2006–07 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2006–07 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11 (tied) 6 30–6 13–3 Bo Ryan Greg Gard Gary Close Howard Moore Kohl Center NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2006–07 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his sixth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers finished the season 30–6, 13–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They lost in the Big Ten tournament championship to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region. In the First Round, they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi before being upset by No. 7-seeded UNLV in the Second Round. Season Notes Alando Tucker was a senior and won Big Ten Player of the Year in voting by both the coaches and the media.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aad.html Wisconsin's Tucker Named Big Ten Player Of The Year By Coaches And Media BigTen.org 2017-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20170420045715/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aad.html 2017-04-20 dead He averaged 19.9 point per game. He was a 1st team consensus All-American, and was a Wooden Award finalist but the award went to a freshman from Texas, Kevin Durant. Kammron Taylor was also a senior. Brian Butch, Greg Stiemsma, and Michael Flowers were juniors. The season was a promising one as Wisconsin beat then-ranked #2 Pittsburgh in December, and then-ranked #5 Ohio State in January. Wisconsin earned its first ever #1 AP ranking in school history on February 20, 2007. However, the Badgers lost that same evening at Michigan State. An important rematch with Ohio State loomed a few days later on Sunday, February 25, 2007 in Columbus. The Buckeyes, boasting an elite freshman class led by Mike Conley and Greg Oden, edged the Badgers, 49-48. In that game, junior center Brian Butch severely injured his elbow and missed the rest of Wisconsin's season. Losing Butch was a large blow to Wisconsin, who despite making it to the Big Ten championship game, still limped into March Madness as a 2-seed. The team struggled to close out 15-seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round before getting ousted by 7-seed UNLV in the second round. Meanwhile, Ohio State advanced to the NCAA Tournament finale before falling to Florida, which repeated as champion. Awards All-Big Ten by Media Alando Tucker - 1st team (unanimous) Kammron Taylor - 2nd team Michael Flowers - Honorable mention All-Big Ten by Coaches Alando Tucker - 1st team (unanimous) Kammron Taylor - 2nd team Brian Butch - Honorable mention Michael Flowers - All-Defensive team Previous season The Badgers finished the 2005–06 season 19–12, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in tie for fourth place. They lost to Indiana in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 9 seed in the Minneapolis region. They lost in the First Round to No. 8-seeded Arizona. Roster No.NamePositionHt.Wt.YearHometown/High School12Jason BohannonG6–2195FRMarion, Iowa / Linn-Mar HS14Tanner BronsonG5–11160JRGlendale, Wisconsin / Nicolet HS32Brian ButchF6–11245JRAppleton, Wisconsin / West HS21Morris CainG6–5210SOGlendale, Wisconsin / Nicolet HS5Jason ChappellF/C6–10245SRNew Berlin, Wisconsin / New Berlin West HS / Worcester Academy22Michael