2006–07 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

The 2006–07 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach John Pelphrey, in his fifth season as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They were invited to play in the NIT tournament, but lost in the first round against Syracuse.

2006–07 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt East division champions
NIT tournament, first round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	20–12 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Isaac Brown Matt Figger
Home arena	Mitchell Center

2006–07 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
South Alabama	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
Western Kentucky	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
Florida Atlantic	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Troy	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Middle Tennessee	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Florida International	7	–	11		.389			12	–	17		.414
West
Arkansas State	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Louisiana–Monroe	11	–	7		.611			18	–	14		.563
North Texas †	10	–	8		.556			23	–	11		.676
New Orleans	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Arkansas-Little Rock	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Louisiana–Lafayette	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Denver	3	–	15		.167			4	–	25		.138
† 2007 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2006–07 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 2 Brooks Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Leachville, Arkansas C 2 Charles Tabet 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bloomfield Hills, Michigan F 4 Trajinski Grigsby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Nacogdoches, Texas G 5 Doan Merritt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Jamaica, New York G 10 Demetric Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Albany, Georgia C 11 Philip Tabet 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bloomfield Hills, Michigan G 11 Carlos Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr College Park, Georgia F 13 Leandro Buboltz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil G 14 Steven Cowherd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Coral Springs, Florida G 20 Darren Cloud 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Evansville, Indiana F 21 Brandon Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Birmingham, Alabama F 24 Kenny Hooks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Moss Point, Mississippi F 25 Ernest Little 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Monroe, Alabama	Head coach John Pelphrey (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Isaac Brown (Louisiana–Monroe) Matt Figger (Eastern Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2006*		West Alabama	W 79–65	–	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2006* 11:00 p.m.		vs. UC Irvine Basketball Travelers Classic	W 67–63	1–0	Save Mart Center (10,422) Fresno, California
Nov 11, 2006* 10:00 p.m.		at Fresno State Basketball Travelers Classic	L 63–73	1–1	Save Mart Center  Fresno, California
Nov 12, 2006* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Winston–Salem State Basketball Travelers Classic	W 76–58	2–1	Save Mart Center  Fresno, California
Nov 17, 2006*		Morehead State	W 70–55	3–1	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Nov 22, 2006*		West Florida	W 91–71	4–1	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Nov 25, 2006*		at Bowling Green	L 64–65	4–2	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, Ohio
Dec 2, 2006*		Samford	W 59–54	5–2	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Dec 6, 2006*		at Auburn	L 71–82	5–3	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
Dec 9, 2006*		at Mississippi State	L 46–84	5–4	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 16, 2006*		Ole Miss Coors Classic	L 72–82	5–5	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Dec 19, 2006*		Texas College	W 80–56	6–5	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Regular Season
Dec 22, 2006		at Western Kentucky	L 51–73	6–6 (0–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 28, 2006		at Arkansas State	W 91–78	7–6 (1–1)	Convocation Center  Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jan 2, 2007		Middle Tennessee	L 51–59	7–7 (1–2)	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Jan 4, 2007		Florida International	W 69–52	8–7 (2–2)	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Jan 6, 2007		Florida Atlantic	W 101–76	9–7 (3–2)	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Jan 11, 2007		at Troy	W 75–64	10–7 (4–2)	Sartain Hall  Troy, Alabama
Jan 13, 2007		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 68–54	11–7 (5–2)	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Jan 16, 2007		at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 73–69	12–7 (6–2)	Cajundome  Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 20, 2007		at Denver	W 70–64	13–7 (7–2)	Magness Arena  Denver, Colorado
Jan 25, 2007		Louisiana–Monroe	W 68–54	14–7 (8–2)	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Jan 28, 2007 1:30 p.m.		North Texas	W 90–89	15–7 (9–2)	Mitchell Center (2,325) Mobile, Alabama
Feb 1, 2007		at New Orleans	W 76–58	16–7 (10–2)	Human Performance Center  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 3, 2007		at Middle Tennessee	W 61–38	17–7 (11–2)	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Feb 8, 2007		Western Kentucky	W 73–71	18–7 (12–2)	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Feb 11, 2007		Arkansas State	W 85–67	19–7 (13–2)	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Feb 14, 2007* 7:00 p.m.		at Houston ESPN BracketBusters	W 66–61	20–7	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 18, 2007		at Florida International	L 67–69	20–8 (13–3)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, Florida
Feb 21, 2007		at Florida Atlantic	W 85–67	20–9 (13–4)	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 24, 2007		Troy	L 88–92	20–10 (13–5)	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Mar 4, 2007*	(1)	vs. (9) Middle Tennessee Quarterfinals	L 60–63	20–11	Cajundome  Lafayette, Louisiana
NIT tournament
Mar 14, 2007*		at Syracuse First round	L 73–78	20–12	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.