2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

{{200607 Big Ten men's basketball standings}} The 200607 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 20062007. 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.

200607 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
200607 record922 (313 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaWilliams Arena

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."[1] 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

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Lawrence McKenzie 6'2" 180 G RJr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minneapolis Henry HS
Oklahoma
2 Ryan Saunders 6'1" 180 G Jr. Medina, MN, U.S. Wayzata HS
3 Kevin Payton 6'5" 200 G/F RFr. Camden, NJ, U.S. Camden HS
4 Travis Busch 6'4" 220 G/F So. Mounds View, MN, U.S. Mounds View HS
Cal Poly
5 Limar Wilson 5'11" 160 G Jr. Orlando, FL, U.S. Lyman HS
NE CC
12 Engen Nurumbi 6'7" 230 F Jr. Kinshasa, DR Congo Arizona Western
13 Dan Coleman 6'9" 225 F RJr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Hopkins HS
20 Lawrence Westbrook 6'0" 190 G Fr. Chandler, AZ, U.S. Winchendon Prep
23 Brandon Smith 6'6" 205 G/F So. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minneapolis Henry HS
30 Jon Williams 6'9" 285 F RSo. St. Cloud, MN, U.S. St. Cloud Apollo HS
Notre Dame Prep (MA)
33 Jamal Abu-Shamala 6'5" 200 G So. Shakopee, MN, U.S. Shakopee HS
34 Damian Johnson 6'7" 192 F RFr. Thibodaux, LA, U.S. Thibodaux HS
50 Spencer Tollackson 6'9" 267 C Jr. Chaska, MN, U.S. Chaska HS
54 Bryce Webster 6'9" 240 F/C Fr. St. Paul, MN, U.S. St. Thomas Academy

2006–07 Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2006*
7 p.m., no
Bemidji State W 8832 
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 8, 2006*
7 p.m., no
Winona State L 6964 
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Regular Season
November 13, 2006*
7 p.m., ESPN Plus/FSN North
North Dakota State W 6349  10
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 17, 2006*
7 p.m., no
Long Island W 7054  20
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 21, 2006*
7 p.m., ESPN Plus/FSN North
Iowa State L 6863  21
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 23, 2006*
1 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Marist
Old Spice Classic Quarterfinal
L 6356  22
HP Field House 
Orlando, FL
November 24, 2006*
11:30 a.m., ESPN2
vs. Southern Illinois
Old Spice Classic Consolation Round
L 6953  23
HP Field House 
Orlando, FL
November 26, 2006*
no, ESPNU
vs. Montana
Old Spice Classic 7th Place
L 7265  24
HP Field House 
Orlando, FL
November 29, 2006*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
Clemson
ACC Big Ten Challenge
L 9068  25
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 2, 2006*
1 p.m., ESPN Plus/FSN North
Arizona State W 6663  35
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 5, 2006*
7 p.m., no
at AlabamaBirmingham L 8881 2OT 36
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
December 7, 2006*
1 p.m., no
South Dakota State W 7753  46
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 9, 2006*
1 p.m., ESPN Plus/FSN North
ArkansasLittle Rock L 6766  47
William's Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2006*
7 p.m., no
Central Florida W 7463  57
William's Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 22, 2006*
9 p.m., ESPN Plus/Mtn network
at UNLV L 6258  58
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
December 30, 2006*
no, no
SE Louisiana W 6361  68
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Regular Season
January 3, 2007
7 p.m., ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
Purdue W 6559  78
(10)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 6, 2007
3:37 p.m., ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
at No. 4 Wisconsin L 6845  79
(11)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
January 13, 2007
3:37 p.m., ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
at Iowa L 6049  710
(12)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
January 17, 2007
6 p.m., ESPN2
Illinois L 6452  711
(13)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 20, 2007
1:30 p.m., ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
Northwestern L 5540  712
(14)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 24, 2007
6 p.m., ESPN Plus/FSN North
at No. 6 Michigan State L 7046  713
(15)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
January 27, 2007
11:15 a.m., ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
Penn State W 6560  813
(25)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2007
7 p.m., ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
at Northwestern W 6255  913
(35)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 3, 2007
7 p.m., ESPN Plus/FSN North Tape-Delay
at Illinois L 5949  914
(36)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
February 7, 2007
7 p.m., ESPN Plus/FSN North
Iowa L 9178  915
(37)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 10, 2007
7 p.m., ESPN Plus/FSN North
at Michigan L 8280  916
(38)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 14, 2007
7 p.m., ESPN Plus/FSN North Tape-Delay
No. 3 Wisconsin L 7562  917
(39)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 18, 2007
12 p.m., CBS
No. 2 Ohio State L 8567  918
(310)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 21, 2007
6 p.m., ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
at Indiana L 7159  919
(311)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
February 24, 2007
1:32 p.m., ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
Michigan L 6251  920
(312)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 28, 2007
8 p.m., ESPN Plus/FSN North
at Purdue L 6647  921
(313)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2007 Big Ten Tournament
March 8, 2007
11 a.m., ESPN2
vs. Michigan
First Round
L 4940  922
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

The 200607 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season.

References

  1. "Monson resigns as coach at Minnesota". ESPN.com. November 30, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
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