2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2006–07 Butler Bulldogs Butler Bulldogs script Logo.png Horizon League Horizon 13 21 29–7 13–3 Todd Lickliter 6th Matthew Graves LaVall Jordan Brad Stevens Brandon Crone Brandon Crone Brian Ligon Hinkle Fieldhouse NIT Season Tip-Off championWooden Tradition winnerHorizon League regular season co-champion NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving his 6th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs won a share of the 2007 Horizon League Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship title and earned an at-large bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 5 seed in the Midwest Region. They beat 12 seed Old Dominion 57–46 and 4 seed Maryland before falling to 1 seed and eventual national champion Florida 65–57 in overtime in the Sweet Sixteen Roster 2006 Butler Bulldogs y Julian Betko 1 G/F 6 5 200 JR Ružomberok, Slovakia Pete Campbell 34 F 6 7 200 JR Muncie, IN Brandon Crone C 33 F 6 6 225 SR Frankfort, IN Elliot Engelmann 50 F/C 6 7 205 FR Downers Grove, IL A. J. Graves y 4 G 6 1 155 JR Switz City, IN Mike Green y basketball, born 1985 10 G 6 1 175 JR Philadelphia, PA Brian Ligon C 24 F 6 7 240 SR St. Petersburg, FL Marcus Nellems 23 G 6 4 200 SR Fort Wayne, IN Nick Rodgers W 14 G 6 1 162 FR Noblesville, IN Ben Slaton W 5 G 6 1 160 SO Columbus, IN Drew Streicher 32 G/F 6 7 200 JR Washington, IN Willie Veasley 21 G/F 6 3 204 FR Freeport, IL Todd Lickliter (Butler) Matthew Graves (Butler) LaVall Jordan (Butler) Brad Stevens (DePauw) http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2006-07/roster 12 May 2010 Schedule |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 10, 2006 9:30 yes y Tulane Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA 77–37 2,110 1–0 Nov 13, 2006 6:00 yes y Notre Dame Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Opening Round ESPNU 71–69 8,037 2–0 Nov 14, 2006 9:00 yes y Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals ESPN 60–55 9,594 3–0 Nov 18, 2006 yes Illinois-Springfield Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 62–56 2,272 4–0 Nov 22, 2006 7:00 yes y Tennessee 21 Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Semifinals ESPN2 56–44 9,123 5–0 Nov 24, 2006 7:00 yes y Gonzaga 23 Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Pre-Season Tip-Off Championship ESPN2 79–71 9,498 6–0 Nov 25, 2006 7:00 yes Kent State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, In 83–80 3,657 2OT 7–0 Nov 29, 2006 8:05 yes y 18 Valparaiso Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN 60–47 4,578 8–0 Dec 2, 2006 8:00 18 Cleveland St. Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 70–45 5,405 9–0 (1–0) Dec 6, 2006 7:00 yes 14 Ball State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 65–41 7,051 10–0 Dec 9, 2006 7:05 yes y 14 Indiana St. Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 64–72 6,536 10–1 Dec 16, 2006 1:00 yes y 18 Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Wooden Tradition 68–65 18,356 11–1 Dec 22, 2006 7:05 yes 16 Evansville Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 76–65 8,027 12–1 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Horizon League Play Dec 30, 2006 8:00 y 15 Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI 55–50 4,194 13–1 (2–0) Jan 6, 2007 2:00 13 Wright State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 73–42 5,902 14–1 (3–0) Jan 10, 2007 8:00 y 12 UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 67–73 5,016 OT 14–2 (3–1) Jan 13, 2007 2:00 yes 12 South Dakota St. Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 67–39 4,170 15–2 Jan 17, 2007 7:00 15 Youngstown St. Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 67–39 3,660 16–2 (4–1) Jan 20, 2007 2:00 15 Green Bay Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 80–59 7,464 17–2 (5–1) Jan 25, 2007 8:00 y 15 Loyola Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL 70–66 4,723 OT 18–2 (6–1) Jan 27, 2007 4:05 y 11 Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 68–58 4,637 19–2 (7–1) Jan 29, 2007 7:00 11 UIC Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 71–45 4,766 20–2 (8–1) Jan 31, 2007 7:05 y 11 Youngstown St. Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 71–58 3,773 21–2 (9–1) Feb 3, 2007 2:00 11 Milwaukee Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 66–47 9,086 22–2 (10–1) Feb 8, 2007 7:00 y 9 Cleveland St. Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH 92–50 3,795 23–2 (11–1) Feb 10, 2007 7:00 y 9 Wright St. Nutter Center Dayton, OH 65–77 10,827 23–3 (11–2) Feb 13, 2007 7:00 yes 12 Florida Gulf Coast Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 79–65 3,181 24–3 Feb 17, 2007 4:00 yes 12 Southern Illinois 16 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN BracketBuster ESPN2 64–68 10,827 24–4 Feb 19, 2007 8:05 y 15 Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI 68–58 5,307 25–4 (12–2) Feb 22, 2007 9:00 15 Loyola Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN ESPNU 71–75 4,140 25–5 (12–3) Feb 24, 2007 2:00 15 Detroit Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 56–36 6,397 26–5 (13–3) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Horizon League tournament Mar 3, 2007 5:00 y 16 2 Loyola 3 Nutter Center Dayton, OH Semifinals ESPNU 67–66 9,128 OT 27–5 Mar 6, 2007 9:00 y 17 2 Wright St. 1 Nutter Center Dayton, OH Championship ESPN 55–60 10,686 27–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#13294B; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 2007 2:40 yes y 19 5 MW Old Dominion 12 MW HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY First Round CBS 57–46https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2007-03-15-butler.html Old Dominion vs. Butler Box Score, March 15, 2007 18,649 28–6 Mar 17, 2007 3:20 yes y 19 5 MW Maryland 18 4 MW HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY Second Round CBS 62–59https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2007-03-17-butler.html Maryland vs. Butler Box Score, March 17, 2007 18,801 29–6 Mar 23, 2007 7:10 yes y 19 5 MW Florida 3 1 MW Edward Jones Dome Saint Louis, MO Sweet Sixteen CBS 57–65https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2007-03-23-butler.html Florida vs. Butler Box Score, March 23, 2007 26,307 29–7 AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest Region https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/butler.sidearmsports.com/documents/2022/6/30/2006-07_Butler_MBB_season_stats.pdf 2006-2007 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats Butler Sports Rankings 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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