2006–07 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2006–07 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24-9 (13-3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Ginsburg
  • Tim Maloney
  • Steve Middleton
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
2006–07 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Xavier 13 – 3   .813 25 – 9   .735
UMass 13 – 3   .813 24 – 9   .727
George Washington † 11 – 5   .688 23 – 9   .719
Fordham 10 – 6   .625 18 – 12   .600
Rhode Island 10 – 6   .625 19 – 14   .576
Saint Joseph's 9 – 7   .563 18 – 14   .563
Dayton 8 – 8   .500 19 – 12   .613
Saint Louis 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606
Charlotte 7 – 9   .438 14 – 16   .467
Temple 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400
Duquesne 6 – 10   .375 10 – 19   .345
Richmond 4 – 12   .250 8 – 22   .267
St. Bonaventure 4 – 12   .250 7 – 22   .241
La Salle 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333
† 2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2006–07 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by second year head coach Travis Ford, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24-9, 13-3 in A-10 play to finish for a first place tie with Xavier.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Rashaun Freeman Center/Forward 6–9 255 Senior Schenectady, New York
2 Brandon Thomas Guard/Forward 6–6 200 Senior San Antonio, Texas
3 Gary Forbes Forward/Guard 6–7 220 RS Junior Brooklyn, New York
4 Mike Sinn Guard 5-10 165 Freshman Jericho, New York
5 Ricky Harris Guard 6–2 175 Freshman Baltimore, Maryland
10 Tiki Mayben Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Troy, New York
12 Matt Pennie Forward 6–7 210 Senior Hanson, Massachusetts
13 Stéphane Lasme Forward 6–8 215 Senior Libreville, Gabon
14 Chris Lowe Guard 6–0 160 Sophomore Mount Vernon, New York
20 Dante Milligan Forward 6–9 215 RS Junior New York City
22 Etienne Brower Forward 6–7 215 RS Junior West Hempstead, New York
24 Tony Gaffney Forward 6–8 195 Junior Berkley, Massachusetts
31 Luke Bonner Center 7-1 245 RS Sophomore Concord, New Hampshire
34 James Life Guard 6–6 190 Senior Fort Myers, Florida
40 Nana Ampim Guard 6–1 195 Junior London

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
8/18/2006*
6:00 pm 		Explorers (Bahamas Exhibition) W 128-59 
D. W. Davis Gym (????)
Nassau, Bahamas
8/19/2006*
6:00 pm 		Crimestoppers (Bahamas Exhibition) W 135-77 
D. W. Davis Gym (????)
Nassau, Bahamas
8/21/2006*
9:00 pm 		Rockets (Bahamas Exhibition) W 126-59 
Loyola Hall (????)
Nassau, Bahamas
8/21/2006*
9:00 pm 		Giants (Bahamas Exhibition) W 103-42 
Loyola Hall (????)
Nassau, Bahamas
8/22/2006*
8:00 pm 		Rattlers (Bahamas Exhibition) W 138-86 
Loyola Hall (????)
Nassau, Bahamas
11/04/2006*
7:30 pm 		Bridgeport W 88-61 
Mullins Center (3,003)
Amherst, Massachusetts
02/02/2007
4:30 pm 		Atlantic 10 Shootout Curry Hicks Cage (????)
Amherst, Massachusetts
Regular Season
11/11/2006*
5:00 pm 		Dartmouth W 98-61  1–0
 Mullins Center (????)
