2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball
2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	15–18 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach	Derek Kellogg (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Adam Ginsburg; Shyrone Chatman; Andy Allison;
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by ninth-year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the second round.

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	15	–	3	.833	24	–	8	.750
VCU	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
Rhode Island †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Richmond	13	–	5	.722	22	–	13	.629
Saint Bonaventure	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
George Mason	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
La Salle	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Davidson	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Saint Louis	6	–	12	.333	12	–	21	.364
UMass	4	–	14	.222	15	–	18	.455
Saint Joseph's	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Duquesne	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

On March 9, 2017, the school fired head coach Derek Kellogg after nine years and a 155–137 record.^[1] Shortly after Kellogg was fired, the school announced that Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey had been hired as the new head coach at UMass.^[2] However, shortly before the press conference to announce his hiring, Kelsey announced he would not accept the position.^[3] On March 31, the school announced they had hired Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall.^[4]

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Antwan Space	3	F	6'9"	235	RS Senior	DeSoto, TX	Graduated
Jabarie Hinds	5	G	5'11"	185	RS Senior	Mount Vernon, NY	Graduated
Trey Davis	12	G	6'0"	185	Senior	DeSoto, TX	Graduated
Tyler Bergantino	22	C	6'9"	250	Senior	Spring Hill, FL	Graduated

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
DeJon Jarreau #15 SG	New Orleans, LA	McDonogh 35 High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 28, 2015
DeJon Jarreau #15 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
Chris Baldwin #32 PF	Springfield, MA	Notre Dame Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 29, 2015
Chris Baldwin #32 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Brison Gresham #29 C	New Orleans, LA	McDonogh 35 High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 28, 2015
Brison Gresham #29 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Unique McLean #53 SG	Granby, MA	The MacDuffie School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 8, 2015
Unique McLean #53 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Tyrn Flowers #47 SF	Waterbury, CT	Sacred Heart High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jan 11, 2016
Tyrn Flowers #47 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

Preseason

UMass was picked to finish 10th in the Preseason A-10 poll.^[5] Donte Clark was named to the Preseason All-Conference Third Team.^[5]

Roster

2016–17 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)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Queen’s Grant HS	Chatham, VA
G	1	Zach Lewis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	RS Jr	NW Catholic HS Canisius	Windsor, CT
G	2	Luwane Pipkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Bogan HS	Chicago, IL
G	3	DeJon Jarreau	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	McDonogh 35 HS	New Orleans, LA
G	4	Unique McLean	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	MacDuffie School	Brooklyn, NY
F	5	Chris Baldwin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Springfield, MA
F	10	Malik Hines	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Murrah HS	Jackson, MS
G	11	Rayshawn Miller (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Boston Latin Academy	Boston, MA
F	14	Zach Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Woodrow Wilson HS	Dallas, TX
G	23	C. J. Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Whitehaven HS	Memphis, TN
F	24	Tyrn Flowers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Sacred Heart HS	Waterbury, CT
F	33	Seth Berger	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	RS Jr	Ballard HS	Seattle, WA
F	34	Zach Turcotte (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Masconomet Regional HS	Boxford, MA
C	45	Rashaan Holloway	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	335 lb (152 kg)	So	Schalick HS	Elmer, NJ
F/C	55	Brison Gresham	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	McDonogh 35 HS	New Orleans, LA

