2006–07 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

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2006–07 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball
MAAC regular season champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record25–9 (14–4 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob O'Driscoll
  • Orlando Ranson
  • Chris Parsons
Home arenaMcCann Center
Seasons
2006–07 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
Niagara † 13 – 5   .722 23 – 12   .657
Loyola (MD) 12 – 6   .667 18 – 13   .581
Siena 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Manhattan 10 – 8   .556 13 – 17   .433
Fairfield 10 – 8   .556 13 – 19   .406
Rider 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Canisius 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Saint Peter's 3 – 15   .167 5 – 25   .167
Iona 1 – 17   .056 2 – 28   .067
† 2007 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by third year head coach Matt Brady, played their home games at the McCann Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The team captains were seniors Jared Jordan and Will Whittington. They finished the season 25–9 overall, 14–4 in MAAC play to finish in first place, winning the MAAC regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Siena. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2007 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Oklahoma State in the first round before falling to NC State in the second round. The season was also highlighted by wins over Big Ten Conference opponent Minnesota and Old Dominion, who had defeated eighth-ranked Georgetown two games prior.

Preview[edit]

Marist entered the season having finished in third place in the MAAC the previous season. The team returned first team All-MAAC selection Jordan, and third team All-MAAC selection Whittington. Jordan led the NCAA in total assists with 247, and assists per game with 8.5, while Whittington was a prolific 3-point shooter.[1] James Smith, a versatile 7' center, also returned for Marist. With the returning talent, Marist was the unanimous choice to win the conference title.[2] Jordan was selected as the preseason MAAC player of the year, while Whittington was tabbed as a preseason All-MAAC first team selection.[3]

Roster[edit]

2006–07 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Louie McCroskey Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Syracuse Bronx, NY
G 2 Dave Magarity 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Roy C. Ketcham Wappingers Falls, NY
F 5 Miles Orman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Bergen Catholic Englewood, NJ
G 10 Joe Keegan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Monsignor Dovovan Brick, NJ
G 11 Dejuan Goodwin Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Mount St. Joseph Baltimore, MD
G 13 Will Whittington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Kingwood Kingwood, TX
G/F 21 Kaylen Gregory 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Antilles School St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
G/F 22 Ben Farmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr St Thomas More Prep (CT) Clinton, CT
F 23 Lawrence Williams Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Paramus Catholic Paramus, NJ
G 25 Jared Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Kingswood-Oxford Hartford, CT
F 31 Shae McNamara 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Marquette Univ HS Milwaukee, WI
F 32 Ryan Stilphen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Jr St. Ignatius Bay Village, OH
F 35 Vince Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Burlington City Burlington City, NJ
F/C 40 James Smith 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Westchester CC Nyack, NY
F/C 42 Wilfred Benjamin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Williston State College St. Francis Village, Trinidad
G 43 Gerald Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Holderness School Harlem, NY
F 44 Ryan Schneider Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Vermont Yorktown Heights, NY
F/C 50 Marko Vucajnk 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) RS Fr Gimnazija Celje-Center Zalec, Slovenia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-02-10

Schedule[edit]

The team had a fast start to the season, getting off to a 14–4 mark, and 6–1 in conference play.[4][5] They would lose three of their next four games, but finished the season on an eight-game winning streak. This enabled Marist to qualify for just their fourth post season appearance (2 NCAA and 1 NIT).[6][7]

Marist's first highlight of the season was a win over Big Ten member Minnesota in the inaugural Old Spice Classic on November 23. Despite playing SEC foe Arkansas close in the semifinals, the Razorbacks proved too tough down the stretch. Marist concluded the Old Spice Classic by defeating Western Michigan in the third place game. Jordan was named to the All-Tournament Team and selected as the MVP of the tournament.[8] The team continued their highlights, defeating Old Dominion at home on November 29, 84–71. Old Dominion had defeated No. 8 ranked Georgetown just 10 days prior to this matchup. The final score was exactly the same as the previous season, although the Monarchs won that contest. Both teams ended the night with identical 5–2 records as well.[9]

