2006–07 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2006–07 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 10th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

2006–07 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
2006–07 record	15–18 (6–8 Big West)
Head coach	Pat Douglass (10th season)
Home arena	Bren Events Center

2006–07 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Long Beach State†	12	–	2		.857			24	–	8		.750
Cal State Fullerton	9	–	5		.643			20	–	10		.667
Cal Poly	9	–	5		.643			19	–	11		.633
UC Santa Barbara	9	–	5		.643			18	–	11		.621
UC Irvine	6	–	8		.429			15	–	18		.455
Cal State Northridge	5	–	9		.357			14	–	17		.452
Pacific	5	–	9		.357			12	–	19		.387
UC Riverside	1	–	13		.071			7	–	24		.226
† 2007 Big West Tournament winner As of April 10, 2007[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2005–06 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 16–13 and 10–4 in Big West play.

Roster

2006–07 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 3 Chuma Awaji 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Los Angeles, CA G 11 Nic Campbell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr G 40 J.J Cannizzaro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G 22 Chad DeCasas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mission Viejo, CA C 33 Darren Fells 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Fullerton, CA C 45 Wolfgang Gieler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr G 1 Michael Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Aurora, CO G 20 Justin Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr El Segundo, CA F 15 Mark Kelley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr G 12 Chad McDaniel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Rosamond, CA G 2 Marcus McIntosh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Aurora, CO F 21 Patrick Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Corona, CA F 32 Adam Templeton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So	Head coach Pat Douglass (Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 10, 2006*		vs. South Alabama Basketball Travelers Classic	L 63–67	0–1	Save Mart Center (10,422) Fresno, CA
November 11, 2006*		vs. Winston-Salem State Basketball Travelers Classic	W 53–41	1–1	Save Mart Center (10,667) Fresno, CA
November 12, 2006*		Fresno State Basketball Travelers Classic	L 51–82	1–2	Save Mart Center (10,163) Fresno, CA
November 14, 2006*		South Carolina	W 67–52	2–2	Bren Events Center (2,328) Irvine, CA
November 17, 2006*		at Oregon	L 42–85	2–3	McArthur Court (8,484) Eugene, OR
November 21, 2006*		at No. 21 Nevada	L 64–83	2–4	Lawlor Events Center (7,160) Reno, NV
November 25, 2006*		Pepperdine	W 68–66	3–4	Bren Events Center (1,067) Irvine, CA
December 9, 2006*		at Loyola Marymount	L 65–73	3–5	Gersten Pavilion (2,158) Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 2006*		at Drake	L 73–76	3–6	Knapp Center (4,855) Des Moines, IA
December 16, 2006*		Sam Houston State	W 70–62 ^OT	4–6	Bren Events Center (2,657) Irvine, CA
December 20, 2006*		at DePaul	L 53–65	4–7	Allstate Arena (7,752) Rosemont, IL
December 22, 2006*		at Loyola	L 69–72	4–8	Joseph J. Gentile Center (1,849) Chicago, IL
December 28, 2006*		Harvard	W 81–48	5–8	Bren Events Center (1,946) Irvine, CA
December 30, 2006*		at UC Davis	W 68–48	6–8	The Pavilion (916) Davis, CA
January 4, 2007		Cal Poly	W 66–62	7–8 (1–0)	Bren Events Center (1,720) Irvine, CA
January 6, 2007		UC Santa Barbara	L 59–64	7–9 (1–1)	Bren Events Center (2,128) Irvine, CA
January 11, 2007		at Cal State Northridge	L 61–67	7–10 (1–2)	Matadome (889) Northridge, CA
January 13, 2007		at Pacific	W 67–42	8–10 (2–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,638) Stockton, CA
January 18, 2007		UC Riverside	W 64–48	9–10 (3–2)	Bren Events Center (1,398) Irvine, CA
January 20, 2007		Cal State Fullerton	L 68–71	10–10 (3–3)	Bren Events Center (2,886) Irvine, CA
January 25, 2007		Long Beach State	W 88–84	11–10 (4–3)	Bren Events Center (3,182) Irvine, CA
January 27, 2007		at Cal State Fullerton	L 68–71	11–11 (4–4)	Titan Gym (1,869) Fullerton, CA
February 1, 2007		Pacific	L 82–89	10–13 (4–5)	Bren Events Center (2,538) Irvine, CA
February 3, 2007		Cal State Northridge	W 75–66	11–13 (5–5)	Bren Events Center (4,374) Irvine, CA
February 8, 2007		at UC Santa Barbara	L 62–71	11–14 (5–6)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (1,919) Santa Barbara, CA
February 10, 2007		at Cal Poly	L 80–89	11–15 (5–7)	Mott Gym (2,581) San Luis Obispo, CA
February 14, 2007		at UC Riverside	W 66–61	12–15 (6–7)	Student Recreation Center (684) Riverside, CA
February 17, 2007*		at San Francisco Bracketbusters	L 62–76	12–16	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,224) San Francisco, CA
February 22, 2007*		UC Davis	W 73–59	13–16	Bren Events Center (2,479) Irvine, CA
March 1, 2007		at Long Beach State	L 80–85	13–17 (6–8)	Walter Pyramid (2,732) Long Beach, CA
Big West Conference Tournament
March 7, 2007		vs. UC Riverside First Round	W 53–52	14–17	Anaheim Convention Center (1,436) Anaheim, CA
March 8, 2007		vs. UC Santa Barbara Quarterfinal	W 70–52	15–17	Anaheim Convention Center (2,393) Anaheim, CA
March 9, 2007		vs. Long Beach State Semifinal	L 63–77	15–18	Anaheim Convention Center (4,252) Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

Awards & Honors

• Chad DeCasas [3]
  • Big West All Freshman Team
• Michael Hunter [3]
  • Big West All Freshman Team

References

1. Big West MBB Record Book
2. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
3. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2017.