2006–07 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by 11th-year head coach Howie Dickenman, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Blue Devils also won the Northeast Conference tournament to receive the conferences's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's tournament. An No. 16 seed in the South region, Central Connecticut fell to No. 1 seed Ohio State, 78–57,^[1] to finish the season with a record of 22–12 (16–2 NEC).

2006–07 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball
NEC tournament champions NEC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	22–12 (16–2 NEC)
Head coach	Howie Dickenman (11th season)
Home arena	William H. Detrick Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Central Connecticut †	16	–	2		.889			22	–	12		.647
Sacred Heart	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Quinnipiac	11	–	7		.611			14	–	15		.483
Robert Morris	9	–	9		.500			17	–	11		.607
Mount St. Mary's	9	–	9		.500			11	–	20		.355
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Wagner	8	–	10		.444			11	–	19		.367
St. Francis (NY)	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Monmouth	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Long Island	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
Saint Francis (PA)	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
† 2007 NEC tournament winner

Roster

2006–07 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 5 Obie Nwadike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr Jersey City, New Jersey F 22 Jemino Sobers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr   G 35 Tristan Blackwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Toronto, Ontario G 44 Javier Mojica 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Auburn, Massachusetts	Head coach Howie Dickenman (Central Connecticut State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2006*		at Michigan John Thompson Foundation Challenge	L 40–60	0–1	Crisler Arena (8,426) Ann Arbor, Michigan
Nov 11, 2006*		vs. Eastern Michigan John Thompson Foundation Challenge	L 69–76	0–2	Crisler Arena (8,762) Ann Arbor, Michigan
Nov 12, 2006*		vs. Davidson John Thompson Foundation Challenge	L 69–76	0–3	Crisler Arena (8,958) Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 9, 2006*		UMass	L 66–79	3–6	Mohegan Sun Arena (3,064) Uncasville, Connecticut
Dec 14, 2006*		Harvard	L 65–72	3–7	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,298) New Britain, Connecticut
Dec 16, 2006*		La Salle	L 73–86	3–8	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,154) New Britain, Connecticut
Dec 30, 2006*		at UMBC	L 52–66		Retriever Activities Center (1,422) Catonsville, MD
NEC Tournament
Mar 1, 2007*		St. Francis (NY) Quarterfinals	W 79–61	20–11	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,974) New Britain, Connecticut
Mar 4, 2007*		Mount St. Mary's Semifinals	W 74–68	21–11	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (3,164) New Britain, Connecticut
Mar 7, 2007*		Sacred Heart Championship game	W 74–70	22–11	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (3,210) New Britain, Connecticut
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2007* CBS	(16 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 1 Ohio State First Round	L 57–78	22–12	Rupp Arena (20,752) Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

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