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2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record11–21 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Davidson 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
Dayton 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
St. Bonaventure 12 6   .667 18 16   .529
George Mason 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Saint Louis 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Duquesne 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Rhode Island 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
La Salle 8 10   .444 10 21   .323
Saint Joseph's 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Richmond 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
George Washington 4 14   .222 9 24   .273
Massachusetts 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Fordham 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by second-year head coach Matt McCall and 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 11-21, 4-14 in A-10 Play to tie for 12th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to George Washington.[1]

Previous season

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The Minutemen finished the 2017–18 season 13–20, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They beat La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the second round to George Mason.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Malik Hines 0 F 6'10" 255 Junior Jackson, MS Graduate transferred to McNeese State
Jaylen Brantley 1 G 5'11" 170 Senior Springfield, MA Graduated
Chris Baldwin 5 F 6'8" 235 Sophomore Springfield, MA Transferred to Texas Southern
C. J. Anderson 23 G 6'6" 207 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated
Rayshawn Miller 42 G 6'1" 200 Junior Boston, MA Walk-on; graduate transferred to Albany

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Djery Baptiste C 6'10" 245 RS Junior Gonaïves, Haiti Transferred from Vanderbilt. Will be eligible to play immediately in December since Baptiste graduated from Vanderbilt. Will have 1+12 years left of eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Samba Diallo
#69 SF
Sparta, NJ Pope John XXIII Regional High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tre Wood
#58 PG
Upper Marlboro, MD St. John's College High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 6, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Sy Chatman
PF
Saint Paul, MN Cretin-Derham Hall High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 22, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

Preseason

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Roster

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2018–19 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tre Wood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr St. John's College HS Upper Marlboro, MD
G 1 Jonathan Laurent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Dr. Phillips HS
Rutgers
Lakeland, FL
G 2 Luwane Pipkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Bogan HS Chicago, IL
G 3 Kieran Hayward 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So St Joseph's College
LSU
Sydney, Australia
G 4 Unique McLean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So MacDuffie School Brooklyn, NY
F 5 Samba Diallo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Pope John XXIII Regional HS Rufisque, Senegal
F 10 Sy Chatman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cretin-Derham Hall HS Saint Paul, MN
C 11 Djery Baptiste 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Prestonwood Christian Academy Gonaives, Haiti
G 12 Carl Pierre 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Boston College HS Boston, MA
G 13 Jaylen Franklin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr MacDuffie School Springfield, MA
C 14 Khaela Turner-Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So New Hampton School (NH) Springfield, MA
G 20 Keon Clergeot 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Auburndale HS
Memphis
Winter Haven, FL
F 31 Randall West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Lawrenceville School Moorestown, NJ
G 33 Curtis Cobb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Fairfield
Fall River, MA
F 41 Aidan Byrne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Niskayuna HS Niskayuna, NY
C 45 Rashaan Holloway 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 310 lb (141 kg) Sr Schalick HS Elmer, NJ
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
Exhibition
October 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Westfield State W 84–60 
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:30 pm, ELVN
UMass Lowell W 83–75  1–0
Mullins Center (2,976)
Amherst, MA
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
New Hampshire W 104–75  2–0
Mullins Center (2,563)
Amherst, MA
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, NESN
Harvard L 71–74  2–1
Mullins Center (2,645)
Amherst, MA
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm
Howard
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational
L 63–68  2–2
Mullins Center (2,048)
Amherst, MA
November 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational
W 92–60  3–2
Mullins Center (2,034)
Amherst, MA
November 22, 2018*
1:30 pm, FS1
vs. Southern Illinois
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational semifinals
W 84–62  4–2
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 23, 2018*
10:00 pm, FS1
vs. No. 6 Nevada
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational Championship
L 87–110  4–3
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 28, 2018*
7:30 pm, NESN
Quinnipiac W 69–62  5–3
Mullins Center (2,478)
Amherst, MA
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ELVN
Holy Cross L 78–82  5–4
Mullins Center (2,257)
Amherst, MA
December 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS1
at Providence W 79–78  6–4
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,427)
Providence, RI
December 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Temple L 63–65  6–5
Liacouras Center (4,840)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Fairleigh Dickinson W 85–84  7–5
Mullins Center (2,276)
Amherst, MA
December 30, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia L 72–91  7–6
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
A-10 regular season
January 5, 2019
12:30 pm, NBCSN
La Salle L 60–69  7–7
(0–1)
Mullins Center (4,154)
Amherst, MA
January 9, 2019
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Louis L 62–65  7–8
(0–2)
Chaifetz Arena (6,325)
St. Louis, MO
January 13, 2019
3:30 pm, NBCSN
at Dayton L 67–72  7–9
(0–3)
UD Arena (12,767)
Dayton, OH
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
George Mason L 63–68  7–10
(0–4)
Mullins Center (2,412)
Amherst, MA
January 19, 2019
6:30 pm, NBCSN
at VCU L 50–68  7–11
(0–5)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure L 51–65  7–12
(0–6)
Mullins Center (2,551)
Amherst, MA
January 27, 2019
2:00 pm, Stadium
Rhode Island W 77–70  8–12
(1–6)
Mullins Center (4,145)
Amherst, MA
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm
at La Salle L 51–60  8–13
(1–7)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 2019
4:30 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Joseph's L 62–64  8–14
(1–8)
Hagan Arena (3,691)
Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm
Fordham L 67–85  8–15
(1–9)
Mullins Center (2,072)
Amherst, MA
February 9, 2019
1:00 pm
Davidson W 54–51  9–15
(2–9)
Mullins Center (3,878)
Amherst, MA
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm
at George Mason L 75–80  9–16
(2–10)
EagleBank Arena (3,206)
Fairfax, VA
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm
at George Washington L 67–79  9–17
(2–11)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,468)
Washington, D.C.
February 23, 2019
2:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 80–79  10–17
(3–11)
Mullins Center (3,967)
Amherst, MA
February 26, 2019
7:00 pm
Dayton L 48–72  10–18
(3–12)
Mullins Center (2,748)
Amherst, MA
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Duquesne L 73–80  10–19
(3–13)
Palumbo Center (2,980)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond W 87–79  11–19
(4–13)
Mullins Center (2,534)
Amherst, MA
March 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 75–94  11–20
(4–14)
Ryan Center (6,938)
Kingston, RI
A-10 tournament
March 13, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(13) vs. (12) George Washington
First Round
L 64–68 OT 11–21
Barclays Center (4,278)
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. ^ "George Washington outlasts UMass in A-10 tournament". CBS Sports. March 13, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2024.