# 2006–07 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 8/18/2006* 6:00 pm | Explorers (Bahamas Exhibition) | W 128-59 | | D. W. Davis Gym (????) Nassau, Bahamas |
| 8/19/2006* 6:00 pm | Crimestoppers (Bahamas Exhibition) | W 135-77 | | D. W. Davis Gym (????) Nassau, Bahamas |
| 8/21/2006* 9:00 pm | Rockets (Bahamas Exhibition) | W 126-59 | | Loyola Hall (????) Nassau, Bahamas |
| 8/21/2006* 9:00 pm | Giants (Bahamas Exhibition) | W 103-42 | | Loyola Hall (????) Nassau, Bahamas |
| 8/22/2006* 8:00 pm | Rattlers (Bahamas Exhibition) | W 138-86 | | Loyola Hall (????) Nassau, Bahamas |
| 11/04/2006* 7:30 pm | Bridgeport | W 88-61 | | Mullins Center (3,003) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 02/02/2007 4:30 pm | Atlantic 10 Shootout | | | Curry Hicks Cage (????) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/11/2006* 5:00 pm | Dartmouth | W 98-61 | 1–0 | Mullins Center (????) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 11/17/2007* 2:00 pm | vs. Oakland Colonial Classic | W 65-56 | 2–0 | Petersen Events Center (????) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 11/18/2006* 5:00 pm | at Pittsburgh Colonial Classic | L 68-85 | 2–1 | Petersen Events Center (10,209) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 11/19/2006* 2:00 pm | vs. Northeastern Colonial Classic | W 79–56 | 3–1 | Petersen Events Center (300) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 11/22/2006* 7:00 pm | St. Francis (NY) | W 63-49 | 4–1 | Mullins Center (5,528) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 11/25/2006* 7:30 pm | at Jacksonville State | W 100-69 | 5–1 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,488) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| 11/28/2006* 7:00 pm | at Savannah State | W 72-49 | 6-1 | Tiger Arena (3,727) Savannah, Georgia |
| 12/02/2006* 7:30 pm | Boston College | L 73-84 | 6-2 | Mullins Center (8,493) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 12/06/2006* 8:00 pm | at Boston University | W 56-54 | 7-2 | Agganis Arena (3,101) Boston, Massachusetts |
| 12/09/2006* 8:00 pm | at Central Connecticut State | W 79-66 | 8-2 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,064) Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 12/13/2006* 7:00 pm | at Louisville Billy Minardi Classic | W 72-68 | 9-2 | Freedom Hall (18,464) Louisville, Kentucky |
| 12/22/2006* 7:00 pm | at Kentucky | L 68-82 | 9-3 | Rupp Arena (24,307) Lexington, Kentucky |
| 12/28/2006* 7:00 pm | Yale | W 78-69 | 10-3 | Mullins Center (4,212) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 1/02/2007* 7:00 pm | Miami (FL) | L 71-72 | 10-4 | Mullins Center (3,982) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 1/06/2007 4:00 pm | at La Salle | W 79-71 | 11-4 (1-0) | Tom Gola Arena (1,430) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1/10/2007 7:00 pm | George Washington | W 91-84 | 12-4 (2-0) | Mullins Center (4,106) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 01/13/2007 12:00 pm | Temple | W 88-77 | 13-4 (3–0) | Mullins Center (6,212) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 01/18/2007 7:00 pm | at Xavier | L 77-83 | 13-5 (3–1) | Cintas Center (9,901) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 01/21/2007 2:00 pm | Duquesne | L 87-101 | 14-5 (4–1) | Mullins Center (4,648) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 01/24/2007 7:00 pm | at Rhode Island | L 72-75 | 14-6 (4-2) | Ryan Center (7,021) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 01/28/2007 1:00 pm | at Charlotte | W 66-61 | 15-6 (5-2) | Halton Arena (7,679) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 02/03/2007 12:00 pm | Richmond | W 72-56 | 16-6 (6-2) | Mullins Center (5,221) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 02/08/2007 8:00 pm | Rhode Island | W 77-55 | 17-6 (7-2) | Mullins Center (8,358) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2/11/2007 2:00 pm | at Temple | L 89-98 | 17-7 (7–3) | Liacouras Center (7,136) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 02/15/2007 9:00 pm | at Fordham | W 74-59 | 18-7 (8-3) | Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Bronx, New York |
| 02/18/2007 2:00 pm | at Dayton | W 77-69 | 19-7 (9-3) | UD Arena (13,213) Dayton, Ohio |
| 02/21/2007 7:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | W 83-44 | 20-7 (10-3) | Mullins Center (6,203) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 02/24/2007 7:00 pm | St. Louis | W 53-50 | 21-7 (11-3) | Mullins Center (9,088) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 02/28/2007 7:00 pm | La Salle | W 102-63 | 22-7 (12-3) | Mullins Center (6,025) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 03/03/2007 4:00 pm | at St. Joseph's | W 71-67 | 23-7 (13-3) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2007 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2007 6:30 pm | vs. St. Louis 1st Round | L 71-74 $^{OT}$ | 23-8 | Boardwalk Hall (????) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 2007 NIT ||||||
| 03/13/2007* 6:00 pm, ESPN | Alabama First Round | W 89-87 $^{OT}$ | 24–8 | Mullins Center (????) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 03/15/2007* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at West Virginia Second Round | L 77-90 | 24-9 | WVU Coliseum (7,146) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||