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2016-17 Season
The 2016-17 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 108th season of basketball in the school's history.
- Final Record: 15-18*
- Conference Record: 4-14 (Tied for 12th place, 12th after tie-breaker)
- A-10 Tournament: 1-1 (lost in Second Round)
- Postseason: none
* UMass discovered and self-reported clerical errors that resulted in ten men's basketball players receiving extra financial assistance. The errors took place from the 2014-15 to 2016-17 seasons. The NCAA considered this to be “impermissible financial aid render(ing) the student-athletes ineligible.” Therefore, the NCAA considered us to have used ineligible players, and would vacate the results of those games. The ruling was appealed and the original decision was affirmed. According to a report,1) all wins in those three seasons would technically be vacated, thus reducing our 15-18 record to 0-33.
Scoreboard
| Game | Record | Rank | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Game Results | High Scorer | High Rebounder | Overall | A-10 | UM | Opp | |
| 11/11 | UMass Lowell | W 90-76 | Holloway (21) | Clark (9) | 1-0 | – | – | – | Holloway nets a career high 21 in just 17 minutes, hampered only by 4 fouls. Pipkins 14 points in his collegiate debut, and also steals 8, tying a UM single-game record. First game also for Baldwin (6 & 3), Flowers (11 & 7), Jarreau (4 pts, 7 assists, 2 steals, etc), Lewis (8 points). Clark also adds 14 points. |
| 11/14 | at Mississippi | L 90-88 | Jarreau (25) | Jarreau (8) | 1-1 | – | – | – | UM builds a 9 point lead with 3:49 to play, but freezes up and fails to score again. Great numbers from rookie Jarreau (6 assists as well as 25/8), but bittersweet as he misses the potential game-winning 3 with 1 second to play. Lewis scores 20, Pipkins 18, Clark 13. |
| 11/17 | Temple | W 70-67 | Jarreau (16) | Pipkins (9) | 2-1 | – | – | – | Jarreau's 3 puts UM ahead 68-67, then adds a layup for the final points. Jarreau also notches a team-high 7 assists. Clark 14 & 8. Holloway 11 & 6. Enechionyia 26 for Temple. |
| 11/20 | at Holy Cross | W 68-60 | Clark (18) | Holloway (8) | 3-1 | – | – | – | At DCU Center, Worcester MA. UM uses a late 15-2 run to shake off the Crusaders. Clark, Lewis, Berger, Pipkins, Holloway all in double-figure scoring. Off-game for Jarreau, just 3 points. No other M'Men score. UM wins glass by 10. |
| 11/26 | Harvard | W 70-66 | Clark (29) | Holloway (8) | 4-1 | – | – | – | Clark takes over, scoring 18 of UM's last 22 points. Clark also goes 13-14 from the stripe, crucial in the close game where UM loses the glass by 12. First start for Lewis: 10 points, 0 turnovers, 35 minutes. |
| 11/30 | Wagner | W 62-55 | Anderson (19) | Hines (8) | 5-1 | – | – | – | Anderson (career high 19 on 8-11 FG, 3-4 from 3) and Hines (14 pts, 4-5 FG, 6-7 FT) step up when rest of team has off night. Besides Hines, rest of UM shoots 4-14 from stripe. |
| 12/3 | Central Florida | L 65-62 | Flowers (20) | Flowers (9) | 5-2 | – | – | – | Great game for Flowers (7-12 FGs, 6-10 from 3). Pipkins 16 pts, 6 rebounds, 7 steals, but shoots 7-22 from the field. Jarreau returns from injury much earlier than expected. Efianayi scores 24 for UCF, Fall snares 16 rebounds. |
| 12/8 | Pacific | W 72-48 | Clark (12) | Jarreau (6) | 6-2 | – | – | – | UM hits 14 threes while Pacific only hits 17 FGs all night. UM spreads it around: 20 assists on 25 made shots. Hines, with 8 and 5, wins the Gotham Classic's “showcase game” MOP. |
| 12/10 | Providence | L 75-69 | Holloway (21) | Holloway (9) | 6-3 | – | – | – | Holloway gets it done down low, but UM's perimeter game not enough to overcome Friars. 19 UM turnovers and 9-18 FT shooting hurt the cause. Pipkins adds 20, but Clark (9) and Jarreau (4 pts, 6 turnovers) struggle. |