On February 24, Marist played their final MAAC game at home against their rival, the Siena Saints. Entering the contest, Marist was 13–4 in MAAC play, while Siena was 12–5. Niagara, who would play against Rider on Sunday afternoon, was also 12–5. There was a potential for a three-way tie for first place should Marist lose the game. The team would need a win to capture the outright MAAC regular season championship for the first time in school history.[10] In a nationally televised game on ESPN2, and in front of a sellout crowd of 3,200,[11] Marist defeated Siena 98–88 in overtime.[12] Both games that the two teams played during the season had been overtime wins for Marist. They ended the regular season slate 23–7 overall, and 14–4 in the MAAC, and clinched the No. 1 seed in the MAAC tournament, while also setting the school mark for victories in a season (23).

As the No. 1 seed in the MAAC tournament in Bridgeport, Connecticut, they defeated No. 8 seed Canisius 87–63 in the quarterfinals.[13] In the semifinals, they were matched up again with Siena, for the third time in the season. This time, Siena defeated Marist 86–78, and Siena moved on to the championship game.[14] Because they finished the season as the No. 1 seed, and failed to win their conference tournament, they were an automatic selection to the NIT. In the first round, they were matched up to play at Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Senior guard Will Whittington led Marist with 31 points, as Marist scored the upset, 67–64.[15] It was the first postseason win in school history. Despite Whittington leading the Red Foxes with 18 points, Marist lost to NC State in the second round, 62–69 to end the season.[16]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2006*
2:00 p.m. 		at Ohio L 66–83  0–1
 Convocation Center (2,707)
Athens, OH
November 14, 2006*
7:00 p.m. 		at Delaware W 78–62  1–1
 Bob Carpenter Center (3,539)
Newark, DE
November 19, 2006*
4:00 p.m. 		Florida Atlantic W 83–67  2–1
 McCann Center (2,668)
Poughkeepsie, NY
November 23, 2006*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Minnesota
Old Spice Classic -Quarterfinal 		W 63–56  3–1
 HP Field House (1,057)
Orlando, FL
November 24, 2006*
10:30 a.m., ESPN2 		vs. Arkansas
Old Spice Classic -Semifinals 		L 64–73  3–2
 HP Field House (1,125)
Orlando, FL
November 26, 2006*
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Western Michigan
Old Spice Classic -Third Place Game 		W 89–78  4–2
 HP Field House 
Orlando, FL
November 29, 2006*
7:30 p.m. 		Old Dominion W 84–71  5–2
 McCann Center (2,613)
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 2, 2006*
7:00 p.m. 		at Richmond W 80–73 OT 6–2
 Robins Center (3,510)
Richmond, VA
December 8, 2006
7:30 p.m. 		Canisius W 80–69  7–2
(1–0) 		McCann Center (3,003)
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 10, 2006
2:00 p.m. 		at Saint Peter's W 89–70  8–2
(2–0) 		Yanitelli Center (994)
Jersey City, NJ
December 19, 2006*
7:00 p.m. 		at Wright State L 53–63  8–3
 Nutter Center (3,032)
Fairborn, OH
December 29, 2006*
7:30 p.m. 		Northern Illinois
Pepsi Marist Classic 		W 67–63  9–3
 McCann Center (2,969)
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 30, 2006*
7:30 p.m. 		Central Arkansas
Pepsi Marist Classic 		W 71–56  10–3
 McCann Center (2,238)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 2, 2007
7:00 p.m. 		at Loyola (Md) L 69–77  10–4
(2–1) 		Reitz Arena (1,852)
Baltimore, MD
January 5, 2007
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Rider W 71–55  11–4
(3–1) 		McCann Center (2,458)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 9, 2007
7:30 p.m. 		Iona W 87–65  12–4
(4–1) 		McCann Center (2,141)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 15, 2007
5:00 p.m., MSG 		at Siena W 84–75 OT 13–4
(5–1) 		Times Union Center (6,714)
Albany, NY
January 18, 2007
7:00 p.m. 		at Niagara W 91–86 OT 14–4
(6–1) 		Gallagher Center (1,727)
Lewiston, NY
January 20, 2007
2:00 p.m. 		at Canisius L 74–84  14–5
(6–2) 		Koessler Athletic Center (1,317)
Buffalo, NY
January 23, 2007
7:30 p.m. 		Saint Peter's W 67–58  15–5
(7–2) 		McCann Center (2,493)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 26, 2007
7:30 p.m. 		Niagara L 75–83  15–6
(7–3) 		McCann Center (3,200)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 30, 2007
7:00 p.m. 		at Manhattan L 74–75  15–7
(7–4) 		Draddy Gymnasium (2,224)
Riverdale, NY
February 3, 2007
7:30 p.m. 		Loyola (Md) W 71–66  16–7
(8–4) 		McCann Center (3,200)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 5, 2007
7:30 p.m. 		at Rider W 79–78  17–7
(9–4) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,510)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 8, 2007
7:30 p.m. 		Fairfield W 65–64  18–7
(10–4) 		McCann Center (3,016)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 11, 2007
3:30 p.m. 		at Iona W 79–53  19–7
(11–4) 		Hynes Athletic Center (2,334)
New Rochelle, NY
February 15, 2007
7:30 p.m. 		Manhattan W 73–57  20–7
(12–4) 		McCann Center (2,486)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 17, 2007*
7:30 p.m. 		Colgate
ESPN BracketBusters 		W 63–47  21–7
 McCann Center (2,981)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 19, 2007
7:00 p.m. 		at Fairfield W 67–60  22–7
(13–4) 		Arena at Harbor Yard (3,474)
Bridgeport, CT
February 24, 2007
11:00 a.m., ESPN2 		Siena W 98–88 OT 23–7
(14–4) 		McCann Center (3,200)
Poughkeepsie, NY
MAAC tournament
March 3, 2007
4:00 p.m., MSG 		(1) vs. (8) Canisius
Quarterfinals 		W 87–63  24–7
 Arena at Harbor Yard (3,762)
Bridgeport, CT
March 4, 2007
6:00 p.m., MSG 		(1) vs. (4) Siena
Semifinals 		L 78–86  24–8
 Arena at Harbor Yard 
Bridgeport, CT
2007 NIT
March 13, 2007
10:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(7) at (2) Oklahoma State
First Round 		W 67–64  25–8
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,507)
Stillwater, OK
March 16, 2007
9:30 p.m., ESPNU 		(7) at (6) NC State
Second Round 		L 62–69  25–9
 Reynolds Coliseum (8,400)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Player statistics[edit]

