2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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.

2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record14–18 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Ginsburg
  • Shyrone Chatman
  • Andy Allison
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
2015–16 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
UMass 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

Previous season

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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 second round of the A-10 tournament to La Salle.

Departures

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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

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

Recruiting Class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Unique McLean
SG
Granby, MA The MacDuffie School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
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

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2015–16 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) So Queen’s Grant HS Chatham, VA
G 1 Zach Lewis (I)   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr NW Catholic HS
Canisius
Windsor, CT
G 2 Luwane Pipkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Bogan HS Chicago, IL
F 3 Antwan Space 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr DeSoto HS
Texas A&M
DeSoto, TX
G 5 Jabarie Hinds 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Mount Vernon HS
West Virginia
Mount Vernon, NY
F 10 Malik Hines 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Murrah HS Jackson, MS
G 12 Trey Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Woodrow Wilson HS DeSoto, TX
F 13 Zach Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX
C 22 Tyler Bergantino 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Nature Coast Technical HS Spring Hill, FL
G 23 C. J. Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN
F 24 Seth Berger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Ballard HS Seattle, WA
C 45 Rashaan Holloway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Schalick HS Elmer, NJ
F 55 Zach 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, YouTube
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 OT 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2015.