| 2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball | |
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WAC Regular season champion | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 21 |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 29–5 (14–2 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Lawlor Events Center |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Nevada | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2007 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by head coach Mark Fox, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, Nevada lost in the championship game of the WAC tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the South Region. The Wolf Pack defeated No. 10 seed Creighton in the opening round[2] before losing to No. 2 seed Memphis in the second round.[3] The team finished with a record of 29–5 (14–2 WAC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 10, 2006* |
No. 24 | Alaska Anchorage | W 85–62 | 1–0 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Nov 15, 2006* |
No. 24 | at Oregon State | W 75–47 | 2–0 |
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon | ||||||
| Nov 18, 2006* |
No. 24 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 82–63 | 3–0 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Nov 21, 2006* |
No. 21 | UC Irvine | W 83–64 | 4–0 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Nov 25, 2006* |
No. 21 | at Santa Clara | W 78–70 | 5–0 |
Leavey Center Santa Clara, California | ||||||
| Nov 29, 2006* |
No. 24 | at Louisiana-Lafayette | W 86–74 | 6–0 |
Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||||
| Dec 3, 2006* |
No. 24 | vs. California | W 77–71 | 7–0 |
SAP Center Anaheim, California | ||||||
| Dec 9, 2006* |
No. 20 | UNLV | L 49–58 | 7–1 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Dec 12, 2006* |
No. 25 | Saint Mary's | W 76–58 | 8–1 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Dec 16, 2006* |
No. 25 | Pacific | W 60–53 | 9–1 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Dec 22, 2006* |
No. 25 | at Akron | W 73–71 | 10–1 |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | ||||||
| Dec 28, 2006* |
No. 24 | Maine | W 89–69 | 11–1 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Dec 30, 2006* |
No. 24 | vs. Gonzaga Battle in Seattle |
W 82–74 | 12–1 |
KeyArena Seattle, Washington | ||||||
| Feb 14, 2007 |
No. 11 | San Jose State | W 68–60 | 23–2 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Feb 17, 2007* |
No. 11 | Northern Iowa | W 79–64 | 24–2 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Feb 22, 2007 |
No. 11 | at Idaho | W 84–68 | 25–2 |
Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho | ||||||
| Feb 24, 2007 |
No. 11 | at Boise State | W 95–81 | 26–2 |
Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho | ||||||
| Mar 1, 2007 |
No. 10 | at Utah State | L 77–79 OT | 26–3 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah | ||||||
| Mar 3, 2007 |
No. 10 | New Mexico State | W 69–65 | 27–3 |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 8, 2007* |
No. 10 | vs. Idaho Quarterfinals |
W 88–56 | 28–3 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
| Mar 9, 2007* |
No. 10 | vs. Utah State Semifinals |
L 77–79 | 28–4 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 16, 2007* |
(7 S) No. 15 | vs. (10 S) Creighton First Round |
W 77–71 OT | 29–4 |
New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 18, 2007* |
(7 S) No. 15 | vs. (2 S) No. 5 Memphis Second Round |
L 62–78 | 29–5 |
New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
Source[4]
Rankings
Awards and honors
- Nick Fazekas – WAC Player of the Year
- Mark Fox – WAC Coach of the Year
References
- ↑ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ↑ "Kemp, not Fazekas, leads Wolf Pack to victory". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ↑ "Memphis leapfrogs Nevada for 24th straight victory". ESPN. March 18, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ↑ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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