# 2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 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 (12,022) Knoxville, TN |
| Nov 16, 2006* | No. 5 | No. 20 UCLA | W 83–60 | 2–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,882) Knoxville, TN |
| Nov 19, 2006* | No. 5 | at No. 11 Arizona State | W 83–74 | 3–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (8,918) Tempe, AZ |
| Nov 24, 2006* | No. 4 | No. 11 Stanford | W 77–60 | 4–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (15,491) Knoxville, TN |
| Nov 26, 2006* | No. 4 | Middle Tennessee | W 88–64 | 5–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,363) Knoxville, TN |
| Nov 28, 2006* | No. 4 | at Louisiana Tech | W 71–50 | 6–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (6,348) Ruston, LA |
| Dec 3, 2006* ESPN | No. 4 | at No. 2 North Carolina | L 57–70 | 6–1 | Carmichael Auditorium (8,010) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Dec 5, 2006* | No. 6 | Tennessee–Martin | W 85–29 | 7–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,167) Knoxville, TN |
| Dec 7, 2006* | No. 6 | No. 21 George Washington | W 85–62 | 8–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,944) Knoxville, TN |
| Dec 17, 2006* | No. 5 | at No. 23 Texas | W 67–46 | 9–1 | Frank Erwin Center (7,522) Austin, TX |
| Dec 20, 2006* | No. 5 | West Virginia | W 66–51 | 10–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,411) Knoxville, TN |
| Dec 22, 2006* | No. 5 | at Old Dominion | W 75–59 | 11–1 | Chartway Arena (7,108) Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 30, 2006* | No. 4 | Notre Dame | W 78–54 | 12–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (19,092) Knoxville, TN |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2007 | No. 4 | Alabama | W 72–36 | 13–1 (1–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,966) Knoxville, TN |
| Jan 6, 2007* | No. 4 | at No. 5 Connecticut | W 70–64 | 14–1 | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| Jan 11, 2007 | No. 4 | at Florida | W 80–58 | 15–1 (2–0) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center (2,203) Gainesville, FL |
| Jan 14, 2007 | No. 4 | at No. 15 Georgia | W 52–41 | 16–1 (3–0) | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| Jan 18, 2007 | No. 4 | at Mississippi State | W 73–44 | 17–1 (4–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,881) Knoxville, TN |
| Jan 22, 2007* | No. 4 | No. 1 Duke | L 70–74 | 17–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena (21,118) Knoxville, TN |
| Jan 25, 2007 | No. 4 | at No. 15 Vanderbilt | W 67–57 | 18–2 (5–0) | Memorial Gymnasium (12,009) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 28, 2007 | No. 4 | at Alabama | W 80–51 | 19–2 (6–0) | Coleman Coliseum (4,601) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb 1, 2007 | No. 3 | South Carolina | W 72–36 | 20–2 (7–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,989) Knoxville, TN |
| Feb 5, 2007 | No. 3 | No. 9 Georgia | W 73–57 | 21–2 (8–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,475) Knoxville, TN |
| Feb 8, 2007 | No. 3 | at Auburn | W 72–62 | 22–2 (9–0) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,128) Auburn, AL |
| Feb 11, 2007 | No. 3 | Kentucky | W 84–62 | 23–2 (10–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena (18,952) Knoxville, TN |
| Feb 15, 2007 | No. 3 | Ole Miss | W 81–69 | 24–2 (11–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,841) Knoxville, TN |
| Feb 19, 2007 | No. 2 | at No. 7 LSU | W 56–51 | 25–2 (12–0) | Maravich Assembly Center (9,146) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 22, 2007 | No. 2 | at Arkansas | W 75–68 $^{OT}$ | 26–2 (13–0) | Bud Walton Arena (3,738) Fayetteville, AR |
| Feb 25, 2007 | No. 2 | No. 12 Vanderbilt | W 73–53 | 27–2 (14–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena (24,251) 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 (6,628) Duluth, GA |
| Mar 3, 2007* | (1) No. 2 | vs. (4) No. 10 LSU Semifinals | L 54–63 | 28–3 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (10,142) 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 (6,601) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mar 20, 2007 | (1 DAY) No. 3 | at (8 DAY) Pittsburgh Second round | W 68–54 | 30–3 | Petersen Events Center (8,791) 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 (9,023) 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 (8,205) 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 (20,704) Cleveland, OH |
| Apr 3, 2007 | (1 DAY) No. 3 | vs. (4 GRE) No. 15 Rutgers National Championship | W 59–46 | 34–3 | Quicken Loans Arena (20,704) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. DAY=Dayton. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## 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

## Awards and honors

* Alexis Hornbuckle, SEC All-Tournament Team
* Candace Parker, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
* Candace Parker, USBWA Player of the Year
* Candace Parker, Wooden Award

## Team players drafted into the WNBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 25 | Sidney Spencer | Los Angeles Sparks |