2006–07 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his sixth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers finished the season 30–6, 13–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They lost in the Big Ten Tournament championship to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region. In the First Round, they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi before being upset by No. 7-seeded UNLV in the Second Round.

2006–07 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11 (tied)
APNo. 6
2006–07 record30–6 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State151 .938  354  .897
No. 6 Wisconsin133 .813  306  .833
Indiana106 .625  2111  .656
Iowa97 .563  1714  .548
Purdue97 .563  2212  .647
Illinois97 .563  2312  .657
Michigan State88 .500  2312  .657
Michigan88 .500  2213  .629
Minnesota313 .188  922  .290
Penn State214 .125  1318  .419
Northwestern214 .125  1119  .367
2007 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2007; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Season Notes

Alando Tucker was a senior and won Big Ten Player of the Year in voting by both the coaches and the media.[2] He averaged 19.9 point per game. He was a 1st team consensus All-American, and was a Wooden Award finalist but the award went to a freshman from Texas, Kevin Durant. Kammron Taylor was also a senior. Brian Butch, Greg Stiemsma, and Michael Flowers were juniors.

The season was a promising one as Wisconsin beat then-ranked #2 Pittsburgh in December, and then-ranked #5 Ohio State in January. Wisconsin earned its first ever #1 AP ranking in school history on February 20, 2007. However, the Badgers lost that same evening at Michigan State. An important rematch with Ohio State loomed a few days later on Sunday, February 25, 2007 in Columbus.The Buckeyes, boasting an elite freshman class lead by Mike Conley and Greg Oden, edged the Badgers, 49-48. In that game, junior center Brian Butch severely injured his elbow and missed the rest of Wisconsin's season.

Losing Butch was a large blow to Wisconsin, who despite making it to the Big Ten championship game, still limped into March Madness as a 2-seed. The team struggled to close out 15-seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round before getting ousted by 7-seed UNLV in the second round. Meanwhile, Ohio State advanced to the NCAA Tournament finale before falling to Florida, which repeated as champion.

Awards

All-Big Ten by Media

  • Alando Tucker - 1st team (unanimous)
  • Kammron Taylor - 2nd team
  • Michael Flowers - Honorable mention

All-Big Ten by Coaches

  • Alando Tucker - 1st team (unanimous)
  • Kammron Taylor - 2nd team
  • Brian Butch - Honorable mention
  • Michael Flowers - All-Defensive team

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2005–06 season 19–12, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in tie for fourth place. They lost to Indiana in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed in the Minneapolis region. They lost in the First Round to No. 8-seeded Arizona.

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.Wt.YearHometown/High School
12Jason BohannonG62195FRMarion, Iowa / Linn-Mar HS
14Tanner BronsonG511160JRGlendale, Wisconsin / Nicolet HS
32Brian ButchF611245JRAppleton, Wisconsin / West HS
21Morris CainG65210SOGlendale, Wisconsin / Nicolet HS
5Jason ChappellF/C610245SRNew Berlin, Wisconsin / New Berlin West HS / Worcester Academy
22Michael FlowersG62185JRMadison, Wisconsin / La Follette HS
44J.P. GavinskiC611245FRWisconsin Dells, Wisconsin / Wisconsin Dells HS
43Kevin GulliksonF67240SOStillwater, Minnesota / Stillwater Sr. HS
3Trevon HughesG61190FRQueens, New York / St. John's NW Academy
45Joe KrabbenhoftF/G67217SOSioux Falls, South Dakota / Roosevelt HS
1Marcus LandryF67230SOMilwaukee, Wisconsin / Vincent HS
34Greg StiemsmaC611260JRRandolph, Wisconsin / Randolph HS
23Kammron TaylorG62175SRMinneapolis, Minnesota / North HS
42Alando TuckerF66205SRLockport, Illinois / Lockport Township HS
15Brett ValentynG64180FRVerona, Wisconsin / Verona HS

