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The 2020-21 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts, the flagship campus in Amherst. The Head Coach is 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 season will represent the 112th season of basketball in the school's history.
Everything this season depends on how the men's basketball program, the the University, the Atlantic 10 Conference, and the NCAA react to the continuing threat of COVID-19 on health for all involved.
EVERYTHING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
All times Eastern PM, unless otherwise noted. Boldface opponents indicates an Atlantic 10 Conference game.
Printable schedule
UMass master schedule
Date | Day | Time | Opponent | Site | Event | TV | Streaming Video |
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12/9 | Wed | TBA | at La Salle | at Tom Gola Arena, Philadelphia PA | – | none | ESPN+ |
12/30 | Wed | TBA | George Mason | Mullins Center | – | none | ESPN+ |
1/2 | Sat | 6:30 | at Saint Louis | at Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis MO | – | NBC Sports | NBC Sports |
1/6 | Wed | TBA | at George Washington | at the Smith Center, Washington DC | – | none | ESPN+ |
1/9 | Sat | 4:00 | La Salle | Mullins Center | – | NBC Sports | NBC Sports |
1/17 | Sun | 4:30 | at Fordham | at Rose Hill Gym, Bronx NY | – | NBC Sports | NBC Sports |
1/20 | Wed | TBA | Saint Louis | Mullins Center | – | none | ESPN+ |
1/24 | Sun | TBA | Davidson | Mullins Center | – | CBSSN | CBSSN |
1/27 | Wed | TBA | at Virginia Commonwealth | at Siegel Center, Richmond VA | – | none | ESPN+ |
1/30 | Sat | TBA | at George Mason | at EagleBank Arena, Fairfax VA | – | none | ESPN+ |
2/3 | Wed | TBA | Fordham | Mullins Center | – | none | ESPN+ |
2/6 | Sat | TBA | at Rhode Island | at the Ryan Center, Kingston RI | – | ESPN | ESPN+ |
2/9 | Tue | TBA | Dayton | Mullins Center | – | ESPN | ESPN+ |
2/14 | Sun | 2:00 | St. Bonaventure | Mullins Center | – | NBC Sports | NBC Sports |
2/20 | Sat | TBA | at Duquesne | Venue TBA6) | – | none | ESPN+ |
2/24 | Wed | TBA | at Saint Joseph's | at Hagan Arena, Philadelphia PA | – | none | ESPN+ |
2/27 | Sat | TBA | Rhode Island | Mullins Center | – | none | ESPN+ |
3/3 | Wed | TBA | Richmond | Mullins Center | – | none | ESPN+ |
3/10-14 | Wed-Sun | TBD | TBD | at Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY | A-10 Tournament | TBD | TBD |
UM official roster, Coaching staff
# | Name | Height | Weight | Class | Pos. | Hometown / HS / Prep / College Transfer | Status | |
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0 | Antonopoulos, Brady | 6-1 | 165 | Sr. | G | West Brookfield, MA / Quaboag Regional HS | Active, walk-on15) | |
13 | DeGray, Ronnie | 6-7 | 220 | Fr. | F | Parker, CO / Woodstock Academy | Active | |
4 | Dominguez, Dyondre | 6-8 | 195 | Fr. | F | Providence, RI / Woodstock Academy | Active | |
11 | Fernandes, Noah | 5-11 | 172 | So. | G | Mattapoisett, MA / Woodstock Academy / Wichita State | Active | |
1 | Garcia, Javohn | 6-2 | 175 | Fr. | PG | Pickerington, OH / Brewster Academy | Active | |
10 | Gasperini, Mark | 6-10 | 245 | Gr. | F/C | Moscow, Russia / Brimmer and May School / American Univ. | Active | |
20 | Marcus, Ryan | 6-3 | 175 | Fr. | G | Wakefield, MA / Wakefield HS | Active, preferred walk-on16)17) | |
5 | McCrory, Cairo | 6-5 | 185 | Fr. | SG | Hartford, CT / Masters/Northwest Catholic / Woodstock Academy | Active | |
3 | Mitchell, Kolton | 6-3 | 175 | So. | G | Fort Myers, FL / Victory Rock Prep | Active | |
33 | Mitchell, Tre | 6-9 | 235 | So. | F/C | Pittsburgh, PA / Woodstock Academy | Active | |
12 | Pierre, Carl | 6-4 | 190 | Sr. | G | Boston, MA / Boston College HS | Active, team captain18) | |
2 | Santos, Preston | 6-6 | 180 | So. | G/F | Warwick, RI / Woodstock Academy | Inactive. Nov 16: Reported to be “taking a leave of absence for personal reasons.”19) | |
24 | Walker, Dibaji | 6-7 | 190 | Jr. | F | Columbus, OH / Woodstock Academy / Cleveland State | Active | |
23 | Weeks, TJ | 6-4 | 185 | Fr.* | G | Warwick, RI / Woodstock Academy | Active |
* Eligibility difference.
2019-20 players lost:
Baptiste, Djery - Eligibility exhausted.
Buggs, John - Opted to transfer during the off-season.22)23)
Chatman, Sy - Transferred out after the Fall 2019 semester.24)25) Ultimately chose Illinois State.26)
Clergeot, Keon - Expected to graduate in Spring 2020, and has opted to transfer and play elsewhere as a grad student.27) Ultimately chose Southeastern Louisiana.28)
Diallo, Samba - Opted to transfer after the end of the season, will continue to play at Manhattan College.29)30)
East, Sean - Opted to transfer after the end of the season, will continue to play at Bradley.31)32)
Higginbottom, Davonte - expected to graduate in Spring 2020, would have college athletics eligibility left, but not expected to return.
Jackson, CJ - Opted to transfer after the end of the season.33) Ultimately chose Florida Southwestern State (JuCo)34)35)
West, Randall - Eligibility exhausted.
In the Atlantic 10 Pre-Season poll, UMass was picked to finish 8th out of the 14 teams. Tre Mitchell was named to the First Team.36)
Keeping some notes here as details come together.
All of these possibilities were set before COVID hit. These matchups may no longer happen, or delayed into future season.