2013–14 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2013–14 Massachusetts Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by sixth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2013–14 UMass Minutemen basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–9 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shyrone Chatman
  • Adam Ginsburg
  • Marlon Williamson
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
2013–14 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Saint Louis 13 3   .813 27 7   .794
No. 24 VCU 12 4   .750 26 9   .743
George Washington 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Saint Joseph's 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
UMass 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Dayton 10 6   .625 26 11   .703
Richmond 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
La Salle 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
St. Bonaventure 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Rhode Island 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
Duquesne 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
George Mason 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
Fordham 2 14   .125 10 21   .323
2014 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Early in the season UMass won the Charleston Classic tournament. Following this tournament victory and beginning the season 6–0, the Minutemen would be ranked #24 in the AP Poll. This marked the first time since 1998 that UMass would be ranked in the AP Top 25. They finished the regular season 23–7, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Minutemen were eliminated in the A-10 tournament quarterfinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first NCAA bid in 16 years. They lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Tennessee to finish the season 24–9.

In 2014, shortly after the end of the season, sophomore starting guard Derrick Gordon came out as gay, making him the first Division I men's basketball player to do so while still playing in college.[1]

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Demetrius Dyson Guard 6–5 215 Freshman Covington, Tennessee
1 Maxie Esho Forward 6–8 205 RS Junior Upper Marlboro, Maryland
2 Derrick Gordon Guard 6–3 190 RS Sophomore Plainfield, New Jersey
3 Chaz Williams Guard 5–9 175 RS Senior Brooklyn, New York
4 Jabarie Hinds Guard 5–11 185 Junior Mount Vernon, New York
5 Clyde Santee Guard 6–7 180 Freshman Houston, Texas
11 Tyler Bergantino Forward/Center 6–9 245 Sophomore Spring Hill, Florida
12 Trey Davis Guard 6–0 180 Sophomore DeSoto, Texas
13 Zach Coleman Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Dallas, Texas
22 Sampson Carter Forward 6–8 220 RS Senior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
24 Seth Berger Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Seattle, Washington
25 Cady Lalanne Center 6–10 250 Junior Orlando, Florida
34 Raphiael Putney Forward 6–9 185 RS Senior Woodbridge, Virginia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2013*
7:00 pm
American International W 89–76 
Mullins Center (2,932)
Amherst, MA
Regular season
11/10/2013*
3:00 pm, NESN
vs. Boston College
Coaches vs. Cancer Boston Tip-Off
W 86–73  1–0
TD Garden (6,037)
Boston, MA
11/14/2013*
11:00 am, ESPN2
LSU
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
W 92–90  2–0
Mullins Center (5,182)
Amherst, MA
11/17/2013*
1:00 pm
Youngstown State W 85–69  3–0
Mullins Center (4,231)
Amherst, MA
11/21/2013*
12:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Nebraska
Charleston Classic First Round
W 96–90  4–0
TD Arena (N/A)
Charleston, SC
11/22/2013*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 19 New Mexico
Charleston Classic semifinals
W 81–65  5–0
TD Arena (1,730)
Charleston, SC
11/24/2013*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Clemson
Charleston Classic Championship
W 62–56  6–0
TD Arena (2,117)
Charleston, SC
12/03/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 21 at Eastern Michigan W 69–57  7–0
Convocation Center (1,314)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/07/2013*
1:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 vs. BYU
Hall of Fame Holiday Classic
W 105–96  8–0
MassMutual Center (7,331)
Springfield, MA
12/14/2013*
3:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 22 Northern Illinois W 80–54  9–0
Mullins Center (4,694)
Amherst, MA
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 22 at Ohio W 83–71  10–0
Convocation Center (6,329)
Athens, OH
12/21/2013*
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 22 vs. Florida State
Orange Bowl Classic
L 55–60  10–1
BB&T Center (11,214)
Sunrise, FL
12/28/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 Providence W 69–67 OT 11–1
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
01/04/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 23 Miami (OH) W 73–65  12–1
Mullins Center (5,834)
Amherst, MA
01/08/2014
7:00 pm, CSN
No. 19 Saint Joseph's W 66–62  13–1 (1–0)
Mullins Center (4,621)
Amherst, MA
01/11/2014
12:30 pm, NBCSN
No. 19 St. Bonaventure W 73–68  14–1 (2–0)
Mullins Center (6,634)
Amherst, MA
01/15/2014
7:00 pm, NESN+
No. 16 at George Mason W 88–87  15–1 (3–0)
Patriot Center (4,014)
Fairfax, VA
01/18/2014*
7:00 pm
No. 16 at Elon W 84–74  16–1
Alumni Gym (1,607)
Elon, NC
01/22/2014
7:00 pm
No. 13 at Richmond L 55–58  16–2 (3–1)
Robins Center (6,574)
Richmond, VA
01/26/2014
12:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 13 Fordham W 90–52  17–2 (4–1)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
01/29/2014
7:00 pm
No. 21 at St. Bonaventure L 65–78  17–3 (4–2)
Reilly Center (3,881)
Olean, NY
02/01/2014
6:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 at Saint Joseph's L 68–73  17–4 (4–3)
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
02/05/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
La Salle W 79–67  18–4 (5–3)
Mullins Center (4,345)
Amherst, MA
02/09/2014
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Rhode Island W 73–68  19–4 (6–3)
Ryan Center (6,511)
Kingston, RI
02/12/2014
7:00 pm
George Mason L 80–91  19–5 (6–4)
Mullins Center (5,322)
Amherst, MA
02/15/2014
2:00 pm
at George Washington W 67–61  20–5 (7–4)
Smith Center (4,705)
Washington, D.C.
02/21/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
VCU W 80–75  21–5 (8–4)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
02/26/2014
7:00 pm
Rhode Island W 70–67  22–5 (9–4)
Mullins Center (6,234)
Amherst, MA
03/01/2014
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Dayton L 79–86  22–6 (9–5)
UD Arena (12,825)
Dayton, OH
03/05/2014
7:00 pm
at Duquesne W 78–74  23–6 (10–5)
Palumbo Center (2,297)
Pittsburgh, PA
03/08/2014
2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 17 Saint Louis L 62–64  23–7 (10–6)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/13/2014
9:00 pm, CSN
vs. Rhode Island
Second round
W 65–61  24–7
Barclays Center (6,107)
Brooklyn, NY
03/14/2014
9:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. George Washington
Quarterfinals
L 77–85  24–8
Barclays Center (8,755)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
03/21/2014
2:45 pm, CBS
No. (6 MW) vs. (11 MW) Tennessee
Second round
L 67–86  24–9
PNC Arena (16,988)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Wk 20 Final
AP NR NR RV 24 21 22 22 23 23 19 16 13 21 NR NR NR RV RV NR RV N/A
Coaches NR RV RV RV 22 20 20 22 19 19 15 12т 19 RV RV NR RV RV RV NR NR

References

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  1. ^ Fagan, Kate (April 9, 2014). "UMass' Derrick Gordon says he's gay". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.