2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen are led by first-year head coach Frank Martin and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball
Myrtle Beach Invitational champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	15–16 (6–12 A–10)
Head coach	Frank Martin (1st season)
Associate head coach	Allen Edwards
Assistant coaches	Brian Steele Derek Kellogg
Home arena	Mullins Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Fordham	12	–	6		.667			25	–	8		.758
Dayton	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
Saint Louis	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
George Mason	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Duquesne	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
George Washington	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Davidson	8	–	10		.444			16	–	16		.500
Saint Joseph's	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
St. Bonaventure	8	–	10		.444			14	–	18		.438
Richmond	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
La Salle	7	–	11		.389			15	–	19		.441
Massachusetts	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
Rhode Island	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Loyola Chicago	4	–	14		.222			10	–	21		.323
† 2023 A10 tournament winner

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2021–22 season 15–17, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in 10th place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Dayton in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Trent Buttrick	0	F	6'8"	240	RS Senior	Bloomsburg, PA	Graduated
Javohn Garcia	1	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Pickerington, OH	Transferred to College of the Sequoias
Preston Santos	2	G/F	6'6"	185	Junior	Providence, RI	Transferred to Southern New Hampshire
Kolton Mitchell	3	G	6'3"	185	Junior	Fort Myers, FL	Transferred to West Virginia
Cairo McCrory	5	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Hartford, CT	Left the team for personal reasons
Greg Jones	10	F	6'7"	220	RS Senior	Richmond, VA	Left the team for personal reasons
CJ Kelly	15	G	6'5"	190	Senior	Long Island, NY	Graduate transferred to UCF
Rich Kelly	22	G	6'1"	175	GS Senior	Shelton, CT	Graduated
Michael Steadman	24	F	6'11"	231	RS Senior	Union City, CA	Graduated
Dibaji Walker	35	F	6'9"	200	Senior	Columbus, OH	Graduate transferred to Appalachian State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Wildens Leveque	0	F/C	6'10"	255	Senior	Brockton, MA	South Carolina
Brandon Martin	1	F	6'5"	232	GS Senior	Miami, FL	South Carolina
Rahsool Diggins	3	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	UConn
Jackson Cronin	4	G	6'1"	187	Sophomore	Great Neck, NY	Walk-on; Nebraska
Ta'Quan Woodley	5	F	6'8"	280	Sophomore	Camden, NJ	South Carolina
Isaac Kante	10	F	6'8"	245	GS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	LIU
Gianni Thompson	13	F	6'8"	205	Sophomore	Newton, MA	Boston College
Matt Cross	33	F	6'7"	225	Junior	Beverly, MA	Louisville

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tafara Gapare #43 PF	South Kent, CT	South Kent School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 10, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
R.J. Luis SG	Miami, FL	Mt. Zion Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 23, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Keon Thompson PG	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	May 8, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sawyer Mayhugh #49 C	Weston, MA	Brewster Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 1, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Jayden Ndjigue SF	Weston, MA	The Rivers School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 9, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Robert Davis SF	Castaic, CA	Southern California Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 26, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Rollie Castineyra PG	Exeter, NH	Phillips Exeter Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 23, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F/C 0 Wildens Leveque 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Gould Academy South Carolina Brockton, MA F 1 Brandon Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) GS Cardinal Newman HS South Carolina Miami, FL F 2 Tafara Gapare 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr South Kent School Wellington, New Zealand G 3 Rahsool Diggins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Archbishop Wood HS UConn Philadelphia, PA G 4 Jackson Cronin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Great Neck North HS Nebraska Great Neck, NY F 5 Ta'Quan Woodley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Camden HS South Carolina Camden, NJ F 10 Isaac Kante 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 259 lb (117 kg) GS Putnam Science Academy LIU Brooklyn, NY G 11 Noah Fernandes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Woodstock Academy Wichita State Mattapoisett, MA G 12 RJ Luis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep