# 2006–07 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Oregon Ducks experienced what many would argue as one of their most memorable and successful seasons in school history. Freshman Tajuan Porter, who was not heavily recruited, along with senior and leader Aaron Brooks helped lead the Ducks to a successful season. They began their season by completing their non-conference schedule at a perfect 12–0, including a come-from-behind win at Rice and an important east-coast win at then ranked #19 Georgetown. The Ducks suffered their first loss of the season against USC but were able to bounce back and defeat then ranked #1 UCLA marking the second time in school history the Ducks had defeated a #1 Bruins team. Towards the end of the season Oregon suffered a streak in which they lost 6 of 8 games, the skid dropped the Ducks from #7 to #23 in the AP Poll. However the Ducks managed to bounce back, winning 9 games in a row, including a sweep of the Pac-10 Championship Tournament – in dominating fashion – first round wins over Miami University (Ohio), Winthrop University, and a Sweet Sixteen victory over UNLV. Their final game of the season was a 77–85 loss to eventual NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament champions, Florida.
The team also featured Malik Hairston, who was drafted in 2008.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 11/10/2006* | | Lehigh | W 77–65 | 1–0 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 11/11/2006* | | Cal State Northridge | W 84–73 | 2–0 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 11/12/2006* | | Portland State | W 116–68 | 3–0 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 11/17/2006* | | UC-Irvine | W 85–42 | 4–0 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 11/20/2006* | | at Rice | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | 5–0 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| 11/29/2006* | | at No. 18 Georgetown | W 57–50 | 6–0 | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. |
| 12/9/2006* | | vs. Nebraska | W 68–56 | 7–0 | Rose Garden Portland, OR |
| 12/11/2006* | | Bethune-Cookman | W 92–64 | 8–0 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 12/15/2006* | No. 22 | Eastern Washington | W 100–74 | 9–0 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 12/17/2006* | No. 22 | Idaho State | W 100–74 | 10–0 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 12/23/2006* | No. 21 | Mercer | W 84–64 | 11–0 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 12/28/2006* | No. 20 | Portland | W 76–49 | 12–0 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 12/30/2006 | No. 20 | at Oregon State Civil War | W 76–73 | 13–0 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 01/04/2007 | No. 16 | USC | L 82–84 | 13–1 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 01/06/2007 | No. 16 | No. 1 UCLA | W 68–66 | 14–1 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 01/11/2007 | No. 15 | at Arizona State | W 60–55 | 15–1 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| 01/14/2007 | No. 15 | at No. 10 Arizona | W 79–77 | 16–1 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| 01/18/2007 | No. 9 | Stanford | W 66–59 | 17–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| 01/20/2007 | No. 9 | California | W 92–84 | 18–1 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 01/25/2007 | No. 7 | at Washington | L 77–89 | 18–2 | Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA |
| 01/27/2007 | No. 7 | at No. 20 Washington State | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 19–2 | Friel Court Pullman, WA |
| 02/01/2007 | No. 9 | at No. 5 UCLA | L 57–69 | 19–3 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles |
| 02/03/2007 | No. 9 | at USC | L 68–71 | 19–4 | Galen Center Los Angeles |
| 02/08/2007 | No. 13 | Arizona State | W 55–51 | 20–4 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 02/10/2007 | No. 13 | No. 24 Arizona | L 74–77 | 20–5 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 02/15/2007 | No. 15 | at California | L 61–63 | 20–6 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| 02/17/2007 | No. 15 | at Stanford | L 69–88 | 20–7 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| 02/22/2007 | No. 23 | No. 9 Washington State | W 64–59 | 21–7 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 02/24/2007 | No. 23 | Washington | W 93–85 | 22–7 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| 03/03/2007 | No. 17 | Oregon State Civil War | W 78–69 | 23–7 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2007 | (4) | vs. (5) Arizona Pac-10 Conference tournament quarterfinal | W 69–50 | 24–7 | Staples Center (16,318) Los Angeles |
| 03/09/2007 | (4) | vs. (8) California Pac-10 Conference tournament quarterfinal | W 81–63 | 25–7 | Staples Center (18,196) Los Angeles |
| 03/10/2007 | (4) | vs. (3) USC Pac-10 Conference tournament final | W 81–57 | 26–7 | Staples Center (18,259) Los Angeles |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2007* CBS | (3 MW) | vs. (14 MW) Miami (OH) First Round | W 58–56 | 27–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,551) Spokane, WA |
| 03/18/2007* CBS | (3 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Winthrop Second Round | W 75–61 | 28–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,551) Spokane, WA |
| 03/23/2007* CBS | (3 MW) | vs. (7 MW) UNLV Sweet Sixteen | W 76–72 | 29–7 | Edward Jones Dome (26,307) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/25/2007* CBS | (3 MW) | vs. (1 MW) Florida Elite Eight | L 77–85 | 29–8 | Edward Jones Dome (25,947) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||