FlowersG6–2185JRMadison, Wisconsin / La Follette HS44J.P. GavinskiC6–11245FRWisconsin Dells, Wisconsin / Wisconsin Dells HS43Kevin GulliksonF6–7240SOStillwater, Minnesota / Stillwater Sr. HS3 Trevon HughesG6–1190FRQueens, New York / St. John's NW Academy45Joe KrabbenhoftF/G6–7217SOSioux Falls, South Dakota / Roosevelt HS1Marcus LandryF6–7230SOMilwaukee, Wisconsin / Vincent HS34Greg StiemsmaC6–11260JRRandolph, Wisconsin / Randolph HS23Kammron TaylorG6–2175SRMinneapolis, Minnesota / North HS42Alando TuckerF6–6205SRLockport, Illinois / Lockport Township HS15Brett ValentynG6–4180FRVerona, Wisconsin / Verona HS Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers| Non-conference regular season 11/12/2006 4:00 pm yes 9 Mercer Kohl Center Madison, WI Taylor (1) 22 Krabbenhoft (1) 10 Bohannon (1), Flowers (1), Krabbenhoft (1), Taylor (1) 3 72–48 1–0 17,190 11/15/2006 7:00 pm yes 9 UW-Green Bay Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN+ Tucker (1) 18 Krabbenhoft (2) 6 Flowers (2) 5 79–62 2–0 17,190 11/19/2006 4:00 pm yes 9 Southern Kohl Center Madison, WI South Padre Invitational Tucker (2) 16 Butch (1) 6 Flowers (3), Bohannon (2) 3 92–39 3–0 17,190 11/21/2006 7:00 pm yes 7 Delaware State Kohl Center Madison, WI South Padre Invitational Tucker (3) 25 Butch (2) 10 Flowers (4), Krabbenhoft (2) 3 64–52 4–0 17,190 11/24/2007 11:00 am yes yes 7 Missouri State South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX South Padre Invitational CSTV Tucker (4) 26 Tucker (1) 9 Flowers (5) 6 64–66 4–1 1,300 11/25/2006 12:00 pm yes yes 7 Auburn South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX Taylor (2) 16 Krabbenhoft (3) 8 Krabbenhoft (3), Tucker (1) 4 77–63 5–1 1,300 11/28/2006 6:30 pm yes 12 Florida State Kohl Center Madison, WI ACC-Big Ten Challenge Tucker (5) 22 Krabbenhoft (4) 6 Flowers (6), Chappell (1), Stiemsma (1) 3 81–66 6–1 17,190 12/2/2006 1:00 pm yes 12 Florida International Kohl Center Madison, WI Taylor (3) 16 Landry (1) 6 Flowers (7), Stiemsma (2) 5 79–63 7–1 17,190 12/4/2006 7:00 pm yes 12 Winthrop Kohl Center Madison, WI Tucker (6), Flowers (1) 21 Butch (3) 9 Flowers (8) 5 82–79 OT 8–1 17,190 12/9/2006 1:00 pm yes yes 11 Marquette 17 Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI ESPN Tucker (7) 28 Krabbenhoft (5) 7 Taylor (2) 4 70–66 9–1 19,020 12/13/2006 7:00 pm yes 7 UW-Milwaukee Kohl Center Madison, WI Tucker (8) 20 Butch (4) 8 Bohannon (3), Tucker (2) 2 68–49 10–1 17,190 12/16/2006 11:00 am yes 7 Pittsburgh 2 Kohl Center Madison, WI Tucker (9) 32 Butch (5) 11 Chappell (2), Butch (1) 3 89–75 11–1 17,190 12/23/2006 7:00 pm yes 4 Pacific Kohl Center Madison, WI Taylor (4) 17 Butch (6), Stiemsma (1) 6 Flowers (9), Tucker (3) 3 83–47 12–1 17,190 12/27/2006 7:00 pm yes 4 Gardner-Webb Kohl Center Madison, WI Butch (1) 17 Butch (7) 12 Tucker (4), Taylor (3) 5 98–40 13–1 17,190 12/31/2006 12:00 pm yes yes 4 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA Tucker (10) 29 Tucker (2) 8 Flowers (10), Krabbenhoft (4), Taylor (4), Butch (2) 3 64–54 14–1 9,804 |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers|Big Ten regular season 1/6/2007 3:30 pm 4 Minnesota Kohl Center Madison, WI Tucker (11) 14 Chappell (1) 9 Flowers (11) 4 68–45 15–1 1–0 17,190 1/9/2007 8:00 pm 3 Ohio State 5 Kohl Center Madison, WI Taylor (5) 25 Krabbenhoft (6) 9 Tucker (5) 4 72–69 