2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by ninth-year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the second round.

2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	15–18 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach	Derek Kellogg (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Ginsburg Shyrone Chatman Andy Allison
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	15	–	3		.833			24	–	8		.750
VCU	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
Rhode Island †	13	–	5		.722			25	–	10		.714
Richmond	13	–	5		.722			22	–	13		.629
Saint Bonaventure	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
George Washington	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
La Salle	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Davidson	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Fordham	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Saint Louis	6	–	12		.333			12	–	21		.364
UMass	4	–	14		.222			15	–	18		.455
Saint Joseph's	4	–	14		.222			11	–	20		.355
Duquesne	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

On March 9, 2017, the school fired head coach Derek Kellogg after nine years and a 155–137 record.^[1] Shortly after Kellogg was fired, the school announced that Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey had been hired as the new head coach at UMass.^[2] However, shortly before the press conference to announce his hiring, Kelsey announced he would not accept the position.^[3] On March 31, the school announced they had hired Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall.^[4]

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Antwan Space	3	F	6'9"	235	RS Senior	DeSoto, TX	Graduated
Jabarie Hinds	5	G	5'11"	185	RS Senior	Mount Vernon, NY	Graduated
Trey Davis	12	G	6'0"	185	Senior	DeSoto, TX	Graduated
Tyler Bergantino	22	C	6'9"	250	Senior	Spring Hill, FL	Graduated

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
DeJon Jarreau #15 SG	New Orleans, LA	McDonogh 35 High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 28, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (84)
Chris Baldwin #32 PF	Springfield, MA	Notre Dame Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 29, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (80)
Brison Gresham #29 C	New Orleans, LA	McDonogh 35 High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 28, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (78)
Unique McLean #53 SG	Granby, MA	The MacDuffie School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 8, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (75)
Tyrn Flowers #47 SF	Waterbury, CT	Sacred Heart High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jan 11, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (75)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

Preseason

UMass was picked to finish 10th in the Preseason A-10 poll.^[5] Donte Clark was named to the Preseason All-Conference Third Team.^[5]

Roster

2016–17 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) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Queen’s Grant HS Chatham, VA G 1 Zach Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Jr NW Catholic HS Canisius Windsor, CT G 2 Luwane Pipkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Bogan HS Chicago, IL G 3 DeJon Jarreau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr McDonogh 35 HS New Orleans, LA G 4 Unique McLean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr MacDuffie School Brooklyn, NY F 5 Chris Baldwin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Springfield, MA F 10 Malik Hines 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Murrah HS Jackson, MS G 11 Rayshawn Miller (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Boston Latin Academy Boston, MA F 14 Zach Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX G 23 C. J. Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN F 24 Tyrn Flowers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Sacred Heart HS Waterbury, CT F 33 Seth Berger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Jr Ballard HS Seattle, WA F 34 Zach Turcotte (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Masconomet Regional HS Boxford, MA C 45 Rashaan Holloway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 335 lb (152 kg) So Schalick HS Elmer, NJ F/C 55 Brison Gresham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr McDonogh 35 HS New Orleans, LA	Head coach Derek Kellogg (UMass) Assistant coach(es) Adam Ginsburg (Buffalo) Shyrone Chatman (Memphis) Andy Allison (Youngstown State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:00 pm		UMass Lowell	W 90–76	1–0	Mullins Center (5,229) Amherst, MA
11/14/2016* 8:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 88–90	1–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,291) Oxford, MS
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ASN		Temple	W 70–67	2–1	Mullins Center (3,732) Amherst, MA
11/20/2016* 1:05 pm		at Holy Cross	W 68–60	3–1	DCU Center (3,591) Worcester, MA
11/26/2016* 1:00 pm		Harvard	W 70–66	4–1	Mullins Center (3,320) Amherst, MA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Wagner	W 62–55	5–1	Mullins Center (2,896) Amherst, MA
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm		Central Florida	L 62–65	5–2	Mullins Center (3,911) Amherst, MA
12/08/2016* 7:00 pm		Pacific Gotham Classic	W 72–48	6–2	Mullins Center (3,171) Amherst, MA
12/10/2016* 12:00 pm, FS1		at Providence	L 69–75	6–3	Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,815) Providence, RI
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm		North Carolina A&T Gotham Classic	W 65–59	7–3	Mullins Center (3,239) Amherst, MA
12/17/2016* 1:00 pm		Kennesaw State Gotham Classic	W 95–77	8–3	Mullins Center (1,758) Amherst, MA
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Rider Gotham Classic	W 78–67	9–3	Mullins Center (2,547) Amherst, MA
12/28/2016* 2:00 pm		at Georgia State	L 65–74	10–3	GSU Sports Arena (1,639) Atlanta, GA
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/30/2016 4:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	L 77–89	10–4 (0–1)	Mullins Center (4,877) Amherst, MA
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		at George Mason	L 81–86	10–5 (0–2)	EagleBank Arena (2,755) Fairfax, VA
01/07/2017 1:00 pm, NBCSN		at VCU	L 64–81	10–6 (0–3)	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Dayton	W 67–55	11–6 (1–3)	Mullins Center (2,628) Amherst, MA
01/15/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN		at Rhode Island	L 77–79	11–7 (1–4)	Ryan Center (6,202) Kingston, RI
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		Saint Joseph's	W 62–57	12–7 (2–4)	Mullins Center (2,370) Amherst, MA
01/21/2017 12:30 pm, NBCSN		Fordham	L 68–71	12–8 (2–5)	Mullins Center (3,423) Amherst, MA
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 70–74	12–9 (2–6)	Chaifetz Arena (6,265) St. Louis, MO
01/28/2017 1:00 pm		George Mason	L 74–76	12–10 (2–7)	Mullins Center (4,261) Amherst, MA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		at La Salle	L 78–88	12–11 (2–8)	Tom Gola Arena (1,361) Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Rhode Island	L 62–70	12–12 (2–9)	Mullins Center (3,512) Amherst, MA
02/11/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN		at Saint Joseph's	W 87–76	13–12 (3–9)	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 66–96	13–13 (3–10)	Palumbo Center (1,185) Pittsburgh, PA
02/18/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN		Davidson	L 74–79	13–14 (3–11)	Mullins Center (3,219) Amherst, MA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at George Washington	L 67-83	13-15 (3-12)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,654) Washington, D.C.
02/26/2017 1:00 pm, ASN		La Salle	W 84–71	14–15 (4–12)	Mullins Center (2,811) Amherst, MA
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		Richmond	L 64–75	14–16 (4–13)	Mullins Center (2,434) Amherst, MA
03/04/2017 4:00 pm, ASN		at St. Bonaventure	L 56–60	14–17 (4–14)	Reilly Center (4,322) Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/08/2017 6:00 pm, ASN	(12)	vs. (13) Saint Joseph's First round	W 70–63	15–17	PPG Paints Arena (5,517) Pittsburgh, PA
03/09/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN	(12)	vs. (5) St. Bonaventure Second round	L 60–73	15–18	PPG Paints Arena (7,509) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team