2006–07 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2006–07 Missouri Tigers Basketball Missouri Tigers old logo.svg 150 Big 12 North Big 12 18–12 7–9 Mike Anderson Melvin Watkins Matt Zimmerman T.J. Cleveland Mizzou Arena The 2006–07 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the first year of Mike Anderson's tenure. Pre-season Missouri returned just two starters from the 2005-06 team, which finished 11th in the Big 12 and 12–16 overall. Guard Jimmy McKinney and center Kevin Young graduated, and leading scorer Thomas Gardner left school for the professional ranks. The coaching turmoil involving Quin Snyder had defined the previous season; the Tigers controversially fired the head coach in February in the middle of a losing streak.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021206aaa.html University Reaches Settlement with Quin Snyder MUTigers.com University of Missouri February 12, 2006 May 31, 2022 Athletic director Mike Alden chose Mike Anderson from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), hiring him on March 26, 2006.http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032606aae.html Mizzou Tabs Mike Anderson New Head Men's Basketball Coach 2009-02-07 2006-08-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20060828114619/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032606aae.html dead Anderson promised to bring "The Fastest Forty Minutes of Basketball" to Columbia, a style of play modeled after Nolan Richardson's "40 Minutes of Hell."http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101206aag.html Mizzou M ens' [sic] Basketball Hosts Media Day In Columbia 2009-02-07 2006-10-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20061013013620/http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101206aag.html dead However, Anderson's moniker did not become popular until a few seasons had passed. Anderson inherited seven players from Snyder's tenure. Junior Marshall Brown appeared to be a rising star after averaging almost double figures in scoring as a sophomore. Point guard Jason Horton, center Kalen Grimes and swingman Glen Dandridge—all of whom arrived in Columbia as a highly touted group of recruits—rounded out the junior class. Sophomore Leo Lyons returned as well, along with sophomore Matt Lawrence, who played sparingly as a freshman. The only senior on the squad was Marcus Watkins, son of assistant coach Melvin Watkins. Anderson's first recruiting class featured three junior college players in point guard Stefhon Hannah, forward Vaidatos Volkus and forward Darryl Butterfield. Hannah figured to star for Missouri right away; Anderson had plucked him away from Kansas State and Bob Huggins, who also heavily recruited him. Volkus was signed by Snyder's staff and retained by Anderson, and Butterfield was an obscure recruit from Mineral Area College. Anderson also brought in two freshmen: Keon Lawrence and J.T. Tiller. Lawrence was also a Snyder signee but stayed on because the school kept Watkins on staff. Tiller had committed to Anderson at UAB and followed him to MU. With the program in turmoil and the loss of so many productive players from the previous team, the media picked Missouri to finish eighth in the Big 12. Non-Conference Missouri did not have much difficulty in Mike Anderson's first three games as head coach, defeating North Carolina A&T, Army and Stetson to capture the John Thompson Foundation Classic title.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/miss-m-baskbl-sched-2006.html Missouri Men's Basketball Archive 2011-07-09 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401095853/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/miss-m-baskbl-sched-2006.html dead The Tigers, who did not play a road game until December, began 9–0, facing mostly inferior opponents. However, MU did actually defeat two eventual NCAA tournament squads during this stretch. On November 19, the Tigers overcome a modest five-point deficit in the second half to defeat Davidson, a team that wound up with a 13-seed in March. Freshman Stephen Curry, a future First-Team All-American and NBA Draft pick in 2009, played for the Wildcats and scored 16 points.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111906aab.html Tigers Dump Davidson, 81-75 - MUTIGERS.COM - the University of Missouri Official Athletic Site 2011-07-09 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401095858/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111906aab.html dead A few weeks later on November 30, Missouri routed the University of Arkansas 86–64 in a nationally televised game. The Razorbacks—the program that employed Anderson for 17 seasons as an assistant and later hired him as head coach in 2011—turned the ball over 24 times, giving Anderson's frenetic style of play a signature win for the first time in Columbia. Due to one of the more significant snowfalls in mid-Missouri history, only 5,428 fans attended the game. The athletic department allowed the fans to fill the lower bowl, though, to compensate for a storm that forced MU to cancel classes the next day.