UMass Minutewomen basketball

UMass Minutewomen basketball
UMass Minutewomen basketball
	2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
University	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coach	Tory Verdi (2nd season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Amherst, Massachusetts
Arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center ; (Capacity: 9,493)
Nickname	Minutewomen
Colors	Maroon and White[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1996, 1998

The Massachusetts Minutewomen basketball team, also known as the UMass Minutewomen, represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The Minutemen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[2]

History

UMass has played women's basketball since 1968. They have made the NCAA Tournament twice, in 1996 in 1998. In the former, they lost 60-57 to Michigan State in the First Round. In the latter, they lost 77-59 to Iowa in the First Round. They have one appearance in the WNIT (1995), beating VCU 70-61 but losing 80-59 to Texas A&M and 90-72 to Notre Dame. They have never won the conference tournament, but they did win the East Division in 1998. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Minutewomen have an all-time record of 535-707.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "University of Massachusetts Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 17, 2017.
↑ "UMass Athletics". UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
↑ "UMass Athletics" (PDF). UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
↑ "UMASS Women's Basketball 2016-7 Prospectus" (PDF). Sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

External links

Official website

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[1] "University of Massachusetts Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[2] "UMass Athletics". UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

[3] "UMass Athletics" (PDF). UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

[4] "UMASS Women's Basketball 2016-7 Prospectus" (PDF). Sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

UMass Minutewomen basketball
Venues	Curry Hicks Cage (1968–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)
Rivalries	Boston College
Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Colonials La Salle Explorers UMass Minutewomen Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens VCU Rams
Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18