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2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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2014–15 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record17–15 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shyrone Chatman
  • Adam Ginsburg
  • Andy Allison
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
Dayton 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
Rhode Island 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
VCU 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
Richmond 12 6   .667 21 14   .600
George Washington 10 8   .556 22 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
UMass 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
La Salle 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Saint Joseph's 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Duquesne 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Fordham 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
George Mason 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Saint Louis 3 15   .167 11 21   .344
2015 A10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by seventh 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 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.

During this season, in 2014, Derrick Gordon became the first openly gay player in Division I to play in a men's basketball game.[1]

Previous season

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The Minutemen finished the season with an overall record of 24–9, with a record of 10–6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a tie for a fifth-place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Minutemen were defeated by George Washington, 85–77 in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which is their first time since 1998. They lost in the second round to Tennessee.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chaz Williams 3 G 5'9" 175 RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated
Clyde Santee 5 G 6'7" 180 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Southeast Missouri State
Sampson Carter 22 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated
Raphiael Putney 34 F 6'9" 185 RS Senior Woodbridge, VA Graduated

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rashaan Armstead-Holloway
C
Elmer, NJ Arthur P. Schalick High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Aug 12, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 74
C.J. Anderson
SF
Memphis, TN Whitehaven High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 25, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 30, 2014.

Roster

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2014–15 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) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Queen’s Grant HS
Hargrave Military Acad.
Chatham, VA
F 1 Maxie Esho 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Henry A. Wise HS
Lee Acad.
Upper Marlboro, MD
G 2 Derrick Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr St. Patrick HS
Western Kentucky
Plainfield, NJ
G 4 Jabarie Hinds 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Mount Vernon HS
West Virginia
Mount Vernon, NY
C 11 Tyler Bergantino 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Nature Coast Technical HS Spring Hill, FL
G 12 Trey Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Woodrow Wilson HS DeSoto, TX
F 13 Zach Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX
G 20 Mike Wojewodzic (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Boston Latin HS Boston, MA
G 22 Demetrius Dayson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Covington HS Covington, TN
G 23 C. J. Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN
F 24 Seth Berger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ballard HS Seattle, WA
C 25 Cady Lalanne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Sr Oak Ridge HS Orlando, FL
F 55 Zach Turcotte (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So 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
Exhibition
10/30/2014*
7:00 pm
American International W 120–71 
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular Season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Siena W 95–87  1–0
Mullins Center (8,187)
Amherst, MA
11/16/2014*
3:00 pm, NESN
vs. Boston College
Commonwealth Classic/Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off
W 71–62  2–0
TD Garden (N/A)
Boston, MA
11/18/2014*
11:00 am, ESPN2
Manhattan
ESPN Tip-Off Marathon/Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic
W 77–68 OT 3–0
Mullins Center (4,736)
Amherst, MA
11/22/2014*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Notre Dame
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic
L 68–81  3–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
Uncasville, CT
11/23/2014*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Florida State
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic
W 75–69  4–1
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,513)
Uncasville, CT
11/26/2014*
2:00 pm
Northeastern
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic
W 79–54  5–1
Mullins Center (2,918)
Amherst, MA
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Harvard L 73–75  5–2
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
Cambridge, MA
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN
at LSU L 60–82  5–3
Maravich Center (6,962)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Hall of Fame Holiday Classic
L 75–84  5–4
MassMutual Center (5,235)
Springfield, MA
12/13/2014*
4:00 pm
Canisius W 75–58  6–4
Mullins Center (3,148)
Amherst, MA
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Providence L 65–85  6–5
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,975)
Providence, RI
12/23/2014*
4:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 71–77 OT 6–6
Marriott Center (15,789)
Provo, UT
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm
Iona W 87–82  7–6
Mullins Center (4,011)
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 regular Season
01/03/2015
4:00 pm
St. Bonaventure L 55–69  7–7 (0–1)
Mullins Center (4,506)
Amherst, MA
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
at La Salle W 71–65  8–7 (1–1)
Tom Gola Arena (1,379)
Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2015
1:00 pm
at George Mason W 66–62  9–7 (2–1)
Patriot Center (3,535)
Fairfax, VA
01/14/2015
7:00 pm
Davidson L 63–71  9–8 (2–2)
Mullins Center (3,205)
Amherst, MA
01/17/2015
2:30 pm, NBCSN
Rhode Island W 60–56  10–8 (3–2)
Mullins Center (5,273)
Amherst, MA
01/21/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Joseph's W 62–56  10–9 (3–3)
Hagan Arena (3,687)
Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Dayton W 66–64  11–9 (4–3)
Mullins Center (5,633)
Amherst, MA
01/31/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Louis W 60–56  12–9 (5–3)
Chaifetz Arena (9,104)
St. Louis, MO
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, SNY
at Fordham W 78–72  13–9 (6–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,636)
Bronx, NY
02/08/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN
La Salle W 66–59  14–9 (7–3)
Mullins Center (4,673)
Amherst, MA
02/11/2015
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 55–53  15–9 (8–3)
Reilly Center (3,786)
Olean, NY
02/14/2015
4:00 pm
Duquesne W 82–74  16–9 (9–3)
Mullins Center (4,437)
Amherst, MA
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, SNY
at Rhode Island L 59–75  16–10 (9–4)
Ryan Center (7,118)
Kingston, RI
02/21/2015
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 25 VCU L 72–78  16–11 (9–5)
Siegel Center (7,657)
Richmond, VA
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's L 71–82  16–12 (9–6)
Mullins Center (3,234)
Amherst, MA
02/28/2015
4:00 pm
Fordham W 82–74  17–12 (10–6)
Mullins Center (5,238)
Amherst, MA
03/04/2015
7:00 pm
Richmond L 53–56  17–13 (10–7)
Mullins Center (3,857)
Amherst, MA
03/07/2015
3:30 pm, NBCSN
at George Washington L 65–87  17–14 (10–8)
Charles E. Smith Center (3,867)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/12/2015
12:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. La Salle
Second Round
L 69–76  17–15
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*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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  1. ^ "Moment Resonates, Quietly, at UMass". The New York Times. November 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2014.