2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
WAC Regular season champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 15
Record29–5 (14–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaLawlor Events Center
Seasons
2006–07 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Nevada 14 2   .875 29 5   .853
New Mexico State 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Fresno State 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Utah State 9 7   .563 23 12   .657
Hawaii 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Boise State 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Louisiana Tech 7 9   .438 10 20   .333
San Jose State 4 12   .250 5 25   .167
Idaho 1 15   .063 4 27   .129
2007 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by head coach Mark Fox, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, Nevada lost in the championship game of the WAC tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the South Region. The Wolf Pack defeated No. 10 seed Creighton in the opening round[2] before losing to No. 2 seed Memphis in the second round.[3] The team finished with a record of 29–5 (14–2 WAC).

Roster

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2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Ramon Sessions 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC
F 22 Nick Fazekas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Ralston Valley Arvada, CO
F 34 JaVale McGee 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Fr Hales Franciscan Flint, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2006*
No. 24 Alaska Anchorage W 85–62  1–0
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Nov 15, 2006*
No. 24 at Oregon State W 75–47  2–0
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Nov 18, 2006*
No. 24 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 82–63  3–0
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Nov 21, 2006*
No. 21 UC Irvine W 83–64  4–0
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Nov 25, 2006*
No. 21 at Santa Clara W 78–70  5–0
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
Nov 29, 2006*
No. 24 at Louisiana-Lafayette W 86–74  6–0
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 3, 2006*
No. 24 vs. California W 77–71  7–0
SAP Center 
Anaheim, California
Dec 9, 2006*
No. 20 UNLV L 49–58  7–1
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 12, 2006*
No. 25 Saint Mary's W 76–58  8–1
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 16, 2006*
No. 25 Pacific W 60–53  9–1
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 22, 2006*
No. 25 at Akron W 73–71  10–1
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, Ohio
Dec 28, 2006*
No. 24 Maine W 89–69  11–1
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 30, 2006*
No. 24 vs. Gonzaga
Battle in Seattle
W 82–74  12–1
KeyArena 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 14, 2007
No. 11 San Jose State W 68–60  23–2
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Feb 17, 2007*
No. 11 Northern Iowa W 79–64  24–2
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Feb 22, 2007
No. 11 at Idaho W 84–68  25–2
Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, Idaho
Feb 24, 2007
No. 11 at Boise State W 95–81  26–2
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, Idaho
Mar 1, 2007
No. 10 at Utah State L 77–79 OT 26–3
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Mar 3, 2007
No. 10 New Mexico State W 69–65  27–3
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
WAC tournament
Mar 8, 2007*
No. 10 vs. Idaho
Quarterfinals
W 88–56  28–3
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 9, 2007*
No. 10 vs. Utah State
Semifinals
L 77–79  28–4
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2007*
(7 S) No. 15 vs. (10 S) Creighton
First Round
W 77–71 OT 29–4
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 18, 2007*
(7 S) No. 15 vs. (2 S) No. 5 Memphis
Second Round
L 62–78  29–5
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Kemp, not Fazekas, leads Wolf Pack to victory". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2022.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Memphis leapfrogs Nevada for 24th straight victory". ESPN. March 18, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2022.[dead link]
  4. ^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.