Individual player statistics (Final)
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Vince Anthony 8 0 17 2.1 6 0.8 3 7 42.9% 0 1 0.0% 0 0 ––– 1 1 2 0.3 0 2 0 1 0
Wilfred Benjamin 34 0 589 17.3 202 5.9 74 132 56.1% 0 0 ––– 54 80 67.5% 68 107 175 5.1 15 83 43 16 4
Gerald Carter 33 1 388 11.8 72 2.2 25 74 33.8% 4 24 16.7% 18 36 50.0% 21 38 59 1.8 27 51 23 18 5
Ben Farmer 34 33 1079 31.7 194 5.7 65 164 39.6% 43 114 37.7% 21 28 75.0% 30 90 120 3.5 59 71 47 25 9
Kaylen Gregory 25 0 140 5.6 53 2.1 18 53 34.0% 5 24 20.8% 12 20 60.0% 2 14 16 0.6 3 13 12 6 0
Jared Jordan 33 33 1252 37.9 566 17.2 197 464 42.5% 56 188 29.8% 116 168 69.0% 46 148 194 5.9 286 54 110 45 2
Joe Keegan 9 0 24 2.7 2 0.2 0 0 ––– 0 0 ––– 2 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.1 2 1 2 1 0
Dave Magarity, Jr. 9 1 23 2.6 3 0.3 0 0 ––– 0 0 ––– 3 4 75.0% 0 2 2 0.2 2 3 0 1 0
Shae McNamara 31 3 385 12.4 97 3.1 36 67 53.7% 5 20 25.0% 20 27 74.1% 20 50 70 2.3 19 56 19 13 8
Miles Orman 18 1 150 8.3 24 1.3 9 22 40.9% 0 2 00.0% 6 16 37.5% 8 10 18 1.0 3 28 12 4 2
James Smith 34 34 791 23.3 385 11.3 147 299 49.2% 58 146 39.7% 33 53 62.3% 58 146 204 6.0 8 101 65 11 35
Ryan Stilphen 32 30 792 24.8 347 10.8 135 233 57.9% 4 15 26.7% 73 108 67.6% 53 98 151 4.7 32 87 41 14 4
Will Whittington 34 34 1272 37.4 597 17.6 179 456 39.3% 137 345 39.7% 102 128 79.7% 29 84 113 3.3 58 78 58 34 5
Total 34 – – – 2548 74.9 888 1971 45.1% 312 879 35.5% 460 674 68.2% 405 850 1255 36.9 514 628 441 189 74
Opponents 34 – – – 2337 68.7 831 1904 43.6% 215 684 31.4% 460 666 69.1% 336 803 1139 33.5 409 681 454 200 94
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team leader

