2007 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2007 Pacific Life Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament was played between March 7 and March 10, 2007, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, United States. The champion of the tournament was Oregon, which received the Pac-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Most Outstanding Player was Tajuan Porter of Oregon.2007–08 Pac-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide pages 50–60 (PDF copy available a2007–08 Pac-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide) Seeds All Pacific-10 schools play in the tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. Bracket Asterisks denote overtime period. Tournament notes * This was the first time since 2003 that neither of the top two seeds made the final. *Oregon's 24-point win over USC was the 2nd largest margin of victory for the championship game in this tournament's history. (The largest since a 26-point margin by Arizona in 1988). * Cal's app ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Staples Center
Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it was famously known as Staples Center until December 2021 when Crypto.com acquired the naming rights. It is owned and operated by the Arturo L.A. Arena Company and Anschutz Entertainment Group. The arena is home venue to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL) and the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League were also tenants; the Avengers folded in 2009, and the D-Fenders moved to the Lakers' practice facility at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California for the 2011–12 season. Cry ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006–07 Stanford Cardinal Men's Basketball Team
The 2006–07 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represents Stanford University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal are led by third year head coach Trent Johnson, and play their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. Previous season The Cardinal finished the 2005–06 season 16–14, 11–7 in Pac-10 play to finish tied for fourth place, losing the tie-breaker against Arizona (0-2 versus Arizona). They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament to the fourth seed Arizona 73-68. Stanford accepted an invitation to the 2006 NIT winning in the opening round game against Virginia, but would lose to Missouri State in the next round. Offseason Departures Incoming Transfer In Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style=, Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, , - !colspan=12 style=, S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryan Anderson (basketball, Born 1988)
Ryan James Anderson (born May 6, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets. He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears. Anderson was selected with the 21st overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets, who traded him to the Orlando Magic in June 2009. With the Magic, he received the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 2012. In July 2012, Anderson was traded to the New Orleans Hornets, who changed their name to the Pelicans in April 2013. In July 2016, he signed with the Houston Rockets as a free agent and was dealt to the Phoenix Suns in August 2018. Anderson was traded to the Miami Heat in February 2019 and returned to the Rockets in September of the same year before being waived two months later. Early life Anderson was born in Sacramento, California and attended Oak Ridge High School in nearby El Dorado Hills. His parents are Jack Anderson and Sue Anderson and he is very close to his grandparen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taj Gibson
Taj Jami Gibson (born June 24, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Gibson played college basketball for the USC Trojans men's basketball, USC Trojans and was selected 26th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2009 NBA draft. The power forward played mostly a sixth man role off the bench for the Bulls before being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2017, later signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves the same year. In 2019, he signed with the Knicks. Early life and high school career Gibson was born on June 24, 1985, in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. He attended P.S. 67 Charles A. Dorsey School in Brooklyn's Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Fort Greene neighborhood. Gibson began his high school career at Brooklyn's High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology. He then attended Stoneridge Prep as a sophomore and junior in Tarzana, California. During his senior year in 2006, he attended Calvary ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gabe Pruitt
Gabriel Michael Pruitt (born April 19, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA)., winning an NBA championship with the team in 2008. He also played in the NBA D League, Greece, Israel, Cyprus, and Mexico from 2010 to 2018. High school Pruitt and was born in Los Angeles, California and attended Westchester High School, where he averaged 22 points per game as a senior in 2004. He was a fourth-team ''Parade'' All-American selection, ''Los Angeles Times'' All-City and South Bay/Westside first team and South Bay ''Daily Breeze'' Player of the Year honors. He was listed as the No. 20 prep player in the country by ''Basketball Times'' after his senior year, and was considered among the top 20 prep guards by Athlon Sports and Insiders.com in his senior year in 2004. College career 2004–2005 Pruitt earned team MVP honors along with fellow freshman Nick Young. He led the Tro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aaron Brooks (basketball)
Aaron Jamal Brooks (born January 14, 1985) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is a two-way liaison for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and an assistant coach for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He was selected 26th overall in the 2007 NBA draft. Brooks won the NBA Most Improved Player Award for the 2009–10 season. High school career Brooks, a high-profile recruit out of Franklin High School in Seattle, "earned just about every honor possible" while leading his team to the Washington 4A State Championship as a senior. As a high school senior he averaged 24.3 points, 7.0 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. In that championship game, Brooks went head-to-head with future Gonzaga Bulldog and two-time NBA champion Adam Morrison. Brooks finished with 38 points in the 67–55 win. Morrison finished with 37 in the loss but was still named Tournament MVP after matching the then four-game scoring tit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bryce Taylor (basketball)
Bryce Taylor (born September 27, 1986) is an American-German professional former basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at University of Oregon. In April 2018, he was granted German citizenship. Taylor's father Brian Taylor spent 10 years in the ABA and NBA, averaging 18.6 points per game. He was a nine-time ABA All-Star and the 1973 ABA American Basketball association Rookie of the Year. High school career Prior to arriving at the University of Oregon, Taylor starred at Harvard-Westlake School, where he set a school record by scoring 54 points in a game, as his team won three straight CIF championships. College career Taylor arrived at Oregon with high expectations, and as a freshman he did not disappoint. Taylor averaged 11.6 points per game and shot 37% from three-point range. Highlights included a then career-high 26 point effort in December against Fresno State, a contest in w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1988 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played March 10–13 at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, on the University of Arizona campus. Both finalists made their first appearances in the title game, the first final to feature both top seeds. The champion of the tournament was host Arizona, which received the Pac-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Most Outstanding Player was Sean Elliott This was the tournament's second edition and all ten teams participated. Bracket Asterisk denotes overtime period. Tournament Notes * Arizona's 26 point win (93-67) over Oregon State was the largest margin of victory for the final game in Pac-10/12 Tournament history. * Arizona's 93 points is still a record for the most points scored in the Pac-10/12 tournament final game. * #10 Washington and #9 Cal each upset their opponents early on to be the first winners for their respective seeds in Pac-10 Tournament history. * A current record high FG% for a game of 6 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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University Of California, Berkeley Men's Basketball
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006–07 Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Team
The 2006–07 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Lorenzo Romar, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play, seventh in the standings. Washington had only one road win in league play (over last place Arizona State), and ended the regular season with home wins over USC and second-ranked UCLA, the regular season At the conference tournament in Los Angeles, Washington defeated tenth seed Arizona State in the first round, but lost to rival Washington State by ten points in a quarterfinal; it was the fifth straight loss to Postseason results , - !colspan=5 style=, References External linksSports Reference– Washington Huskies: 2006–07 basketball season {{DEFAULTSORT:2006-07 Washingt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |