2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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.

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

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

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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

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Departures

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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