2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2006–2007. The team's head coach was Tubby Smith. This was his 10th and final year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.

2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern
2006–07 record22–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coachTubby Smith (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
2006–07 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 3 Florida133 .813  355  .875
Vanderbilt106 .625  2212  .647
No. 25 Tennessee106 .625  2411  .686
Kentucky97 .563  2212  .647
Georgia88 .500  1914  .576
South Carolina412 .250  1416  .467
West
Mississippi State88 .500  2113  .618
Ole Miss88 .500  2114  .600
Arkansas79 .438  2114  .600
Auburn79 .438  1714  .548
Alabama79 .438  2012  .625
LSU511 .313  1715  .531
SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

2006 signees

Roster

2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Michael Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrModesto Christian Modesto, California
G 3 Ramel Bradley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)191 lb (87 kg) JrIMG Academy (FL) Brooklyn, New York
G 5 Derrick Jasper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)213 lb (97 kg) FrPaso Robles Paso Robles, California
C 10 Łukasz Obrzut 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)265 lb (120 kg) SrBridgton Academy Gliwice, Poland
F 13 Bobby Perry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrHillside Durham, North Carolina
G 20 Jodie Meeks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) FrNorcross Norcross, Georgia
F 21 Perry Stevenson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrLafayette Lafayette, Louisiana
F 22 Ramon Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg) FrWest Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska
F 23 Sheray Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)236 lb (107 kg) SrRiverdale Baptist Montreal, Canada
G 30 Dwight Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)187 lb (85 kg) FrSouthern Durham, North Carolina
G 32 Joe Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)207 lb (94 kg) JrRenaissance Detroit, Michigan
C 33 Randolph Morris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrLandmark Christian Atlanta, Georgia
F 42 Mark Coury 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)238 lb (108 kg) FrDetroit Country Day Detroit, Michigan
C 43 Jared Carter 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)277 lb (126 kg) SoScott County Georgetown, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

2006–07 Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 15, 2006*
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 22 Miami(OH) W 57–46  1–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
November 17, 2006*
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 22 Mississippi Valley State W 79–56  2–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
November 20, 2006*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 vs. DePaul
Maui Invitational
W 87–81  3–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
November 21, 2006*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 vs. No. 5 UCLA
Maui Invitational
L 68–73  3–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
November 22, 2006*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 vs. No. 11 Memphis
Maui Invitational
L 63–80  3–2
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
November 28, 2006*
7:00, FSN
College of Charleston W 77–61  4–2
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 2, 2006*
12:00 pm, CBS
at No. 6 North Carolina L 63–75  4–3
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 5, 2006*
7:00 pm, BBSN
vs. Chattanooga W 79–63  5–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 9, 2006*
12:00 pm, CBS
Indiana W 59–54  6–3
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 16, 2006*
1:30 pm, CBS
at Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass
W 61–49  7–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 19, 2006*
7:00 pm, FSN
Santa Clara W 74–60  8–3
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 22, 2006*
7:00 pm, BBSN
Massachusetts W 82–68  9–3
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 30, 2006*
11:00 am, BBSN
Eastern Kentucky W 78–65  10–3
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 3, 2007*
7:00 pm, FSN
Houston W 77–70  11–3
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
SEC Regular Season
January 6, 2007
8:30 pm, FSN
at Ole Miss W 68–58  12–3
(1–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 10, 2007
8:00 pm, LFS
Auburn W 84–57  13–3
(2–0)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 13, 2007
7:00 pm, FSN
Mississippi State W 64–60  14–3
(3–0)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 16, 2007
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 at South Carolina W 87–49  15–3
(4–0)
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
January 20, 2007
12:00 pm, LFS
No. 25 Vanderbilt L 67–72  15–4
(4–1)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 24, 2007
8:00 pm, LFS
at Georgia L 69–78 OT 15–5
(4–2)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
January 28, 2007
1:00 pm, CBS
Tennessee W 76–57  16–5
(5–2)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 3, 2007
1:00 pm, LFS
at Arkansas W 82–74  17–5
(6–2)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 7, 2007
8:00 pm, LFS
No. 20 South Carolina W 95–89  18–5
(7–2)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 10, 2007
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 No. 1 Florida
'ESPN College GameDay'
L 61–64  18–6
(7–3)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 13, 2007
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 at Tennessee L 85–89  18–7
(7–4)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
February 17, 2007
3:00 pm, LFS
No. 20 at Alabama L 61–72  18–8
(7–5)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 20, 2007
9:00 pm, LSU
LSU W 70–63  19–8
(8–5)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 25, 2007
2:00 pm, LFS
at No. 21 Vanderbilt L 65–67  19–9
(8–6)
Memorial Gym 
Nashville, TN
February 28, 2007
8:00 pm, LFS
Georgia
Senior Day
W 82–70  20–9
(9–6)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
March 4, 2007
12:00 pm, CBS
at No. 4 Florida L 72–85  20–10
(9–7)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
2007 SEC Tournament
March 8, 2007
1:30 pm, LFS
vs. Alabama
SEC Tournament
W 79–67  21–10
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
March 9, 2007
1:30 pm, LFS
vs. Mississippi State
SEC Tournament
L 82–84 OT 21–11
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
2007 NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2007*
7:45 pm, CBS
No. (8) vs. No. (9) Villanova
First Round
W 67–58  22–11
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
March 18, 2007*
2:30 pm, CBS
No. (8) vs. No. 2 (1) Kansas
Second Round
L 76–88  22–12
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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