The 2009–10 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts. The Head Coach was Derek Kellogg. The team played its home games primarily in the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The season represented the 101st season of basketball in the school's history.
| Game | Record | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Game Results | High Scorer | High Rebounder | Overall | A-10 | |
| 11/7 | Dowling | W 80-78 | Harris (28) | Sean Carter (12) | - | - | Exhibition. Minutemen squeak by D2 Dowling for second straight year |
| 11/13 | at Central Florida | L 67-84 Vacated | Harris (15) | Vinson (7) | 0-1 | - | Minutemen set new school record with 38 3-point attempts. UCF win was later vacated by the NCAA.3) |
| 11/18 | Cornell | L 61-74 | Harris (26) | Sean Carter (6) | 0-2 | - | Legends Classic. UMass (20 team turnovers) struggles throughout with defending Ivy champs |
| 11/21 | AR-Fort Smith | W 94-68 | Gurley (21) | Sean Carter (8) | 1-2 | - | Legends Classic. UMass gains confidence against D2 UA-FS, shoot 54.5% for the game |
| 11/24 | St. Francis (NY) | W 83-65 | Gurley (18) | Vinson (6) | 2-2 | - | UM freshmen combine for 43 points. Team shoots 47% from 3 |
| 11/27 | Rutgers | L 75-83 | Harris (22) | Sean Carter (10) | 2-3 | - | Legends Classic at Atlantic City NJ. Rutgers shoots 56%, gets 5 in double-figures |
| 11/28 | Michigan State (#2) | L 68-106 | Gurley (24) | Sean Carter (8) | 2-4 | - | Legends Classic at Atlantic City NJ. Spartans tear up the lax UM defense, shoot 59% overall and 64% from 3 |
| 12/2 | Quinnipiac | W 62-58 | Harris (19) | Gurley (6) | 3-4 | - | Harris, playing point guard, scores 19 and guides UM to victory despite losing rebounding 46-29 |
| 12/5 | Holy Cross | W 84-63 | Harris (19) | Bailey (8) | 4-4 | - | At DCU Center, Worcester MA. Minutemen shoot 50%, out-rebound HC by 11, for first road win. Gurley 18 |
| 12/7 | at Seton Hall | L 68-86 | Harris & Gurley (15) | Vinson (7) | 4-5 | - | UM falls behind by 35 in second half and can't close gap |
| 12/11 | Grambling State | W 81-58 | Vinson (20) | Vinson (11) | 5-5 | - | Terrell Vinson (20 pts & 11 rebs) steps up as Ricky Harris sits out with ankle injury |
| 12/19 | Memphis | W 73-72 | Vinson (21) | Vinson (9) | 6-5 | - | At TD Garden, Boston MA. Vinson (21 pts, 9 rbs) hits GW shot with 0.7 seconds left. UMass wins rebounding 44-24 |
| 12/23 | at Boston College | L 67-79 | Gurley (23) | Gurley & Bailey (10) | 6-6 | - | Commonwealth Classic. UM dominates rebounding 50-33, but shoot 37% as a team. Gurley 23 & 10, Sean Carter 16 & 9 |
| 12/30 | at Davidson | L 61-63 | Harris (21) | Sean Carter (10) | 6-7 | - | UM scores at will in the paint, but only 3-16 from 3 |
| 1/06 | Fordham | W 78-76 | Harris (21) | Bailey (13) | 7-7 | 1-0 | Harris scores with 2.9 seconds left to save the day |
| 1/10 | La Salle | L 74-80 | Riley (22) | Sean Carter (7) | 7-8 | 1-1 | La Salle 28-11 run changes game. Riley's 22 are a career high off the bench. Game at MassMutual Center (Springfield MA). |
| 1/13 | at Richmond | L 63-70 | Riley (20) | Sean Carter (7) | 7-9 | 1-2 | Riley big again (20 pts in 25 min) but UR's Garrett blocks 14 (new A10 record) to stifle UMass |
| 1/16 | at Temple (#19) | L 64-76 | Gurley (20) | Vinson (10) | 7-10 | 1-3 | 56% shooting from 3 leads Temple to victory. Vinson 9 points & 10 boards |
| 1/20 | Saint Bonaventure | L 69-70 | Harris (22) | Bailey (6) | 7-11 | 1-4 | Go ahead attempts miss the mark. UMass dies by the 3 (4-24, 16.7%) |
| 1/23 | at Baylor (#25) | L 45-71 | Harris (15) | Vinson (12) | 7-12 | Ice cold shooting (24% overall, 17% from 3) kill UMass's chances. Vinson with 14 and 12 | |
