2006–07 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 22–11 (13–5 MVC) |
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Home arena | Qwest Center Omaha |
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Southern Illinois | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2007 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] |
The 2006–07 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Dana Altman in his 13th season, the Bluejays would end the season with a record of 22–11 (13-5 MVC). They won the 2007 MVC Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 10 seed in the South region, Creighton was beaten by No. 7 seed Nevada in the opening round.[2] This was Coach Altman's 7th and final NCAA Tournament team as head coach of the Jays.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 13, 2006* | Mississippi Valley State | W 78–42 | 1–0 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Nov 18, 2006* | at Nebraska | L 61–73 | 1–1 | Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
Nov 25, 2006* | George Mason | W 58–56 | 2–1 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Nov 29, 2006* | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 74–39 | 3–1 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Dec 6, 2006* | at Dayton | L 54–60 | 3–2 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 9, 2006* | No. 24 Xavier | W 73–67 | 4–2 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Dec 16, 2006* | at Fresno State | L 54–69 | 4–3 | Fresno, California | |||||||
Dec 21, 2006* | vs. Valparaiso | W 68–43 | 5–3 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 22, 2006* | vs. Houston | W 80–72 | 6–3 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 23, 2006* | at Hawaii | L 60–76 | 6–4 | Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 2007* | vs. Indiana State Quarterfinals | W 59–38 | 20–10 | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 3, 2007* | vs. Missouri State Semifinals | W 75–58 | 21–10 | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 4, 2007* | vs. No. 11 Southern Illinois Championship game | W 67–61 | 22–10 | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 2007* | (10 S) | vs. (7 S) No. 15 Nevada First Round | L 71–77 OT | 22–11 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Kemp, not Fazekas, leads Wolf Pack to victory". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "2006–07 Creighton Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "2006-07 (M) Basketball Schedule". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.