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2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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The 2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2006–07. 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. “ Players not pictured: Stefan Lenassi.

2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern
Record22–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
2006–07 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 3 Florida † 13 – 3   .813 35 – 5   .875
Vanderbilt 10 – 6   .625 22 – 12   .647
No. 25 Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 24 – 11   .686
Kentucky 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647
Georgia 8 – 8   .500 19 – 14   .576
South Carolina 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
West
Mississippi State 8 – 8   .500 21 – 13   .618
Ole Miss 8 – 8   .500 21 – 14   .600
Arkansas 7 – 9   .438 21 – 14   .600
Auburn 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548
Alabama 7 – 9   .438 20 – 12   .625
LSU 5 – 11   .313 17 – 15   .531
† 2007 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

2006 signees edit

US college sports recruiting information for 2006 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Derrick Jasper
G 		Paso Robles, California Paso Robles High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Oct 4, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A
Jodie Meeks
G 		Norcross, Georgia Norcross High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Oct 3, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A
Dwight Perry
G 		Durham, North Carolina Southern High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) May 24, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Michael Porter
G 		Modesto, California Modesto Christian High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) May 18, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A
Perry Stevenson
F 		Lafayette, Louisiana Northside High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Oct 22, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16   Rivals: 26
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Kentucky 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  • "2006 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

Roster edit

2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Michael Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Modesto Christian Modesto, California
G 3 Ramel Bradley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr IMG Academy (FL) Brooklyn, New York
G 5 Derrick Jasper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Paso Robles Paso Robles, California
C 10 Łukasz Obrzut 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Bridgton Academy Gliwice, Poland
F 13 Bobby Perry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hillside Durham, North Carolina
G 20 Jodie Meeks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Norcross Norcross, Georgia
F 21 Perry Stevenson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana
F 22 Ramon Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr West Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska
F 23 Sheray Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Riverdale Baptist Montreal, Canada
G 30 Dwight Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Southern Durham, North Carolina
G 32 Joe Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Renaissance Detroit, Michigan
C 33 Randolph Morris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Landmark Christian Atlanta, Georgia
F 42 Mark Coury 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Detroit Country Day Detroit, Michigan
C 43 Jared Carter 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 277 lb (126 kg) So Scott County Georgetown, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

2006–07 schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2006*
7:00 pm, FSN 		No. 22 Miami(OH) W 57–46  1–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
November 17, 2006*
7:00 pm, FSN 		No. 22 Mississippi Valley State W 79–56  2–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
November 20, 2006*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 20 vs. DePaul
Maui Invitational 		W 87–81  3–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
November 21, 2006*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 20 vs. No. 5 UCLA
Maui Invitational 		L 68–73  3–1
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
November 22, 2006*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 20 vs. No. 11 Memphis
Maui Invitational 		L 63–80  3–2
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
November 28, 2006*
7:00, FSN 		College of Charleston W 77–61  4–2
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 2, 2006*
12:00 pm, CBS 		at No. 6 North Carolina L 63–75  4–3
 Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 5, 2006*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		vs. Chattanooga W 79–63  5–3
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 9, 2006*
12:00 pm, CBS 		Indiana W 59–54  6–3
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 16, 2006*
1:30 pm, CBS 		at Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass 		W 61–49  7–3
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 19, 2006*
7:00 pm, FSN 		Santa Clara W 74–60  8–3
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 22, 2006*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		Massachusetts W 82–68  9–3
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
December 30, 2006*
11:00 am, BBSN 		Eastern Kentucky W 78–65  10–3
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 3, 2007*
7:00 pm, FSN 		Houston W 77–70  11–3
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
SEC Regular Season
January 6, 2007
8:30 pm, FSN 		at Ole Miss W 68–58  12–3
(1–0) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 10, 2007
8:00 pm, LFS 		Auburn W 84–57  13–3
(2–0) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 13, 2007
7:00 pm, FSN 		Mississippi State W 64–60  14–3
(3–0) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 16, 2007
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 25 at South Carolina W 87–49  15–3
(4–0) 		Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
January 20, 2007
12:00 pm, LFS 		No. 25 Vanderbilt L 67–72  15–4
(4–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 24, 2007
8:00 pm, LFS 		at Georgia L 69–78 OT 15–5
(4–2) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
January 28, 2007
1:00 pm, CBS 		Tennessee W 76–57  16–5
(5–2) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 3, 2007
1:00 pm, LFS 		at Arkansas W 82–74  17–5
(6–2) 		Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 7, 2007
8:00 pm, LFS 		No. 20 South Carolina W 95–89  18–5
(7–2) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 10, 2007
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 20 No. 1 Florida
'ESPN College GameDay' 		L 61–64  18–6
(7–3) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 13, 2007
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 20 at Tennessee L 85–89  18–7
(7–4) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
February 17, 2007
3:00 pm, LFS 		No. 20 at Alabama L 61–72  18–8
(7–5) 		Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 20, 2007
9:00 pm, LSU 		LSU W 70–63  19–8
(8–5) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 25, 2007
2:00 pm, LFS 		at No. 21 Vanderbilt L 65–67  19–9
(8–6) 		Memorial Gym 
Nashville, TN
February 28, 2007
8:00 pm, LFS 		Georgia
Senior Day 		W 82–70  20–9
(9–6) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
March 4, 2007
12:00 pm, CBS 		at No. 4 Florida L 72–85  20–10
(9–7) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
2007 SEC Tournament
March 8, 2007
1:30 pm, LFS 		(E4) vs. (W5) Alabama
First round 		W 79–67  21–10
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
March 9, 2007
1:30 pm, LFS 		(E4) vs. (W1) Mississippi State
Quarterfinals 		L 82–84 OT 21–11
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
2007 NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2007*
7:45 pm, CBS 		(8 W) vs. (9 W) Villanova
First Round 		W 67–58  22–11
 United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
March 18, 2007*
2:30 pm, CBS 		(8 W) vs. (1 W) No. 2 Kansas
Second Round 		L 76–88  22–12
 United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References edit

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