2006–07 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2006–07 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
2006–07 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	20–11 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (24th season);
Assistant coach	Jim Rosborough
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 UCLA	15	–	3	.833	30	–	6	.833
No. 13 Washington State	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
No. 23 USC¹	11	–	7	.611	25	–	12	.676
No. 10 Oregon†²	11	–	7	.611	29	–	8	.784
Arizona	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Stanford	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
Washington	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
California	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Oregon State	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344
Arizona State	2	–	16	.111	8	–	22	.267

† Conference tournament winner As of March 18, 2007 Rankings from AP poll^[1] ¹ Holds tie-breaker, ² Holds second tie-breaker.

The 2006–07 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by head coach Lute Olson, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Recruiting class

Source:^[2]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chase Budinger SF	Encinitas, California	La Costa Canyon High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 17, 2005
Chase Budinger SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jordan Hill PF	Patterson, North Carolina	The Patterson School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 15, 2005
Jordan Hill PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Nic Wise PG	Kingwood, Texas	Kingwood High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 5, 2003
Nic Wise PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19 Rivals: 25
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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2006–07 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Marcus Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Seattle, Washington
G	5	Jawann McClellan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G	11	David Bagga (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Santa Ana, California
G	12	Daniel Dillon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Melbourne, Victoria
G	13	Nic Wise	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
F	14	Mohamed Tangara	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Bamako, Mali
G	15	Mustafa Shakur	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	24	Fendi Onobun	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
G	30	J. P. Prince	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Memphis, Tennessee
F	34	Chase Budinger	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Encinitas, California
F	43	Jordan Hill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	44	Bret Brielmaier (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Mankato, Minnesota
F	54	Kirk Walters	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Grand Rapids, Michigan
F	55	Ivan Radenović	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Belgrade, Serbia

Head coach

Lute Olson (Augsburg)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Ivan Radenovic	Kirk Walters
PF	Jordan Hill	Mohamed Tangara	Bret Brielmaier
SF	Chase Budinger	Fendi Onobun	David Bagga
SG	Marcus Williams	Jawann McClellan	J.P. Prince
PG	Mustafa Shakur	Daniel Dillon	Nic Wise

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 12, 2006* 5:00 pm, FSAZ	No. 10	at Virginia	L 90–93	0–1	John Paul Jones Arena (15,219) Charlottesville, VA
November 15, 2006* 7:30 pm, FSAZ	No. 16	Northern Arizona	W 101–79	1–1	McKale Center (13,511) Tucson, AZ
November 19, 2006* 2:00 pm, FSAZ	No. 16	New Mexico State	W 102–87	2–1	McKale Center (13,650) Tucson, AZ
November 22, 2006* 7:30 pm, FSAZ	No. 15	Samford	W 86–57	3–1	McKale Center (13,220) Tucson, AZ
November 28, 2006* 8:30 pm, FSAZ	No. 16	UNLV	W 89–75	4–1	McKale Center (13,180) Tucson, AZ
December 2, 2006* 3:15 pm, ESPN	No. 16	Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge	W 84–72	5–1	U.S. Airways Center (15,507) Phoenix, AZ
December 5, 2006* 7:30 pm, ESPN	No. 15	vs. Louisville Jimmy V Classic	W 72–65	6–1	Madison Square Garden (10,611) New York, NY
December 9, 2006* 7:30 pm	No. 15	at San Diego State	W 69–48	7–1	Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl (12,414) San Diego, CA
December 17, 2006* 8:00 pm, FSAZ	No. 11	Houston	W 87–62	8–1	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
December 20, 2006* 6:30 pm, FSN	No. 9	No. 18 Memphis Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 79–71	9–1	McKale Center (14,568) Tucson, AZ
December 28, 2006 6:30 pm, FSAZ	No. 7	California	W 94–85	10–1 (1–0)	McKale Center (14,562) Tucson, AZ
December 30, 2006 12:00 pm, FSN	No. 7	Stanford	W 89–75	11–1 (2–0)	McKale Center (14,571) Tucson, AZ
January 4, 2007 7:00 pm, FSN	No. 7	at No. 20 Washington	W 96–87	12–1 (3–0)	Bank of American Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
January 6, 2007 8:00 pm, FSAZ	No. 7	at Washington State	L 73–77 ^OT	12–2 (3–1)	Beasley Coliseum (7,181) Pullman, WA
January 11, 2007 6:30 pm, FSAZ	No. 8	Oregon State	W 83–72	13–2 (4–1)	McKale Center (14,428) Tucson, AZ
January 14, 2007 6:00 pm, FSN	No. 8	No. 17 Oregon	L 77–79	13–3 (4–2)	McKale Center (14,562) Tucson, AZ
January 18, 2007 8:30 pm, FSAZ	No. 12	at USC	L 73–80	13–4 (4–3)	Galen Center (9,725) Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2007 2:00 pm, FSN	No. 12	at No. 2 UCLA	L 69–73	13–5 (4–4)	Pauley Pavilion (12,249) Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2007 7:30 pm, FSAZ	No. 19	No. 6 Arizona State	W 71–47	14–5 (5–4)	McKale Center (14,572) Tucson, AZ
January 27, 2007* 11:00 am, CBS	No. 19	No. 4 North Carolina	L 64–92	14–6	McKale Center (14,596) Tucson, AZ
February 1, 2007 6:30 pm, FSAZ	No. 22	No. 17 Washington State	L 66–72	14–7 (5–5)	McKale Center (13,922) Tucson, AZ
February 3, 2007 11:30 am, FSN	No. 22	Washington	W 84–55	15–7 (6–5)	McKale Center (14,118) Tucson, AZ
February 8, 2007 8:30 pm, FSAZ		at Oregon State	W 72–66	16–7 (7–5)	Gill Coliseum (5,928) Corvallis, OR
February 10, 2007 1:30 pm, ABC		at No. 15 Oregon	W 77–74	17–7 (8–5)	McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR
February 15, 2007 8:30 pm, FSAZ	No. 24	No. 23 USC	L 75–80	17–8 (8–6)	McKale Center (14,623) Tucson, AZ
February 17, 2007 11:00 am, CBS	No. 24	No. 7 UCLA	L 66–81	17–9 (8–7)	McKale Center (14,611) Tucson, AZ
February 25, 2007 6:00 pm, FSN		at Arizona State	W 61–58	18–9 (9–7)	Wells Fargo Arena (13,244) Tempe, AZ
March 1, 2007 8:30 pm, FSAZ		at California	W 70–65	19–9 (10–7)	Haas Pavilion (9,168) Berkeley, CA
March 3, 2007 1:30 pm, ABC		at Stanford	W 85–80 ^OT	20–9 (11–7)	Maples Pavilion (7,204) Stanford, CA
Pac-10 tournament
March 8, 2007 1:20 pm, FSN		vs. No. 18 Oregon Quarterfinal	L 50–69	20–10	Staples Center (16,318) Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2007* 8:20 pm, CBS	No. (8)	vs. No. (9) Purdue First Round	L 63–72	20–11	New Orleans Arena (13,585) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Awards

Chase Budinger

Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
Pac-10 All-Freshman First Team
Pac-10 Player of the Week – November 11, 2006

Marcus Williams

Pac-10 All-Conference

Ivan Radenovic

Pac-10 Player of the Week – January 1, 2007
Pac-10 Player of the Week – March 5, 2007

References

^ "2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2007.
^ "Commitments/Recruits". 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2011.^{[dead link‍]}

[1] "2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2007.

[Commitments/recruits-2] "Commitments/Recruits". 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2011.^{[dead link‍]}

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