2006–07 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
| 2006–07 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| AP | No. 32 |
| 2006–07 record | 22–12 (10–6, 2nd SEC East) |
| Head coach | Kevin Stallings |
| Assistant coach | Dan Muller |
| Assistant coach | Tom Richardson |
| Assistant coach | King Rice |
| Home arena | Memorial Gymnasium |
The 2006–07 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team finished with a 22–12 record (SEC East: 10–6, 2nd) and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Commodores were ranked No. 19 in the final ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) poll.
The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.
Entering the season, Vanderbilt was picked by the media attending the SEC's media days in October to finish 4th in a strong SEC East, behind the defending national champion Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee. They returned three starters: swingmen Shan Foster and Derrick Byars and point guard Alex Gordon. Foster was their leading scorer last season and was the third-leading returning scorer in the SEC. Vanderbilt lost two starters: Julian Terrell, their top rebounder (7.2 rpg), and rising-junior DeMarre Carroll, their second-leading scorer (12.1 ppg). Terrell graduated, while Carroll unexpectedly decided to transfer to Missouri shortly after the 2005–06 season ended, a decision influenced by the fact that Mizzou's new head coach Mike Anderson is his uncle.
Junior Shan Foster was named by the league's coaches to the preseason all-SEC first team.
The Commodores got off to a rocky 1–3 start that included an embarrassing home loss to Furman (15–16 final record, 8–10 Southern Conference). After that, Vanderbilt won 17 of their next 22 games, culminating in an 83–70 home win over then-No. 1 Florida (33–5, SEC East: 14–2, 1st). They entered the NCAA Tournament winning only 2 of their last 5 games, including two losses to Arkansas (21–14, SEC West: 7–9, 3rd), but one of the wins was a come-from-behind 67–65 home win over Kentucky (22–12, SEC East: 9–7, 4th), their fourth straight win over the Wildcats.
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