The 2006–07 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented

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in the

2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2006, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on Apr ...

. Their head coach was

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, serving his 6th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the

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. The Bulldogs won the 2007 Horizon League Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship and earned an at-large bid to the

2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2006-07 ...

, earning a 5 seed in the Midwest Region. They beat 12 seed Old Dominion 57–46 and 4 seed

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before falling to 1 seed and eventual national champion

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65–57 in overtime in the Sweet Sixteen

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

References

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Butler Bulldogs men's basketball seasons

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