2006–07 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

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2006–07 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #32
2006–07 record 22–12 (10–6, 2nd SEC East)
Head coach Kevin Stallings
Assistant coach Dan Muller
Assistant coach Tom Richardson
Assistant coach King Rice
Home arena Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
« 2005–06 2007–08 »

The 2006–07 Vanderbilt Commodores men’s basketball team finished with a 22–12 record (SEC East: 10–6, 2nd) and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Commodores were ranked No. 19 in the final ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) poll.

The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

Preseason outlook

Entering the season, Vanderbilt was picked by the media attending the SEC's media days in October to finish 4th in a strong SEC East, behind the defending national champion Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee.[1] They returned three starters: swingmen Shan Foster and Derrick Byars and point guard Alex Gordon. Foster was their leading scorer last season and was the third-leading returning scorer in the SEC. Vanderbilt lost two starters: Julian Terrell, their top rebounder (7.2 rpg), and rising-junior DeMarre Carroll, their second-leading scorer (12.1 ppg). Terrell graduated, while Carroll unexpectedly decided to transfer to Missouri shortly after the 2005–06 season ended, a decision influenced by the fact that Mizzou's new head coach Mike Anderson is his uncle.[2]

Junior Shan Foster was named by the league’s coaches to the preseason all-SEC first team.[3]

Regular season

The Commodores got off to a rocky 1–3 start that included an embarrassing home loss to Furman (15–16 final record, 8–10 Southern Conference). After that, Vanderbilt won 17 of their next 22 games, culminating in an 83–70 home win over then-No. 1 Florida (33–5, SEC East: 14–2, 1st). They entered the NCAA Tournament winning only 2 of their last 5 games, including two losses to Arkansas (21–14, SEC West: 7–9, 3rd), but one of the wins was a come-from-behind 67–65 home win over Kentucky (22–12, SEC East: 9–7, 4th), their fourth straight win over the Wildcats.

Vanderbilt finished the regular season tied for 2nd with Tennessee (24–11, SEC East: 10–6) in the SEC East, four games behind eventual national champion Florida (35–5, SEC East: 14–2, 1st).

NCAA tournament

The Commodores were the No. 6 seed in the East Regional and lost 66–65 to No. 2 seeded Georgetown (30–6, Big East: 13–3, 1st) at East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Commodores defeated No. 11 seeded George Washington (23–9, A-10: 11–5, 3rd) in the first round, 77–44, and No. 3 seeded Washington State (26–7, Pac-10: 13–5, 2nd), 78–74, in two overtimes, at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

Awards

Following the end of the regular season, head coach Kevin Stallings was named SEC Coach of the Year by his fellow SEC coaches, while senior Derrick Byars was named SEC Player of the Year by the league coaches (the AP chose Chris Lofton of Tennessee). Stallings has now led the Commodores to 20 wins in three of the last four seasons. Byars led the Commodores in scoring with 17.0 points per game and was a unanimous selection to the All-SEC first team. Junior Shan Foster, who averaged 15.6 points per game, was named to the All-SEC second team.[4]

Including NCAA Tournament games, Vanderbilt finished the season 7–3 against teams ranked in the Top 25. Only North Carolina and UCLA had more wins against ranked opponents

Roster and individual statistics

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown High School GP Min Ppg Rpg Apg
0 Jermaine Beal G 6–3 205 Freshman DeSoto, TX DeSoto 34 16.8 3.8 1.8 1.8
2 David Rodriguez G 6–2 180 Sophomore Sarasota, FL Out-of-Door Academy 2 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
3 Alex Gordon G 5’11 164 Junior Pensacola, FL Pensacola 34 24.0 7.8 2.4 3.3
4 Derrick Byars G-F 6–7 230 Senior Memphis, TN Ridgeway 34 31.4 17.0 4.9 3.4
11 Alan Metcalfe F 6–9 265 Junior St. Helens, England Notre Dame Academy (Va.) 21 7.5 2.6 1.9 0.1
14 Aubrey Hammond G 6–4 184 Junior Charlottesville, VA Woodberry Forest School 13 4.2 0.8 0.5 0.2
20 Dan Cage G 6–5 215 Senior Indianapolis, IN Bishop Chatard 34 28.9 11.2 3.3 2.2
31 JeJuan Brown F 6–7 226 Freshman Biloxi, MS Biloxi 34 13.3 3.1 2.5 0.6
32 Shan Foster G-F 6–6 200 Junior Kenner, LA Bonnabel 34 32.4 15.6 4.6 2.3
34 George Drake G 6–4 213 Freshman Calera, AL Calera 33 10.3 2.7 1.4 0.6
41 Ross Neltner F 6–9 247 Junior Fort Thomas, KY Highlands 34 25.0 9.2 5.7 2.2
54 Ted Skuchas C 6–11 242 Senior Audubon, PA Germantown Academy 34 15.5 4.0 2.6 0.4