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120106aab.html Tigers Beat Razorbacks for First Time in 14 Years - MUTIGERS.COM - the University of Missouri Official Athletic Site 2011-07-09 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401095920/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120106aab.html dead http://mizzoumag.missouri.edu/2011-Spring/columns/snow/index.php MIZZOU Magazine - Blizzard cancels classes 2011-07-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20110822065645/http://mizzoumag.missouri.edu/2011-Spring/columns/snow/index.php 2011-08-22 dead Missouri's undefeated start ended when it played its first true road game in West Lafayette, Indiana. A Carl Landry-led Purdue team broke away in the second half to win 79–62. Less than two weeks later, Missouri dropped its second game of the season, a 73–70 loss to rival Illinois in the Braggin' Rights series. The loss marked the seventh straight loss in the series for the Tigers. In a back-and-forth game, Illinois held on for the victory after junior guard Stefhon Hannah fumbled the ball on the final possession and failed to get off a potential game-tying three-pointer.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/miss-m-baskbl-sched-2006.html Missouri Men's Basketball Archive 2011-07-09 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401095853/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/miss-m-baskbl-sched-2006.html dead The Tigers won their final two games of non-conference play, which included an 83–75 home win over Mississippi State. Ben Hansbrough, who later transferred to Notre Dame and earned Big East Player of the Year honors in 2011, scored eight points in that game for the Bulldogs. Conference play The momentum of MU's surprising 11–2 start faded immediately, as the Tigers began Big 12 play with four straight losses. In Anderson's Big 12 debut, Iowa State overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to win on a last-second tip-in by Wesley Johnson. Keeping with the trend of undiscovered stars, Johnson is yet another Missouri opponent during the 2006–07 season that eventually reached stardom—Johnson transferred to Syracuse and won Big East Player of the Year honors in 2010 and was drafted fourth in the 2010 NBA draft.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010607aac.html Iowa State Edges Missouri in Final Seconds - MUTIGERS.COM - the University of Missouri Official Athletic Site 2011-07-09 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401095923/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010607aac.html dead Four days later, a heavily favored Texas Longhorns team dominated Missouri in Austin, thanks to 34 points from Kevin Durant. Then, in the midst of another ice storm, Missouri dropped a home game to Kansas State. The Tigers nearly recovered from a 16-point hole in the second half, and trailed by just five points with less than a minute to play. However, with a chance to throw down a monstrous dunk in the open court, junior forward Marshall Brown missed the jam and killed any hope of a comeback.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_gsFHQhdUk Marshall Brown Missed Dunk vs Kansas State YouTube Two days after that loss, Missouri faced the rival Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence in an ESPN "Big Monday" game on Martin Luther King Day. The underdog Tigers battled the 6th-ranked Jayhawks wire-to-wire, but sophomore Matt Lawrence's tying three-point attempt as time expired did not even catch the rim. Anderson won his first Big 12 game in Boulder, Colo., as the Tigers dominated the Buffaloes in a 14-point victory. MU returned home to defeat Bob Knight's Texas Tech team to draw to 2–4 in conference play, but it lost three of its next four games to fall to 3–7. The Tigers worked their way back into post-season contention, though, with a three-game winning streak. First, Missouri edged Baylor by seven points on Valentine's Day. Three days later, Anderson won his first game against a ranked opponent by beating 18th-ranked Oklahoma State 75–64 at Gallagher-Iba Arena, a traditionally difficult Big 12 venue. Freshman guard Keon Lawrence led the team with 18 points, and even little-used reserve Glen Dandridge made a three-pointer and scored five points in four minutes of action. The next week, Lawrence—no relation to Matt Lawrence—continued his strong play and came up with one of the season's most exciting plays in a win over the Oklahoma Sooners. Lawrence made the game-winning basket with a turnaround jumper with less than a minute to play, despite not making a field goal in the first half.