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2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	2006–07
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	Basketball
image	Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	9–22
conf_record	3–13
head_coach	Dan Monson/Jim Molinari
asst_coach1	Niko Medved
stadium	Williams Arena

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." 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

|- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular Season

|- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten Regular Season

|- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2007 Big Ten tournament

Rankings

The 2006–07 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season.

References

(November 30, 2006). "Monson resigns as coach at Minnesota". [[ESPN.com]].

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