2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2016–17 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record 5–1 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach Derek Kellogg (9th year)
Assistant coach Adam Ginsburg
Assistant coach Shyrone Chatman
Assistant coach Andy Allison
Home arena William D. Mullins Memorial Center
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
VCU 0 0       6 2   .750
Davidson 0 0       5 2   .714
Dayton 0 0       5 2   .714
Massachusetts 0 0       5 2   .714
St. Bonaventure 0 0       5 2   .714
George Mason 0 0       6 3   .667
La Salle 0 0       4 2   .667
Rhode Island 0 0       5 3   .625
Fordham 0 0       5 4   .556
George Washington 0 0       5 4   .556
Richmond 0 0       4 4   .500
Duquesne 0 0       4 5   .444
Saint Joseph's 0 0       3 4   .429
Saint Louis 0 0       2 5   .286
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Minutemen 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.

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

Incoming recruits

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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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:

Roster

2016–17 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) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Queen’s Grant HS Chatham, VA
G 1 Lewis, ZachZach Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Jr NW Catholic HS
Canisius
Windsor, CT
G 2 Pipkins, LuwaneLuwane Pipkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Bogan HS Chicago, IL
G 3 Jarreau, DeJonDeJon Jarreau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr McDonogh 35 HS New Orleans, LA
G 4 McLean, UniqueUnique McLean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr MacDuffie School Brooklyn, NY
F 5 Baldwin, ChrisChris Baldwin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Springfield, MA
F 10 Hines, MalikMalik Hines 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Murrah HS Jackson, MS
G 11 Miller, RayshawnRayshawn Miller (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Boston Latin Academy Boston, MA
F 14 Coleman, ZachZach Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX
G 23 Anderson, C. J.C. J. Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN
F 24 Flowers, TyrnTyrn Flowers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Sacred Heart HS Waterbury, CT
F 33 Berger, SethSeth Berger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Jr Ballard HS Seattle, WA
C 45 Holloway, RashaanRashaan Holloway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 335 lb (152 kg) So Schalick HS Elmer, NJ
F 34 Turcotte, ZachZach Turcotte (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Masconomet Regional HS Boxford, MA
F/C 55 Gresham, BrisonBrison 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 90–88  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
  
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

12/10/2016*
12:00 PM, FS1
at Providence   
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI

12/13/2016*
7:00 PM
North Carolina A&T
Gotham Classic
  
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

12/17/2016*
1:00 PM
Kennesaw State
Gotham Classic
  
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

12/22/2016*
7:00 PM
Rider
Gotham Classic
  
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

12/28/2016*
2:00 PM
at Georgia State   
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA
Atlantic 10 regular season

12/30/2016
4:00 PM
St. Bonaventure   
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

01/04/2017
7:00 PM
at George Mason   
EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA

01/07/2017
1:00 PM, NBCSN
at VCU   
Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA

01/11/2017
7:00 PM, CBSSN
Dayton   
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

01/15/2017
2:30 PM, NBCSN
at Rhode Island   
Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI

01/18/2017
7:00 PM, ASN
Saint Joseph's   
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

01/21/2017
12:30 PM, NBCSN
Fordham   
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

01/25/2017
7:00 PM
at Saint Louis   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

01/28/2017
1:00 PM
George Mason   
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

02/01/2017
7:00 PM
at La Salle   
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA

02/07/2017
7:00 PM, CBSSN
Rhode Island   
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

02/11/2017
2:30 PM, NBCSN
at Saint Joseph's   
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA

02/15/2017
7:00 PM
at Duquesne   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

02/18/2017
12:00 PM, NBCSN
Davidson   
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

02/23/2017
7:00 PM, ASN
at George Washington   
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.

02/26/2017
1:00 PM, ASN
La Salle   
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

03/01/2017
7:00 PM
Richmond   
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

03/04/2017
4:00 PM, ASN
at St. Bonaventure   
Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament

03/08–12/2017
vs.    
PPG Paints Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

References

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