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

{{2006–07 Big Ten men's basketball standings}} 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.

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 29. 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."^[1] 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	RJr.	Minneapolis, MN, U.S.	Minneapolis Henry HS Oklahoma
2	Ryan Saunders	6'1"	180	G	Jr.	Medina, 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^#	Result	Record	Site
Exhibition
November 3, 2006*	Bemidji State	W 88–32		Williams Arena
November 8, 2006*	Winona State	L 69–64		Williams Arena
Regular Season
November 13, 2006*	North Dakota State	W 63–49	1–0	Williams Arena
November 17, 2006*	Long Island	W 70–54	2–0	Williams Arena
November 21, 2006*	Iowa State	L 68–63	2–1	Williams Arena
November 23, 2006*	vs. Marist (Old Spice Classic – Quarterfinal)	L 63–56	2–2	HP Field House
November 24, 2006*	vs. Southern Illinois (Old Spice Classic – Consolation Round)	L 69–53	2–3	HP Field House
November 26, 2006*	vs. Montana (Old Spice Classic – 7th Place)	L 72–65	2–4	HP Field House
November 29, 2006*	Clemson (ACC – Big Ten Challenge)	L 90–68	2–5	Williams Arena
December 2, 2006*	Arizona State	W 66–63	3–5	Williams Arena
December 5, 2006*	at Alabama–Birmingham	L 88–81 ^2OT	3–6	Bartow Arena
December 7, 2006*	South Dakota State	W 77–53	4–6	Williams Arena
December 9, 2006*	Arkansas–Little Rock	L 67–66	4–7	William's Arena
December 12, 2006*	Central Florida	W 74–63	5–7	William's Arena
December 22, 2006*	at UNLV	L 62–58	5–8	Thomas & Mack Center
December 30, 2006*	SE Louisiana	W 63–61	6–8	Williams Arena
Big Ten Regular Season
January 3, 2007	Purdue	W 65–59	7–8 (1–0)	Williams Arena
January 6, 2007	at #4 Wisconsin	L 68–45	7–9 (1–1)	Kohl Center
January 13, 2007	at Iowa	L 60–49	7–10 (1–2)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
January 17, 2007	Illinois	L 64–52	7–11 (1–3)	Williams Arena
January 20, 2007	Northwestern	L 55–40	7–12 (1–4)	Williams Arena
January 24, 2007	at #6 Michigan State	L 70–46	7–13 (1–5)	Breslin Center
January 27, 2007	Penn State	W 65–60	8–13 (2–5)	Williams Arena
January 31, 2007	at Northwestern	W 62–55	9–13 (3–5)	Welsh-Ryan Arena
February 3, 2007	at Illinois	L 59–49	9–14 (3–6)	Assembly Hall
February 7, 2007	Iowa	L 91–78	9–15 (3–7)	Williams Arena
February 10, 2007	at Michigan	L 82–80	9–16 (3–8)	Crisler Arena
February 14, 2007	#3 Wisconsin	L 75–62	9–17 (3–9)	Williams Arena
February 18, 2007	#2 Ohio State	L 85–67	9–18 (3–10)	Williams Arena
February 21, 2007	at Indiana	L 71–59	9–19 (3–11)	Assembly Hall
February 24, 2007	Michigan	L 62–51	9–20 (3–12)	Williams Arena
February 28, 2007	at Purdue	L 66–47	9–21 (3–13)	Mackey Arena
2007 Big Ten Tournament
March 8, 2007	vs. Michigan (First Round)	L 49–40	9–22	Conseco Fieldhouse
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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

References

↑ "Monson resigns as coach at Minnesota". ESPN.com. November 30, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2011.

Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball

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Culture & lore	History Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Scandal

People	Head coaches

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