====== 1974-75 Season ======
The 1974-75 UMass [[names#athletic_mascot_name_history|Minutemen]] 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 66th season of basketball in the school's history.

  * **Final Record:** 18-8
  * **Conference Record:** 10-2 (First place)
  * **Postseason:** [[wp>1975_National_Invitation_Tournament|NIT]] bid, lost in the First Round

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===== Scoreboard =====
Available on our older page: https://umasshoops.com/games/1970s.htm#4-5%20Scoreboard

===== Statistics =====
Select stats per UMass media guide.
^Leader^PPG^RPG^APG^FG%^FT%^
|John Murphy|17.9|9.3|2.5|.503|.782|
|Jim Town|12.2|7.7|1.2|.524|.712|
|Mike Pyatt|9.3|4.6|1.0|.474|.600|
|Bill Endicott|8.7|4.0|2.7|.365|.831|
|Jim Burke|6.2|2.5|2.2|.471|.795|

===== Roster =====
<!-- Source https://umassathletics.com/sports/2016/7/1/sports-m-baskbl-archive-010810aal-html which have been known to have occasional errors. -->
<sortable>
^No.^Name^Yr.^Pos.^Ht.^Wt.^Hometown/High School^
|10|Mike Stokes|Jr.|G|5-9|134|Philadelphia, Pa./W. Philadelphia|
|12|Bill Endicott|Sr.|G|6-2|175|Somerville, Mass./Somerville|
|14|Jim Burke|Sr.|G/F|6-3|190|Needham, Mass./Needham|
|20|Derick Claiborne|Fr.|G|6-1|160|New York, N.Y./Taft|
|22|Alex Eldridge|Fr.|G|6-2|188|New York, N.Y./Taft|
|24|Greg Duarte|Sr.|F|6-3|192|Boston, Mass./Hyde Park|
|30|Mike Pyatt|Fr.|F|6-5|186|New York, N.Y./Bishop Dubois|
|33|Glen Cooper|Jr.|F|6-5|175|Queens, N.Y./Newton|
|34|Joe Artime|Jr.|G|6-2|189|Bronx, N.Y./All Hallows|
|40|Joe Semder|So.|F|6-5|181|Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream Cent.|
|42|Steve Mayfield|So.|F|6-7|208|Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem Cent.|
|44|Jim Town|So.|C|6-7|215|Glens Falls, N.Y./Glens Falls|
|50|Chuck Stevesky|Fr.|F|6-4|170|Auburn, N.Y./Auburn|
|52|John Murphy|Jr.|F/C|6-7|220|Clinton, Mass./Clinton|
|54|Arnold Johnson|Jr.|F|6-6|200|Boston, Mass./English|
</sortable>

===== Schedule =====
[{{::1974-75_schedule_printed.jpg?direct&600|Looks like a printing prior to the season.  A couple dates don't line up with dates from the record book.  Games with an asterisk were at home, road games have no special character.  Courtesy [[https://twitter.com/BTHoops12/status/1659319510208241665|@BTHoops12]]}}]

===== Misc. =====
[{{::1974-75_street_and_smiths_preview.jpg?direct&600|Season preview from Street & Smith's}}]

{{tag>"1974-75 season" "Work in Progress"}}