2006–07 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2006–07 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
2006–07 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 16
Record	24–10 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (6th season);
Home arena	Freedom Hall

2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Georgetown †	13	–	3	.813	30	–	7	.811
No. 16	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
No. 12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	29	–	8	.784
No. 17 Notre Dame	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
No. 20 Marquette	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
West Virginia	9	–	7	.563	27	–	9	.750
DePaul	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Providence	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
*Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	13	–	16	.448
*South Florida	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
*Rutgers	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345
*Cincinnati	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367
**Syracuse	0	–	6	.000	2	–	11	.154

† 2007 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 2007^[1] Rankings from AP Poll Did not qualify for 2007 Big East tournament *Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.

The 2006–07 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 24–10.^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-Conference regular season
November 18, 2006* 1:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 100–87	1–0	24 – Smith	7 – Padgett	4 – Tied	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
November 19, 2006* 5:00 pm		vs. Dayton	L 64–68	1–1	14 – Padgett	11 – Palacios	6 – Williams	U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
December 2, 2006* 7:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 99–69	2–1	16 – Tied	10 – Palacios	8 – Williams	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 5, 2006* 9:30 pm		vs. No. 14 Arizona Jimmy V Classic	L 65–72	2–2	15 – Palacios	10 – Williams	3 – Tied	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
December 8, 2006* 7:00 pm		Ohio Marques Maybin Classic	L 71–74	3–2	22 – Sosa	8 – Palacios	9 – Williams	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 9, 2006* 7:05 pm		St. Joseph's Marques Maybin Classic	W 74–64	4–2	19 – Scott	13 – Williams	5 – Williams	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 10, 2006* 6:00 pm		Bellarmine Marques Maybin Classic	W 76–64	5–2	16 – Tied	12 – Williams	4 – Gianiny	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 13, 2006* 7:00 pm		UMass Billy Minardi Classic	L 68–72	5–3	21 – Williams	8 – Tied	4 – Padgett	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 16, 2006* 1:30 pm		Kentucky Rivalry Game	L 49–61	5–4	16 – Padgett	10 – Padgett	2 – Tied	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 20, 2006* 7:00 pm		Savannah State	W 71–45	6–4	20 – Palacios	8 – Palacios	3 – Tied	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 23, 2006* 2:00 pm		Miami (FL)	W 82–59	7–4	22 – Smith	12 – Smith	5 – Jenkins	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 27, 2006* 7:00 pm		Northeastern	W 61–41	8–4	16 – Smith	10 – Palacios	3 – Sosa	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 28, 2006* 7:00 pm		San Francisco	W 76–63	9–4	21 – Williams	9 – Williams	8 – Sosa	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
December 30, 2006* 1:00 pm		UNC Asheville	W 66–51	10–4	11 – Tied	8 – Padgett	3 – Williams	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Big East regular season
January 3, 2007 6:00 pm		at No. 17 Notre Dame	L 62–78	10–5 (0–1)	18 – Williams	6 – Tied	5 – McGee	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 10, 2007 7:00 pm		at South Florida	W 81–55	11–5 (1–1)	17 – Williams	9 – Williams	3 – Tied	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
January 13, 2007 12:00 pm		Providence	W 78–63	12–5 (2–1)	23 – Williams	12 – Williams	5 – Tied	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
January 15, 2007 7:00 pm		No. 24 Marquette	L 65–74	12–6 (2–2)	18 – Padgett	9 – Padgett	2 – Tied	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
January 20, 2007 12:00 pm		at DePaul	W 59–50	13–6 (3–2)	21 – Palacios	11 – Williams	5 – Williams	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
January 22, 2007 7:00 pm		UConn	W 68–54	14–6 (4–2)	19 – Padgett	11 – Padgett	2 – Tied	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
January 27, 2007 7:00 pm		Syracuse	W 76–71	15–6 (5–2)	19 – Sosa	9 – Padgett	3 – Tied	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
January 31, 2007 8:00 pm		at Cincinnati Rivalry Game	W 69–63	16–6 (6–2)	18 – Padgett	12 – Padgett	4 – Williams	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
February 3, 2007 12:00 pm		at Villanova	L 53–57	16–7 (6–3)	14 – Clark	7 – Padgett	3 – Tied	Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 7, 2007 7:00 pm		No. 22 Georgetown	L 65–73	16–8 (6–4)	14 – Clark	9 – Padgett	3 – Tied	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
February 10, 2007 3:00 pm		South Florida	W 83–63	17–8 (7–4)	16 – Caracter	10 – Caracter	6 – Sosa	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
February 12, 2007 7:00 pm		at No. 7 Pittsburgh	W 66–53	18–8 (8–4)	16 – Padgett	6 – Tied	7 – Williams	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 17, 2007 9:00 pm		at No. 12 Marquette	W 61–59	19–8 (9–4)	15 – Sosa	7 – Williams	6 – Williams	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 21, 2007 7:00 pm	No. 20	St. John's	W 72–48	20–8 (10–4)	16 – Williams	7 – Smith	4 – Williams	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
February 25, 2007 12:00 pm	No. 20	at UConn	W 76–69	21–8 (11–4)	17 – Williams	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
March 4, 2007 12:00 pm	No. 16	Seton Hall	W 86–71	22–8 (12–4)	18 – Sosa	11 – Williams	4 – Tied	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Big East Tournament
March 8, 2007* 7:00 pm, ESPN	(2) No. 12	vs. (7) West Virginia Quarterfinals	W 82–71 ^2OT	23–8	21 – Williams	9 – Tied	5 – Padgett	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
March 9, 2007* 9:00 pm, ESPN	(2) No. 12	vs. (2) No. 13 Pittsburgh Semifinals	L 59–65	23–9	18 – Williams	12 – Clark	9 – Williams	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2007* 12:30 pm, CBS	(6 S) No. 16	vs. (11 S) Stanford First Round	W 78–58	24–9	16 – Tied	5 – Jenkins	4 – Williams	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
March 17, 2007* 3:40 pm, CBS	(6 S) No. 16	vs. (3 S) No. 9 Texas A&M Second Round	L 69–72	24–10	31 – Sosa	5 – Tied	1 – Tied	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
^ "2006–2007 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
^ "2006–2007 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[standings-1] "2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.

[2] "2006–2007 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[3] "2006–2007 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 10, 2013.

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