| 1/27 | at Saint Joseph's | W 87-80 | Harris (23) | Vinson and Sean Carter (9) | 8-12 | 2-4 | 48% shooting helps give UMass their first road win. Harris 23 & 8. Vinson 16 & 9. Riley 14 |
| 1/30 | Charlotte | L 58-72 | Harris (25) | Sean Carter (10) | 8-13 | 2-5 | Derrio Green's 34 propels 49ers. UMass struggles again with shooting (34% overall, 14% from 3) |
| 2/3 | Xavier | L 79-87 | Harris (24) | Sean Carter and Riley (5) | 8-14 | 2-6 | UMass fights back strong but can't stop Xavier. 4 UMass starters in double figures |
| 2/6 | at Rhode Island | L 85-93 | Harris (32) | Sean Carter and Farrell (8) | 8-15 | 2-7 | UMass can't overcome two large deficits. Gurley 15 points in last 3:14 |
| 2/11 | at Duquesne | W 84-80 | Harris (29) | Sean Carter (19) | 9-15 | 3-7 | UMass overcomes 16 point deficit. 60 team rebounds |
| 2/14 | Saint Joseph's | W 70-62 | Harris (27) | Sean Carter (11) | 10-15 | 4-7 | Hawks go without a FG for stretch of 12:10 |
| 2/17 | at George Washington | L 60-66 | Gurley (16) | Sean Carter, Bailey and Riley (6) | 10-16 | 4-8 | GW wins glass by 21 in a foul-fest (52 fouls total). Riley with 15 points |
| 2/21 | Saint Louis | L 56-69 | Harris (23) | Vinson (8) | 10-17 | 4-9 | Harris and Vinson combine for 42 points but SLU outshoots UMass for the victory |
| 2/27 | at Dayton | L 68-96 | Vinson (16) | Sean and Sampson Carter (6) | 10-18 | 4-10 | Dayton hits 13 3's and shoots 55% overall. UMass only hits 37% |
| 3/3 | at La Salle | L 78-89 | Harris (31) | Harris, Sean Carter and Sampson Carter (7) | 10-19 | 4-11 | Harris (31 pts, 7 rb, 5 assists, 3 steals) can't do it all. UMass attempts a school record 39 3's |
| 3/6 | Rhode Island | W 69-67 | Harris (28) | Harris, Sean Carter and Sampson Carter (7) | 11-19 | 5-11 | Harris shines on Senior Day with winning shot. UMass gets 11 seed in A-10 Tourney |
| 3/9 | at Charlotte | W 59-56 | Harris (24) | Bailey (8) | 12-19 | A10 Tournament First Round. Harris hits 11-12 FT. First A-10 Tourney win since 2002 | |
| 3/12 | Richmond | L 72-77 | Gurley (24) | Sean Carter (9) | 12-20 | A10 Tournament Second Round. Harris scores 19 in last game and finishes 3rd on career scoring list | |
This table is sortable. Click on any column header to sort.
| # | Name | Height | Weight | Class | Pos. | Hometown / HS / Prep / College Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Bailey, Hashim | 6-10 | 275 | Jr.* | F/C | Paterson, NJ / Passaic County Tech / The Patterson School (NC) / Memphis |
| 22 | Carter, Sampson | 6-8 | 200 | Fr. | F | Baton Rouge, LA / Ridgeway HS (TN) / Winchendon School (MA) |
| 23 | Carter, Sean | 6-9 | 225 | So.* | F/C | Fayetteville, NC / Laurinburg Institute / Oregon State |
| 11 | Correia, Gary | 6-1 | 180 | Jr. | G | Providence, RI / Northfield Mount Hermon |
| 10 | Farrell, Javorn | 6-5 | 180 | Fr. | G/F | Woodbridge, VA / Riverdale Baptist HS (MD) |
| 12 | Gurley, Anthony | 6-3 | 185 | Jr.* | G | Boston, MA / Newton North HS / Wake Forest |
| 50 | Hill, Matt | 6-7 | 210 | So.* | F | Middletown, CT / Cheshire Academy / Tilton School (NH) |
| 13 | Lang, Trey | 6-7 | 215 | So.* | F | Marrieta, GA / Wheeler HS |
| 34 | Putney, Raphiael | 6-8 | 180 | Fr.* | F | Woodbridge, VA / Woodbridge HS |
| 24 | Riley, Freddie | 6-5 | 175 | Fr. | G | Ocala, FL / Vanguard HS / Hargrave Military Academy (VA) |
| 2 | Vinson, Terrell | 6-7 | 205 | Fr. | G/F | Baltimore, MD / St. Frances Academy |
| 1 | Gibbs, David | 6-4 | 185 | So. | G | East Hartford, CT / Master's School |
| - | Gaffney, Bud | 6-0 | 185 | Jr.* | G | Berkley, MA / Northfield Mt. Hermon / Wheaton |
| 5 | Harris, Ricky | 6-2 | 175 | Sr. | G | Baltimore, MD / Calvert Hall College / Winchendon School (MA) |
| 4 | Mongo, Lex | 5-11 | 180 | Sr. | G | Boston, MA / Newton North H.S. |
* Eligibility difference.
