2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team that competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing the regular season as the third place team in the conference. This season saw the Hokies make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996.

2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	22–12 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach	Seth Greenberg (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Brad Greenberg Ryan Odom Stacey Palmore
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum
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

During the 2006–2007 regular season, Virginia Tech beat Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium and also swept North Carolina defeating the top-ranked team both in Blacksburg, VA and their home court in Chapel Hill, NC, although losing 3 times in a row to NC State including a loss ending their ACC tournament run.

Roster

 

Virginia Tech's basketball team just before tip-off of their March 1, 2007 game against Virginia

2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Zabian Dowdell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Pahokee Pahokee, Florida G 3 Nigel Munson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr DeMatha Washington, D.C. G/F 13 Deron Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr National Christian Academy New Orleans, Louisiana F/C 14 Robert Krabbendam 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Copernicus Hoorn, The Netherlands F 15 Terrance Vinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Lowndes Valdosta, Georgia F 21 Lewis Witcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Franklin County Rocky Mount, Virginia G 22 Jamon Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Andrew Jackson Jacksonville, Florida G 23 Marcus Travis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Blacksburg/Oxnard JC Blacksburg, Virginia G 24 Markus Sailes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Varina Richmond, Virginia F 33 Coleman Collins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Chamblee Stone Mountain, Georgia F 34 Cheick Diakite 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bridgton Academy Bamako, Mali G/F 40 A. D. Vassallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Toa Baja, Puerto Rico F 42 Chris Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Lord Botetourt/Fork Union Fincastle, Virginia	Head coach Seth Greenberg (Fairleigh Dickinson) Assistant coach(es) Brad Greenberg (American) Ryan Odom (Hampden–Sydney) Stacey Palmore (Livingstone) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Source:^[1]

2006–2007 schedule and results

Date^[2]	Opponent	Location	Result	Overall	Conf.
Regular Season
November 10, 2006	Coppin State	Blacksburg, VA	W 94–43	1–0	0–0
November 14, 2006	West Florida	Blacksburg, VA	W 95–47	2–0	0–0
November 23, 2006	Western Michigan^1	Orlando, FL	L 68–71	2–1	0–0
November 24, 2006	Montana^1	Orlando, FL	W 77–56	3–1	0–0
November 26, 2006	Southern Illinois^1	Orlando, FL	L 64–69	3–2	0–0
November 29, 2006	Iowa^2	Blacksburg, VA	W 59–55	4–2	0–0
December 3, 2006	George Washington^3	Washington, DC	L 62–63	4–3	0–0
December 6, 2006	Old Dominion	Blacksburg, VA	W 72–55	5–3	0–0
December 10, 2006	Appalachian State	Blacksburg, VA	W 69–37	6–3	0–0
December 17, 2006	Wake Forest	Blacksburg, VA	W 63–60	7–3	1–0
December 21, 2006	Seton Hall^4	New York, NY	W 80–61	8–3	1–0
December 23, 2006	Campbell	Blacksburg, VA	W 94–70	9–3	1–0
December 30, 2006	Marshall	Huntington, WV	L 58–59	9–4	1–0
January 3, 2007	Richmond	Blacksburg, VA	W 65–53	10–4	1–0
January 6, 2007	Duke	Durham, NC	W 69–67 (OT)	11–4	2–0
January 10, 2007	UNC Greensboro	Greensboro, NC	W 74–51	12–4	2–0
January 13, 2007	North Carolina	Blacksburg, VA	W 94–88	13–4	3–0
January 17, 2007	Florida State	Tallahassee, FL	L 73–82	13–5	3–1
January 21, 2007	Maryland	Blacksburg, VA	W 67–64 (OT)	14–5	4–1
January 23, 2007	Miami	Miami, FL	W 92–85	15–5	5–1
January 28, 2007	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	W 73–65	16–5	6–1
January 31, 2007	NC State	Blacksburg, VA	L 59–70	16–6	6–2
February 3, 2007	Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	L 59–80	16–7	6–3
February 10, 2007	Virginia	Blacksburg, VA	W 84–57	17–7	7–3
February 13, 2007	North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	W 81–80 (OT)	18–7	8–3
February 18, 2007	NC State	Raleigh, NC	L 56–81	18–8	8–4
February 21, 2007	Boston College	Blacksburg, VA	W 79–62	19–8	9–4
February 24, 2007	Miami	Blacksburg, VA	W 73–57	20–8	10–4
March 1, 2007	Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	L 56–69	20–9	10–5
March 4, 2007	Clemson	Blacksburg, VA	L 74–75	20–10	10–6
ACC tournament
March 9, 2007	Wake Forest	Tampa, FL	W 71–52	21–10
March 10, 2007	NC State	Tampa, FL	L 64–72	21–11
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2007	Illinois	Columbus, OH	W 54–52	22–11
March 16, 2007	Southern Illinois	Columbus, OH	L 48–63	22–12
*Conference games in bold. ^1Old Spice Classic, ^2ACC-Big Ten Challenge, ^3BB&T Classic, ^4Aeropostale Classic

References

1. "2006-07 Men's Basketball". HokieSports.com. Virginia Tech. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
2. "2006-07 Men's Basketball". HokieSports.com. Virginia Tech. Retrieved February 21, 2023.