2006–07 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

2006–07 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Pacific-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 10
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
2006–07 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#7 UCLA153 .833  306  .833
#13 Washington State135 .722  268  .765
#23 USC1117 .611  2512  .676
#10 Oregon2117 .611  298  .784
Arizona117 .611  2011  .645
Stanford108 .556  1813  .581
Washington810 .444  1913  .594
California612 .333  1617  .485
Oregon State315 .167  1121  .344
Arizona State216 .111  822  .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

  1. "2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
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