2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2015–16 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record 14–18 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach Derek Kellogg (8th year)
Assistant coach Adam Ginsburg
Assistant coach Shyrone Chatman
Assistant coach Andy Allison
Home arena William D. Mullins Memorial Center
201516 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
Massachusetts 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by eighth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at 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.

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 secound round of the A-10 Tournament to La Salle.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
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
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
Luwane Pipkins
PG
Chicago, IL Bogan High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 6, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
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:

Recruiting Class of 2016

Roster

2015–16 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Clark, DonteDonte Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Queen’s Grant HS Chatham, VA
G 1 Lewis, ZachZach Lewis (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr NW Catholic HS
Canisius
Windsor, CT
G 2 Pipkins, LuwaneLuwane Pipkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Bogan HS Chicago, IL
F 3 Space, AntwanAntwan Space 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr DeSoto HS
Texas A&M
DeSoto, TX
G 5 Hinds, JabarieJabarie Hinds 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Mount Vernon HS
West Virginia
Mount Vernon, NY
F 10 Hines, MalikMalik Hines 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Murrah HS Jackson, MS
G 12 Davis, TreyTrey Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Woodrow Wilson HS DeSoto, TX
F 13 Coleman, ZachZach Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX
C 22 Bergantino, TylerTyler Bergantino 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Nature Coast Technical HS Spring Hill, FL
G 23 Anderson, C. J.C. J. Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN
F 24 Berger, SethSeth Berger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Ballard HS Seattle, WA
C 45 Holloway, RashaanRashaan Holloway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Schalick HS Elmer, NJ
F 55 Turcotte, ZachZach Turcotte (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Masconomet Regional HS Boxford, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular Season

Nov 15, 2015*
12:00 pm
Howard
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
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
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  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 AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

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