2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2006–07 record 9–22 (3–13 Big Ten)
Head coach Dan Monson/Jim Molinari
Home arena Williams Arena
Seasons
« 2005–06 2007–08 »
2006–07 Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1Ohio State† 15   1   .938     35   4   .897
#6 Wisconsin 13   3   .813     30   6   .833
Indiana 10   6   .625     21   11   .656
Iowa 9   7   .563     17   14   .548
Purdue 9   7   .563     22   12   .647
Illinois 9   7   .563     23   12   .657
Michigan State 8   8   .500     23   12   .657
Michigan 8   8   .500     22   13   .629
Minnesota 3   13   .188     9   22   .290
Penn State 2   14   .125     13   18   .419
Northwestern 2   14   .125     11   19   .367
† 2007 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2007 • Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2006–2007. The team's head coach, Dan Monson, began his eighth season with the Gophers only to resign after a 2 win, 5 loss start. Assistant coach Jim Molinari took over for the remainder of the season on an interim basis. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

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Season

Coming off of a short NIT run at the end of the previous season, the Gophers, with no seniors on the roster, began 2006 in a slump. After losing 4 straight games, the final 3 at the inaugural Old Spice Classic in Orlando to take last place, the Gophers were beaten badly at home by Clemson on November 29th. Head coach Dan Monson announced the next day that he would resign from his coaching duties, stating, "It's time for somebody else to make the next step and that's to have more success on the court than I had."[2] Assistant coach Jim Molinari was appointed as interim head coach, but the Gophers could never quite get their season started, finishing with a disappointing 9 wins and 22 losses.

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Lawrence McKenzie 6'2" 180 G Jr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minneapolis Henry HS
Oklahoma
2 Ryan Saunders 6'1" 180 G Jr. Wayzata, MN, U.S. Wayzata HS
3 Kevin Payton 6'5" 200 G/F RFr. Camden, NJ, U.S. Camden HS
4 Travis Busch 6'4" 220 G/F So. Mounds View, MN, U.S. Mounds View HS
Cal Poly
5 Limar Wilson 5'11" 160 G Jr. Orlando, FL, U.S. Lyman HS
NE CC
12 Engen Nurumbi 6'7" 230 F Jr. Kinsasha, Congo Arizona Western
13 Dan Coleman 6'9" 225 F RJr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Hopkins HS
20 Lawrence Westbrook 6'0" 190 G Fr. Chandler, AZ, U.S. Winchendon Prep
23 Brandon Smith 6'6" 205 G/F So. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minneapolis Henry HS
30 Jon Williams 6'9" 285 F RSo. St. Cloud, MN, U.S. St. Cloud Apollo HS
Notre Dame Prep (MA)
33 Jamal Abu-Shamala 6'5" 200 G So. Shakopee, MN, U.S. Shakopee HS
34 Damian Johnson 6'7" 192 F RFr. Thibodaux, LA, U.S. Thibodaux HS
50 Spencer Tollackson 6'9" 267 C Jr. Chaska, MN, U.S. Chaska HS
54 Bryce Webster 6'9" 240 F/C Fr. St. Paul, MN, U.S. St. Thomas Academy

2006–07 Schedule and results

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Record
Exhibition
November 3, 2006* Bemidji State Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 88–32 
November 8, 2006* Winona State Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN L 69–64 
Regular Season
November 13, 2006* North Dakota State Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 63–49  1–0
November 17, 2006* Long Island Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 70–54  2–0
November 21, 2006* Iowa State Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN L 68–63  2–1
November 23, 2006* vs. Marist HP Field House • Orlando, FL
(Old Spice Classic – Quarterfinal)		 L 63–56  2–2
November 24, 2006* vs. Southern Illinois HP Field House • Orlando, FL
(Old Spice Classic – Consolation Round)		 L 69–53  2–3
November 26, 2006* vs. Montana HP Field House • Orlando, FL
(Old Spice Classic – 7th Place)		 L 72–65  2–4
November 29, 2006* Clemson Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN
(ACC – Big Ten Challenge)		 L 90–68  2–5
December 2, 2006* Arizona State Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 66–63  3–5
December 5, 2006* at Alabama–Birmingham Bartow Arena • Birmingham, AL L 88–81 2OT 3–6
December 7, 2006* South Dakota State Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 77–53  4–6
December 9, 2006* Arkansas–Little Rock William's Arena • Minneapolis, MN L 67–66  4–7
December 12, 2006* Central Florida William's Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 74–63  5–7
December 22, 2006* at UNLV Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV L 62–58  5–8
December 30, 2006* SE Louisiana Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 63–61  6–8
Big Ten Regular Season
January 3, 2007 Purdue Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 65–59  7–8 (1–0)
January 6, 2007 at #4 Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI L 68–45  7–9 (1–1)
January 13, 2007 at Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA L 60–49  7–10 (1–2)
January 17, 2007 Illinois Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN L 64–52  7–11 (1–3)
January 20, 2007 Northwestern Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN L 55–40  7–12 (1–4)
January 24, 2007 at #6 Michigan State Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI L 70–46  7–13 (1–5)
January 27, 2007 Penn State Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN W 65–60  8–13 (2–5)
January 31, 2007 at Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL W 62–55  9–13 (3–5)
February 3, 2007 at Illinois Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL L 59–49  9–14 (3–6)
February 7, 2007 Iowa Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN L 91–78  9–15 (3–7)
February 10, 2007 at Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI L 82–80  9–16 (3–8)
February 14, 2007 #3 Wisconsin Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN L 75–62  9–17 (3–9)
February 18, 2007 #2 Ohio State Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN L 85–67  9–18 (3–10)
February 21, 2007 at Indiana Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN L 71–59  9–19 (3–11)
February 24, 2007 Michigan Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN L 62–51  9–20 (3–12)
February 28, 2007 at Purdue Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN L 66–47  9–21 (3–13)
2007 Big Ten Tournament
March 8, 2007 vs. Michigan Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(First Round)		 L 49–40  9–22
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Rankings

The 2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season.

References

  1. ^ "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007. http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=951. 
  2. ^ "Monson resigns as coach at Minnesota". ESPN.com. November 30, 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2681321. Retrieved December 15, 2011. 
2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season