2006–07 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2006–07 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
2006–07 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	22–11 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach	Dana Altman (13th season);
Home arena	Qwest Center Omaha
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Southern Illinois	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
Creighton †	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Missouri State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Bradley	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
Northern Iowa	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Wichita State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Illinois State	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Evansville	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Drake	6	–	12	.333	17	–	15	.531
Indiana State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419

† 2007 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 2006–07 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Dana Altman in his 13th season, the Bluejays would end the season with a record of 22–11 (13-5 MVC). They won the 2007 MVC Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 10 seed in the South region, Creighton was beaten by No. 7 seed Nevada in the opening round.^[2] This was Coach Altman's 7th and final NCAA Tournament team as head coach of the Jays.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Isacc Miles	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Kansas City, Missouri
G	3	Nick Porter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Compton, California
G	5	Dustin Sitzmann	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	LeMars, Iowa
G	10	Nate Funk	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Sioux City, Iowa
G	12	Josh Dotzler	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Omaha, Nebraska
G	20	Pierce Hibma	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Pella, Iowa
F	21	Ty Morrison	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Phoenix, Arizona
C	22	Manny Gakou	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr
G	24	Brice Nengsu	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr
C	25	Kenny Lawson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Oceanside, California
G	34	Nick Bahe	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lincoln, Nebraska
C	44	Anthony Tolliver	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Springfield, Missouri
F	50	Dane Watts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Warrensburg, Missouri

Head coach

Dana Altman

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 13, 2006*		Mississippi Valley State	W 78–42	1–0	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 18, 2006*		at Nebraska	L 61–73	1–1	Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Nov 25, 2006*		George Mason	W 58–56	2–1	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 29, 2006*		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 74–39	3–1	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 6, 2006*		at Dayton	L 54–60	3–2	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 9, 2006*		No. 24 Xavier	W 73–67	4–2	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 16, 2006*		at Fresno State	L 54–69	4–3	Fresno, California
Dec 21, 2006*		vs. Valparaiso	W 68–43	5–3	Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2006*		vs. Houston	W 80–72	6–3	Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 23, 2006*		at Hawaii	L 60–76	6–4	Honolulu, Hawaii
MVC Tournament
Mar 2, 2007*		vs. Indiana State Quarterfinals	W 59–38	20–10	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 3, 2007*		vs. Missouri State Semifinals	W 75–58	21–10	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 2007*		vs. No. 11 Southern Illinois Championship game	W 67–61	22–10	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2007*	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) No. 15 Nevada First Round	L 71–77 ^OT	22–11	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "Kemp, not Fazekas, leads Wolf Pack to victory". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "2006–07 Creighton Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "2006-07 (M) Basketball Schedule". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 2006-07 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-1r-2] "Kemp, not Fazekas, leads Wolf Pack to victory". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[3] "2006–07 Creighton Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[4] "2006-07 (M) Basketball Schedule". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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