conference_tournaments
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Conference Tournaments
With the 1976-77 season, Massachusetts began playing in conference tournaments as the University joined the ECBL, which evolved into the Atlantic 10.
NOTES
- UMass won 5-straight tournaments (1992-96), a feat unmatched by any other Atlantic 10 school.1)
- Harper Williams was the first player in A-10 history to win consecutive Most Outstanding Player honors (1992 & 1993). The feat was matched by Temple's Dionte Christmas in 2008 & 2009.
- Lou Roe has been the only Minuteman to be named to four consecutive All Tournament Teams.
- UMass holds the record for largest margin of victory in an A-10 Tournament game, the 34-point win over Saint Joseph's in 2021.2)
- UMass flirted with the A-10 Tournament record for lowest points in a game, with their 38 vs Richmond in 2023, but beat George Washington's low-water mark of 34 in 1994 (#12 Temple 54, GW 34, 3/7/1994).3)4)
Yearly Results
| Year | UM Seed | Round | Game Date | Site | Opponent (Seed) | Result | UM High Scorer | All Tournament Team selections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8 | Quarter-Final | 3/2 | At the Spectrum, Philadelphia PA | Rutgers (1) | W 78-74 | Pyatt (26) | Mike Pyatt |
| Semi-Final | 3/4 | Duquesne (4) | L 89-82 | Town (27) | ||||
| Consolation | 3/5 | West Virginia (3) | W 93-83 | Pyatt (20) | ||||
| 1978 | 4 | Quarter-Final | 3/2 | At Civic Arena, Pittsburgh PA | Duquesne (5) | L 76-69 (OT) | Pyatt (28) | none |
| 1979 | 8 | Quarter-Final | 2/27 | Away | Villanova (1) | L 78-73 (OT) | B. Johnson (20) | none |
| 1980 | 8 | Quarter-Final | 2/26 | Away | Villanova (1) | L 85-63 | Wright (15) | none |
| 1981 | 8 | Quarter-Final | 3/3 | Home (CHC)5) | Rhode Island (1) | L 53-48 | T. DePina (13) | none |
| 1982 | 8 | Quarter-Final | 3/2 | Away | West Virginia (1) | L 91-70 | Neysmith (24) | none |
| 1983 | East 4 | East First | 3/7 | Home (CHC) | Rhode Island (E5) | W 91-74 | Hempel (18) | none |
| East Semi-Final | 3/9 | At the Spectrum, Philadelphia PA | Rutgers (E1) | L 79-73 | Hempel (20) | |||
| 1984 | 8 | First Round | 3/7 | At WVU Coliseum, Morgantown WV | Rhode Island (9) | W 69-67 | Hempel (25) | none |
| Quarter-Final | 3/8 | Temple (1) | L 78-54 | Hempel (12) | ||||
| 1985 | 5 | Quarter-Final | 3/7 | At Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway NJ | Rutgers (4) | L 69-67 | Neysmith & C. Smith (19 each) | none |
| 1986 | 7 | First Round | 2/25 | Home (CHC) | Rutgers (10) | L 52-47 | Sutton (23) | none |
| 1987 | 6 | Quarter-Final | 3/1 | Away | Rhode Island (3) | L 86-76 | Sutton (19) | none |
| 1988 | 9 | First Round | 3/5 | At WVU Coliseum, Morgantown WV | Duquesne (8) | L 81-75 | D. Brown (19) | none |
| 1989 | 8 | First Round | 3/4 | At the Palestra, Philadelphia PA | Saint Joseph’s (9) | L 87-83 | McCoy (35) | none |
| Year | UM Seed | Round | Game Date | Site | Opponent (Seed) | Result | UM High Scorer | All Tournament Team selections |
| 1990 | 6 | Quarter-Final | 3/4 | At the Palestra, Philadelphia PA | West Virginia (3) | W 78-55 | McCoy (25) | Jim McCoy |
