2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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2008–09 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
UMass Athletics wordmark.svg
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2008–09 record12–18 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Ginsburg
  • Antwon Jackson
  • Vance Walberg
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Xavier 12 – 4   .750 27 – 8   .771
Dayton 11 – 5   .688 27 – 8   .771
Rhode Island 11 – 5   .688 23 – 11   .676
Temple† 11 – 5   .688 22 – 12   .647
Duquesne 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618
La Salle 9 – 7   .563 18 – 13   .581
Richmond 9 – 7   .563 20 – 16   .556
Saint Joseph's 9 – 7   .563 17 – 15   .531
Saint Louis 8 – 8   .500 18 – 14   .563
UMass 7 – 9   .438 12 – 18   .400
St. Bonaventure 6 – 10   .375 15 – 15   .500
Charlotte 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
George Washington 4 – 12   .250 10 – 18   .357
Fordham 1 – 15   .063 3 – 25   .107
† 2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by first year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12-18, 7-9 in A-10 play to finish for tenth place.

Roster[]

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 David Gibbs Guard 6–4 185 Freshman East Hartford, Connecticut
3 Doug Wiggins Guard 6–1 160 Junior East Hartford, Connecticut
4 Lex Mongo Guard 5–11 180 Junior Boston, Massachusetts
5 Ricky Harris Guard 6–2 175 Junior Baltimore, Maryland
11 Gary Correia Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Providence, Rhode Island
12 Anthony Gurley Guard 6–3 185 RS Sophomore Boston, Massachusetts
14 Chris Lowe Guard 6–0 160 Senior Mount Vernon, New York
23 Sean Carter Forward/Center 6–9 225 Sophomore Fayetteville, North Carolina
24 Tony Gaffney Forward 6–8 208 RS Senior Berkley, Massachusetts
25 Tyrell Lynch Forward/Center 6–9 230 Freshman Niagara Falls, New York
31 Luke Bonner Center 7-1 245 RS Senior Concord, New Hampshire
33 Matt Glass Guard 6–7 190 Sophomore Underhill Center, Vermont
35 Hashim Bailey Forward/Center 6–10 275 Junior Paterson, New Jersey
50 Matt Hill Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Middletown, Connecticut

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2008*
7:00 pm 		Dowling W 91-87 
Mullins Center (2,352)
Amherst, MA
Regular Season
11/11/2008*
5:00 pm 		vs. 
2K Sports Classic 		W 90-71  1–0
 SIU Arena (6,889)
Carbondale, Illinois
11/12/2008*
7:00 pm 		at 
2K Sports Classic 		L 73–80  1–1
 SIU Arena (5,571)
Carbondale, IL
11/17/2010*
12:00 am, ESPN 		at No. 12 Memphis L 58–80  1–2
 FedEx Forum (18,254)
Memphis, Tennessee
11/24/2008*
7:00 pm 		L 74-75  1–3
 Mullins Center (4,821)
Amherst, MA
11/29/2008*
7:00 pm, WACY 		at  L 67–84  1–4
 Kress Events Center (4,086)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
12/03/2008*
7:00 pm, BCSN 		at  L 56-57  1-5
 Savage Arena (7,252)
Toledo, Ohio
12/6/2008*
7:00 pm, CBSCS 		Boston College L 81–85 OT 1–6
 Mullins Center (6,792)
Amherst, MA
12/10/2008*
7:00 pm 		W 73–59  2–6
 Mullins Center (4,102)
Amherst, MA
12/13/2008*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 25 Kansas W 61-60  3-6
 Sprint Center (17,252)
Kansas City, Missouri
12/20/2008*
4:00 pm 		W 97-81  4-6
 Mullins Center (3,475)
Amherst, MA
12/27/2008*
4:00 pm 		IUPUI W 64-57  5-6
 Mullins Center (4,876)
Amherst, MA
12/30/2008*
1:00 pm 		at  L 54-80  5-7
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,623)
Houston, Texas
1/3/2009*
5:00 pm, CBSCS 		Vanderbilt L 48-78  5-8
 Mullins Center (5,698)
Amherst, MA
1/10/2009
7:30 pm, WSHM 		Dayton W 75-62  6-8 (1-0)
 MassMutual Center (5,485)
Springfield, Massachusetts
01/14/2009
7:00 pm 		at  L 64-69  6-9 (1–1)
 Chaifetz Arena (7,632)
St. Louis, Missouri
01/17/2009
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Temple W 79-75  7-9 (2–1)
 Mullins Center (7,182)
Amherst, MA
01/21/2009
7:30 pm 		at  L 64-69 OT 7-10 (2–2)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (5,497)
Charlotte, North Carolina
01/24/2009
4:00 pm 		L 54-62  7–11 (2-3)
 Mullins Center (5,622)
Amherst, MA
01/31/2009
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 10 Xavier L 80-82  7–12 (2–4)
 Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
02/04/2009
7:00 pm 		Richmond W 80-71  8-12 (3-4)
 Mullins Center (3,439)
Amherst, MA
2/08/2009
3:00 pm, CBSCS 		L 64-68  8-13 (3–5)
 Mullins Center (5,982)
Amherst, MA
02/11/2009
7:00 pm 		at  W 91-68  9-13 (4-5)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,935)
Bronx, New York
02/14/2009
7:00 pm 		at  L 75-83  9-14 (4-6)
 Reilly Center (5,011)
Olean, New York
02/18/2009
7:00 pm 		L 59-71  9-15 (4-7)
 Mullins Center (6,139)
Amherst, MA
02/22/2009
2:00 pm 		at  W 70-69  10-15 (5-7)
 The Palestra (6,522)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/25/2009
7:00 pm 		L 77-94  10-16 (5-8)
 Mullins Center (3,321)
Amherst, MA
03/01/2009
4:00 pm, CBSCS 		at  L 88-97  10–17 (5-9)
 Tom Gola Arena (2,610)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/04/2009
7:00 pm 		W 77-62  11-17 (6-9)
 Mullins Center (3,982)
Amherst, MA
2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/11/2009
6:30 pm 		vs. 
1st Round 		L 81-91  12-18
 Boardwalk Hall (?)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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