2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
WAC Regular season champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 15
Record29–5 (14–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaLawlor Events Center
2006–07 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Nevada142 .875295  .853
New Mexico State115 .688259  .735
Fresno State106 .6252210  .688
Utah State97 .5632312  .657
Hawaii88 .5001813  .581
Boise State88 .5001714  .548
Louisiana Tech79 .4381020  .333
San Jose State412 .250525  .167
Idaho115 .063427  .129
2007 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by head coach Mark Fox, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, Nevada lost in the championship game of the WAC tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the South Region. The Wolf Pack defeated No. 10 seed Creighton in the opening round[2] before losing to No. 2 seed Memphis in the second round.[3] The team finished with a record of 29–5 (14–2 WAC).

Roster

2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 11 Ramon Sessions 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMyrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC
F 22 Nick Fazekas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrRalston Valley Arvada, CO
F 34 JaVale McGee 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)237 lb (108 kg) FrHales Franciscan Flint, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 10, 2006*
    No. 24 Alaska Anchorage W 85–62  1–0
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Nov 15, 2006*
    No. 24 at Oregon State W 75–47  2–0
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Nov 18, 2006*
    No. 24 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 82–63  3–0
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Nov 21, 2006*
    No. 21 UC Irvine W 83–64  4–0
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Nov 25, 2006*
    No. 21 at Santa Clara W 78–70  5–0
    Leavey Center 
    Santa Clara, California
    Nov 29, 2006*
    No. 24 at Louisiana-Lafayette W 86–74  6–0
    Cajundome 
    Lafayette, Louisiana
    Dec 3, 2006*
    No. 24 vs. California W 77–71  7–0
    SAP Center 
    Anaheim, California
    Dec 9, 2006*
    No. 20 UNLV L 49–58  7–1
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Dec 12, 2006*
    No. 25 Saint Mary's W 76–58  8–1
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Dec 16, 2006*
    No. 25 Pacific W 60–53  9–1
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Dec 22, 2006*
    No. 25 at Akron W 73–71  10–1
    James A. Rhodes Arena 
    Akron, Ohio
    Dec 28, 2006*
    No. 24 Maine W 89–69  11–1
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Dec 30, 2006*
    No. 24 vs. Gonzaga
    Battle in Seattle
    W 82–74  12–1
    KeyArena 
    Seattle, Washington
    Feb 14, 2007
    No. 11 San Jose State W 68–60  23–2
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Feb 17, 2007*
    No. 11 Northern Iowa W 79–64  24–2
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    Feb 22, 2007
    No. 11 at Idaho W 84–68  25–2
    Cowan Spectrum 
    Moscow, Idaho
    Feb 24, 2007
    No. 11 at Boise State W 95–81  26–2
    Taco Bell Arena 
    Boise, Idaho
    Mar 1, 2007
    No. 10 at Utah State L 77–79 OT 26–3
    Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
    Logan, Utah
    Mar 3, 2007
    No. 10 New Mexico State W 69–65  27–3
    Lawlor Events Center 
    Reno, Nevada
    WAC tournament
    Mar 8, 2007*
    No. 10 vs. Idaho
    Quarterfinals
    W 88–56  28–3
    Pan American Center 
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Mar 9, 2007*
    No. 10 vs. Utah State
    Semifinals
    L 77–79  28–4
    Pan American Center 
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 16, 2007*
    (7 S) No. 15 vs. (10 S) Creighton
    First Round
    W 77–71 OT 29–4
    New Orleans Arena 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Mar 18, 2007*
    (7 S) No. 15 vs. (2 S) No. 5 Memphis
    Second Round
    L 62–78  29–5
    New Orleans Arena 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    S=South.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Source[4]

    Rankings

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. sports-reference.com 2006-07 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
    2. "Kemp, not Fazekas, leads Wolf Pack to victory". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
    3. "Memphis leapfrogs Nevada for 24th straight victory". ESPN. March 18, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
    4. "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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