2006–07 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2006–07 Oregon Ducks men's basketball

Pacific-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 3 Seed Elite Eight
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2006–07 record	29-8 (11-7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ernie Kent
Assistant coach	Mark Hudson
Assistant coach	Kenny Payne
Home arena	McArthur Court

	Conf				Overall
2006–07 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 UCLA	15	–	3	.833	30	–	6	.833
#13 Washington State	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
#23 USC¹	11	–	7	.611	25	–	12	.676
#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

† 2007 Pacific-10 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.

References

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

Oregon Ducks men's basketball

Venues	McArthur Court (1927–2010) Matthew Knight Arena (2011–present)

Rivalries	Oregon State (series)

Culture & lore	Kamikaze Kids The Oregon Duck "Mighty Oregon" Oregon Basketball Band Green Garter Band

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

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NCAA national championship in bold