2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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 round^[2] and 2 seed Wisconsin to reach the Sweet Sixteen^[3] before losing to 3 seed Oregon in the regional semifinals.^[4]

2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
MWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 19
Record	30–7 (12–4 Mountain West)
Head coach	Lon Kruger
Assistant coaches	Greg Grensing Steve Henson Lew Hill
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 24 BYU	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
No. 19 UNLV †	12	–	4		.750			30	–	7		.811
San Diego State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	11		.667
Air Force	10	–	6		.625			26	–	9		.743
Wyoming	7	–	9		.438			17	–	15		.531
Colorado State	6	–	10		.375			17	–	13		.567
Utah	6	–	10		.375			11	–	19		.367
TCU	4	–	12		.250			13	–	17		.433
New Mexico	4	–	12		.250			15	–	17		.469
† 2007 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2006–07 UNLV Rebels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Wink Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Gulf Shores Academy Houston, Texas G 2 Kevin Kruger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Arizona State Marietta, Georgia G 24 René Rougeau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Etiwanda Rancho Cucamonga, California G 33 Tre'Von Willis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr   Fresno, California F 45 Joe Darger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Riverton Riverton, Utah	Head coach Lon Kruger Assistant coach(es) Greg Grensing Steve Henson Lew Hill Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Dixie State	W 70–37		Thomas & Mack Center (9,534[6]) Paradise, Nevada
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Hawaii	W 73–59	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center (9,284) Paradise, Nevada
Nov 14, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Eastern Washington	W 82–79	2–0	Thomas & Mack Center (7,236) Paradise, Nevada
Nov 17, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		UC Santa Barbara	L 76–79	2–1	Thomas & Mack Center (8,525) Paradise, Nevada
Nov 21, 2006 7:30 p.m.		Washburn	W 83–55	3–1	Thomas & Mack Center (6,838) Paradise, Nevada
Nov 25, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		San Francisco	W 96–88	4–1	Thomas & Mack Center (8,096) Paradise, Nevada
Nov 28, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		at No. 16 Arizona	L 75–89	4–2	McKale Center (13,180) Tucson, Arizona
Dec 2, 2006* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Northern Arizona	W 93–53	5–2	Burns Arena (1,274)
Dec 5, 2006* 9:00 p.m.		at Hawaii	W 61–58	6–2	Stan Sheriff Center (6,200) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 9, 2006* 8:00 p.m.		at No. 20 Nevada	W 58–49	7–2	Lawlor Events Center (11,368) Reno, Nevada
Dec 17, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 67–57	8–2	Thomas & Mack Center (8,041) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 18, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Norfolk State	W 103–56	9–2	Thomas & Mack Center (7,536) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 19, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		South Florida	W 74–59	10–2	Thomas & Mack Center (8,812) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 22, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Minnesota	W 62–58	11–2	Thomas & Mack Center (11,359) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 28, 2006* 6:00 p.m.		at Texas Tech	W 74–66	12–2	United Spirit Arena (15,098) Lubbock, Texas
Dec 30, 2006* 5:00 p.m.		at Houston	W 78–62	13–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,056) Houston, Texas
MWC regular season
Jan 3, 2007 8:00 p.m.		Utah	W 97–94 2OT	14–2 (1–0)	Thomas & Mack Center (12,369) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 6, 2007 12:30 p.m.		at No. 20 Air Force	L 50–56	14–3 (1–1)	Clune Arena (5,908) Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 10, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at Wyoming	L 76–86 OT	14–4 (1–2)	Arena-Auditorium (6,760) Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 13, 2007 7:00 p.m.		BYU	W 83–75	15–4 (2–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (12,946) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 20, 2007 5:00 p.m.		at TCU	W 75–66	16–4 (3–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,175) Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 23, 2007 7:00 p.m.		San Diego State	W 68–61	17–4 (4–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (10,881) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 27, 2007 7:00 p.m.		New Mexico	W 76–72 OT	18–4 (5–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (17,056) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 30, 2007 6:00 p.m.		at Colorado State	W 76–59	19–4 (6–2)	Moby Arena (5,124) Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 3, 2007 2:30 p.m.		at BYU	L 63–90	19–5 (6–3)	Marriott Center (15,899) Provo, Utah
Feb 7, 2007 7:00 p.m.		TCU	W 82–67	20–5 (7–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (10,097) Paradise, Nevada
Feb 10, 2007 7:00 p.m.		Wyoming	W 80–70	21–5 (8–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,217) Paradise, Nevada
Feb 13, 2007 8:00 p.m.		at San Diego State	L 52–67	21–6 (8–4)	Viejas Arena (9,006) San Diego, California
Feb 17, 2007 3:00 p.m.		at Utah	W 70–57	22–6 (9–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,394) Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 20, 2007 7:00 p.m.		No. 14 Air Force	W 60–50	23–6 (10–4)	Thomas & Mack Center (15,692) Paradise, Nevada
Feb 28, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at New Mexico	W 85–83	24–6 (11–4)	The Pit (13,211) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 3, 2007 6:00 p.m.		Colorado State	W 65–47	25–6 (12–4)	Thomas & Mack Center (18,069) Paradise, Nevada
MWC tournament
Mar 8, 2007* 6:00 p.m.	(2) No. 25	(7) Utah Quarterfinals	W 80–54	26–6	Thomas & Mack Center (10,925) Paradise, Nevada
Mar 9, 2007* 8:30 p.m.	(2) No. 25	(6) Colorado State Semifinals	W 88–72	27–6	Thomas & Mack Center (13,891) Paradise, Nevada
Mar 10, 2007* 4:00 p.m.	(2) No. 25	(1) No. 23 BYU Championship	W 78–70	28–6	Thomas & Mack Center (16,204) Paradise, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2007* 9:25 a.m.	(7 MW) No. 19	vs. (10 MW) Georgia Tech First round	W 67–63	29–6	United Center (18,237) Chicago, Illinois
Mar 18, 2007* 11:30 a.m.	(7 MW) No. 19	vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Wisconsin Second Round	W 74–68	30–6	United Center (20,916) Chicago, Illinois
Mar 23, 2007* 6:40 p.m.	(7 MW) No. 19	vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Oregon Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 72–76	30–7	Edward Jones Dome (26,307) St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

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