2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2006–07 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team November 2025 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg Southeastern Conference Eastern SEC 22–12 9–7 Tubby Smith 10th Reggie Hanson David Hobbs Scott Rigot Rupp Arena NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2006–07. The team's head coach was Tubby Smith. This was his 10th and final year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. For the season Kentucky finished with an overall record of 22–12 (9–7 in the SEC) The Wildcats were invited to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as an #8 seed and won their opening round game over Villanova 67–58. But in the round of 32 they lost to Kansas 88–76.Bedore Gary July 24, 2007 KU 12th in attendance https://books.google.com/books?id=OwoyAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8&dq=2006%E2%80%9307+Kentucky+Wildcats+men+s+basketball+team&article_id=6720,1618458&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi49sKRmPGQAxXRKVkFHXiWCDAQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=2006%E2%80%9307%20Kentucky%20Wildcats%20men%20s%20basketball%20team&f=false 14 November 2025 Lawrence Journal-World 4B 2006 signees no yes 2006 Derrick Jasper G Paso Robles, California Paso Robles High School 6 6 213 2005-10-04 4 4 Jodie Meeks G Norcross, Georgia Norcross High School 6 4 208 2005-10-03 4 4 Dwight Perry G Durham, North Carolina Southern High School 6 1 173 2006-05-24 2 NR Michael Porter G Modesto, California Modesto Christian High School 6 3 198 2005-05-18 2 2 Perry Stevenson F Lafayette, Louisiana Northside High School 6 9 207 2005-10-22 4 4 2006 Kentucky 2006 Basketball Commitments 2006 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 572 96 16 26 2011-06-28 yes Roster 2006 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Michael Porter 1 G 6 2 190 FR Modesto, California Modesto Christian Ramel Bradley y 3 G 6 2 191 JR Brooklyn, New York IMG Academy (FL) Derrick Jasper y 5 G 6 6 213 FR Paso Robles, California Paso Robles Łukasz Obrzut y 10 C 7 1 265 SR Gliwice, Poland Bridgton Academy Bobby Perry y 13 F 6 7 215 SR Durham, North Carolina Hillside Jodie Meeks y 20 G 6 4 208 FR Norcross, Georgia Norcross Perry Stevenson y 21 F 6 9 215 FR Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette Ramon Harris y 22 F 6 7 218 FR Anchorage, Alaska West Anchorage Sheray Thomas y 23 F 6 8 236 SR Montreal, Canada Riverdale Baptist Dwight Perry y 30 G 6 1 187 FR Durham, North Carolina Southern Joe Crawford basketball, born 1986 y 32 G 6 5 207 JR Detroit, Michigan Renaissance Randolph Morris y 33 C 6 11 260 JR Atlanta, Georgia Landmark Christian Mark Coury 42 F 6 8 238 FR Detroit, Michigan Detroit Country Day Jared Carter 43 C 7 2 277 SO Georgetown, Kentucky Scott County Tubby Smith (High Point) David Hobbs (VCU) Scott Rigot (Buffalo) Reggie Hanson (Kentucky) 2006–07 schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season November 15, 2006 7:00 pm yes 22 Miami(OH) Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN 57–46 1–0 November 17, 2006 7:00 pm yes 22 2006–07 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State University Mississippi Valley State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN 79–56 2–0 November 20, 2006 9:00 pm yes yes 20 2006–07 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul University DePaul Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational ESPN2 87–81 3–0 November 21, 2006 7:00 pm yes yes 20 UCLA 5 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational ESPN2 68–73 3–1 November 22, 2006 5:00 pm yes yes 20 Memphis 11 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational ESPN2 63–80 3–2 November 28, 2006 7:00 yes 2006–07 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston College of Charleston Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN 77–61 4–2 December 2, 2006 12:00 pm yes yes North Carolina 6 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC CBS 63–75 4–3 December 5, 2006 7:00 pm yes yes 2006–07 Chattanooga Mocs University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga Freedom Hall Louisville, KY BBSN 79–63 5–3 December 9, 2006 12:00 pm yes Indiana Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 59–54 6–3 December 16, 2006 1:30 pm yes yes Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Battle for the Bluegrass CBS 61–49 7–3 December 19, 2006 7:00 pm yes 2006–07 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara University Santa Clara Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN 74–60 8–3 December 22, 2006 7:00 pm yes Massachusetts Rupp Arena Lexington, KY BBSN 82–68 9–3 December 30, 2006 11:00 am yes Eastern Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY BBSN 78–65 10–3 January 3, 2007 7:00 pm yes 2006–07 Houston Cougars University of Houston Houston Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN 77–70 11–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC Regular Season January 6, 2007 8:30 pm yes 2006–07 Ole Miss Rebels University of Mississippi Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS FSN 68–58 12–3 1–0 January 10, 2007 8:00 pm 2006–07 Auburn Tigers Auburn University Auburn Rupp Arena Lexington, KY LFS 84–57 13–3 2–0 January 13, 2007 7:00 pm Mississippi State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN 64–60 14–3 3–0 January 16, 2007 9:00 pm yes 25 2006–07 South Carolina Gamecocks University of South Carolina South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN 87–49 15–3 4–0 January 20, 2007 12:00 pm 25 Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, KY LFS 67–72 15–4 4–1 January 24, 2007 8:00 pm yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA LFS 69–78 OT 15–5 4–2 January 28, 2007 1:00 pm Tennessee Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 76–57 16–5 5–2 February 3, 2007 1:00 pm yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR LFS 82–74 17–5 6–2 February 7, 2007 8:00 pm 20 South Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, KY LFS 95–89 18–5 7–2 February 10, 2007 9:00 pm 20 Florida 1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN College GameDay ESPN 61–64 18–6 7–3 February 13, 2007 7:00 pm yes 20 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN 85–89 18–7 7–4 February 17, 2007 3:00 pm yes 20 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL LFS 61–72 18–8 7–5 February 20, 2007 9:00 pm 2006–07 LSU Tigers Louisiana State University LSU Rupp Arena Lexington, KY LSU 70–63 19–8 8–5 February 25, 2007 2:00 pm yes Vanderbilt 21 Memorial Gym Nashville, TN LFS 65–67 19–9 8–6 February 28, 2007 8:00 pm Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Senior Day LFS 82–70 20–9 9–6 March 4, 2007 12:00 pm yes Florida 4 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS 72–85 20–10 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;"| 2007 SEC Tournament March 8, 2007 1:30 pm yes E4 Alabama W5 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA First round LFS 79–67 21–10 March 9, 2007 1:30 pm yes E4 Mississippi State W1 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Quarterfinals LFS 82–84 OT 21–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;"| 2007 NCAA Tournament March 16, 2007 7:45 pm yes yes 8 W Villanova 9 W United Center Chicago, Illinois First Round CBS 67–58 22–11 March 18, 2007 2:30 pm yes yes 8 W Kansas 2 1 W United Center Chicago, Illinois Second Round CBS 76–88 22–12 Coaches' Poll References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose