====== 1971-72 Season ======
The 1971-72 UMass [[names#athletic_mascot_name_history|Redmen]] basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts.  The Head Coach was [[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]].  The team played its home games primarily in the [[Curry Hicks Cage]] in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was a member of the [[Yankee Conference]].

The season represented the 63rd season of basketball in the school's history.

  * **Final Record:** 14-12
  * **Conference Record:** 6-4 (Second place tie)
  * **Postseason:** none

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|  [[season_1970-71|1970-71]]  |  [[season_1972-73|1972-73]]  |

===== Scoreboard =====
Available on our older page: https://umasshoops.com/games/1970s.htm#1-2%20Scoreboard

===== Statistics =====
Select stats per UMass media guide.
^Leader^PPG^RPG^APG^FG%^FT^
|John Betancourt|14.3|2.0|3.2|.465|.815|
|[[skinner_al|Al Skinner]]|13.3|8.7|2.5|.510|.729|
|[[Tom McLaughlin]]|10.2|5.3|1.5|.408|.654|
|[[Peter Trow]]|9.4|2.4|0.8|.457|.800|
|Rick Vogeley|7.8|3.9|1.7|.503|.825|

===== Roster =====
<sortable 2>
^No.^Name^Yr.^Ht.^Wt.^Hometown/High School/Last College^
|10|Betancourt, John|Sr.|5-10|170|Westwood, N.J./Westwood|
|14|Pagliara, Mike|Sr.|5-10|170|Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo|
|22|[[pitino_rick|Pitino, Rick]]|So.|6-0|165|Oyster Bay, N.Y./St. Dominic's|
|24|Coffin, Chris|Sr.|6-4|190|Westford, Mass./Westford Academy|
|30|[[skinner_al|Skinner, Al]]|So.|6-4|175|West Hampstead, N.Y./Malverne|
|34|[[peter_trow|Trow, Peter]]|So.|6-4|180|Mattapoisett, Mass./Old Rochester|
|40|[[tom_mclaughlin|McLaughlin, Tom]]|Jr.|6-4|180|Bronx, N.Y./Fordham Prep/Tennessee|
|42|Levine, Art|So.|6-5|185|Hillside, N.J./Hillside|
|44|Vogeley, Rich|Sr.|6-5|200|New Hyde Park, N.Y./Sewanhaka|
|50|Austin, Tom|Jr.|6-9|200|Swansea, Mass./Case|
|52|Olsen, Charles|Jr.|6-5|194|Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey|
|54|Peters, Charles|Jr.|6-7|215|Topsfield, Mass./Masconomet Reg.|
</sortable>

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