2006–07 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2006–07 UMass Minutemen men's basketball

NIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2006–07 record	24-9 (13-3 A-10)
Head coach	Travis Ford (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Adam Ginsburg
Assistant coach	Tim Maloney
Assistant coach	Steve Middleton
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center

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	Stephane 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, New York
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, England

Schedule

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

References

UMass Minutemen basketball

Venues	Drill Hall (1899–1931) Curry Hicks Cage (1931–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)

Rivalries	Boston College

Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics