2006-07 Poets Men's Basketball Recap

Men's Basketball finished the 2006-07 season with a 9-16 overall record.   Their 3-11 record in conference play put the Poets in seventh place in the SCIAC.  The Poets won six of their first eight games; all in non-conference play.  Losses to nationally ranked #12 University of Puget Sound, Anderson University and Chapman University had the Poets in the midst of their first losing streak of the season heading into conference play.  The best conference win of the season came against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on January 24 in the Graham Athletics Center.  In the final game of the season, on a night where over 1,500 fans were present on "PAC the GAC" night, the Poets took nationally ranked #19 and SCIAC rival Occidental College into double overtime, before a last second shot by the Tigers won the game.

Sophomore forward Jeff McLean and senior guard Tim Fanning were named to the All-SCIAC second team for their performances this season.  McLean led the team with 14.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per conference game.  He also led the team with 29 blocks and a .580 field goal percentage in all games.  Fanning was second on the team in conference scoring, averaging 13.9 points per game.  He led the team with 31 steals, a .850 free throw percentage and a .437 three-point field goal percentage throughout the season.