2006–07 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2006–07 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins finished first in the Pacific-10 Conference standings.^[3] The team reached the Final Four in the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the second consecutive year, losing to the eventual champions the Florida Gators, 76–66, the same team they lost to in last year's championship game.

2006–07 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-10 regular season champions Maui Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 7[1]
Record	30–6 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ben Howland (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Donny Daniels Scott Garson Kerry Keating
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 UCLA	15	–	3		.833			30	–	6		.833
No. 13 Washington State	13	–	5		.722			26	–	8		.765
No. 23 USC1	11	–	7		.611			25	–	12		.676
No. 10 Oregon†2	11	–	7		.611			29	–	8		.784
Arizona	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Stanford	10	–	8		.556			18	–	13		.581
Washington	8	–	10		.444			19	–	13		.594
California	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Oregon State	3	–	15		.167			11	–	21		.344
Arizona State	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† Conference tournament winner As of March 18, 2007 Rankings from AP poll[2] 1 Holds tie-breaker, 2 Holds second tie-breaker.

Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mustafa Abdul-Hamid PG	St. Louis, Missouri	Country Day HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:
Nikola Dragovic SF	Belgrade, Serbia	Second Secondary School of Economics	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jul 7, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:
James Keefe PF	Rancho Santa Margarita, California	Santa Margarita HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 18, 2004
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:
Russell Westbrook SG	Hawthorne, California	Leuzinger HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Apr 18, 2004
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 21    Rivals: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "UCLA Commit List for 2006". Rivals. Retrieved July 3, 2011. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout. Retrieved July 3, 2011. "ESPN – UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting 2006". ESPN. Retrieved July 3, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved July 3, 2011. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 3, 2011.

