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2006–07 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

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2006–07 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–27 (1–15 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachLeroy Washington
Home arenaCowan 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 University of Idaho during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by first-year head coach George Pfeifer and played their home games on campus at 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

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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

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  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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