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2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record31–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean Smith Center
Seasons
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 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wayne Ellington
SG
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania The Episcopal Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 23, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Will Graves
SF
Greensboro, North Carolina Dudley HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jan 17, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Ty Lawson
PG
Clinton, Maryland Oak Hill Academy (VA) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 12, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Alex Stepheson
PF
Los Angeles, California Harvard-Westlake HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 11, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Deon Thompson
C
Torrance, California Torrance HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Oct 4, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Brandan Wright
PF
Nashville, Tennessee Brentwood Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 16, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1   Rivals: 1  ESPN: N/A
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "North Carolina Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "2006 North Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

Roster

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2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 15 Dewey Burke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Conestoga Philadelphia
G 25 Marc Campbell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Ravenscroft Raleigh, North Carolina
F 40 Mike Copeland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So R. J. Reynolds Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 2 Wayne Ellington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Episcopal Academy Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
G 4 Bobby Frasor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Brother Rice Blue Island, Illinois
G/F 1 Marcus Ginyard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Bishop O'Connell Alexandria, Virginia
F 13 Will Graves 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Dudley Greensboro, North Carolina
G/F 14 Danny Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Mary's North Babylon, New York
C 50 Tyler Hansbrough 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Poplar Bluff Poplar Bluff, Missouri
G 5 Ty Lawson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Clinton, Maryland
G 22 Wes Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr New Hampton School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 32 Alex Stepheson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, California
F 3 Reyshawn Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr R. J. Reynolds Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 11 Quentin Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oakland Technical Senior Oakland, California
F 21 Deon Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Torrance Torrance, California
F 24 Surry Wood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cary Academy Raleigh, North Carolina
F 34 Brandan Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Brentwood Academy Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach

Roy Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Holladay
Steve Robinson
C. B. McGrath


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

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2012

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1*
7:30 pm
No. 2 St Augustine's College W 110–79 
Dean Smith Center (12,230)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 11*
5:00 pm
No. 2 Pfeiffer W 140–101 
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Regular Season
November 14*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 vs. Sacred Heart
NIT Season Tip-Off Regional semifinals
W 103–81  1–0
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,060)
Charlotte, North Carolina
November 15*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. Winthrop
NIT Season Tip-Off Regional Final
W 73–66  2–0
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,362)
Charlotte, North Carolina
November 19*
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 Gardner-Webb W 103–50  3–0
Dean Smith Center (19,045)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 22*
9:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 vs. Gonzaga
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals
L 74–82  3–1
Madison Square Garden (9,123)
New York City
November 24*
4:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 22 Tennessee
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game
W 101–87  4–1
Madison Square Garden (9,498)
New York
November 29*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 No. 3 Ohio State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 98–89  5–1
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 2*
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 7 Kentucky W 75–63  6–1
Dean Smith Center (21,147)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 9*
7:00 pm
No. 3 High Point W 94–69  7–1
Dean Smith Center (19,955)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 16*
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 3 UNC Asheville W 93–62  8–1
Dean Smith Center (18,923)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 19*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 Florida Atlantic W 105–52  9–1
Dean Smith Center (18,162)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 22*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 at Saint Louis W 69–48  10–1
Scottrade Center (22,539)
St. Louis, Missouri
December 28*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 Rutgers W 87–48  11–1
Dean Smith Center (20,997)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 31*
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 Dayton W 81–51  12–1
Dean Smith Center (19,967)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 3*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Penn W 102–64  13–1
Dean Smith Center (19,378)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 7
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 Florida State W 84–58  14–1
(1–0)
Dean Smith Center (21,010)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 10
9:00 pm, Raycom
No. 1 Virginia W 79–69  15–1
(2–0)
Dean Smith Center (21,569)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 13
3:30 pm, ABC
No. 1 at Virginia Tech L 88–94  15–2
(2–1)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, Virginia
January 17
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at No. 19 Clemson W 77–55  16–2
(3–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
January 20
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 Georgia Tech
ESPN College GameDay
W 77–61  17–2
(4–1)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 24
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at Wake Forest W 88–60  18–2
(5–1)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,351)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 27*
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 4 at No. 17 Arizona W 92–64  19–2
(5–1)
McKale Center (14,596)
Tucson, Arizona
January 31
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Miami (FL) W 105–64  20–2
(6–1)
Dean Smith Center (21,132)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 3
3:30 pm, ABC
No. 3 at NC State L 79–83  21–3
(6–2)
RBC Center (19,700)
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 7
9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN
No. 5 at No. 16 Duke W 79–73  22–3
(7–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
February 10
1:30 pm, Raycom
No. 5 Wake Forest W 104–67  23–3
(8–2)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 13
8:00 pm, Raycom
No. 4 Virginia Tech L 80–81 OT 23–4
(8–3)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 17
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at No. 21 Boston College
ESPN College GameDay
W 77–72  23–4
(9–3)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
February 21
9:00 pm, Raycom
No. 5 NC State W 83–64  24–4
(10–3)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 25
5:30 pm, FSN
No. 5 at Maryland L 87–89  24–5
(10–4)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
March 1
9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN2
No. 8 at Georgia Tech L 77–84  24–6
(10–5)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta
March 4
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 No. 14 Duke W 86–72  25–6
(11–5)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC tournament
March 9
12:00 pm
(1) No. 8 vs. (9) Florida State
Quarterfinals
W 73–58  26–6
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)
Tampa, Florida
March 10
1:30 pm, Raycom/ESPN
(1) No. 8 vs. (4) Boston College
Semifinals
W 71–56  27–6
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)
Tampa, Florida
March 11
1:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN
(1) No. 8 vs. (10) NC State
Championship
W 89–80  28–6
St. Pete Times Forum (22,269)
Tampa, Florida
NCAA tournament
March 15*
9:50 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (16 E) Eastern Kentucky
First round
W 86–65  29–6
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
March 17*
8:20 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (9 E) Michigan State
Second Round
W 81–67  30–6
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
March 23*
9:57 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (5 E) No. 23 USC
Sweet Sixteen
W 74–64  31–6
Continental Airlines Arena (19,557)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
March 25*
5:05 pm, CBS
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (2 E) No. 8 Georgetown
Elite Eight
L 84–96 OT 31–7
Continental Airlines Arena (19,557)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2007 1 8 Brandan Wright Golden State Warriors
2007 2 44 Reyshawn Terry Orlando Magic
2009 1 13 Tyler Hansbrough Indiana Pacers
2009 1 18 Ty Lawson Denver Nuggets
2009 1 28 Wayne Ellington Minnesota Timberwolves
2009 2 46 Danny Green Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

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  1. ^ "2006–07 Schedule Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
  2. ^ "2009 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.