2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
2006–07 UNLV Rebels men's basketball | |
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MWC Tournament champions | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 19 |
2006–07 record | 30–7 (12–4 Mountain West) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Thomas & Mack Center |
2006–07 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] |
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[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
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.
- UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball seasons
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- 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament participants
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