2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
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2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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NIT Season Tip-Off Champions Wooden Tradition Winner Horizon League Regular Season Co-Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Horizon League |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 21 |
Record | 29–7 (13–3 Horizon) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
MVP | Brandon Crone |
Captain | Brandon Crone Brian Ligon |
Home arena | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
2006–07 Horizon League men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Butler | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (IL) | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2007 Horizon League Tournament winner As of August 1, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 6th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Bulldogs won the 2007 Horizon League Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship and earned an at-large bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 5 seed in the Midwest Region. They beat 12 seed Old Dominion 57–46 and 4 seed Maryland before falling to 1 seed and eventual national champion Florida 65–57 in overtime in the Sweet Sixteen
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2006* 9:30 |
at Tulane | W 77–37 | 1–0 |
Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||
Nov 13, 2006* 6:00, ESPNU |
vs. Notre Dame NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Opening Round |
W 71–69 | 2–0 |
Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Nov 14, 2006* 9:00, ESPN |
vs. Indiana NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals |
W 60–55 | 3–0 |
Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Nov 18, 2006* |
Illinois-Springfield | W 62–56 | 4–0 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Nov 22, 2006* 7:00, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 21 Tennessee NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Semifinals |
W 56–44 | 5–0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
Nov 24, 2006* 7:00, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 23 Gonzaga NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Championship |
W 79–71 | 6–0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
Nov 25, 2006* 7:00 |
Kent State | W 83–80 2OT | 7–0 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, In | |||||||
Nov 29, 2006* 8:05 |
No. 18 | at Valparaiso | W 60–47 | 8–0 |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||
Dec 2, 2006 8:00 |
No. 18 | Cleveland St. | W 70–45 | 9–0 (1–0) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Dec 6, 2006* 7:00 |
No. 14 | Ball State | W 65–41 | 10–0 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Dec 9, 2006* 7:05 |
No. 14 | at Indiana St. | L 64–72 | 10–1 |
Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | ||||||
Dec 16, 2006* 1:00 |
No. 18 | vs. Purdue Wooden Tradition |
W 68–65 | 11–1 |
Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Dec 22, 2006* 7:05 |
No. 16 | Evansville | W 76–65 | 12–1 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Horizon League Play | |||||||||||
Dec 30, 2006 8:00 |
No. 15 | at Milwaukee | W 55–50 | 13–1 (2–0) |
U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI | ||||||
Jan 6, 2007 2:00 |
No. 13 | Wright State | W 73–42 | 14–1 (3–0) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Jan 10, 2007 8:00 |
No. 12 | at UIC | L 67–73 OT | 14–2 (3–1) |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL | ||||||
Jan 13, 2007* 2:00 |
No. 12 | South Dakota St. | W 67–39 | 15–2 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Jan 17, 2007 7:00 |
No. 15 | Youngstown St. | W 67–39 | 16–2 (4–1) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Jan 20, 2007 2:00 |
No. 15 | Green Bay | W 80–59 | 17–2 (5–1) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Jan 25, 2007 8:00 |
No. 15 | at Loyola | W 70–66 OT | 18–2 (6–1) |
Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL | ||||||
Jan 27, 2007 4:05 |
No. 11 | at Detroit | W 68–58 | 19–2 (7–1) |
Calihan Hall Detroit, MI | ||||||
Jan 29, 2007 7:00 |
No. 11 | UIC | W 71–45 | 20–2 (8–1) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Jan 31, 2007 7:05 |
No. 11 | at Youngstown St. | W 71–58 | 21–2 (9–1) |
Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | ||||||
Feb 3, 2007 2:00 |
No. 11 | Milwaukee | W 66–47 | 22–2 (10–1) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Feb 8, 2007 7:00 |
No. 9 | at Cleveland St. | W 92–50 | 23–2 (11–1) |
Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | ||||||
Feb 10, 2007 7:00 |
No. 9 | at Wright St. | L 65–77 | 23–3 (11–2) |
Nutter Center Dayton, OH | ||||||
Feb 13, 2007* 7:00 |
No. 12 | Florida Gulf Coast | W 79–65 | 24–3 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Feb 17, 2007* 4:00, ESPN2 |
No. 12 | No. 16 Southern Illinois BracketBuster |
L 64–68 | 24–4 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Feb 19, 2007 8:05 |
No. 15 | at Green Bay | W 68–58 | 25–4 (12–2) |
Resch Center Green Bay, WI | ||||||
Feb 22, 2007 9:00, ESPNU |
No. 15 | Loyola | L 71–75 | 25–5 (12–3) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Feb 24, 2007 2:00 |
No. 15 | Detroit | W 56–36 | 26–5 (13–3) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 2007 5:00, ESPNU |
(2) No. 16 | vs. (3) Loyola Semifinals |
W 67–66 OT | 27–5 |
Nutter Center Dayton, OH | ||||||
Mar 6, 2007 9:00, ESPN |
(2) No. 17 | at (1) Wright St. Championship |
L 55–60 | 27–6 |
Nutter Center Dayton, OH | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 2007* 2:40, CBS |
(5 MW) No. 19 | vs. (12 MW) Old Dominion First Round |
W 57–46[1] | 28–6 |
HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY | ||||||
Mar 17, 2007* 3:20, CBS |
(5 MW) No. 19 | vs. (4 MW) No. 18 Maryland Second Round |
W 62–59[2] | 29–6 |
HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY | ||||||
Mar 23, 2007* 7:10, CBS |
(5 MW) No. 19 | vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Florida Sweet Sixteen |
L 57–65[3] | 29–7 |
Edward Jones Dome Saint Louis, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | WK 17 | Final |
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AP | – | – | RV | 19 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Coaches | – | – | RV | 18 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
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