# 2006–07 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by third year head coach Trent Johnson, and played their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cardinal finished the 2005–06 season 16–14, 11–7 in Pac-10 play to finish tied for fourth place, losing the tie-breaker against Arizona (0-2 versus Arizona). They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament to the fourth seed Arizona 73-68. Stanford accepted an invitation to the 2006 NIT winning in the opening round game against Virginia, but would lose to Missouri State in the next round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Dan Grunfeld | G | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | River Hills, WI | Graduated |
| Jason Haas | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Spring Hills, PA | Graduated |
| Matt Haryasz | F | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | Page, AZ | Graduated |
| Chris Hernandez | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Fresno, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Landry Fields G | Los Alamitos, CA | Los Alamitos | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Feb 10, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Da'veed Dildy G | Chicago, IL | King College Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Feb 9, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Will Paul F | Corpus Christi, TX | Calallen | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | Jul 7, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Brook Lopez F | North Hollywood, CA | San Joaquin Memorial | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Robin Lopez C | North Hollywood, CA | San Joaquin Memorial | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15 Rivals: NA ESPN: NA ||||||
| 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: "Stanford Commit List for 2006". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020. "ESPN – Stanford Cardinal Basketball Recruiting 2006". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020. ||||||

### Transfer In

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Year Before |
| Drew Shiller | G | 6'0" | 185 | Sophomore | Burlingame, CA | Transferred from San Francisco, will redshirt 2006-07 season. |
| Chris Bobel | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Palo Alto, CA | Student recruiting coordinator |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 7, 2006* | | British Columbia | W 79-59 | – | Maples Pavilion (N/A) Stanford, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2006* 1:00 PM | | Siena | W 92-72 | 1-0 | Maples Pavilion (6,631) Stanford, CA |
| November 14, 2006* 8:00 PM | | San Jose State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 73-52 | 2-0 | Maples Pavilion (6,787) Stanford, CA |
| November 15, 2006* 7:00 PM | | Air Force CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 45-79 | 2-1 | Maples Pavilion (6,817) Stanford, CA |
| November 17, 2006* 7:00 PM | | Northwestern | W 58-53 | 3-1 | Maples Pavilion (6,732) Stanford, CA |
| November 25, 2006* 1:00 PM | | Denver | W 82-39 | 4-1 | Maples Pavilion (6,894) Stanford, CA |
| November 28, 2006* 7:30 PM | | UC Davis | W 84-72 | 5-1 | Maples Pavilion (7,065) Stanford, CA |
| December 3, 2006* 3:30 PM | | vs. Texas Tech Pete Newell Challenge | W 70-59 | 6-1 | SAP Center (7,833) San Jose, CA |
| December 16, 2006* 7:00 PM | | Santa Clara | L 46-62 | 6-2 | Maples Pavilion (6,953) Stanford, CA |
| December 19, 2006* 7:00 PM | | at Fresno State | W 69-67 | 7-2 | Save Mart Center (15,423) Fresno, CA |
| December 28, 2006 7:00 PM | | at Arizona State | W 71-60 | 8-2 (1-0) | Wells Fargo Arena (7,656) Tempe, AZ |
| December 30, 2006 12:00 PM | | at No. 7 Arizona | L 75-89 | 8-3 (1-1) | McKale Center (14,571) Tucson, AZ |
| January 3, 2007 7:00 PM | | California | L 63-67 | 8-4 (1-2) | Maples Pavilion (7,332) Stanford, CA |
| January 7, 2007* 5:00 PM | | at Virginia | W 76-75 | 9-4 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,846) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 11, 2007 7:30 PM | | Washington | W 78-77 | 10-4 (2-2) | Maples Pavilion (7,010) Stanford, CA |
| January 13, 2007 4:00 PM | | No. 23 Washington State | W 71-68 $^{OT}$ | 11-4 (3-2) | Maples Pavilion (7,238) Stanford, CA |
| January 18, 2007 5:30 PM | | at No. 9 Oregon | W 67-56 | 11-5 (3-3) | McArthur Court (8,873) Eugene, OR |
| January 20, 2007 5:00 PM | | at Oregon State | W 67-56 | 12-5 (4-3) | Gill Coliseum (7,145) Corvallis, OR |
| January 25, 2007 8:00 PM | | No. 25 USC | W 65-50 | 13-5 (5-3) | Maples Pavilion (7,145) Stanford, CA |
| January 28, 2007 5:00 PM | | No. 3 UCLA | W 75-68 | 14-5 (6-3) | Maples Pavilion (7,334) Stanford, CA |
| January 31, 2007* 8:00 PM | No. 23 | Gonzaga | L 86-90 $^{2OT}$ | 14-6 | Maples Pavilion (7,178) Stanford, CA |
| February 3, 2007 6:30 PM | No. 23 | at California | W 90-71 | 15-6 (7-3) | Haas Pavilion (10,684) Berkeley, CA |
| February 8, 2007 7:00 PM | No. 25 | at No. 14 Washington State | L 45-68 | 15-7 (7-4) | Beasley Coliseum (7,456) Pullman, WA |
| February 11, 2007 4:00 PM | No. 25 | at Washington | L 52-64 | 15-8 (7-5) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| February 15, 2007 7:30 PM | | Oregon State | W 70-55 | 16-8 (8-5) | Maples Pavilion (7,005) Stanford, CA |
| February 17, 2007 5:00 PM | | No. 15 Oregon | W 88-69 | 17-8 (9-5) | Maples Pavilion (7,332) Stanford, CA |
| February 22, 2007 7:30 PM | | at USC | L 65-69 | 17-9 (9-6) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (9,560) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 24, 2007 3:00 PM | | at No. 4 UCLA | L 61-75 | 17-10 (9-7) | Pauley Pavilion (12,001) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 1, 2007 7:00 PM | | Arizona State | W 63-53 | 18-10 (10-7) | Maples Pavilion (7,502) Stanford, CA |
| March 3, 2007 12:30 PM | | Arizona | L 80-85 $^{OT}$ | 18-11 (10-8) | Maples Pavilion (7,204) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2007 6:20 PM | (6) | vs. (3) USC Quarterfinals | L 79-83 $^{OT}$ | 18-12 | Staples Center (16,585) Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2007* 12:30 PM | (11 S) | (6 S) No. 16 Louisville First Round | L 58-78 | 18-13 | Rupp Arena (20,816) Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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