2006–07 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2006–07 BYU Cougars men's basketball
2006–07 BYU Cougars men's basketball
MWC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	25–9 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach	Dave Rose (2nd season);
Home arena	Marriott 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]

The 2006–07 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's second season at BYU. The Cougars competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Marriott Center.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Mike Rose	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
F	3	Keena Young	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Beaumont, Texas
G	13	Austin Ainge	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Gilbert, Arizona
G	23	Jimmy Balderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr
G	30	Lee Cummard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Mesa, Arizona
F	44	Trent Plaisted	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	San Antonio, Texas
F	45	Jonathan Tavernari	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil

Head coach

Dave Rose

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Brock University	W 90–49		Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Nov 8, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Montevallo	W 92–63		Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 15, 2006* 7:30 p.m., FSN PT		at No. 6 UCLA	L 69–82	0–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Nov 18, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Idaho State	W 84–78 ^OT	1–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Nov 22, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Portland	W 79–50	2–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Nov 24, 2006* 8:00 p.m., The Mtn.		Southern Utah	W 80–61	3–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Nov 29, 2006* 7:00 p.m., KTVB		at Boise State	L 68–72	3–2	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Dec 2, 2006* 7:00 p.m., KJZZ		at Weber State	W 73–69 ^OT	4–2	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Dec 6, 2006* 7:00 p.m., The Mtn.		San Jose State	W 81–69	5–2	Marriott Center (7,729) Provo, Utah
Dec 9, 2006* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Michigan State Spartan Clash	L 61–76	5–3	Palace of Auburn Hills (11,187) Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec 13, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		at Lamar	L 77–86 ^OT	5–4	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Dec 16, 2006* 4:00 p.m., The Mtn.		Utah State	W 75–62	6–4	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 22, 2006* 7:00 p.m.		Western Oregon	W 102–40	7–4	Marriott Center (8,277) Provo, Utah
Dec 28, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Liberty BYU Holiday Classic	W 73–59	8–4	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 29, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Oral Roberts BYU Holiday Classic	W 72–62	9–4	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 30, 2006* 7:30 p.m.		Seton Hall BYU Holiday Classic	W 77–68	10–4	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
MWC Regular Season
Jan 6, 2007 3:30 p.m.		San Diego State	W 80–58	11–4 (1–0)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 10, 2007 7:00 p.m., The Mtn.		TCU	W 89–65	12–4 (2–0)	Marriott Center (10,806) Provo, Utah
Jan 13, 2007 7:00 p.m., The Mtn.		at UNLV	L 75–83	12–5 (2–1)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Jan 16, 2007 6:00 p.m., The Mtn.		Wyoming	W 89–81	13–5 (3–1)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 20, 2007 3:30 p.m., The Mtn.		at Colorado State	L 78–90	13–6 (3–2)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 24, 2007 8:00 p.m., The Mtn.		at New Mexico	W 70–49	14–6 (4–2)	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 27, 2007 4:00 p.m., The Mtn.		No. 16 Air Force	W 61–52	15–6 (5–2)	Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, Utah
Jan 31, 2007 8:00 p.m., The Mtn.		at Utah	W 76–66	16–6 (6–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 3, 2007 3:30 p.m., The Mtn.		UNLV	W 90–63	17–6 (7–2)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 6, 2007 7:00 p.m., The Mtn.		at Wyoming	W 77–73	18–6 (8–2)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 10, 2007 7:00 p.m.		at TCU	W 85–72	19–6 (9–2)	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,824) Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 14, 2007 7:00 p.m., The Mtn.		New Mexico	W 96–83	20–6 (10–2)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 21, 2007 8:00 p.m., The Mtn.		Colorado State	W 76–67	21–6 (11–2)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 24, 2007 3:00 p.m., CST	No. 21	at San Diego State	L 74–86	21–7 (11–3)	Viejas Arena San Diego, California
Feb 27, 2007 7:00 p.m., CST		at No. 25 Air Force	W 62–58	22–7 (12–3)	Clune Arena (6,146) Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mar 3, 2007 5:30 p.m., CST		Utah	W 85–62	23–7 (13–3)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
MWC tournament
Mar 8, 2007 12:00 p.m., The Mtn.	(1) No. 23	vs. (8) TCU Quarterfinals	W 77–64	24–7	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 9, 2007 6:00 p.m., CST	(1) No. 23	vs. (5) Wyoming Semifinals	W 96–84	25–7	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 10, 2007 4:00 p.m.	(1) No. 23	vs. (2) No. 25 UNLV Championship	L 70–78	25–8	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2007* 9:30 p.m., CBS	(8 S) No. 24	vs. (9 S) Xavier First Round	L 77–79^[3]	25–9	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[4]

Rankings

References

^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
^ "2006–07 BYU Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "Lavender plays big late; Xavier clips BYU". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "2006-07 Schedule - M-Basketball". BYU Athletics. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 2006-07 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

[2] "2006–07 BYU Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[ncaa-r1-3] "Lavender plays big late; Xavier clips BYU". ESPN. March 15, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[4] "2006-07 Schedule - M-Basketball". BYU Athletics. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

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