2006–07 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2006–07 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular Season Champions
Maui Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 7[1]
2006–07 record 30–6 (15–4 Pac-10)
Head coach Ben Howland (4th year)
Assistant coach Donny Daniels
Assistant coach Scott Garson
Assistant coach Kerry Keating
Home arena Pauley Pavilion
2006–07 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#7 UCLA15–3 .833  30–6  .833
#13 Washington State13–5 .722  26–8  .765
#23 USC111–7 .611  25–12  .676
#10 Oregon†211–7 .611  29–8  .784
Arizona11–7 .611  20–11  .645
Stanford10–8 .556  18–13  .581
Washington8–10 .444  19–13  .594
California6–12 .333  16–17  .485
Oregon State3–15 .167  11–21  .344
Arizona State2–16 .111  8–22  .267
† 2007 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2007; Rankings from AP Poll[2]
1 Holds tie-breaker, 2 Holds second tie-breaker.

The 2006–07 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins finished first in the Pacific-10 Conference standings.[3] The team reached the Final Four in the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament for the second year in a row, losing to the Florida Gators.

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mustafa Abdul-Hamid
PG		 St. Louis, Missouri Country Day HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Nikola Dragovic
SF		 Belgrade, Serbia Second Secondary School of Economics 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jul 7, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
James Keefe
PF		 Rancho Santa Margarita, California Santa Margarita HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 18, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Russell Westbrook
SG		 Hawthorne, California Leuzinger HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Apr 18, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 21   Rivals: NR
  • 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:

  • "UCLA Commit List for 2006". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  • "ESPN – UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011.

    Roster

    2006–07 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    F/C 12 Alfred Aboya 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) So Yaoundé (Cameroon)
    G 10 Mustafa Abdul-Hamid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Louis, Missouri
    G 4 Arron Afflalo (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Compton, California
    G 2 Darren Collison (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Rancho Cucamonga, California
    F 41 Nikola Dragović 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)216 lb (98 kg) Fr Belgrade (Serbia)
    G 24 Joey Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Hidden Hills, California
    F/C 13 James Keefe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) Fr Rancho Santa Margarita, California
    G 55 Matt Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr San Francisco, California
    F/C 14 Lorenzo Mata 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Huntington Park, California
    F 23 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Yaoundé (Cameroon)
    F 21 David McGrath 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Oxnard, California
    G 32 Rusten O’Neil 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Northridge, California
    G 5 DeAndre Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Riverside, California
    G/F 3 Josh Shipp (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Los Angeles
    G/F 20 Michael Roll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Aliso Viejo, California
    G 0 Russell Westbrook 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)187 lb (85 kg) Fr Hawthorne, California
    F/C 11 Ryan Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)238 lb (108 kg) So Mississauga, Ontario
    Head coach

    Ben Howland (Weber State)

