2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 3
Record	36–2 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt;
Assistant coaches	Nikki Fargas; Holly Warlick;
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Tennessee	14	–	0	1.000	34	–	3	.919
No. 13 Georgia	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
No. 7 Vanderbilt^†	10	–	4	.714	28	–	6	.824
No. 12 LSU	10	–	4	.714	30	–	8	.789
Ole Miss	9	–	5	.643	24	–	11	.686
Mississippi State	7	–	7	.500	18	–	14	.563
Kentucky	6	–	8	.429	20	–	14	.588
South Carolina	6	–	8	.429	18	–	15	.545
Auburn	6	–	8	.429	21	–	13	.618
Arkansas	3	–	11	.214	18	–	13	.581
Florida	2	–	12	.143	9	–	22	.290
Alabama	0	–	14	.000	10	–	20	.333

† 2007 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee. The head coach was Pat Summitt. The team played its home games in the Thompson-Boling Arena and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Lady Vols won their seventh national championship

Roster

2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Shannon Bobbitt	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	Jr	Murry Bergtraum	Bronx, NY
F	1	Sidney Spencer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Hoover	Hoover, AL
G	2	Cait McMahan	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr		Maryville, TN
F	3	Candace Parker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Naperville Central	Naperville, IL
G	10	Elizabeth Curry	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr		New Virginia, IA
F	13	Dominique Redding	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr		Clearwater, FL
G	14	Alexis Hornbuckle	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	South Charleston	Charleston, WV
G/F	33	Alberta Auguste	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr		Marrero, LA
F	34	Nicci Moats	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr		Daleville, VA
F/C	44	Alex Fuller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Shelbyville Central	Shelbyville, TN
F/C	55	Nicky Anosike	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	St. Peter's	Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

Pat Summitt

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2006*		Carson–Newman	W 104–49		Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Nov 5, 2006*		Houston Jaguars	W 101–51		Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2006*	No. 5	Chattanooga	W 102–72	1–0	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Nov 16, 2006*	No. 5	No. 20 UCLA	W 83–60	2–0	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Nov 19, 2006*	No. 5	at No. 11 Arizona State	W 83–74	3–0	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Nov 24, 2006*	No. 4	No. 11 Stanford	W 77–60	4–0	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Nov 26, 2006*	No. 4	Middle Tennessee	W 88–64	5–0	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Nov 28, 2006*	No. 4	at Louisiana Tech	W 71–50	6–0	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Dec 3, 2006* ESPN	No. 4	at No. 2 North Carolina	L 57–70	6–1	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 5, 2006*	No. 6	Tennessee–Martin	W 85–29	7–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Dec 7, 2006*	No. 6	No. 21 George Washington	W 85–62	8–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Dec 17, 2006*	No. 5	at No. 23 Texas	W 67–46	9–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Dec 20, 2006*	No. 5	West Virginia	W 66–51	10–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Dec 22, 2006*	No. 5	at Old Dominion	W 75–59	11–1	Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
Dec 30, 2006*	No. 4	Notre Dame	W 78–54	12–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
SEC regular season
Jan 3, 2007	No. 4	Alabama	W 72–36	13–1 (1–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Jan 6, 2007*	No. 4	at No. 5 Connecticut	W 70–64	14–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Jan 11, 2007	No. 4	at Florida	W 80–58	15–1 (2–0)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Jan 14, 2007	No. 4	at No. 15 Georgia	W 52–41	16–1 (3–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Jan 18, 2007	No. 4	at Mississippi State	W 73–44	17–1 (4–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Jan 22, 2007*	No. 4	No. 1 Duke	L 70–74	17–2	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Jan 25, 2007	No. 4	at No. 15 Vanderbilt	W 67–57	18–2 (5–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Jan 28, 2007	No. 4	at Alabama	W 80–51	19–2 (6–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 1, 2007	No. 3	South Carolina	W 72–36	20–2 (7–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Feb 5, 2007	No. 3	No. 9 Georgia	W 73–57	21–2 (8–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Feb 8, 2007	No. 3	at Auburn	W 72–62	22–2 (9–0)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Feb 11, 2007	No. 3	Kentucky	W 84–62	23–2 (10–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Feb 15, 2007	No. 3	Ole Miss	W 81–69	24–2 (11–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Feb 19, 2007	No. 2	at No. 7 LSU	W 56–51	25–2 (12–0)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 22, 2007	No. 2	at Arkansas	W 75–68 ^OT	26–2 (13–0)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 25, 2007	No. 2	No. 12 Vanderbilt	W 73–53	27–2 (14–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
Mar 2, 2007*	(1) No. 2	vs. (8) South Carolina Second round	W 81–63	28–2	Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, GA
Mar 3, 2007*	(1) No. 2	vs. (4) No. 10 LSU Semifinals	L 54–63	28–3	Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, GA
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 18, 2007	(1 DAY) No. 3	vs. (16 DAY) Drake First round	W 76–37	29–3	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 20, 2007	(1 DAY) No. 3	at (8 DAY) Pittsburgh Second round	W 68–54	30–3	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 25, 2007 12:00 p.m.	(1 DAY) No. 3	vs. (13 DAY) Marist Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 65–46	31–3	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Mar 27, 2007	(1 DAY) No. 3	vs. (7 DAY) Ole Miss Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 98–62	32–3	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Apr 1, 2007 ESPN	(1 DAY) No. 3	vs. (1 DAL) No. 2 North Carolina National Semifinal – Final Four	W 59–46	33–3	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
Apr 3, 2007	(1 DAY) No. 3	vs. (4 GRE) No. 15 Rutgers National Championship	W 59–46^[4]	34–3	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. DAY=Dayton. All times are in Eastern Time.