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 and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:00 pm		UMass Lowell	W 90–76	1–0	Mullins Center (5,229) Amherst, MA
11/14/2016* 8:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 88–90	1–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,291) Oxford, MS
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ASN		Temple	W 70–67	2–1	Mullins Center (3,732) Amherst, MA
11/20/2016* 1:05 pm		at Holy Cross	W 68–60	3–1	DCU Center (3,591) Worcester, MA
11/26/2016* 1:00 pm		Harvard	W 70–66	4–1	Mullins Center (3,320) Amherst, MA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Wagner	W 62–55	5–1	Mullins Center (2,896) Amherst, MA
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm		Central Florida	L 62–65	5–2	Mullins Center (3,911) Amherst, MA
12/08/2016* 7:00 pm		Pacific Gotham Classic	W 72–48	6–2	Mullins Center (3,171) Amherst, MA
12/10/2016* 12:00 pm, FS1		at Providence	L 69–75	6–3	Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,815) Providence, RI
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm		North Carolina A&T Gotham Classic	W 65–59	7–3	Mullins Center (3,239) Amherst, MA
12/17/2016* 1:00 pm		Kennesaw State Gotham Classic	W 95–77	8–3	Mullins Center (1,758) Amherst, MA
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Rider Gotham Classic	W 78–67	9–3	Mullins Center (2,547) Amherst, MA
12/28/2016* 2:00 pm		at Georgia State	L 65–74	10–3	GSU Sports Arena (1,639) Atlanta, GA
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/30/2016 4:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	L 77–89	10–4 (0–1)	Mullins Center (4,877) Amherst, MA
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		at George Mason	L 81–86	10–5 (0–2)	EagleBank Arena (2,755) Fairfax, VA
01/07/2017 1:00 pm, NBCSN		at VCU	L 64–81	10–6 (0–3)	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Dayton	W 67–55	11–6 (1–3)	Mullins Center (2,628) Amherst, MA
01/15/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN		at Rhode Island	L 77–79	11–7 (1–4)	Ryan Center (6,202) Kingston, RI
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		Saint Joseph's	W 62–57	12–7 (2–4)	Mullins Center (2,370) Amherst, MA
01/21/2017 12:30 pm, NBCSN		Fordham	L 68–71	12–8 (2–5)	Mullins Center (3,423) Amherst, MA
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 70–74	12–9 (2–6)	Chaifetz Arena (6,265) St. Louis, MO
01/28/2017 1:00 pm		George Mason	L 74–76	12–10 (2–7)	Mullins Center (4,261) Amherst, MA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		at La Salle	L 78–88	12–11 (2–8)	Tom Gola Arena (1,361) Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Rhode Island	L 62–70	12–12 (2–9)	Mullins Center (3,512) Amherst, MA
02/11/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN		at Saint Joseph's	W 87–76	13–12 (3–9)	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 66–96	13–13 (3–10)	Palumbo Center (1,185) Pittsburgh, PA
02/18/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN		Davidson	L 74–79	13–14 (3–11)	Mullins Center (3,219) Amherst, MA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at George Washington	L 67-83	13-15 (3-12)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,654) Washington, D.C.
02/26/2017 1:00 pm, ASN		La Salle	W 84–71	14–15 (4–12)	Mullins Center (2,811) Amherst, MA
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		Richmond	L 64–75	14–16 (4–13)	Mullins Center (2,434) Amherst, MA
03/04/2017 4:00 pm, ASN		at St. Bonaventure	L 56–60	14–17 (4–14)	Reilly Center (4,322) Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/08/2017 6:00 pm, ASN	(12)	vs. (13) Saint Joseph's First round	W 70–63	15–17	PPG Paints Arena (5,517) Pittsburgh, PA
03/09/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN	(12)	vs. (5) St. Bonaventure Second round	L 60–73	15–18	PPG Paints Arena (7,509) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

^ "UMass fires basketball coach Derek Kellogg - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
^ Thamel, Pete. "UMass to hire Winthrop's Pat Kelsey as head coach". SI.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "Pat Kelsey bails on UMass presser, turns down job at last minute, will remain at Winthrop". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "UMass hires Chattanooga's Matt McCall as new men's basketball coach". masslive.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.

[1] "UMass fires basketball coach Derek Kellogg - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.

[2] Thamel, Pete. "UMass to hire Winthrop's Pat Kelsey as head coach". SI.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[3] "Pat Kelsey bails on UMass presser, turns down job at last minute, will remain at Winthrop". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[4] "UMass hires Chattanooga's Matt McCall as new men's basketball coach". masslive.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

[:0-5] "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.

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2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2016 recruiting class

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References