2007–08 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 UMass Minutemen UMass Athletics wordmark.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 25-11 10-6 Travis Ford 3rd Adam Ginsburg Tim Maloney Steve Middleton William D. Mullins Memorial Center NIT Finals 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. UMass reached the championship game of the 2008 NIT, where they lost to Ohio State.https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/sports/2008/04/04/umass-on-short-end-as/52460814007/ UMass on short end as OSU claims NIT Dave Skretta Cape Cod Times April 4, 2008 February 15, 2024 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 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2009 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/01/2007 7:30 pm yes AIC Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 1,982 103-66 1/0/2007 9:30 pm yes Concordia (NY) Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 1,002 107-80 |- !colspan=9| Regular Season 11/09/2007 3:00 pm yes yes Cal Poly McLeod Center Cedar Falls, Iowa BTI Tipoff Tournament 206 90-64 1–0 11/10/2007 6:30 pm yes yes Northern Illinois McLeod Center Cedar Falls, Iowa BTI Tipoff Tournament 312 102-87 2–0 11/11/2007 5:00 pm yes yes Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, Iowa BTI Tipoff Tournament 4,503 68-75 2–1 11/14/2007 8:00 pm yes Yale Mullins Center Amherst, MA 3,548 89–80 3–1 11/17/2007 7:30 pm yes Wisconsin-Green Bay Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,025 93–78 4–1 11/28/2007 7:00 pm yes yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 20,644 107-100 5–1 12/01/2007 7:00 pm yes yes IUPUI IUPUI Gymnasium Indianapolis, Indiana 1,123 77–89 5-2 12/08/2007 7:30 pm yes yes Marist Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut 2,642 83-68 6-2 12/12/2007 9:00 pm yes yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 5,162 83–80 7-2 12/15/2007 7:30 pm yes Toledo Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,349 68-61 8-2 12/22/2007 7:30 pm yes Central Connecticut State Mullins Center Amherst, MA 3,895 79-55 9-2 12/29/2007 7:30 pm yes Boston University Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,482 70-61 10-2 1/02/2008 7:00 pm yes Houston Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,321 95-89 11-2 1/05/2008 4:00 pm yes yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 13,750 88-97 11-3 1/09/2008 7:30 pm no St. Joseph's Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,121 92-98 11-4 (0-1) 1/16/2008 7:00 pm no yes Dayton 14 University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio 13,435 82-71 12-4 (1-1) 01/19/2008 4:00 pm no Charlotte Mullins Center Amherst, MA 6,628 86-79 13-4 (2–1) 01/23/2008 6:00 pm no yes St. Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3,200 77-81 13-5 (2–2) 01/27/2008 12:00 pm no Xavier 23 Mullins Center Amherst, MA 8,221 65-77 13-6 (2–3) 01/30/2008 7:00 pm no yes Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2,913 94-80 14-6 (3-3) 02/02/2008 2:00 pm no yes St. Louis Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri 8,602 59-71 14-7 (3–4) 02/07/2008 8:00 pm no Rhode Island Mullins Center Amherst, MA 6,782 78-76 15-7 (4-4) 2/10/2008 2:00 pm no yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6,506 80-70 OT 15-8 (4–5) 02/14/2008 9:00 pm no Fordham Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,521 72-76 15-9 (4-6) 02/17/2008 2:00 pm no St. Louis Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,149 88-77 16-9 (5-6) 02/21/2008 7:00 pm no yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island 7,657 98-91 17-9 (6-6) 02/24/2008 2:00 pm no St. Bonaventure Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,998 79-56 18-9 (7-6) 03/01/2008 7:00 pm no yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, Virginia 5,074 78-74 19-9 (8-6) 03/05/2008 7:30 pm no La Salle Mullins Center Amherst, MA 6,122 100-63 20-9 (9-6) 03/08/2008 7:30 pm no yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, DC 3,294 67-63 21-9 (10-6) |- !colspan=9| 2008 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament 03/13/2008 9:00 pm no yes Charlotte Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey 1st Round 4996 65-69 21-10 |- !colspan=9| 2008 NIT 03/18/2008 6:00 pm yes Stephen F. Austin Mullins Center Amherst, MA First Round 2,112 ESPNU 80-60 22–10 03/22/2008 12:00 pm yes Akron Mullins Center Amherst, MA Second Round 3,118 ESPN 68-63 23-10 03/25/2008 7:00 pm yes yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Quarterfinals 20,162 ESPN 81-77 24–10 04/01/2008 7:00 pm yes yes Florida Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals ?? ESPN2 78-66 25–10 04/03/2008 7:00 pm yes yes Ohio State Madison Square Garden New York, NY Finals 8,407 ESPN 85-92 25–11 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:UMass Minutemen basketball seasons Umass Umass Umass Umass