# 2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Wayne Ellington SG | Wynnewood, Pennsylvania | The Episcopal Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 23, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Will Graves SF | Greensboro, North Carolina | Dudley HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Jan 17, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Ty Lawson PG | Clinton, Maryland | Oak Hill Academy (VA) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 12, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Alex Stepheson PF | Los Angeles, California | Harvard-Westlake HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Oct 11, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Deon Thompson C | Torrance, California | Torrance HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Oct 4, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Brandan Wright PF | Nashville, Tennessee | Brentwood Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 16, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 Rivals: 1 ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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: "North Carolina Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "2006 North Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1* 7:30 pm | No. 2 | St Augustine's College | W 110–79 | | Dean Smith Center (12,230) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| November 11* 5:00 pm | No. 2 | Pfeiffer | W 140–101 | | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 14* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 | vs. Sacred Heart NIT Season Tip-Off Regional semifinals | W 103–81 | 1–0 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,060) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| November 15* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. Winthrop NIT Season Tip-Off Regional Final | W 73–66 | 2–0 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena (7,362) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| November 19* 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 2 | Gardner-Webb | W 103–50 | 3–0 | Dean Smith Center (19,045) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| November 22* 9:15 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | vs. Gonzaga NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals | L 74–82 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden (9,123) New York City |
| November 24* 4:30 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. No. 22 Tennessee NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game | W 101–87 | 4–1 | Madison Square Garden (9,498) New York |
| November 29* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | No. 3 Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 98–89 | 5–1 | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| December 2* 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 7 | Kentucky | W 75–63 | 6–1 | Dean Smith Center (21,147) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| December 9* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | High Point | W 94–69 | 7–1 | Dean Smith Center (19,955) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| December 16* 2:00 pm, FSN | No. 3 | UNC Asheville | W 93–62 | 8–1 | Dean Smith Center (18,923) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| December 19* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 | Florida Atlantic | W 105–52 | 9–1 | Dean Smith Center (18,162) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| December 22* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 | at Saint Louis | W 69–48 | 10–1 | Scottrade Center (22,539) St. Louis, Missouri |
| December 28* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | Rutgers | W 87–48 | 11–1 | Dean Smith Center (20,997) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| December 31* 3:00 pm, FSN | No. 2 | Dayton | W 81–51 | 12–1 | Dean Smith Center (19,967) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 3* 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | Penn | W 102–64 | 13–1 | Dean Smith Center (19,378) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 7 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 2 | Florida State | W 84–58 | 14–1 (1–0) | Dean Smith Center (21,010) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 10 9:00 pm, Raycom | No. 1 | Virginia | W 79–69 | 15–1 (2–0) | Dean Smith Center (21,569) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 13 3:30 pm, ABC | No. 1 | at Virginia Tech | L 88–94 | 15–2 (2–1) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| January 17 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | at No. 19 Clemson | W 77–55 | 16–2 (3–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, South Carolina |
| January 20 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | Georgia Tech ESPN College GameDay | W 77–61 | 17–2 (4–1) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 24 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | at Wake Forest | W 88–60 | 18–2 (5–1) | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,351) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 27* 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 4 | at No. 17 Arizona | W 92–64 | 19–2 (5–1) | McKale Center (14,596) Tucson, Arizona |
| January 31 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | Miami (FL) | W 105–64 | 20–2 (6–1) | Dean Smith Center (21,132) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 3 3:30 pm, ABC | No. 3 | at NC State | L 79–83 | 21–3 (6–2) | RBC Center (19,700) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| February 7 9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN | No. 5 | at No. 16 Duke | W 79–73 | 22–3 (7–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| February 10 1:30 pm, Raycom | No. 5 | Wake Forest | W 104–67 | 23–3 (8–2) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 13 8:00 pm, Raycom | No. 4 | Virginia Tech | L 80–81 | 23–4 (8–3) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 17 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | at No. 21 Boston College ESPN College GameDay | W 77–72 | 23–4 (9–3) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| February 21 9:00 pm, Raycom | No. 5 | NC State | W 83–64 | 24–4 (10–3) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 25 5:30 pm, FSN | No. 5 | at Maryland | L 87–89 | 24–5 (10–4) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland |
| March 1 9:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN2 | No. 8 | at Georgia Tech | L 77–84 | 24–6 (10–5) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta |
| March 4 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | No. 14 Duke | W 86–72 | 25–6 (11–5) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 9 12:00 pm | (1) No. 8 | vs. (9) Florida State Quarterfinals | W 73–58 | 26–6 | St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, Florida |
| March 10 1:30 pm, Raycom/ESPN | (1) No. 8 | vs. (4) Boston College Semifinals | W 71–56 | 27–6 | St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, Florida |
| March 11 1:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN | (1) No. 8 | vs. (10) NC State Championship | W 89–80 | 28–6 | St. Pete Times Forum (22,269) Tampa, Florida |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15* 9:50 pm, CBS | (1 E) No. 4 | vs. (16 E) Eastern Kentucky First round | W 86–65 | 29–6 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| March 17* 8:20 pm, CBS | (1 E) No. 4 | vs. (9 E) Michigan State Second Round | W 81–67 | 30–6 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| March 23* 9:57 pm, CBS | (1 E) No. 4 | vs. (5 E) No. 23 USC Sweet Sixteen | W 74–64 | 31–6 | Continental Airlines Arena (19,557) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| March 25* 5:05 pm, CBS | (1 E) No. 4 | vs. (2 E) No. 8 Georgetown Elite Eight | L 84–96 $^{OT}$ | 31–7 | Continental Airlines Arena (19,557) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| *Non-Conference Game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 | Brandan Wright | Golden State Warriors |
| 2007 | 2 | 44 | Reyshawn Terry | Orlando Magic |
| 2009 | 1 | 13 | Tyler Hansbrough | Indiana Pacers |
| 2009 | 1 | 18 | Ty Lawson | Denver Nuggets |
| 2009 | 1 | 28 | Wayne Ellington | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2009 | 2 | 46 | Danny Green | Cleveland Cavaliers |