2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Tournament champions; ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 4
Record	31–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Roy Williams (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Joe Holladay; Steve Robinson; C. B. McGrath;
Home arena	Dean Smith Center
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 North Carolina†	11	–	5	.688	31	–	7	.816
Virginia	11	–	5	.688	21	–	11	.656
Virginia Tech	10	–	6	.625	22	–	12	.647
Boston College	10	–	6	.625	21	–	12	.636
No. 18 Maryland	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Duke	8	–	8	.500	22	–	11	.667
Clemson	7	–	9	.438	25	–	11	.694
Florida State	7	–	9	.438	22	–	13	.629
NC State	5	–	11	.313	20	–	16	.556
Wake Forest	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Miami (FL)	4	–	12	.250	12	–	20	.375

† 2007 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Wayne Ellington SG	Wynnewood, Pennsylvania	The Episcopal Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 23, 2005
Wayne Ellington SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Will Graves SF	Greensboro, North Carolina	Dudley HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jan 17, 2005
Will Graves SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Ty Lawson PG	Clinton, Maryland	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 12, 2005
Ty Lawson PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Alex Stepheson PF	Los Angeles, California	Harvard-Westlake HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 11, 2005
Alex Stepheson PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Deon Thompson C	Torrance, California	Torrance HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Oct 4, 2005
Deon Thompson C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Brandan Wright PF	Nashville, Tennessee	Brentwood Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 16, 2005
Brandan Wright PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 Rivals: 1 ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "North Carolina Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "2006 North Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

Roster

2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	15	Dewey Burke	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Conestoga	Philadelphia
G	25	Marc Campbell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Ravenscroft	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	40	Mike Copeland	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	R. J. Reynolds	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G	2	Wayne Ellington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Episcopal Academy	Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
G	4	Bobby Frasor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Brother Rice	Blue Island, Illinois
G/F	1	Marcus Ginyard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Bishop O'Connell	Alexandria, Virginia
F	13	Will Graves	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Dudley	Greensboro, North Carolina
G/F	14	Danny Green	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	St. Mary's	North Babylon, New York
C	50	Tyler Hansbrough	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Poplar Bluff	Poplar Bluff, Missouri
G	5	Ty Lawson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Clinton, Maryland
G	22	Wes Miller	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	New Hampton School	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	32	Alex Stepheson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Harvard-Westlake	Los Angeles, California
F	3	Reyshawn Terry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	R. J. Reynolds	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G	11	Quentin Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Oakland Technical Senior	Oakland, California
F	21	Deon Thompson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Torrance	Torrance, California
F	24	Surry Wood	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Cary Academy	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	34	Brandan Wright	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Brentwood Academy	Nashville, Tennessee

Head coach

Roy Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Holladay
Steve Robinson
C. B. McGrath

