2000s
2009-10 2004-05
2008-09 2003-04
2007-08 2002-03
2006-07 2001-02
2005-06 2000-01


2006-07 Scoreboard
Team roster
Coach: Travis Ford
Record: 24-9

AP rankings listed in parentheses.

Game Final Score Features Record
Date Opponent UM Opp. Box Score Recap Overall A-10
8/18 Explorers
Bahamas Exhibition
128 59
UM runs over Explorers in hot, humid gym. Lasme 26 points, Freeman & Forbes 18, Thomas 17.
8/19 Crimestoppers
Bahamas Exhibition
135 77
Gary "Who can't shoot?!" Forbes scores 31 points, Lasme & Thomas 23.
8/21 Rockets
Bahamas Exhibition
126 59
New gym, same result: Minutemen dominate local competition.
8/22 Giants
Bahamas Exhibition
103 42
Minutemen hold Giants to 8 second-half points. Milligan & Thomas 14 points.
8/23 Rattlers
Bahamas Exhibition
138 86
Island All-Star team can't stop Minutemen. Thomas 32 points, Forbes 27.
11/4 Bridgeport
Exhibition
88 61
Forbes 21 points, Mayben 9 assists, Lasme 6 blocks.
11/11 Dartmouth 98 61 1-0
Freeman 25 & 10, Life 5-7 from 3, Mayben 12 points & 11 assists (ties Mullins record) in debut.
11/17 Oakland
Colonial Classic
at Pittsburgh PA
65 56 2-0
Lasme 11 pts, 14 reb, 5 blocks. UMass only converts 8-22 from line (36.4%).
11/18 Pittsburgh (#4)
Colonial Classic
at Pittsburgh PA
68 85 2-1
Four Minutemen in double-figures. Life continues hot 3-point shooting. Black uniforms return.
11/19 Northeastern
Colonial Classic
at Pittsburgh PA
79 56 3-1
Freeman 24 & 10, Life 19 points. UM defense holds N'Eastern to 26% shooting.
11/22 St. Francis (NY) 63 49 4-1
Lasme triple-double (first for UM in 33 years and 2nd ever) and 11 blocks sets new UM record.
11/25 at Jacksonville State 100 69 5-1
7 Minutemen in double-figures. First 100 pt game since 1999. Walk-on Mike Sinn makes debut.
11/28 at Savannah State 72 49 6-1
UMass starts with 8-0 run and never looks back. Freeman leads charge with 14 & 7.
12/2 Boston College
The Commonwealth Classic
73 84 6-2
Eagles 20-3 second half run seals the win in front of a sellout crowd. Lasme 24 & 11.
12/6 at Boston University 56 54 7-2
UM goes scoreless over last 4+ minutes but holds on for win. Freeman 20 & 12.
12/9 Central CT State
at Mohegan Sun
Uncasville CT
79 66 8-2
Forbes handles point guard duties as UM closes out win. Freeman 23 points, Lasme 14 boards.
12/13 at Louisville
Billy Mindardi Classic
72 68 9-2
Minutemen win biggest non-conf road game since NC State in 2001. Freeman 21 points.
12/22 at Kentucky 68 82 9-3
Cats shoot lights out (59% FG, 64% 3-pt). Life 24 points, Harris 13.
12/28 Yale 78 69 10-3
UMass lucky to win with 30 turnovers (new Mullins record). Lasme 16 boards, 7 blocks.
1/2 Miami (FL) 71 72 10-4
Missed FTs (52%) and poor guard D cost UM the win. Freeman 16 & 10, Lasme 7 blocks.
1/6 at La Salle 79 71 11-4 1-0
UM comes back from double-digit deficit. Freeman & Lasme double-doubles, Lasme 9 blocks.
1/10 George Washington 91 84 12-4 2-0
Lasme another triple-double (23 pts, 15 boards, 11 blocks). Freeman 21 points.
1/13 Temple 88 77 13-4 3-0
UM slows down Temple in 2nd half. Freeman & Lasme both get double-doubles.
1/18 at Xavier 77 83 13-5 3-1
UM gets 56 points in paint but only 4 trips to line in early battle for A-10 first place.
1/21 Duquesne 101 87 14-5 4-1
New UM record for points in the Mullins Center. Life 24 points, Lasme 14 & 17.
1/24 at Rhode Island 72 75 14-6 4-2
Rhody wins battle for 1st place. Freeman 19 & 12. Lasme ties Camby's career blocks record.
1/28 at Charlotte 66 61 15-6 5-2
Lasme becomes new UMass blocks leader. Freeman 18 & 11.
2/3 Richmond 72 56 16-6 6-2
Forbes outrebounds Richmond 16-13. 16 is new career high. Chris Lowe 19 points also career high.
2/8 Rhode Island 77 55 17-6 7-2
Forbes 22 points (UMass career high), Lasme another triple-double. UM into 1st place.
2/11 at Temple 89 98 17-7 7-3
Forbes 31 points (career high), but Temple shoots their way to victory.
2/15 at Fordham 74 59 18-7 8-3
Mass quiets hostile crowd. Lasme 18 & 10 with 7 blocks. Milligan 9 & 11 on birthday.
2/18 at Dayton 77 69 19-7 9-3
First Dayton home loss on season. Forbes 23 points, Freeman & Lasme double-doubles.
2/21 St. Bonaventure 83 44 20-7 10-3
All players get time in romp. Lasme 17 points, Forbes 10 boards, Mayben 8 assists.
2/24 St. Louis 53 50 21-7 11-3
Life & Forbes seal the last-minute win as Minutemen keep pace in first place.
2/28 La Salle 102 63 22-7 12-3
Lasme notches 4th triple-double of season in Senior Day romp.
3/3 at Saint Joseph's 71 67 23-7 13-3
Minutemen split A-10 Regular Season Championship with Xavier, first A-10 title since 1996.
3/8 St. Louis (OT)
A-10 Tournament
Quarter-Final
at Atlantic City NJ
71 74 23-8
St. Louis bursts UMass's bubble as most Minutemen battle flu.
3/13 Alabama (OT)
NIT First Round
89 87 24-8
Chris Lowe (19 pts, 7 rebs, 6 asts, 5 stls) leads the Minutemen to post-season victory.
3/15 at West Virginia
NIT Second Round
77 90 24-9
24 wins and .727 percentage are highs since the 1995-96 season.


