
  2. ^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.