2006–07 schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
November 1*
7:00 PM		 Northern State W 98–94 
Memorial Gymnasium (9,016)
Nashville, TN
Regular Season
November 15*
8:00 PM, FSN		 #8 Georgetown L 70–86  0–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (12,414)
Nashville, TN
November 21*
8:00 PM, FSN		 at Wake Forest L 78–88  0–2
 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,258)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 25*
7:00 PM		 Elon W 81–70  1–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (10,253)
Nashville, TN
November 28*
7:00 PM		 Furman L 62–70  1–3
 Memorial Gymnasium (10,284)
Nashville, TN
December 2*
7:00 PM		 Toledo W 98–93 OT 2–3
 Memorial Gymnasium (10,177)
Nashville, TN
December 5*
8:00 PM, CSS		 ETSU W 104–62  3–3
 Memorial Gymnasium (10,012)
Nashville, TN
December 7*
8:00 PM, CSS		 Lipscomb W 59–50  4–3
 Memorial Gymnasium (10,855)
Nashville, TN
December 9*
4:00 PM, ESPN2		 #25 Georgia Tech W 73–64  5–3
 Memorial Gymnasium (12,221)
Nashville, TN
December 16*
7:00 PM		 Nicholls State W 76–40  6–3
 Memorial Gymnasium (9,513)
Nashville, TN
December 19*
9:00 AM		 vs. UPR-Mayagüez
San Juan Shoot-out		 W 102–59  7–3
 Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Guaynabo, PR
December 20*
1:00 PM		 vs. Tennessee Tech
San Juan Shoot-out		 W 75–62  8–3
 Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Guaynabo, PR
December 21*
3:00 PM		 vs. Appalachian State
San Juan Shoot-out		 L 79–87 OT 8–4
 Mario Morales Coliseum (200)
Guaynabo, PR
December 29*
7:00 PM		 Alabama A&M W 86–47  9–4
 Memorial Gymnasium (9,739)
Nashville, TN
January 2*
7:00 PM, CSS		 at Rice W 74–69  10–4
 Autry Court (1,776)
Houston, TX
January 6
5:30 PM, FSN		 at Auburn L 65–68  10–5
(0–1)		 Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,088)
Auburn, AL
January 10
7:00 PM		 #16 Tennessee W 82–81  11–5
(1–1)		 Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
January 13
3:00 PM		 at Georgia L 73–85  11–6
(1–2)		 Stegeman Coliseum (7,311)
Athens, GA
January 17
7:00 PM		 #10 Alabama W 94–73  12–6
(2–2)		 Memorial Gymnasium (13,672)
Nashville, TN
January 20
3:00 PM, LFS		 at #25 Kentucky W 72–67  13–6
(3–2)		 Rupp Arena (24,284)
Lexington, KY
January 24
7:00 PM		 at #21 LSU W 64–53  14–6
(4–2)		 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,006)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 27
12:00 PM, LFS		 Mississippi W 85–80  15–6
(5–2)		 Memorial Gymnasium (11,812)
Nashville, TN
January 31
6:00 PM, LFS		 at #1 Florida L 64–74  15–7
(5–3)		 O'Connell Center (12,370)
Gainesville, FL
February 3
6:00 PM, FSN		 Georgia W 66–61  16–7
(6–3)		 Memorial Gymnasium (13,511)
Nashville, TN
February 10
12:00 PM, LFS		 at Tennessee L 57–84  16–8
(6–4)		 Thompson–Boling Arena (21,493)
Knoxville, TN
February 14
7:00 PM		 South Carolina W 78–68  17–8
(7–4)		 Memorial Gymnasium (12,588)
Nashville, TN
February 17
12:00 PM, CBS		 #1 Florida W 83–70  18–8
(8–4)		 Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
February 21
7:00 PM		 #17 at Mississippi State L 70–83  18–9
(8–5)		 Humphrey Coliseum (9,832)
Starkville, MS
February 25
1:00 PM, LFS		 #17 Kentucky W 67–65  19–9
(9–5)		 Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
February 28
6:30 PM		 #19 at South Carolina W 99–90 OT 20–9
(10–5)		 Colonial Center (11,852)
Columbia, SC
March 3
12:00 PM		 #19 Arkansas L 67–82  20–10
(10–6)		 Memorial Gymnasium (13,285)
Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 9
2:15 PM, LFS		 vs. Arkansas
Quarterfinals		 L 71–72  20–11
 Georgia Dome (17,068)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 15*
3:55 PM, CBS		 vs. George Washington
First Round		 W 77–44  21–11
 Arco Arena (16,338)
Sacramento, CA
March 17*
4:40 PM, CBS		 vs. #13 Washington State
Second Round		 W 78–74 2OT 22–11
 Arco Arena (16,407)
Sacramento, CA
March 23*
6:27 PM, CBS		 vs. #9 Georgetown
Sweet 16		 L 65–66  22–12
 Continental Airlines Arena (19,557)
East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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