2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

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.

2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	East Division
Record	21–12 (13–7 OVC)
Head coach	Jeff Neubauer (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	David Boyden Ted Hotaling (2nd season) Josh Merkel
Home arena	McBrayer Arena

2006–07 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Austin Peay	16	–	4		.800			21	–	12		.636
Eastern Kentucky †	13	–	7		.650			21	–	12		.636
Tennessee Tech	13	–	7		.650			19	–	13		.594
Murray State	13	–	7		.650			16	–	14		.533
Samford	12	–	8		.600			16	–	16		.500
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	11		.450			11	–	20		.355
Morehead State	8	–	12		.400			12	–	18		.400
Tennessee State	8	–	12		.400			12	–	20		.375
Jacksonville State	7	–	13		.350			9	–	22		.290
Eastern Illinois	6	–	14		.300			10	–	20		.333
UT Martin	5	–	15		.250			8	–	23		.258
† 2007 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2006–07 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Robin Mestdagh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sint-Vincentius College Ieper, Belgium G 10 Adam Leonard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lee's Summit North Kansas City, Missouri G 11 Ryan Dillman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Evansville Central Evansville, Indiana G 13 Harrison Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Winton Woods Cincinnati, Ohio F 15 Michael Brock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Simon Kenton Independence, Kentucky G 20 Mike Rose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Neuqua Valley Naperville, Illinois F/C 21 Darnell Dialls 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lafayette Lexington, Kentucky F 22 Josh Daniel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr South Charleston Charleston, West Virginia G 23 Julian Mascoll 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Countryside Clearwater, Florida F 24 Josh Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Brentwood Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania F 32 Justin Woods 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Johnson Central West Van Lear, Kentucky F 34 Jamaal Douglas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Palmer Trinity School Lafayette Nassau, Bahamas F 44 Ryan Wiersma 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Newark Newark, Ohio	Head coach Jeff Neubauer Assistant coach(es) David Boyden Ted Hotaling (Albany) Josh Merkel (Salisbury) 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
Regular season
Nov 10, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Asbury	W 63–46	1–0	McBrayer Arena (1,600) Richmond, Kentucky
Nov 13, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		East Tennessee State	W 70–53	2–0	McBrayer Arena (2,600) Richmond, Kentucky
Nov 17, 2006* 7:00 p.m., ESPN Plus		at No. 5 Ohio State	L 45–74	2–1	Jerome Schottenstein Center (18,882) Columbus, Ohio
Nov 20, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Kenyon	W 63–52	3–1	McBrayer Arena (1,400) Richmond, Kentucky
Nov 25, 2006* 4:30 p.m.		at UNC Asheville	W 73–54	4–1	Justice Center (778) Asheville, North Carolina
Nov 28, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		at James Madison	W 70–66	5–1	JMU Convocation Center (3,078) Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dec 2, 2006* 8:00 p.m.		at Western Kentucky	L 55–78	5–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (6,438) Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 7, 2006 7:30 p.m.		Murray State	W 72–66 OT	6–2 (1–0)	McBrayer Arena (3,200) Richmond, Kentucky
Dec 9, 2006 4:00 p.m.		Austin Peay	L 57–59	6–3 (1–1)	McBrayer Arena (2,450) Richmond, Kentucky
Dec 18, 2006 8:35 p.m.		at Eastern Illinois	W 73–57	7–3 (2–1)	Lantz Arena (793) Charleston, Illinois
Dec 20, 2006 8:30 p.m.		at UT Martin	W 82–67	8–3 (3–1)	Skyhawk Arena (1,728) Martin, Tennessee
Dec 30, 2006* 12:00 p.m.		at Kentucky	L 65–78	8–4	Rupp Arena (23,528) Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 2, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Southeast Missouri State	L 74–88	8–5 (3–2)	McBrayer Arena (1,600) Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 4, 2007 8:30 p.m.		at Tennessee Tech	L 53–75	8–6 (3–3)	Hooper Eblen Center (2,249) Cookeville, Tennessee
Jan 9, 2007 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Morehead State	W 73–65	9–6 (4–3)	McBrayer Arena (3,100) Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 13, 2007 4:00 p.m.		Eastern Illinois	W 63–62	10–6 (5–3)	McBrayer Arena (3,050) Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 18, 2007 8:30 p.m.		at Jacksonville State	L 56–66	10–7 (5–4)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,208) Jacksonville, Alabama
Jan 20, 2007 3:00 p.m.		at Samford	L 46–55	10–8 (5–5)	Seibert Hall (1,129) Homewood, Alabama
Jan 25, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Tennessee State	L 62–63	10–9 (5–6)	McBrayer Arena (2,725) Richmond, Kentucky
Jan 29, 2007 7:30 p.m.		UT Martin	W 94–57	11–9 (6–6)	McBrayer Arena (2,800) Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 1, 2007 8:00 p.m., CWKYT-14		at Morehead State	W 69–61	12–9 (7–6)	Ellis Johnson Arena (4,830) Morehead, Kentucky
Feb 3, 2007 8:00 p.m.		Tennessee Tech	W 92–90 2OT	13–9 (8–6)	McBrayer Arena (3,400) Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 8, 2007 8:30 p.m.		at Murray State	W 64–62	14–9 (9–6)	Regional Special Events Center (3,395) Murray, Kentucky
Feb 10, 2007 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Southeast Missouri State	W 66–61	15–9 (10–6)	Show Me Center (4,325) Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Feb 13, 2007 3:00 p.m.		Samford	W 46–38	16–9 (11–6)	McBrayer Arena (2,300) Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 15, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Jacksonville State	W 63–51	17–9 (12–6)	McBrayer Arena (3,050) Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 17, 2007* 4:25 p.m.		at Youngstown State	L 61–66	17–10	Beeghly Center (2,970) Youngstown, Ohio
Feb 22, 2007 8:30 p.m.		at Austin Peay	L 68–77	17–11 (12–7)	Dunn Center (2,569) Clarksville, Tennessee
Feb 24, 2007 7:30 p.m.		at Tennessee State	W 65–53	18–11 (13–7)	Gentry Complex (1,422) Nashville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Feb 27, 2007* 7:00 p.m.	(2)	(7) Morehead State Quarterfinals	W 63–45	19–11	McBrayer Arena (2,100) Richmond, Kentucky
Mar 2, 2007* 9:00 p.m.	(2)	vs. (3) Tennessee Tech Semifinals	W 57–54	20–11	Gaylord Entertainment Center (3,067) Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 3, 2007* 8:05 p.m.	(2)	vs. (1) Austin Peay Championship game	W 63–62	21–11	Gaylord Entertainment Center (3,652) Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2007* 9:50 p.m., CBS	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina First Round	L 65–86	21–12	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.