The 1953-54 UMass Redmen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts. The Head Coach was Robert Curran. 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 45th season of basketball in the school's history.
| Game | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | Overall | Yankee | Notes |
| Dec. 4 | Norwich | L 73-61 | 0-1 | ||
| Dec. 5 | Northeastern | L 75-63 | 0-2 | ||
| Dec. 8 | at Holy Cross | L 89-42 | 0-3 | HC ranked #19 in AP Poll. UM's first game against a ranked team. Tom Heinsohn 19 pts for HC. | |
| Dec. 10 | at Trinity | L 69-59 | 0-4 | ||
| Dec. 12 | at Amherst | L 56-45 | 0-5 | ||
| Dec. 15 | W.P.I. | W 63-55 | 1-5 | ||
| Dec. 16 | Middlebury | L 52-50 (OT) | 1-6 | ||
| Dec. 18 | Vermont | W 81-67 | 2-6 | 1-0 | |
| Jan. 5 | Tufts | W 71-47 | 3-6 | ||
| Jan. 8 | at R.P.I. | L 62-56 | 3-7 | ||
| Jan. 12 | at Springfield | W 56-49 | 4-7 | ||
| Jan. 14 | Boston University | W 52-49 | 5-7 | ||
| Jan. 16 | New Hampshire | W 69-62 | 6-7 | 2-0 | |
| Jan. 18 | at Williams | W 58-57 | 7-7 | ||
| Feb. 11 | at Rhode Island | W 68-67 | 8-7 | 3-0 | |
| Feb. 13 | at Clark | W 60-51 | 9-7 | ||
| Feb. 16 | at American Int'l | L 64-57 | 9-8 | ||
| Feb. 19 | at Colby | W 58-57 | 10-8 | ||
| Feb. 20 | at Maine | W 69-49 | 11-8 | 4-0 | |
| Feb. 23 | M.I.T. | W 64-47 | 12-8 | ||
| Feb. 25 | Connecticut | L 75-66 | 12-9 | 4-1 | |
| Feb. 27 | at New Hampshire | W 82-60 | 13-9 | 5-1 | |
Team leader: Paul Aho 11.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg
| Name | Yr. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conceison, Edward | Sr. | C | 6-2 | 195 | North Easton, Mass. |
| MacLeod, John (C) | Sr. | F | 6-1 | 160 | Quincy, Mass. |
| Mosychuk, Henry | Sr. | G | 6-1 | 170 | Lynn, Mass. |
| Stephens, William (C) | Sr. | C | 6-1 | 180 | Arlington, Mass. |
| Cohen, Gerald | Jr. | G | 6-0 | 170 | Winthrop, Mass./Winthrop School |
| Howard, John | Jr. | F | 6-2 | 170 | Foxboro, Mass./Foxboro |
| Rastallis, Andrew | Jr. | G | 6-2 | 170 | Turners Falls, Mass. |
| Roche, Herman | Jr. | G | 6-0 | 160 | Whitinsville, Mass. |
| Aho, Paul | So. | F | 6-2 | 180 | Worcester, Mass./North |
| Berman, Stanley | So. | G | 6-0 | 170 | Quincy, Mass./Quincy |
| Carr, Peter | So. | G | 6-1 | 181 | Braintree, Mass. |
| Dudeck, Roger | So. | C | 6-3 | 185 | Springfield, Mass. |
| Eid, Richard | So. | F | 6-1 | 170 | Worcester, Mass./Classical |
| Frye, Walter | So. | F | 6-2 | 182 | North Quincy, Mass./North Quincy |
| Gobielle, Louis | So. | F | 6-0 | 189 | Huntington, Mass. |
| McDonough, David | So. | C | 6-3 | 190 | Vineyard Haven, Mass./Tisbury |
| Skypeck, John | So. | G | 5-11 | 165 | Willimansett, Mass./Chicopee |
| Teeter, Curtis | So. | C | 6-3 | 190 | Northboro, Mass. |