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 ====== 2025-26 Season ======
-The 2025-26 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts, the flagship campus in Amherst.  The Head Coach is [[Frank Martin]].
+The 2025-26 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts, the flagship campus in Amherst.  The Head Coach was [[Frank Martin]].
-The season represents the 117th season of basketball in the school's history.
+The season represented the 117th season of basketball in the school's history.
-This is UM's first season as a member of the [[MAC]], after having been a charter member of the [[atlantic_10|Atlantic 10 Conference]].
+This was UM's first season as a member of the [[MAC]], after having been a charter member of the [[atlantic_10|Atlantic 10 Conference]].
-  * **Current Overall Record:** 15-12
+  * **Final Overall Record:** 17-16
-  * **Current Conference Record:** 6-8
+  * **Final Conference Record:** 7-11 (tied for 7th, 8th after tiebreakers, out of 13)
 ^Record^Overall^MAC^
-|All games|15-12|6-8|
+|All games|17-16|7-11|
-|Home|10-4|4-3|
+|Home|11-5|5-4|
-|Away|2-6|2-5|
+|Away|2-8|2-7|
-|Neutral|3-2|0-0|
+|Neutral|4-3|0-0|
-|Overtime|0-2|0-1|
+|Overtime|0-4|0-3|
+  * **Final NET:** 202((https://bracketologists.com/team/massachusetts-minutemen/2026))
+  * **PS/G:** 80.2 (79th of 365)
+  * **PA/G:** 77.6 (285th of 365)
+  * **SRS:** -2.40 (181st of 365)((Simple Rating System https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/about/glossary.html#srs))
+  * **SOS:** -3.50 (224th of 365)((Strength of Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/about/glossary.html#sos))
+  * **ORtg:** 110.3 (162nd of 365)((Offensive Rating https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/massachusetts/men/2026.html))
+  * **DRtg:** 106.7 (174th of 365)((Defensive Rating https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/massachusetts/men/2026.html))
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 |   2/13   |   at [[opponent_akron|Akron]]   |   @#ffdddd:[[game20260213_akron|L 99-92]]   |   [[kjei_parker|Parker]] (20)   |   [[luka_damjanac|Damjanac]] / [[jayden_ndjigue|Ndjigue]] / Parker (4 each)   |   15-11   |   6-7   |UM scraps but fouls their way to a loss.  UM sends the Zips to the line 43 times, their worst in a 40-minute game this season.  Akron makes us pay with .884 FT shooting.  [[leonardo_bettiol|Bettiol]] and [[daniel_hankins-sanford|DHS]] combine for just 4 rebounds.|
 |   2/17   |   [[opponent_miami_oh|Miami]]   |   @#ffdddd:[[game20260217_miami_oh|L 86-77]]   |   [[isaiah_placide|Placide]] (19)   |   [[leonardo_bettiol|Bettiol]] (9)   |   15-12   |   6-8   |Miami came in as D-I's last undefeated team (25-0 / 12-0), and ranked #22.  UM took an extremely brief lead at 62-60, but Miami hit 7 of their last 8 FGs to close the deal.  Miami played good D on our regulars, as Placide and [[danny_carbuccia|Carbuccia]] (15 pts) were our 1st and 3rd leading scorers, 16 and 9 points above their usual average, respectively.|
-|   2/21   |   [[opponent_buffalo|Buffalo]]   |   [[game20260217_miami_oh|TBD]]   |   TBD   |   TBD   |   --   |   --   | |
+|   2/21   |   [[opponent_buffalo|Buffalo]]   |   @#ffdddd:[[game20260221_buffalo|L 86-82 (OT)]]   |   [[marcus_banks|Banks]] (24)   |   [[leonardo_bettiol|Bettiol]] (8)   |   15-13   |   6-9   |UM shoots 52% from the floor, and wins the glass by 10, but the little things add up to a loss: multiple lane violations lead to extra UB points, 59% from the stripe leave UM points off the board.  Bettiol 21 pts.|
+|   2/24   |   at [[opponent_ball_state|Ball State]]   |   @#ffdddd:[[game20260224_ball_state|L 74-73 (OT)]]   |   [[isaiah_placide|Placide]] (18)   |   [[leonardo_bettiol|Bettiol]] (14)   |   15-14   |   6-10   |Brutal loss.  UM was up 53-35 with 12:12 to play, and allowed a 26-5 run to the 3-11 / NET 323 Cardinals, and only saved into OT by Placide's 3.  Bettiol fouls out again, [[marcus_banks|Banks]] goes 3-18 and gets hit with a critical T, [[daniel_hankins-sanford|DHS]] "day to day" with an undisclosed injury.|
