2022-23 Season

The 2022-23 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts.

The head coach will be Frank Martin.¹⁾

The season will represent the 114th season of basketball in the school's history.

Current Record: n/a
Conference Record: n/a

Previous Season	Next Season
2021-22	2023-24

Schedule

Tracking what we know so far…

November 17 (Thur), 18 (Fri), 20 (Sun) - Myrtle Beach Invitational. UMass is confirmed for this MTE in Myrtle Beach SC.²⁾ Other participating teams: Boise State, Charlotte, Colorado, Loyola Chicago, Murray State, Texas A&M, Tulsa.³⁾
December 11 (Sun) - Hofstra (Brooklyn). Reportedly part of a day with multiple games, with St. Bonaventure versus Iona being at least one other.⁴⁾ Presumably to be held at the Barclays Center.
December 21 (Wed) - Dartmouth (Home)⁵⁾
North Texas (Home/Neutral): UNT will give us a return game this season, to be played in Springfield.⁶⁾⁷⁾⁸⁾
Penn State (Away): This season's game will conclude a home-and-home series, in conjunction with an agreement for UM/PSU football games.⁹⁾¹⁰⁾
The Atlantic 10 Tournament will be in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn NY.¹¹⁾
UMass was mentioned in an article that implied we'd be in the Jamaica Classic 2022 field, but that article was incorrect. We are not expected to participate in that event.¹²⁾ We are in their 2021 event, relocated to Florida, but that is expected to be the end of it.
The Atlantic 10 and Mountain West conferences spoke about possibly playing games this season, but plans in previous seasons never came together. TBD on how they might this season.¹³⁾¹⁴⁾

Projected Roster

Tracking what we know so far. With the coaching change from Matt McCall to Frank Martin, and instant transfer possibilities with the transfer portal, there are no guarantees that Minutemen from 2021-22 will be here in 2022-23. We will update this page as details emerge.

Name	Height	Weight	Pos.	Exp.	Status	Notes
Cross, Matt	6-7	225	PF	2 years	Incoming	Committed to UMass on 4/25/22.¹⁵⁾ UMass made it official on 5/10.¹⁶⁾ Played at Louisville last season,¹⁷⁾ and at Miami in 2020-21.¹⁸⁾ Verbals, Sports-Reference
Diggins, Rahsool	6-2	175	PG	1 year	Incoming	Committed to UMass on 4/18/22.¹⁹⁾²⁰⁾ UMass made it official on 5/17.²¹⁾ Played sparingly in one season at UConn. Verbals, Sports-Reference
Dominguez, Dyondre	6-9	205	F	2 years	Returning	Spot-starter in 2021-22. Minutes in the frontcourt are currently plentiful after the departure of Buttrick and Steadman. Dyondre's father has tweeted several positive things about UM's moves since Martin took over.²²⁾
Fernandes, Noah	5-11	175	PG	3 years	Returning	After McCall was dismissed, but before Martin was hired, Noah's father indicated that Noah would return to UMass.²³⁾ Has been active on Twitter regarding the new UMass commits. The starting point guard role is his to lose.
Jones, Greg	6-7	225	F	4 years	Returning?	Greg reportedly posted on Instagram in mid-March that he planned to take advantage of the extra year of eligibility and play again in 2022-23, but that was before Frank Martin was hired, so TBD on Greg's plans.
Kelly, CJ	6-5	190	SG	3 years	Returning?	The 2021-22 season was CJ's third of playing, so with the COVID bonus he should have two remaining. However, he was a partial qualifier in 2017-18 at Norfolk State. Not sure if/how that impacts his total eligibility.
Kelly, John	6-7	215	F	?	Returning?	John was classified on the UMass 2021-22 roster as a Freshman, even though he played (sparingly) at Fairfield in 2020-21. With his walk-on status, and no longer having brother Rich on the team, unclear what John may want to do.
Leveque, Wildens	6-8	230	F	3 years	Incoming	Committed to UMass on 4/11/22.²⁴⁾ UMass made it official on 5/7.²⁵⁾ Played for Frank Martin at SC from 2019-22. Verbals, Sports-Reference
Marcus, Ryan	6-3	185	G	2 years	Returning?	With his walk-on status, unclear what Ryan may want to do, but he is from Massachusetts.
McCrory, Cairo	6-5	190	SG	2 years	Returning?	Only played in three games in 2021-22 before shutting it down with a lingering back injury. He could apply for a medical redshirt, and, if granted, would have four years remaining.
Thompson, Gianni	6-8	205	PF	1 year	Incoming	Committed to UMass on 4/24/22.²⁶⁾ UMass made it official on 5/9.²⁷⁾ Played sparingly in one season at Boston College. Verbals, Sports-Reference
Thompson, Keon	6-1	175	PG	HS	Incoming	Committed to UMass on 4/18/22.²⁸⁾ UMass made it official on 5/8.²⁹⁾ Verbals
Weeks, TJ	6-4	185	SG	2 years	Returning?	TJ was technically a redshirt sophomore in 2021-22, so he has three seasons remaining.
Woodley, TaQuan	6-8	280	PF	1 year	Incoming	Committed to UMass on 4/3/22.³⁰⁾ UMass made it official on 5/5.³¹⁾ Played for Frank Martin at SC in 2021-22. Verbals, Sports-Reference

