2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball | |||
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Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
2006–07 record | 9–22 (3–13 Big Ten) | ||
Head coach | Dan Monson/Jim Molinari | ||
Home arena | Williams Arena | ||
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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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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.
# | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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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 |
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Record | ||||||
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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. |
The 2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season.
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