2006–07 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Lorenzo Romar, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

2006–07 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
2006–07 record19–13 (8–10 Pac-10)
Head coachLorenzo Romar (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
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 Huskies were 18–12 overall in the regular season and 8–10 in conference play, seventh in the standings.[2] Washington had only one road win in league play (over last place Arizona State), and ended the regular season with home wins over USC and second-ranked UCLA, the regular season champion.[3][4]

At the conference tournament in Los Angeles, Washington defeated tenth seed Arizona State in the first round,[5][6][7] but lost to rival Washington State by ten points in a quarterfinal;[8] it was the fifth straight loss to the Cougars.[7][9]

Postseason results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Wed, March 7
8:30 pm, FSN
vs. (10) Arizona State
First round
W 59–51  19–12
Staples Center (15,119)
Los Angeles, California
Thu, March 8
8:30 pm, FSN
vs. No. 11 (2) Washington State
Quarterfinal
L 64–74  19–13
Staples Center (16,585)
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. "2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
  2. "Pac-10 men's basketball final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 4, 2007. p. D1.
  3. "Huskies humble No. 2 Bruins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 4, 2007. p. D6.
  4. Nadel, John (March 7, 2007). "Pac-10 features elite group". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C3.
  5. "Huskies postpone season's end". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 8, 2007. p. E5.
  6. Kasses, Glenn (March 8, 2007). "Third time around". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  7. Nadel, John (March 8, 2007). "UW forced Round 3". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  8. Kasses, Glenn (March 9, 2007). "Half again as good". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  9. Harris, Beth (March 9, 2007). "Dawgs gone". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
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