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2006–07 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

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2006–07 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record23–9 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
2006–07 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Xavier 13 3   .813 25 9   .735
UMass 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
George Washington 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
Fordham 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Rhode Island 10 6   .625 19 14   .576
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Dayton 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Saint Louis 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Charlotte 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Temple 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Duquesne 6 10   .375 10 19   .345
Richmond 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 7 22   .241
La Salle 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2006–07 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by head coach Karl Hobbs, played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C., as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. After finishing 3rd in the conference regular season standings, the Colonials won the Atlantic 10 tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the 11th seed in the East region. George Washington was beaten by 6th seed Vanderbilt in the first round, 77–44.[2]

Roster

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2006–07 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Travis King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr New Haven, Connecticut
F 5 Rob Diggs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Brandywine, Maryland
G 10 Jeff Del Favero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Middletown, Connecticut
F 11 Hermann Opoku 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Vienna, Austria
G 12 Johnny Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr Nashville, Tennessee
F 15 Cheyenne Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Baltimore, Maryland
G 22 Damian Hollis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F 23 Régis Koundjia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Bangui, Central African Republic
G 25 Carl Elliott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Brooklyn, New York
G 31 Noel Wilmore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 33 Maureece Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 41 Peter Laplante 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Kiawah Island, South Carolina
F 42 Dokun Akingbade 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
RS Sr Riverdale, Maryland
F 52 Dominic Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Oakland, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 29, 2022

Source[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 10, 2006*
at Boston University W 70–57  1–0
Agganis Arena 
Boston, Massachusetts
November 14, 2006*
Dartmouth W 94–49  2–0
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
November 17, 2006*
Longwood W 74–60  3–0
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
November 21, 2006*
at Kennesaw State W 69–52  4–0
KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
November 26, 2006*
at Providence L 67–86  4–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
December 3, 2006*
vs. Virginia Tech
BB&T Classic
W 63–62  5–1
Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2006*
Maryland Eastern Shore W 79–56  6–1
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2006*
vs. USC
Wooden Classic
L 65–74  6–2
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
December 12, 2006*
UMBC W 72–51  7–2
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
December 28, 2006*
vs. No. 23 Air Force
Cable Car Classic
L 52–66  7–3
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
December 29, 2006*
vs. Colgate
Cable Car Classic
W 75–42  8–3
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
January 3, 2007
Fordham W 70–59  9–3
(1–0)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
January 6, 2007*
Marshall W 74–65  10–3
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
January 10, 2007
at UMass L 84–91  10–4
(1–1)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
January 13, 2007
St. Bonaventure W 80–63  11–4
(2–1)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2007
at Richmond W 63–58  12–4
(3–1)
Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 20, 2007
Charlotte W 76–68  13–4
(4–1)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2007
Saint Joseph's W 74–65  14–4
(5–1)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2007
at Rhode Island W 82–78  15–4
(6–1)
Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
January 31, 2007
at Dayton L 69–84  15–5
(6–2)
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
February 3, 2007
at Saint Louis L 53–63  15–6
(6–3)
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, MO
February 10, 2007
Xavier L 58–87  15–7
(6–4)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2007
at Saint Joseph's L 56–62  15–8
(6–5)
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2007
Temple W 84–72  16–8
(7–5)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2007
Richmond W 68–49  17–8
(8–5)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2007
at La Salle W 86–74  18–8
(9–5)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2007
at Charlotte W 62–60  19–8
(10–5)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
March 3, 2007
Duquesne W 88–80  20–8
(11–5)
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 8, 2007
(3) vs. (6) Saint Joseph's
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals
W 58–48  21–8
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 9, 2007
(3) vs. (7) Saint Louis
Atlantic 10 Semifinals
W 60–40  22–8
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 10, 2007
(3) vs. (4) Rhode Island
Atlantic 10 Championship
W 78–69  23–8
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2007
4:55 p.m., CBS
(11 E) vs. (6 E) Vanderbilt
NCAA First Round
L 44–77  23–9
ARCO Arena (16,338)
Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Vanderbilt embarrasses GW in first-round shellacking". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2022.[dead link]
  3. ^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.