| 12/13 | North Carolina A&T | W 65-59 | Clark (22) | Anderson (8) | 7-3 | – | – | – | Gotham Classic game. Minutemen get off to atrocious start: 11-0 and 20-3 deficits, shooting just 1-14 (0-10 from 3). Rest of way: UM shoots 56%. Clark tallies 9-14 shooting, 6 assists, 2 blocks, just 1 TO. Pipkins 11 pts, 5 assists, 2 steals. |
| 12/17 | Kennesaw State | W 95-77 | Pipkins (27) | Gresham (8) | 8-3 | – | – | – | Gotham Classic game. KSU jumps out to 20-15 lead, but UM goes on a 37-18 run to pull away and maintain. Other UM double-figure scorers: Jarreau (17), Holloway (14), Clark (11), Flowers (10). UM denies KSU coach Skinner (UM alum) his 400th career win. Kendrick Ray 35 pts for KSU. |
| 12/22 | Rider | W 78-67 | Clark (27) | Clark (8) | 9-3 | – | – | – | Gotham Classic game. Tied with 5:41 to play, UM goes on a 14-3 run to finish it out. UM completes the sweep of the Gotham field. Clark joins the 1K Point Club. UM steals 9 and blocks 8 from Rider. |
| 12/28 | at Georgia State | W 74-65 | Jarreau (13) | Holloway (9) | 10-3 | – | – | – | UM goes on 18-0 run in the first and never trails again. 5 Minutemen in double figures: Jarreau 13, Clark/Holloway/Pipkins 12 each, Anderson 10. No steals for Pipkins for just the 2nd time this season. |
| 12/30 | St. Bonaventure | L 89-77 | Clark (19) | Baldwin (9) | 10-4 | 0-1 | – | – | Bonnies light up the scoreboard with 52 from their stars Adams (29) and Mobley (23). SBU uses 16-3 run across the halves to pull away. Gresham and SBU's Ayeni ejected after a first-half confrontation. |
| 1/4 | at George Mason | L 86-81 | Holloway (17) | Holloway (10) | 10-5 | 0-2 | – | – | First double-double for Holloway, and Pipkins (16), Clark (15), and Lewis (12) also hit double figures. UM gets more FGs and rebounds, but GMU goes to line 28 times to UM's 7. GMU also hits 45% from 3 to 31% for UM. |
| 1/7 | at Virginia Commonwealth | L 81-64 | Holloway (22) | Holloway (11) | 10-6 | 0-3 | – | – | Holloway's 2nd straight double-double, but Anderson (12) is the only other UM double-figure scorer. Four double-figure scorers for VCU, and they win the glass 45-32. VCU 23-7 run the difference. UM struggles again from 3: 4-18 (22%). |
| 1/11 | Dayton | W 67-55 | Pipkins (17) | Holloway & Jarreau (7 each) | 11-6 | 1-3 | – | – | UM turns a 6.5 underdog prediction into a double-digit win. Strong performances from underclassmen: Pipkins 17 & 4, Holloway 14 & 7, Jarreau 13/7/6. Season worsts for Dayton in points (55, nearly 22 under their average), FG% (.316), turnovers (19). |
| 1/15 | at Rhode Island | L 79-77 | Holloway (20) | Holloway (7) | 11-7 | 1-4 | – | – | UM builds a 15-point lead in the first half, but Rhody charges back. Jarreau 15/5/9, Clark 12, Pipkins 10. Matthews scores 22 for Rhody on 10-14 shooting. |
| 1/18 | Saint Joseph's | W 62-57 | Lewis (23) | Berger & Holloway (7 each) | 12-7 | 2-4 | – | – | UM wakes up from an early 24-12 deficit. Starters only score 16 on the night, but UM's bench outscores shallow SJU's 46-2. New UM high for Lewis. Anderson 12 & 6, Holloway 9 & 7. |
| 1/21 | Fordham | L 71-68 | Clark (17) | Clark (8) | 12-8 | 2-5 | – | – | Fordham kills UM in second chance points (21-4), and steals 14. UM 19 turnovers on the day, converted into 28 Fordham points. UM's 51% team shooting and Jarreau's 9 assists both wasted. |
| 1/25 | at St. Louis | L 74-70 | Jarreau (17) | Gresham (9) | 12-9 | 2-6 | – | – | Foul-fest with a staggering 64 personal fouls, 38 on UM. SLU's 55 FTAs sets a new UM-opponent single-game record. SLU coach Travis Ford gets the best of his old team. UM continues struggle from 3: 3-18 on the night. |
| 1/28 | George Mason | L 76-74 | Clark (13) | Anderson (7) | 12-10 | 2-7 | – | – | UM holds Moore to 10 & 8 (both below average), but Livingston picks up the slack with 22 points. Jenkins 15 & 12 for Mason. UM goes just 8-17 from the stripe, big factor in the game. UM blocks 12 Mason shots. |
