2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	24–9 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach	Blaine Taylor (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Corrigan (13th season); Rob Wilkes (5th season); John Richardson (2nd season); Travis DeCuire (4th season);
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU†	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
Old Dominion	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
Hofstra	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
George Mason	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	13	–	19	.406
Towson	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
William & Mary	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Georgia State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
UNC Wilmington	4	–	14	.222	7	–	22	.241
James Madison	4	–	14	.222	7	–	23	.233
Delaware	3	–	15	.167	5	–	26	.161


† 2007 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2008–09 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by sixth-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 24–9 overall record (15–3 CAA). After finishing second in the CAA regular season standings, Old Dominion fell in the semifinal round of the CAA Tournament but still secured an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Midwest region, ODU lost to No. 5 seed Butler in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

2006–07 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Brandon Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Edgewater HS	Orlando, Florida
F	12	Gerald Lee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Korihait	Uusikaupunki, Finland
G	23	Marsharee Neely	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Walter Hines Page HS	Greensboro, North Carolina
C	30	Sam Harris	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Lake Ginninderra	Launceston, Australia
F	34	Jonathan Adams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Baylor School (TN)	Ringgold, Georgia
F	42	Valdas Vasylius	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Norfolk Collegiate	Klaipėda, Lithuania

Head coach

Blaine Taylor (Montana '81)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Corrigan (Duke '80)
Rob Wilkes (Stetson '93)
John Richardson (Elizabeth City State '95)
Travis DeCuire (Montana '94)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9–7–2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Virginia State	W 90–74		Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 6, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Barton	W 71–49		Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2006* 6:30 p.m.		Monmouth Cox Classic	W 54–40	1–0	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 11, 2006* 4:00 p.m.		Arkansas State Cox Classic	W 69–61	2–0	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 12, 2006* 4:30 p.m.		Clemson Cox Classic	L 70–74	2–1	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 17, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 70–55	3–1	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 19, 2006* 6:00 p.m.		at No. 8 Georgetown	W 75–62	4–1	McDonough Gymnasium (2,500) Washington, D.C.
Nov 25, 2006* 12:00 p.m.		Richmond	W 69–52	5–1	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Nov 29, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		at Marist	L 71–84	5–2	McCann Center Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 2, 2006 12:00 p.m.		James Madison Rivalry	W 70–57	6–2 (1–0)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Dec 6, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		at Virginia Tech	L 55–72	6–3	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Dec 16, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		South Carolina State	W 74–57	7–3	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Dec 18, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		UAB	W 56–42	8–3	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Dec 29, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Winthrop	L 65–71	8–4	Ted Constant Center (6,252) Norfolk, VA
CAA regular season
Jan 3, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Northeastern	W 73–67	9–4 (2–0)	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
Jan 6, 2007 2:00 p.m., Comcast		George Mason	W 65–63	10–4 (3–0)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 8, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Hofstra	L 58–70	10–5 (3–1)	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
Jan 10, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Delaware	W 83–48	11–5 (4–1)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 13, 2007 4:00 p.m., CSN		Drexel	W 84–57	12–5 (5–1)	Ted Constant Center (7,092) Norfolk, VA
Jan 17, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at James Madison Rivalry	L 65–72	12–6 (5–2)	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 20, 2007 5:30 p.m.		at VCU Rivalry	L 75–80	12–7 (5–3)	Siegel Center (7,694) Richmond, VA
Jan 24, 2007 7:00 p.m.		William & Mary Rivalry	W 59–44	13–7 (6–3)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Jan 27, 2007 4:00 p.m.		at UNC Wilmington	W 86–70	14–7 (7–3)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Jan 29, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Georgia State Rivalry	W 92–57	15–7 (8–3)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 1, 2007 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Drexel	W 62–52	16–7 (9–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,103) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 3, 2007 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at George Mason	W 66–56	17–7 (10–3)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
Feb 7, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Georgia State	W 68–55	18–7 (11–3)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
Feb 10, 2007 12:00 p.m.		VCU Rivalry	W 79–63	19–7 (12–3)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 13, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Hofstra	W 96–82	20–7 (13–3)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 17, 2007* 6:00 p.m.		at Toledo ESPN BracketBusters	W 73–70	21–7	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, OH
Feb 21, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Towson	W 79–65	22–7 (14–3)	Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 24, 2007 2:00 p.m.		at William & Mary Rivalry	W 62–57	23–7 (15–3)	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
CAA tournament
Mar 3, 2007* 6:00 p.m.	(2)	vs. (7) Towson Quarterfinals	W 58–55	24–7	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 4, 2007* 5:30 p.m.	(2)	vs. (6) George Mason Semifinals	L 63–79	24–8	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2007* 2:50 p.m., CBS	(12 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 21 Butler First Round	L 46–57	24–9	HSBC Arena (18,649) Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Bulldogs get best of Monarchs in mid-major battle". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.^{[dead link]}
^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[1] "Bulldogs get best of Monarchs in mid-major battle". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.^{[dead link]}

[2] "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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v t e Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Venues	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969) ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Big Blue Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold