2006–07 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2006–2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tony Bennett. The team played its home games in Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

2006–07 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 13
Record26–8 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2006–07 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 15 3   .833 30 6   .833
No. 13 Washington State 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
No. 23 USC1 11 7   .611 25 12   .676
No. 10 Oregon2 11 7   .611 29 8   .784
Arizona 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Stanford 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Washington 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
California 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Oregon State 3 15   .167 11 21   .344
Arizona State 2 16   .111 8 22   .267
Conference tournament winner
As of March 18, 2007
Rankings from AP poll[1]
1 Holds tie-breaker, 2 Holds second tie-breaker.

Roster

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Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Thomas Abercrombie 20 Guard 6–6 191 Freshman Auckland, New Zealand
Ryan Bailey 24 Forward 6–6 215 Sophomore Marysville, Washington
Aron Baynes 11 Center 6–10 270 Sophomore Cairns, Australia
Antonio Chavers 23 Guard 6–2 200 Redshirt Senior Fort Worth, Texas
Ivory Clark 33 Forward 6–6 220 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana
Robbie Cowgill 34 Forward 6–10 211 Junior Austin, Texas
Jeremy Cross 21 Guard 6–2 207 Redshirt Junior Vista, California
Caleb Forrest 52 Forward 6–8 228 Sophomore Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Daven Harmeling 32 Forward 6–7 216 Redshirt Sophomore Grand Junction, Colorado
Chris Henry 42 Center 6–9 256 Junior Santa Ana, California
Mac Hopson 1 Guard 6–2 178 Sophomore Portland, Oregon
Nikola Koprivica 4 Guard 6–6 211 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia
Derrick Low 2 Guard 6–2 186 Junior Honolulu, Hawaii
Chris Matthews 5 Guard 6–4 204 Sophomore Washington, D.C.
Arlen Plaister 50 Forward 6–6 217 Redshirt Senior Orcas Island, Washington
Taylor Rochestie 10 Guard 6–1 186 Redshirt Sophomore Santa Barbara, California
Kyle Weaver 25 Guard 6–6 201 Junior Beloit, Wisconsin

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2006*
2:00 pm
Central Washington W 84–40  -
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Regular Season
November 10, 2006*
3:00 pm
vs. UAB
John Thompson Foundation Challenge
W 71–60  1–0
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
November 11, 2006*
5:30 pm
vs. UW–Milwaukee
John Thompson Foundation Challenge
W 74–54  2–0
U.S. Cellular Arena (3,736)
Milwaukee, WI
November 12, 2006*
1:30 pm
vs. Radford
John Thompson Foundation Challenge
W 84–67  3–0
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
November 17, 2006*
8:30 pm
Texas-San Antonio W 67–44  4–0
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
November 21, 2006*
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 66–60  5–0
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
November 25, 2006*
1:00 pm
Boise State W 65–63  6–0
Spokane Arena 
Spokane, WA
November 29, 2006*
7:00 pm
Portland W 62–50  7–0
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
December 2, 2006*
6:00 pm
at Utah L 55–69  7–1
Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 5, 2006*
7:00 pm, FSN-NW
No. 18 Gonzaga W 77–67  8–1
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
December 9, 2006*
9:30 pm
at Idaho W 66–54  9–1
Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, ID
December 16, 2006*
2:00 pm
Cal State-Northridge W 69–50  10–1
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
December 21, 2006*
7:30 pm, FSN-NW
vs. San Diego State
2006 Cougar Hardwood Classic
W 64–54  11–1
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
December 28, 2006
7:30 pm, FSN
at No. 1 UCLA L 52–55  11–2
(0–1)
Pauley Pavilion (11,102)
Los Angeles
December 30, 2006
3:00 pm, FSN
at USC W 58–55  12–2
(1–1)
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 2007
7:00 pm
Arizona State W 75–55  13–2
(2–1)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 6, 2007
7:00 pm, FSN-NW
No. 7 Arizona W 77–73 (OT) 14–2
(3–1)
Beasley Coliseum (7,181)
Pullman, WA
January 11, 2007
7:30 pm
No. 23 at California W 73–56  15–2
(4–1)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 13, 2007
4:00 pm, FSN-NW
No. 23 at Stanford L 68–71 (OT) 15–3
(4–2)
Maples Pavilion (7,238)
Palo Alto, CA
January 20, 2007
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 21 Washington W 75–47  16–3
(5–2)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 25, 2007
7:00 pm
No. 18 Oregon State W 70–55  17–3
(6–2)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 27, 2007
7:00 pm, FSN-NW
No. 18 No. 7 Oregon L 74–77 (OT) 17–4
(6–3)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
February 1, 2007
7:00 pm, FSN-NW
No. 17 at No. 22 Arizona W 72–66  18–4
(7–3)
McKale Center (13,922)
Tucson, AZ
February 3, 2007
4:30 pm, FSN
No. 17 at Arizona State W 48–47  19–4
(8–3)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
February 8, 2007
7:00 pm
No. 14 No. 25 Stanford W 58–45  20–4
(9–3)
Beasley Coliseum (7,456)
Pullman, WA
February 10, 2007
2:00 pm
No. 14 California W 59–46  21–4
(10–3)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
February 14, 2007
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 11 at Washington W 65–61  22–4
(11–3)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, WA
February 22, 2007
8:00 pm, FSN
No. 11 at No. 24 Oregon L 59–64  22–5
(11–4)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
February 24, 2007
5:00 pm, FSN-NW
No. 11 at Oregon State W 58–54  23–5
(12–4)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
March 1, 2007
7:30 pm, FSN
No. 13 No. 2 UCLA L 45–53  23–6
(12–5)
Beasley Coliseum (11,618)
Pullman, WA
March 3, 2007
4:00 pm, FSN-NW
No. 13 No. 24 USC W 88–86 (2OT) 24–6
(13–5)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Pac-10 tournament
March 8, 2007
8:30 pm, FSN
(2) No. 12 vs. (7) Washington
Quarterfinals
W 74–64  25–6
Staples Center (16,585)
Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2007
8:30 pm, FSN
(2) No. 12 vs. (3) USC
Semifinals
L 61–70  25–7
Staples Center 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2007
11:30 am, CBS
(3 E) No. 12 vs. (14 E) Oral Roberts
First round
W 70–54  26–7
Arco Arena 
Sacramento, CA
March 17, 2007
2:40 pm, CBS
(3 E) No. 12 vs. (6 E) Vanderbilt
Second round
L 74–78 (2OT) 26–8
Arco Arena (16,407)
Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 18)". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2007.