| 2/1 | at La Salle | L 88-78 | Holloway (19) | Jarreau (8) | 12-11 | 2-8 | – | – | La Salle shoots 52% from the floor and 24-26 (.923) from the line. Clark & Pipkins combine for just 12 FGAs, well below usuals. UM shoots 10-22 (.455) from 3, highest percentage in over a month. Clark 12/6/6, Jarreau adds 12 points. |
| 2/7 | Rhode Island | L 70-62 | Clark (30) | Holloway (12) | 12-12 | 2-9 | – | – | Clark shoots 8-14 FG, 13-16 FT. Holloway goes 5-11 from the floor and scores 12. Rest of UM shoots 5-26. 19 turnovers for UM kills any chance. Rhody never trailed. First win for Hurley at Mullins. |
| 2/11 | at Saint Joseph's | W 87-76 | Clark (24) | Holloway (9) | 13-12 | 3-9 | – | – | UM finally puts together a cohesive game. Team shoots 26-32 from the line (81%), and commits just 9 turnovers. Pipkins 19 & 4, Lewis 11 & 3, Holloway 10 pts. Clark scores 18 in first half. |
| 2/15 | at Duquesne | L 96-66 | Pipkins (16) | Gresham (5) | 13-13 | 3-10 | – | – | Duq starts with 8-0 lead, sign of things to come. Duq 15-5 run to end the first half capped by an incredible 3-pointer at the buzzer. Duq hits 84 points with 10:45 remaining, then takes the foot off the gas. UM trailed by as much as 42. Lewis II scores 30 for Duq, 1 point shy of freshman record. 30-point win is Duq's 5th-largest in a conference game, and largest win vs UM since 1989. |
| 2/18 | Davidson | L 79-74 | Jarreau (18) | Holloway (9) | 13-14 | 3-11 | – | – | UM gives up an 8-0 run in the second half, and don't have enough to claw back. Gibbs scores 24 in the first half for Davidson, finishes with 32. Jarreau goes for 18 & 9, but also had 8 turnovers. UM totals 19 turnovers, and just 13-23 from the stripe. Berger adds a season-high 16 points. |
| 2/23 | at George Washington | L 83-67 | Lewis (16) | Baldwin (10) | 13-15 | 3-12 | – | – | Lewis starts hot, but held scoreless in second half. UM builds a 37-29 lead, then falls apart as GW goes 54-30 the rest of the way. UM loses the glass by 12 and struggles again from 3 (6-26, .231). |
| 2/26 | La Salle | W 84-71 | Lewis (37) | Gresham (6) | 14-15 | 4-12 | – | – | Lewis sets a career high, and also a season high for any A-10 player. Lewis 9-16 FG, 6-9 3FG, 13-13 FT. Jarreau adds 20, highest scoring game since Game 2 at Ole Miss, and shoots 4-4 from 3. Powell and Johnson score 24 and 20 for La Salle, but UM keeps rest of Explorers in check. |
| 3/1 | Richmond | L 75-64 | Pipkins (19) | Gresham (8) | 14-16 | 4-13 | – | – | UM builds a 30-19 advantage to start, but Richmond goes on a hot streak. Spiders shoot 65% in the second half, including 7-9 from 3. UM shoots 50% for the game, but just 3-17 (.176) from 3. 15 of Pipkins' 19 come in the second half, but rest of team struggles. |
| 3/4 | at St. Bonaventure | L 60-56 | Hines (15) | Hines (13) | 14-17 | 4-14 | – | – | Career highs and the first double-double for Hines. Both teams shoot below 40% from the floor, and ice cold from 3 (UM 15%, SBU 9%). UM wins the glass 43-35, but big gap at the stripe (SBU 21-24, UM 6-13) proves a killer for UM's chances. Hines & Baldwin 12-18 from the floor, rest of UM 12-43 (.279). UM's 4-14 (.222) conference finish is worst percentage since 1982. |
| 3/8 | vs Saint Joseph's | W 70-63 | Anderson (17) | Baldwin (9) | 15-17 | – | – | – | A-10 Tournament First Round, at Pittsburgh PA. UM builds a 19-point lead with 7:49 to play, but SJU responds with a 14-0 run to make it interesting. Lewis 14 points, Pipkins 13, Flowers 8 rebounds & 3 blocks. |
| 3/9 | vs St. Bonaventure | L 73-60 | Pipkins (14) | Hines (6) | 15-18 | – | – | – | A-10 Tournament Second Round, at Pittsburgh PA. Bona builds an 18-point lead at the break and cruises to the win. Bona 19 points off 16 UM turnovers. UM struggles again from 3 (6-24, .250) and the line (8-18, .444). Jarreau adds 13/5/7. |
A-10 Lists & Honors
Post-Season
No Minuteman made any of the All-Conference teams.