+|   2/28   |   at [[opponent_bowling_green|Bowling Green]]   |   @#ffdddd:[[game20260228_bowling_green|L 81-62]]   |   [[leonardo_bettiol|Bettiol]] (24)   |   Bettiol (9)   |   15-15   |   6-11   |UM had a 14-point lead in H1, 9 at the break, then allowed 53 to BG in H2.  [[daniel_hankins-sanford|DHS]] out again in walking boot.  [[marcus_banks|Banks]] 4-15.  [[dwayne_wimbley|Wimbley]] a career high 10 in his first start.|
+|   3/3   |   [[opponent_ohio|Ohio]]   |   @#ddffdd:[[game20260303_ohio|W 94-82]]   |   [[marcus_banks|Banks]] (31)   |   [[dwayne_wimbley|Wimbley]] (10)   |   16-15   |   **7-11**   |Banks breaks thru recent slump.  Wimbley steps up again, sets new career high in boards, as [[daniel_hankins-sanford|DHS]] remains out.  [[leonardo_bettiol|Bettiol]] 17 pts, [[danny_carbuccia|Carbuccia]] 13, [[jayden_ndjigue|Ndjigue]] 10 & 6.|
+|   3/12   |   vs [[opponent_miami_oh|Miami]]   |   @#ddffdd:[[game20260312_miami_oh|W 87-83]]   |   [[leonardo_bettiol|Bettiol]] (25)   |   Bettiol / [[daniel_hankins-sanford|Hankins-Sanford]] / [[jayden_ndjigue|Ndjigue]] (8 each)   |   17-15   |   --   |MAC Quarterfinal, UM #8, Miami #1.  UMass fights back from an 11-point H2 deficit, pulls off the big upset over the #20 RedHawks, spoils Miami's undefeated season.  Bettiol dominates, draws 10 fouls.  Ndjigue puts in arguably his best career game with 16-8-4.  DHS returns and starts, contributes 11 & 8.  [[marcus_banks|Banks]] 18 pts.|
+|   3/13   |   vs [[opponent_toledo|Toledo]]   |   @#ffdddd:[[game20260313_toledo|L 77-67]]   |   [[leonardo_bettiol|Bettiol]] (21)   |   Bettiol / [[dimitri_clerc|Clerc]] / [[jayden_ndjigue|Ndjigue]] (6 each)   |   **17-16**   |   --   |MAC Semifinal, Toledo #4. UM started out flat, fought back to take a brief lead in H1, but fell behind by 9 at the break and never got closer than 7 the rest of the way.  UM cuts down the fouls but also gives up 57% FG, and 71% from 2.  Bettiol scores but also goes -23 in the +/-.  UM 19% from 3 and 52% from the line.|
+===== Statistics =====
+Category leaders highlighted. Clear leaders in yellow. Blue indicates leaders with differing minimum thresholds.
+^Player^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^3P^3PA^3P%^2P^2PA^2P%^eFG%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
+|Leonardo Bettiol|@#FFFFB7:33|@#FFFFB7:33|947|28.7|@#FFFFB7:218|357|@#66ffff:.611|1|3|.333|@#FFFFB7:217|@#FFFFB7:354|@#66ffff:.613|@#66ffff:.612|@#FFFFB7:161|@#FFFFB7:229|.703|@#FFFFB7:598|@#FFFFB7:18.1|@#FFFFB7:82|@#FFFFB7:176|@#FFFFB7:258|@#FFFFB7:7.8|70|24|8|90|116|6|
+|Marcus Banks Jr.|@#FFFFB7:33|@#FFFFB7:33|@#FFFFB7:1088|@#FFFFB7:33.0|184|@#FFFFB7:444|.414|@#FFFFB7:112|@#FFFFB7:296|.378|72|148|.486|.541|70|84|.833|550|16.7|9|78|87|2.6|59|40|2|44|83|2|
+|K'Jei Parker|@#FFFFB7:33|6|684|20.7|117|263|.445|64|157|@#66ffff:.408|53|106|.500|.567|54|60|@#FFFFB7:.900|352|10.7|7|56|63|1.9|66|22|0|45|64|3|
+|Daniel Hankins-Sanford|30|30|857|28.6|129|280|.461|13|51|.255|116|229|.507|.484|69|111|.622|340|11.3|65|148|213|7.1|41|20|@#FFFFB7:19|39|87|1|
+|Danny Carbuccia|@#FFFFB7:33|27|910|27.6|93|214|.435|14|57|.246|79|157|.503|.467|26|67|.388|226|6.8|8|53|61|1.8|@#FFFFB7:207|33|2|64|77|1|
+|Jayden Ndjigue|@#FFFFB7:33|@#FFFFB7:33|885|26.8|74|146|.507|6|26|.231|68|120|.567|.527|62|88|.705|216|6.5|75|104|179|5.4|63|@#FFFFB7:41|15|50|96|3|
+|Isaiah Placide|28|0|250|8.9|33|85|.388|25|60|@#66ffff:.417|8|25|.320|.535|18|26|.692|109|3.9|7|21|28|1.0|9|6|2|8|22|0|
+|Dimitri Clerc|26|1|226|8.7|34|55|@#66ffff:.618|0|0|--|34|55|@#66ffff:.618|@#66ffff:.618|16|38|.421|84|3.2|26|43|69|2.7|4|6|5|20|35|0|
+|Dwayne Wimbley Jr.|@#FFFFB7:33|2|462|14.0|30|97|.309|7|38|.184|23|59|.390|.345|9|16|.563|76|2.3|25|48|73|2.2|16|16|12|30|42|0|
