2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball
UMass Amherst Athletics logo.svg
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2018–19 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 A10 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.

Previous season[]

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[]

Departures[]

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[]

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+1⁄2 years left of eligibility.

2018 recruiting class[]

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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:

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

Preseason[]

Roster[]

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[]

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.

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