2006–07 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2006–07 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 25
Record24–11 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2006–07 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 3 Florida † 13 – 3   .813 35 – 5   .875
Vanderbilt 10 – 6   .625 22 – 12   .647
No. 25 Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 24 – 11   .686
Kentucky 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647
Georgia 8 – 8   .500 19 – 14   .576
South Carolina 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
West
Mississippi State 8 – 8   .500 21 – 13   .618
Ole Miss 8 – 8   .500 21 – 14   .600
Arkansas 7 – 9   .438 21 – 14   .600
Auburn 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548
Alabama 7 – 9   .438 20 – 12   .625
LSU 5 – 11   .313 17 – 15   .531
† 2007 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Bruce Pearl, the Volunteers played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee finished third in the SEC East division standings, then were knocked out of the SEC Tournament in the quarterfinal round. After receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Southeast region, Tennessee reached the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Ohio State by a single point in the regional semi-final.[1] The team finished the season with a 24–11 record (10–6 SEC).

Roster

2006–07 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 JaJuan Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cleveland, Tennessee
F 4 Wayne Chism 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Fr Jackson, Tennessee
G 5 Chris Lofton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Maysville, Kentucky
G 12 Ramar Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mount Clemens, Michigan
G 23 Dane Bradshaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
F 32 Duke Crews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Hampton, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2006*
 No. 25 Middle Tennessee W 83–52  1–0
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 13, 2006*
 No. 25 vs. Fordham W 78–71  2–0
 Bridgestone Arena 
 
Nov 14, 2006*
 No. 25 vs. UNC Wilmington W 87–75  3–0
 Bridgestone Arena 
 
Nov 19, 2006*
 No. 25 Coppin State W 99–65  4–0
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 23, 2006*
 Texas W 111–105 OT 10–2
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 2006*
 No. 21 Tennessee Tech W 101–77  11–2
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 30, 2006*
 No. 21 East Tennessee State W 93–88  12–2
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC regular season
Jan 7, 2007
 No. 19 Mississippi State W 92–84  13–2
(1–0) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 2007
 No. 16 at Vanderbilt L 81–82  13–3
(1–1) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 13, 2007*
 No. 16 at No. 5 Ohio State L 66–68  13–4
 Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 3, 2007
 at Georgia W 71–65  22–9
(10–6) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Mar 8, 2007*
 No. 22 vs. LSU
Quarterfinals 		L 67–76 OT 22–10
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2007*
 (5 SE) No. 25 vs. (12 SE) Long Beach State
First round 		W 121–86  23–10
 Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 18, 2007*
 (5 SE) No. 25 vs. (4 SE) Virginia
Second Round 		W 77–74  24–10
 Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 22, 2007*
 (5 SE) No. 25 vs. (1 SE) No. 1 Ohio State
Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		L 84–85  24–11
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time[2].

Rankings

Main article: 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "Oden blocks Smith's last effort; Buckeyes top Vols". ESPN. March 22, 2007. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Tennessee Season Statistics