2006–07 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by third year head coach Matt Brady, played their home games at the McCann Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The team captains were seniors Jared Jordan and Will Whittington. They finished the season 25–9 overall, 14–4 in MAAC play to finish in first place, winning the MAAC regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament where they lost to Siena. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2007 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Oklahoma State in the first round before falling to NC State in the second round. The season was also highlighted by wins over Big Ten Conference opponent Minnesota and Old Dominion, who had defeated eighth-ranked Georgetown two games prior.

2006–07 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball
MAAC regular season champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2006–07 record	25–9 (14–4 MAAC)
Head coach	Matt Brady (3rd season)
Home arena	McCann Center

2006–07 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marist	14	–	4		.778			25	–	9		.735
Niagara †	13	–	5		.722			23	–	12		.657
Loyola (MD)	12	–	6		.667			18	–	13		.581
Siena	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
Manhattan	10	–	8		.556			13	–	17		.433
Fairfield	10	–	8		.556			13	–	19		.406
Rider	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Canisius	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Saint Peter's	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
Iona	1	–	17		.056			2	–	28		.067
† MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament winner As of March 17, 2007; Rankings from AP Poll

Preview

Marist entered the season having finished in third place in the MAAC. The team returned first team All-MAAC selection Jordan, and third team All-MAAC selection Whittington. Jordan led NCAA Division I in total assists with 247, and assists per game with 8.5, while Whittington was a prolific 3-point shooter.[1] James Smith, a versatile 7' center, also returned for Marist. With the returning talent, Marist was the unanimous choice to win the conference title.[2] Jordan was selected as the preseason MAAC player of the year, while Whittington was tabbed as a preseason All-MAAC first team selection.[3]

Roster

2006–07 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Louie McCroskey  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Syracuse Bronx, NY G 2 Dave Magarity 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Roy C. Ketcham Wappingers Falls, NY F 5 Miles Orman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Bergen Catholic Englewood, NJ G 10 Joe Keegan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Monsignor Dovovan Brick, NJ G 11 Dejuan Goodwin  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Mount St. Joseph Baltimore, MD G 13 Will Whittington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Kingwood Kingwood, TX G/F 21 Kaylen Gregory 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Antilles School St. Thomas, Virgin Islands G/F 22 Ben Farmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr St Thomas More Prep (CT) Clinton, CT F 23 Lawrence Williams  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Paramus Catholic Paramus, NJ G 25 Jared Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Kingswood-Oxford Hartford, CT F 31 Shae McNamara 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Marquette Univ HS Milwaukee, WI F 32 Ryan Stilphen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Jr St. Ignatius Bay Village, OH F 35 Vince Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Burlington City Burlington City, NJ F/C 40 James Smith 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Westchester CC Nyack, NY F/C 42 Wilfred Benjamin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Williston State College St. Francis Village, Trinidad G 43 Gerald Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Holderness School Harlem, NY F 44 Ryan Schneider  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Vermont Yorktown Heights, NY F/C 50 Marko Vucajnk 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) RS Fr Gimnazija Celje-Center Zalec, Solvenia	Head coach Matt Brady (Siena, 3rd yr., 1987) Assistant coach(es) Rob O'Driscoll (Villanova, 3rd yr., 1994) Orlando Ranson (Southern New Hampshire, 2nd yr., 1999) Chris Parsons (Hofstra, 3rd yr., 1996) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2019-02-10

Schedule

The team had a fast start to the season, getting off to an 14–4 mark, and 6–1 in conference play.[4][5] They would lose three of their next four games, but finished the season on an eight-game winning streak. This enabled Marist to qualify for just their fourth post season appearance (2 NCAA and 1 NIT).[6][7]

