2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
WAC Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 15
Record	29–5 (14–2 WAC)
Head coach	Mark Fox (3rd season);
Home arena	Lawlor Events Center
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Nevada	14	–	2	.875	29	–	5	.853
New Mexico State †	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Fresno State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Utah State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Hawaii	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Boise State	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Louisiana Tech	7	–	9	.438	10	–	20	.333
San Jose State	4	–	12	.250	5	–	25	.167
Idaho	1	–	15	.063	4	–	27	.129

† 2007 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by head coach Mark Fox, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, Nevada lost in the championship game of the WAC tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the South Region. The Wolf Pack defeated No. 10 seed Creighton in the opening round^[2] before losing to No. 2 seed Memphis in the second round.^[3] The team finished with a record of 29–5 (14–2 WAC).

Roster

2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	11	Ramon Sessions	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach, SC
F	22	Nick Fazekas	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Ralston Valley	Arvada, CO
F	34	JaVale McGee	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Fr	Hales Franciscan	Flint, MI

Head coach

Trent Johnson (Boise State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2006*	No. 24	Alaska Anchorage	W 85–62	1–0	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Nov 15, 2006*	No. 24	at Oregon State	W 75–47	2–0	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Nov 18, 2006*	No. 24	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 82–63	3–0	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Nov 21, 2006*	No. 21	UC Irvine	W 83–64	4–0	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Nov 25, 2006*	No. 21	at Santa Clara	W 78–70	5–0	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Nov 29, 2006*	No. 24	at Louisiana-Lafayette	W 86–74	6–0	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 3, 2006*	No. 24	vs. California	W 77–71	7–0	SAP Center Anaheim, California
Dec 9, 2006*	No. 20	UNLV	L 49–58	7–1	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 12, 2006*	No. 25	Saint Mary's	W 76–58	8–1	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 16, 2006*	No. 25	Pacific	W 60–53	9–1	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 22, 2006*	No. 25	at Akron	W 73–71	10–1	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Dec 28, 2006*	No. 24	Maine	W 89–69	11–1	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 30, 2006*	No. 24	vs. Gonzaga Battle in Seattle	W 82–74	12–1	KeyArena Seattle, Washington
Feb 14, 2007	No. 11	San Jose State	W 68–60	23–2	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Feb 17, 2007*	No. 11	Northern Iowa	W 79–64	24–2	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Feb 22, 2007	No. 11	at Idaho	W 84–68	25–2	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho
Feb 24, 2007	No. 11	at Boise State	W 95–81	26–2	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Mar 1, 2007	No. 10	at Utah State	L 77–79 ^OT	26–3	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Mar 3, 2007	No. 10	New Mexico State	W 69–65	27–3	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
WAC tournament
Mar 8, 2007*	No. 10	vs. Idaho Quarterfinals	W 88–56	28–3	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 9, 2007*	No. 10	vs. Utah State Semifinals	L 77–79	28–4	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2007*	(7 S) No. 15	vs. (10 S) Creighton First Round	W 77–71 ^OT	29–4	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 18, 2007*	(7 S) No. 15	vs. (2 S) No. 5 Memphis Second Round	L 62–78	29–5	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings

Awards and honors

Nick Fazekas – WAC Player of the Year
Mark Fox – WAC Coach of the Year

References

^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "Kemp, not Fazekas, leads Wolf Pack to victory". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2022.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Memphis leapfrogs Nevada for 24th straight victory". ESPN. March 18, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2022.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 2006-07 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-1r-2] "Kemp, not Fazekas, leads Wolf Pack to victory". ESPN. March 16, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2022.^{[dead link‍]}

[ncaa-2r-3] "Memphis leapfrogs Nevada for 24th straight victory". ESPN. March 18, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2022.^{[dead link‍]}

[4] "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.

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