2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC Regular Season Champions; WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	23–11 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Grier (16th season); Leon Rice (8th season); Tommy Lloyd (6th season);
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gonzaga †	11	–	3	.786	23	–	11	.676
Santa Clara	10	–	4	.714	21	–	10	.677
Saint Mary's	8	–	6	.571	17	–	15	.531
San Francisco	8	–	6	.571	13	–	18	.419
San Diego	6	–	8	.429	18	–	14	.563
Loyola Marymount	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Portland	4	–	10	.286	9	–	23	.281
Pepperdine	4	–	10	.286	8	–	23	.258

† 2007 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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

Preseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

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^[2]

2007 Recruiting Class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Will Foster^[3] C	Bonney Lake, WA	White River	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jul 2, 2005
Will Foster^[3] C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Matt Bouldin^[3] G	Highlands Ranch, CO	ThunderRidge	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Sep 14, 2005
Matt Bouldin^[3] G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Theo Davis^[4] F	Brampton, ON	Lutheran Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	198 lb (90 kg)
Theo Davis^[4] F	Recruiting 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.

Roster[edit]

2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	32	Sean Mallon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	RS Sr	Ferris	Spokane, WA
G	5	Derek Raivio	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Sr	Mountain View	Vancouver, WA
F	31	Abdullahi Kuso	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	RS Jr	Rimi Rutgers Tallahassee CC	Kaduna, Nigeria
G	22	David Pendergraft	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Jr	Brewster	Brewster, WA
G	22	Pierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	St. Champlain St.-Lambert	Montreal, QC
F	33	David Burgess	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	RS So	Woodbridge BYU	Irvine, CA
F	42	Josh Heytvelt	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	RS So	Clarkston	Clarkston, WA
G	11	Andrew Sorenson (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	RS So	Olympia	Olympia, WA
G	22	Micah Downs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Juanita Kansas	Kirkland, WA
G	2	Jeremy Pargo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	So	Robeson	Chicago, IL
G	20	Larry Gurganious	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	So	Saint Mary's	Berkeley, CA
G	13	Jordan Mast (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Jesuit	Hillsboro, OR
C	45	Will Foster	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	White River	Bonney Lake, WA
G	15	Matt Bouldin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Fr	ThunderRidge	Highlands Ranch, CO
F	34	Theo Davis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Lutheran Christian Academy	Brampton, ON

Head coach

Mark Few

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

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.

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 West Coast Conference Season Summary
^ "Gonzaga Men's Basketball Inks Third Recruit". November 10, 2005. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Bulldog Men Sign Two High Schoolers". November 9, 2005.
^ "Gonzaga Men's Hoops Opens Exhibition Season". October 31, 2006. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 2006-07 West Coast Conference Season Summary

[Kuso-2] "Gonzaga Men's Basketball Inks Third Recruit". November 10, 2005. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[recruiting-3] "Bulldog Men Sign Two High Schoolers". November 9, 2005.

[4] "Gonzaga Men's Hoops Opens Exhibition Season". October 31, 2006. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

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