The 2006-07 Emory men's basketball season may not have experienced the success that many of its fans hoped for, however the Eagles battled adversity throughout the campaign and played with a resolve till the very end.

The team finished with an overall record of 8-17 and closed out the UAA portion its schedule with a ledger of 2-14.  The Eagles were hampered by the injury bug at inopportune times, forcing lineup changes as well keeping players from important practice sessions.

The year started out on a high note as Emory rode a wave of hot shooting en route to a 5-2 mark after seven contests with one of those setbacks coming at the hands of Division I foe Mercer University.  The Eagles' offense was in high gear during that stretch as they recorded 90 or more points on three occasions while posting 75 or more points in six.  One of the highlights of the impressive start was a 93-82 triumph at home over No. 23-ranked Maryville College, one of five teams that Emory would play who advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

A 76-67 triumph at Case Western in the UAA opener boosted the Eagles' overall record to 7-4 but the team could not sustain the momentum as a tough seven-game losing streak ensued that included a five-point loss to No. 16-ranked Washington University and an overtime setback on the road against Carnegie Mellon.  Emory snapped the skid as it posted its second-highest point total of the season in a 94-83 decision against Carnegie, however the Eagles fell victim to another tough stretch and closed out the year with six straight defeats.

Individually, junior Spiros Ferderigos once again stood out and claimed Second Team All-UAA honors.  The 6-foot-1 workhorse battled a shoulder injury for most of the year but still produced a team-high 17.6 points per game average, good for the No. 2 position among UAA players.  Ferderigos, the team's leading scorer in 10 games, scored in double figures in 20 of his 23 appearances and registered nine games of 20 or more points. His 35-point explosion against Case Western in the final game of the year represented the high-water mark by any UAA player in '06-07 and tied for the fifth most in Emory single-game history.  Ferderigos sank 85.3 percent of his free throw attempts (128-of-150), good for second place among UAA players and 41st nationally.  While his scoring exploits were well documented, Ferderigos continued to cement himself as one of the UAA's most effective all-around players ranking in a number of statistical categories including rebounding (10th, 5.9 rpg), assists (5th, 4.52 apg), steals (1st, 2.17 spg) and minutes played (5th, 32.0 mpg).  In a road game against Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 26), he became the ninth player in school history to record 1,000 points in a career.  He finished the season with 1,177 points, sixth all-time at Emory. 

Adrian Sosa was one of six Emory seniors who closed out their collegiate careers in 2006-07.  The 6-foot backcourt ace, a two-year player with the Eagles, tossed in 15.6 points per outing, good for the No. 2 slot on the team and fourth in the UAA.  A starter in 24 of 25 games, he scored in double figures in 20 outings and totaled 20 or more points on six occasions including a career-high 29 points against Maryville (Nov. 26) that saw him drain seven three-point field goals, tying for the top spot by a UAA player during the year and good for a second-place tie on the school's all-time game list.  Adrian recorded a team-best 59 treys during the year, good for a sixth-place deadlock on Emory's seasonal chart, and his 2.39 three-pointers per game ranked No. 3 in the UAA.  Sosa was the team's high scorer in nine affairs.  Career-wise at Emory, he finished 10th in three-point field goals (99), tied for 11th in scoring average (12.0 ppg), 13th in three-point field goal percentage (.345) and 14th in free throw percentage (.765, 124-of-162).

Shawn Bailey turned in a steady senior season, earning the starting nod in 24 of 25 contests and averaging 8.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per outing.  The 6-foot-2 Bailey, third on the club with a 25.8 minutes per-game mark, finished as the team's top scorer in five games while pacing the club in boards on four occasions.  A double-figure scorer in seven outings, with five of those coming in UAA play, he tallied a season-high 19 points against LaGrange College (Nov. 25).  Shawn finished 15th among UAA players with a 46.1 field goal percentage mark.  Bailey started 51 (19th most in school history) of 78 games during his Emory career and posted 21 double-figure scoring games while registering three double-doubles.

Eric Barvin saw his four-year career come to a close by starting 13 of 21 games and ranking third on the team in points (8.1 ppg) and second in rebounding with his 5.8 per-game mark tying for 11th in the UAA. The 6-foot-8 Barvin posted eight double-figure scoring games including a season-high 17 points vs. Chicago (Feb. 11) and he led the Eagles in scoring in three contests. He was the team's top board man in nine affairs and finished with three performances of double-digit caroms. Eric finished 17th on the school's career list in both games played (88) and starts (56) and his 412 rebounds placed 12th among the Eagles' all-time performers.  In addition, he fourth in career blocked shots with 74 rejections and stood as Emory's high man in rebounding in 23 games. He finished with four double-doubles in his career.

Alex Ford-Carther was another member of the senior class who bid the program farewell following 2006-07.  Ford-Carther saw action in all 25 games, 19 as a starter, and averaged 5.2 points and 2.8 caroms per contest.  A savvy backcourt performer, he turned in a pair of double-figure scoring efforts and registered eight multi-steal games.  During his four years as an Eagle, Alex appeared in 80 games, 43 as a starter, and concluded his tenure ranked 10th on the school's career ladder in assists (125) 13th in steals (100).  

Bolstering the late-season fortunes of the Eagles was 6-foot-7 senior Barry Corrado.  After missing the first six games of the year, Corrado became a force to be reckoned with as the year progressed.  He ended '06-07 starting 15 of the 18 games he played and averaged 7.7 points and 5.7 boards per outing.  He posted double figure scoring on seven occasions including five of the squad's last eight contests.  Included in his scoring production were a pair of career-high tying 18-point explosions (vs. Carnegie Mellon on Jan. 26 & Case Western on Feb. 24).  He ranked as Emory's top rebounder in six games and pulled down a career-best 13 caroms against No. 20 NYU (Feb. 18). Career-wise, he played in 55 contests and compiled eight efforts of double-digit scoring.

Forward Brandon Rowlett closed out his two-year stint with the program by starting six of 24 games and averaging 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.  The 6-foot-6 Rowlett notched a career-high 12 points in the season opener at Mercer and found his way into the scoring column in 17 contests. He logged 20 or more minutes of action on six occasions and snared rebounds in 22 of his 24 appearances.

In February, 2007, Head Coach Brett Zuver announced her resignation following nine years in the position.  During his tenure at Emory, he finished with a school record of 103-122.

Jason Zimmerman was named head coach in April.

All-University Athletic Association
Spiros Ferderigos                     Second Team               Oldsmar, FL (Berkeley Prep)

UAA Player of the Week
Spiros Ferderigos                     Feb. 27                        Oldsmar, GL (Berkeley Prep)
Adrian Sosa                             Dec. 5                          Pembroke Pines, FL (Cooper City)
Dan Smith                                Nov. 28                       Weston, FL (Cypress Bay)

d3hoops.com Team of The Week
Dan Smth                                 Nov. 20-26                  Weston, FL (Cypress Bay)