2006–07 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by first-year head coach George Pfeifer and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.

2006–07 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2006–07 record4–27 (1–15 WAC)
Head coachGeorge Pfeifer (1st season)
Assistant coachLeroy Washington
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
2006–07 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Nevada14–2 .875  29–5  .853
New Mexico State †11–5 .688  25–9  .735
Fresno State10–6 .625  22–10  .688
Utah State9–7 .563  23–12  .657
Hawaii8–8 .500  18–13  .581
Boise State8–8 .500  17–14  .548
Louisiana Tech7–9 .438  10–20  .333
San Jose State4–12 .250  5–25  .167
Idaho1–15 .063  4–27  .129
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Vandals were 3–26 overall in the regular season and 1–15 in conference play, ninth in the standings.[2][3]

Riding a twelve-game losing streak after a loss to San Jose State, Idaho drew the eighth seed Spartans again two days later in the play-in round of the conference tournament in Las Cruces, New Mexico,[3] and won by a point.[4][5] Two days later in the quarterfinal, top-seeded #10 Nevada defeated the Vandals by 32 points.[6][7]

Postseason result
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
WAC Tournament
Tue, March 6
6:30 pm		 vs. (8) San Jose State
First round		 W 50–49  4–26
 Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, March 8
11:00 am		 vs. No. 10 (1) Nevada
Quarterfinal		 L 56–88  4–27
 Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.
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References
  1. sports-reference.com 2006-07 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. "Idaho men drop 11th straight after loss at San Jose". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 6, 2007. p. 3B.
  3. Meehan, Jim (March 6, 2007). "Vandals get one more shot at Spartans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
  4. "Watson's floater wins it". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 2007. p. 1B.
  5. Moody, Darrell (March 7, 2007). "Watson spanks Spartans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  6. Moody, Darrell (March 9, 2007). "Nevada never gives Vandals decent chance in quarterfinals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C3.
  7. Herrera, Pete (March 9, 2007). "End of the road for Idaho". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
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