2005-06 Scoreboard
Team roster
Coach: Travis Ford
Record: 13-15

AP rankings listed in parentheses.

Game Final Score Features Record
Date Opponent UM Opp. Box Score Recap Overall A-10
11/10 Dowling
Exhibition
96 55
11/18 Hartford 67 62 1-0
11/22 at Davidson 63 66 1-1
11/25 UAB
Tip-Off Classic
at Springfield MA
77 86 1-2
11/28 Savannah State 93 57 2-2
12/8 Connecticut (#3)
The "U-Game"
at Hartford CT
60 78 2-3
12/12 Boston Univ. 64 45 3-3
12/23 Siena 78 69 4-3
12/27 St. Peter's
Panasonic Holiday Festival, at Madison Square Garden, New York NY
66 49 5-3
12/28 St. John's
Panasonic Holiday Festival, at Madison Square Garden, New York NY
49 51 5-4
1/3 at Boston College (#11)
The Commonwealth Classic
62 91 5-5
1/7 at Duquesne 82 63 6-5 1-0
1/11 Saint Joseph's 68 58 7-5 2-0
1/14 at St. Louis 48 50 7-6 2-1
1/18 Fordham 74 61 8-6 3-1
1/21 Temple 60 34 9-6 4-1
1/25 at Rhode Island 55 58 9-7 4-2
1/29 at La Salle 61 68 9-8 4-3
2/1 at Temple 47 76 9-9 4-4
2/4 Rhode Island 63 61 10-9 5-4
2/8 La Salle 44 65 10-10 5-5
2/12 at Florida State 63 73 10-11
2/15 at George Washington (#7) 66 69 10-12 5-6
2/19 at St. Bonaventure 72 64 11-12 6-6
2/22 Charlotte 71 72 11-13 6-7
2/25 Dayton 66 47 12-13 7-7
3/1 at Richmond 66 81 12-14 7-8
3/4 Xavier 65 56 13-14 8-8
3/8 Xavier
A-10 Tournament
First Round
66 75 13-15


2004-05 Scoreboard
Team roster
Coach: Steve Lappas
Record: 16-12

AP rankings listed in parentheses.

Game Final Score Features Record
Date Opponent UM Opp. Box Score Recap Overall A-10
11/12 Concordia (Quebec)
Exhibition
73 64
11/23 Birmingham Southern 64 60 1-0
11/28 Yale 70 56 2-0
12/1 Northeastern 68 84 2-1
12/4 Gonzaga
Battle in Seattle
57 68 2-2
12/9 Connecticut (#7)
The "U-Game"
61 59 3-2
12/12 at Miami 53 80 3-3
12/19 Davidson 70 67 4-3
12/23 Rider 73 63 5-3
12/28 Boston University 67 65 6-3
1/2 Boston College
The Commonwealth Classic
48 67 6-4
1/5 Temple 49 61 6-5 0-1
1/8 Xavier (3OT) 90 86 7-5 1-1
1/12 at Saint Joseph's 52 59 7-6 1-2
1/15 at George Washington (#21) (OT) 76 74 8-6 2-2
1/19 Fordham 76 63 9-6 3-2
1/22 Saint Joseph's 54 73 9-7 3-3
1/26 at St. Bonaventure (2OT) 82 78 10-7 4-3
1/29 Richmond 63 67 10-8 4-4
2/5 St. Bonaventure 74 58 11-8 5-4
2/9 at Rhode Island 49 44 12-8 6-4
2/12 at Fordham 56 63 12-9 6-5
2/15 Florida State 78 68 13-9
2/19 at La Salle (OT) 69 66 14-9 7-5
2/23 Rhode Island (OT) 70 64 15-9 8-5
2/26 at Temple 48 61 15-10 8-6
3/1 at Dayton 52 53 15-11 8-7
3/5 Duquesne 69 65 16-11 9-7
3/9 La Salle (OT)
A-10 Tournament
First Round
64 70 16-12


2003-04 Scoreboard
Team roster
Coach: Steve Lappas
Record: 10-19

AP rankings listed in parentheses.

Game Final Score Features Record
Date Opponent UM Opp. Box Score Recap Overall A-10
11/9 Harlem Globetrotters
Exhibition
at the Springfield CC
68 77
11/13 Playaz
Exhibition
95 87
11/18 St. Francis (NY)
Pre-Season NIT
80 58 1-0
11/21 Texas Tech
Pre-Season NIT 2nd Round
50 90 1-1
11/24 Hartford 66 72 1-2
12/2 Vermont 76 64 2-2
12/6 at Boston College (OT)
Commonwealth Classic
75 76 2-3
12/9 Central CT State
at Mohegan Sun Arena
52 53 2-4
12/20 Marshall 83 65 3-4
12/23 Maine 67 60 4-4
12/28 Albany 82 66 5-4
12/30 UConn (#1)
at the Hartford CC
67 91 5-5
1/3 Tennessee 66 74 5-6
1/7 La Salle 64 78 5-7 0-1
1/10 George Washington 61 76 5-8 0-2
1/14 at St. Bonaventure 71 77 5-9 0-3
1/18 at Duquesne 62 88 5-10 0-4
1/21 at Saint Joseph's (#3) 67 92 5-11 0-5
1/24 Temple 66 65 6-11 1-5
1/28 Fordham 76 70 7-11 2-5
1/31 at Rhode Island 67 63 8-11 3-5
2/3 at Rider 74 61 9-11
2/8 Dayton 59 66 9-12 3-6
2/14 at Xavier 44 64 9-13 3-7
2/18 Rhode Island 66 73 9-14 3-8
2/21 at Fordham 61 75 9-15 3-9
2/25 Saint Joseph's (#2) 58 83 9-16 3-10
2/28 St. Bonaventure 82 71 10-16 4-10
3/3 at Temple (2OT) 92 98 10-17 4-11
3/6 at Richmond 65 69 10-18 4-12
3/10 Duquesne
A-10 Tourney, First Round
76 79 10-19


2002-03 Scoreboard
Team roster
Coach: Steve Lappas
Record: 11-18

AP rankings listed in parentheses.

Game Final Score Features Record
Date Opponent UM Opp. Box Score Recap Overall A-10
11/7 Nike All-Stars
Exhibition
61 49
11/16 Coaches vs. Cancer All-Stars
Exhibition
90 60
11/25 Indiana (#19)
Maui Invitational
71 84 0-1
11/26 Utah
Maui Invitational
53 69 0-2
11/27 Chaminade
Maui Invitational
69 55 1-2
12/2 Central CT State
at Mohegan Sun Arena
45 46 1-3
12/7 Boston College
Commonwealth Classic
62 80 1-4
12/10 UConn (#9)
U-Game, at Hartford Civic Center
48 59 1-5
12/14 Florida Int'l 67 62 2-5
12/21 Lafayette
at Springfield Civic Center
52 54 2-6
12/23 Rider 76 54 3-6
12/28 Marshall 81 58 4-6
1/2 NC State 68 56 5-6
1/5 at Fordham 67 80 5-7 0-1
1/9 Columbia 66 47 6-7
1/11 at Saint Joseph's 47 76 6-8 0-2
1/15 Rhode Island 53 60 6-9 0-3
1/18 Xavier 73 86 6-10 0-4
1/22 at La Salle 57 78 6-11 0-5
1/25 at George Washington 75 70 7-11 1-5
1/29 at Dayton 55 83 7-12 1-6
2/1 Fordham 76 66 8-12 2-6
2/5 at Tennessee 45 71 8-13
2/8 Temple 50 61 8-14 2-7
2/12 Richmond 54 53 9-14 3-7
2/15 at St. Bonaventure 82 76 10-14 4-7
2/23 Duquesne 70 55 11-14 5-7
2/26 at Temple 46 88 11-15 5-8
3/2 at Rhode Island 58 65 11-16 5-9
3/5 St. Bonaventure 2 0 N/A 11-16 6-9
3/8 Saint Joseph's 49 52 11-17 6-10
3/10 George Washington
A-10 Tourney, First Round
74 85 11-18

St. Bonaventure forfeit on 3/5/2002 was credited by the A-10 as a conference victory,
but is not recorded by UMass as an overall victory.