SEC Women’s Basketball tournament

Tennessee (1) 81, South Carolina (8) 63
LSU (4) 63, Tennessee 54

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NCAA basketball tournament

Seeding in brackets

Dayton Regional
- Tennessee (1) 76, Drake (16) 37
- Tennessee 68, Pittsburgh (8) 54
- Tennessee 65, Marist (13) 46
- Tennessee 98, Mississippi (7) 62
Final Four
- Tennessee 56, North Carolina 50
- Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Alexis Hornbuckle, SEC All-Tournament Team
Candace Parker, Tournament Most Outstanding Player^[7]
Candace Parker, USBWA Player of the Year^[8]
Candace Parker, Wooden Award^[9]

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	25	Sidney Spencer	Los Angeles Sparks

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References

^ "2006-07 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ "2006-07 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "2006-07 Women's Basketball Schedule". utsports.com. June 24, 2023.
^ "Tennessee tops Rutgers 59-46". The Denver Post. April 3, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ "2007 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ "2007 Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ "March Madness History: Mens and Womens Tournament MOPs". MidwestSportsFans.com. March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ "USBWA Announces 2006-07 Women's Honors". OhioStateBuckeyes.com (Press release). St. Louis, Missouri: USBWA. March 30, 2007. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". WoodenAward.cstv.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "WNBA.com: 2007 WNBA Draft Board With Picks". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.

[1] "2006-07 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[2] "2006-07 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[3] "2006-07 Women's Basketball Schedule". utsports.com. June 24, 2023.

[4] "Tennessee tops Rutgers 59-46". The Denver Post. April 3, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[5] "2007 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[6] "2007 Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[7] "March Madness History: Mens and Womens Tournament MOPs". MidwestSportsFans.com. March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[8] "USBWA Announces 2006-07 Women's Honors". OhioStateBuckeyes.com (Press release). St. Louis, Missouri: USBWA. March 30, 2007. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[9] "Wooden Award - Athletics". WoodenAward.cstv.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[10] "WNBA.com: 2007 WNBA Draft Board With Picks". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.

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AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster

Schedule

SEC Women’s Basketball tournament

NCAA basketball tournament

Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

See also

References