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2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3[1]
Record36–2 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson-Boling Arena
Seasons
2006–07 SEC women's basketball standings
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


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

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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 
Knoxville, TN
Nov 16, 2006*
No. 5 No. 20 UCLA W 83–60  2–0
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Nov 19, 2006*
No. 5 at No. 11 Arizona State W 83–74  3–0
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
Nov 24, 2006*
No. 4 No. 11 Stanford W 77–60  4–0
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Nov 26, 2006*
No. 4 Middle Tennessee W 88–64  5–0
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Nov 28, 2006*
No. 4 at Louisiana Tech W 71–50  6–0
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
Dec 3, 2006*
 ESPN
No. 4 at No. 2 North Carolina L 57–70  6–1
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 5, 2006*
No. 6 Tennessee–Martin W 85–29  7–1
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Dec 7, 2006*
No. 6 No. 21 George Washington W 85–62  8–1
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Dec 17, 2006*
No. 5 at No. 23 Texas W 67–46  9–1
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Dec 20, 2006*
No. 5 West Virginia W 66–51  10–1
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Dec 22, 2006*
No. 5 at Old Dominion W 75–59  11–1
Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
Dec 30, 2006*
No. 4 Notre Dame W 78–54  12–1
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
SEC regular season
Jan 3, 2007
No. 4 Alabama W 72–36  13–1
(1–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Jan 6, 2007*
No. 4 at No. 5 Connecticut W 70–64  14–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
Jan 11, 2007
No. 4 at Florida W 80–58  15–1
(2–0)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Jan 14, 2007
No. 4 at No. 15 Georgia W 52–41  16–1
(3–0)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
Jan 18, 2007
No. 4 at Mississippi State W 73–44  17–1
(4–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Jan 22, 2007*
No. 4 No. 1 Duke L 70–74  17–2
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Jan 25, 2007
No. 4 at No. 15 Vanderbilt W 67–57  18–2
(5–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Jan 28, 2007
No. 4 at Alabama W 80–51  19–2
(6–0)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 1, 2007
No. 3 South Carolina W 72–36  20–2
(7–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Feb 5, 2007
No. 3 No. 9 Georgia W 73–57  21–2
(8–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Feb 8, 2007
No. 3 at Auburn W 72–62  22–2
(9–0)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 11, 2007
No. 3 Kentucky W 84–62  23–2
(10–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Feb 15, 2007
No. 3 Ole Miss W 81–69  24–2
(11–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Feb 19, 2007
No. 2 at No. 7 LSU W 56–51  25–2
(12–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 22, 2007
No. 2 at Arkansas W 75–68 OT 26–2
(13–0)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 25, 2007
No. 2 No. 12 Vanderbilt W 73–53  27–2
(14–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
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 
Duluth, GA
Mar 3, 2007*
(1) No. 2 vs. (4) No. 10 LSU
Semifinals
L 54–63  28–3
Arena at Gwinnett Center 
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 
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 20, 2007
(1 DAY) No. 3 at (8 DAY) Pittsburgh
Second round
W 68–54  30–3
Petersen Events Center 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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

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  • Tennessee (1) 81, South Carolina (8) 63
  • LSU (4) 63, Tennessee 54

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NCAA basketball tournament

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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

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

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

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See also

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References

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  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.