2006–07 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

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.

2006–07 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Pacific-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 10
2006–07 record29–8 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coachErnie Kent
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcArthur Court
2006–07 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 UCLA153 .833  306  .833
No. 13 Washington State135 .722  268  .765
No. 23 USC1117 .611  2512  .676
No. 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 team also featured Malik Hairston, who was drafted in 2008.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
11/10/2006*
Lehigh W 77–65  1–0
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
11/11/2006*
Cal State Northridge W 84–73  2–0
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
11/12/2006*
Portland State W 116–68  3–0
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
11/17/2006*
UC-Irvine W 85–42  4–0
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
11/20/2006*
at Rice W 79–73 OT 5–0
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
11/29/2006*
at No. 18 Georgetown W 57–50  6–0
Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
12/9/2006*
vs. Nebraska W 68–56  7–0
Rose Garden 
Portland, OR
12/11/2006*
Bethune-Cookman W 92–64  8–0
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
12/15/2006*
No. 22 Eastern Washington W 100–74  9–0
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
12/17/2006*
No. 22 Idaho State W 100–74  10–0
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
12/23/2006*
No. 21 Mercer W 84–64  11–0
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
12/28/2006*
No. 20 Portland W 76–49  12–0
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
12/30/2006
No. 20 at Oregon State
Civil War
W 76–73  13–0
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
01/04/2007
No. 16 USC L 82–84  13–1
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
01/06/2007
No. 16 No. 1 UCLA W 68–66  14–1
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
01/11/2007
No. 15 at Arizona State W 60–55  15–1
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
01/14/2007
No. 15 at No. 10 Arizona W 79–77  16–1
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
01/18/2007
No. 9 Stanford W 66–59  17–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
01/20/2007
No. 9 California W 92–84  18–1
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
01/25/2007
No. 7 at Washington L 77–89  18–2
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, WA
01/27/2007
No. 7 at No. 20 Washington State W 77–74 OT 19–2
Friel Court 
Pullman, WA
02/01/2007
No. 9 at No. 5 UCLA L 57–69  19–3
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles
02/03/2007
No. 9 at USC L 68–71  19–4
Galen Center 
Los Angeles
02/08/2007
No. 13 Arizona State W 55–51  20–4
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
02/10/2007
No. 13 No. 24 Arizona L 74–77  20–5
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
02/15/2007
No. 15 at California L 61–63  20–6
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
02/17/2007
No. 15 at Stanford L 69–88  20–7
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
02/22/2007
No. 23 No. 9 Washington State W 64–59  21–7
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
02/24/2007
No. 23 Washington W 93–85  22–7
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
03/03/2007
No. 17 Oregon State
Civil War
W 78–69  23–7
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
Pac-10 Tournament
03/08/2007
(4) vs. (5) Arizona
Pac-10 Conference Tournament quarterfinal
W 69–50  24–7
Staples Center (16,318)
Los Angeles
03/09/2007
(4) vs. (8) California
Pac-10 Conference Tournament quarterfinal
W 81–63  25–7
Staples Center (18,196)
Los Angeles
03/10/2007
(4) vs. (3) USC
Pac-10 Conference Tournament final
W 81–57  26–7
Staples Center (18,259)
Los Angeles
NCAA Tournament
03/16/2007*
 CBS
(3) vs. (14) Miami (OH)
First Round
W 58–56  27–7
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,551)
Spokane, WA
03/18/2007*
 CBS
(3) vs. (11) Winthrop
Second Round
W 75–61  28–7
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,551)
Spokane, WA
03/23/2007*
 CBS
(3) vs. (7) UNLV
Sweet Sixteen
W 76–72  29–7
Edward Jones Dome (26,307)
St. Louis, MO
03/25/2007*
 CBS
(3) vs. (1) Florida
Elite Eight
L 77–85  29–8
Edward Jones Dome (25,947)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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