2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Basketball EKU wordmark.png 175 Ohio Valley Conference East Division OVC 21–12 13–7 Jeff Neubauer 2nd David Boyden Ted Hotaling 2nd Josh Merkel McBrayer Arena Ohio Valley tournament champions NCAA tournament round of 64 The 2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 13–7 in OVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 1 seed North Carolina.Hansbrough's double-double helps UNC put away Colonels https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/274000016 https://web.archive.org/web/20221227180741/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/274000016 dead December 27, 2022 ESPN March 16, 2007 December 27, 2022 Roster 2006 Eastern Kentucky Colonels y y Robin Mestdagh 3 G 6 4 180 Fr Sint-Vincentius College Ieper, Belgium Adam Leonard 10 G 6 0 185 Fr Lee's Summit North Kansas City, Missouri Ryan Dillman 11 G 6 0 170 Evansville Central Evansville, Indiana Harrison Brown 13 G 6 4 187 Winton Woods Cincinnati, Ohio Michael Brock 15 F 6 7 225 Simon Kenton Independence, Kentucky Mike Rose 20 G 6 4 195 So Neuqua Valley Naperville, Illinois y basketball Darnell Dialls 21 FC 6 8 210 Jr Lafayette Lexington, Kentucky Josh Daniel 22 F 6 5 195 Fr South Charleston Charleston, West Virginia Julian Mascoll 23 G 6 4 200 Countryside Clearwater, Florida Josh Taylor 24 F 6 7 220 Fr Brentwood Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Justin Woods 32 F 6 4 220 Jr Johnson Central West Van Lear, Kentucky Jamaal Douglas 34 F 6 7 250 Jr Palmer Trinity SchoolLafayette Nassau, Bahamas Ryan Wiersma 44 F 6 6 215 Jr Newark Newark, Ohio Jeff Neubauer David Boyden Ted Hotaling (Albany) Josh Merkel (Salisbury) https://ekusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2006-07 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/eastern-kentucky/2007.html 2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Roster and Stats Sports Reference December 27, 2022 Schedule and results https://ekusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2006-07 2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2006 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Kentucky Colonels| Regular season Nov 10, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes Asbury McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 63–46 1,600 1–0 Nov 13, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes 2006 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 70–53 2,600 2–0 Nov 17, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes yes Ohio State 5 Jerome Schottenstein Center Columbus, Ohio ESPN Plus 45–74 18,882 2–1 Nov 20, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes Kenyon McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 63–52 1,400 3–1 Nov 25, 2006 4:30 p.m. yes yes 2006 men UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina 73–54 778 4–1 Nov 28, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes yes 2006 men James Madison Dukes James Madison JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia 70–66 3,078 5–1 Dec 2, 2006 8:00 p.m. yes yes 2006 none Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky E. 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Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 55–78 6,438 5–2 Dec 7, 2006 7:30 p.m. 2006 men Murray State Racers Murray State McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 72–66 OT 3,200 6–2 1–0 Dec 9, 2006 4:00 p.m. 2006 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 57–59 2,450 6–3 1–1 Dec 18, 2006 8:35 p.m. yes 2006 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 73–57 793 7–3 2–1 Dec 20, 2006 8:30 p.m. yes 2006 men UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee 82–67 1,728 8–3 3–1 Dec 30, 2006 12:00 p.m. yes yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 65–78 23,528 8–4 Jan 2, 2007 7:30 p.m. 2006 men Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 74–88 1,600 8–5 3–2 Jan 4, 2007 8:30 p.m. yes 2006 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Hooper Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 53–75 2,249 8–6 3–3 Jan 9, 2007 7:00 p.m. 2006 men Morehead State Eagles Morehead State McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky ESPNU 73–65 3,100 9–6 4–3 Jan 13, 2007 4:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 63–62 3,050 10–6 5–3 Jan 18, 2007 8:30 p.m. yes 2006 men Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama 56–66 2,208 10–7 5–4 Jan 20, 2007 3:00 p.m. yes 2006 men Samford Bulldogs Samford Seibert Hall Homewood, Alabama 46–55 1,129 10–8 5–5 Jan 25, 2007 7:30 p.m. 2006 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 62–63 2,725 10–9 5–6 Jan 29, 2007 7:30 p.m. UT Martin McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 94–57 2,800 11–9 6–6 Feb 1, 2007 8:00 p.m. yes Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky CWKYT-14 69–61 4,830 12–9 7–6 Feb 3, 2007 8:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 92–90 2OT 3,400 13–9 8–6 Feb 8, 2007 8:30 p.m. yes Murray State Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky 64–62 3,395 14–9 9–6 Feb 10, 2007 7:00 p.m. yes Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri ESPNU 66–61 4,325 15–9 10–6 Feb 13, 2007 3:00 p.m. Samford McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 46–38 2,300 16–9 11–6 Feb 15, 2007 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville State McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 63–51 3,050 17–9 12–6 Feb 17, 2007 4:25 p.m. yes yes 2006 men Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio 61–66 2,970 17–10 Feb 22, 2007 8:30 p.m. yes Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee 68–77 2,569 17–11 12–7 Feb 24, 2007 7:30 p.m. yes Tennessee State Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee 65–53 1,422 18–11 13–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Kentucky Colonels| Ohio Valley Conference tournament Feb 27, 2007 7:00 p.m. yes 2 Morehead State 7 McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky Quarterfinals 63–45 2,100 19–11 Mar 2, 2007 9:00 p.m. yes yes 2 Tennessee Tech 3 Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee Semifinals 57–54 3,067 20–11 Mar 3, 2007 8:05 p.m. yes yes 2 Austin Peay 1 Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee Championship game 63–62 3,652 21–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Kentucky Colonels| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 2007 9:50 p.m. yes yes 16 E North Carolina 4 1 E Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina First Round CBS 65–86 14,148 21–12 AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East Eastern Timehttps://static.ekusports.com/custompages/MBB/Stats/2006-07/TEAMSTAT.HTM 2006-07 Eastern Kentucky Basketball static.ekusports.com April 20, 2026 References Category:Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball seasons Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball