2006–07 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

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2006–07
Cowan Spectrum
Seasons
2006–07 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Nevada 14 2   .875 29 5   .853
New Mexico State 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Fresno State 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Utah State 9 7   .563 23 12   .657
Hawaii 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Boise State 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Louisiana Tech 7 9   .438 10 20   .333
San Jose State 4 12   .250 5 25   .167
Idaho 1 15   .063 4 27   .129
2007 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2006–07 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the

Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho
.

The Vandals were 3–26 overall in the regular season and 1–15 in conference play, ninth in the standings.[2][3]

Riding a twelve-game losing streak after a loss to San Jose State, Idaho drew the eighth seed Spartans again two days later in the play-in round of the conference tournament in Las Cruces, New Mexico,[3] and won by a point.[4][5] Two days later in the quarterfinal, top-seeded #10 Nevada defeated the Vandals by 32 points.[6][7]

Postseason result

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
WAC Tournament
Tue, March 6
6:30 pm
vs. (8) San Jose State
First round
W 50–49  4–26
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, March 8
11:00 am
vs. No. 10 (1) Nevada
Quarterfinal
L 56–88  4–27
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Idaho men drop 11th straight after loss at San Jose". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 6, 2007. p. 3B.
  3. ^ a b Meehan, Jim (March 6, 2007). "Vandals get one more shot at Spartans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
  4. ^ "Watson's floater wins it". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 2007. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Moody, Darrell (March 7, 2007). "Watson spanks Spartans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  6. ^ Moody, Darrell (March 9, 2007). "Nevada never gives Vandals decent chance in quarterfinals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C3.
  7. ^ Herrera, Pete (March 9, 2007). "End of the road for Idaho". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.

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