2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 3
Record	36–2 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt;
Assistant coaches	Nikki Fargas; Holly Warlick;
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

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

2006–07 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Tennessee	14	–	0	1.000	34	–	3	.919
No. 13 Georgia	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
No. 7 Vanderbilt^†	10	–	4	.714	28	–	6	.824
No. 12 LSU	10	–	4	.714	30	–	8	.789
Ole Miss	9	–	5	.643	24	–	11	.686
Mississippi State	7	–	7	.500	18	–	14	.563
Kentucky	6	–	8	.429	20	–	14	.588
South Carolina	6	–	8	.429	18	–	15	.545
Auburn	6	–	8	.429	21	–	13	.618
Arkansas	3	–	11	.214	18	–	13	.581
Florida	2	–	12	.143	9	–	22	.290
Alabama	0	–	14	.000	10	–	20	.333

† 2007 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Shannon Bobbitt	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	Jr	Murry Bergtraum	Bronx, NY
F	1	Sidney Spencer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Hoover	Hoover, AL
G	2	Cait McMahan	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr		Maryville, TN
F	3	Candace Parker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Naperville Central	Naperville, IL
G	10	Elizabeth Curry	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr		New Virginia, IA
F	13	Dominique Redding	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr		Clearwater, FL
G	14	Alexis Hornbuckle	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	South Charleston	Charleston, WV
G/F	33	Alberta Auguste	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr		Marrero, LA
F	34	Nicci Moats	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr		Daleville, VA
F/C	44	Alex Fuller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Shelbyville Central	Shelbyville, TN
F/C	55	Nicky Anosike	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	St. Peter's	Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

Pat Summitt

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule

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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^[4]	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

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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

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Alexis Hornbuckle, SEC All-Tournament Team
Candace Parker, Tournament Most Outstanding Player^[7]
Candace Parker, USBWA Player of the Year^[8]
Candace Parker, Wooden Award^[9]

Team players drafted into the WNBA

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

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References

^ "2006-07 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ "2006-07 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "2006-07 Women's Basketball Schedule". utsports.com. June 24, 2023.
^ "Tennessee tops Rutgers 59-46". The Denver Post. April 3, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ "2007 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ "2007 Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ "March Madness History: Mens and Womens Tournament MOPs". MidwestSportsFans.com. March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ "USBWA Announces 2006-07 Women's Honors". OhioStateBuckeyes.com (Press release). St. Louis, Missouri: USBWA. March 30, 2007. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". WoodenAward.cstv.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "WNBA.com: 2007 WNBA Draft Board With Picks". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.

[1] "2006-07 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[2] "2006-07 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[3] "2006-07 Women's Basketball Schedule". utsports.com. June 24, 2023.

[4] "Tennessee tops Rutgers 59-46". The Denver Post. April 3, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[5] "2007 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[6] "2007 Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[7] "March Madness History: Mens and Womens Tournament MOPs". MidwestSportsFans.com. March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[8] "USBWA Announces 2006-07 Women's Honors". OhioStateBuckeyes.com (Press release). St. Louis, Missouri: USBWA. March 30, 2007. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

[9] "Wooden Award - Athletics". WoodenAward.cstv.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[10] "WNBA.com: 2007 WNBA Draft Board With Picks". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.

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2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

SEC Women’s Basketball tournament

NCAA basketball tournament

Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

See also

References