2006–07 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

2006–07 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
2006–07 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt East division champions
NIT tournament, first round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	20–12 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Isaac Brown; Matt Figger;
Home arena	Mitchell Center
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
South Alabama	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Western Kentucky	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Florida Atlantic	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Troy	8	–	10	.444	13	–	17	.433
Middle Tennessee	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Florida International	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
West
Arkansas State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	15	.545
Louisiana–Monroe	11	–	7	.611	18	–	14	.563
North Texas †	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
New Orleans	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Arkansas-Little Rock	8	–	10	.444	13	–	17	.433
Louisiana–Lafayette	7	–	11	.389	9	–	21	.300
Denver	3	–	15	.167	4	–	25	.138

† 2007 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach John Pelphrey, in his fifth season as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They were invited to play in the NIT tournament, but lost in the first round against Syracuse.

Roster

2006–07 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Brooks Taylor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Leachville, Arkansas
C	2	Charles Tabet	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
F	4	Trajinski Grigsby	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Nacogdoches, Texas
G	5	Doan Merritt	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Jamaica, New York
G	10	Demetric Bennett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Albany, Georgia
C	11	Philip Tabet	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G	11	Carlos Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	College Park, Georgia
F	13	Leandro Buboltz	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
G	14	Steven Cowherd	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Coral Springs, Florida
G	20	Darren Cloud	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Evansville, Indiana
F	21	Brandon Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Birmingham, Alabama
F	24	Kenny Hooks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Moss Point, Mississippi
F	25	Ernest Little	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Monroe, Alabama

Head coach

John Pelphrey (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2006*		West Alabama	W 79–65	–	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2006* 11:00 p.m.		vs. UC Irvine Basketball Travelers Classic	W 67–63	1–0	Save Mart Center (10,422) Fresno, California
Nov 11, 2006* 10:00 p.m.		at Fresno State Basketball Travelers Classic	L 63–73	1–1	Save Mart Center (10,667) Fresno, California
Nov 12, 2006* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Winston–Salem State Basketball Travelers Classic	W 76–58	2–1	Save Mart Center (5,445) Fresno, California
Nov 17, 2006*		Morehead State	W 70–55	3–1	Mitchell Center (2,762) Mobile, Alabama
Nov 22, 2006*		West Florida	W 91–71	4–1	Mitchell Center (2,243) Mobile, Alabama
Nov 25, 2006*		at Bowling Green	L 64–65	4–2	Anderson Arena (1,002) Bowling Green, Ohio
Dec 2, 2006*		Samford	W 59–54	5–2	Mitchell Center (2,420) Mobile, Alabama
Dec 6, 2006*		at Auburn	L 71–82	5–3	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,175) Auburn, Alabama
Dec 9, 2006*		at Mississippi State	L 46–84	5–4	Humphrey Coliseum (8,248) Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 16, 2006*		Ole Miss Coors Classic	L 72–82	5–5	Mitchell Center (10,041) Mobile, Alabama
Dec 19, 2006*		Texas College	W 80–56	6–5	Mitchell Center (1,957) Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Regular Season
Dec 22, 2006		at Western Kentucky	L 51–73	6–6 (0–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,898) Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 28, 2006		at Arkansas State	W 91–78	7–6 (1–1)	Convocation Center (3,467) Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jan 2, 2007		Middle Tennessee	L 51–59	7–7 (1–2)	Mitchell Center (2,056) Mobile, Alabama
Jan 4, 2007		Florida International	W 69–52	8–7 (2–2)	Mitchell Center (2,121) Mobile, Alabama
Jan 6, 2007		Florida Atlantic	W 101–76	9–7 (3–2)	Mitchell Center (2,890) Mobile, Alabama
Jan 11, 2007		at Troy	W 75–64	10–7 (4–2)	Sartain Hall (2,684) Troy, Alabama
Jan 13, 2007		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 68–54	11–7 (5–2)	Mitchell Center (2,939) Mobile, Alabama
Jan 16, 2007		at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 73–69	12–7 (6–2)	Cajundome (1,625) Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 20, 2007		at Denver	W 70–64	13–7 (7–2)	Magness Arena (1,000) Denver, Colorado
Jan 25, 2007		Louisiana–Monroe	W 68–54	14–7 (8–2)	Mitchell Center (2,482) Mobile, Alabama
Jan 28, 2007 1:30 p.m.		North Texas	W 90–89	15–7 (9–2)	Mitchell Center (2,325) Mobile, Alabama
Feb 1, 2007		at New Orleans	W 76–58	16–7 (10–2)	Human Performance Center (1,003) New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 3, 2007		at Middle Tennessee	W 61–38	17–7 (11–2)	Murphy Center (4,598) Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Feb 8, 2007		Western Kentucky	W 73–71	18–7 (12–2)	Mitchell Center (5,345) Mobile, Alabama
Feb 11, 2007		Arkansas State	W 85–67	19–7 (13–2)	Mitchell Center (3,696) Mobile, Alabama
Feb 14, 2007* 7:00 p.m.		at Houston ESPN BracketBusters	W 66–61	20–7	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,624) Houston, Texas
Feb 18, 2007		at Florida International	L 67–69	20–8 (13–3)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (607) Miami, Florida
Feb 21, 2007		at Florida Atlantic	W 85–67	20–9 (13–4)	FAU Arena (1,009) Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 24, 2007		Troy	L 88–92	20–10 (13–5)	Mitchell Center (4,627) Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Mar 4, 2007*	(1)	vs. (9) Middle Tennessee Quarterfinals	L 60–63	20–11	Cajundome (616) Lafayette, Louisiana
NIT tournament
Mar 14, 2007*		at Syracuse First round	L 73–78	20–12	Carrier Dome (16,832) Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "2006-07 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
^ "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". usajaguars.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[1] "2006-07 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[2] "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

[3] "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". usajaguars.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

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