2006–07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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2006–07 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–13 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jackson
  • Andrew Moore
  • Dave Pilipovich
MVP
Dion Harris
CaptainLester Abram
Seasons
2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State† 15 – 1   .938 35 – 4   .897
No. 6 Wisconsin 13 – 3   .813 30 – 6   .833
Indiana 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656
Iowa 9 – 7   .563 17 – 14   .548
Purdue 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647
Illinois 9 – 7   .563 23 – 12   .657
Michigan State 8 – 8   .500 23 – 12   .657
Michigan 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629
Minnesota 3 – 13   .188 9 – 22   .290
Penn State
 2 – 14   .125 13 – 18   .419
Northwestern 2 – 14   .125 11 – 19   .367
†
2007 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 13, 2007
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


The 2006-07

USA Today/CNN Poll.[6] The team had a 1–5 record against ranked opponents, with its lone victory coming against #24 Indiana 58–55 on February 17, 2007 at Crisler Arena.[7][non-primary source needed
]

Lester Abram served as team captains, and Dion Harris earned team MVP honors.[8][non-primary source needed] The team's leading scorers were Harris (469 points), Courtney Sims (401 points) and Abram (319 points). The leading rebounders were Sims (218), Brent Petway (205) and Ekpe Udoh (139).[9][non-primary source needed]

Harris won the Big Ten Conference

free throw percentage statistical championship with an 87.3% average in conference games.[10]

In the

2007 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the United Center from March 8–11, Michigan was seeded eighth. In the first round, they defeated number 9 Minnesota 49–40 before losing to number 1 Ohio State 72–62 in the second round.[11][non-primary source needed
]

On March 13, 2007, Michigan defeated six seeded

Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida in the second round.[4][7]

Team Players Drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2010
 1 6 Ekpe Udoh* Golden State Warriors

*Transferred to

Baylor Bears basketball before being drafted[12]

Schedule and Results

https://mgoblue.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2006-07

See also

References

  1. ^ "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007.
  2. CBS Interactive. p. 69. Archived from the original
    on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  3. CBS Interactive. p. 2. Archived from the original
    on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  4. ^
    CBS Interactive. p. 68. Archived from the original
    on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  5. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  6. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  7. ^
    CBS Interactive. p. 50. Archived from the original
    on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  8. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original
    on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  9. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original
    on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  10. CBS Interactive. p. 34. Archived from the original
    on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  11. CBS Interactive. p. 3. Archived from the original
    on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  12. ^ "2010 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.

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