2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team


The 2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee. The head coach was Pat Summitt. The team played its home games in the Thompson-Boling Arena and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Lady Vols won their seventh national championship

2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3[1]
Record36–2 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaThompson-Boling Arena
Seasons
2006–07 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee 14 0   1.000 34 3   .919
Georgia 11 3   .786 27 7   .794
Vanderbilt 10 4   .714 28 6   .824
LSU 10 4   .714 30 8   .789
Ole Miss 9 5   .643 24 11   .686
Mississippi State 7 7   .500 18 14   .563
Kentucky 6 8   .429 20 14   .588
South Carolina 6 8   .429 18 15   .545
Auburn 6 8   .429 21 13   .618
Arkansas 3 11   .214 18 13   .581
Florida 2 12   .143 9 22   .290
Alabama 0 14   .000 10 20   .333
2007 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 20, 2006*
West Virginia W 66–51 
 
Knoxville, TN
December 30, 2006*
Notre Dame W 78–54 
 
Knoxville, TN
January 6, 2007*
at UConn W 70–64 
 
Hartford, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2007
vs. Drake W 76–37 
 
Pittsburgh, PA
March 20, 2007
vs. Pitt W 68–54 
 
Pittsburgh, PA
March 25, 2007
vs. Marist W 65–46 
 
Dayton, OH
March 27, 2007
vs. Ole Miss W 98–62 
 
Dayton, OH
April 1, 2007
vs. North Carolina W 59–46 
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
April 3, 2007
vs. Rutgers W 59–46 
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

SEC Women’s Basketball tournament edit

  • Tennessee (1) 81, South Carolina (8) 63
  • LSU (4) 63, Tennessee 54

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NCAA basketball tournament edit

Seeding in brackets

  • Dayton Regional
    • Tennessee (1) 76, Drake (16) 37
    • Tennessee 68, Pittsburgh (8) 54
    • Tennessee 65, Marist (13) 46
    • Tennessee 98, Mississippi (7) 62
  • Final Four
    • Tennessee 56, North Carolina 50
    • Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

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Awards and honors edit

Team players drafted into the WNBA edit

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 25 Sidney Spencer Los Angeles Sparks

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2006-07 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "2006-07 Women's Basketball Schedule". utsports.com. June 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "2007 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "2007 Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "March Madness History: Mens and Womens Tournament MOPs". MidwestSportsFans.com. March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "USBWA Announces 2006-07 Women's Honors". OhioStateBuckeyes.com (Press release). St. Louis, Missouri: USBWA. March 30, 2007. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". WoodenAward.cstv.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  8. ^ "WNBA.com: 2007 WNBA Draft Board With Picks". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.