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2006*
4:00 pm
No. 9 Mercer W 72–48  1–0
 22  Taylor (1)  10  Krabbenhoft (1)  3  Bohannon (1), Flowers (1), Krabbenhoft (1), Taylor (1)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
11/15/2006*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 9 UW-Green Bay W 79–62  2–0
 18  Tucker (1)  6  Krabbenhoft (2)  5  Flowers (2)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
11/19/2006*
4:00 pm
No. 9 Southern
South Padre Invitational
W 92–39  3–0
 16  Tucker (2)  6  Butch (1)  3  Flowers (3), Bohannon (2)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
11/21/2006*
7:00 pm
No. 7 Delaware State
South Padre Invitational
W 64–52  4–0
 25  Tucker (3)  10  Butch (2)  3  Flowers (4), Krabbenhoft (2)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
11/24/2007*
11:00 am, CSTV
No. 7 vs. Missouri State
South Padre Invitational
L 64–66  4–1
 26  Tucker (4)  9  Tucker (1)  6  Flowers (5)  South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,300)
South Padre Island, TX
11/25/2006*
12:00 pm
No. 7 vs. Auburn W 77–63  5–1
 16  Taylor (2)  8  Krabbenhoft (3)  4  Krabbenhoft (3), Tucker (1)  South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,300)
South Padre Island, TX
11/28/2006*
6:30 pm
No. 12 Florida State
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
W 81–66  6–1
 22  Tucker (5)  6  Krabbenhoft (4)  3  Flowers (6), Chappell (1), Stiemsma (1)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
12/2/2006*
1:00 pm
No. 12 Florida International W 79–63  7–1
 16  Taylor (3)  6  Landry (1)  5  Flowers (7), Stiemsma (2)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
12/4/2006*
7:00 pm
No. 12 Winthrop W 82–79 OT 8–1
 21  Tucker (6), Flowers (1)  9  Butch (3)  5  Flowers (8)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
12/9/2006*
1:00 pm
No. 11 at No. 17 Marquette W 70–66  9–1
 28  Tucker (7)  7  Krabbenhoft (5)  4  Taylor (2)  Bradley Center (19,020)
Milwaukee, WI
12/13/2006*
7:00 pm
No. 7 UW-Milwaukee W 68–49  10–1
 20  Tucker (8)  8  Butch (4)  2  Bohannon (3), Tucker (2)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
12/16/2006*
11:00 am
No. 7 No. 2 Pittsburgh W 89–75  11–1
 32  Tucker (9)  11  Butch (5)  3  Chappell (2), Butch (1)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
12/23/2006*
7:00 pm
No. 4 Pacific W 83–47  12–1
 17  Taylor (4)  6  Butch (6), Stiemsma (1)  3  Flowers (9), Tucker (3)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
12/27/2006*
7:00 pm
No. 4 Gardner-Webb W 98–40  13–1
 17  Butch (1)  12  Butch (7)  5  Tucker (4), Taylor (3)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
12/31/2006*
12:00 pm
No. 4 at Georgia W 64–54  14–1
 29  Tucker (10)  8  Tucker (2)  3  Flowers (10), Krabbenhoft (4), Taylor (4), Butch (2)  Stegeman Coliseum (9,804)
Athens, GA
Big Ten regular season
1/6/2007
3:30 pm
No. 4 Minnesota W 68–45  15–1 (1–0)
 14  Tucker (11)  9  Chappell (1)  4  Flowers (11)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
1/9/2007
8:00 pm
No. 3 No. 5 Ohio State W 72–69  16–1 (2–0)
 25  Taylor (5)  9  Krabbenhoft (6)  4  Tucker (5)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
1/13/2007
1:30 pm
No. 3 at Northwestern W 56–50  17–1 (3–0)
