2006–07 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 2006–07 UMass Minutemen Basketball UMass Athletics wordmark.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 24-9 13-3 Travis Ford 2nd Adam Ginsburg Tim Maloney Steve Middleton William D. Mullins Memorial Center Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions NIT Second Round 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 Stéphane 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 City 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 Schedule 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2009 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 8/18/2006 6:00 pm yes Explorers (Bahamas Exhibition) D. W. Davis Gym Nassau, Bahamas ???? 128-59 8/19/2006 6:00 pm yes Crimestoppers (Bahamas Exhibition) D. W. Davis Gym Nassau, Bahamas ???? 135-77 8/21/2006 9:00 pm yes Rockets (Bahamas Exhibition) Loyola Hall Nassau, Bahamas ???? 126-59 8/21/2006 9:00 pm yes Giants (Bahamas Exhibition) Loyola Hall Nassau, Bahamas ???? 103-42 8/22/2006 8:00 pm yes Rattlers (Bahamas Exhibition) Loyola Hall Nassau, Bahamas ???? 138-86 11/04/2006 7:30 pm yes Bridgeport Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 3,003 88-61 02/02/2007 4:30 pm no Atlantic 10 Shootout Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts ???? |- !colspan=9| Regular Season 11/11/2006 5:00 pm yes Dartmouth Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts ???? 98-61 1–0 11/17/2007 2:00 pm yes yes Oakland Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Colonial Classic ???? 65-56 2–0 11/18/2006 5:00 pm yes yes Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Colonial Classic 10,209 68-85 2–1 11/19/2006 2:00 pm yes yes Northeastern Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Colonial Classic 300 79–56 3–1 11/22/2006 7:00 pm yes St. Francis (NY) Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 5,528 63-49 4–1 11/25/2006 7:30 pm yes yes Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama 3,488 100-69 5–1 11/28/2006 7:00 pm yes yes Savannah State Tiger Arena Savannah, Georgia 3,727 72-49 6-1 12/02/2006 7:30 pm yes Boston College Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 8,493 73-84 6-2 12/06/2006 8:00 pm yes yes Boston University Agganis Arena Boston, Massachusetts 3,101 56-54 7-2 12/09/2006 8:00 pm yes yes Central Connecticut State Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut 3,064 79-66 8-2 12/13/2006 7:00 pm yes yes Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Billy Minardi Classic 18,464 72-68 9-2 12/22/2006 7:00 pm yes yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 24,307 68-82 9-3 12/28/2006 7:00 pm yes Yale Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 4,212 78-69 10-3 1/02/2007 7:00 pm yes Miami (FL) Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 3,982 71-72 10-4 1/06/2007 4:00 pm no yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1,430 79-71 11-4 (1-0) 1/10/2007 7:00 pm no George Washington Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 4,106 91-84 12-4 (2-0) 01/13/2007 12:00 pm no Temple Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 6,212 88-77 13-4 (3–0) 01/18/2007 7:00 pm no yes Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 9,901 77-83 13-5 (3–1) 01/21/2007 2:00 pm no Duquesne Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 4,648 87-101 14-5 (4–1) 01/24/2007 7:00 pm no yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island 7,021 72-75 14-6 (4-2) 01/28/2007 1:00 pm no yes Charlotte Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 7,679 66-61 15-6 (5-2) 02/03/2007 12:00 pm no Richmond Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 5,221 72-56 16-6 (6-2) 02/08/2007 8:00 pm no Rhode Island Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 8,358 77-55 17-6 (7-2) 2/11/2007 2:00 pm no yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7,136 89-98 17-7 (7–3) 02/15/2007 9:00 pm no yes Fordham Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York 3,200 74-59 18-7 (8-3) 02/18/2007 2:00 pm no yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, Ohio 13,213 77-69 19-7 (9-3) 02/21/2007 7:00 pm no St. Bonaventure Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 6,203 83-44 20-7 (10-3) 02/24/2007 7:00 pm no St. Louis Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 9,088 53-50 21-7 (11-3) 02/28/2007 7:00 pm no La Salle Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 6,025 102-63 22-7 (12-3) 03/03/2007 4:00 pm no yes St. Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3,200 71-67 23-7 (13-3) |- !colspan=9| 2007 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament 03/08/2007 6:30 pm no yes St. Louis Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey 1st Round ???? 71-74 OT 23-8 |- !colspan=9| 2007 NIT 03/13/2007 6:00 pm yes Alabama Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts First Round ???? ESPN 89-87 OT 24–8 03/15/2007 9:00 pm yes yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia Second Round 7,146 ESPNU 77-90 24-9 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:UMass Minutemen basketball seasons UMass UMass UMass Minutemen basketball UMass Minutemen basketball