2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record15–18 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Ginsburg
  • Shyrone Chatman
  • Andy Allison
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750
VCU 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743
Rhode Island † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Richmond 13 – 5   .722 22 – 13   .629
Saint Bonaventure 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
George Washington 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
George Mason 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
La Salle 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
Davidson 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Fordham 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 – 12   .333 12 – 21   .364
UMass 4 – 14   .222 15 – 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Duquesne 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

The 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by ninth-year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the second round.

On March 9, 2017, the school fired head coach Derek Kellogg after nine years and a 155–137 record.[1] Shortly after Kellogg was fired, the school announced that Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey had been hired as the new head coach at UMass.[2] However, shortly before the press conference to announce his hiring, Kelsey announced he would not accept the position.[3] On March 31, the school announced they had hired Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall.[4]

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Antwan Space 3 F 6'9" 235 RS Senior DeSoto, TX Graduated
Jabarie Hinds 5 G 5'11" 185 RS Senior Mount Vernon, NY Graduated
Trey Davis 12 G 6'0" 185 Senior DeSoto, TX Graduated
Tyler Bergantino 22 C 6'9" 250 Senior Spring Hill, FL Graduated

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
DeJon Jarreau
#15 SG 		New Orleans, LA McDonogh 35 High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 28, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Chris Baldwin
#32 PF 		Springfield, MA Notre Dame Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 29, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Brison Gresham
#29 C 		New Orleans, LA McDonogh 35 High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 28, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Unique McLean
#53 SG 		Granby, MA The MacDuffie School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 8, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Tyrn Flowers
#47 SF 		Waterbury, CT Sacred Heart High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jan 11, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

Preseason

UMass was picked to finish 10th in the Preseason A-10 poll.[5] Donte Clark was named to the Preseason All-Conference Third Team.[5]

Roster

2016–17 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Donte Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Queen’s Grant HS Chatham, VA
G 1 Zach Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Jr NW Catholic HS
Canisius 		Windsor, CT
G 2 Luwane Pipkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Bogan HS Chicago, IL
G 3 DeJon Jarreau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr McDonogh 35 HS New Orleans, LA
G 4 Unique McLean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr MacDuffie School Brooklyn, NY
F 5 Chris Baldwin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Springfield, MA
F 10 Malik Hines 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Murrah HS Jackson, MS
G 11 Rayshawn Miller (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Boston Latin Academy Boston, MA
F 14 Zach Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX
G 23 C. J. Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN
F 24 Tyrn Flowers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Sacred Heart HS Waterbury, CT
F 33 Seth Berger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Jr Ballard HS Seattle, WA
F 34 Zach Turcotte (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Masconomet Regional HS Boxford, MA
C 45 Rashaan Holloway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 335 lb (152 kg) So Schalick HS Elmer, NJ
F/C 55 Brison Gresham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr McDonogh 35 HS New Orleans, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
4:00 pm 		UMass Lowell W 90–76  1–0
 Mullins Center (5,229)
Amherst, MA
11/14/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Ole Miss L 88–90  1–1
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,291)
Oxford, MS
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm, ASN 		Temple W 70–67  2–1
 Mullins Center (3,732)
Amherst, MA
11/20/2016*
1:05 pm 		at Holy Cross W 68–60  3–1
 DCU Center (3,591)
Worcester, MA
11/26/2016*
1:00 pm 		Harvard W 70–66  4–1
 Mullins Center (3,320)
Amherst, MA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		Wagner W 62–55  5–1
 Mullins Center (2,896)
Amherst, MA
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm 		Central Florida L 62–65  5–2
 Mullins Center (3,911)
Amherst, MA
12/08/2016*
7:00 pm 		Pacific
Gotham Classic 		W 72–48  6–2
 Mullins Center (3,171)
Amherst, MA
12/10/2016*
12:00 pm, FS1 		at Providence L 69–75  6–3
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,815)
Providence, RI
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm 		North Carolina A&T
Gotham Classic 		W 65–59  7–3
 Mullins Center (3,239)
Amherst, MA
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm 		Kennesaw State
Gotham Classic 		W 95–77  8–3
 Mullins Center (1,758)
Amherst, MA
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm 		Rider
Gotham Classic 		W 78–67  9–3
 Mullins Center (2,547)
Amherst, MA
12/28/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Georgia State L 65–74  10–3
 GSU Sports Arena (1,639)
Atlanta, GA
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/30/2016
4:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure L 77–89  10–4
(0–1) 		Mullins Center (4,877)
Amherst, MA
01/04/2017
7:00 pm 		at George Mason L 81–86  10–5
(0–2) 		EagleBank Arena (2,755)
Fairfax, VA
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, NBCSN 		at VCU L 64–81  10–6
(0–3) 		Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Dayton W 67–55  11–6
(1–3) 		Mullins Center (2,628)
Amherst, MA
01/15/2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Rhode Island L 77–79  11–7
(1–4) 		Ryan Center (6,202)
Kingston, RI
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, ASN 		Saint Joseph's W 62–57  12–7
(2–4) 		Mullins Center (2,370)
Amherst, MA
01/21/2017
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		Fordham L 68–71  12–8
(2–5) 		Mullins Center (3,423)
Amherst, MA
01/25/2017
7:00 pm 		at Saint Louis L 70–74  12–9
(2–6) 		Chaifetz Arena (6,265)
St. Louis, MO
01/28/2017
1:00 pm 		George Mason L 74–76  12–10
(2–7) 		Mullins Center (4,261)
Amherst, MA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm 		at La Salle L 78–88  12–11
(2–8) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,361)
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Rhode Island L 62–70  12–12
(2–9) 		Mullins Center (3,512)
Amherst, MA
02/11/2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Saint Joseph's W 87–76  13–12
(3–9) 		Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2017
7:00 pm 		at Duquesne L 66–96  13–13
(3–10) 		Palumbo Center (1,185)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/18/2017
12:00 pm, NBCSN 		Davidson L 74–79  13–14
(3–11) 		Mullins Center (3,219)
Amherst, MA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ASN 		at George Washington L 67-83  13-15
(3-12) 		Charles E. Smith Center (2,654)
Washington, D.C.
02/26/2017
1:00 pm, ASN 		La Salle W 84–71  14–15
(4–12) 		Mullins Center (2,811)
Amherst, MA
03/01/2017
7:00 pm 		Richmond L 64–75  14–16
(4–13) 		Mullins Center (2,434)
Amherst, MA
03/04/2017
4:00 pm, ASN 		at St. Bonaventure L 56–60  14–17
(4–14) 		Reilly Center (4,322)
Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/08/2017
6:00 pm, ASN 		(12) vs. (13) Saint Joseph's
First round 		W 70–63  15–17
 PPG Paints Arena (5,517)
Pittsburgh, PA
03/09/2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		(12) vs. (5) St. Bonaventure
Second round 		L 60–73  15–18
 PPG Paints Arena (7,509)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

References

  1. ^ "UMass fires basketball coach Derek Kellogg - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Thamel, Pete. "UMass to hire Winthrop's Pat Kelsey as head coach". SI.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Pat Kelsey bails on UMass presser, turns down job at last minute, will remain at Winthrop". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "UMass hires Chattanooga's Matt McCall as new men's basketball coach". masslive.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.