16–1 2–0 17,190 1/13/2007 1:30 pm yes 3 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL Tucker (12) 17 Tucker (3) 8 Flowers (12) 2 56–50 17–1 3–0 7,839 1/17/2007 7:00 pm 2 Purdue Kohl Center Madison, WI Flowers (1) 15 Chappell (2) 8 Chappell (3) 4 69–64 18–1 4–0 17,190 1/20/2007 1:00 pm yes 2 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Taylor (6) 20 Tucker (4) 8 Flowers (13) 3 71–64 19–1 5–0 16,618 1/24/2007 8:00 pm 2 Michigan Kohl Center Madison, WI Tucker (13), Butch (2) 16 Krabbenhoft (7) 5 Taylor (5) 4 71–58 20–1 6–0 17,190 1/28/2007 12:00 pm yes 2 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Tucker (14) 27 Butch (8) 14 Taylor (6) 5 57–46 21–1 7–0 15,500 1/31/2007 6:00 pm yes 2 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Tucker (15) 23 Butch (9) 8 Taylor (7) 4 66–71 21–2 7–1 17,283 2/3/2007 1:00 pm 2 Northwestern Kohl Center Madison, WI Tucker (16) 20 Tucker (5) 9 Flowers (14), Taylor (8) 4 69–52 22–2 8–1 17,190 2/7/2007 7:00 pm yes 4 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA Tucker (17) 24 Tucker (6) 8 Flowers (15) 6 71–58 23–2 9–1 7,615 2/10/2007 1:00 pm 4 Iowa Kohl Center Madison, WI Tucker (18) 21 Krabbenhoft (8) 8 Krabbenhoft (5) 3 74–62 24–2 10–1 17,190 2/14/2007 7:00 pm yes 3 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN Tucker (19) 29 Tucker (7) 9 Krabbenhoft (6) 4 75–62 25–2 11–1 13,820 2/17/2007 11:00 am 3 Penn State Kohl Center Madison, WI Tucker (20) 22 Tucker (8) 6 Stiemsma (3) 5 75–49 26–2 12–1 17,190 2/20/2007 6:00 pm yes 1 Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Landry (1) 18 Krabbenhoft (9), Landry (2), Flowers (1) 5 Flowers (16), Krabbenhoft (7) 4 55–64 26–3 12–2 14,759 2/25/2007 3:00 pm yes 1 Ohio State 2 Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS Tucker (21) 12 Tucker (9) 8 Hughes (1) 3 48–49 26–4 12–3 19,044 3/3/2007 11:00 am 4 Michigan State Kohl Center Madison, WI Tucker (22) 26 Flowers (2) 5 Tucker (6) 2 52–50 27–4 13–3 17,190 |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers|Big Ten tournament 3/9/2007 5:40 pm yes 3 2 Michigan State 7 United Center Chicago, IL Quarterfinals Tucker (23) 21 Tucker (10), Flowers (3) 6 Taylor (9), Tucker (7) 4 70–57 22,081 28–4 3/10/2007 3:00 pm yes 3 2 Illinois 6 United Center Chicago, IL Semifinals CBS Tucker (24) 21 Krabbenhoft (10) 6 Flowers (17), Krabbenhoft (8), Landry (1) 3 53–41 20,471 29–4 3/11/2007 2:30 pm yes 3 2 Ohio State 1 1 United Center Chicago, IL Championship CBS Taylor (7) 15 Tucker (11) 8 Tucker (8) 4 49–66 17,538 29–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers|NCAA tournament 3/16/2007 2:00 pm yes yes 6 2 MW Texas A&M–CC 15 MW United Center Chicago, IL First Round CBS Taylor (8) 24 Landry (3) 7 Taylor (10), Bohannon (4), Stiemsma (4) 3 76–63 18,237 30–5 3/18/2007 1:30 pm yes yes 6 2 MW UNLV 19 7 MW United Center Chicago, IL Second Round CBS Taylor (9) 24 Tucker (12) 7 Flowers (18), Tucker (9) 3 68–74 20,916 30–6 http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/wis-m-baskbl-2006-07-sched.html Badgers 2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule 2014-01-14 2014-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20140116120206/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/wis-m-baskbl-2006-07-sched.html dead References Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Wisconsin Badge Badge