2007–08 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2007–08 UMass Minutemen men's basketball

NIT, Finals
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2007–08 record	25-11 (10-6 A-10)
Head coach	Travis Ford (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Adam Ginsburg
Assistant coach	Tim Maloney
Assistant coach	Steve Middleton
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center

	Conf				Overall
2007–08 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#12 Xavier	14	–	2	.875	30	–	7	.811
Temple †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	13	.618
UMass	10	–	6	.625	25	–	11	.694
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
Charlotte	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Richmond	9	–	7	.563	16	–	15	.516
Dayton	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
La Salle	8	–	8	.500	15	–	17	.469
Rhode Island	7	–	9	.438	21	–	12	.636
Duquesne	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
Saint Louis	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Fordham	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
George Washington	5	–	11	.313	9	–	17	.346
St. Bonaventure	2	–	14	.125	8	–	22	.267

† Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by third 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 25-11, 10-6 in A-10 play to finish for third place.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Papa Lo	Forward/Center	6–9	215	Freshman	Theis, Senegal
2	Sedale Jones	Guard	6–4	190	Freshman	Pittsfield, Massachusetts
3	Gary Forbes	Forward/Guard	6–7	220	RS Senior	Brooklyn, New York
4	Anthony Gurley	Guard	6–3	185	Sophomore	Boston, Massachusetts
5	Ricky Harris	Guard	6–2	175	Sophomore	Baltimore, Maryland
11	Gary Correia	Guard	6–1	180	Freshman	Providence, Rhode Island
12	Matt Pennie	Forward	6–7	210	Graduate Student	Hanson, Massachusetts
13	Max Groebe	Guard	6–4	185	Freshman	North Miami Beach, Florida
14	Chris Lowe	Guard	6–0	160	Junior	Mount Vernon, New York
20	Dante Milligan	Forward	6–9	215	RS Senior	New York, New York
21	Trey Lang	Forward	6–7	215	Freshman	Marietta, Georgia
22	Etienne Brower	Forward	6–7	215	RS Senior	West Hempsted, New York
24	Tony Gaffney	Forward	6–8	208	RS Junior	Berkley, Massachusetts
31	Luke Bonner	Center	7-1	245	RS Junior	Concord, New Hampshire
33	Matt Glass	Guard	6–7	190	Freshman	Underhill Center, Vermont
40	Nana Ampim	Guard	6–1	195	Senior	London, England
50	Matt Hill	Forward	6–7	210	Freshman	Middletown, Connecticut

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2007*	AIC	W 103-66		Mullins Center (1,982)
1/0/2007*	Concordia (NY)	W 107-80		Curry Hicks Cage (1,002)
Regular Season
11/09/2007*	vs. Cal Poly (BTI Tipoff Tournament)	W 90-64	1–0	McLeod Center (206)
11/10/2007*	vs. Northern Illinois (BTI Tipoff Tournament)	W 102-87	2–0	McLeod Center (312)
11/11/2007*	vs. Northern Iowa (BTI Tipoff Tournament)	L 68-75	2–1	McLeod Center (4,503)
11/14/2007*	Yale	W 89–80	3–1	Mullins Center (3,548)
11/17/2007*	Wisconsin-Green Bay	W 93–78	4–1	Mullins Center (4,025)
11/28/2007*	at Syracuse	W 107-100	5–1	Carrier Dome (20,644)
12/01/2007*	at IUPUI	L 77–89	5-2	IUPUI Gymnasium (1,123)
12/08/2007*	vs. Marist	W 83-68	6-2	Mohegan Sun Arena (2,642)
12/12/2007*	at Boston College	W 83–80	7-2	Conte Forum (5,162)
12/15/2007*	Toledo	W 68-61	8-2	Mullins Center (4,349)
12/22/2007*	Central Connecticut State	W 79-55	9-2	Mullins Center (3,895)
12/29/2007*	Boston University	W 70-61	10-2	Mullins Center (4,482)
1/02/2008*	Houston	W 95-89	11-2	Mullins Center (4,321)
1/05/2008*	at Vanderbilt	L 88-97	11-3	Memorial Gymnasium (13,750)
1/09/2008	St. Joseph's	L 92-98	11-4 (0-1)	Mullins Center (5,121)
1/16/2008	at #14 Dayton	W 82-71	12-4 (1-1)	University of Dayton Arena (13,435)
01/19/2008	Charlotte	W 86-79	13-4 (2–1)	Mullins Center (6,628)
01/23/2008	at St. Joseph's	L 77-81	13-5 (2–2)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200)
01/27/2008	#23 Xavier	L 65-77	13-6 (2–3)	Mullins Center (8,221)
01/30/2008	at Duquesne	W 94-80	14-6 (3-3)	Palumbo Center (2,913)
02/02/2008	at St. Louis	L 59-71	14-7 (3–4)	Scottrade Center (8,602)
02/07/2008	Rhode Island	W 78-76	15-7 (4-4)	Mullins Center (6,782)
2/10/2008	at Temple	L 80-70 ^OT	15-8 (4–5)	Liacouras Center (6,506)
02/14/2008	Fordham	L 72-76	15-9 (4-6)	Mullins Center (4,521)
02/17/2008	St. Louis	W 88-77	16-9 (5-6)	Mullins Center (5,149)
02/21/2008	at Rhode Island	W 98-91	17-9 (6-6)	Ryan Center (7,657)
02/24/2008	St. Bonaventure	W 79-56	18-9 (7-6)	Mullins Center (5,998)
03/01/2008	at Richmond	W 78-74	19-9 (8-6)	Robins Center (5,074)
03/05/2008	La Salle	W 100-63	20-9 (9-6)	Mullins Center (6,122)
03/08/2008	at George Washington	W 67-63	21-9 (10-6)	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (3,294)
2008 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2008	vs. Charlotte (1st Round)	L 65-69	21-10	Boardwalk Hall (4996)
2008 NIT
03/18/2008*	Stephen F. Austin (First Round)	W 80-60	22–10	Mullins Center (2,112)
03/22/2008*	Akron (Second Round)	W 68-63	23-10	Mullins Center (3,118)
03/25/2008*	at Syracuse (Quarterfinals)	W 81-77	24–10	Carrier Dome (20,162)
04/01/2008*	vs. Florida (Semifinals)	W 78-66	25–10	Madison Square Garden (??)
04/03/2008*	vs. Ohio State (Finals)	L 85-92	25–11	Madison Square Garden (8,407)
*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