2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Rebels wordmark.svg 150 Mountain West Conference Mountain West 14 19 30–7 12–4 Lon Kruger Greg Grensing Steve Henson Lew Hill Thomas & Mack Center MWC tournament champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his third year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 30–7, 12–4 in MWC play. They won the 2007 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the Midwest Region. The Runnin' Rebels defeated 10 seed Georgia Tech in the opening roundUmeh, White tally 19 points in UNLV win over Ga. Tech https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=274000057 https://web.archive.org/web/20210821151039/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=274000057 dead August 21, 2021 ESPN March 16, 2007 August 21, 2021 and 2 seed Wisconsin to reach the Sweet SixteenCoach's son Kruger makes dad proud, leads UNLV to Sweet 16 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/274000059 https://web.archive.org/web/20210821151037/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/274000059 dead August 21, 2021 ESPN March 18, 2007 August 21, 2021 before losing to 3 seed Oregon in the regional semifinals.Porter ties regional mark with eight 3s in Ducks' Sweet 16 win https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=274000060 https://web.archive.org/web/20160804122954/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=274000060 dead August 4, 2016 ESPN March 24, 2007 August 21, 2021 Roster 2006 UNLV Rebels y yes Wink Adams 1 G 6 0 195 So Gulf Shores Academy Houston, Texas Kevin Kruger 2 G 6 2 185 Sr Arizona State Marietta, Georgia y René Rougeau 24 G 6 6 200 So Etiwanda Rancho Cucamonga, California y Tre'Von Willis 33 G 6 4 Fr Fresno, California Joe Darger 45 F 6 7 225 So Riverton Riverton, Utah Lon Kruger Greg Grensing Steve Henson Lew Hill https://unlvrebels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2006-07 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/2007.html 2006–07 UNLV Rebels Roster and Stats Sports Reference August 21, 2021 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=UNLV Rebels| Exhibition Nov 7, 2006 7:30 p.m. yes 2006 men Dixie State Trailblazers Dixie State Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 70–37 9,534https://unlv_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2006-2007/dsc-lv.html UNLV Vs Dixie State UNLV Sports |- !colspan=9 style=UNLV Rebels| Non-conference regular season Nov 10, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes 2006 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 73–59 9,284 1–0 Nov 14, 2006 7:30 p.m. yes 2006 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 82–79 7,236 2–0 Nov 17, 2006 7:30 p.m. yes 2006 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 76–79 8,525 2–1 Nov 21, 2006 7:30 p.m. 2006 men Washburn Ichabods Washburn Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 83–55 6,838 3–1 Nov 25, 2006 7:30 p.m. yes 2006 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 96–88 8,096 4–1 Nov 28, 2006 7:30 p.m. yes yes Arizona 16 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 75–89 13,180 4–2 Dec 2, 2006 3:00 p.m. yes yes 2006 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona Burns Arena 93–53 1,274 5–2 Dec 5, 2006 9:00 p.m. yes yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 61–58 6,200 6–2 Dec 9, 2006 8:00 p.m. yes yes Nevada 20 Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 58–49 11,368 7–2 Dec 17, 2006 7:30 p.m. yes Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 67–57 8,041 8–2 Dec 18, 2006 7:30 p.m. yes 2006 men Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 103–56 7,536 9–2 Dec 19, 2006 7:30 p.m. yes 2006 men USF Bulls South Florida Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 74–59 8,812 10–2 Dec 22, 2006 7:00 p.m. yes Minnesota Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 62–58 11,359 11–2 Dec 28, 2006 6:00 p.m. yes yes Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas 74–66 15,098 12–2 Dec 30, 2006 5:00 p.m. yes yes 2006 men Houston Cougars Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 78–62 4,056 13–2 |- !colspan=9 style=UNLV Rebels| MWC regular season Jan 3, 2007 8:00 p.m. 2006 men Utah Utes Utah Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 97–94 2OT 12,369 14–2 1–0 Jan 6, 2007 12:30 p.m. yes 2006 men Air Force Falcons Air Force 20 Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 50–56 5,908 14–3 1–1 Jan 10, 2007 7:00 p.m. yes 2006 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 76–86 OT 6,760 14–4 1–2 Jan 13, 2007 7:00 p.m. BYU Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 83–75 12,946 15–4 2–2 Jan 20, 2007 5:00 p.m. yes 2006 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 75–66 4,175 16–4 3–2 Jan 23, 2007 7:00 p.m. 2006 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 68–61 10,881 17–4 4–2 Jan 27, 2007 7:00 p.m. 2006 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 76–72 OT 17,056 18–4 5–2 Jan 30, 2007 6:00 p.m. yes 2006 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 76–59 5,124 19–4 6–2 Feb 3, 2007 2:30 p.m. yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 63–90 15,899 19–5 6–3 Feb 7, 2007 7:00 p.m. TCU Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 82–67 10,097 20–5 7–3 Feb 10, 2007 7:00 p.m. Wyoming Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 80–70 13,217 21–5 8–3 Feb 13, 2007 8:00 p.m. yes San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego, California 52–67 9,006 21–6 8–4 Feb 17, 2007 3:00 p.m. yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 70–57 8,394 22–6 9–4 Feb 20, 2007 7:00 p.m. Air Force 14 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 60–50 15,692 23–6 10–4 Feb 28, 2007 7:00 p.m. yes New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 85–83 13,211 24–6 11–4 Mar 3, 2007 6:00 p.m. Colorado State Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 65–47 18,069 25–6 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UNLV Rebels| MWC tournament Mar 8, 2007 6:00 p.m. yes 25 2 Utah 7 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada Quarterfinals 80–54 10,925 26–6 Mar 9, 2007 8:30 p.m. yes 25 2 Colorado State 6 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada Semifinals 88–72 13,891 27–6 Mar 10, 2007 4:00 p.m. yes 25 2 BYU 23 1 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada Championship 78–70 16,204 28–6 |- !colspan=9 style=UNLV Rebels| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 2007 9:25 a.m. yes yes 19 7 MW Georgia Tech 10 MW United Center Chicago, Illinois First round 67–63 18,237 29–6 Mar 18, 2007 11:30 a.m. yes yes 19 7 MW Wisconsin 6 2 MW United Center Chicago, Illinois Second Round 74–68 20,916 30–6 Mar 23, 2007 6:40 p.m. yes yes 19 7 MW Oregon 10 3 MW Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 72–76 26,307 30–7 AP poll/Coaches' Poll Pacific Time MW Midwest 2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide https://unlvrebels.com/sports/2020/11/26/2020-21-unlv-mens-basketball-media-guide.aspx UNLV Athletics August 21, 2021 2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule https://unlvrebels.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2006-07 UNLV Athletics March 17, 2023 https://unlv_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2006-2007/teamcume.html 2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats UNLV Rebels Rankings 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball seasons UNLV UNLV UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team