Marist's first highlight of the season was a win over Big Ten member Minnesota in the inaugural Old Spice Classic on November 23, 2006. Despite playing SEC foe Arkansas close in the semifinals, the Razorbacks proved too tough down the stretch. Marist concluded the Old Spice Classic by defeating Western Michigan in the third place game. Jordan was named to the All-Tournament Team and selected as the MVP of the tournament.[8] The team continued their highlights, defeating Old Dominion at home on November 29, 2006. Old Dominion had defeated No. 8 ranked Georgetown just 10 days prior. The final score was exactly the same as the previous season, although the Monarchs won that contest. Both teams ended the night with identical 5–2 records as well.[9]

On February 24, 2006, Marist played their final MAAC game at home against their rival, the Siena Saints. Entering the contest, Marist was 13–4 in MAAC play, while Siena was 12–5. Niagara, who would play against Rider on Sunday afternoon, was also 12–5. There was a potential for a three-way tie for first place should Marist lose the game. The team would need a win to capture the outright MAAC regular season championship for the first time in school history.[10] In a nationally televised game on ESPN2, and in front of a sellout crowd of 3,200,[11] Marist defeated Siena 98–88 in overtime.[12] Both games that the two teams played during the season had been overtime wins for Marist. They ended the regular season slate 23–7 overall, and 14–4 in the MAAC, and clinched the No. 1 seed in the MAAC Tournament, while also setting the school mark for victories in a season (23).

As the No. 1 seed in the MAAC Tournament in Bridgeport, Connecticut, they defeated No. 8 seed Canisius 87–63 in the quarterfinals.[13] In the semifinals, they were matched up again with Siena, for the third time in the season. This time, Siena defeated Marist 86–78, and Siena moved on to the championship game.[14] Because they finished the season as the No. 1 seed, and failed to win their conference tournament, they were an automatic selection to the NIT. In the first round, they were matched up to play at Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Senior guard Will Whittington led Marist with 31 points, as Marist scored the upset, 67–64.[15] It was the first postseason win in school history. Despite Whittington leading the Red Foxes with 18 points, Marist lost to NC State in the second round, 62–69 to end the season.[16]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2006* 2:00 p.m.		at Ohio	L 66–83	0–1	Convocation Center (2,707) Athens, OH
November 14, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		at Delaware	W 78–62	1–1	Bob Carpenter Center (3,539) Newark, DE
November 19, 2006* 4:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 83–67	2–1	McCann Center (2,668) Poughkeepsie, NY
November 23, 2006* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Minnesota Old Spice Classic -Quarterfinal	W 63–56	3–1	HP Field House (1,057) Orlando, FL
November 24, 2006* 10:30 a.m., ESPN2		vs. Arkansas Old Spice Classic -Semifinals	L 64–73	3–2	HP Field House (1,125) Orlando, FL
November 26, 2006* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Western Michigan Old Spice Classic -Third Place Game	W 89–78	4–2	HP Field House  Orlando, FL
November 29, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Old Dominion	W 84–71	5–2	McCann Center (2,613) Poughkeepsie, NY
December 2, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		at Richmond	W 80–73 ^OT	6–2	Robins Center (3,510) Richmond, VA
December 8, 2006 7:30 p.m.		Canisius	W 80–69	7–2 (1–0)	McCann Center (3,003) Poughkeepsie, NY
December 10, 2006 2:00 p.m.		at Saint Peter's	W 89–70	8–2 (2–0)	Yanitelli Center (994) Jersey City, NJ
December 19, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		at Wright State	L 53–63	8–3	Nutter Center (3,032) Fairborn, OH
December 29, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Northern Illinois Pepsi Marist Classic	W 67–63	9–3	McCann Center (2,969) Poughkeepsie, NY
December 30, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Central Arkansas Pepsi Marist Classic	W 71–56	10–3	McCann Center (2,238) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 2, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Loyola (Md)	L 69–77	10–4 (2–1)	Reitz Arena (1,852) Baltimore, MD
January 5, 2007 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Rider	W 71–55	11–4 (3–1)	McCann Center (2,458) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 9, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Iona	W 87–65	12–4 (4–1)	McCann Center (2,141) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 15, 2007 5:00 p.m., MSG		at Siena	W 84–75 ^OT	13–4 (5–1)	Times Union Center (6,714) Albany, NY
January 18, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Niagara	W 91–86 ^OT	14–4 (6–1)	Gallagher Center (1,727) Lewiston, NY
January 20, 2007 2:00 p.m.		at Canisius	L 74–84	14–5 (6–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,317) Buffalo, NY
January 23, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Saint Peter's	W 67–58	15–5 (7–2)	McCann Center (2,493) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 26, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Niagara	L 75–83	15–6 (7–3)	McCann Center (3,200) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 30, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Manhattan	L 74–75	15–7 (7–4)	Draddy Gymnasium (2,224) Riverdale, NY
February 3, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Loyola (Md)	W 71–66	16–7 (8–4)	McCann Center (3,200) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 5, 2007 7:30 p.m.		at Rider	W 79–78	17–7 (9–4)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,510) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 8, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Fairfield	W 65–64	18–7 (10–4)	McCann Center (3,016) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 11, 2007 3:30 p.m.		at Iona	W 79–53	19–7 (11–4)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,334) New Rochelle, NY
February 15, 2007 7:30 p.m.		Manhattan	W 73–57	20–7 (12–4)	McCann Center (2,486) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 17, 2007* 7:30 p.m.		Colgate ESPN BracketBusters	W 63–47	21–7	McCann Center (2,981) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 19, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Fairfield	W 67–60	22–7 (13–4)	Arena at Harbor Yard (3,474) Bridgeport, CT
February 24, 2007 11:00 a.m., ESPN2		Siena	W 98–88 ^OT	23–7 (14–4)	McCann Center (3,200) Poughkeepsie, NY
MAAC Tournament
March 3, 2007 4:00 p.m., MSG	(1)	vs. (8) Canisius Quarterfinals	W 87–63	24–7	Arena at Harbor Yard (3,762) Bridgeport, CT
March 4, 2007 6:00 p.m., MSG	(1)	vs. (4) Siena Semifinals	L 78–86	24–8	Arena at Harbor Yard  Bridgeport, CT
2007 NIT
March 13, 2007 10:00 p.m., ESPNU	(7)	at (2) Oklahoma State First Round	W 67–64	25–8	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,507) Stillwater, OK
March 16, 2007 9:30 p.m., ESPNU	(7)	at (6) NC State Second Round	L 62–69	25–9	Reynolds Coliseum (8,400) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

