2006–07 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2006–07 USC Trojans men's basketball
2006–07 USC Trojans men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 23
2006–07 record	25–12 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tim Floyd;
Assistant coaches	Gib Arnold; Bob Cantu; Phil L. Johnson;
Home arena	Galen Center
	Seasons ← 2007–08 →

Class of 2006[]

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kyle Austin PF	Pasadena, CA	Pasadena HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jul 7, 2006
Kyle Austin PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Kasey Cunningham PF	Albuquerque, NM	Cibola HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 22, 2005
Kasey Cunningham PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Kevin Galloway SF	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 21, 2005
Kevin Galloway SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Taj Gibson PF	Tarzana, CA	Stoneridge Preparatory School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 19, 2005
Taj Gibson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Daniel Hackett SG	Downey, CA	St. John Bosco HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 19, 2005
Daniel Hackett SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Dwight Lewis SG	Metairie, LA	Archbishop Rummel HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 3, 2005
Dwight Lewis SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – 17 Rivals – 21 ^[4] ESPN –

Roster[]

2006–07 USC Trojans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	20	Kyle Austin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Pasadena, CA
F	42	RouSean Cromwell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	So	Memphis, TN
F	43	Kasey Cunningham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Albuquerque, NM
F	44	Reed Doucette	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Lodi, CA
F	22	Taj Gibson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn, NY
G	30	Terence Green	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	So	Aliso Viejo, CA
G	13	Daniel Hackett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Forlimpopoli, Italy
G	15	Dwight Lewis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Metairie, LA
C	21	Abdoulaye N'diaye	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Dakar, Senegal
G	10	Chris Penrose	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Sr	San Diego, CA
G	34	Gabe Pruitt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, CA
G	3	Lodrick Stewart	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Seattle, CA
G	2	Ryan Wetherell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Calgary, Alberta
F	23	Keith Wilkinson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Mission Viejo, CA
G/F	1	Nick Young	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Gib Arnold
Bob Cantu
Phil Johnson (East Central Oklahoma State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 2006* 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		South Carolina	L 74–80 ^OT	0–1	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2006* 12:00 pm		Saint Mary's College	W 69–63	1–1	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2006* 7:30 pm		The Citadel	W 74–58	2–1	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2006* 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket		Long Beach State	W 79–61	3–1	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2006* 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 63–39	4–1	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 2006* 6:00 pm, Prime Ticket		Loyola Marymount	W 67–50	5–1	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 2006* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 13 Kansas	L 62–72	5–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
December 9, 2006* 2:00 pm, KCAL/WGN		vs. George Washington John R. Wooden Classic	W 74–65	6–2	Honda Center Anaheim, CA
December 14, 2006* 7:30 pm		Bethune-Cookman	W 88–36	7–2	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 2006* 2:00 pm		Charleston Southern Las Vegas Classic	W 70–58	8–2	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2006* 7:30 pm		Longwood Las Vegas Classic	W 83–53	9–2	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2006* 5:00 pm		vs. Kansas State Las Vegas Classic	L 55–68	9–3	Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
December 23, 2006* 5:00 pm		vs. No. 8 Wichita State Las Vegas Classic 3rd Place Game	W 60–56	10–3	Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
December 28, 2006 7:30 pm, FSN West		No. 13 Washington	W 86–79 ^2OT	11–3 (1–0)	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 2006 3:00 pm, Prime Ticket		Washington State	L 55–58	11–4 (1–1)	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 2007 5:30 pm		at No. 17 Oregon	W 84–82	12–4 (2–1)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
January 6, 2007 3:00 pm, FSN		at Oregon State	W 91–46	13–4 (3–1)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
January 13, 2007 11:30 am, FSN		No. 3 UCLA Rivalry	L 64–65	13–5 (3–2)	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 2007 7:30 pm, FSN West		No. 12 Arizona	W 80–73	14–5 (4–2)	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2007 5:00 pm, Prime Ticket		Arizona State	W 58–49	15–5 (5–2)	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 2007 8:00 pm, Prime Ticket		at Stanford	L 50–65	15–6 (5–3)	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
January 27, 2007 3:00 pm		at California	W 76–73	16–6 (6–3)	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 1, 2007 7:30pm		Oregon State	W 73–56	17–6 (7–3)	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2007 12:30pm, Prime Ticket		No. 9 Oregon	W 71–68	18–6 (8–3)	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 2007 7:30pm, Prime Ticket	No. 21	at No. 2 UCLA Rivalry	L 65–70	18–7 (8–4)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2007 8:30pm, Prime Ticket	No. 23	at No. 24 Arizona	W 80–75	19–7 (9–4)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2007 6:00pm, Prime Ticket	No. 23	at Arizona State	L 58–68	19–8 (9–5)	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
February 22, 2007 7:30pm, FSN West		Stanford	W 69–65	20–8 (10–5)	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2007 5:00pm, Prime Ticket		California	W 84–68	21–8 (11–5)	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 2007 7:00pm, Prime Ticket	No. 24	Washington	L 70–85	21–9 (11–6)	Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA
March 3, 2007 4:00pm	No. 24	No. 13 Washington State	L 86–88 ^2OT	21–10 (11–7)	Friel Court Pullman, WA
Pac-10 Tournament
March 8, 2007 6:20 pm, FSN	(3)	vs. (6) Stanford Quarterfinals	W 83–79 ^OT	22–10	Staples Center Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2007 8:50 pm, FSN	(3)	vs. (2) No. 12 Washington State Semifinals	W 70–61	23–10	Staples Center Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 2007 3:00 pm, CBS	(3)	vs. (4) No. 18 Oregon Championship	L 57–81	23–11	Staples Center Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2007* 6:55pm, CBS	(5 E)	vs. (12 E) Arkansas First Round	W 77–60	24–11	Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
March 18, 2007* 2:15pm, CBS	(5 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 14 Texas Second Round	W 87–68	25–11	Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
March 23, 2007* 6:57pm, CBS	(5 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 8 North Carolina Sweet Sixteen	L 64–74	25–12	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in PST.

References[]

[1] USC Class of 2006 – Rivals

[2] USC Class of 2006 – Scout

[3] USC Class of 2006 – ESPN

[rivals1-4] 2006 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals

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Venues	Shrine Auditorium (1926–1949) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1949–1959) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	UCLA (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	George Tirebiter "Fight On" Traveler Athletics scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1939–40 1953–54 1969–70 1990–91 1991–92 2000–01 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 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
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics