2005–06 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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2005–06 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
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Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Record13-15 (8-8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Maloney
  • Steve Middleton
  • Adam Ginsburg
Home arena William D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
  2004–05
2006–07  
2005–06 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 George Washington 160 1.000273  .900
Charlotte 115 .6881913  .594
La Salle 106 .6251810  .643
Saint Louis 106 .6251613  .552
Saint Joseph's 97 .5631914  .576
Fordham 97 .5631616  .500
Xavier88 .5002111  .656
Temple 88 .5001715  .531
Rhode Island 88 .5001414  .500
UMass 88 .5001315  .464
Dayton 610 .3751417  .452
Richmond 610 .3751317  .433
St. Bonaventure 214 .125819  .296
Duquesne 115 .063324  .111
2006 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

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 [2] to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place.

Contents

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
1 Rashaun Freeman Center/Forward6–9255Junior Schenectady, New York
2Brandon ThomasGuard/Forward6–6200Junior San Antonio, Texas
10Drew RossiGuard6–1170Junior Springfield, Massachusetts
12Matt PennieForward6–7210Junior Hanson, Massachusetts
13 Stéphane Lasme Forward6–8190Junior Libreville, Gabon
14 Chris Lowe Guard6–0160Freshman Mount Vernon, New York
20Dante MilliganForward6–9215RS SophomoreNew York City
21Etienne BrowerForward6–7200Junior West Hempstead, New York
22Jeff ViggianoForward6–6215Senior Suffield, Connecticut
23Lawrence CarrierForward6–8225Sophomore San Bernardino, California
31 Luke Bonner Center7-0245Sophomore Concord, New Hampshire
34 James Life Guard6–6190Junior Fort Myers, Florida
40Nana AmpimGuard6–1195SophomoreLondon
45 Gary Forbes Forward/Guard6–7220Junior Brooklyn, New York

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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 TempleL 47-76 9-9 (4-4)
Liacouras Center  
Philadelphia, PA
02/04/2006
7:00 pm
Rhode IslandW 63-61 10-9 (5-4)
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
02/08/2006
7:00 pm
La SalleL 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.

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References

  1. sports-reference.com 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
  2. "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule".