The 2006–07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2006–07 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by 7th-year head coach Paul Hewitt. Georgia Tech finished with a 20–12 record, and made the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by UNLV.
Pre-season Paul Hewitt recruited one of the best recruiting classes in Georgia Tech history bringing in McDonald's All-Americans forward Thaddeus Young and guard Javaris Crittenton. The team returned Jeremis Smith, Anthony Morrow, Mario West, and Ra'Sean Dickey as veterans.
Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year HometownJavaris Crittenton1G6-5198FreshmanAtlanta, GeorgiaMatt Causey2G6-0186SeniorGainesville, GeorgiaRa'Sean Dickey4F-C6-10250JuniorClio, South CarolinaMario West5G6-5210RS-SeniorDouglasville, GeorgiaMouhammad Faye11G-F6-10208RS-FreshmanDakar, SenegalPaco Diaw12G6-6185SophomoreDakar, SenegalD'Andre Bell13G-F6-5210SophomoreLos Angeles, CaliforniaTy Anderson14G6-4197FreshmanWatkinsville, GeorgiaAnthony Morrow23G6-5210JuniorCharlotte, North CarolinaJeremis Smith32F6-8236JuniorFort Worth, TexasThaddeus Young33F6-8217FreshmanMemphis, TennesseeBrad Sheehan34F-C6-11220FreshmanLatham, New YorkZach Peacock35F6-8235FreshmanMiami, FloridaAlade Aminu41F6-10225SophomoreStone Mountain, Georgia
Schedule and results
Date Opponent Location Time (EST) Result Overall Conf. Recap November 4, 2006 Atlanta, GA 4:00 PM W 96-52 November 10, 2006 Atlanta, GA 8:00 PM W 83-49 1-0 0-0 November 13, 2006 Jackson State Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 100-70 2-0 0-0 November 16, 2006 Atlanta, GA 6:00 PM W 103-74 3-0 0-0 November 20, 2006 Purdue1 Maui, HI 5:00 PM W 79-61 4-0 0-0 November 21, 2006 #12 Memphis1 Maui, HI 7:00 PM W 92-85 5-0 0-0 November 22, 2006 #5 UCLA1 Maui, HI 10:00 PM L 88-73 5-1 0-0 November 28, 2006 ² Atlanta, GA 8:00 PM W 77-73 6-1 0-0 December 3, 2006 Miami Coral Gables, FL 5:30 PM L 90-82 6-2 0-1 December 9, 2006 Vanderbilt Nashville, TN 5:00 PM L 73-64 6-3 0-1 December 18, 2006 Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 92-52 7-3 0-1 December 22, 2006 (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 78-69 8-3 0-1 December 28, 2006 Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM W 85-55 9-30-1 December 30, 2006 Atlanta, GA 8:00 PM W 87-4310-30-1 January 3, 2007 Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 97-46 11-3 0-1 January 6, 2007 #23 Clemson Clemson, SC 4:00 PM L 75-74 11-4 0-2 January 10, 2007 #11 Duke Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 74-63 12-4 1-2 January 13, 2007 Atlanta, GA 6:00 PM W 88-80 13-4 2-2 January 20, 2007 #4 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 9:00 PM L 77-61 13-5 2-3 January 24, 2007 Maryland College Park, MD 9:00 PM L 80-65 13-6 2-4 January 28, 2007 #24 Virginia Tech Atlanta, GA 3:30 PM L 73-65 13-7 2-5 January 30, 2007 Winston-Salem, NC 8:00 PM L 85-75 13-8 2-6 February 3, 2007 Clemson Atlanta, GA 1:00 PM W 80-62 14-8 3-6 February 6, 2007 Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 74-65 15-8 4-6 February 11, 2007 UConn³ Atlanta, GA 1:00 PM W 65-52 16-8 4-6 February 13, 2007 Florida St. Tallahassee, FL 8:00 PM W 63-57 17-8 5-6 February 18, 2007 Duke Durham, NC 1:00 PM L 71-62 17-9 5-7 February 21, 2007 Wake Forest Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 75-61 18-9 6-7 February 24, 2007 #24 Virginia Charlottesville, VA 3:30 PM L 73-69 18-10 6-8 March 1, 2007 #8 North Carolina Atlanta, GA 9:00 PM W 84-77 19-10 7-8 March 4, 2007 Boston College Atlanta, GA 3:30 PM W 74-60 20-10 8-8 March 8, 2007 Wake Forest Tampa, FL 9:00 PM L 114-112 20-11 8-9 March 16, 2007 UNLV Chicago, IL 12:25 PM L 67-63 20-12 8-9 *Conference games in bold. 1EA Sports Maui Invitational, ²ACC–Big Ten Challenge game, ³Georgia Dome. AP Rankings use.
References
External links Spread on the 2006-2007 Basketball teams in The Technique