All-MAAC

The following players/coaches earned Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference postseason recognition:[17]

MAAC Player of the Year

• Jared Jordan, Marist (Sr., G, Hartford, Connecticut)

First team All-MAAC

• Jared Jordan, Marist

Second team All-MAAC

• Will Whittington, Marist (Sr., G, Kingwood, Texas)

MAAC Coach of the Year

• Matt Brady[18]

Awards and Honors

• Jared Jordan – All-New York Metropolitan NCAA Division I men's college basketball player of the year. (Haggerty Award)[19]
• On June 28, 2007, Jordan was selected 45th in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers.[20]

Records

• Marist set an all-time single season school record with 25 wins. Ironically, the women's team also set a school record for wins during the same season, winning 29 games.
• Jordan led the nation in total assists and assists per game for the second consecutive year, 286 total and 8.7 per game.
• Will Whittington led the nation in 3-point field goals made and attempted, going 137–345.[21]

Rankings

Main article: 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement [22]
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.

Poll	Pre Nov 6	Wk 2 Nov 13	Wk 3 Nov 20	Wk 4 Nov 27	Wk 5 Dec 4	Wk 6 Dec 11	Wk 7 Dec 18	Wk 8 Dec 25	Wk 9 Jan 1	Wk 10 Jan 8	Wk 11 Jan 15	Wk 12 Jan 22	Wk 13 Jan 29	Wk 14 Feb 5	Wk 15 Feb 12	Wk 16 Feb 19	Wk 17 Feb 26	Wk 18 Mar 5	Post Wk 1 Mar 12	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	[note 1]
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR

See also

2006–07 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team

Notes

1. No Associated Press Poll this week.

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