2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 14–18 (6–12 A-10) |
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Home arena | William D. Mullins Memorial Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 28 | – | 10 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 A10 Tournament winner |
The 2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the
William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Rhode Island in the second round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VCU
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Previous season
The Minutemen finished the 2014–15 season 17–15, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to La Salle.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Maxie Esho | 1 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Senior | Upper Marlboro, MD | Graduated |
Derrick Gordon | 2 | G | 6'3" | 205 | RS Junior | Plainfield, NJ | Graduate transferred to Seton Hall |
Mike Wojewodzic | 20 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Junior | Boston, MA | Walk-on; didn't return |
Demetrius Dyson | 22 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | Covington, TN | Transferred to Samford |
Cady Lalanne | 25 | C | 6'10" | 253 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Zach Lewis | 1 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Windsor, CT | Transferred from Canisius. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lewis will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Antwan Space | 3 | F | 6'8" | 229 | RS Senior | DeSoto, TX | Transferred from Texas A&M. Will be eligible to play immediately since Space graduated from Texas A&M. |
Incoming recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Luwane Pipkins PG |
Chicago, IL | Bogan High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 6, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
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Recruiting Class of 2016
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Unique McLean SG |
Granby, MA | The MacDuffie School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 8, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 15, 2015* 12:00 pm |
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
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W 85–79 | 1–0 |
Mullins Center (3,188)
Amherst, MA | |||||||
Nov 17, 2015* 7:00 pm |
at Harvard | W 69–63 | 2–0 |
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA | |||||||
Nov 19, 2015* 7:00 pm |
Central Arkansas Men Who Speak Up Main Event |
W 89–62 | 3–0 |
Mullins Center (3,158) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Nov 23, 2015* 9:30 pm, YouTube |
vs. Clemson Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight semifinals |
W 82–65 | 4–0 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 25, 2015* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Creighton Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight final |
L 76–97 | 4–1 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,623) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Dec 2, 2015* 7:00 pm |
Boston University | W 99–69 | 5–1 |
Mullins Center (3,818) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Dec 5, 2015* 4:00 pm, NBCSN |
vs. Ole Miss Hall of Fame Holiday Classic |
L 64–74 | 5–2 |
MassMutual Center (3,765) Springfield, MA | |||||||
Dec 8, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UCF | L 63–67 | 5–3 |
CFE Arena (4,395)
Orlando, FL | |||||||
Dec 13, 2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Florida Gulf Coast | L 76–77 | 5–4 |
Alico Arena (3,049) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
Dec 16, 2015* 7:00 pm |
New Orleans | W 103–95 OT | 6–4 |
Mullins Center (4,273) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Dec 21, 2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 10 Providence | L 66–90 | 6–5 |
Mullins Center (4,411) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Dec 29, 2015* 7:00 pm |
LIU Brooklyn | W 83-79 | 7-5 |
Mullins Center (3,019) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Atlantic 10 regular Season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 2016 5:00 pm, NBCSN |
at La Salle | W 74–67 | 8–5 (1–0) |
Tom Gola Arena (1,525) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Jan 6, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
at No. 25 Dayton | L 63–93 | 8–6 (1–1) |
UD Arena (12,237)
Dayton, OH | |||||||
Jan 9, 2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN |
St. Bonaventure | L 77–88 | 8–7 (1–2) |
Mullins Center (4,224) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Jan 12, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN |
George Washington | L 70–81 | 8–8 (1–3) |
Mullins Center (2,571) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Jan 16, 2016 12:30 pm, NBCSN |
at Davidson | L 74–86 | 8–9 (1–4) |
John M. Belk Arena (5,069) Davidson, NC | |||||||
Jan 23, 2016 12:00 pm |
Saint Louis | L 75–86 | 8–10 (1–5) |
Mullins Center (3,484) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Jan 27, 2016 7:00 pm |
at Saint Joseph's | L 70–78 | 8–11 (1–6) |
Hagan Arena (3,856) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Jan 30, 2016 12:00 pm, NBCSN |
Fordham | L 72–78 OT | 8–12 (1–7) |
Mullins Center (3,562) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Feb 2, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN |
Rhode Island | W 61–56 | 9–12 (2–7) |
Mullins Center (2,423) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Feb 6, 2016 6:00 pm |
at Richmond | L 53–69 | 9–13 (2–8) |
Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA | |||||||
Feb 11, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
VCU | W 69–63 | 10–13 (3–8) |
Mullins Center (2,698) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Feb 14, 2016 3:00 pm, ASN |
at Duquesne | W 108–99 OT | 11–13 (4–8) |
Palumbo Center (2,364)
Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
Feb 17, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN |
at Fordham | L 66–76 | 11–14 (4–9) |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,341) Bronx, NY | |||||||
Feb 21, 2016 4:00 pm, NBCSN |
George Mason | W 70–64 | 12–14 (5–9) |
Mullins Center (3,691) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Feb 24, 2016 7:00 pm |
Saint Joseph's | L 57–74 | 12–15 (5–10) |
Mullins Center (2,460) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Feb 27, 2016 4:00 pm |
at St. Bonaventure | L 83–85 | 12–16 (5–11) |
Reilly Center (5,294) Olean, NY | |||||||
Mar 2, 2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Rhode Island | L 50–68 | 12–17 (5–12) |
Ryan Center (5,113) Kingston, RI | |||||||
Mar 5, 2016 3:00 pm |
La Salle | W 69–52 | 13–17 (6–12) |
Mullins Center (3,096) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Atlantic 10 tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 2016 6:30 pm, NBCSN |
(10) | vs. (7) Rhode Island Second round |
W 67–62 | 14–17 |
Barclays Center (5,507) Brooklyn, NY | ||||||
Mar 11, 2016 6:30 pm, NBCSN |
(10) | vs. (2) VCU Quarterfinals |
L 70–85 | 14–18 |
Barclays Center (8,223) Brooklyn, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .All times are in Eastern |
See also
References
- ^ "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2015.