2001-02 Scoreboard
Team roster
Coach: Steve Lappas
Record: 13-16

AP rankings listed in parentheses.

Game Final Score Features Record
Date Opponent UM Opp. Box Score Recap Overall A-10
8/14 Team Hellas
Greece exhibition
61 73  
8/16 Team Hellas
Greece exhibition
68 83  
8/17 Team Hellas
Greece exhibition
73 63  
8/19 Greek National Team
Greece exhibition
62 84  
11/4 BABC All-Stars
Exhibition
94 50
11/12 EA Sports All-Stars
Exhibition
76 67
11/16 Arkansas-Little Rock 66 60 1-0
11/24 Marist 66 59 2-0
11/27 Oregon
at Springfield Civic Center
62 58 3-0
12/1 at NC State 69 62 4-0
12/4 Holy Cross 56 67 4-1
12/8 at Boston College (#13)
Commonwealth Classic
78 80 4-2
12/11 UConn
MassMutual U-Game
59 69 4-3
12/15 Central CT State
at Mohegan Sun Casino
64 49 5-3
12/23 Maine 78 60 6-3
12/29 at Marshall 66 81 6-4
1/5 St. Joseph's 38 63 6-5 0-1
1/9 Ohio State 62 70 6-6
1/12 at Fordham 86 95 6-7 0-2
1/16 at Richmond 54 63 6-8 0-3
1/19 Temple 63 53 7-8 1-3
1/23 George Washington 73 60 8-8 2-3
1/26 at St. Bonaventure 67 65 9-8 3-3
1/29 Dayton 68 83 9-9 3-4
2/2 at Rhode Island 59 70 9-10 3-5
2/6 at Duquesne 69 78 9-11 3-6
2/9 La Salle 62 47 10-11 4-6
2/13 St. Bonaventure 56 60 10-12 4-7
2/16 at Temple 47 64 10-13 4-8
2/19 at St. Joseph's 67 72 10-14 4-9
2/23 Fordham 67 54 11-14 5-9
2/27 Rhode Island 79 69 12-14 6-9
3/2 at Xavier 52 72 12-15 6-10
3/6 George Washington
A-10 Tourney First Round
73 62 13-15
3/7 Xavier (#24) (OT)
A-10 Tourney Quarter-Final
59 65 13-16

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2000-01 Scoreboard
Team roster
Coach: James "Bruiser" Flint
Record: 15-15

AP rankings listed in parentheses.

Game Final Score Features Overall A-10
Date Opponent UM Opp. Box Score Recap Record Record
11/3 California All-Stars
Exhibition
82 83
11/10 Statmaster.com
Exhibition
82 71
11/18 Iona 67 65 1-0
11/20 at Marquette 64 68 1-1
11/25 at Holy Cross
at Worcester Centrum
65 78 1-2
12/2 at Oregon 76 91 1-3
12/7 Providence 70 85 1-4
12/10 at Ohio State 51 54 1-5
12/12 UConn (#11)
MassMutual U-Game
at Hartford Civic Center
67 82 1-6
12/14 at Boston Univ. 68 52 2-6
12/17 Boston College
Commonwealth Classic
65 74 2-7
12/29 North Carolina (#14)
Tournament of Champions
60 91 2-8
12/30 Richmond
Tournament of Champions
59 63 2-9
1/6 George Washington 76 60 3-9 1-0
1/9 at Xavier 75 64 4-9 2-0
1/13 at St. Bonaventure 65 66 4-10 2-1
1/18 Dayton 62 57 5-10 3-1
1/20 Duquesne
at Springfield Civic Center
80 69 6-10 4-1
1/25 at La Salle 62 58 7-10 5-1
1/27 at Temple (OT) 65 64 8-10 6-1
1/30 at Rhode Island
at Providence Civic Center
78 46 9-10 7-1
2/3 Fordham 85 59 10-10 8-1
2/6 at Dayton 76 89 10-11 8-2
2/14 Xavier 59 49 11-11 9-2
2/17 Temple 52 84 11-12 9-3
2/20 Rhode Island 82 67 12-12 10-3
2/24 at Geo. Washington 64 56 13-12 11-3
2/27 at St. Joseph's (#18) 69 84 13-13 11-4
3/3 St. Bonaventure 59 66 13-14 11-5
3/8 St. Bonaventure
A-10 Quarter-Final
79 58 14-14
3/9 St. Joseph's (#21)
A-10 Semi-Final
75 70 15-14
3/10 Temple
A-10 Final
65 76 15-15

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