Awards & milestones[edit]

MAAC Conference honors[edit]

The following players/coaches earned Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference postseason recognition:[17]

MAAC Player of the Year
First team All-MAAC
  • Jared Jordan, Marist
Second team All-MAAC
  • Will Whittington, Marist (Sr., G, Kingwood, Texas)
MAAC Coach of the Year

Other awards and honors[edit]

Season records[edit]

  • Marist set an all-time single season school record with 25 wins. Ironically, the women's team also set a school record for wins during the same season, winning 29 games.
  • Jordan led the nation in total assists and assists per game for the second consecutive year, 286 total and 8.7 per game.
  • Will Whittington led the nation in 3-point field goals made and attempted, going 137–345.[21]

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement [22]
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre
Nov 6		 Wk 2
Nov 13		 Wk 3
Nov 20		 Wk 4
Nov 27		 Wk 5
Dec 4		 Wk 6
Dec 11		 Wk 7
Dec 18		 Wk 8
Dec 25		 Wk 9
Jan 1		 Wk 10
Jan 8		 Wk 11
Jan 15		 Wk 12
Jan 22		 Wk 13
Jan 29		 Wk 14
Feb 5		 Wk 15
Feb 12		 Wk 16
Feb 19		 Wk 17
Feb 26		 Wk 18
Mar 5		 Post Wk 1
Mar 12		 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR [note 1]
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR

See also[edit]

2006–07 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ No Associated Press Poll this week.

References[edit]

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  7. ^ "Cowboys Host Marist in First Round of NIT". OKState.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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  9. ^ "Marist Senior Trio Smokes Old Dominion". GoRedFoxes.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "Marist Hosts Siena On ESPN2 In Regular Season Finale". GoRedFoxes.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "Marist-Siena Men's Basketball Game Sold Out". GoRedFoxes.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "Siena Falls To Marist in OT". SienaSaints.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "Marist Defeats Canisius, 87–63". GoRedFoxes.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  14. ^ "Siena Upsets Marist 86–78". MAACSports.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  15. ^ Cohen, Andrea (March 14, 2007). "Marist deals OSU's season a final blow". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  16. ^ "NIT-N.C. State tops Marist, 69–62". The Seattle Times. Seattle, WA. Associated Press. March 14, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  17. ^ "MAAC Announces 2006–2007 All-MAAC Men's Basketball Awards". MAACSports.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  18. ^ "Marist's Matt Brady Named 2007 The Rock Coach of the Year". MAACSports.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  19. ^ "Jared Jordan of Marist Named All-Met Player of the Year". MAACSports.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  20. ^ "The Draft Review". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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  22. ^ "2006–07 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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