2006–07 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Patriot League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferencePatriot League
Record25–9 (13–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Home arenaHart Center
2006–07 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Holy Cross131 .929259  .735
Bucknell131 .929229  .710
Lehigh77 .5001219  .387
American77 .5001614  .533
Colgate59 .3571019  .345
Army410 .2861516  .484
Navy410 .2861416  .467
Lafayette311 .214921  .300
2007 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2006–07 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 8th-year head coach Ralph Willard, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–9, 13–1 in Patriot League play to win the regular season league title. As the #1 seed, they defeated Lafayette, American, and Bucknell to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the West region, they were beaten by No. 4 seed Southern Illinois.

Roster

2006–07 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Torey Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr  White Plains, New York
G 10 Keith Simmons 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrKingston Kingston, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 12, 2006*
    4:00 pm
    Fairfield W 67–65 OT 1–0
    Hart Recreation Center (2,534)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Nov 15, 2006*
    7:00 pm
    Hampton W 62–47  2–0
    Hart Recreation Center (2,213)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Nov 18, 2006*
    3:00 pm
    Siena W 65–57  3–0
    Hart Recreation Center (2,721)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Nov 21, 2006*
    7:00 pm
    at Harvard W 82–69  4–0
    Lavietes Pavilion (1,200)
    Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Nov 25, 2006*
    2:00 pm
    William & Mary W 66–57  5–0
    Hart Recreation Center (2,301)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Nov 27, 2006*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    at No. 15 Syracuse L 64–72  5–1
    Carrier Dome (19,235)
    Syracuse, New York
    Nov 29, 2006*
    7:00 pm
    at Yale W 63–58  6–1
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,028)
    New Haven, Connecticut
    Dec 2, 2006*
    7:00 pm
    at Dayton L 53–69  6–2
    University of Dayton Arena (12,149)
    Dayton, Ohio
    Dec 6, 2006*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 7 Duke L 45–57  6–3
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, North Carolina
    Dec 19, 2006*
    7:30 pm
    at Providence L 68–77  6–4
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,785)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Dec 21, 2006*
    7:00 pm
    vs. George Mason L 46–58  6–5
    DCU Center (3,114)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Dec 28, 2006*
    6:00 pm
    at La Salle
    La Salle Invitational
    W 68–48  7–5
    Tom Gola Arena (1,837)
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Dec 29, 2006*
    8:15 pm
    vs. Niagara
    La Salle Invitational
    L 61–67  7–6
    Tom Gola Arena (1,531)
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Dec 30, 2006*
    4:00 pm
    vs. Delaware
    La Salle Invitational
    W 49–47  8–6
    Tom Gola Arena (2,522)
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Jan 3, 2007*
    7:00 pm
    at Boston University W 73–70 OT 9–6
    Case Gym (1,025)
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Patriot League regular season
    Jan 6, 2007
    4:00 pm
    at Lafayette W 84–74  10–6
    (1–0)
    Kirby Sports Center (2,503)
    Easton, Pennsylvania
    Jan 9, 2007
    7:00 pm, WCTR-TV3
    Army W 66–42  11–6
    (2–0)
    Hart Recreation Center (2,412)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Jan 12, 2007
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    Bucknell W 65–60  12–6
    (3–0)
    Hart Recreation Center (3,523)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Jan 17, 2007
    7:00 pm
    Navy W 61–42  13–6
    (4–0)
    Hart Recreation Center (3,137)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Jan 20, 2007
    3:00 pm
    at American W 69–64 OT 14–6
    (5–0)
    Bender Arena (4,775)
    Washington D.C.
    Jan 23, 2007
    7:00 pm
    at Colgate W 58–55  15–6
    (6–0)
    Cotterell Court (543)
    Hamilton, New York
    Jan 26, 2007
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    Lehigh W 64–53  16–6
    (7–0)
    Hart Recreation Center (3,487)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Jan 31, 2007
    7:00 pm, WCTR-TV3
    American W 58–47  17–6
    (8–0)
    Hart Recreation Center (3,118)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Feb 3, 2007
    1:00 pm
    Lafayette W 64–53  18–6
    (8–0)
    Hart Recreation Center (4,000)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Feb 6, 2007
    7:30 pm
    at Army W 70–54 OT 19–6
    (9–0)
    Christl Arena (1,002)
    West Point, New York
    Feb 26, 2007
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Bucknell L 45–48  19–7
    (9–1)
    Sojka Pavilion (4,209)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Feb 26, 2007
    4:00 pm
    at Navy W 68–40  20–7
    (10–1)
    Alumni Hall (1,414)
    Annapolis, Maryland
    Feb 17, 2007
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Hofstra
    O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
    L 64–65  20–8
    Mack Sports Complex (5,047)
    Hempstead, New York
    Feb 21, 2007
    7:00 pm
    Colgate W 68–57  22–8
    (12–1)
    Hart Recreation Center (3,178)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Feb 25, 2007
    1:00 pm
    at Lehigh W 62–50  22–8
    (13–1)
    Stabler Arena (2,439)
    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Patriot League Tournament
    Feb 28, 2007*
    7:00 pm
    Lafayette
    Quarterfinals
    W 83–53  23–8
    Hart Recreation Center (2,524)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Mar 4, 2007*
    2:00 pm
    American
    Semifinals
    W 55–53  24–8
    Hart Recreation Center (3,463)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Mar 9, 2007*
    4:45 pm, ESPN2
    Bucknell
    Championship game
    W 74–66  25–8
    Hart Recreation Center (4,000)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16, 2007*
    9:50 pm, CBS
    (13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 14 Southern Illinois
    First Round
    L 51–61  25–9
    Nationwide Arena (19,916)
    Columbus, Ohio
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West Region.
    All times are in Eastern Time..

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    References

    1. "2006-2007 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Stats". Go Holy Cross.
    2. "HOLY CROSS ANNOUNCES 2006-2007 BASKETBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE". Go Holy Cross.
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