# 2005–06 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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 play 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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/10/2005* 7:00 pm | | Dowling | W 96–55 | | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/18/2005* 7:00 pm | | Hartford | W 67–62 | 1–0 | Mullins Center (6,488) Amherst, MA |
| 11/22/2005* 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | L 63–66 | 1–1 | Belk Arena (3,084) Davidson, NC |
| 11/25/2005* 1:00 pm, FoxSportsNet | | vs. UAB Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic | L 77–86 | 1–2 | MassMutual Center (6,105) Springfield, MA |
| 11/28/2005* 7:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 93–57 | 2–2 | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 12/08/2005* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 3 UConn | L 60–78 | 2–3 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 12/12/2005* 7:00 pm | | Boston University | W 64–45 | 3–3 | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 12/23/2005* 7:00 pm | | Siena | W 78–69 | 4–3 | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 12/27/2005* 6:30 pm | | vs. Saint Peter's Panasonic Holiday Festival Semifinal | W 66–49 | 5–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/28/2005* 8:45 pm, MSG | | vs. St. John's Panasonic Holiday Festival Final | L 49–51 | 5–4 | Madison Square Garden (7,408) New York, NY |
| 01/03/2006* 7:00 pm | | at No. 11 Boston College | L 62-91 | 5-5 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/07/2006 2:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 82-63 | 6-5 (1-0) | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/11/2006 8:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 68-58 | 7-5 (2-0) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 01/14/2006 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 48-50 | 7-6 (2-1) | Family Arena St. Charles, MO |
| 01/18/2006 7:00 pm | | Fordham | W 74-61 | 8-6 (3-1) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 01/21/2006 2:00 pm | | Temple | W 60-34 | 9-6 (4-1) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 01/25/2006 7:30 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 55-58 | 9-7 (4-2) | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| 01/29/2006 2:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 61-68 | 9-8 (4-3) | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/01/2006 7:00 pm | | at Temple | L 47-76 | 9-9 (4-4) | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/04/2006 7:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 63-61 | 10-9 (5-4) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 02/08/2006 7:00 pm | | La Salle | L 44-65 | 10-10 (5-5) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 02/12/2006* 5:30 pm | | at Florida State | L 63-73 | 10-11 (5-5) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/15/2006 7:30 pm | | at No. 7 George Washington | L 66-69 | 10-12 (5-6) | Charles E. Smith Center (5,000) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/19/2006 2:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 72-64 | 11-12 (6-6) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 2/22/2006 7:00 pm | | Charlotte | L 71-72 | 11-13 (6-7) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 02/25/2006 12:00 pm, WHIO-TV | | Dayton | W 66-47 | 12-13 (7-7) | Mullins Center (5,508) Amherst, MA |
| 03/01/2006 7:30 pm | | at Richmond | L 66-81 | 12-14 (7-8) | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| 03/04/2006 4:00 pm | | Xavier | W 65-56 | 13-14 (8-8) | Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2006 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2006 6:30 pm | (7) | vs. (10) Xavier First Round | L 66-75 | 13-15 (8-8) | U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||