# 2006–07 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by head coach Will Brown, played their home games at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, New York, as members of the America East Conference. After finishing 2nd in the conference regular season standings, the Great Danes won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the 13th seed in the South region. Albany was beaten by 4th seed Virginia in the first round, 84–57.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2006* | | Bucknell | W 55–49 | 1–0 | SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY |
| November 17, 2008* | | Delaware | W 87–67 | 2–0 | SEFCU Arena (3,883) Albany, NY |
| November 21, 2006* | | at Sacred Heart | L 71–90 | 2–1 | William H. Pitt Center (516) Fairfield, CT |
| November 26, 2006* | | at No. 18 Connecticut | L 55–86 | 2–2 | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| December 2, 2006* | | at Siena Siena-Albany rivalry | L 75–76 $^{2OT}$ | 2–3 | Pepsi Arena (11,271) Albany, NY |
| December 6, 2006* | | VCU | L 57–75 | 2–4 | SEFCU Arena (2,009) Albany, NY |
| December 9, 2006* | | Brown | W 62–52 | 3–4 | SEFCU Arena (1,887) Albany, NY |
| December 12, 2006* | | at Harvard | W 79–76 | 4–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (312) Cambridge, MA |
| December 16, 2006* | | St. Bonaventure | W 71–56 | 5–4 | SEFCU Arena (2,913) Albany, NY |
| December 22, 2006* | | at Cornell | W 78–75 | 6–4 | Newman Arena (653) Ithaca, NY |
| December 28, 2006* | | at Utah | W 60–59 | 7–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,483) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 30, 2006* | | at Utah Valley State | L 66–73 | 7–5 | McKay Events Center (1,013) Orem, UT |
| January 3, 2007 | | New Hampshire | W 69–52 | 8–5 (1–0) | SEFCU Arena (3,122) Albany, NY |
| January 6, 2007 | | at Binghamton | L 72–83 | 8–6 (1–1) | Binghamton University Events Center (3,458) Vestal, NY |
| January 9, 2007 | | at UMBC | W 65–61 | 9–6 (2–1) | Retriever Activities Center (1,410) Baltimore, MD |
| January 11, 2007 | | Maine | W 82–73 | 10–6 (3–1) | SEFCU Arena (2,472) Albany, NY |
| January 13, 2007 | | at Vermont | L 66–75 | 10–7 (3–2) | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| January 15, 2007 | | Stony Brook | W 66–61 | 11–7 (4–2) | SEFCU Arena (2,012) Albany, NY |
| January 21, 2007 | | Hartford | W 80–67 | 12–7 (5–2) | SEFCU Arena (3,127) Albany, NY |
| January 24, 2007 | | at Boston University | W 52–50 | 13–7 (6–2) | Case Gym (813) Boston, MA |
| January 28, 2007 | | at New Hampshire | W 71–64 | 14–7 (7–2) | Lundholm Gym (1,372) Durham, NH |
| January 31, 2007 | | UMBC | W 82–58 | 15–7 (8–2) | SEFCU Arena (3,211) Albany, NY |
| February 3, 2007 | | Binghamton | W 65–62 | 16–7 (9–2) | SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY |
| February 5, 2007 | | at Hartford | L 63–64 | 17–7 (10–2) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (854) Hartford |
| February 7, 2007 | | at Maine | W 71–55 | 18–7 (11–2) | Alfond Arena (1,370) Orono, ME |
| February 11, 2007 | | Vermont | L 63–67 | 18–8 (11–3) | SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY |
| February 16, 2007* | | at Boise State ESPN BracketBusters | L 82–83 | 18–9 | Taco Bell Arena (4,300) Boise, ID |
| February 22, 2007 | | at Stony Brook | W 66–46 | 19–9 (12–3) | SBU Arena (1,706) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 25, 2007 | | Boston University | W 73–63 | 20–9 (13–3) | SEFCU Arena (3,026) Albany, NY |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2007 | (2) | vs. (7) New Hampshire America East Quarterfinals | W 64–47 | 21–9 | Agganis Arena (3,146) Boston, MA |
| March 4, 2007 | (2) | vs. (3) Boston University America East Semifinals | W 59–49 | 22–9 | Agganis Arena (3,436) Boston, MA |
| March 10, 2007 | (2) | at (1) Vermont America East Championship | W 60–59 | 23–9 | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2007 | (13 S) | vs. (4 S) No. 4 Virginia NCAA First Round | L 57–84 | 23–10 | Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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