 17  Tucker (12)  8  Tucker (3)  2  Flowers (12)  Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,839)
Evanston, IL
1/17/2007
7:00 pm
No. 2 Purdue W 69–64  18–1 (4–0)
 15  Flowers (1)  8  Chappell (2)  4  Chappell (3)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
1/20/2007
1:00 pm
No. 2 at Illinois W 71–64  19–1 (5–0)
 20  Taylor (6)  8  Tucker (4)  3  Flowers (13)  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
1/24/2007
8:00 pm
No. 2 Michigan W 71–58  20–1 (6–0)
 16  Tucker (13), Butch (2)  5  Krabbenhoft (7)  4  Taylor (5)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
1/28/2007
12:00 pm
No. 2 at Iowa W 57–46  21–1 (7–0)
 27  Tucker (14)  14  Butch (8)  5  Taylor (6)  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/31/2007
6:00 pm
No. 2 at Indiana L 66–71  21–2 (7–1)
 23  Tucker (15)  8  Butch (9)  4  Taylor (7)  Assembly Hall (17,283)
Bloomington, IN
2/3/2007
1:00 pm
No. 2 Northwestern W 69–52  22–2 (8–1)
 20  Tucker (16)  9  Tucker (5)  4  Flowers (14), Taylor (8)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
2/7/2007
7:00 pm
No. 4 at Penn State W 71–58  23–2 (9–1)
 24  Tucker (17)  8  Tucker (6)  6  Flowers (15)  Bryce Jordan Center (7,615)
University Park, PA
2/10/2007
1:00 pm
No. 4 Iowa W 74–62  24–2 (10–1)
 21  Tucker (18)  8  Krabbenhoft (8)  3  Krabbenhoft (5)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
2/14/2007
7:00 pm
No. 3 at Minnesota W 75–62  25–2 (11–1)
 29  Tucker (19)  9  Tucker (7)  4  Krabbenhoft (6)  Williams Arena (13,820)
Minneapolis, MN
2/17/2007
11:00 am
No. 3 Penn State W 75–49  26–2 (12–1)
 22  Tucker (20)  6  Tucker (8)  5  Stiemsma (3)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
2/20/2007
6:00 pm
No. 1 at Michigan State L 55–64  26–3 (12–2)
 18  Landry (1)  5  Krabbenhoft (9), Landry (2), Flowers (1)  4  Flowers (16), Krabbenhoft (7)  Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
2/25/2007
3:00 pm
No. 1 at No. 2 Ohio State L 48–49  26–4 (12–3)
 12  Tucker (21)  8  Tucker (9)  3  Hughes (1)  Value City Arena (19,044)
Columbus, OH
3/3/2007
11:00 am
No. 4 Michigan State W 52–50  27–4 (13–3)
 26  Tucker (22)  5  Flowers (2)  2  Tucker (6)  Kohl Center (17,190)
Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
3/9/2007
5:40 pm
(2) No. 3 vs. (7) Michigan State
Quarterfinals
W 70–57  28–4
 21  Tucker (23)  6  Tucker (10), Flowers (3)  4  Taylor (9), Tucker (7)  United Center (22,081)
Chicago, IL
3/10/2007
3:00 pm, CBS
(2) No. 3 vs. (6) Illinois
Semifinals
W 53–41  29–4
 21  Tucker (24)  6  Krabbenhoft (10)  3  Flowers (17), Krabbenhoft (8), Landry (1)  United Center (20,471)
Chicago, IL
3/11/2007
2:30 pm, CBS
(2) No. 3 vs. (1) No. 1 Ohio State
Championship
L 49–66  29–5
 15  Taylor (7)  8  Tucker (11)  4  Tucker (8)  United Center (17,538)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/16/2007*
2:00 pm
(2 MW) No. 6 vs. (15 MW) Texas A&M–CC
First Round
W 76–63  30–5
 24  Taylor (8)  7  Landry (3)  3  Taylor (10), Bohannon (4), Stiemsma (4)  United Center (18,237)
Chicago, IL
3/18/2007*
1:30 pm
(2 MW) No. 6 vs. (7 MW) No. 19 UNLV
Second Round
L 68–74  30–6
 24  Taylor (9)  7  Tucker (12)  3  Flowers (18), Tucker (9)  United Center (20,916)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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