| Semi-Final | 3/5 | Penn State (2) | W 64-59 | McCoy (25) | ||||
| Final | 3/8 | Away | Temple (1) | L 53-51 | Herndon (13) | |||
| 1991 | 5 | Quarter-Final | 3/3 | At the Palestra, Philadelphia PA | George Washington (4) | L 84-83 (OT) | McCoy (26) | none |
| 1992 | 1 | Quarter-Final | 3/8 | At the Palestra, Philadelphia PA | Rutgers (8) | W 106-94 | Barbee & McCoy (21 each) | Harper Williams (MOP), Anton Brown, Jim McCoy, Lou Roe |
| Semi-Final | 3/9 | Rhode Island (4) | W 78-67 | H. Williams (20) | ||||
| Final | 3/12 | Home (CHC) | West Virginia (3) | W 97-91 | H. Williams (18) | |||
| 1993 | 1 | Quarter-Final | 3/7 | At the Palestra, Philadelphia PA | St. Bonaventure (8) | W 75-62 | Kellogg (19) | Harper Williams (MOP), Lou Roe |
| Semi-Final | 3/8 | Rhode Island (5) | W 76-50 | Roe (24) | ||||
| Final | 3/11 | Home (MC) | Temple (3) | W 69-61 | H. Williams (20) | |||
| 1994 | 1 | Quarter-Final | 3/6 | At the Palestra, Philadelphia PA | Saint Joseph’s (8) | W 74-58 | Roe (23) | Mike Williams (MOP), Lou Roe |
| Semi-Final | 3/7 | Duquesne (5) | W 69-52 | M. Williams (19) | ||||
| Final | 3/10 | Home (MC) | Temple (2) | W 70-59 | M. Williams (21) | |||
| 1995 | 1 | Quarter-Final | 3/5 | At the Palestra, Philadelphia PA | Duquesne (8) | W 79-53 | Roe (20) | Lou Roe (MOP), Marcus Camby, Derek Kellogg |
| Semi-Final | 3/6 | Saint Joseph’s (4) | W 68-57 | Bright & E. Padilla (12 each) | ||||
| Final | 3/9 | Home (MC) | Temple (3) | W 63-44 | Kellogg & Travieso (14 each) | |||
| 1996 | East 1 | Quarter-Final | 3/7 | At the Civic Center, Philadelphia PA | St. Bonaventure (E5) | W 69-56 | Travieso (21) | Carmelo Travieso (MOP), Marcus Camby |
| Semi-Final | 3/8 | George Washington (W2) | W 74-65 | Bright & Camby (19 each) | ||||
| Final | 3/9 | Temple (E2) | W 75-61 | Travieso (21) | ||||
| 1997 | East 3 | Opening Round | 3/5 | At the Spectrum, Philadelphia PA. | La Salle (W6) | W 64-49 | Weeks (21) | none |
| Quarter-Final | 3/6 | George Washington (W2) | L 58-49 | Ketner (12) | ||||
| 1998 | East 3 | Opening Round | 3/4 | At the Spectrum, Philadelphia PA. | Virginia Tech (W6) | W 64-58 | Clarke & Ketner (21 each) | none |
| Quarter-Final | 3/5 | George Washington (W2) | L 88-83 | Mack (24) | ||||
| 1999 | East 3 | Opening Round | 3/3 | At the Spectrum, Philadelphia PA. | Duquesne (W6) | W 80-70 | Mack (27) | none |
| Quarter-Final | 3/4 | Xavier (W2) | L 72-68 | Kirkland (22) | ||||
| Year | UM Seed | Round | Game Date | Site | Opponent (Seed) | Result | UM High Scorer | All Tournament Team selections |
| 2000 | East 3 | Opening Round | 3/8 | At the Spectrum, Philadelphia PA. | Duquesne (W6) | W 77-52 | Mack (27) | Monty Mack |
| Quarter-Final | 3/9 | George Washington (W2) | W 86-68 | Kirkland (22) | ||||
| Semi-Final | 3/10 | Temple (E1) | L 54-47 | Mack (16) | ||||
| 2001 | 4 | Quarter-Final | 3/8 | At the Spectrum, Philadelphia PA. | St. Bonaventure (5) | W 79-58 | Mack (29) | Monty Mack, Kitwana Rhymer |
| Semi-Final | 3/9 | Saint Joseph’s (1) | W 75-70 | Mack (27) | ||||
