2006–07 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2006–07 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Pacific-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 10
Record29–8 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcArthur Court
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.


The 2006–07 Oregon Ducks experienced what many would argue as one of their most memorable and successful seasons in school history. Freshman Tajuan Porter, who was not heavily recruited, along with senior and leader Aaron Brooks helped lead the Ducks to a successful season. They began their season by completing their non-conference schedule at a perfect 12–0, including a come-from-behind win at Rice and an important east-coast win at then ranked #19 Georgetown. The Ducks suffered their first loss of the season against USC but were able to bounce back and defeat then ranked #1 UCLA marking the second time in school history the Ducks had defeated a #1 Bruins team. Towards the end of the season Oregon suffered a streak in which they lost 6 of 8 games, the skid dropped the Ducks from #7 to #23 in the AP Poll. However the Ducks managed to bounce back, winning 9 games in a row, including a sweep of the Pac-10 Championship Tournament – in dominating fashion – first round wins over Miami University (Ohio), Winthrop University, and a Sweet Sixteen victory over UNLV. Their final game of the season was a 77–85 loss to eventual NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament champions, Florida.

The team also featured Malik Hairston, who was drafted in 2008.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
11/10/2006*
 Lehigh W 77–65  1–0
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
11/11/2006*
 Cal State Northridge W 84–73  2–0
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
11/12/2006*
 Portland State W 116–68  3–0
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
11/17/2006*
 UC-Irvine W 85–42  4–0
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
11/20/2006*
 at Rice W 79–73 OT 5–0
 Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
11/29/2006*
 at No. 18 Georgetown W 57–50  6–0
 Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
12/9/2006*
 vs. Nebraska W 68–56  7–0
 Rose Garden 
Portland, OR
12/11/2006*
 Bethune-Cookman W 92–64  8–0
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
12/15/2006*
 No. 22 Eastern Washington W 100–74  9–0
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
12/17/2006*
 No. 22 Idaho State W 100–74  10–0
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
12/23/2006*
 No. 21 Mercer W 84–64  11–0
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
12/28/2006*
 No. 20 Portland W 76–49  12–0
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
12/30/2006
 No. 20 at Oregon State
Civil War 		W 76–73  13–0
 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
01/04/2007
 No. 16 USC L 82–84  13–1
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
01/06/2007
 No. 16 No. 1 UCLA W 68–66  14–1
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
01/11/2007
 No. 15 at Arizona State W 60–55  15–1
 Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
01/14/2007
 No. 15 at No. 10 Arizona W 79–77  16–1
 McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
01/18/2007
 No. 9 Stanford W 66–59  17–1
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
01/20/2007
 No. 9 California W 92–84  18–1
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
01/25/2007
 No. 7 at Washington L 77–89  18–2
 Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, WA
01/27/2007
 No. 7 at No. 20 Washington State W 77–74 OT 19–2
 Friel Court 
Pullman, WA
02/01/2007
 No. 9 at No. 5 UCLA L 57–69  19–3
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles
02/03/2007
 No. 9 at USC L 68–71  19–4
 Galen Center 
Los Angeles
02/08/2007
 No. 13 Arizona State W 55–51  20–4
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
02/10/2007
 No. 13 No. 24 Arizona L 74–77  20–5
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
02/15/2007
 No. 15 at California L 61–63  20–6
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
02/17/2007
 No. 15 at Stanford L 69–88  20–7
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
02/22/2007
 No. 23 No. 9 Washington State W 64–59  21–7
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
02/24/2007
 No. 23 Washington W 93–85  22–7
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
03/03/2007
 No. 17 Oregon State
Civil War 		W 78–69  23–7
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
Pac-10 tournament
03/08/2007
 (4) vs. (5) Arizona
Pac-10 Conference tournament quarterfinal 		W 69–50  24–7
 Staples Center (16,318)
Los Angeles
03/09/2007
 (4) vs. (8) California
Pac-10 Conference tournament quarterfinal 		W 81–63  25–7
 Staples Center (18,196)
Los Angeles
03/10/2007
 (4) vs. (3) USC
Pac-10 Conference tournament final 		W 81–57  26–7
 Staples Center (18,259)
Los Angeles
NCAA tournament
03/16/2007*
 CBS 		(3 MW) vs. (14 MW) Miami (OH)
First Round 		W 58–56  27–7
 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,551)
Spokane, WA
03/18/2007*
 CBS 		(3 MW) vs. (11 MW) Winthrop
Second Round 		W 75–61  28–7
 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,551)
Spokane, WA
03/23/2007*
 CBS 		(3 MW) vs. (7 MW) UNLV
Sweet Sixteen 		W 76–72  29–7
 Edward Jones Dome (26,307)
St. Louis, MO
03/25/2007*
 CBS 		(3 MW) vs. (1 MW) Florida
Elite Eight 		L 77–85  29–8
 Edward Jones Dome (25,947)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ "2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2007.