2006–07 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with a 18–13 record.

2006–07 Providence Friars men's basketball
NIT, Round 1
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	18–13 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	Tim Welsh (9th season)
Home arena	Dunkin' Donuts Center

2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Georgetown †	13	–	3		.813			30	–	7		.811
No. 16 Louisville	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
No. 12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4		.750			29	–	8		.784
No. 17 Notre Dame	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
No. 20 Marquette	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
West Virginia	9	–	7		.563			27	–	9		.750
DePaul	9	–	7		.563			20	–	14		.588
Villanova	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Providence	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
St. John's	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Connecticut	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
*Seton Hall	4	–	12		.250			13	–	16		.448
*South Florida	3	–	13		.188			12	–	18		.400
*Rutgers	3	–	13		.188			10	–	19		.345
*Cincinnati	2	–	14		.125			11	–	19		.367
**Syracuse	0	–	6		.000			2	–	11		.154
† 2007 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 2007 Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2007 Big East tournament **Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.

The Friars were eliminated by West Virginia in round 1 of the Big East tournament. On March 14, 2007, they were eliminated in round 1 of the NIT by Bradley.

Roster

2006–07 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jeff Xavier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Raphael Academy Pawtucket, Rhode Island G 4 Sharaud Curry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Joseph Wheeler High School Gainesville, Georgia G 5 Dwain Williams — 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Vista Murrieta High School San Diego, California G 10 Luke Burchett (W) — 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Fenwick High School Western Springs, Illinois G/F 11 Geoff McDermott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So New Rochelle High School New Rochelle, New York G 13 Weyinmi Efejuku 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Brewster Academy Fresh Meadows, New York F/C 15 Herbert Hill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Kinston High School Kinston, North Carolina F 21 Chris Baudinet (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Taft School Watertown, Connecticut G 23 Brian McKenzie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Xaverian High School Brooklyn, New York C 32 Randall Hanke 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Trinity-Pawling School New York, New York F 33 Charles Burch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tabor Academy Dorchester, Massachusetts F 34 Jonathan Kale 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So St. Andrew's School Mattapan, Massachusetts C 55 Ray Hall 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr J. K. Mullen High School Denver, Colorado	Head coach Tim Welsh (SUNY Potsdam) Assistant coach(es) Vince Cautero Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 2, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		New Haven	W 97–51		Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Nov. 7, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		EA Sports All-Stars	W 82–77		Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 14, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 96–71	1–0	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Nov. 18, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Brown	L 41–51	1–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Nov. 22, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		No. 23 Boston College	W 73–64	2–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Nov. 26, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		George Washington	W 86–67	3–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Nov. 28, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Columbia	W 81–55	4–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Dec. 2, 2006* 2:00 p.m.		Rhode Island	W 95–66	5–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Dec. 4, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Fairfield	W 67–50	6–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Dec. 6, 2006* 7:00 p.m., FSN		at No. 7 Florida	L 67–85	6–2	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
Dec. 9, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Maine	W 94–79	7–2	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Dec. 19, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Holy Cross	W 77–68	8–2	Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,785) Providence, RI
Dec. 22, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Harvard	W 101–92	9–2	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Dec. 29, 2006* 9:30 p.m.		vs. Florida State	L 62–92	9–3	St. Pete Times Forum  Tampa, Florida
Jan. 2, 2007* 7:30 p.m.		Longwood	W 107–69	10–3	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Big East regular season
Jan. 4, 2007 7:30 p.m.		No. 15 Marquette	W 74–59	11–3 (1–0)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Jan. 6, 2007 8:00 p.m.		Seton Hall	W 91–69	12–3 (2–0)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Jan. 13, 2007 12:00 p.m.		at Louisville	L 63–78	12–4 (2–1)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Jan. 17, 2007 7:30 p.m.		at Seton Hall	L 68–69	12–5 (2–2)	Izod Center  East Rutherford, NJ
Jan. 20, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Rutgers	W 78–63	13–5 (3–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Jan. 23, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Villanova	L 73–82	13–6 (3–3)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Jan. 27, 2007 12:00 p.m., FSN New York		at UConn	W 84–72	14–6 (4–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (16,294) Storrs, CT
Feb. 3, 2007 2:00 p.m.		at No. 14 Marquette	L 62–69	14–7 (4–4)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb. 6, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Cincinnati	W 71–70	15–7 (5–4)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,557) Providence, RI
Feb. 10, 2007 6:00 p.m.		at No. 7 Pittsburgh	L 68–74	15–8 (5–5)	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
Feb. 15, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Notre Dame	L 78–81	15–9 (5–6)	Joyce Center  Notre Dame, IN
Feb. 17, 2007 12:00 p.m.		St. John's	W 71–66	16–9 (6–6)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,800) Providence, RI
Feb. 20, 2007 7:30 p.m.		No. 22 West Virginia	W 64–61	17–9 (7–6)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Feb. 24, 2007 12:00 p.m.		Syracuse	L 67–71	17–10 (7–7)	Dunkin' Donuts Center  Providence, RI
Feb. 28, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at South Florida	W 77–72	18–10 (8–7)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Mar. 4, 2007 2:00 p.m.		at St. John’s	L 64–77	18–11 (8–8)	Madison Square Garden (7,481) New York, NY
Big East tournament
Mar. 7, 2007 7:00 p.m.	(10)	vs. (7) West Virginia First round	L 79–92	18–12	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
NIT
Mar. 14, 2007 8:00 p.m.		at Bradley First round	L 78–90 OT	18–13	Carver Arena  Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.