The 2006–07 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by first-year head coach George Pfeifer and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.
| 2006–07 Idaho Vandals men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–27 (1–15 WAC) |
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| Assistant coach | Leroy Washington |
| Home arena | Cowan Spectrum |
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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 Vandals were 3–26 overall in the regular season and 1–15 in conference play, ninth in the standings.[2][3]
Riding a twelve-game losing streak after a loss to San Jose State, Idaho drew the eighth seed Spartans again two days later in the play-in round of the conference tournament in Las Cruces, New Mexico,[3] and won by a point.[4][5] Two days later in the quarterfinal, top-seeded #10 Nevada defeated the Vandals by 32 points.[6][7]
Postseason result edit
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| WAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| Tue, March 6 6:30 pm |
vs. (8) San Jose State First round |
W 50–49 | 4–26 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
| Thu, March 8 11:00 am |
vs. No. 10 (1) Nevada Quarterfinal |
L 56–88 | 4–27 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
References edit
- ^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Idaho men drop 11th straight after loss at San Jose". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 6, 2007. p. 3B.
- ^ a b Meehan, Jim (March 6, 2007). "Vandals get one more shot at Spartans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
- ^ "Watson's floater wins it". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 2007. p. 1B.
- ^ Moody, Darrell (March 7, 2007). "Watson spanks Spartans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Moody, Darrell (March 9, 2007). "Nevada never gives Vandals decent chance in quarterfinals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C3.
- ^ Herrera, Pete (March 9, 2007). "End of the road for Idaho". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
External links edit
- Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 2006–07 basketball season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2007 editions
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