2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2019 A10 Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

UMass Minutemen men's basketball
2018–19 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Matt McCall (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Cliff Warren
Assistant coach	Rasheen Davis
Assistant coach	Peter Gash
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center

The 2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen are led by second-year head coach Matt McCall and play 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	Gradauted
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 year 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
Samba Diallo #69 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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
Tre Wood #58 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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
Sy Chatman PF	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.

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)	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
G	12	Carl Pierre	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	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
G	33	Curtis Cobb	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Wilbraham & Monson Academy Fairfield	Fall River, MA
C	45	Rashaan Holloway	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	310 lb (141 kg)	Sr	Schalick HS	Elmer, NJ

Head coach

Matt McCall (Chattanooga)

Assistant coach(es)

Cliff Warren (Maryland)
Rasheen Davis (Virginia Commonwealth)
Peter Gash (Chattanooga)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm	Westfield State	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:30 pm	UMass Lowell	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm	New Hampshire	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm	Harvard	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm	Howard Las Vegas Holiday Invitational	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff Las Vegas Holiday Invitational	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Nov 22, 2018* 1:30 pm, FS1	vs. Southern Illinois Las Vegas Holiday Invitational semifinals	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 23, 2018* 10:00 pm/12:30 am, FS1	vs. Nevada or Tulsa Las Vegas Holiday Invitational	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 28, 2018* 7:30 pm	Quinnipiac	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm	Holy Cross	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1	at Providence	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Dec 21, 2018* 3:30 pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Dec 30, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN	at Georgia	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
A-10 regular season
Jan 5, 2019 12:30 pm, NBCSN	La Salle	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Jan 9, 2019 9:00 pm, CBSSN	at Saint Louis	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Jan 13, 2019 3:30 pm, NBCSN	at Dayton	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm	George Mason	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Jan 19, 2019 6:30 pm, NBCSN	at VCU	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm	St. Bonaventure	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium	Rhode Island	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm	at La Salle	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Feb 2, 2019 4:30 pm, NBCSN	at Saint Joseph's	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm	Fordham	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Feb 9, 2019 TBA	Davidson	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm	at George Mason	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm	at George Washington	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 23, 2019	Saint Joseph's	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm	Dayton	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm	at Duquesne	Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm	Richmond	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Mar 9, 2019	at Rhode Island	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
A-10 Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019	vs.	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

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UMass Minutemen basketball
Venues	Drill Hall (1899–1931) Curry Hicks Cage (1931–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)
Rivalries	Boston College
Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 A10 Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References