2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=2006–07
|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers
|sport=Basketball
|image=Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Ten
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=9–22
|conf_record=3–13
|head_coach=Dan Monson/Jim Molinari
|asst_coach1=Niko Medved
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Williams Arena
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings}}
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."{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2681321|title=Monson resigns as coach at Minnesota|publisher=ESPN.com|date=November 30, 2006|access-date=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
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!# !Name !Height !Weight (lbs.) !Position !Class !Hometown !Previous Team(s) |
| 1
|Lawrence McKenzie |6'2" |180 |G |RJr. |
| 2
|Ryan Saunders |6'1" |180 |G |Jr. |
| 3
|Kevin Payton |6'5" |200 |RFr. |
| 4
|Travis Busch |6'4" |220 |So. |
| 5
|Limar Wilson |5'11" |160 |G |Jr. |
| 12
|Engen Nurumbi |6'7" |230 |F |Jr. |
| 13
|Dan Coleman |6'9" |225 |F |RJr. |
| 20
|6'0" |190 |G |Fr. |Winchendon Prep |
| 23
|Brandon Smith |6'6" |205 |So. |
| 30
|Jon Williams |6'9" |285 |F |RSo. |
| 33
|6'5" |200 |G |So. |Shakopee HS |
| 34
|6'7" |192 |F |RFr. |
| 50
|Spencer Tollackson |6'9" |267 |C |Jr. |
| 54
|Bryce Webster |6'9" |240 |Fr. |
2006–07 Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=no|tv=no}}
|-
! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 3, 2006
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bemidji State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 88–32
| overtime =
| record =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 8, 2006
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Winona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 69–64
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 13, 2006
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Dakota State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/FSN North
| score = 63–49
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 17, 2006
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Long Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 70–54
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 21, 2006
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/FSN North
| score = 68–63
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 23, 2006
| time = 1 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Marist
| opprank =
| site_stadium = HP Field House
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = Old Spice Classic – Quarterfinal
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 63–56
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24, 2006
| time = 11:30 a.m.
| status = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = HP Field House
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = Old Spice Classic – Consolation round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 69–53
| overtime =
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 26, 2006
| time = no
| status = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Montana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = HP Field House
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = Old Spice Classic – 7th place
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 72–65
| overtime =
| record = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 29, 2006
| time = 8:30 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = ACC – Big Ten Challenge
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 90–68
| overtime =
| record = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 2, 2006
| time = 1 p.m.
| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/FSN North
| score = 66–63
| overtime =
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5, 2006
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama–Birmingham
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 88–81
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 7, 2006
| time = 1 p.m.
| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Dakota State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 77–53
| overtime =
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 9, 2006
| time = 1 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas–Little Rock
| opprank =
| site_stadium = William's Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/FSN North
| score = 67–66
| overtime =
| record = 4–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 12, 2006
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = William's Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 74–63
| overtime =
| record = 5–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2006
| time = 9 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNLV
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/Mtn network
| score = 62–58
| overtime =
| record = 5–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 2006
| time = no
| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SE Louisiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 63–61
| overtime =
| record = 6–8
}}
|-
! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 3, 2007
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
| score = 65–59
| overtime =
| record = 7–8
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 6, 2007
| time = 3:37 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Kohl Center
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
| score = 68–45
| overtime =
| record = 7–9
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 13, 2007
| time = 3:37 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
| score = 60–49
| overtime =
| record = 7–10
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 17, 2007
| time = 6 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 64–52
| overtime =
| record = 7–11
| conference = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 20, 2007
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
| score = 55–40
| overtime =
| record = 7–12
| conference = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 24, 2007
| time = 6 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Breslin Center
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/FSN North
| score = 70–46
| overtime =
| record = 7–13
| conference = 1–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 27, 2007
| time = 11:15 a.m.
| status = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
| score = 65–60
| overtime =
| record = 8–13
| conference = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 31, 2007
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
| score = 62–55
| overtime =
| record = 9–13
| conference = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 3, 2007
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/FSN North Tape-Delay
| score = 59–49
| overtime =
| record = 9–14
| conference = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7, 2007
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/FSN North
| score = 91–78
| overtime =
| record = 9–15
| conference = 3–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 10, 2007
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Crisler Arena
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/FSN North
| score = 82–80
| overtime =
| record = 9–16
| conference = 3–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14, 2007
| time = 7 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/FSN North Tape-Delay
| score = 75–62
| overtime =
| record = 9–17
| conference = 3–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2007
| time = 12 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = CBS
| score = 85–67
| overtime =
| record = 9–18
| conference = 3–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 21, 2007
| time = 6 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
| score = 71–59
| overtime =
| record = 9–19
| conference = 3–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 24, 2007
| time = 1:32 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/KSTC-45
| score = 62–51
| overtime =
| record = 9–20
| conference = 3–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 28, 2007
| time = 8 p.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN Plus/FSN North
| score = 66–47
| overtime =
| record = 9–21
| conference = 3–13
}}
|-
! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2007 Big Ten tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 2007
| time = 11 a.m.
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 9
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| oppseed = 8
| site_stadium = Conseco Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = First Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 49–40
| overtime =
| record = 9–22
}}
{{CBB schedule end}}
Rankings
The 2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season.
References
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