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022007aac.html Tigers Edge Sooners, 72-68, Behind Keon Lawrence's Clutch Shooting - MUTIGERS.COM - the University of Missouri Official Athletic Site 2011-07-09 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401095929/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022007aac.html dead At 6–7, the Tigers had finally worked their way into the NCAA tournament at-large conversation. Although experts said it was a pipe dream, Missouri appeared to have a very slim chance if it could win the remainder of its games and finish above .500 in the Big 12. Any talk of the NCAA Tournament ended after MU dropped an overtime game to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln, though, a game dominated by Australian center Aleks Maric, who scored 31 points. Maric, who proved to be an extremely difficult match-up for the smaller Tigers during his career, made five free throws to seal the game in the final minute of overtime. Freshman J.T. Tiller missed a game-winning attempt at the end of regulation in that game, and the Tigers missed three shots from behind the arc with a chance to tie the game in OT.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/miss-m-baskbl-sched-2006.html Missouri Men's Basketball Archive 2011-07-09 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401095853/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/miss-m-baskbl-sched-2006.html dead Missouri finished the conference season with a home win over Colorado on senior night, which honored lone senior Marcus Watkins, the son of assistant coach Melvin Watkins. The Tigers battled Texas A&M to a tie at half-time in the Big 12 finale, but the Sweet 16-bound Aggies blew the game open in the second half for a comfortable win. That left MU with a 7–9 record and a sixth-place finish in the Big 12. Big 12 Tournament Missouri drew 11th-seeded Baylor in the first round of the 2007 Big 12 Tournament, a game televised by ESPN2. The Bears entered the game with a 14–15 record but featured a young, talented backcourt—the same players who took the program to a surprising NCAA Tournament appearance just one year later. Baylor's talent was obvious on the court that night, and Scott Drew's team shocked Missouri with a 14-point win. The loss was considered embarrassing at the time for Anderson's program, which appeared to take a step back after a promising regular season. Anderson's vaunted pressing style did not fare well against Baylor, as it shot 63 percent from the field and burned Missouri's full-court pressure for 40 minutes.http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/miss-m-baskbl-sched-2006.html Missouri Men's Basketball Archive 2011-07-09 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401095853/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/miss-m-baskbl-sched-2006.html dead http://thebig12basketballblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/how-have-they-done-mike-anderson/ How have they done: Mike Anderson 12 November 2010 Upon elimination from the Big 12 Tournament, the Tigers clearly did not have the credentials for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid. However, with a 6th-place finish in a power conference and an 18–12 overall record, the Tigers appeared headed to at least the NIT. On March 12, 2007, though, the NIT did not select Missouri to participate, ending Anderson's first season as head coach. Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style=Missouri Tigers|Preseason 2006/11/3 7:00 p.m. University of Missouri-Rolla Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO MSN 105–67 5,626 2007/11/6 7:00 p.m. Lithuania Academy Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO MSN 94–40 4,212 |- !colspan=12 style=Missouri Tigers|Non-Conference Regular Season 2006/11/10 7:00 p.m. yes North Carolina A&T Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO John Thompson Foundation Classic 101–80 6,230 1–0 2006/11/11 3:00 p.m. yes Army Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO John Thompson Foundation Classic MSN 67–58 7,386 2–0 2006/11/12 4:00 p.m. yes Stetson Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO John Thompson Foundation Classic MSN 66–45 4,634 3–0 2006/11/16 7:00 p.m. yes Lipscomb Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO 89–69 5,413 4–0 2006/11/19 1:00 p.m. yes Davidson Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO MSN 81–75 5,319 5–0 2006/11/25 6:00 p.m. yes Stephen F. Austin Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO 85–56 7,470 6–0 2006/11/27 7:00 p.m. yes Coppin State Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO 98–77 5,737 