* Other Notes:
Final 2009-2010 statistics
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 05 Harris, Ricky...... 31-30 966 31.2 216-506 .427 68-225 .302 113-155 .729 25 82 107 3.5 71 0 91 113 3 40 613 19.8 12 Gurley, Anthony.... 32-13 797 24.9 143-364 .393 39-124 .315 109-144 .757 32 102 134 4.2 44 0 33 70 2 14 434 13.6 02 Vinson, Terrell.... 32-32 799 25.0 109-237 .460 17-68 .250 73-103 .709 79 95 174 5.4 102 5 29 53 19 18 308 9.6 24 Riley, Freddie..... 28-11 539 19.3 93-245 .380 63-181 .348 11-21 .524 10 45 55 2.0 30 0 17 22 1 11 260 9.3 23 Carter, Sean....... 32-32 781 24.4 64-129 .496 0-0 .000 34-72 .472 108 118 226 7.1 98 3 29 40 42 19 162 5.1 10 Farrell, Javorn.... 29-13 508 17.5 50-134 .373 6-16 .375 26-39 .667 31 73 104 3.6 85 6 42 33 8 26 132 4.6 22 Carter, Sampson.... 32-7 492 15.4 45-124 .363 9-42 .214 40-52 .769 30 79 109 3.4 50 0 14 29 14 14 139 4.3 01 Gibbs, David....... 21-16 414 19.7 20-67 .299 7-26 .269 7-12 .583 10 27 37 1.8 28 0 50 21 3 13 54 2.6 35 Bailey, Hashim..... 27-1 332 12.3 25-50 .500 0-0 .000 17-50 .340 57 69 126 4.7 71 2 3 27 24 6 67 2.5 11 Correia, Gary...... 32-5 604 18.9 24-92 .261 17-62 .274 5-10 .500 8 47 55 1.7 43 0 69 26 3 10 70 2.2 13 Lang, Trey......... 12-0 45 3.8 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 3 6 9 0.8 6 0 1 1 3 0 10 0.8 50 Hill, Matt......... 24-0 165 6.9 3-21 .143 1-8 .125 6-6 1.000 15 16 31 1.3 20 0 0 3 2 4 13 0.5 04 Mongo, Lex......... 6-0 8 1.3 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0.0 TEAM............... 60 60 120 3.8 2 6 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total.............. 32 6450 795-1976 .402 227-754 .301 445-670 .664 468 819 1287 40.2 652 16 380 446 124 176 2262 70.7 Opponents.......... 32 6450 843-1920 .439 226-613 .369 484-724 .669 396 800 1196 37.4 591 13 513 395 149 218 2396 74.9
Team awards 9)
| George “Trigger” Burke MVP Award | Ricky Harris |
| Chris Lowe Most Assists Award | Gary Correia |
| Julius Erving Scoring Award | Freddie Riley |
| Lou Roe Inspirational Award | Matt Hill |
| Jim McCoy Most Improved Award | Sampson Carter |
| Harper Williams Mr. Hustle Award | Terrell Vinson |
| John Calipari Academic Award | Javorn Farrell |
| Tyrone Weeks Sixth Man Award | Anthony Gurley |
| Stephane Lasme Defensive Award | Sean Carter |
| Marcus Camby Most Productive Award | Ricky Harris |
| Jack Leaman Coaches Award | Lex Mongo, Trey Lang, Raphiael Putney, David Gibbs, Hashim Bailey |