2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers Basketball Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 9–22 3–13 Dan Monson/Jim Molinari Niko Medved Williams Arena The 2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2006–2007. The team's head coach, Dan Monson, began his eighth season with the Gophers only to resign after a 2 win, 5 loss start. Assistant coach Jim Molinari took over for the remainder of the season on an interim basis. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are members of the Big Ten Conference. Season Coming off of a short NIT run at the end of the previous season, the Gophers, with no seniors on the roster, began 2006 in a slump. After losing 4 straight games, the final 3 at the inaugural Old Spice Classic in Orlando to take last place, the Gophers were beaten badly at home by Clemson on November 29. Head coach Dan Monson announced the next day that he would resign from his coaching duties, stating, "It's time for somebody else to make the next step and that's to have more success on the court than I had."https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2681321 Monson resigns as coach at Minnesota ESPN.com November 30, 2006 December 15, 2011 Assistant coach Jim Molinari was appointed as interim head coach, but the Gophers could never quite get their season started, finishing with a disappointing 9 wins and 22 losses. Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)1Lawrence McKenzie6'2"180GRJr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Minneapolis Henry HSOklahoma2Ryan Saunders6'1"180GJr.Medina, MN, U.S.Wayzata HS3Kevin Payton6'5"200G/FRFr.Camden, NJ, U.S.Camden HS4Travis Busch6'4"220G/FSo.Mounds View, MN, U.S.Mounds View HSCal Poly5Limar Wilson5'11"160GJr.Orlando, FL, U.S.Lyman HSNE CC12Engen Nurumbi6'7"230FJr.Kinshasa, DR CongoArizona Western13Dan Coleman6'9"225FRJr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Hopkins HS20Lawrence Westbrook6'0"190GFr.Chandler, AZ, U.S.Winchendon Prep23Brandon Smith6'6"205G/FSo.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Minneapolis Henry HS30Jon Williams6'9"285FRSo.St. Cloud, MN, U.S.St. Cloud Apollo HSNotre Dame Prep (MA)33Jamal Abu-Shamala6'5"200GSo.Shakopee, MN, U.S.Shakopee HS34Damian Johnson6'7"192FRFr.Thibodaux, LA, U.S.Thibodaux HS50Spencer Tollackson6'9"267CJr.Chaska, MN, U.S.Chaska HS54Bryce Webster6'9"240F/CFr.St. Paul, MN, U.S.St. Thomas Academy 2006–07 Schedule and results no no |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition November 3, 2006 7 p.m. w yes Bemidji State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN no 88–32 November 8, 2006 7 p.m. l yes Winona State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN no 69–64 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular Season November 13, 2006 7 p.m. w yes North Dakota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus/FSN North 63–49 1–0 November 17, 2006 7 p.m. w yes Long Island Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN no 70–54 2–0 November 21, 2006 7 p.m. l yes Iowa State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus/FSN North 68–63 2–1 November 23, 2006 1 p.m. l yes yes Marist HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic – Quarterfinal ESPN2 63–56 2–2 November 24, 2006 11:30 a.m. l yes yes Southern Illinois HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic – Consolation round ESPN2 69–53 2–3 November 26, 2006 no l yes yes Montana HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic – 7th place ESPNU 72–65 2–4 November 29, 2006 8:30 p.m. l yes Clemson Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ACC – Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 90–68 2–5 December 2, 2006 1 p.m. w yes Arizona State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus/FSN North 66–63 3–5 December 5, 2006 7 p.m. l yes yes Alabama–Birmingham Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL no 88–81 2OT 3–6 December 7, 2006 1 p.m. w yes South Dakota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN no 77–53 4–6 December 9, 2006 1 p.m. l yes Arkansas–Little Rock William's Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus/FSN North 67–66 4–7 December 12, 2006 7 p.m. w yes Central Florida William's Arena Minneapolis, MN no 74–63 5–7 December 22, 2006 9 p.m. l yes yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV ESPN Plus/Mtn network 62–58 5–8 December 30, 2006 no w yes SE Louisiana Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN no 63–61 6–8 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten Regular Season January 3, 2007 7 p.m. w Purdue Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus/KSTC-45 65–59 7–8 1–0 January 6, 2007 3:37 p.m. l yes Wisconsin 4 Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN Plus/KSTC-45 68–45 7–9 1–1 January 13, 2007 3:37 p.m. l yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN Plus/KSTC-45 60–49 7–10 1–2 January 17, 2007 6 p.m. l Illinois Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 64–52 7–11 1–3 January 20, 2007 1:30 p.m. l Northwestern Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus/KSTC-45 55–40 7–12 1–4 January 24, 2007 6 p.m. l yes Michigan State 6 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus/FSN North 70–46 7–13 1–5 January 27, 2007 11:15 a.m. w Penn State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus/KSTC-45 65–60 8–13 2–5 January 31, 2007 7 p.m. w yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPN Plus/KSTC-45 62–55 9–13 3–5 February 3, 2007 7 p.m. l yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL ESPN Plus/FSN North Tape-Delay 59–49 9–14 3–6 February 7, 2007 7 p.m. l Iowa Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus/FSN North 91–78 9–15 3–7 February 10, 2007 7 p.m. l yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI ESPN Plus/FSN North 82–80 9–16 3–8 February 14, 2007 7 p.m. l Wisconsin 3 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus/FSN North Tape-Delay 75–62 9–17 3–9 February 18, 2007 12 p.m. l Ohio State 2 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN CBS 85–67 9–18 3–10 February 21, 2007 6 p.m. l yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN Plus/KSTC-45 71–59 9–19 3–11 February 24, 2007 1:32 p.m. l Michigan Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN Plus/KSTC-45 62–51 9–20 3–12 February 28, 2007 8 p.m. l yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN Plus/FSN North 66–47 9–21 3–13 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2007 Big Ten tournament March 8, 2007 11 a.m. l yes 9 Michigan 8 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN First Round ESPN2 49–40 9–22 Rankings The 2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season. 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