2021–22 UMass Minutemen basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
2021–22 record | 15–16 (7–11 A–10) |
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Home arena | Mullins Center |
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 1 | – | 16 | .059 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 A10 Tournament winner As of March 20, 2022; |
The 2021–22 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by fifth-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 2020–21 season 8–7, 6–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the Atlantic 10 Tournament they defeated Saint Joseph's in the second round before losing to Saint Louis in the quarterfinals.
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Brady Antonopoulos | 0 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | West Brookfield, MA | Walk-on; graduated |
Mark Gasperini | 10 | C | 6'10" | 255 | GS Senior | Moscow, Russia | Left the team due to personal reasons |
Carl Pierre | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Boston, MA | Graduate transferred to Rice |
Ronnie DeGray III | 13 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Freshman | Parker, CO | Transferred to Missouri |
Tre Mitchell | 33 | C | 6'9" | 240 | Sophomore | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred to Texas |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Trent Buttrick | 0 | F | 6'8" | 240 | GS Senior | Bloomsburg, PA | Penn State |
Greg Jones | 10 | F | 6'7" | 225 | GS Senior | Bronx, NY | Southern Connecticut |
CJ Kelly | 12 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Long Island, NY | Albany |
Rich Kelly | 22 | G | 6'1" | 175 | GS Senior | Shelton, CT | Boston College |
Michael Steadman | 24 | F | 6'11" | 215 | RS Senior | Union City, CA | Montana |
John Kelly | 44 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Junior | Shelton, CT | Fairfield |
2021 recruiting class[]
There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.
Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:30 p.m., NESN+ |
UMBC | W 77–60 | 1–0 |
Mullins Center (2,903) Amherst, MA | |||||||
November 12, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Yale | L 71–91 | 1–1 |
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,590) New Haven, CT | |||||||
November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Penn State | W 81–56 | 2–1 |
Mullins Center (3,022) Amherst, MA | |||||||
November 18, 2021* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Weber State Jersey Mike's Classic |
L 73–88 | 2–2 |
McArthur Center St. Petersburg, FL | |||||||
November 19, 2021* 3:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. UNC Greensboro Jersey Mike's Classic |
W 93–90 OT | 3–2 |
McArthur Center (341) St. Petersburg, FL | |||||||
November 21, 2021* 2:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Ball State Jersey Mike's Classic |
L 86–89 | 3–3 |
McArthur Center (376) St. Petersburg, FL | |||||||
November 24, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NESN+ |
UMass Lowell | W 92–81 | 4–3 |
Mullins Center (1,492) Amherst, MA | |||||||
November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., Peacock |
Rutgers | W 85–83 | 5–3 |
Mullins Center (1,881) Amherst, MA | |||||||
December 4, 2021* 12:00 p.m., NESN |
Harvard | W 87–77 | 6–3 |
Mullins Center (2,333) Amherst, MA | |||||||
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NESN |
at Northeastern | L 76–82 | 6–4 |
Matthews Arena (1,252) Boston, MA | |||||||
December 11, 2021* 4:30 p.m., FloSports |
vs. North Texas Basketball Hall of Fame Classic |
L 57–66 | 6–5 |
Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
December 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NESN |
Fairfield | W 77–73 OT | 7–5 |
Mullins Center (1,322) Amherst, MA | |||||||
December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m. |
NJIT | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at NJIT | Mullins Center Amherst, MA | ||||||||
A-10 regular season | |||||||||||
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Richmond | L 72–80 | 7–6 (0–1) |
Robins Center (5,004) Richmond, VA | |||||||
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., NESN+ |
Duquesne | L 74–78 | 7–7 (0–2) |
Mullins Center (1,978) Amherst, MA | |||||||
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Davidson | L 67–77 | 7–8 (0–3) |
John M. Belk Arena (2,495) Davidson, NC | |||||||
January 15, 2022 4:30 p.m., USA |
Rhode Island | L 68–81 | 7–9 (0–4) |
Mullins Center (2,181) Amherst, MA | |||||||
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Louis Rescheduled from December 30 |
W 91–85 | 8–9 (1–4) |
Mullins Center (1,665) Amherst, MA | |||||||
January 23, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA |
at Saint Louis | L 59–90 | 8–10 (1–5) |
Chaifetz Arena (5,136) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at La Salle | W 77–71 | 9–10 (2–5) |
Tom Gola Arena (1,389) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., USA |
George Mason | L 62–72 | 9–11 (2–6) |
Mullins Center (2,321) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rhode Island | W 78–67 | 10–11 (3–6) |
Ryan Center (5,847) Kingston, RI | |||||||
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., NESN |
George Washington | L 68–77 | 10–12 (3–7) |
Mullins Center (3,842) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 12, 2022 12:00 p.m., NESN |
Saint Joseph's | W 69–67 | 11–12 (4–7) |
Mullins Center (3,127) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at St. Bonaventure | L 71–83 | 11–13 (4–8) |
Reilly Center (3,452) Olean, NY | |||||||
February 19, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
La Salle | W 80–74 | 12–13 (5–8) |
Mullins Center (2,009) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Dayton | L 61–82 | 12–14 (5–9) |
UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH | |||||||
February 26, 2022 4:30 p.m., USA |
VCU | L 62–77 | 12–15 (5–10) |
Mullins Center (2,758) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Fordham Rescheduled from January 2 |
L 73–85 | 12–16 (5–11) |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (754) Bronx, NY | |||||||
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Fordham | W 81–73 | 13–16 (6–11) |
Mullins Center (2,186) Amherst, MA | |||||||
March 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at George Mason | W 83–80 OT | 14–16 (7–11) |
EagleBank Arena (3,652) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
A-10 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., USA/Peacock |
(10) | vs. (7) George Washington Second round |
W 99–88 | 15–16 |
Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | ||||||
March 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., USA/Peacock |
(10) | vs. (2) Dayton Quarterfinals |
L 72-75 | 15-17 |
Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern. |
References[]
- ^ "2021-22 UMass Minutemen Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Minutemen Athletics.
- ^ "UMass Minutemen Schedule 2021-22". ESPN.
- ^ "2021-22 UMass Minutemen Schedule and Results". Sports Reference.
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