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2012

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1* 7:30 pm	No. 2	St Augustine's College	W 110–79		Dean Smith Center (12,230) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 11* 5:00 pm	No. 2	Pfeiffer	W 140–101		Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Regular Season
November 14* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 2	vs. Sacred Heart NIT Season Tip-Off Regional semifinals	W 103–81	1–0	Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,060) Charlotte, North Carolina
November 15* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	vs. Winthrop NIT Season Tip-Off Regional Final	W 73–66	2–0	Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,362) Charlotte, North Carolina
November 19* 1:00 pm, FSN	No. 2	Gardner-Webb	W 103–50	3–0	Dean Smith Center (19,045) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 22* 9:15 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	vs. Gonzaga NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals	L 74–82	3–1	Madison Square Garden (9,123) New York City
November 24* 4:30 pm, ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 22 Tennessee NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game	W 101–87	4–1	Madison Square Garden (9,498) New York
November 29* 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7	No. 3 Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 98–89	5–1	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 2* 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 7	Kentucky	W 75–63	6–1	Dean Smith Center (21,147) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 9* 7:00 pm	No. 3	High Point	W 94–69	7–1	Dean Smith Center (19,955) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 16* 2:00 pm, FSN	No. 3	UNC Asheville	W 93–62	8–1	Dean Smith Center (18,923) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 19* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 2	Florida Atlantic	W 105–52	9–1	Dean Smith Center (18,162) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 22* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 2	at Saint Louis	W 69–48	10–1	Scottrade Center (22,539) St. Louis, Missouri
December 28* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	Rutgers	W 87–48	11–1	Dean Smith Center (20,997) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 31* 3:00 pm, FSN	No. 2	Dayton	W 81–51	12–1	Dean Smith Center (19,967) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 3* 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	Penn	W 102–64	13–1	Dean Smith Center (19,378) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 7 7:00 pm, FSN	No. 2	Florida State	W 84–58	14–1 (1–0)	Dean Smith Center (21,010) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 10 9:00 pm, Raycom	No. 1	Virginia	W 79–69	15–1 (2–0)	Dean Smith Center (21,569) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 13 3:30 pm, ABC	No. 1	at Virginia Tech	L 88–94	15–2 (2–1)	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, Virginia
January 17 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4	at No. 19 Clemson	W 77–55	16–2 (3–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, South Carolina
January 20 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4	Georgia Tech ESPN College GameDay	W 77–61	17–2 (4–1)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 24 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4	at Wake Forest	W 88–60	18–2 (5–1)	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,351) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 27* 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 4	at No. 17 Arizona	W 92–64	19–2 (5–1)	McKale Center (14,596) Tucson, Arizona
January 31 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	Miami (FL)	W 105–64	20–2 (6–1)	Dean Smith Center (21,132) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 3 3:30 pm, ABC	No. 3	at NC State	L 79–83	21–3 (6–2)	RBC Center (19,700) Raleigh, North Carolina
February 7 9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN	No. 5	at No. 16 Duke	W 79–73	22–3 (7–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
February 10 1:30 pm, Raycom	No. 5	Wake Forest	W 104–67	23–3 (8–2)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 13 8:00 pm, Raycom	No. 4	Virginia Tech	L 80–81 ^OT	23–4 (8–3)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 17 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4	at No. 21 Boston College ESPN College GameDay	W 77–72	23–4 (9–3)	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
February 21 9:00 pm, Raycom	No. 5	NC State	W 83–64	24–4 (10–3)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 25 5:30 pm, FSN	No. 5	at Maryland	L 87–89	24–5 (10–4)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland
March 1 9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN2	No. 8	at Georgia Tech	L 77–84	24–6 (10–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta
March 4 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 8	No. 14 Duke	W 86–72	25–6 (11–5)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC tournament
March 9 12:00 pm	(1) No. 8	vs. (9) Florida State Quarterfinals	W 73–58	26–6	St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, Florida
March 10 1:30 pm, Raycom/ESPN	(1) No. 8	vs. (4) Boston College Semifinals	W 71–56	27–6	St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, Florida
March 11 1:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN	(1) No. 8	vs. (10) NC State Championship	W 89–80	28–6	St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, Florida
NCAA tournament
March 15* 9:50 pm, CBS	(1 E) No. 4	vs. (16 E) Eastern Kentucky First round	W 86–65	29–6	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
March 17* 8:20 pm, CBS	(1 E) No. 4	vs. (9 E) Michigan State Second Round	W 81–67	30–6	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
March 23* 9:57 pm, CBS	(1 E) No. 4	vs. (5 E) No. 23 USC Sweet Sixteen	W 74–64	31–6	Continental Airlines Arena (19,557) East Rutherford, New Jersey
March 25* 5:05 pm, CBS	(1 E) No. 4	vs. (2 E) No. 8 Georgetown Elite Eight	L 84–96 ^OT	31–7	Continental Airlines Arena (19,557) East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.^[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2007	1	8	Brandan Wright	Golden State Warriors
2007	2	44	Reyshawn Terry	Orlando Magic
2009	1	13	Tyler Hansbrough	Indiana Pacers
2009	1	18	Ty Lawson	Denver Nuggets
2009	1	28	Wayne Ellington	Minnesota Timberwolves
2009	2	46	Danny Green	Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

^ "2006–07 Schedule Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
^ "2009 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

[1] "2006–07 Schedule Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.

[2] "2009 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

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Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Academic-athletic scandal Gambling scandal
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics