2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
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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
2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball | |
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NCAA tournament National Champions | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 3[1] |
Record | 36–2 (13–1 SEC) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Thompson-Boling Arena |
Seasons |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
SEC Women’s Basketball tournament
- Tennessee (1) 81, South Carolina (8) 63
- LSU (4) 63, Tennessee 54
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
- 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
- ^ "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.