+|Luka Damjanac|30|0|306|10.2|29|49|.592|3|11|.273|26|38|@#66ffff:.684|@#66ffff:.622|11|17|.647|72|2.4|30|46|76|2.5|20|5|5|16|43|2|
+|Donovan Brown|16|0|89|5.6|5|22|.227|3|12|.250|2|10|.200|.295|0|0|--|13|0.8|2|5|7|0.4|7|5|0|6|12|0|
+|Charles Outlaw|8|0|28|3.5|5|10|.500|0|0|--|5|10|.500|.500|2|5|.400|12|1.5|3|5|8|1.0|0|1|2|2|6|0|
+|Rollie Castineyra|4|0|19|4.8|0|5|.000|0|5|.000|0|0|--|.000|0|0|--|0|0.0|0|0|0|0.0|0|1|0|0|2|0|
+|TEAM TOTALS|33|33|6751||951|2027|.469|248|716|.346|703|1311|.536|.530|498|741|.672|2648|80.2|339|783|1122|34.0|562|220|72|429|685|18|
+[[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/massachusetts/men/2026.html|Additional looks from Sports-Reference.com]]
 ===== Schedule =====
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 |   2/13((TV flexed from 2/14))   |   Fri   |   9:00   |   at **[[opponent_akron|Akron]]**   |   [[wp>James A. Rhodes Arena|Rhodes Arena]], Akron OH   | |   [[https://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/|CBS Sports Network]]   |   [[https://www.cbssports.com/watch/cbs-sports-network|CBS Sports Network]]   |
 |   2/17   |   Tue   |   7:00   |   **[[opponent_miami_oh|Miami]]**   |   [[Mullins Center]]   | |   none   |   [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]   |
-|   2/21   |   Sat   |   6:00   |   **[[opponent_buffalo|Buffalo]]**   |   [[Mullins Center]]   |   Senior Night, and [[season_1995-96|Final Four run]] 30th anniv.((https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/1/21/massachusetts-athletics-to-celebrate-30-year-anniversary-of-1995-96-mens-basketball-final-four-team))   |   TBA   |   [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]   |
+|   2/21   |   Sat   |   6:00   |   **[[opponent_buffalo|Buffalo]]**   |   [[Mullins Center]]   |   Senior Night, and [[season_1995-96|Final Four run]] 30th anniv.((https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/1/21/massachusetts-athletics-to-celebrate-30-year-anniversary-of-1995-96-mens-basketball-final-four-team))   |   none   |   [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]   |
-|   2/24   |   Tue   |   7:00   |   at **[[opponent_ball_state|Ball State]]**   |   [[wp>Worthen Arena]], Muncie IN   | |   TBA   |   [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]   |
+|   2/24   |   Tue   |   7:00   |   at **[[opponent_ball_state|Ball State]]**   |   [[wp>Worthen Arena]], Muncie IN   | |   none   |   [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]   |
-|   2/28   |   Sat   |   2:00   |   at **[[opponent_bowling_green|Bowling Green]]**   |   [[wp>Stroh Center]], Bowling Green OH   | |   TBA   |   [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]   |
+|   2/28   |   Sat   |   2:00   |   at **[[opponent_bowling_green|Bowling Green]]**   |   [[wp>Stroh Center]], Bowling Green OH   | |   none   |   [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]   |
-|   3/3   |   Tue   |   7:00   |   **[[opponent_ohio|Ohio]]**   |   [[Mullins Center]]   | |   TBA   |   [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]   |
+|   3/3   |   Tue   |   7:00   |   **[[opponent_ohio|Ohio]]**   |   [[Mullins Center]]   | |   none   |   [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]   |
+|   3/12   |   Thur   |   11:00 AM   |   [[opponent_miami_oh|Miami]]   |   [[wp>Rocket Arena]], Cleveland OH   |   [[https://getsomemaction.com/feature/MBB-2026?path=mbball|MAC Tournament]], Quarterfinal   |   none   |   [[https://plus.espn.com/|ESPN+]]   |
+|   3/13   |   Fri   |   5:00   |   [[opponent_toledo|Toledo]]   |   [[wp>Rocket Arena]], Cleveland OH   |   [[https://getsomemaction.com/feature/MBB-2026?path=mbball|MAC Tournament]], Semifinal   |   [[https://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/|CBS Sports Network]]   |   [[https://www.cbssports.com/watch/cbs-sports-network|CBS Sports Network]]   |
 **Notes**
   * The MAC Tournament will be held from March 12-14, in Cleveland.  Only the top 8 teams in the standings qualify.
