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The 2019-20 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts, the flagship campus in Amherst. The Head Coach was Matt McCall. The team plays its home games in the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, and is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The 2019-20 season represents the 111th season of basketball in the school's history.
Game | Record | Rank | Notes | ||||||
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Date | Opponent | Game Results | High Scorer | High Rebounder | Overall | A10 | UM | Opp | |
10/29 | Western New England Univ | W 83-47 | Weeks (18) | Baptiste (10) | – | – | – | – | Exhibition. Everyone plays, and Weeks starts hot with 4-6 from 3. Tre Mitchell 13 points in 18 minutes. Pierre defers, taking just 3 shots. Baptiste 7 & 10 in 16 minutes. |
11/5 | UMass-Lowell | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | – | – | – | Season opener. |
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.
Notes:
Date | Day | Time | Opponent | Site | Event | TV | Streaming Video |
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US Virgin Islands exhibition trip, August 19-2634) | |||||||
8/22 | Thr | 5:00 | Calgary Dinos35) | UVI Sports & Fitness Center36) | Exhibition | none | none |
TBD | TBD | TBD | US Virgin Islands National Team37) | UVI Sports & Fitness Center | Exhibition | none | none |
TBD | TBD | TBD | British Virgin Islands National Team38) | UVI Sports & Fitness Center | Exhibition | none | none |
Here's what we know, which is very much subject to change as the off-season progresses.
# | Name | Height | Weight | Class | Pos. | Hometown / HS / Prep / College Transfer | Status | |
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11 | Baptiste, Djery | 6-10 | 235 | Sr.* | C | Gonaives, Haiti / Prestonwood Christian / Vanderbilt | Active | |
0 | Buggs, John | 6-2 | 170 | Fr. | G | Homer, LA / Putnam (CT) Science Academy | Active. NLI signee39) | |
1 | Chatman, Sy | 6-8 | 200 | So. | F | Saint Paul, MN / Cretin-Durham Hall | Active | |
4 | Clergeot, Keon | 6-1 | 185 | Jr.* | G | Winter Haven, FL / Auburndale HS/ Memphis | Active | |
5 | Diallo, Samba | 6-7 | 195 | So. | F | Rufisque, Senegal / Pope John XXIII HS (N.J.) | Active | |
10 | East, Sean | 6-3 | 175 | Fr. | G | Louisville, KY / Combine Academy | Active. NLI signee40)41)42) | |
Higginbottom, Davonte | 6-2 | Sr.* | G | Westwood, MA / Westwood HS | Active. Walk-on43) | |||
3 | Jackson, CJ | 6-6 | 190 | Fr. | G | Atlanta, GA / Athens Preparatory Academy | Active. NLI signee44)45) | |
13 | Mitchell, Kolton | 6-4 | 180 | Fr. | G | Fort Myers, FL / Victory Rock Prep | Active. NLI signee46) | |
33 | Mitchell, Tre | 6-9 | 235 | Fr. | F/C | Pittsburgh, PA / Woodstock Academy | Active. NLI signee47)48)49) | |
12 | Pierre, Carl | 6-4 | 185 | Jr. | G | Boston, MA / Boston College HS | Active | |
2 | Santos, Preston | 6-6 | 176 | Fr. | G/F | Warwick, RI / Woodstock Academy | Active. NLI signee50) | |
Walker, Dibaji | 6-7 | 190 | So.* | F | Columbus, OH / Woodstock Academy / Cleveland State | Inactive. NCAA transfer rules mandate he sits out in 2019-20, but he has applied for a special exemption. Status TBD.51)52)53)54) | ||
23 | Weeks, TJ | 6-4 | 185 | Fr. | G | Warwick, RI / Woodstock Academy | Active. NLI signee55)56) | |
31 | West, Randall | 6-4 | 235 | Sr.* | F | Moorestown, N.J. / Lawrenceville School | Walk-on from 2018-19, assumed to return after football season57) |
* Eligibility difference.
Jalen Thomas (6-10 230 Center, Detroit MI / Univ of Detroit Jesuit HS) had signed an NLI in November 2018, but announced he re-opened his recruiting on 4/10/19.66)67) He subsequently committed to Georgia State.68)
2018-19 players lost:
Byrne, Aidan - walk-on from 2018-19 no longer listed on the roster
Cobb, Curtis - reported that he would transfer to Wagner69)70)
Franklin, Jaylen - announced he would transfer to The College of Wooster (OH)71)
Hayward, Kieran - announced he would transfer to Vanguard University (CA)72)73)
Holloway, Rashaan - eligibility exhausted
Laurent, Jonathan - announced he would transfer to Oklahoma State74)75)
McLean, Unique - reported that he would transfer to St. Francis (NY)76)
Pipkins, Luwane - announced he would transfer to Providence77)78)79)
Turner-Morris, Khalea - lingering injuries forced him to stop playing, prior to the season starting80)
Wood, Tre - announced he would transfer to LIU-Brooklyn 81)82)
Back row (L to R): Sy Chatman (1), Dibaji Walker (24), Djery Baptiste (11), Tre Mitchell (33), CJ Jackson (3), Preston Santos (2), Samba Diallo (5)
Front row (L to R): Davonte Higginbottom (20), Sean East (10), Kolton Mitchell (13), John Buggs (0), TJ Weeks (23), Keon Clergeot (4), Carl Pierre (12)
In the Atlantic 10 Pre-Season predictions, UMass was picked to finish 11th out of the 14 teams. No Minuteman was included in any of the All-League Teams (1st/2nd/3rd/Defensive).