Player of the Week
Donte Clark, week ending 2/132)
Rookie of the Week
De'Jon Jarreau, week ending 11/213)
Luwane Pipkins, week ending 12/194)
Pre-Season
In the Atlantic 10 Pre-Season poll, UMass was picked to finish 10th out of the 14 teams. Donte Clark was named to the All-Conference Third Team.5)
Schedule
All times Eastern PM, unless otherwise noted. Boldface opponents indicates an Atlantic 10 Conference game. Information subject to change.
Printable schedule
UMass master schedule
All games can be heard on the UMass Radio Network.
Series
- Central Florida (Home): Returns the favor for us visiting UCF in December 2015.21)
- Georgia State (Away): Starts a home-and-home series. UM will host GSU on 12/16/2017.22)
- Mississippi (Away): Returns the favor for Ole Miss playing us in Springfield in December 2015.
- Temple (Home): Starts a home-and-home series. UM will visit Temple in 2018-19.31)
- No series expected: Kennesaw State, North Carolina A&T, Pacific, Rider, UMass Lowell, Wagner
Roster
Official roster, with coaches and staff
| # | Name | Height | Weight | Class | Pos. | Hometown / HS / Prep / College Transfer | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 23 | Anderson, CJ | 6-6 | 207 | Jr. | G | Memphis, TN / Arlington HS | Active |
| 5 | Baldwin, Chris | 6-8 | 235 | Fr. | F | Springfield, MA32)33)34)35)36) | Active | |
 | 33 | Berger, Seth | 6-8 | 212 | Jr.* | F | Seattle, WA | Active |
 | 0 | Clark, Donte | 6-4 | 192 | Jr.* | G | Chatham, VA / Queen’s Grant HS (Matthews, NC) / Hargrave Military Academy (VA) | Active |
 | 14 | Coleman, Zach | 6-7 | 218 | Jr.* | F | Dallas, TX | Active |
| 24 | Flowers, Tyrn | 6-9 | 202 | Fr. | F | Waterbury, CT37)38)39)40) | Active | |
| Franklin, Jaylen | 6-1 | 175 | Fr. | G | Springfield, MA / MacDuffie School41)42) | Ineligible. Was expected to join team as a walk-on.43) | ||
| 55 | Gresham, Brison | 6-9 | 220 | Fr. | F | New Orleans, LA44)45)46)47)48)49) | Active. Missed first 5 games due to delayed eligibility confirmation from NCAA.50) | |
 | 10 | Hines, Malik | 6-9 | 255 | So.* | F | Jackson, MS | Active |
 | 45 | Holloway, Rashaan | 6-11 | 320 | So.* | F | Elmer, NJ / Schalick HS | Active |
| 3 | Jarreau, De’Jon | 6-5 | 182 | Fr. | G | New Orleans, LA51)52)53)54)55)56) | Active | |
 | 1 | Lewis, Zach | 6-3 | 185 | Jr.* | G | Windsor, CT / Fishburne Military School / Canisius57) | Active |
| 4 | McLean, Unique | 6-2 | 175 | Fr. | G | Brooklyn, NY58)59)60)61) | Active, but expected to redshirt this season. | |
 | 11 | Miller, Rayshawn | 6-1 | 200 | So. | G | Boston, MA / Boston Latin HS / UMass-Lowell | Active |
| 2 | Pipkins, Luwane | 5-11 | 185 | Fr.* | G | Chicago, IL / Bogan62)63)64)65)66)67) | Active | |
 | 34 | Turcotte, Zach | 6-7 | 224 | Sr. | F | Boxford, MA / Masconomet Regional HS | Active |
* Eligibility difference.
- Seth Berger is eligible to take the 2014-15 season as a medical redshirt68), due to a foot injury that kept him out most of the season. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
- Donte Clark was an academic non-qualifier for the 2013-14 season69) and has two years of eligibility remaining, assuming he makes adequate progress towards his degree.
- Zach Coleman took a medical redshirt70) for the 2013-14 season, and has two years of eligibility remaining.
- Zach Lewis transferred into UMass for the 2015-16 season.75) Per NCAA transfer rules, he had to sit out the 2015-16 season, but retained two years of eligibility.
2015-16 players lost:
- Bergantino, Tyler - graduated78)
- Davis, Curtis "Trey" - graduated79)
- Hinds, Jabarie - graduated80)
- Lydon, Chris - graduated81)
- Space, Antwan - graduate eligibility exhausted
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