2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball | |
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Myrtle Beach Invitational champions | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 15–16 (6–12 A–10) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Allen Edwards |
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Home arena | Mullins Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 A10 tournament winner |
The 2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen are led by first-year head coach Frank Martin and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Minutemen finished the 2021–22 season 15–17, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in 10th place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Dayton in the quarterfinals.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Trent Buttrick | 0 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Senior | Bloomsburg, PA | Graduated |
Javohn Garcia | 1 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | Pickerington, OH | Transferred to College of the Sequoias |
Preston Santos | 2 | G/F | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Providence, RI | Transferred to Southern New Hampshire |
Kolton Mitchell | 3 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Fort Myers, FL | Transferred to West Virginia |
Cairo McCrory | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Hartford, CT | Left the team for personal reasons |
Greg Jones | 10 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Senior | Richmond, VA | Left the team for personal reasons |
CJ Kelly | 15 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Long Island, NY | Graduate transferred to UCF |
Rich Kelly | 22 | G | 6'1" | 175 | GS Senior | Shelton, CT | Graduated |
Michael Steadman | 24 | F | 6'11" | 231 | RS Senior | Union City, CA | Graduated |
Dibaji Walker | 35 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Senior | Columbus, OH | Graduate transferred to Appalachian State |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Wildens Leveque | 0 | F/C | 6'10" | 255 | Senior | Brockton, MA | South Carolina |
Brandon Martin | 1 | F | 6'5" | 232 | GS Senior | Miami, FL | South Carolina |
Rahsool Diggins | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | UConn |
Jackson Cronin | 4 | G | 6'1" | 187 | Sophomore | Great Neck, NY | Walk-on; Nebraska |
Ta'Quan Woodley | 5 | F | 6'8" | 280 | Sophomore | Camden, NJ | South Carolina |
Isaac Kante | 10 | F | 6'8" | 245 | GS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | LIU |
Gianni Thompson | 13 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Newton, MA | Boston College |
Matt Cross | 33 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Beverly, MA | Louisville |
2022 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tafara Gapare #43 PF |
South Kent, CT | South Kent School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 10, 2022 | |
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R.J. Luis SG |
Miami, FL | Mt. Zion Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 23, 2022 | |
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Keon Thompson PG |
Merrillville, IN | Merrillville High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | May 8, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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2023 recruiting class
[edit]US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Sawyer Mayhugh #49 C |
Weston, MA | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 1, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Jayden Ndjigue SF |
Weston, MA | The Rivers School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 9, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Robert Davis SF |
Castaic, CA | Southern California Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 26, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Rollie Castineyra PG |
Exeter, NH | Phillips Exeter Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 23, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m. |
American International | W 94–68 | Mullins Center Amherst, MA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., NESN+ |
Central Connecticut | W 74–67 | 1–0 |
Mullins Center (4,963) Amherst, MA | |||||||
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN+ |
Towson | L 55–67 | 1–1 |
Mullins Center (4,435) Amherst, MA | |||||||
November 17, 2022* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. Colorado Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals |
W 66–63 | 2–1 |
HTC Center (1,256) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 18, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Murray State Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals |
W 71–69 | 3–1 |
HTC Center (1,393) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Charlotte Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship |
W 60–54 | 4–1 |
HTC Center (1,349) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Florida | W 73–67 | 5–1 |
Yuengling Center (2,723) Tampa, FL | |||||||
December 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Harvard | W 71–68 | 6–1 |
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Allston, MA | |||||||
December 5, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN |
Albany | W 87–73 | 7–1 |
Mullins Center (3,174) Amherst, MA | |||||||
December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN |
UMass Lowell | L 80–85 | 7–2 |
Mullins Center (3,720) Amherst, MA | |||||||
December 11, 2022* 3:00 p.m., YES |
vs. Hofstra Hall of Fame Invitational |
W 71–56 | 8–2 |
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
December 17, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. North Texas Hall of Fame Classic |
L 44–62 | 8–3 |
MassMutual Center (3,426) Springfield, MA | |||||||
December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN |
Dartmouth | W 68–57 | 9–3 |
Mullins Center (2,232) Amherst, MA | |||||||
A-10 regular season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at St. Bonaventure | L 64–83 | 9–4 (0–1) |
Reilly Center (3,978) Olean, NY | |||||||
January 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., NESN |
Saint Louis | W 90–81 | 10–4 (1–1) |
Mullins Center (3,449) Amherst, MA | |||||||
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., USA |
at George Washington | L 73–81 | 10–5 (1–2) |
Charles E. Smith Center (1,102) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., NESN |
La Salle | L 77–78 | 10–6 (1–3) |
Mullins Center (2,853) Amherst, MA | |||||||
January 14, 2023 4:30 p.m., NESN+ |
Rhode Island | W 75–65 | 11–6 (2–3) |
Mullins Center (5,013) Amherst, MA | |||||||
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBC Digital |
at VCU | L 55–83 | 11–7 (2–4) |
Siegel Center (7,225) Richmond, VA | |||||||
January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Joseph's | L 68–74 | 11–8 (2–5) |
Hagan Arena (1,611) Philadelphia,PA | |||||||
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., NESN |
Richmond | W 85–76 | 12–8 (3–5) |
Mullins Center (2,143) Amherst, MA | |||||||
January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., NESN+ |
Duquesne | W 87–79 | 13–8 (4–5) |
Mullins Center (3,810) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at George Mason | L 59–70 | 13–9 (4–6) |
EagleBank Arena (2,805) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
February 4, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA |
Davidson | L 78–93 | 13–10 (4–7) |
Mullins Center (4,546) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Fordham | L 67–77 | 13–11 (4–8) |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808) Bronx, NY | |||||||
February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at La Salle | L 72–86 | 13–12 (4–9) |
Tom Gola Arena (2,019) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Loyola Chicago | L 62–64 | 13–13 (4–10) |
Mullins Center (2,670) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Rhode Island | W 69–45 | 14–13 (5–10) |
Ryan Center Kingston, RI | |||||||
February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Dayton | L 54–72 | 14–14 (5–11) |
Mullins Center (3,642) Amherst, MA | |||||||
March 1, 20223 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Duquesne | L 79–88 | 14–15 (5–12) |
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,876) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
March 4, 2023 2:30 p.m., USA |
St. Bonaventure | W 71–60 | 15–15 (6–12) |
Mullins Center (3,474) Amherst, MA | |||||||
A-10 tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2023 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ |
(13) | vs. (12) Richmond First round |
L 38–71 | 15–16 |
Barclays Center 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
[edit]- ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Minutemen Athletics.