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

2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings
	† ACC Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Regular Season and; Tournament Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2006–07 record	31–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Roy Williams
Assistant coach	Joe Holladay
Assistant coach	Steve Robinson
Assistant coach	C.B. McGrath
Home arena	Dean Smith Center
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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

Name	Home town	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
Wayne Ellington SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
William Graves SF	Greensboro, North Carolina	Dudley HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jan 17, 2005
William Graves SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
Ty Lawson PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
Alex Stepheson PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
Deon Thompson C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
Brandan Wright PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 Rivals: 1 ESPN: N/A
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Roster

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

Players

Coaches

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

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2012

Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 1* 7:30 PM	#2	St Augustine's College	W 110–79		Dean Smith Center (12,230) Chapel Hill, NC
November 11* 5:00 PM	#2	Pfeiffer	W 140–101		Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
Regular Season
November 14* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#2	vs. Sacred Heart NIT Season Tip-Off Regional Semifinals	W 103–81	1–0	Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,060) Charlotte, NC
November 15* 7:00 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. Winthrop NIT Season Tip-Off Regional Final	W 73–66	2–0	Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,362) Charlotte, NC
November 19* 1:00 PM, FSN	#2	Gardner-Webb	W 103–50	3–0	Dean Smith Center (19,045) Chapel Hill, NC
November 22* 9:15 PM, ESPN2	#2	vs. Gonzaga NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals	L 74–82	3–1	Madison Square Garden (9,123) New York, NY
November 24* 4:30 PM, ESPN	#2	vs. #22 Tennessee NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game	W 101–87	4–1	Madison Square Garden (9,498) New York, NY
November 29* 9:00 PM, ESPN	#7	#3 Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 98–89	5–1	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
December 2* 12:00 PM, CBS	#7	Kentucky	W 75–63	6–1	Dean Smith Center (21,147) Chapel Hill, NC
December 9* 7:00 PM	#3	High Point	W 94–69	7–1	Dean Smith Center (19,955) Chapel Hill, NC
December 16* 2:00 PM, FSN	#3	UNC Asheville	W 93–62	8–1	Dean Smith Center (18,923) Chapel Hill, NC
December 19* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#2	Florida Atlantic	W 105–52	9–1	Dean Smith Center (18,162) Chapel Hill, NC
December 22* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#2	at Saint Louis	W 69–48	10–1	Scottrade Center (22,539) St. Louis, MO
December 28* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#2	Rutgers	W 87–48	11–1	Dean Smith Center (20,997) Chapel Hill, NC
December 31* 3:00 PM, FSN	#2	Dayton	W 81–51	12–1	Dean Smith Center (19,967) Chapel Hill, NC
January 3* 8:00 PM, ESPN	#2	Penn	W 102–64	13–1	Dean Smith Center (19,378) Chapel Hill, NC
January 7 7:00 PM, FSN	#2	Florida State	W 84–58	14–1 (1–0)	Dean Smith Center (21,010) Chapel Hill, NC
January 10 9:00 PM, Raycom	#1	Virginia	W 79–69	15–1 (2–0)	Dean Smith Center (21,569) Chapel Hill, NC
January 13 3:30 PM, ABC	#1	at Virginia Tech	L 88–94	15–2 (2–1)	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA
January 17 7:00 PM, ESPN	#4	at #19 Clemson	W 77–55	16–2 (3–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
January 20 9:00 PM, ESPN	#4	Georgia Tech	W 77–61	17–2 (4–1)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
January 24 7:00 PM, ESPN	#4	at Wake Forest	W 88–60	18–2 (5–1)	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,351) Winston-Salem, NC
January 27* 1:00 PM, CBS	#4	at #17 Arizona	W 92–64	19–2 (5–1)	McKale Center (14,596) Tucson, AZ
January 31 7:00 PM, ESPN	#3	Miami (FL)	W 105–64	20–2 (6–1)	Dean Smith Center (21,132) Chapel Hill, NC
February 3 3:30 PM, ABC	#3	at North Carolina State	L 79–83	21–3 (6–2)	RBC Center (19,700) Raleigh, NC
February 7 9:00 PM, Raycom/ESPN	#5	at #16 Duke	W 79–73	22–3 (7–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 10 1:30 PM, Raycom	#5	Wake Forest	W 104–67	23–3 (8–2)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
February 13 8:00 PM, Raycom	#4	Virginia Tech	L 80–81 ^OT	23–4 (8–3)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
February 17 9:00 PM, ESPN	#4	at #21 Boston College	W 77–72	23–4 (9–3)	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 21 9:00 PM, Raycom	#5	North Carolina State	W 83–64	24–4 (10–3)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
February 25 5:30 PM, FSN	#5	at Maryland	L 87–89	24–5 (10–4)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
March 1 9:00 PM, Raycom/ESPN2	#8	at Georgia Tech	L 77–84	24–6 (10–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, GA
March 4 4:00 PM, CBS	#8	#14 Duke	W 86–72	25–6 (11–5)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 9 12:00 PM	#8	vs. Florida State Quarterfinals	W 73–58	26–6	St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, FL
March 10 1:30 PM, Raycom/ESPN	#8	vs. Boston College Semifinals	W 71–56	27–6	St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, FL
March 11 1:00 PM, Raycom/ESPN	#8	vs. North Carolina State Championship Game	W 89–80	28–6	St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, FL
NCAA Tournament
March 15* 9:50 PM, CBS	#4 (1)	vs. Eastern Kentucky First Round	W 86–65	29–6	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, NC
March 17* 8:20 PM, CBS	#4 (1)	vs. #(9) Michigan State Second Round	W 81–67	30–6	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, NC
March 23* 9:57 PM, CBS	#4 (1)	vs. #23 (5) USC Sweet Sixteen	W 74–64	31–6	Continental Airlines Arena (19,557) East Rutherford, NJ
March 25* 5:05 PM, CBS	#4 (1)	vs. #8 (2) Georgetown Elite Eight	L 84–96 ^OT	31–7	Continental Airlines Arena (19,557) East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.^[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

↑ "2006–07 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2009

[1] "2006–07 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.

[2] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2009

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2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 North Carolina†	11	–	5	.688	31	–	7	.816
Virginia	11	–	5	.688	21	–	11	.656
#18 Maryland	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
Virginia Tech	10	–	6	.625	22	–	12	.647
Boston College	10	–	6	.625	21	–	12	.636
Duke	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Clemson	7	–	9	.438	25	–	11	.694
Florida State	7	–	9	.438	22	–	13	.629
North Carolina State	5	–	11	.313	20	–	16	.556
Wake Forest	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Miami (FL)	4	–	12	.250	12	–	20	.375

† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll