# 2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the NCAA men's Division I competition.

## Preseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| J.P. Batista | 13 | F | 6'9" | 269 | Senior (Redshirt) | Pernambuco, Brazil | Graduated |
| Erroll Knight | 22 | G | 6'7" | 211 | Senior (Redshirt) | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
| Nathan Doudney | 11 | G | 6'4" | 208 | Senior (Redshirt) | Rockwall, TX | Graduated |
| Colin Floyd | 15 | G | 6'1" | 201 | Senior (Redshirt) | Harrington, WA | Graduated |
| Stephen Gentry | 24 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior (Redshirt) | Fort Scott, KS | Graduated |
| Mamery Diallo | 3 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Evreux, France | Signed a Pro Contract with Poitiers |
| Adam Morrison | 3 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Junior | Spokane, WA | Entered the 2006 NBA draft |
| David Burgess | 33 | F | 6'10" | 270 | Sophomore (Redshirt) | Irvine, CA | Transferred to Azusa Pacific |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Years Remaining | Date Eligible |
| Abdullahi Kuso | F | 6'9" | 228 | Junior (Redshirt) | Kaduna, Nigeria | Tallahassee CC | 2 | Oct. 1, 2006 |

### 2007 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Will Foster C | Bonney Lake, WA | White River | 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Jul 2, 2005 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Matt Bouldin G | Highlands Ranch, CO | ThunderRidge | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | Sep 14, 2005 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Theo Davis F | Brampton, ON | Lutheran Christian Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2006 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006. "2006 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006. "2006 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006. "2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/10/2006* 5:00 pm, KHQ | | Eastern Washington | W 90–75 | 1–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 11/14/2006* 8:00 pm, ESPN | | Rice Preseason NIT West Region - 1st Round | W 88–50 | 2–0 | Spokane Arena Spokane, WA |
| 11/15/2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Baylor Preseason NIT West Region - Title Game | W 78–69 | 3–0 | Spokane Arena (8,303) Spokane, WA |
| 11/19/2006* 5:00 pm, KAYU | | Texas-San Antonio | W 92–48 | 4–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 11/22/2006* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 2 North Carolina Preseason NIT - 1st Round | W 82–74 | 5–0 | Madison Square Garden (9,123) New York, NY |
| 11/24/2006* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Butler Preseason NIT- Championship Game | L 79–71 | 5–1 | Madison Square Garden (9,498) New York, NY |
| 11/26/2006* 1:00 pm, KHQ | | Idaho | W 76–51 | 6–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 11/30/2006* 5:00 pm, KHQ | No. 22 | Portland State | W 69–51 | 7–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 12/02/2006* 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 22 | vs. Texas Hall of Fame Challenge | W 87–77 | 8–1 | U.S. Airways Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| 12/05/2006* 7:00 pm, KHQ | No. 18 | at Washington State | L 77–67 | 8–2 | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| 12/09/2006* 8:00 pm, KHQ | No. 18 | No. 13 Washington | W 99–77 | 9–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 12/16/2006* 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | at Georgia | L 96–83 | 9–3 | The Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,812) Duluth, GA |
| 12/21/2006* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | vs. No. 6 Duke | L 61–54 | 9–4 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| 12/30/2006* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 24 Nevada Battle in Seattle | L 82–74 | 9–5 | KeyArena (15,110) Seattle, WA |
| 01/03/2007* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Virginia | L 108–87 | 9–6 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,827) Charlottesville, VA |
| 01/06/2007 1:00 pm, KAYU | | Loyola Marymount | W 97–62 | 10–6 (1–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/08/2007 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Pepperdine | W 69–52 | 11–6 (2–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/13/2007 8:00 pm, KHQ | | at Santa Clara | W 77–69 | 12–6 (3–0) | Leavey Center (4,500) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/16/2007 9:00 pm, ESPN | | St. Mary's | L 80–75 | 12–7 (3–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 01/22/2007 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at Portland | W 80–68 | 13–7 (4–1) | Chiles Center (4,712) Portland, OR |
| 01/27/2007 5:00 pm, KHQ | | San Francisco | W 72–56 | 14–7 (5–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/29/2007 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at San Diego | W 91–82 | 15–7 (6–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/31/2007* 8:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 23 Stanford | W 90–86 $^{2OT}$ | 16–7 | Maples Pavilion (7,178) Stanford, CA |
| 02/03/2007 12:00 pm, KHQ | | at Pepperdine | W 82–57 | 17–7 (7–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| 02/05/2007 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Loyola Marymount | L 67–61 | 17–8 (7–2) | Gersten Pavilion (3,816) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/10/2007 5:00 pm, KHQ | | St. Mary's | W 60–49 | 18–8 (8–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/12/2007 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Santa Clara | L 84–73 | 18–9 (8–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/17/2007* 3:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 8 Memphis | L 78–77 | 18–10 | Spokane Arena (11,272) Spokane, WA |
| 02/19/2007 6:00 pm, KHQ | | Portland | W 87–67 | 19–10 (9–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/24/2007 12:00 pm, ABC | | at San Francisco | W 86–79 $^{OT}$ | 20–10 (10–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/26/2007 7:00 pm, KHQ | | at San Diego | W 74–64 | 21–10 (11–3) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,054) San Diego, CA |
| 2007 West Coast Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2007 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. San Diego Semifinals | W 88–70 | 22–10 | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| 03/05/2007 6:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Santa Clara Championship | W 77–68 | 23–10 | Chiles Center (4,621) Portland, OR |
| NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2007* 6:00 pm, CBS | No. (10) | vs. (7) Indiana NCAA Tournament Round of 64 | L 70–57 | 23–11 | Arco Arena (16,338) Sacramento, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||