# 2006–07 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2006–07 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins finished first in the Pacific-10 Conference standings. The team reached the Final Four in the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the second year in a row, losing to the Florida Gators.

## Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mustafa Abdul-Hamid PG | St. Louis, Missouri | Country Day HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Nikola Dragovic SF | Belgrade, Serbia | Second Secondary School of Economics | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| James Keefe PF | Rancho Santa Margarita, California | Santa Margarita HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Nov 18, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Russell Westbrook SG | Hawthorne, California | Leuzinger HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Apr 18, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 21 Rivals: NR ||||||
| 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: "UCLA Commit List for 2006". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011. "ESPN – UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 | Cal Poly Pomona | W 73–43 | 0–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| November 9, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 | Humboldt State | W 87–61 | 0–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 15, 2006* FSN PT | No. 6 | BYU | W 82–69 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (9,297) Los Angeles, California |
| November 20, 2006* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 5 | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational | W 88-63 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii |
| November 21, 2006* 8:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 5 | vs. No. 20 Kentucky Maui Invitational | W 73-68 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii |
| November 22, 2006* 10:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 5 | vs. Georgia Tech Maui Invitational | W 88–73 | 4–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii |
| November 28, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | No. 2 | Long Beach State | W 88–58 | 5–0 | Pauley Pavilion (8,428) Los Angeles, California |
| December 3, 2006* 2:30 p.m., FSN PT | No. 2 | UC Riverside | W 61–38 | 6–0 | Pauley Pavilion (8,397) Los Angeles, California |
| December 5, 2006* 7:30 p.m., FSN PT | No. 1 | Cal State Fullerton | W 78–54 | 7–0 | Pauley Pavilion (7,945) Los Angeles, California |
| December 9, 2006* 11:30 p.m., CBS | No. 1 | vs. No. 6 Texas A&M John R. Wooden Classic | W 65–62 | 8–0 | Honda Center (15,811) Anaheim, California |
| December 16, 2006* 5:00 p.m. | No. 1 | Oakland | W 74–53 | 9–0 | Pauley Pavilion (8,612) Los Angeles, California |
| December 19, 2006* 7:30 p.m., FSN PT | No. 1 | Sam Houston State | W 75–61 | 10–0 | Pauley Pavilion (7,458) Los Angeles, California |
| December 23, 2006* 11:00 a.m., CBS | No. 1 | Michigan | W 92–55 | 11–0 | Pauley Pavilion (11,876) Los Angeles, California |
| December 28, 2006 7:30 p.m., FSN | No. 1 | Washington State | W 55–52 | 12–0 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion (11,102) Los Angeles, California |
| December 31, 2006 2:00 p.m., FSN | No. 1 | No. 13 Washington | W 96–74 | 13–0 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion (12,042) Los Angeles, California |
| January 4, 2007 7:00 p.m., FSN PT | No. 1 | at Oregon State | W 71–56 | 14–0 (3–0) | Gill Coliseum (6,834) Corvallis, Oregon |
| January 6, 2007 11:00 a.m., FSN | No. 1 | at No. 17 Oregon | L 66–68 | 14–1 (3–1) | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, Oregon |
| January 13, 2007 11:30 a.m., FSN | No. 3 | at USC | W 65–64 | 15–1 (4–1) | Galen Center (9,682) Los Angeles, California |
| January 18, 2007 7:30 p.m., FSN PT | No. 2 | Arizona State | W 60–50 | 16–1 (5–1) | Pauley Pavilion (10,188) Los Angeles, California |
| January 20, 2007 1:00 p.m., FSN | No. 2 | No. 12 Arizona | W 73–69 | 17–1 (6–1) | Pauley Pavilion (12,249) Los Angeles, California |
| January 25, 2007 6:00 p.m., FSN | No. 2 | at California | W 62–46 | 18–1 (7–1) | Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, California |
| January 28, 2007 5:00 p.m., FSN | No. 2 | at Stanford | L 68–75 | 18–2 (7–2) | Maples Pavilion (7,334) Stanford, California |
| February 1, 2007 7:30 p.m., FSN | No. 5 | No. 9 Oregon | W 69–57 | 19–2 (8–2) | Pauley Pavilion (12,113) Los Angeles, California |
| February 2, 2007 2:30 p.m., FSN PT | No. 5 | Oregon State | W 82–35 | 20–2 (9–2) | Pauley Pavilion (11,095) Los Angeles, California |
| February 7, 2007 FSN PT | No. 2 | No. 21 USC | W 70–65 | 21–2 (10–2) | Pauley Pavilion (12,810) Los Angeles, California |
| February 10, 2007* 10:00 a.m., CBS | No. 2 | at West Virginia | L 65–70 | 21–3 | WVU Coliseum (14,160) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| February 15, 2007 5:30 p.m., FSN | No. 7 | at Arizona State | W 67–61 | 22–3 (11–2) | Wells Fargo, Arena (8,071) Tempe, Arizona |
| February 17, 2007 10:00 a.m., CBS | No. 7 | at No. 24 Arizona | W 81–66 | 23–3 (12–2) | McKale Center (14,611) Tucson, Arizona |
| February 22, 2007 7:30 p.m., FSN PT | No. 4 | California | W 85–75 | 24–3 (13–2) | Pauley Pavilion (11,230) Los Angeles, California |
| February 24, 2007 3:00 p.m., FSN | No. 4 | Stanford | W 75–61 | 25–3 (14–2) | Pauley Pavilion (12,001) Los Angeles, California |
| March 1, 2007 7:30 p.m., FSN | No. 2 | at No. 13 Washington State | W 53–45 | 26–3 (15–2) | Beasley Coliseum (11,618) Pullman, Washington |
| March 3, 2007 11:00 a.m., CBS | No. 2 | at Washington | L 51–61 | 26–4 (15–3) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, Washington |
| Pac-10 Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2007 2:50 p.m., FSN | No. 4 (1) | vs. (8) California Quarterfinals | L 69–76 $^{OT}$ | 26–5 | Staples Center (16,318) Los Angeles, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2007* 4:20 p.m., CBS | No. 7 (2 W) | vs. (15 W) Weber State First Round | W 70–42 | 27–5 | ARCO Arena (16,338) Sacramento, California |
| March 17, 2007* 5:10 p.m., CBS | No. 7 (2 W) | vs. (7 W) Indiana Second Round | W 54–49 | 28–5 | ARCO Arena (16,407) Sacramento, California |
| March 22, 2007* 6:40 p.m., CBS | No. 7 (2 W) | vs. No. (3 W) 10 Pittsburgh Sweet Sixteen | W 64–55 | 29–5 | HP Pavilion (18,049) San Jose, California |
| March 24, 2007* 4:05 p.m., CBS | No. 7 (2 W) | vs. No. 2 (1 W) Kansas Elite Eight | W 68–55 | 30–5 | HP Pavilion (18,102) San Jose, California |
| March 31, 2007* 5:47 p.m., CBS | No. 7 (2 W) | vs. No. 3 (1 MW) Florida Final Four | L 66–76 | 30–6 | Georgia Dome (53,510) Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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