2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
	East Division
Record	21–12 (13–7 OVC)
Head coach	Jeff Neubauer (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Rodney Crawford; Austin Newton; Luke Strege;
Home arena	McBrayer Arena
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Austin Peay	16	–	4	.800	21	–	12	.636
Eastern Kentucky †	13	–	7	.650	21	–	12	.636
Tennessee Tech	13	–	7	.650	19	–	13	.594
Murray State	13	–	7	.650	16	–	14	.533
Samford	12	–	8	.600	16	–	16	.500
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	11	.450	11	–	20	.355
Morehead State	8	–	12	.400	12	–	18	.400
Tennessee State	8	–	12	.400	12	–	20	.375
Jacksonville State	7	–	13	.350	9	–	22	.290
Eastern Illinois	6	–	14	.300	10	–	20	.333
UT Martin	5	–	15	.250	8	–	23	.258

† 2007 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 13–7 in OVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 1 seed North Carolina.^[1]

Roster

2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	20	Mike Rose	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Naperville, Illinois

Head coach

Jeff Neubauer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2006*		at No. 5 Ohio State	L 45–74	2–1	Jerome Schottenstein Center Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Feb 27, 2007*		Morehead State Quarterfinals	W 63–45	19–11	McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Mar 2, 2007*		vs. Tennessee Tech Semifinals	W 57–54	20–11	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 3, 2007*		vs. Austin Peay Championship game	W 63–62	21–11	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2007*	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina First Round	L 65–86	21–12	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Hansbrough's double-double helps UNC put away Colonels". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ "2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "Hansbrough's double-double helps UNC put away Colonels". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[2] "2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[3] "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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v t e Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Hall (1920–1922) Red Barn (1923–1931) Weaver Gymnasium (1931–1963) Alumni Coliseum (1963–present)
Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25