2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen are led by third-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.

2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record11–15 (6–7 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachAllen Edwards
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMullins Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason 12 1   .923 21 5   .808
VCU 10 2   .833 20 5   .800
Dayton 8 5   .615 18 8   .692
Loyola Chicago 8 5   .615 17 9   .654
Saint Louis 7 6   .538 14 12   .538
Saint Joseph's 6 6   .500 15 10   .600
Rhode Island 6 7   .462 17 8   .680
George Washington 6 7   .462 17 9   .654
UMass 6 7   .462 11 15   .423
St. Bonaventure 6 8   .429 18 9   .667
Duquesne 5 7   .417 10 15   .400
Davidson 5 8   .385 15 11   .577
La Salle 4 9   .308 12 14   .462
Richmond 4 9   .308 9 17   .346
Fordham 3 9   .250 11 14   .440
2025 A-10 tournament winner
As of February 18, 2025

Previous season

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The Minutemen finished the 2023–24 season 20–11, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As a No. 4 seed in the A-10 tournament they lost in the quarterfinals to VCU.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Robert Davis Jr. 4 G 6'6" 175 Freshman Detroit, MI Transferred to Old Dominion[1]
Keon Thompson 5 G 6'0" 210 Sophomore Merrillville, IN Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Ryan Marcus 20 G 6'3" 185 Senior Wakefield, MA Walk-on; graduated
Jackson Cronin 22 G 6'0" 187 Junior Great Neck, NY Walk-on; transferred to Yeshiva
Josh Cohen 23 F 6'10" 220   Senior Lincroft, NJ Graduate transferred to USC[2]
Matt Cross 33 F 6'7" 230 Senior Beverly, MA Graduate transferred to SMU[3]
Mathok Majok 34 C 7'3" 210 Freshman Kuajok, South Sudan Transferred to Oral Roberts

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Shahid Muhammad 4 C 6'10" Junior Queens, NY College of Southern Idaho[4]
Daniel Rivera 5 G/F 6'6" 210 Senior San Juan, PR Bryant[5]
Akil Watson 23 F 6'9" 205 Sophomore Middletown, NY Arizona State[6]
Malek Abdelgowad 25 F 6'10" 220 Senior Cairo, Egypt Murray State[7]

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nate Guerengomba
SF
South Kent, CT South Kent School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 15, 2023 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Lewis Walker
PF
Winston Salem, NC Winston Salem Christian School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 5, 2023 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Luka Damjanac
C
Austria Wilbraham & Monson Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A Nov 15, 2023 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Amadou Doumbia
C
Putnam, CT Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A May 15, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Danny Carbuccia
#44 PG
White Plains, NY Archbishop Stepinac High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 18, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
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:

Roster

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2024–25 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaylen Curry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Calvary Christian Academy (FL) Charlotte, NC
F 1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Julius L. Chambers HS
South Carolina
Charlotte, NC
G 2 Nate Guerengomba 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr South Kent Washington, D.C.
G 3 Marqui Worthy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So Veritas Academy (CA) Anaheim, CA
F/C 4 Shahid Muhammad 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Academy of the New Church
College of Idaho
Queens, NY
F 5 Daniel Rivera 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Our Saviour Lutheran
Bryant
San Juan, PR
G 7 Rahsool Diggins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Archbishop Wood HS
UConn
Philadelphia, PA
F 8 Lewis Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Winston Salem Christian School Winston-Salem, NC
G 9 Josh Eugel (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Fr Ranney School Manalapan, NJ
G 11 Jayden Ndjigue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So The Rivers School Ayer, MA
F 12 Tarique Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cardinal Hayes HS Bronx, NY
F 13 Luka Damjanac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Wilbraham & Monson Academy Bosnia & Herzegovina
F 14 Amadou Doumbia 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy (CT) Bamako, Mali
F 23 Akil Watson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Roselle Catholic HS
Arizona State
Middletown, New York
F/C 25 Malek Abdelgowad 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Murray State Cairo, Egypt
F 35 John Brigham (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Dexter Southfield Franklin, MA
G 44 Rollie Castineyra 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) Marblehead, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024*
4:00 p.m.
at Providence L 54–63 
 16  Curry   11  Abdelgowad        Amica Mutual Pavilion 
Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., NESN
New Hampshire W 103–74  1–0
 26  Diggins   6  Pissis   8  Sunderland  Mullins Center (3,147)
Amherst, MA
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at West Virginia L 69–75  1–1
 19  Diggins   11  Hankins-Sanford   7  Curry  WVU Coliseum (10,017)
Morgantown, WV
November 13, 2024*
6:00 p.m., MSG+
vs. Louisiana Tech
Icons of the Game
L 66–76  1–2
 14  Curry   9  Rivera   6  Curry  Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
November 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., NESN+
Hofstra L 71–75 OT 1–3
 22  Curry   6  Curry   6  Curry  Mullins Center (3,155)
Amherst, MA
November 23, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Temple
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
L 80–87  1–4
 17  Curry   10  Hankins-Sanford   3  Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (5,368)
Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Florida State
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
L 59–92  1–5
 17  Curry   13  Hankins-Sanford   4  Diggins  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 27, 2024*
4:00 p.m., NESN+
at Harvard W 62–54  2–5
 14  Tied   11  Ndjigue   6  Curry  Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Cambridge, MA
December 1, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
NJIT W 80–68  3–5
 16  Rivera   11  Rivera   8  Diggins  Mullins Center (2,154)
Amherst, MA
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., NESN+
Central Connecticut L 69–73  3–6
 19  Rivera   10  Rivera   4  Ndjigue  Mullins Center (2,163)
Amherst, MA
December 7, 2024*
12:00 p.m., NESN+
UMass Lowell L 83–96  3–7
 17  Tied   8  Ndjigue   5  Ndjigue  Mullins Center (2,357)
Amherst, MA
December 14, 2024*
12:00 p.m., NESN
UMass Boston W 86–52  4–7
 26  Abdelgowad   14  Abdelgowad   7  Tied  Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
December 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., NESN
Northeastern W 77–72  5–7
 24  Curry   11  Abdelgowad   3  Tied  Mullins Center (2,033)
Amherst, MA
December 21, 2024*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Arizona State
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
L 62–78  5–8
 24  Diggins   9  Rivera   5  Worthy  MassMutual Center 
Springfield, MA
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's L 72–81  5–9
(0–1)
 33  Diggins   9  Rivera   6  Curry  Hagan Arena (2,227)
Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., NESN
Richmond L 64–72  5–10
(0–2)
 18  Curry   8  Curry   2  Tied  Mullins Center (3,046)
Amherst, MA
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock
Dayton W 76–72  6–10
(1–2)
 23  Rivera   12  Rivera   6  Diggins  Mullins Center (2,373)
Amherst, MA
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason L 70–77  6–11
(1–3)
 21  Diggins   6  Abdelgowad   2  Tied  EagleBank Arena (3,214)
Fairfax, VA
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fordham W 120–118 3OT 7–11
(2–3)
 46  Diggins   12  Rivera   4  Diggins  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,781)
Bronx, NY
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., USA
La Salle W 82–60  8–11
(3–3)
 22  Curry   13  Ndjigue   7  Curry  Mullins Center (3,515)
Amherst, MA
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Washington W 74–61  9–11
(4–3)
 19  Tied   11  Abdelgowad   6  Curry  Mullins Center (2,772)
Amherst, MA
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 82–88  9–12
(4–4)
 27  Diggins   7  Rivera   3  Tied  Ryan Center (4,664)
Kingston, RI
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne W 62–53  10–12
(5–4)
 32  Diggins   12  Hankins-Sanford   4  Curry  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,535)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Louis L 71–73  10–13
(5–5)
 16  Curry   14  Rivera   4  Worthy  Mullins Center (3,745)
Amherst, MA
February 9, 2025
2:30 p.m., USA
at La Salle W 78–55  11–13
(6–5)
 34  Diggins   12  Hankins-Sanford   5  Ndjigue  Tom Gola Arena (1,405)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., NESN
Davidson L 68–77  11–14
(6–6)
 14  Curry   7  Abdelgowad   5  Tied  Mullins Center (2,529)
Amherst, MA
February 15, 2025
12:00 p.m., NESN
St. Bonaventure L 59–73  11–15
(6–7)
 14  Foster   7  Rivera   3  Rivera  Mullins Center (3,692)
Amherst, MA
February 19, 2025
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at VCU       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
February 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Washington       Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rhode Island       Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
March 8, 2025
12:30 p.m., USA
Loyola Chicago       Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
A-10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025
TBA
vs.        Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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