# 2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2006–07 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–14 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 6–10 record. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twenty-first-year head coach Jim Calhoun.

## Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jerome Dyson SG | Andover, New Hampshire | Proctor Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 17, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Ben Eaves SF | Worcester, Massachusetts | Worcester Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 24, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Gavin Edwards C | Gilbert, Arizona | Mesquite HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Mar 31, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Curtis Kelly PF | New York City, New York | Rice HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 29, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jonathan Mandeldove C | Chatham, Virginia | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 18, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Stanley Robinson PF | Birmingham, Alabama | Huffman High School-Magnet | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | Oct 11, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Hasheem Thabeet C | Houston, Texas | Cypress Community Christian | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Jun 2, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Doug Wiggins PG | East Hartford, Connecticut | East Hartford HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jan 3, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 5 Rivals: 4 ||||||
| 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: "Connecticut Commit List for 2006". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011. "ESPN – Connecticut Basketball Recruiting 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011. ||||||

## Roster

Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2006–2007 team.
| # | Name | Position | Year |
| 4 | Jeff Adrien | Forward | So |
| 24 | Craig Austrie | Guard | So |
| 11 | Jerome Dyson | Guard | Fr |
| 2 | Ben Eaves | Forward | So |
| 33 | Gavin Edwards | Forward | Fr |
| 35 | Marty Gagne | Guard | Sr |
| 25 | Rob Garrison | Guard | So |
| 1 | Marcus Johnson | Forward | So |
| 14 | Curtis Kelly | Forward | Fr |
| 32 | Jonathan Mandeldove | Center | Fr |
| 12 | A. J. Price | Guard | So |
| 21 | Stanley Robinson | Forward | Fr |
| 10 | Ben Spencer | Guard | Jr |
| 34 | Hasheem Thabeet | Center | Fr |
| 3 | Doug Wiggins | Guard | Fr |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/1/2006* | No. 18 | American International | W 75–59 | | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| 11/6/2006* | No. 18 | Bryant | W 70–45 | | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2006* SNY | No. 18 | Quinnipiac | W 53–46 | 1–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 11/17/2006* | No. 21 | Central Arkansas Hispanic College Fund Classic | W 88–59 | 2–0 | Hartford Civic Center (14,557) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11/18/2006* SNY | No. 21 | Fairfield Hispanic College Fund Classic | W 74–49 | 3–0 | Hartford Civic Center (14,232) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11/19/2006* ESPNU | No. 21 | Ole Miss Hispanic College Fund Classic | W 77–59 | 4–0 | Hartford Civic Center (14,813) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11/26/2006* FSN New York | No. 18 | Albany | W 86–55 | 5–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 11/29/2006* FSN New York | No. 20 | Sacred Heart | W 89–46 | 6–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/3/2006* | No. 20 | Texas Southern | W 106–55 | 7–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/6/2006* SNY | No. 19 | Northeastern | W 81–53 | 8–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/17/2006* FSN New York | No. 14 | Saint Mary's College | W 89–73 | 9–0 | Hartford Civic Center (14,308) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/20/2006* ESPNU | No. 14 | Pepperdine | W 88–66 | 10–0 | Hartford Civic Center (15,117) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/27/2006* | No. 12 | Coppin State | W 84–41 | 11–0 | Hartford Civic Center (15,351) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/30/2006 ESPN2 | No. 12 | at West Virginia | L 71–81 | 11–1 (0–1) | WVU Coliseum (11,903) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 1/2/2007 SNY | No. 18 | South Florida | W 69–50 | 12–1 (1–1) | Hartford Civic Center (15,174) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/6/2007* ESPN | No. 18 | at No. 19 LSU ESPN College GameDay | L 49–66 | 12–2 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,121) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 1/10/2007 SNY | No. 24 | No. 8 Marquette | L 69–73 | 12–3 (1–2) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/13/2007 MSG | No. 24 | at St. John's | W 68–59 | 13–3 (2–2) | Madison Square Garden (12,178) New York City |
| 1/16/2007 ESPN2 | | at No. 6 Pittsburgh | L 54–63 | 13–4 (2–3) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh |
| 1/20/2007* CBS | | Indiana | L 73–77 | 13–5 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/22/2007 ESPN | | at Louisville | L 54–68 | 13–6 (2–4) | Freedom Hall (19,876) Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1/27/2007 FSN New York | | Providence | L 72–84 | 13–7 (2–5) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/31/2007 SNY | | at No. 21 DePaul | L 58–66 | 13–8 (2–6) | Allstate Arena (10,003) Rosemont, Illinois |
| 2/3/2007 MSG | | Rutgers | W 61–50 | 14–8 (3–6) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/5/2007 ESPN | | Syracuse Rivalry | W 67–60 | 15–8 (4–6) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/11/2007* CBS | | at Georgia Tech | L 52–65 | 15–9 | Georgia Dome (19,194) Atlanta |
| 2/14/2007 MSG | | Seton Hall | W 67–55 | 16–9 (5–6) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/17/2007 ABC | | at Syracuse Rivalry | L 63–73 | 16–10 (5–7) | Carrier Dome (32,376) Syracuse, New York |
| 2/21/2007 FSN New York | | at Rutgers | W 65–55 | 17–10 (6–7) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,070) Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 2/25/2007 CBS | | Louisville | L 69–76 | 17–11 (6–8) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/28/2007 ESPN | | Villanova | L 74–78 | 17–12 (6–9) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 3/3/2007 CBS | | at No. 10 Georgetown Rivalry | L 46–59 | 17–13 (6–10) | Verizon Center (18,764) Washington, D.C. |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/7/2007 ESPN | | vs. Syracuse First Round/Rivalry | L 65–78 | 17–14 | Madison Square Garden (19,594) New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||