2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2006-07 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia_Cavaliers_text_logo.svg 180 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 24 21–11 11–5 Dave Leitao 2nd Bill Courtney 2nd Rob Lanier 2nd Steve Seymour 2nd John Paul Jones Arena ACC regular season co-champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2006–07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Dave Leitao, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cavaliers began the season with the opening of the John Paul Jones Arena and an upset of then-#10 Arizona. Despite returning all five starters from the previous campaign, the Cavaliers were picked to finish 8th place in the conference. They went on to win a share of the ACC regular season championship with North Carolina and the second seed in the ACC tournament. Coach Dave Leitao was chosen as the ACC Coach of the Year following the conclusion of the regular season. Virginia received the fourth seed in the NCAA tournament's South Regional, where they beat Albany for their first NCAA tournament victory since 1995, but lost in the second round to fifth-seeded Tennessee. Roster 2006 Virginia Cavaliers y yes Will Harris 1 F/G 6 6 230 FR Corona, NY Brewster Academy J. R. Reynolds y 2 G 6 2.5 188 SR Roanoke, VA Oak Hill Academy C Calvin Baker 4 G 6 2 180 SO yes Newport News, VA Woodside/William & Mary Laurynas Mikalauskas y 11 F 6 8 255 SO Palanga, Lithuania Blue Ridge School Jamil Tucker 12 F 6 8 230 FR Gary, IN West Side Damin Altizer 15 G 5 11 162 SO Millboro, VA Bath County Tunji Soroye 21 C 6 11 245 JR Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria Montrose Christian Mamadi Diane 24 G/F 6 5 197 SO Potomac, MD DeMatha Catholic David Noel 25 G 6 3 195 FR Houston, TX St. John's Adrian Joseph 30 F 6 7 205 JR San Fernando, Trinidad Brewster Academy Andy Burns 31 F 6 8 202 FR Alexandria, VA Bishop Ireton Jason Cain y 33 F 6 10 225 SR Philadelphia, PA John Bartram Ryan Pettinella y 34 F/C 6 9 238 JR Webster, NY McQuaid Jesuit Bob McCormick 35 F 6 5 214 SO Chicago, IL Francis W. Parker Sean Singletary y 44 G 6 0 185 JR Philadelphia, PA William Penn Charter School C Solomon Tat y 45 G/F 6 5 220 FR Jos Plateau, Nigeria Community Christian Jerome Meyinsse y 55 F/C 6 8 230 FR Baton Rouge, LA McKinley Dave Leitao (Northeastern) Rob Lanier (St. Bonaventure) Steve Seymour (Bridgewater State) Bill Courtney (Bucknell) https://web.archive.org/web/20061214132000/http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/va-m-baskbl-mtt.html 11 December 2014 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Exhibition game Nov. 4 7:00 pm yes Augusta State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 78–63 2,485 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season Nov. 12 7:00 pm yes Arizona 10 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA FSN 93–90 15,219 1–0 Nov. 19 7:00 pm yes Morgan State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 85–66 11,005 2–0 Nov. 22 3:00 pm yes UNC Asheville John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 81–64 10,811 3–0 Nov. 26 7:00 pm yes Maryland–Eastern Shore John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 104–63 10,104 4–0 Nov. 29 3:00 pm yes yes 25 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ACC/Big 10 Challenge ESPN2 59–61 11,534 4–1 Dec. 3 7:30 pm 25 NC State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA FSN 67–62 14,569 5–1 1–0 Dec. 16 3:30p yes Hampton John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 91–69 12,217 6–1 Dec. 19 2:00 pm yes yes Appalachian State Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, PR San Juan Shootout 69–80   6–2 Dec. 20 noon yes yes Utah Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, PR San Juan Shootout 70–94   6–3 Dec. 21 10:00 am yes yes Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, PR San Juan Shootout 59–52   7–3 Dec. 28 7:30 pm yes American John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 91–70 13,126 8–3 Jan. 3 9:00 pm yes Gonzaga John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN2 108–87 13,827 9–3 Jan. 7 5:00 pm yes Stanford John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA FSN 75–76 13,846 9–4 Jan. 10 9:00 pm yes North Carolina 1 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC RLF 69–79 21,569 9–5 1–1 Jan. 13 2:00 pm yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA RLF 73–78 8,606 9–6 1–2 Jan. 16 8:00 pm Maryland John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA RLF 103–91 14,765 10–6 2–2 Jan. 21 1:00 pm Wake Forest John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA RLF 88–76 14,564 11–6 3–2 Jan. 24 9:00 pm yes NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC RLF 71–58 15,233 12–6 4–2 Jan. 28 1:00 pm yes Clemson 19 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC RLF 64–63 8,728 13–6 5–2 Feb. 1 9:00 pm Duke 8 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN 68–66 OT 15,169 14–6 6–2 Feb. 3 8:00 pm Miami John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPNU 81–70 14,856 15–6 7–2 Feb. 6 9:00 pm yes Maryland Comcast Center College Park, MD RSN 69–65 17,950 16–6 8–2 Feb. 10 4:00 pm yes Virginia Tech 21 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA RLF 57–84 9,847 16–7 8–3 Feb. 13 7:00 pm yes Longwood John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 90–49 11,666 17–7 Feb. 17 1:00 pm Florida State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA RLF 73–70 14,619 18–7 9–3 Feb. 21 7:30 pm yes 24 Miami BankUnited Center Miami, FL 60–68 3,707 18–8 9–4 Feb. 24 3:30 pm 24 Georgia Tech John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ABC 75–69 14,654 19–8 10–4 Mar. 1 7:00 pm Virginia Tech John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN 69–56 14,931 20–8 11–4 Mar. 3 1:00 pm yes Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC RLF 72–78 13,611 20–9 11–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Mar. 9 7:00 pm yes NC State St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL ACC Tournament quarterfinals RLF/ESPN2 71–79 22,269 20–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| NCAA tournament Mar. 16 12:15 pm yes yes (4 S) Albany (13 S) Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH First Round CBS 84–57   21–10 Mar. 18 12:10 pm yes yes (4 S) Tennessee (5 S) Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Second Round CBS 74–77   21–11 AP Poll Eastern Time 2006–2007 Schedule http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site December 11, 2014 February 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150205111623/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html dead References Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Virginia Virginia Category:2006 in sports in Virginia Category:2007 in sports in Virginia