7–0 2006/11/30 8:00 p.m. yes Arkansas Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ESPN2 86–64 5,428 8–0 2006/12/3 12:00 p.m. yes Evansville Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO MSN 73–54 4,857 9–0 2006/12/9 2:00 p.m. yes yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN360 62–79 13,505 9–1 2006/12/19 8:00 p.m. yes yes Illinois Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Busch Braggin’ Rights Game ESPN 70–73 22,153 9–2 2006/12/30 5:30 p.m. yes Southern Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO MSN 87–58 9,091 10–2 2007/1/2 7:00 p.m. yes Mississippi State Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO MSN 83–75 7,527 11–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Missouri Tigers|Big 12 Regular Season 2007/1/6 5:00 p.m. Iowa State Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO MSN 65–66 10,142 11–3 0–1 2007/1/10 7:00 p.m. yes 25 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX MSN 68–88 11,983 11–4 0–2 2007/1/13 3:00 p.m. Kansas State Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ESPN+ 81–85 7,340 11–5 0–3 2007/1/15 8:00 p.m. yes 5 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 77–80 16,300 11–6 0–4 2007/1/24 8:00 p.m. yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO MSN 79–65 3,186 12–6 1–4 2007/1/27 3:00 p.m. Texas Tech Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ESPN+ 71–58 15,061 13–6 2–4 2007/1/31 8:00 p.m. yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPNU 73–80 13,266 13–7 2–5 2007/2/3 12:47 p.m. Nebraska Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ESPN+ 61–66 15,061 13–8 2–6 2007/2/6 7:00 p.m. yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA MSN 77–55 11,933 14–8 3–6 2007/2/10 2:30 p.m. 8 Kansas Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ABC 74–92 15,061 14–9 3–7 2007/2/14 6:00 p.m. Baylor Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO MSN 78–71 6,549 15–9 4–7 2007/2/17 12:47 p.m. yes 18 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPN+ 75–64 14,044 16–9 5–7 2007/2/20 6:00 p.m. Oklahoma Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO MSN 72–68 9,165 17–9 6–7 2007/2/24 12:47 p.m. yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE ESPN+ 77–82 OT 11,154 17–10 6–8 2007/2/28 6:00 p.m. Colorado Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO MSN 91–82 9,141 18–10 7–8 2007/3/3 3:00 p.m. yes 7 Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX ESPN+ 78–94 13,203 18–11 7–9 |- !colspan=12 style=Missouri Tigers|Big 12 Tournament 2007/3/8 8:20 p.m. yes Baylor Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK First Round ESPN2 83–97 18,879 18–12 7–9 Central Standard Time AP Poll Roster Name#PositionHeightWeightYearHome Town Keon Lawrence 2 Guard 6–2 180 FR Newark, New Jersey Stefhon Hannah 3 Guard 6–1 175 JR Chicago, Illinois J. T. Tiller 4 Guard 6–3 190 FR Marietta, Georgia Leo Lyons 5 Forward 6–9 225 SO Kansas City, Kansas Nick Berardini 10 Guard 6–1 180 JR Lake Forest, Illinois Jason Horton 12 Guard 6–2 190 JR Dallas, Texas Michael Anderson Jr. 13 Guard 5–11 170 JR Birmingham, Alabama Marshall Brown 15 Forward 6–6 220 JR Austin, Texas Marcus Watkins 23 Forward 6–4 200 SR Charlotte, North Carolina Glen Dandridge 25 Forward 6–6 220 JR Goochland, Virginia Vaidotas Volkus 32 Forward 6–8 220 JR Panevėžys, Lithuania Matt Lawrence 33 Guard 6–7 210 SO Wildwood, Missouri Darryl Butterfield 35 Forward 6–7 225 JR Miami, Florida Kalen Grimes 44 Center 6–9 250 JR Hazelwood, Missouri Rankings Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Final AP Coaches Final season statistics PlayerGP-GSMin/GFG%3PT%FT%R/GA/GSTLBLKPTS/G Stefhon Hannah 30–29 30.4 .452 .391 .788 3.5 4.6 72 0 15.4 Matt Lawrence 30–30 27.3 .485 .443 .722 3.1 0.8 28 1 11.2 Marshall Brown 30–29 21.8 .450 .294 .705 4.2 1.5 23 11 10.1 Keon Lawrence 30–8 23.5 .433 .388 .788 2.9 1.9 35 11 9.7 Leo Lyons 30–6 17.9 .550 .190 .646 4.3 1.1 33 22 7.4 Kalen Grimes 30–24 16.7 .497 .000 .596 5.6 0.4 8 35 7.0 Darryl Butterfield 29–1 14.0 .491 .263 .600 2.8 0.8 21 3 4.6 J.T. Tiller 30–0 13.6 .427 .324 .703 1.3 1.1 22 1 4.2 Jason Horton 30–22 21.7 .351 .345 .568 1.9 3.2 38 22 3.6 Marcus Watkins 24–1 6.7 .488 .400 .647 1.0 0.2 9 0 2.3 Vaidotas Volkus 23–0 6.9 .500 .000 .625 1.8 0.0 6 4 2.2 Glen Dandridge 18–0 4.8 .276 .211 .833 0.7 0.1 7 1 1.4 Nick Berardini 8–0 1.1 .333 .333 .333 0.1 0.0 0 0 0.5 Michael Anderson Jr. 10–0 1.9 .333 1.000 .000 0.3 0.1 0 0 0.3 starters in bold (Determined as five players with most starts) See also 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament 2006-07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2006-07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings List of NCAA Division I institutions References Missouri Category:Missouri Tigers men's basketball seasons Tiger Tiger