2006–07 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

2006–07 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
2006–07 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Atlantic 10 tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	23–9 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	Karl Hobbs (6th season);
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center

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
†	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

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

Karl Hobbs (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 29, 2022

Source^[3]

Schedule and results

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

^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ "Vanderbilt embarrasses GW in first-round shellacking". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). George Washington Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

[2] "Vanderbilt embarrasses GW in first-round shellacking". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[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.

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