Roster

2006–07 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F/C 12 Alfred Aboya 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Yaoundé (Cameroon) G 10 Mustafa Abdul-Hamid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Louis, Missouri G 4 Arron Afflalo (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Compton, California G 2 Darren Collison (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Rancho Cucamonga, California F 41 Nikola Dragović 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Belgrade (Serbia) G 24 Joey Ellis (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Hidden Hills, California F/C 13 James Keefe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Rancho Santa Margarita, California G 55 Matt Lee (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr San Francisco, California F/C 14 Lorenzo Mata 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Huntington Park, California F 23 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Yaoundé (Cameroon) F 21 David McGrath (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Oxnard, California G 35 Ben Gonzales III (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Van Nuys, California G 5 DeAndre Robinson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Riverside, California G/F 3 Josh Shipp (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Los Angeles G/F 20 Michael Roll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Aliso Viejo, California G 0 Russell Westbrook 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Hawthorne, California F/C 11 Ryan Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Mississauga, Ontario	Head coach Ben Howland (Weber State) Assistant coach(es) Donny Daniels (Cal State Fullerton) Scott Garson (UC Santa Barbara) Kerry Keating (Seton Hall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2006* 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	Cal Poly Pomona	W 73–43	0–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
November 9, 2006* 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	Humboldt State	W 87–61	0–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Regular Season
November 15, 2006* FSN PT	No. 6	BYU	W 82–69	1–0	Pauley Pavilion (9,297) Los Angeles, California
November 20, 2006* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 88-63	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii
November 21, 2006* 8:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	vs. No. 20 Kentucky Maui Invitational	W 73-68	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii
November 22, 2006* 10:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	vs. Georgia Tech Maui Invitational	W 88–73	4–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii
November 28, 2006* 7:30 p.m.	No. 2	Long Beach State	W 88–58	5–0	Pauley Pavilion (8,428) Los Angeles, California
December 3, 2006* 2:30 p.m., FSN PT	No. 2	UC Riverside	W 61–38	6–0	Pauley Pavilion (8,397) Los Angeles, California
December 5, 2006* 7:30 p.m., FSN PT	No. 1	Cal State Fullerton	W 78–54	7–0	Pauley Pavilion (7,945) Los Angeles, California
December 9, 2006* 11:30 p.m., CBS	No. 1	vs. No. 6 Texas A&M John R. Wooden Classic	W 65–62	8–0	Honda Center (15,811) Anaheim, California
December 16, 2006* 5:00 p.m.	No. 1	Oakland	W 74–53	9–0	Pauley Pavilion (8,612) Los Angeles, California
December 19, 2006* 7:30 p.m., FSN PT	No. 1	Sam Houston State	W 75–61	10–0	Pauley Pavilion (7,458) Los Angeles, California
December 23, 2006* 11:00 a.m., CBS	No. 1	Michigan	W 92–55	11–0	Pauley Pavilion (11,876) Los Angeles, California
December 28, 2006 7:30 p.m., FSN	No. 1	Washington State	W 55–52	12–0 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion (11,102) Los Angeles, California
December 31, 2006 2:00 p.m., FSN	No. 1	No. 13 Washington	W 96–74	13–0 (2–0)	Pauley Pavilion (12,042) Los Angeles, California
January 4, 2007 7:00 p.m., FSN PT	No. 1	at Oregon State	W 71–56	14–0 (3–0)	Gill Coliseum (6,834) Corvallis, Oregon
January 6, 2007 11:00 a.m., FSN	No. 1	at No. 17 Oregon	L 66–68	14–1 (3–1)	McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, Oregon
January 13, 2007 11:30 a.m., FSN	No. 3	at USC	W 65–64	15–1 (4–1)	Galen Center (9,682) Los Angeles, California
January 18, 2007 7:30 p.m., FSN PT	No. 2	Arizona State	W 60–50	16–1 (5–1)	Pauley Pavilion (10,188) Los Angeles, California
January 20, 2007 1:00 p.m., FSN	No. 2	No. 12 Arizona	W 73–69	17–1 (6–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,249) Los Angeles, California
January 25, 2007 6:00 p.m., FSN	No. 2	at California	W 62–46	18–1 (7–1)	Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, California
January 28, 2007 5:00 p.m., FSN	No. 2	at Stanford	L 68–75	18–2 (7–2)	Maples Pavilion (7,334) Stanford, California
February 1, 2007 7:30 p.m., FSN	No. 5	No. 9 Oregon	W 69–57	19–2 (8–2)	Pauley Pavilion (12,113) Los Angeles, California
February 2, 2007 2:30 p.m., FSN PT	No. 5	Oregon State	W 82–35	20–2 (9–2)	Pauley Pavilion (11,095) Los Angeles, California
February 7, 2007 FSN PT	No. 2	No. 21 USC	W 70–65	21–2 (10–2)	Pauley Pavilion (12,810) Los Angeles, California
February 10, 2007* 10:00 a.m., CBS	No. 2	at West Virginia	L 65–70	21–3	WVU Coliseum (14,160) Morgantown, West Virginia
February 15, 2007 5:30 p.m., FSN	No. 7	at Arizona State	W 67–61	22–3 (11–2)	Wells Fargo, Arena (8,071) Tempe, Arizona
February 17, 2007 10:00 a.m., CBS	No. 7	at No. 24 Arizona	W 81–66	23–3 (12–2)	McKale Center (14,611) Tucson, Arizona
February 22, 2007 7:30 p.m., FSN PT	No. 4	California	W 85–75	24–3 (13–2)	Pauley Pavilion (11,230) Los Angeles, California
February 24, 2007 3:00 p.m., FSN	No. 4	Stanford	W 75–61	25–3 (14–2)	Pauley Pavilion (12,001) Los Angeles, California
March 1, 2007 7:30 p.m., FSN	No. 2	at No. 13 Washington State	W 53–45	26–3 (15–2)	Beasley Coliseum (11,618) Pullman, Washington
March 3, 2007 11:00 a.m., CBS	No. 2	at Washington	L 51–61	26–4 (15–3)	Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, Washington
Pac-10 Tournament
March 8, 2007 2:50 p.m., FSN	No. 4 (1)	vs. (8) California Quarterfinals	L 69–76 OT	26–5	Staples Center (16,318) Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2007* 4:20 p.m., CBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. (15 W) Weber State First Round	W 70–42	27–5	ARCO Arena (16,338) Sacramento, California
March 17, 2007* 5:10 p.m., CBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. (7 W) Indiana Second Round	W 54–49	28–5	ARCO Arena (16,407) Sacramento, California
March 22, 2007* 6:40 p.m., CBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. No. (3 W) 10 Pittsburgh Sweet Sixteen	W 64–55	29–5	HP Pavilion (18,049) San Jose, California
March 24, 2007* 4:05 p.m., CBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. No. 2 (1 W) Kansas Elite Eight	W 68–55	30–5	HP Pavilion (18,102) San Jose, California
March 31, 2007* 5:47 p.m., CBS	No. 7 (2 W)	vs. No. 3 (1 MW) Florida Final Four	L 66–76	30–6	Georgia Dome (53,510) Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^{[4] [5] [6]}

See also

• 2007 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament
• 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season