2006–07 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 8th-year head coach Ralph Willard, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–9, 13–1 in Patriot League play to win the regular season league title. As the #1 seed, they defeated Lafayette, American, and Bucknell to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the West region, they were beaten by No. 4 seed Southern Illinois.

2006–07 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Patriot League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	25–9 (13–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Ralph Willard (8th season)
Home arena	Hart Center

2006–07 Patriot League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Holy Cross †	13	–	1		.929			25	–	9		.735
Bucknell	13	–	1		.929			22	–	9		.710
Lehigh	7	–	7		.500			12	–	19		.387
American	7	–	7		.500			16	–	14		.533
Colgate	5	–	9		.357			10	–	19		.345
Army	4	–	10		.286			15	–	16		.484
Navy	4	–	10		.286			14	–	16		.467
Lafayette	3	–	11		.214			9	–	21		.300
† 2007 Patriot League tournament winner

Roster

2006–07 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Torey Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr   White Plains, New York G 10 Keith Simmons 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Kingston Kingston, New York	Head coach Ralph Willard Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2006* 4:00 pm		Fairfield	W 67–65 OT	1–0	Hart Recreation Center (2,534) Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 15, 2006* 7:00 pm		Hampton	W 62–47	2–0	Hart Recreation Center (2,213) Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 18, 2006* 3:00 pm		Siena	W 65–57	3–0	Hart Recreation Center (2,721) Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 21, 2006* 7:00 pm		at Harvard	W 82–69	4–0	Lavietes Pavilion (1,200) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nov 25, 2006* 2:00 pm		William & Mary	W 66–57	5–0	Hart Recreation Center (2,301) Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 27, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 15 Syracuse	L 64–72	5–1	Carrier Dome (19,235) Syracuse, New York
Nov 29, 2006* 7:00 pm		at Yale	W 63–58	6–1	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,028) New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 2, 2006* 7:00 pm		at Dayton	L 53–69	6–2	University of Dayton Arena (12,149) Dayton, Ohio
Dec 6, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 7 Duke	L 45–57	6–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Dec 19, 2006* 7:30 pm		at Providence	L 68–77	6–4	Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,785) Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 21, 2006* 7:00 pm		vs. George Mason	L 46–58	6–5	DCU Center (3,114) Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 28, 2006* 6:00 pm		at La Salle La Salle Invitational	W 68–48	7–5	Tom Gola Arena (1,837) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 2006* 8:15 pm		vs. Niagara La Salle Invitational	L 61–67	7–6	Tom Gola Arena (1,531) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 2006* 4:00 pm		vs. Delaware La Salle Invitational	W 49–47	8–6	Tom Gola Arena (2,522) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 3, 2007* 7:00 pm		at Boston University	W 73–70 OT	9–6	Case Gym (1,025) Boston, Massachusetts
Patriot League regular season
Jan 6, 2007 4:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 84–74	10–6 (1–0)	Kirby Sports Center (2,503) Easton, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 2007 7:00 pm, WCTR-TV3		Army	W 66–42	11–6 (2–0)	Hart Recreation Center (2,412) Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 12, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Bucknell	W 65–60	12–6 (3–0)	Hart Recreation Center (3,523) Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 17, 2007 7:00 pm		Navy	W 61–42	13–6 (4–0)	Hart Recreation Center (3,137) Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 20, 2007 3:00 pm		at American	W 69–64 OT	14–6 (5–0)	Bender Arena (4,775) Washington D.C.
Jan 23, 2007 7:00 pm		at Colgate	W 58–55	15–6 (6–0)	Cotterell Court (543) Hamilton, New York
Jan 26, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Lehigh	W 64–53	16–6 (7–0)	Hart Recreation Center (3,487) Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 31, 2007 7:00 pm, WCTR-TV3		American	W 58–47	17–6 (8–0)	Hart Recreation Center (3,118) Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 3, 2007 1:00 pm		Lafayette	W 64–53	18–6 (8–0)	Hart Recreation Center (4,000) Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 6, 2007 7:30 pm		at Army	W 70–54 OT	19–6 (9–0)	Christl Arena (1,002) West Point, New York
Feb 26, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Bucknell	L 45–48	19–7 (9–1)	Sojka Pavilion (4,209) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 2007 4:00 pm		at Navy	W 68–40	20–7 (10–1)	Alumni Hall (1,414) Annapolis, Maryland
Feb 17, 2007 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at Hofstra O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters	L 64–65	20–8	Mack Sports Complex (5,047) Hempstead, New York
Feb 21, 2007 7:00 pm		Colgate	W 68–57	22–8 (12–1)	Hart Recreation Center (3,178) Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 25, 2007 1:00 pm		at Lehigh	W 62–50	22–8 (13–1)	Stabler Arena (2,439) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Patriot League Tournament
Feb 28, 2007* 7:00 pm		Lafayette Quarterfinals	W 83–53	23–8	Hart Recreation Center (2,524) Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 4, 2007* 2:00 pm		American Semifinals	W 55–53	24–8	Hart Recreation Center (3,463) Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 9, 2007* 4:45 pm, ESPN2		Bucknell Championship game	W 74–66	25–8	Hart Recreation Center (4,000) Worcester, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2007* 9:50 pm, CBS	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 14 Southern Illinois First Round	L 51–61	25–9	Nationwide Arena (19,916) Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time..