| Final | 3/10 | Temple (3) | L 76-65 | Rhymer (15) | ||||
| 2002 | East 4 | Opening Round | 3/6 | At the Spectrum, Philadelphia PA. | George Washington (W5) | W 73-62 | Anderson (16) | none |
| Quarter-Final | 3/7 | Xavier (W1) | L 65-59 (OT) | Crooks (16) | ||||
| 2003 | East 4 | Opening Round | 3/10 | Home (MC) | George Washington (W5) | L 85-74 | Anderson (20) | none |
| 2004 | East 4 | Opening Round | 3/10 | At UD Arena, Dayton OH | Duquesne (W5) | L 79-76 | Anderson & Bowers (18 each) | none |
| 2005 | East 3 | Opening Round | 3/9 | At U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati OH | La Salle (W6) | L 70-64 (OT) | Freeman (19) | none |
| 2006 | 7 | Opening Round | 3/8 | At U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati OH | Xavier (10) | L 75-66 | Life (24) | none |
| 2007 | 2 | Quarter-Final | 3/8 | At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City NJ | St. Louis (7) | L 74-71 (OT) | Forbes (13) | none |
| 2008 | 3 | Quarter-Final | 3/13 | At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City NJ | Charlotte (6) | L 69-65 | Brower / Forbes (14) | none |
| 2009 | 10 | Opening Round | 3/11 | At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City NJ | Duquesne (7) | L 91-81 | Lowe (23) | none |
| Year | UM Seed | Round | Game Date | Site | Opponent (Seed) | Result | UM High Scorer | All Tournament Team selections |
| 2010 | 11 | Opening Round | 3/9 | Away | Charlotte (6) | W 59-56 | Harris (24) | none |
| Quarter-Final | 3/12 | At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City NJ | Richmond (3) | L 77-72 | Gurley (24) | |||
| 2011 | 8 | Opening Round | 3/8 | Home (MC) | Dayton (9) | L 78-50 | Riley (15) | none |
| 2012 | 8 | Opening Round | 3/6 | Home (MC) | Duquesne (9) | W 92-83 | Williams (21) | Chaz Williams |
| Quarter-Final | 3/9 | At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City NJ | Temple (1) | W 77-71 | Morgan (21) | |||
| Semi-Final | 3/10 | St. Bonaventure (4) | L 84-80 | Vinson (20) | ||||
| 2013 | 6 | Opening Round | 3/14 | At Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY | George Washington (11) | W 77-72 | Williams (16) | Chaz Williams |
| Quarter-Final | 3/15 | Temple (3) | W 79-74 | Williams (28) | ||||
| Semi-Final | 3/16 | VCU (2) | L 71-62 | Williams (18) | ||||
| 2014 | 6 | First Round | 3/13 | At Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY | Rhode Island (11) | W 65-61 | Esho (15) | none |
| Quarter-Final | 3/14 | George Washington (3) | L 85-77 | Esho (22) | ||||
| 2015 | 8 | Second Round | 3/12 | At Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY | La Salle (9) | L 76-69 | Clark (23) | none |
| 2016 | 10 | Second Round | 3/10 | At Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY | Rhode Island (7) | W 67-62 | Hinds (21) | none |
| Quarter-Final | 3/11 | VCU (2) | L 85-70 | Davis (20) | ||||
| 2017 | 12 | First Round | 3/8 | At Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh PA | Saint Joseph’s (13) | W 70-63 | Anderson (17) | none |
