The 2006-07

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team represented the

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in intercollegiate

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during the 2006-07 season. The team played its home games in the

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in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the

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. Under the direction of

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Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned an eighth seed and advanced to the quarterfinals of the

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. The team earned an invitation to the

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. The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll. The team had a 1–5 record against ranked opponents, with its lone victory coming against #24

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58–55 on February 17, 2007 at Crisler Arena. Lester Abram served as team

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s, and Dion Harris earned team MVP honors. The team's leading scorers were Harris (469 points), Courtney Sims (401 points) and Abram (319 points). The leading rebounders were Sims (218), Brent Petway (205) and

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(139). Harris won the Big Ten Conference

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statistical championship with an 87.3% average in conference games. In the

at the

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from March 8–11, Michigan was seeded eighth. In the first round, they defeated number 9

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49–40 before losing to number 1

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72–62 in the second round. On March 13, 2007, Michigan defeated six seeded 68–58 at Crisler Arena in the first round of the

. Then Michigan lost to two seeded 87–66 at the

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, Florida in the second round.

Team Players Drafted into the NBA

*Transferred to

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before being drafted

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Team Players Drafted into the NBA

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