2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record11–21 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
VCU162 .889258  .758
Davidson144 .7782410  .706
Dayton135 .7222112  .636
St. Bonaventure126 .6671816  .529
George Mason117 .6111815  .545
Saint Louis108 .5562313  .639
Duquesne108 .5561913  .594
Rhode Island99 .5001815  .545
La Salle810 .4441021  .323
Saint Joseph's612 .3331419  .424
Richmond612 .3331320  .394
George Washington414 .222924  .273
Massachusetts414 .2221121  .344
Fordham315 .1671220  .375
2019 A10 Tournament winner

The 2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by second-year head coach Matt McCall and 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 11-21, 4-14 in A-10 Play to tie for 12th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to George Washington.

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2017–18 season 13–20, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They beat La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the second round to George Mason.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Malik Hines0F6'10"255JuniorJackson, MSGraduate transferred to McNeese State
Jaylen Brantley1G5'11"170SeniorSpringfield, MAGraduated
Chris Baldwin5F6'8"235SophomoreSpringfield, MATransferred to Texas Southern
C. J. Anderson23G6'6"207SeniorMemphis, TNGraduated
Rayshawn Miller42G6'1"200JuniorBoston, MAWalk-on; graduate transferred to Albany

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Djery BaptisteC6'10"245RS JuniorGonaïves, HaitiTransferred from Vanderbilt. Will be eligible to play immediately in December since Baptiste graduated from Vanderbilt. Will have 1+12 years left of eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Samba Diallo
#69 SF
Sparta, NJ Pope John XXIII Regional High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tre Wood
#58 PG
Upper Marlboro, MD St. John's College High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 6, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Sy Chatman
PF
Saint Paul, MN Cretin-Derham Hall High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 22, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

Preseason

Roster

2018–19 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tre Wood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrSt. John's College HS Upper Marlboro, MD
G 1 Jonathan Laurent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrDr. Phillips HS
Rutgers
Lakeland, FL
G 2 Luwane Pipkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrBogan HS Chicago, IL
G 3 Kieran Hayward 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoSt Joseph's College
LSU
Sydney, Australia
G 4 Unique McLean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoMacDuffie School Brooklyn, NY
F 5 Samba Diallo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrPope John XXIII Regional HS Rufisque, Senegal
F 10 Sy Chatman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCretin-Derham Hall HS Saint Paul, MN
C 11 Djery Baptiste 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) GSPrestonwood Christian Academy Gonaives, Haiti
G 12 Carl Pierre 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoBoston College HS Boston, MA
G 13 Jaylen Franklin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrMacDuffie School Springfield, MA
C 14 Khaela Turner-Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoNew Hampton School (NH) Springfield, MA
G 20 Keon Clergeot 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoAuburndale HS
Memphis
Winter Haven, FL
F 31 Randall West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrLawrenceville School Moorestown, NJ
G 33 Curtis Cobb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrWilbraham & Monson Academy
Fairfield
Fall River, MA
F 41 Aidan Byrne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrNiskayuna HS Niskayuna, NY
C 45 Rashaan Holloway 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)310 lb (141 kg) SrSchalick HS Elmer, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Westfield State W 84–60 
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:30 pm, ELVN
UMass Lowell W 83–75  1–0
Mullins Center (2,976)
Amherst, MA
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
New Hampshire W 104–75  2–0
Mullins Center (2,563)
Amherst, MA
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, NESN
Harvard L 71–74  2–1
Mullins Center (2,645)
Amherst, MA
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm
Howard
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational
L 63–68  2–2
Mullins Center (2,048)
Amherst, MA
November 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational
W 92–60  3–2
Mullins Center (2,034)
Amherst, MA
November 22, 2018*
1:30 pm, FS1
vs. Southern Illinois
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational semifinals
W 84–62  4–2
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 23, 2018*
10:00 pm, FS1
vs. No. 6 Nevada
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational Championship
L 87–110  4–3
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 28, 2018*
7:30 pm, NESN
Quinnipiac W 69–62  5–3
Mullins Center (2,478)
Amherst, MA
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ELVN
Holy Cross L 78–82  5–4
Mullins Center (2,257)
Amherst, MA
December 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS1
at Providence W 79–78  6–4
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,427)
Providence, RI
December 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Temple L 63–65  6–5
Liacouras Center (4,840)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Fairleigh Dickinson W 85–84  7–5
Mullins Center (2,276)
Amherst, MA
December 30, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia L 72–91  7–6
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
A-10 regular season
January 5, 2019
12:30 pm, NBCSN
La Salle L 60–69  7–7
(0–1)
Mullins Center (4,154)
Amherst, MA
January 9, 2019
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Louis L 62–65  7–8
(0–2)
Chaifetz Arena (6,325)
St. Louis, MO
January 13, 2019
3:30 pm, NBCSN
at Dayton L 67–72  7–9
(0–3)
UD Arena (12,767)
Dayton, OH
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
George Mason L 63–68  7–10
(0–4)
Mullins Center (2,412)
Amherst, MA
January 19, 2019
6:30 pm, NBCSN
at VCU L 50–68  7–11
(0–5)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure L 51–65  7–12
(0–6)
Mullins Center (2,551)
Amherst, MA
January 27, 2019
2:00 pm, Stadium
Rhode Island W 77–70  8–12
(1–6)
Mullins Center (4,145)
Amherst, MA
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm
at La Salle L 51–60  8–13
(1–7)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 2019
4:30 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Joseph's L 62–64  8–14
(1–8)
Hagan Arena (3,691)
Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm
Fordham L 67–85  8–15
(1–9)
Mullins Center (2,072)
Amherst, MA
February 9, 2019
1:00 pm
Davidson W 54–51  9–15
(2–9)
Mullins Center (3,878)
Amherst, MA
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm
at George Mason L 75–80  9–16
(2–10)
EagleBank Arena (3,206)
Fairfax, VA
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm
at George Washington L 67–79  9–17
(2–11)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,468)
Washington, D.C.
February 23, 2019
2:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 80–79  10–17
(3–11)
Mullins Center (3,967)
Amherst, MA
February 26, 2019
7:00 pm
Dayton L 48–72  10–18
(3–12)
Mullins Center (2,748)
Amherst, MA
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Duquesne L 73–80  10–19
(3–13)
Palumbo Center (2,980)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond W 87–79  11–19
(4–13)
Mullins Center (2,534)
Amherst, MA
March 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 75–94  11–20
(4–14)
Ryan Center (6,938)
Kingston, RI
A-10 tournament
March 13, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(13) vs. (12) George Washington
First Round
L 64–68 OT 11–21
Barclays Center (4,278)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

References

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