# 2006–07 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2006–07 college basketball season, the 86th season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by seventh-year head coach John Calipari, and they played their home games at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Hashim Bailey C | Patterson, NC | The Patterson School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Sep 15, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Willie Kemp PG | Bolivar, TN | Bolivar Christian Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 28, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Doneal Mack SG | Statesville, NC | Statesville Christian HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 18, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Pierre Niles PF | Lake Suzy, FL | Florida Preparatory Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Tre'Von Willis SG | Fresno, CA | Washington Union HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 30, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 25 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: "Memphis Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011. "2006 Memphis Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/16/06* 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 13 | Jackson State | W 111–69 | 1–0 | FedExForum (10,207) Memphis, TN |
| 11/20/06* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | vs. Oklahoma Maui Invitational Tournament | W 77–65 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/21/06* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | vs. No. 19 Georgia Tech Maui Invitational Tournament | L 85–92 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/22/06* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | vs. No. 22 Kentucky Maui Invitational Tournament | W 80–63 | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| 11/29/06* 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 17 | Arkansas State | W 86–60 | 4–1 | FedExForum (13,713) Memphis, TN |
| 12/02/06* 12:00 pm, WLMT | No. 17 | Manhattan | W 77–59 | 5–1 | FedExForum (15,087) Memphis, TN |
| 12/04/06* 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 17 | Marshall | W 78–59 | 6–1 (1–0) | FedExForum (14,183) Memphis, TN |
| 12/06/06* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | at Tennessee | L 58–76 | 6–2 | Thompson-Boling Arena (19,714) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/09/06* 12:00 pm, CSS | No. 17 | Mississippi | W 82–70 | 7–2 | FedExForum (14,315) Memphis, TN |
| 12/14/06* 8:00 pm, WLMT | No. 19 | Austin Peay | W 88–63 | 8–2 | FedExForum (14,538) Memphis, TN |
| 12/20/06* 7:30 pm, FSN | No. 18 | at No. 9 Arizona | L 71–79 | 8–3 | McKale Center (14,568) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/23/06* 12:00 pm, CSS | No. 18 | Middle Tennessee | W 86–46 | 9–3 | FedExForum (14,525) Memphis, TN |
| 12/28/06* 7:00 pm, WLMT | No. 23 | Lamar | W 87–62 | 10–3 | FedExForum (16,154) Memphis, TN |
| 01/04/07 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 23 | Cincinnati | W 88–55 | 11–3 | FedExForum (16,223) Memphis, TN |
| 01/11/07 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 19 | at Houston | W 79–69 | 12–3 (2–0) | Hofheinz Pavilion (4,804) Houston, TX |
| 01/13/07 7:00 pm, CSS | No. 19 | at Southern Miss | W 75–62 | 13–3 (3–0) | Reed Green Coliseum (5,410) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/16/07 8:00 pm, CSTV | No. 18 | UAB | W 79–54 | 14–3 (4–0) | FedExForum (14,736) Memphis, TN |
| 01/20/07 5:00 pm, CSTV | No. 18 | at East Carolina | W 61–44 | 15–3 (5–0) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (6,064) Greenville, NC |
| 01/24/07 8:00 pm, CSS | No. 14 | Tulsa | W 72–59 | 16-3 (6–0) | FedExForum (15,760) Memphis, TN |
| 01/27/07 12:00 pm, CSS | No. 14 | Southern Miss | W 67–64 | 17–3 (7–0) | FedExForum (14,741) Memphis, TN |
| 01/31/07 6:00 pm, CSS | No. 12 | at UCF | W 87–65 | 18–3 (8–0) | UCF Arena (4,805) Orlando, FL |
| 02/03/07 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 12 | SMU | W 88–52 | 19–3 (9–0) | FedExForum (15,748) Memphis, TN |
| 02/08/07 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | at UAB | W 70–56 | 20–3 (10–0) | Bartow Arena (7,453) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/10/07 7:00 pm, CSS | No. 10 | Tulane | W 95–51 | 21–3 (11–0) | FedExForum (17,176) Memphis, TN |
| 02/14/07 7:00 pm, CSTV | No. 9 | at Tulsa | W 69–52 | 22–3 (12–0) | Reynolds Center (6,081) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/17/07* 5:00 pm, ESPN | No. 9 | at Gonzaga | W 78–77 $^{OT}$ | 23–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,272) Spokane, WA |
| 02/22/07 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | Rice | W 99–63 | 24–3 (13–0) | FedExForum (15,020) Memphis, TN |
| 02/25/07 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 7 | Houston | W 77–64 | 25–3 (14–0) | FedExForum (16,924) Memphis, TN |
| 03/01/07 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | at UTEP | W 78–67 | 26–3 (15–0) | Don Haskins Center (11,066) El Paso, TX |
| 03/03/07 8:30 pm, CSTV | No. 6 | at SMU | W 64–61 | 27–3 (16–0) | Moody Coliseum (3,592) Dallas, TX |
| 2007 Conference USA tournament ||||||
| 03/08/07 6:00 pm, CSTV | No. 5 | Marshall Conference USA Tournament quarterfinals | W 92–71 | 28–3 | FedExForum (10,494) Memphis, TN |
| 03/09/07 3:30 pm, CSTV | No. 5 | Tulane Conference tournament semifinals | W 71–49 | 29–3 | FedExForum (11,002) Memphis, TN |
| 03/10/07 10:30 am, CBS | No. 5 | Houston Conference tournament Final | W 71–59 | 30–3 | FedExForum (15,468) Memphis, TN |
| 2007 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/16/07* 11:30 am, CBS | No. 5 | vs. North Texas First Round | W 73–58 | 31–3 | New Orleans Arena (13,393) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/18/07* 3:45 pm, CBS | No. 5 | vs. No. 15 Nevada Second Round | W 78–62 | 32–3 | New Orleans Arena (13,594) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/22/07* 6:27 pm, CBS | No. 5 | vs. No. 7 Texas A&M Sweet Sixteen | W 65–64 | 33–3 | Alamodome (26,776) San Antonio, TX |
| 03/24/07* 3:47 pm, CBS | No. 5 | vs. No. 1 Ohio State Elite Eight | L 76–92 | 33–4 | Alamodome (26,260) San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||