-  * Some MAC game dates and times may change, if games are picked up to be televised on the ESPN family of networks, or CBS Sports Network.  A three-week notice will be announced in those cases.((https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/10/23/mens-basketball-mac-announces-2025-26-mens-basketball-national-tv-schedule))
+  * Some MAC game dates and times were subject to change, if games were picked up to be televised on the ESPN family of networks, or CBS Sports Network.  A three-week notice was to be announced in those cases.((https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/10/23/mens-basketball-mac-announces-2025-26-mens-basketball-national-tv-schedule))
-  * The opponent for the February 7 game will be determined in January, based on NET ratings, geography, and frequency of past contests.((https://getsomemaction.com/news/2025/6/30/womens-basketball-initial-matchups-announced-for-2025-26-mac-sbc-challenge.aspx))((https://getsomemaction.com/news/2024/11/4/mens-basketball-mac-sbc-extend-basketball-challenge-series-through-2026-27.aspx))
+  * The opponent for the February 7 game was determined in January, based on NET ratings, geography, and frequency of past contests.((https://getsomemaction.com/news/2025/6/30/womens-basketball-initial-matchups-announced-for-2025-26-mac-sbc-challenge.aspx))((https://getsomemaction.com/news/2024/11/4/mens-basketball-mac-sbc-extend-basketball-challenge-series-through-2026-27.aspx))
   * NESN had been broadcasting our home games since 2019, but that arrangement seems to have ended, possibly due to contractual conflicts with MAC agreements.
   * A return game with [[opponent_arizona_state|Arizona State]] will reportedly be pushed into [[season_2026-27|2026-27]].((https://x.com/DeanWende1/status/1909658511048396885))  We are expected to travel to ASU, in return for [[game20241221_arizona_state|their trip to Springfield in the 2024-25 season]].
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 |[[akil_watson|Watson, Akil]]|6-9|185|So.|F|Entered transfer portal.((https://www.instagram.com/p/DH6N_3rMMOB/))  Averaged 10.7 minutes, 3.6 pts, 2.0 rebs.  Has since committed to [[opponent_st_peters|Saint Peter's]].((https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/akil-watson))|
 |[[marqui_worthy|Worthy, Marqui]]|6-3|216|So.|G|Entered transfer portal.((https://x.com/VerbalCommits/status/1907171548538007655))((https://x.com/Marqui2x/status/1907812498499105114))  Improved in his second year, with an average of 18.2 minutes, 5.8 points, 1.5 rebs, 1.9 assists, but was likely facing more time coming off the bench. Has since gone much closer to home, committing to [[wp>UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball|UC Riverside]] (Big West).((https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ1_S5vvPUa/))|
+% of the scoring from the 2024-25 squad was lost.((https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/massachusetts/men/2026.html))
 ==== Coaching Staff ====
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 ===== MAC Lists & Honors =====
+==== Post-Season ====
+  * Three Minutemen received All-MAC honors: [[Leonardo Bettiol]] Second Team, [[Marcus Banks]] Third Team, [[Danny Carbuccia]] Freshman Team.((https://getsomemaction.com/news/2026/3/11/mac-announces-2025-26-mens-basketball-all-mac-teams-specialty-award-winners.aspx))((https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/3/11/mens-basketball-bettiol-banks-jr-and-carbuccia-earn-postseason-recognition-from-mac))
+  * Bettiol was named to the All-Tournament Team, the only member whose team did not reach the championship game.((https://getsomemaction.com/news/2026/3/15/mens-basketball-akron-completes-three-peat-behind-clutch-three-from-scott.aspx))
 ==== Player of the Week ====
 [[marcus_banks|Marcus Banks Jr.]] was named Player of the Week on 12/15 (after UM's wins over [[game20251210_boston_college|Boston College]] and [[game20251213_florida_state|Florida State]]((https://x.com/MACSports/status/2000627011681931684))) and 2/9 (after his record-setting performance against [[game20260203_central_michigan|Central Michigan]] and 21-point, 3OT-forcing day against [[game20260207_coastal_carolina|Coastal Carolina]]).((https://getsomemaction.com/news/2026/2/9/banks-jr-collects-mens-basketball-player-of-the-week-honors.aspx))((https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/2/9/mens-basketball-marcus-banks-jr-named-mac-player-of-the-week))