2006–07 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

[2] The 2006–07 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown, West Virginia in the 2006-07 season. After impressive finishes in the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight the last two years, the Mountaineers seemed poised to improve on those last two seasons, opening with a 10-1 nonconference schedule. Only to post a 9-7 in Big East conference play, placing 7th. After a loss in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, the Mountaineers would accept an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they would win the championship. Following the season, coach John Beilein would depart to become the next head coach at Michigan. Beilein would be replaced by Bob Huggins.

2006–07 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NIT, Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record27–9 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Georgetown 13 3   .813 30 7   .811
No. 16 Louisville 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
No. 12 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 29 8   .784
No. 17 Notre Dame 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
No. 20 Marquette 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
West Virginia 9 7   .563 27 9   .750
DePaul 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Villanova 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Providence 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
St. John's 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Connecticut 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
*Seton Hall 4 12   .250 13 16   .448
*South Florida 3 13   .188 12 18   .400
*Rutgers 3 13   .188 10 19   .345
*Cincinnati 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
**Syracuse 0 6   .000 2 11   .154
2007 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 2007[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2007 Big East tournament
**Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.

Postseason Results

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[3] Big East conference Tournament
First Round Vs. Providence - W, 92-79 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Quarterfinals Vs. Louisville - L, 71-82 2OT @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
National Invitation Tournament
First Round Vs. Delaware State - W, 74-50 @ WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Second Round Vs. Massachusetts - W, 90-77 @ WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Quarterfinals Vs. NC State - W, 71-66 @ WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Semifinals Vs. Mississippi State - W, 63-62 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Championship Vs. Clemson - W, 78-73 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

References

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  1. ^ "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
  2. ^ "2006-07 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "2007 NIT schedule, results". ESPN.com. March 12, 2007.