UMass had no recruiting commitments, verbal or signed, prior to the McCall/Martin coaching change.

Departing players

Name	Height	Weight	Pos.	Exp.	Status / Notes
Garcia, Javohn	6-2	180	G	2 years	Entered transfer portal.³²⁾ Came off the bench in 2021-22. Could have seen more playing time in the backcourt after the departure of Rich Kelly.
Santos, Preston	6-6	185	G/F	2 years	Entered transfer portal.³³⁾ Preston received little playing time in 2021-22, after sitting out the 2020-21 season.
Mitchell, Kolton	6-3	185	G	3 years	Entered transfer portal.³⁴⁾ Kolton played sparingly in his three seasons at UM.
Walker, Dibaji	6-9	200	F	4 years	Although Walker told The Berkshire Eagle that he would continue with UMass,³⁵⁾ he entered the transfer portal on May 5.³⁶⁾ Reported that he will attend Appalachian State.³⁷⁾ 2021-22 was Dibaji's fourth season, but he only played in eight games before shutting it down with a leg injury. He could apply for a medical redshirt, and, if granted, would have two years remaining.

South Carolina guys to watch

Played for Frank Martin and have entered the transfer portal:

Name	Height	Weight	Pos.	Exp.	Status / Notes
Carter, Devin	6-3	188	G	1 year	Committed to Providence.³⁸⁾ Verbals, Sports-Reference
Couisnard, Jermaine	6-4	211	G	3 years	Committed to Oregon.³⁹⁾ Verbals, Sports-Reference
Green, Mike	6-1	188	G	3 years	In portal / uncommitted. Verbals, Sports-Reference
Stevenson, Erik	6-3	198	G	4 years	Committed to West Virginia.⁴⁰⁾ Verbals, Sports-Reference. Stevenson was teammates with Noah Fernandes at Wichita State in 2019-20.

South Carolina recruits

Frank Martin and staff had recruited these guys to SC. The coaching change may change their plans. <sortable>

Name	Stars	Height	Weight	Pos.	Home	Status / Notes
Davis, Zachary	2	6-7	170	SG	Denmark SC	Followed through on his SC commitment, and signed to play for new SC coach Lamont Paris.⁴¹⁾
Hankins-Sanford, Daniel	2	6-8	230	PF	Charlotte NC	Followed through on his SC commitment, and signed to play for new SC coach Lamont Paris.⁴²⁾⁴³⁾
Lindsay, Bryce	3	6-3	160	PG	Baltimore MD	Re-opened his recruiting after SC dismissed Martin.⁴⁴⁾

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Frank Martin
Associate Head Coach: Allen Edwards⁴⁵⁾⁴⁶⁾⁴⁷⁾
Assistant Coach: Will Bailey⁴⁸⁾
Assistant Coach: Brian Steele⁴⁹⁾
Director of Player Personnel and Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Doug Edwards⁵⁰⁾
Ricky Harris will return to the staff,⁵¹⁾ exact title TBD