| Second Round | 3/9 | St. Bonaventure (5) | L 73-60 | Pipkins (14) | ||||
| 2018 | 13 | First Round | 3/7 | At Capital One Arena, Washington DC | La Salle (12) | W 69-67 | Anderson (21) | none |
| Second Round | 3/8 | George Mason (5) | L 80-75 | Pipkins (31) | ||||
| 2019 | 13 | First Round | 3/13 | At Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY | George Washington (12) | L 68-64 (OT) | Clergeot (25) | none |
| Year | UM Seed | Round | Game Date | Site | Opponent (Seed) | Result | UM High Scorer | All Tournament Team selections |
| 2020 | 8 | Second Round | 3/12 | At Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY | VCU (9) | Only the First Round games were played, the rest cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus.6)7) | ||
| 2021 | 5 | Second Round | 3/4 | At Robins Center, Richmond VA | Saint Joseph's (13) | W 100-66 | DeGray (19) | none8) |
| Quarter-Final | 3/5 | Saint Louis (4) | L 86-72 | Tre Mitchell (30) | ||||
| 2022 | 10 | Second Round | 3/10 | At Capital One Arena, Washington DC | George Washington (7) | W 99-88 | Fernandes (29) | none9) |
| Quarter-Final | 3/11 | Dayton (2) | L 75-72 | Fernandes (26) | ||||
| 2023 | 13 | First Round | 3/7 | At Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY | Richmond (12) | L 71-38 | Luis (12) | none |
| 2024 | 4 | Quarter-Final | 3/14 | At Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY | VCU (5) | L 73-59 | Diggins (21) | none |
Future Sites
Versus Schools
| Opponent | Record | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|
| Davidson | 0-0 | N/A |
| Dayton | 0-2 | 3/11/2022, L 75-72 |
| Duquesne | 5-5 | 3/6/2012, W 92-83 |
| Fordham | 0-0 | N/A |
| George Mason | 0-1 | 3/8/2018, L 80-75 |
| George Washington | 5-6 | 3/10/2022, W 99-88 |
| La Salle | 2-2 | 3/7/2018, W 69-67 |
| Loyola Chicago | 0-0 | N/A |
| Rhode Island | 6-2 | 3/10/2016, W 67-62 |
| Richmond | 0-2 | 3/7/2023, L 71-38 |
| St. Bonaventure | 3-2 | 3/9/2017, L 73-60 |
| Saint Joseph's | 5-1 | 3/4/2021, W 100-66 |
| St. Louis | 0-2 | 3/5/2021, L 86-72 |
| VCU | 0-3 | 3/14/2024, L 73-59 |
| Totals - Current Members | 26-27 | |
| Butler | 0-0 | N/A |
| Charlotte | 1-1 | 3/9/2010, W 59-56 |
| Penn State | 1-0 | 3/5/1990, W 64-59 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | N/A |
| Rutgers | 2-3 | 3/8/1992, W 106-94 |
| Villanova | 0-2 | 2/26/1980, L 85-63 |
| Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 3/4/1998, W 64-58 |
| West Virginia | 3-1 | 3/12/1992, W 97-91 |
| Temple | 6-4 | 3/15/2013, W 79-74 |
| Xavier | 0-3 | 3/8/2006, L 75-66 |
| Totals - Former Members | 14-14 | |
| Totals - All History | 40-41 |
1)
Through at least the 2023 A-10 Tournament.
4)
34 point record as of 3/10/2023
5)
Although Rhode Island was the #1 seed and UMass #8, UMass still hosted this game. Per a report in The Mass. Daily Collegian on 3/2/1981, “Because this is URI's first season in the Eastern Eight conference, they are not allowed to host a playoff game.” https://archive.org/details/massachuse19801981univ/page/n807/mode/1up
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