2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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. “ Players not pictured: Stefan Lenassi.

2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern
Record	22–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Reggie Hanson David Hobbs Scott Rigot
Home arena	Rupp Arena
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 3 Florida †	13	–	3		.813			35	–	5		.875
Vanderbilt	10	–	6		.625			22	–	12		.647
No. 25 Tennessee	10	–	6		.625			24	–	11		.686
Kentucky	9	–	7		.563			22	–	12		.647
Georgia	8	–	8		.500			19	–	14		.576
South Carolina	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
West
Mississippi State	8	–	8		.500			21	–	13		.618
Ole Miss	8	–	8		.500			21	–	14		.600
Arkansas	7	–	9		.438			21	–	14		.600
Auburn	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Alabama	7	–	9		.438			20	–	12		.625
LSU	5	–	11		.313			17	–	15		.531
† 2007 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2006 signees

US college sports recruiting information for 2006 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Derrick Jasper G	Paso Robles, California	Paso Robles High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Oct 4, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jodie Meeks G	Norcross, Georgia	Norcross High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Oct 3, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Dwight Perry G	Durham, North Carolina	Southern High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	May 24, 2006
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Michael Porter G	Modesto, California	Modesto Christian High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	May 18, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Perry Stevenson F	Lafayette, Louisiana	Northside High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Oct 22, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16   Rivals: 26
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011. "2006 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

Roster

2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Michael Porter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Modesto Christian Modesto, California G 3 Ramel Bradley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr IMG Academy (FL) Brooklyn, New York G 5 Derrick Jasper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Paso Robles Paso Robles, California C 10 Łukasz Obrzut 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Bridgton Academy Gliwice, Poland F 13 Bobby Perry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hillside Durham, North Carolina G 20 Jodie Meeks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Norcross Norcross, Georgia F 21 Perry Stevenson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana F 22 Ramon Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr West Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska F 23 Sheray Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Riverdale Baptist Montreal, Canada G 30 Dwight Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Southern Durham, North Carolina G 32 Joe Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Renaissance Detroit, Michigan C 33 Randolph Morris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Landmark Christian Atlanta, Georgia F 42 Mark Coury 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Detroit Country Day Detroit, Michigan C 43 Jared Carter 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 277 lb (126 kg) So Scott County Georgetown, Kentucky	Head coach Tubby Smith (High Point) Assistant coach(es) David Hobbs (VCU) Scott Rigot (Buffalo) Reggie Hanson (Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

2006–07 schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2006* 7:00 pm, FSN	No. 22	Miami(OH)	W 57–46	1–0	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
November 17, 2006* 7:00 pm, FSN	No. 22	Mississippi Valley State	W 79–56	2–0	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
November 20, 2006* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 20	vs. DePaul Maui Invitational	W 87–81	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, HI
November 21, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 20	vs. No. 5 UCLA Maui Invitational	L 68–73	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, HI
November 22, 2006* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 20	vs. No. 11 Memphis Maui Invitational	L 63–80	3–2	Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, HI
November 28, 2006* 7:00, FSN		College of Charleston	W 77–61	4–2	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 2, 2006* 12:00 pm, CBS		at No. 6 North Carolina	L 63–75	4–3	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
December 5, 2006* 7:00 pm, BBSN		vs. Chattanooga	W 79–63	5–3	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
December 9, 2006* 12:00 pm, CBS		Indiana	W 59–54	6–3	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 16, 2006* 1:30 pm, CBS		at Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	W 61–49	7–3	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
December 19, 2006* 7:00 pm, FSN		Santa Clara	W 74–60	8–3	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 22, 2006* 7:00 pm, BBSN		Massachusetts	W 82–68	9–3	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 30, 2006* 11:00 am, BBSN		Eastern Kentucky	W 78–65	10–3	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 3, 2007* 7:00 pm, FSN		Houston	W 77–70	11–3	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
SEC Regular Season
January 6, 2007 8:30 pm, FSN		at Ole Miss	W 68–58	12–3 (1–0)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
January 10, 2007 8:00 pm, LFS		Auburn	W 84–57	13–3 (2–0)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 13, 2007 7:00 pm, FSN		Mississippi State	W 64–60	14–3 (3–0)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 16, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	at South Carolina	W 87–49	15–3 (4–0)	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
January 20, 2007 12:00 pm, LFS	No. 25	Vanderbilt	L 67–72	15–4 (4–1)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 24, 2007 8:00 pm, LFS		at Georgia	L 69–78 OT	15–5 (4–2)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
January 28, 2007 1:00 pm, CBS		Tennessee	W 76–57	16–5 (5–2)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 3, 2007 1:00 pm, LFS		at Arkansas	W 82–74	17–5 (6–2)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
February 7, 2007 8:00 pm, LFS	No. 20	South Carolina	W 95–89	18–5 (7–2)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 10, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	No. 1 Florida 'ESPN College GameDay'	L 61–64	18–6 (7–3)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 13, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 20	at Tennessee	L 85–89	18–7 (7–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
February 17, 2007 3:00 pm, LFS	No. 20	at Alabama	L 61–72	18–8 (7–5)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 20, 2007 9:00 pm, LSU		LSU	W 70–63	19–8 (8–5)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 25, 2007 2:00 pm, LFS		at No. 21 Vanderbilt	L 65–67	19–9 (8–6)	Memorial Gym  Nashville, TN
February 28, 2007 8:00 pm, LFS		Georgia Senior Day	W 82–70	20–9 (9–6)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
March 4, 2007 12:00 pm, CBS		at No. 4 Florida	L 72–85	20–10 (9–7)	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
2007 SEC Tournament
March 8, 2007 1:30 pm, LFS	(E4)	vs. (W5) Alabama First round	W 79–67	21–10	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, GA
March 9, 2007 1:30 pm, LFS	(E4)	vs. (W1) Mississippi State Quarterfinals	L 82–84 OT	21–11	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, GA
2007 NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2007* 7:45 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Villanova First Round	W 67–58	22–11	United Center  Chicago, Illinois
March 18, 2007* 2:30 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Kansas Second Round	L 76–88	22–12	United Center  Chicago, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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