2006–07 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2006–07 USC Trojans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 23
Record25–12 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2006–07 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 15 – 3   .833 30 – 6   .833
No. 13 Washington State 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
No. 23 USC1 11 – 7   .611 25 – 12   .676
No. 10 Oregon†2 11 – 7   .611 29 – 8   .784
Arizona 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Stanford 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
Washington 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
California 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Oregon State 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344
Arizona State 2 – 16   .111 8 – 22   .267
† Conference tournament winner
As of March 18, 2007
Rankings from AP poll[1]
1 Holds tie-breaker, 2 Holds second tie-breaker.


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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Kasey Cunningham
PF 		Albuquerque, NM Cibola HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 22, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Kevin Galloway
SF 		Sacramento, CA Sacramento HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 21, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – 17     Rivals – 21 [5]     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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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 (7,512)
Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2006*
12:00 pm 		Saint Mary's College W 69–63  1–1
 Galen Center (4,127)
Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2006*
7:30 pm 		The Citadel W 74–58  2–1
 Galen Center (3,733)
Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2006*
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket 		Long Beach State W 79–61  3–1
 Galen Center (7,112)
Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2006*
7:30 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 63–39  4–1
 Galen Center (1,733)
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 2006*
6:00 pm, Prime Ticket 		Loyola Marymount W 67–50  5–1
 Galen Center (2,479)
Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 2006*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 13 Kansas L 62–72  5–2
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
December 9, 2006*
2:00 pm, KCAL/WGN 		vs. George Washington
John R. Wooden Classic 		W 74–65  6–2
 Honda Center (15,811)
Anaheim, CA
December 14, 2006*
7:30 pm 		Bethune-Cookman W 88–36  7–2
 Galen Center (2,117)
Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 2006*
2:00 pm 		Charleston Southern
Las Vegas Classic 		W 70–58  8–2
 Galen Center (1,816)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2006*
7:30 pm 		Longwood
Las Vegas Classic 		W 83–53  9–2
 Galen Center (2,381)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2006*
5:00 pm 		vs. Kansas State
Las Vegas Classic 		L 55–68  9–3
 Orleans Arena (1,000)
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 (3,573)
Las Vegas, NV
December 28, 2006
7:30 pm, FSN West 		No. 13 Washington W 86–79 2OT 11–3
(1–0) 		Galen Center (5,355)
Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 2006
3:00 pm, FSN 		Washington State L 55–58  11–4
(1–1) 		Galen Center (5,924)
Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 2007
5:30 pm 		at No. 17 Oregon W 84–82  12–4
(2–1) 		McArthur Court (8,389)
Eugene, OR
January 6, 2007
3:00 pm, FSN 		at Oregon State W 91–46  13–4
(3–1) 		Gill Coliseum (5,973)
Corvallis, OR
January 13, 2007
11:30 am, FSN 		No. 3 UCLA
Rivalry 		L 64–65  13–5
(3–2) 		Galen Center (9,682)
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 2007
7:30 pm, FSN West 		No. 12 Arizona W 80–73  14–5
(4–2) 		Galen Center (9,922)
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2007
5:00 pm, Prime Ticket 		Arizona State W 58–49  15–5
(5–2) 		Galen Center (5,824)
Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 2007
8:00 pm, FSN 		at Stanford L 50–65  15–6
(5–3) 		Maples Pavilion (7,145)
Palo Alto, CA
January 27, 2007
3:00 pm 		at California W 76–73  16–6
(6–3) 		Haas Pavilion (8,901)
Berkeley, CA
February 1, 2007
7:30pm 		Oregon State W 73–56  17–6
(7–3) 		Galen Center (6,934)
Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2007
12:30pm, Prime Ticket 		No. 9 Oregon W 71–68  18–6
(8–3) 		Galen Center (8,119)
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 (12,810)
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 (14,623)
Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2007
6:00pm, Prime Ticket 		No. 23 at Arizona State L 58–68  19–8
(9–5) 		Wells Fargo Arena (6,758)
Tempe, AZ
February 22, 2007
7:30pm, FSN West 		Stanford W 69–65  20–8
(10–5) 		Galen Center (9,560)
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2007
5:00pm, Prime Ticket 		California W 84–68  21–8
(11–5) 		Galen Center (10,027)
Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 2007
7:00pm, Prime Ticket 		No. 24 Washington L 70–85  21–9
(11–6) 		Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
March 3, 2007
4:00pm 		No. 24 No. 13 Washington State L 86–88 2OT 21–10
(11–7) 		Friel Court (11,618)
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 (NA)
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 (18,196)
Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 2007
3:00 pm, CBS 		(3) vs. (4) No. 18 Oregon
Championship 		L 57–81  23–11
 Staples Center (18,259)
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 (11,551)
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 (11,551)
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 (19,557)
East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in PST.

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References

  1. ^ "2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
  2. ^ USC Class of 2006 – Rivals
  3. ^ USC Class of 2006 – Scout
  4. ^ USC Class of 2006 – ESPN
  5. ^ 2006 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals
  6. ^ "2006-2007 USC Men's Basketball stats" (PDF). UCS Trojans.