# 2006–07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2006–07 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by 7th-year head coach Paul Hewitt. Georgia Tech finished with a 20–12 record, and made the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by UNLV.

## Pre-season

Paul Hewitt recruited one of the best recruiting classes in Georgia Tech history bringing in McDonald's All-Americans forward Thaddeus Young and guard Javaris Crittenton. The team returned Jeremis Smith, Anthony Morrow, Mario West, and Ra'Sean Dickey as strong and experienced veterans to add needed balance to a very age polarized squad.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Javaris Crittenton | 1 | G | 6-5 | 198 | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Matt Causey | 2 | G | 6-0 | 186 | Senior | Gainesville, Georgia |
| Ra'Sean Dickey | 4 | F-C | 6-10 | 250 | Junior | Clio, South Carolina |
| Mario West | 5 | G | 6-5 | 210 | RS-Senior | Douglasville, Georgia |
| Mouhammad Faye | 11 | G-F | 6-10 | 208 | RS-Freshman | Dakar, Senegal |
| Paco Diaw | 12 | G | 6-6 | 185 | Sophomore | Dakar, Senegal |
| D'Andre Bell | 13 | G-F | 6-5 | 210 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California |
| Ty Anderson | 14 | G | 6-4 | 197 | Freshman | Watkinsville, Georgia |
| Anthony Morrow | 23 | G | 6-5 | 210 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jeremis Smith | 32 | F | 6-8 | 236 | Junior | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Thaddeus Young | 33 | F | 6-8 | 217 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Brad Sheehan | 34 | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | Freshman | Latham, New York |
| Zach Peacock | 35 | F | 6-8 | 235 | Freshman | Miami, Florida |
| Alade Aminu | 41 | F | 6-10 | 225 | Sophomore | Stone Mountain, Georgia |

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (EST) | Result | Overall | Conf. |
| Exhibition Games ||||||||
| November 4, 2006 | Morehouse | Atlanta, GA | 4:00 PM | W 96-52 | | |
| Regular Season ||||||||
| November 10, 2006 | Elon | Atlanta, GA | 8:00 PM | W 83-49 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| November 13, 2006 | Jackson State | Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | W 100-70 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| November 16, 2006 | Georgia State | Atlanta, GA | 6:00 PM | W 103-74 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| November 20, 2006 | Purdue$^1$ | Maui, HI | 5:00 PM | W 79-61 | 4-0 | 0-0 |
| November 21, 2006 | #12 Memphis$^1$ | Maui, HI | 7:00 PM | W 92-85 | 5-0 | 0-0 |
| November 22, 2006 | #5 UCLA$^1$ | Maui, HI | 10:00 PM | L 88-73 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| November 28, 2006 | Penn State² | Atlanta, GA | 8:00 PM | W 77-73 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| December 3, 2006 | Miami | Coral Gables, FL | 5:30 PM | L 90-82 | 6-2 | 0-1 |
| December 9, 2006 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN | 5:00 PM | L 73-64 | 6-3 | 0-1 |
| December 18, 2006 | Centenary | Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | W 92-52 | 7-3 | 0-1 |
| December 22, 2006 | Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) | Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | W 78-69 | 8-3 | 0-1 |
| December 28, 2006 | Troy | Atlanta, GA | 2:00 PM | W 85-55 | 9-3 | 0-1 |
| December 30, 2006 | St. Francis (PA) | Atlanta, GA | 8:00 PM | W 87-43 | 10-3 | 0-1 |
| January 3, 2007 | Winston-Salem St. | Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | W 97-46 | 11-3 | 0-1 |
| January 6, 2007 | #23 Clemson | Clemson, SC | 4:00 PM | L 75-74 | 11-4 | 0-2 |
| January 10, 2007 | #11 Duke | Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | W 74-63 | 12-4 | 1-2 |
| January 13, 2007 | Florida St. | Atlanta, GA | 6:00 PM | W 88-80 | 13-4 | 2-2 |
| January 20, 2007 | #4 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | 9:00 PM | L 77-61 | 13-5 | 2-3 |
| January 24, 2007 | Maryland | College Park, MD | 9:00 PM | L 80-65 | 13-6 | 2-4 |
| January 28, 2007 | #24 Virginia Tech | Atlanta, GA | 3:30 PM | L 73-65 | 13-7 | 2-5 |
| January 30, 2007 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | 8:00 PM | L 85-75 | 13-8 | 2-6 |
| February 3, 2007 | Clemson | Atlanta, GA | 1:00 PM | W 80-62 | 14-8 | 3-6 |
| February 6, 2007 | NC State | Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | W 74-65 | 15-8 | 4-6 |
| February 11, 2007 | UConn³ | Atlanta, GA | 1:00 PM | W 65-52 | 16-8 | 4-6 |
| February 13, 2007 | Florida St. | Tallahassee, FL | 8:00 PM | W 63-57 | 17-8 | 5-6 |
| February 18, 2007 | Duke | Durham, NC | 1:00 PM | L 71-62 | 17-9 | 5-7 |
| February 21, 2007 | Wake Forest | Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | W 75-61 | 18-9 | 6-7 |
| February 24, 2007 | #24 Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | 3:30 PM | L 73-69 | 18-10 | 6-8 |
| March 1, 2007 | #8 North Carolina | Atlanta, GA | 9:00 PM | W 84-77 | 19-10 | 7-8 |
| March 4, 2007 | Boston College | Atlanta, GA | 3:30 PM | W 74-60 | 20-10 | 8-8 |
| ACC Tournament ||||||||
| March 8, 2007 | Wake Forest | Tampa, FL | 9:00 PM | L 114-112 | 20-11 | 8-9 |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||||
| March 16, 2007 | UNLV | Chicago, IL | 12:25 PM | L 67-63 | 20-12 | 8-9 |
| *Conference games in bold. $^1$EA Sports Maui Invitational, ²ACC–Big Ten Challenge game, ³Georgia Dome. AP Rankings use. ||||||||