2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

2006–07 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2007 Mountain West Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2006–07 UNLV Rebels men's basketball
2006–07 UNLV Rebels men's basketball
MWC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 19
2006–07 record	30–7 (12–4 Mountain West)
Head coach	Lon Kruger;
Assistant coaches	Greg Grensing; Steve Henson; Lew Hill;
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center
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The 2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his third year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 30–7, 12–4 in MWC play. They won the 2007 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 7 seed in the Midwest Region. The Runnin' Rebels defeated 10 seed Georgia Tech in the opening round^[2] and 2 seed Wisconsin to reach the Sweet Sixteen^[3] before losing to 3 seed Oregon in the regional semifinals.^[4]

Roster[]

2006–07 UNLV Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Wink Adams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Gulf Shores Academy	Houston, Texas
G	2	Kevin Kruger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Arizona State	Marietta, Georgia
G	33	Tre'Von Willis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr		Fresno, California
F	45	Joe Darger	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Riverton	Riverton, Utah

Head coach

Lon Kruger

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Grensing
Steve Henson
Lew Hill

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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2006*		Hawaii	W 73–59	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Nov 14, 2006*		Eastern Washington	W 82–79	2–0	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Nov 17, 2006*		UC Santa Barbara	L 76–79	2–1	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Nov 21, 2006		Washburn	W 83–55	3–1	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Nov 25, 2006*		San Francisco	W 96–88	4–1	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Nov 28, 2006*		at No. 16 Arizona	L 75–89	4–2	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 2, 2006*		vs. Northern Arizona	W 93–53	5–2	Burns Arena
Dec 5, 2006*		at Hawaii	W 61–58	6–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 9, 2006*		at No. 20 Nevada	W 58–49	7–2	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 17, 2006*		Texas A&M	W 67–57	8–2	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Dec 18, 2006*		Norfolk State	W 103–56	9–2	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Dec 19, 2006*		South Florida	W 74–59	10–2	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Dec 22, 2006*		Minnesota	W 62–58	11–2	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Dec 28, 2006*		at Texas Tech	W 74–66	12–2	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Dec 30, 2006*		at Houston	W 78–62	13–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
MWC regular season
Jan 3, 2007		Utah	W 97–94 ^2OT	14–2 (1–0)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Jan 6, 2007		at No. 20 Air Force	L 50–56	14–3 (1–1)	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 10, 2007		at Wyoming	L 76–86 ^OT	14–4 (1–2)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 13, 2007		BYU	W 83–75	15–4 (2–2)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Jan 20, 2007		at TCU	W 75–66	16–4 (3–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 23, 2007		San Diego State	W 68–61	17–4 (4–2)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Jan 27, 2007		New Mexico	W 76–72 ^OT	18–4 (5–2)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Jan 30, 2007		at Colorado State	W 76–59	19–4 (6–2)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 3, 2007		at BYU	L 63–90	19–5 (6–3)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 7, 2007		TCU	W 82–67	20–5 (7–3)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Feb 10, 2007		Wyoming	W 80–70	21–5 (8–3)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Feb 13, 2007		at San Diego State	L 52–67	21–6 (8–4)	Viejas Arena San Diego, California
Feb 17, 2007		at Utah	W 70–57	22–6 (9–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 20, 2007		No. 14 Air Force	W 60–50	23–6 (10–4)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Feb 28, 2007		at New Mexico	W 85–83	24–6 (11–4)	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 3, 2007		Colorado State	W 65–47	25–6 (12–4)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
MWC Tournament
Mar 8, 2007*	No. 25	Utah	W 80–54	26–6	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Mar 9, 2007*	No. 25	Colorado State	W 88–72	27–6	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Mar 10, 2007*	No. 25	No. 23 BYU	W 78–70	28–6	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2007*	(7 MW) No. 19	vs. (10 MW) Georgia Tech First Round	W 67–63	29–6	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Mar 18, 2007*	(7 MW) No. 19	vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Wisconsin Second Round	W 74–68	30–6	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Mar 23, 2007*	(7 MW) No. 19	vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Oregon Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 72–76	30–7	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings[]

References[]

^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
^ "Umeh, White tally 19 points in UNLV win over Ga. Tech". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "Coach's son Kruger makes dad proud, leads UNLV to Sweet 16". ESPN. March 18, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "Porter ties regional mark with eight 3s in Ducks' Sweet 16 win". ESPN. March 24, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "2006–07 UNLV Rebels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 2006-07 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

[2] "Umeh, White tally 19 points in UNLV win over Ga. Tech". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[3] "Coach's son Kruger makes dad proud, leads UNLV to Sweet 16". ESPN. March 18, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[4] "Porter ties regional mark with eight 3s in Ducks' Sweet 16 win". ESPN. March 24, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[5] "2006–07 UNLV Rebels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[6] "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

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Venues	(1958–1960) NSU Gym (1960–1967) Las Vegas Convention Center (1967–1983) Thomas & Mack Center (1983–present)
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! 1991 Duke game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1976–77 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1999–2000 2006–07 2007–08 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2006–07 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 BYU	13	–	3	.813	25	–	9	.735
No. 19 UNLV †	12	–	4	.750	30	–	7	.811
San Diego State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Air Force	10	–	6	.625	26	–	9	.743
Wyoming	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Colorado State	6	–	10	.375	17	–	13	.567
Utah	6	–	10	.375	11	–	19	.367
TCU	4	–	12	.250	13	–	17	.433
New Mexico	4	–	12	.250	15	–	17	.469

† 2007 Mountain West Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]