2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round, 1–1
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern
2006–07 record 22–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach Tubby Smith
Assistant coach Reggie Hanson
Assistant coach David Hobbs
Assistant coach Scott Rigot
Home arena Rupp Arena
Seasons
« 2005–06 2007–08 »

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.

Incoming signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Derrick Jasper
G		 Paso Robles, California Paso Robles High School 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 213 lb (97 kg) Oct 4,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Jodie Meeks
G		 Norcross, Georgia Norcross High School 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 208 lb (94 kg) Oct 3,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Dwight Perry
G		 Durham, North Carolina Southern High School 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 173 lb (78 kg) May 24,
2006 
Scout:   Rivals:N/A
Michael Porter
G		 [[Modesto, California]] Modesto Christian High School 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 198 lb (90 kg) May 18,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Perry Stevenson
F		 [[Lafayette, Louisiana]] Northside High School 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 207 lb (94 kg) Oct 22,
2005 
Scout:   Rivals:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16   Rivals: 26
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

2006–07 Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown
1 Michael Porter G 6'2" 190 lbs. Fr. Modesto, California
3 Ramel Bradley G 6'2" 199 lbs. Jr. New York, New York
5 Derrick Jasper G 6'6" 213 lbs. Fr. Paso Robles, California
10 Lukasz Orbzut C 7'1" 265 lbs. Sr. Gliwice, Poland
13 Bobby Perry F 6'7" 215 lbs. Sr. Durham, North Carolina
20 Jodie Meeks G 6'5" 206 lbs. Fr. Norcross, Georgia
21 Perry Stevenson F 6'9" 178 lbs. Fr. Lafayette, Louisiana
22 Ramon Harris F 6'5" 216 lbs. Fr. Anchorage, Alaska
23 Sheray Thomas F 6'8" 236 lbs. Sr. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
30 *Dwight Perry G 6'0" 190 lbs. Fr. Durham, North Carolina
32 Joe Crawford G 6'5" 221 lbs. Jr. Detroit, Michigan
33 Randolph Morris C 6'10" 259 lbs. Jr. Atlanta, Georgia
42 *Mark Coury F 6'8" 238 lbs. Fr. Detroit, Michigan
43 Jared Carter C 7'2" 250 lbs. So. Georgetown, Kentucky

2006–07 Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
November 15, 2006* Miami(OH) #22 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 57-46  1–0
November 17, 2006* 9:00 Mississippi Valley State #22 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 79-56  2-0
November 20, 2006* vs. DePaul #20 Lahaina Civic Center • Maui, HI
(Maui Invitational Tournament)		 W 87-81  3-0
November 21, 2006* vs. #5 UCLA #20 Lahaina Civic Center • Maui, HI
(Maui Invitational Tournament)		 L 68-73  3–1
November 22, 2006* vs. #11 Memphis #20 Lahaina Civic Center • Maui, HI
(Maui Invitational Tournament)		 L 63-80  3-2
November 28, 2006* College of Charleston Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 77-61  4–2
December 2, 2006* at #6 North Carolina Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC L 63-75  4–3
December 5, 2006* vs. Chattanooga Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY W 79-63  5-3
December 9, 2006* Indiana Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 59-54  6-3
December 16, 2006* at Louisville Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY W 61-49  7-3
December 19, 2006* Santa Clara Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 74-60  8-3
December 22, 2006* Massachusetts Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 82-68  9-3
December 30, 2006* Eastern Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY L 78-65  10-3
January 3, 2007* Houston Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 77-70  11-3
January 6, 2007 at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS W 68-58  12-3 (1–0)
January 10, 2007 Auburn Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 84-57  13-3 (2-0)
January 13, 2007 Mississippi State Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 64-60  14-3 (3-0)
January 16, 2007 at South Carolina #25 Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC W 87-49  15-3 (4-0)
January 20, 2007 Vanderbilt #25 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY L 67-72  15-4 (4–1)
January 24, 2007 at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA L 69-78 OT 15-5 (4–2)
January 28, 2007 Tennessee Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 76-57  16-5 (5–2)
February 3, 2007 at Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR W 82-74  17-5 (6–2)
February 7, 2007 South Carolina #20 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 95-89  18-5 (7–2)
February 10, 2007 #1 Florida #20 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY L 61–64  18-6 (7–3)
February 13, 2007 at Tennessee #20 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN L 85-89  18-7 (7-4)
February 17, 2007 at Alabama #20 Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL W 61-72  18-8 (7-5)
February 20, 2007 LSU Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 70–63  19-8 (8-5)
February 25, 2007 at #21 Vanderbilt Memorial Gym • Nashville, TN L 65-67  19-9 (8-6)
February 28, 2007 Georgia Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY W 82-70  20-9 (9-6)
March 4, 2007 at #4 Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL L 72-85  20-10 (9-7)
March 8, 2007 vs. Alabama Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA
(SEC Tournament)		 W 79-67  21-10 (9-7)
March 9, 2007 vs. Mississippi State Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA
(SEC Tournament)		 L 82-84 OT 21-11 (9-7)
March 16, 2007* vs. #(9 seed) Villanova #(8 seed) United Center • Chicago, IL
(NCAA Tournament)		 W 67-58  22-11 (9-7)
March 18, 2007* vs. #2 (1 Seed) Kansas #(8 seed) United Center • Chicago, IL
(NCAA Tournament)		 L 76-88  22-12 (9-7)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll.