Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2007–08 |
Team: | UMass Minutemen |
Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Short Conf: | A-10 |
Record: | 25-11 |
Conf Record: | 10-6 |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach1: | Adam Ginsburg |
Asst Coach2: | Tim Maloney |
Asst Coach3: | Steve Middleton |
Bowl: | NIT |
Bowl Result: | Finals |
The 2007–08 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by third 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 25-11, 10-6 in A-10 play to finish for third place.
UMass reached the championship game of the 2008 NIT, where they lost to Ohio State.[1]
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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1 | Papa Lo | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 215 | Freshman | Theis, Senegal |
2 | Sedale Jones | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Freshman | Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
3 | Gary Forbes | Forward/Guard | 6–7 | 220 | RS Senior | Brooklyn, New York |
4 | Anthony Gurley | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Sophomore | Boston, Massachusetts |
5 | Ricky Harris | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland |
11 | Gary Correia | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman | Providence, Rhode Island |
12 | Matt Pennie | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Graduate Student | Hanson, Massachusetts |
13 | Max Groebe | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | North Miami Beach, Florida |
14 | Chris Lowe | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Junior | Mount Vernon, New York |
20 | Dante Milligan | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | RS Senior | New York, New York |
21 | Trey Lang | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | Marietta, Georgia |
22 | Etienne Brower | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | RS Senior | West Hempsted, New York |
24 | Tony Gaffney | Forward | 6–8 | 208 | RS Junior | Berkley, Massachusetts |
31 | Luke Bonner | Center | 7-1 | 245 | RS Junior | Concord, New Hampshire |
33 | Matt Glass | Guard | 6–7 | 190 | Freshman | Underhill Center, Vermont |
40 | Nana Ampim | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Senior | London, England |
50 | Matt Hill | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Middletown, Connecticut |
|-!colspan=9| Exhibition|-!colspan=9| Regular Season|-!colspan=9| 2008 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament|-!colspan=9| 2008 NIT