Amherst, Massachusetts
11/17/2007*
2:00 pm 		vs. Oakland
Colonial Classic 		W 65-56  2–0
 Petersen Events Center (????)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11/18/2006*
5:00 pm 		at Pittsburgh
Colonial Classic 		L 68-85  2–1
 Petersen Events Center (10,209)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11/19/2006*
2:00 pm 		vs. Northeastern
Colonial Classic 		W 79–56  3–1
 Petersen Events Center (300)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11/22/2006*
7:00 pm 		St. Francis (NY) W 63-49  4–1
 Mullins Center (5,528)
Amherst, Massachusetts
11/25/2006*
7:30 pm 		at Jacksonville State W 100-69  5–1
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,488)
Jacksonville, Alabama
11/28/2006*
7:00 pm 		at Savannah State W 72-49  6-1
 Tiger Arena (3,727)
Savannah, Georgia
12/02/2006*
7:30 pm 		Boston College L 73-84  6-2
 Mullins Center (8,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
12/06/2006*
8:00 pm 		at Boston University W 56-54  7-2
 Agganis Arena (3,101)
Boston, Massachusetts
12/09/2006*
8:00 pm 		at Central Connecticut State W 79-66  8-2
 Mohegan Sun Arena (3,064)
Uncasville, Connecticut
12/13/2006*
7:00 pm 		at Louisville
Billy Minardi Classic 		W 72-68  9-2
 Freedom Hall (18,464)
Louisville, Kentucky
12/22/2006*
7:00 pm 		at Kentucky L 68-82  9-3
 Rupp Arena (24,307)
Lexington, Kentucky
12/28/2006*
7:00 pm 		Yale W 78-69  10-3
 Mullins Center (4,212)
Amherst, Massachusetts
1/02/2007*
7:00 pm 		Miami (FL) L 71-72  10-4
 Mullins Center (3,982)
Amherst, Massachusetts
1/06/2007
4:00 pm 		at La Salle W 79-71  11-4 (1-0)
 Tom Gola Arena (1,430)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1/10/2007
7:00 pm 		George Washington W 91-84  12-4 (2-0)
 Mullins Center (4,106)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/13/2007
12:00 pm 		Temple W 88-77  13-4 (3–0)
 Mullins Center (6,212)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/18/2007
7:00 pm 		at Xavier L 77-83  13-5 (3–1)
 Cintas Center (9,901)
Cincinnati, Ohio
01/21/2007
2:00 pm 		Duquesne L 87-101  14-5 (4–1)
 Mullins Center (4,648)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/24/2007
7:00 pm 		at Rhode Island L 72-75  14-6 (4-2)
 Ryan Center (7,021)
Kingston, Rhode Island
01/28/2007
1:00 pm 		at Charlotte W 66-61  15-6 (5-2)
 Halton Arena (7,679)
Charlotte, North Carolina
02/03/2007
12:00 pm 		Richmond W 72-56  16-6 (6-2)
 Mullins Center (5,221)
Amherst, Massachusetts
02/08/2007
8:00 pm 		Rhode Island W 77-55  17-6 (7-2)
 Mullins Center (8,358)
Amherst, Massachusetts
2/11/2007
2:00 pm 		at Temple L 89-98  17-7 (7–3)
 Liacouras Center (7,136)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/15/2007
9:00 pm 		at Fordham W 74-59  18-7 (8-3)
 Rose Hill Gym (3,200)
Bronx, New York
02/18/2007
2:00 pm 		at Dayton W 77-69  19-7 (9-3)
 UD Arena (13,213)
Dayton, Ohio
02/21/2007
7:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure W 83-44  20-7 (10-3)
 Mullins Center (6,203)
Amherst, Massachusetts
02/24/2007
7:00 pm 		St. Louis W 53-50  21-7 (11-3)
 Mullins Center (9,088)
Amherst, Massachusetts
02/28/2007
7:00 pm 		La Salle W 102-63  22-7 (12-3)
 Mullins Center (6,025)
Amherst, Massachusetts
03/03/2007
4:00 pm 		at St. Joseph's W 71-67  23-7 (13-3)
 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2007 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
03/08/2007
6:30 pm 		vs. St. Louis
1st Round 		L 71-74 OT 23-8
 Boardwalk Hall (????)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
2007 NIT
03/13/2007*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		Alabama
First Round 		W 89-87 OT 24–8
 Mullins Center (????)
Amherst, Massachusetts
03/15/2007*
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at West Virginia
Second Round 		L 77-90  24-9
 WVU Coliseum (7,146)
Morgantown, West Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary