2006-07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
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The 2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University
in the 2006–07 college basketball
season. The team was led by third-year head coach Billy Gillispie
, who afterward left the Aggies to coach at the University of Kentucky
. The Aggies finished 27–7 (13–3 in the Big 12), achieved the highest national ranking in school history, and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen
. This season was Acie Law IV
's senior season, after which he would become the highest draft pick in A&M history at number 11 to the Atlanta Hawks
. The Aggies also won the inaugural Shelby Metcalf
Classic.
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Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
in the 2006–07 college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
season. The team was led by third-year head coach Billy Gillispie
Billy Gillispie
Billy Clyde Gillispie , also known by his initials BCG, is an American college basketball coach. Since 2011, he has been the current head coach of the men's basketball team at Texas Tech University...
, who afterward left the Aggies to coach at the University of Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats
The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky , a founding member of the Southeastern Conference...
. The Aggies finished 27–7 (13–3 in the Big 12), achieved the highest national ranking in school history, and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...
. This season was Acie Law IV
Acie Law IV
Acie Law IV is an American professional basketball player who plays for KK Partizan in Serbia. In his four seasons at Texas A&M University, Law scored 1,653 points and was credited with 540 assists...
's senior season, after which he would become the highest draft pick in A&M history at number 11 to the Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
. The Aggies also won the inaugural Shelby Metcalf
Shelby Metcalf
Shelby Metcalf was the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team for 27 seasons, from 1963 to 1990. He won more games than any other coach in the former Southwest Conference...
Classic.
Recruiting
Roster
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight* | Year | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Bryan | 0 | F/C | 6–9 | 250 | Fr. | Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... |
| Law IV, Acie | 1 | G | 6–3 | 195 | Sr. | Dallas, Texas |
| Roland, Derrick | 3 | G | 6–4 | 190 | Fr. | Dallas, Texas |
| Graham, Bryson | 5 | G | 6–3 | 190 | So. | San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,... |
| Sloan, Donald Donald Sloan (basketball) Donald Sloan is an American basketball player who formerly played for the NBADL's Reno Bighorns. He played shooting guard for Texas A&M. As a senior during the 2009-10 season, Sloan led the Aggies in scoring with a 17.8 points per game average and was a first team All-Big 12 Conference selection... |
15 | G | 6–3 | 205 | Fr. | Dallas, Texas |
| Kirk, Dominique | 22 | G | 6–4 | 185 | Jr. | Dallas, Texas |
| Carter, Josh Josh Carter Joshua Neville Carter is an American professional basketball player at guard/forward. He played college basketball for Texas A&M. He also played for the Athletes in Action basketball team in 2006 and 2007, helping the team win the William Jones Cup in 2006... |
23 | F | 6–7 | 200 | So.-2L | Dallas, Texas |
| Jones, Joseph Joseph Jones (basketball player) Joseph CostelloReshawn Jones is an American basketball player. He played college basketball at Texas A&M University during college years . From the season 2008-09 plays at Oyak Renaul Bursa in the Turkish Basketball League.-Early years:Jones was born March 21, 1986 to D.C... |
30 | F | 6–9 | 255 | Jr. | Normangee, Texas Normangee, Texas Normangee is a town in Leon and Madison Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 719 at the 2000 census.-History:The Railroads were pushing the frontier westward and the Trinity and Brazos Valley and the Houston and Texas Central were built between Houston and Dallas in 1904-1905... |
| Chapman, Chris | 31 | G | 5–11 | 170 | Fr. | Houston, Texas |
| Muhlbach, Beau | 32 | G/F | 6–5 | 205 | Jr.-2L | Lufkin, Texas Lufkin, Texas Lufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. Founded in 1882, the population was 35,067 in 2010. It is the county seat of Angelina County, and is situated in Deep East Texas.-History:... |
| Elonu, Chinemelu Chinemelu Elonu Chinemelu D. Elonu, Jr. is a Nigerian American basketball player. He played college basketball for Texas A&M.-College career:... |
41 | F/C | 6–10 | 235 | Fr. | Houston, Texas |
| Kavaliauskas, Antanas Antanas Kavaliauskas Antanas Kavaliauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is also a former Texas A&M University college basketball player.-Early years:Antanas Kavaliauskas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, to Birutė Kavaliauskienė... |
44 | C | 6–10 | 250 | Sr. | Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County... , Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
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