2006–07 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2006–07 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball | |
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WAC Tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 25–9 (11–5 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Pan American Center |
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
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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 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. This was the second season for head coach Reggie Theus. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in WAC play. They won the 2007 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 13 seed in the East Region where they were defeated by 4 seed Texas, and superstar freshman Kevin Durant, in the opening round.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 2006* | Pacific | W 76–74 | 1–0 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Nov 17, 2006* | at Loyola Marymount | L 69–71 | 1–1 | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Nov 19, 2006* | at No. 15 Arizona | L 87–102 | 1–2 | McKale Center (13,650) Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
Feb 17, 2007* | Ohio | W 77–72 | 20–6 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Mar 3, 2007 | at No. 10 Nevada | L 65–69 | 22–8 (11–5) | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | |||||||
WAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2007* | Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals | W 77–70 | 23–8 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Mar 9, 2007* | Boise State Semifinals | W 88–69 | 24–8 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Mar 10, 2007* | Utah State Championship game | W 72–70 | 25–8 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 2007* | (13 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 11 Texas First Round | L 67–79 | 25–9 | Spokane Arena Spokane, Washington | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Durant leads Texas past NMSU". The Spokesman-Review. March 17, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "2006–07 New Mexico State Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.