2005–06 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 May 2024 August 2023 2005–06 UMass Minutemen Basketball UMass Athletics wordmark.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 13-15 8-8 Travis Ford 1st Tim Maloney Steve Middleton Adam Ginsburg William D. Mullins Memorial Center The 2005-06 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by first year head coach Travis Ford, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 13–15, 8–8 in A-10 playhttps://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 1 Rashaun Freeman Center/Forward 6–9 255 Junior Schenectady, New York 2 Brandon Thomas Guard/Forward 6–6 200 Junior San Antonio, Texas 10 Drew Rossi Guard 6–1 170 Junior Springfield, Massachusetts 12 Matt Pennie Forward 6–7 210 Junior Hanson, Massachusetts 13 Stéphane Lasme Forward 6–8 190 Junior Libreville, Gabon 14 Chris Lowe Guard 6–0 160 Freshman Mount Vernon, New York 20 Dante Milligan Forward 6–9 215 RS Sophomore New York City 21 Etienne Brower Forward 6–7 200 Junior West Hempstead, New York 22 Jeff Viggiano Forward 6–6 215 Senior Suffield, Connecticut 23 Lawrence Carrier Forward 6–8 225 Sophomore San Bernardino, California 31 Luke Bonner Center 7-0 245 Sophomore Concord, New Hampshire 34 James Life Guard 6–6 190 Junior Fort Myers, Florida 40 Nana Ampim Guard 6–1 195 Sophomore London 45 Gary Forbes Forward/Guard 6–7 220 Junior Brooklyn, New York Schedule 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2005 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/10/2005 7:00 pm yes 2005 men Dowling Golden Lions Dowling College Dowling Mullins Center Amherst, MA 96–55 |- !colspan=9| Regular Season 11/18/2005 7:00 pm yes 2005 men Hartford Hawks University of Hartford Hartford Mullins Center Amherst, MA 6,488 67–62 1–0 11/22/2005 7:00 pm yes yes Davidson Belk Arena Davidson, NC 3,084 63–66 1–1 11/25/2005 1:00 pm yes yes UAB MassMutual Center Springfield, MA Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic 6,105 FoxSportsNet 77–86 1–2 11/28/2005 7:00 pm yes 2005 men Savannah State Tigers Savannah State University Savannah State Mullins Center Amherst, MA 93–57 2–2 12/08/2005 9:00 pm yes yes UConn 3 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 16,294 ESPN2 60–78 2–3 12/12/2005 7:00 pm yes 2005 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Boston University Mullins Center Amherst, MA 64–45 3–3 12/23/2005 7:00 pm yes 2005 men Siena Saints Siena College Siena Mullins Center Amherst, MA 78–69 4–3 12/27/2005 6:30 pm yes yes 2005 men Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's Madison Square Garden New York, NY Panasonic Holiday Festival Semifinal 66–49 5–3 12/28/2005 8:45 pm yes yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY Panasonic Holiday Festival Final 7,408 MSG 49–51 5–4 01/03/2006 7:00 pm yes yes Boston College 11 Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 62-91 5-5 01/07/2006 2:00 pm no yes 2005 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne University Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 82-63 6-5 (1-0) 01/11/2006 8:00 pm no Saint Joseph's Mullins Center Amherst, MA 68-58 7-5 (2-0) 01/14/2006 8:00 pm no yes 2005 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis University Saint Louis Family Arena St. Charles, MO 48-50 7-6 (2-1) 01/18/2006 7:00 pm no 2005 men Fordham Rams Fordham University Fordham Mullins Center Amherst, MA 74-61 8-6 (3-1) 01/21/2006 2:00 pm no Temple Mullins Center Amherst, MA 60-34 9-6 (4-1) 01/25/2006 7:30 pm no yes 2005 men Rhode Island Rams University of Rhode Island Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 55-58 9-7 (4-2) 01/29/2006 2:00 pm no yes 2005 men La Salle Explorers La Salle University La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 61-68 9-8 (4-3) 02/01/2006 7:00 pm no yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA 47-76 9-9 (4-4) 02/04/2006 7:00 pm no Rhode Island Mullins Center Amherst, MA 63-61 10-9 (5-4) 02/08/2006 7:00 pm no La Salle Mullins Center Amherst, MA 44-65 10-10 (5-5) 02/12/2006 5:30 pm yes yes Florida State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL 63-73 10-11 (5-5) 02/15/2006 7:30 pm no yes George Washington 7 Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 5,000 66-69 10-12 (5-6) 02/19/2006 2:00 pm no yes 2005 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY 72-64 11-12 (6-6) 2/22/2006 7:00 pm no 2005 men Charlotte 49ers University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte Mullins Center Amherst, MA 71-72 11-13 (6-7) 02/25/2006 12:00 pm no Dayton Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,508 WHIO-TV 66-47 12-13 (7-7) 03/01/2006 7:30 pm no yes 2005 men Richmond Spiders University of Richmond Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 66-81 12-14 (7-8) 03/04/2006 4:00 pm no Xavier Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 65-56 13-14 (8-8) |- !colspan=9| 2006 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament 03/08/2006 6:30 pm no yes 7 Xavier 10 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH First Round 66-75 13-15 (8-8) AP Poll Eastern Time References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen basketball seasons UMass Minutemen basketball UMass Minutemen basketball