    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 2, 2006*
    7:30 P.M.    		 No. 5 Cal Poly Pomona W 73–43  0–0
    		 Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    November 9, 2006*
    7:30 P.M.    		 No. 5 Humboldt State W 87–61  0–0
    		 Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    Regular Season
    November 15, 2006*
     FSN PT    		 No. 6 BYU W 82–69  1–0
    		 Pauley Pavilion (9,297)
    Los Angeles, California
    November 20, 2006*
    7:30 P.M., ESPN2    		 No. 5 vs. Chaminade
    Maui Invitational    		 W 82–69  1–0
    		 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    November 21, 2006*
    8:30 P.M., ESPN    		 No. 5 vs. No. 20 Kentucky
    Maui Invitational    		 W 88–63  2–0
    		 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    November 22, 2006*
    10:00 P.M., ESPN    		 No. 5 vs. Georgia Tech
    Maui Invitational    		 W 88–73  4–0
    		 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    November 28, 2006*
    7:30 P.M.    		 No. 2 Long Beach State W 88–58  5–0
    		 Pauley Pavilion (8,428)
    Los Angeles, California
    December 3, 2006*
    2:30 P.M., FSN PT    		 No. 2 UC Riverside W 61–38  6–0
    		 Pauley Pavilion (8,397)
    Los Angeles, California
    December 5, 2006*
    7:30 P.M., FSN PT    		 No. 1 Cal State Fullerton W 78–54  7–0
    		 Pauley Pavilion (7,945)
    Los Angeles, California
    December 9, 2006*
    11:30 P.M., CBS    		 No. 1 vs. No. 6 Texas A&M
    John R. Wooden Classic    		 W 65–62  8–0
    		 Honda Center (15,811)
    Anaheim, California
    December 16, 2006*
    5:00 P.M., 8,612    		 No. 1 Oakland W 74–53  9–0
    		 Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    December 19, 2006*
    7:30 P.M., FSN PT    		 No. 1 Sam Houston State W 75–61  10–0
    		 Pauley Pavilion (7,458)
    Los Angeles, California
    December 23, 2006*
    11:00 A.M., CBS    		 No. 1 Michigan W 92–55  11–0
    		 Pauley Pavilion (11,876)
    Los Angeles, California
    December 28, 2006
    7:30 P.M., FSN    		 No. 1 Washington State W 55–52  12–0
    (1–0)    		 Pauley Pavilion (11,102)
    Los Angeles, California
    December 31, 2006
    2:00 P.M., FSN    		 No. 1 No. 13 Washington W 96–74  13–0
    (2–0)    		 Pauley Pavilion (12,042)
    Los Angeles, California
    January 4, 2007
    7:00 P.M., FSN PT    		 No. 1 at Oregon State W 71–56  14–0
    (3–0)    		 Gill Coliseum (6,834)
    Corvallis, Oregon
    January 6, 2007
    11:00 A.M., FSN    		 No. 1 at No. 17 Oregon L 66–68  14–1
    (3–1)    		 McArthur Court (9,087)
    Eugene, Oregon
    January 13, 2007
    11:30 A.M., FSN    		 No. 3 at USC W 65–64  15–1
    (4–1)    		 Galen Center (9,682)
    Los Angeles, California
    January 18, 2007
    7:30 P.M., FSN PT    		 No. 2 Arizona State W 60–50  16–1
    (5–1)    		 Pauley Pavilion (10,188)
    Los Angeles, California
    January 20, 2007
    1:00 P.M., FSN    		 No. 2 No. 12 Arizona W 73–69  17–1
    (6–1)    		 Pauley Pavilion (12,249)
    Los Angeles, California
    January 25, 2007
    6:00 P.M., FSN    		 No. 2 at California W 62–46  18–1
    (7–1)    		 Haas Pavilion (11,877)
    Berkeley, California
    January 28, 2007
    5:00 P.M., FSN    		 No. 2 at Stanford L 68–75  18–2
    (7–2)    		 Maples Pavilion (7,334)
    Stanford, California
    February 1, 2007
    7:30 P.M., FSN    		 No. 5 No. 9 Oregon W 69–57  19–2
    (8–2)    		 Pauley Pavilion (12,113)
    Los Angeles, California
    February 2, 2007
    2:30 P.M., FSN PT    		 No. 5 Oregon State W 82–35  20–2
    (9–2)    		 Pauley Pavilion (11,095)
    Los Angeles, California
    February 7, 2007
     FSN PT    		 No. 2 No. 21 USC W 70–65  21–2
    (10–2)    		 Pauley Pavilion (12,810)
    Los Angeles, California
    February 10, 2007*
    10:00 A.M., CBS    		 No. 2 at West Virginia L 65–70  21–3
    		 WVU Coliseum (14,160)
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    February 15, 2007
    5:30 P.M., FSN    		 No. 7 at Arizona State W 67–61  22–3
    (11–2)    		 Wells Fargo, Arena (8,071)
    Tempe, Arizona
    February 17, 2007
    10:00 A.M., CBS    		 No. 7 at No. 24 Arizona W 81–66  23–3
    (12–2)    		 McKale Center (14,611)
    Tucson, Arizona
    February 22, 2007
    7:30 P.M., FSN PT    		 No. 4 California W 85–75  24–3
    (13–2)    		 Pauley Pavilion (11,230)
    Los Angeles, California
    February 24, 2007
    3:00 P.M., FSN    		 No. 4 Stanford W 75–61  25–3
    (14–2)    		 Pauley Pavilion (12,001)
    Los Angeles, California
    March 1, 2007
    7:30 P.M., FSN    		 No. 2 at No. 13 Washington State W 53–45  26–3
    (15–2)    		 Beasley Coliseum (11,618)
    Pullman, Washington
    March 3, 2007
    11:00 A.M., CBS    		 No. 2 at Washington L 51–61  26–4
    (15–3)    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
    Seattle, Washington
    Pac-10 Tournament
    March 8, 2007
    2:50 P.M., FSN    		 vs. California
    Quarterfinals    		 L 69–76 OT 26–5
    		 Staples Center (16,318)
    Los Angeles, California
    NCAA Tournament
    March 15, 2007*
    4:20 P.M., CBS    		 No. 7 vs. Weber State
    First Round    		 W 70–42  27–5
    		 ARCO Arena (16,338)
    Sacramento, California
    March 17, 2007*
    5:10 P.M., CBS    		 No. 7 vs. Indiana
    Second Round    		 W 54–49  28–5
    		 ARCO Arena (16,407)
    Sacramento, California
    March 22, 2007*
    6:40 P.M., CBS    		 No. 7 vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh
    Sweet Sixteen    		 W 64–55  29–5
    		 HP Pavilion (18,049)
    San Jose, California
    March 24, 2007*
    4:05 P.M., CBS    		 No. 7 vs. No. 2 Kansas
    Elite Eight    		 W 68–55  30–5
    		 HP Pavilion (18,102)
    San Jose, California
    March 31, 2007*
    5:47 P.M., CBS    		 No. 7 vs. No. 3 Florida
    Final Four    		 L 66–76  30–6
    		 Georgia Dome (53,510)
    Atlanta, Georgia
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Source[4] [5] [6]

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "ESPN 2007 final rankings". Archived from the original on January 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
    2. ↑ "2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
    3. ↑ "Pac-10 conference standings". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
    4. ↑ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
    5. ↑ "UCLA Bruins Schedule- 2006-07". espn.com. ESPN.
    6. ↑ "UCLA Bruins 2006–07 schedule". Archived from the original on November 20, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-21.

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