Miami, FL F 13 Gianni Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Brimmer and May Boston College Newton, MA G 20 Ryan Marcus (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wakefield Memorial HS Wakefield, MA G 22 Keon Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Merrillville, IN G 23 T.J. Weeks Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Bishop Hendricken Catholic HS Warwick, RI F 33 Matt Cross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Louisville Beverly, MA F 44 John Kelly (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Williston Northampton School Fairfield Shelton, CT F 45 Dyondre Dominguez 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Woodstock Academy Providence, RI	Head coach Frank Martin (FIU) Assistant coach(es) Allen Edwards (Kentucky) Brian Steele (South Carolina) Derek Kellogg (UMass) 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
Exhibition
November 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		American International	W 94–68		Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., NESN+		Central Connecticut	W 74–67	1–0	Mullins Center (4,963) Amherst, MA
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN+		Towson	L 55–67	1–1	Mullins Center (4,435) Amherst, MA
November 17, 2022* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Colorado Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals	W 66–63	2–1	HTC Center (1,256) Conway, SC
November 18, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Murray State Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals	W 71–69	3–1	HTC Center (1,393) Conway, SC
November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Charlotte Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship	W 60–54	4–1	HTC Center (1,349) Conway, SC
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida	W 73–67	5–1	Yuengling Center (2,723) Tampa, FL
December 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard	W 71–68	6–1	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Allston, MA
December 5, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN		Albany	W 87–73	7–1	Mullins Center (3,174) Amherst, MA
December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN		UMass Lowell	L 80–85	7–2	Mullins Center (3,720) Amherst, MA
December 11, 2022* 3:00 p.m., YES		vs. Hofstra Hall of Fame Invitational	W 71–56	8–2	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. North Texas Hall of Fame Classic	L 44–62	8–3	MassMutual Center (3,426) Springfield, MA
December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN		Dartmouth	W 68–57	9–3	Mullins Center (2,232) Amherst, MA
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 64–83	9–4 (0–1)	Reilly Center (3,978) Olean, NY
January 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., NESN		Saint Louis	W 90–81	10–4 (1–1)	Mullins Center (3,449) Amherst, MA
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., USA		at George Washington	L 73–81	10–5 (1–2)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,102) Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., NESN		La Salle	L 77–78	10–6 (1–3)	Mullins Center (2,853) Amherst, MA
January 14, 2023 4:30 p.m., NESN+		Rhode Island	W 75–65	11–6 (2–3)	Mullins Center (5,013) Amherst, MA
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBC Digital		at VCU	L 55–83	11–7 (2–4)	Siegel Center (7,225) Richmond, VA
January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 68–74	11–8 (2–5)	Hagan Arena (1,611) Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., NESN		Richmond	W 85–76	12–8 (3–5)	Mullins Center (2,143) Amherst, MA
January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., NESN+		Duquesne	W 87–79	13–8 (4–5)	Mullins Center (3,810) Amherst, MA
February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 59–70	13–9 (4–6)	EagleBank Arena (2,805) Fairfax, VA
February 4, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA		Davidson	L 78–93	13–10 (4–7)	Mullins Center (4,546) Amherst, MA
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	L 67–77	13–11 (4–8)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808) Bronx, NY
February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	L 72–86	13–12 (4–9)	Tom Gola Arena (2,019) Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	L 62–64	13–13 (4–10)	Mullins Center (2,670) Amherst, MA
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Rhode Island	W 69–45	14–13 (5–10)	Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Dayton	L 54–72	14–14 (5–11)	Mullins Center (3,642) Amherst, MA
March 1, 20223 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 79–88	14–15 (5–12)	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,876) Pittsburgh, PA
March 4, 2023 2:30 p.m., USA		St. Bonaventure	W 71–60	15–15 (6–12)	Mullins Center (3,474) Amherst, MA
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2023 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	(13)	vs. (12) Richmond First round	L 38–71	15–16	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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