2006–07 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

2006–07 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt East division champions
NIT tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record20–12 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
2006–07 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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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 
Fresno, California
Nov 12, 2006*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Winston–Salem State
Basketball Travelers Classic
W 76–58  2–1
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, California
Nov 17, 2006*
Morehead State W 70–55  3–1
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Nov 22, 2006*
West Florida W 91–71  4–1
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Nov 25, 2006*
at Bowling Green L 64–65  4–2
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
Dec 2, 2006*
Samford W 59–54  5–2
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 6, 2006*
at Auburn L 71–82  5–3
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Dec 9, 2006*
at Mississippi State L 46–84  5–4
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 16, 2006*
Ole Miss
Coors Classic
L 72–82  5–5
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 19, 2006*
Texas College W 80–56  6–5
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Regular Season
Dec 22, 2006
at Western Kentucky L 51–73  6–6
(0–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 28, 2006
at Arkansas State W 91–78  7–6
(1–1)
Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jan 2, 2007
Middle Tennessee L 51–59  7–7
(1–2)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 4, 2007
Florida International W 69–52  8–7
(2–2)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 6, 2007
Florida Atlantic W 101–76  9–7
(3–2)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 11, 2007
at Troy W 75–64  10–7
(4–2)
Sartain Hall 
Troy, Alabama
Jan 13, 2007
Arkansas–Little Rock W 68–54  11–7
(5–2)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 16, 2007
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 73–69  12–7
(6–2)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 20, 2007
at Denver W 70–64  13–7
(7–2)
Magness Arena 
Denver, Colorado
Jan 25, 2007
Louisiana–Monroe W 68–54  14–7
(8–2)
Mitchell Center 
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 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 3, 2007
at Middle Tennessee W 61–38  17–7
(11–2)
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Feb 8, 2007
Western Kentucky W 73–71  18–7
(12–2)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 11, 2007
Arkansas State W 85–67  19–7
(13–2)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 14, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
at Houston
ESPN BracketBusters
W 66–61  20–7
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 18, 2007
at Florida International L 67–69  20–8
(13–3)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, Florida
Feb 21, 2007
at Florida Atlantic W 85–67  20–9
(13–4)
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 24, 2007
Troy L 88–92  20–10
(13–5)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Mar 4, 2007*
(1) vs. (9) Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 60–63  20–11
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
NIT tournament
Mar 14, 2007*
at Syracuse
First round
L 73–78  20–12
Carrier Dome 
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

  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.