# 2006–07 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his ninth season as Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 94th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 20–12, 7–9 in SEC play, lost in the first round of the 2007 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2007 National Invitation Tournament and lost in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | No. 11 | Jackson State | W 96–65 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum (9,430) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 17, 2006* 12:00 p.m. | No. 10 | vs. Middle Tennessee Paradise Jam tournament | W 71–62 | 2–0 | Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 19, 2006* 5:00 p.m. | No. 10 | vs. Iowa Paradise Jam Tournament | W 72–60 | 3–0 | Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 20, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | No. 8 | vs. Xavier Paradise Jam tournament championship | W 63–56 | 4–0 | Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center (3,032) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 25, 2006* 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 | Texas Southern | W 74–44 | 5–0 | Coleman Coliseum (10,005) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 28, 2006* 6:00 p.m. | No. 6 | Louisiana–Monroe | W 75–61 | 6–0 | Coleman Coliseum (12,268) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 2, 2006* 2:30 p.m. | No. 6 | Tennessee State | W 78–60 | 7–0 | Coleman Coliseum (10,215) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 7, 2006* 8:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at Notre Dame | L 85–99 | 7–1 | Purcell Pavilion (10,107) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 9, 2006* 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 | Alabama State | W 92–58 | 8–1 | Coleman Coliseum (10,239) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 16, 2006* 7:15 p.m. | No. 9 | vs. Southern Miss Coors Classic | W 77–64 | 9–1 | Mitchell Center (10,041) Mobile, AL |
| December 20, 2006* 5:30 p.m. | No. 10 | at NC State | W 82–75 | 10–1 | RBC Center (16,456) Raleigh, NC |
| December 23, 2006* 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 | Coppin State | W 99–49 | 11–1 | Coleman Coliseum (9,058) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 29, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 | Lipscomb | W 80–58 | 12–1 | Coleman Coliseum (10,100) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 1, 2007* 1:30 p.m. | No. 8 | Oklahoma | W 70–55 | 13–1 | Coleman Coliseum (11,538) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2007 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at Arkansas | L 61–88 | 13–2 (0–1) | Bud Walton Arena (18,553) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 9, 2007 8:00 p.m. | No. 14 | No. 13 LSU | W 71–61 | 14–2 (1–1) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 17, 2007 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 | at Vanderbilt | L 73–94 | 14–3 (1–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (13,672) Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 20, 2007 12:30 p.m. | No. 10 | Georgia | W 78–76 | 15–3 (2–2) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 23, 2007 8:00 p.m. | No. 12 | at Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | L 57–81 | 15–4 (2–3) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,500) Auburn, AL |
| January 27, 2007 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 | Arkansas | L 57–63 | 15–5 (2–4) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 31, 2007 8:00 p.m. | No. 19 | at LSU | W 73–70 | 16–5 (3–4) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,313) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 3, 2007 2:00 p.m. | No. 19 | South Carolina | W 64–61 | 17–5 (4–4) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 7, 2007 7:00 p.m., Raycom | No. 18 | Mississippi State | W 80–79 | 18–5 (5–4) | Coleman Coliseum (11,354) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 10, 2007 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 | at Ole Miss | L 69–75 | 18–6 (5–5) | Tad Smith Coliseum (9,452) Oxford, MS |
| February 14, 2007 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 | at No. 1 Florida | L 67–76 | 18–7 (5–6) | O'Connell Center (12,598) Gainesville, FL |
| February 17, 2007 2:00 p.m. | No. 25 | No. 20 Kentucky | W 72–61 | 19–7 (6–6) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 21, 2007 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 | at Tennessee | L 66–69 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (6–7) | Thompson-Boling Arena (19,068) Knoxville, TN |
| February 24, 2007 4:00 p.m. | No. 25 | Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | L 77–86 | 19–9 (6–8) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 28, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | Ole Miss | W 69–58 | 20–9 (7–8) | Coleman Coliseum (10,449) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 4, 2007 1:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi State | L 67–91 | 20–10 (7–9) | Humphrey Coliseum (9,880) Starkville, MS |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2007 12:00 p.m. | (W5) | vs. (E4) Kentucky First Round | L 67–79 | 20–11 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| National Invitation tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2007* 8:30 pm | (5) | at (4) UMass First round | L 87–89 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | Mullins Center (4,207) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||