2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by eighth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the 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.

2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	14–18 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach	Derek Kellogg (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Ginsburg Shyrone Chatman Andy Allison
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center

2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
VCU	14	–	4		.778			25	–	11		.694
St. Bonaventure	14	–	4		.778			22	–	9		.710
Saint Joseph's †	13	–	5		.722			28	–	8		.778
George Washington	11	–	7		.611			28	–	10		.737
Davidson	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Rhode Island	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Fordham	8	–	10		.444			17	–	14		.548
Richmond	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
UMass	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
Duquesne	6	–	12		.333			17	–	17		.500
George Mason	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
Saint Louis	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
La Salle	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
† 2016 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2014–15 season 17–15, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to La Salle.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Maxie Esho	1	F	6'8"	215	RS Senior	Upper Marlboro, MD	Graduated
Derrick Gordon	2	G	6'3"	205	RS Junior	Plainfield, NJ	Graduate transferred to Seton Hall
Mike Wojewodzic	20	G	6'4"	215	Junior	Boston, MA	Walk-on; didn't return
Demetrius Dyson	22	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Covington, TN	Transferred to Samford
Cady Lalanne	25	C	6'10"	253	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Zach Lewis	1	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Windsor, CT	Transferred from Canisius. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lewis will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Antwan Space	3	F	6'8"	229	RS Senior	DeSoto, TX	Transferred from Texas A&M. Will be eligible to play immediately since Space graduated from Texas A&M.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Luwane Pipkins PG	Chicago, IL	Bogan High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 6, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Unique McLean SG	Granby, MA	The MacDuffie School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 8, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 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) 180 lb (82 kg) So Queen’s Grant HS Chatham, VA G 1 Zach Lewis (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr NW Catholic HS Canisius Windsor, CT G 2 Luwane Pipkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Bogan HS Chicago, IL F 3 Antwan Space 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr DeSoto HS Texas A&M DeSoto, TX G 5 Jabarie Hinds 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Mount Vernon HS West Virginia Mount Vernon, NY F 10 Malik Hines 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Murrah HS Jackson, MS G 12 Trey Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Woodrow Wilson HS DeSoto, TX F 13 Zach Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX C 22 Tyler Bergantino 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Nature Coast Technical HS Spring Hill, FL G 23 C. J. Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN F 24 Seth Berger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Ballard HS Seattle, WA C 45 Rashaan Holloway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Schalick HS Elmer, NJ F 55 Zach Turcotte (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Masconomet Regional HS Boxford, MA	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

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular Season
Nov 15, 2015* 12:00 pm		Howard Men Who Speak Up Main Event	W 85–79	1–0	Mullins Center (3,188) Amherst, MA
Nov 17, 2015* 7:00 pm		at Harvard	W 69–63	2–0	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA
Nov 19, 2015* 7:00 pm		Central Arkansas Men Who Speak Up Main Event	W 89–62	3–0	Mullins Center (3,158) Amherst, MA
Nov 23, 2015* 9:30 pm, YouTube		vs. Clemson Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight semifinals	W 82–65	4–0	MGM Grand Garden Arena  Paradise, NV
Nov 25, 2015* 9:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Creighton Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight final	L 76–97	4–1	MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,623) Paradise, NV
Dec 2, 2015* 7:00 pm		Boston University	W 99–69	5–1	Mullins Center (3,818) Amherst, MA
Dec 5, 2015* 4:00 pm, NBCSN		vs. Ole Miss Hall of Fame Holiday Classic	L 64–74	5–2	MassMutual Center (3,765) Springfield, MA
Dec 8, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UCF	L 63–67	5–3	CFE Arena (4,395) Orlando, FL
Dec 13, 2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN3		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 76–77	5–4	Alico Arena (3,049) Fort Myers, FL
Dec 16, 2015* 7:00 pm		New Orleans	W 103–95 OT	6–4	Mullins Center (4,273) Amherst, MA
Dec 21, 2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 10 Providence	L 66–90	6–5	Mullins Center (4,411) Amherst, MA
Dec 29, 2015* 7:00 pm		LIU Brooklyn	W 83-79	7-5	Mullins Center (3,019) Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 regular Season
Jan 3, 2016 5:00 pm, NBCSN		at La Salle	W 74–67	8–5 (1–0)	Tom Gola Arena (1,525) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 6, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 25 Dayton	L 63–93	8–6 (1–1)	UD Arena (12,237) Dayton, OH
Jan 9, 2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN		St. Bonaventure	L 77–88	8–7 (1–2)	Mullins Center (4,224) Amherst, MA
Jan 12, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN		George Washington	L 70–81	8–8 (1–3)	Mullins Center (2,571) Amherst, MA
Jan 16, 2016 12:30 pm, NBCSN		at Davidson	L 74–86	8–9 (1–4)	John M. Belk Arena (5,069) Davidson, NC
Jan 23, 2016 12:00 pm		Saint Louis	L 75–86	8–10 (1–5)	Mullins Center (3,484) Amherst, MA
Jan 27, 2016 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 70–78	8–11 (1–6)	Hagan Arena (3,856) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 30, 2016 12:00 pm, NBCSN		Fordham	L 72–78 OT	8–12 (1–7)	Mullins Center (3,562) Amherst, MA
Feb 2, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN		Rhode Island	W 61–56	9–12 (2–7)	Mullins Center (2,423) Amherst, MA
Feb 6, 2016 6:00 pm		at Richmond	L 53–69	9–13 (2–8)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
Feb 11, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		VCU	W 69–63	10–13 (3–8)	Mullins Center (2,698) Amherst, MA
Feb 14, 2016 3:00 pm, ASN		at Duquesne	W 108–99 OT	11–13 (4–8)	Palumbo Center (2,364) Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 17, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN		at Fordham	L 66–76	11–14 (4–9)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,341) Bronx, NY
Feb 21, 2016 4:00 pm, NBCSN		George Mason	W 70–64	12–14 (5–9)	Mullins Center (3,691) Amherst, MA
Feb 24, 2016 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 57–74	12–15 (5–10)	Mullins Center (2,460) Amherst, MA
Feb 27, 2016 4:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 83–85	12–16 (5–11)	Reilly Center (5,294) Olean, NY
Mar 2, 2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Rhode Island	L 50–68	12–17 (5–12)	Ryan Center (5,113) Kingston, RI
Mar 5, 2016 3:00 pm		La Salle	W 69–52	13–17 (6–12)	Mullins Center (3,096) Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 10, 2016 6:30 pm, NBCSN	(10)	vs. (7) Rhode Island Second round	W 67–62	14–17	Barclays Center (5,507) Brooklyn, NY
Mar 11, 2016 6:30 pm, NBCSN	(10)	vs. (2) VCU Quarterfinals	L 70–85	14–18	Barclays Center (8,223) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team