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2024-25 Season
The 2024-25 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts, the flagship campus in Amherst. The Head Coach was Frank Martin.
The season represented the 116th season of basketball in the school's history.
This was UM's last season in the Atlantic 10 Conference, as moved to the MAC for the 2025-26 season.
- Final Overall Record: 12-20
- Final Conference Record: 7-11 (Tied for 10th place, 11th after tiebreakers, out of 15)
| Record | Overall | A-10 |
|---|---|---|
| All games | 12-20 | 7-11 |
| Home | 8-8 | 4-5 |
| Away | 4-7 | 3-6 |
| Neutral | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| Overtime | 1-1 | 1-0 |
Synopsis
After winning 20 games in 2023-24, UM lost key contributors to the transfer portal, including Atlantic 10 First Teamers Matt Cross and Josh Cohen. While Cross had a solid all-around game, Coach Martin hoped to improve defense at the center spot vacated by Cohen.
UMass took centers Malek Abdelgowad and Shahid Muhammad out of the transfer portal. Muhammad had set a school record in blocks the season before at Southern Idaho, and Martin had tried to get the 6'10“ Abdelgowad in 2023 before he committed to Murray State. While neither had Cohen's offensive skills, it was hoped that they could add a little more defensive resistance down low. That didn't pan out. Abdelgowad got 21 starts, but never seemed to earn Frank's full confidence, and only averaged 13.8 mpg. Muhammad saw the floor even less, at 12.5 mpg, only averaged 3.5 points per game, mostly on putbacks, and averaged just 2.2 rpg.
Rahsool Diggins stepped up to lead UM in scoring, at 16.8 ppg, but his shooting percentages regressed from the prior season. In fact, UM as a team was often atrocious in the shooting stats. UM finished dead last in the A10 in overall FG% (.410) and 3FG% (.281), and next to last in Offensive Rating. Nationally, we were 358th (out of 364) in Effective FG% (.455), and in the bottom 30 in FT% (.664).
Diggins' season was marked by his gritty performance in a triple-overtime win at Fordham, in which he set UM's new single-game scoring record, with 46 points. He finished the season getting honored to the A10's Third Team.
Sometimes forced into playing an unnatural center position, Daniel Hankins-Sanford was UM's leader in the frontcourt, averaging 9.8 points and a team-lead-tying 7.4 rebounds. DHS lost some time with a hand injury, and was tentative in his initial comeback, but averaged 18.8 ppg over the last four of the regular season.
Bryant transfer Daniel Rivera joined DHS in the frontcourt, and put up decent numbers of 11.9 points and 7.4 rebounds, but often forced shots long after the defense had collapsed upon him, disrupting his power forward style. He finished the season with a career low .443 FG%, and was a liability at the line at just .551.
Jaylen Curry stepped up into the starting point guard role, upping his minutes to 30.4 per game, and scoring went along with it to 13.3. Like Diggins though, he also struggled at times with his shooting, finishing with a .363 FG%. Point guard play was solid, and he translated that to a transfer portal upgrade to the Big 12 and Oklahoma State.
Jayden Ndjigue started the season on the bench after starting all 31 for UM as a freshman, as Coach Martin tried to figure out the rotation. Though still offensively challenged, Jayden's junkyard dog mentality got him back into the starting five in late November. He finished as the team's 4th-leading rebounder with 4.7 rpg.
For the rest of the squad:
- Marqui Worthy provided relief in the backcourt, with 18.2 mpg, finished 5th on the team in points at 5.8 ppg, and hit a decent 70% from the stripe.
- ASU-transfer Akil Watson never worked out. He saw just 10.7 minutes per game, and missed the end of the season with a knee injury. Averaged 3.6 and 2.0.
- Freshman Luka Damjanac got just 23 combined minutes of PT through mid-February, but earned Frank's trust down the stretch, including a season-high 23 minutes in the win over Rhode Island. He was the deepest bench player to opt to return to the team in '25-26.
- Freshmen Nate Guerengomba and Amadou Doumbia got spot minutes, but didn't climb high on the depth chart.
- Tarique Foster appeared in 18 games, getting 9.3 mpg, but didn't produce much.
- Four Minutemen ended up redshirting the full season: scholarship player Lewis Walker, and all three walk-ons: Rollie Castineyra, John Brigham, and Josh Engel.
As a team, UM notched an easy season-opening win over UNH, and put in a decent effort at West Virginia, but fell to Louisiana Tech in a game they were never really in, stumbled at home to Hofstra, gave up 87 to Temple, and got smoked by 33 versus Florida State. At 1-5, nothing was clicking and the struggles at the center spot were already obvious.
UM responded with a decent road win at Harvard, and held serve at home over NJIT, but proceeded to get humbled at home to both Central CT and UMass-Lowell, giving up 96 in the latter. By the end of conference play, UM was 5-8 and sporting a NET in the 240s.
Conference play got off to an 0-2 start, including an 8-point home loss to Richmond, a game in which they came in favored by 4½. But then UM seemed to show some glimmer of hope, winning 5 of their next 7, including two road wins, most notably the triple-OT win at Fordham. On February 2, UM found themselves with a winning conference record, at 5-4.
On February 4, UM hosted Saint Louis, with new coach Josh Schertz and 2023-24 Indiana State star Robbie Avila. UM had Avila fouled out and led 71-66 with 49 seconds left. ESPN's Win Probability stat gave us a 92.3% chance of winning. But in spectacular fashion, we choked away the chance to go to 6-4 in league play, and lost the game 73-71.
UM managed to pull themselves together and responded with a convincing 78-55 road win at La Salle, but followed that up with four straight losses (aided by the flu running through most of the team), and six of seven, to close conference play with a 7-11 record and an 11-seed in the conference tourney, where they would face La Salle again, a team they had already beaten twice. In that A10 Tournament game, UM held a late lead, but lost Diggins and DHS to fouling out, and packed their Atlantic 10 bags with a 78-71 loss, and a 12-20 overall season.
Article after the season's conclusion: UMass basketball coach Frank Martin reflects on disappointing season (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 4/1/25)
Scoreboard
| Game | Record | Rank | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Game Results | UM High Scorer | UM High Rebounder | Overall | A10 | UM | Opp | |
| 10/26 | at Providence | L 63-54 | Curry (13) | Abdelgowad (11) | – | – | – | – | Exhibition, playing 16-minute halves.6) UM leads 41-40, but gives up the deciding run. UM cold shooting: 28% FG overall, 23% in H2, 0-12 from 3 in the game. Malek a double-double with 11 & 11. Diggins 8-1-3 in 16 min, Worthy 7 & 1, Watson 6 & 3. |
| 11/4 | New Hampshire | W 103-74 | Diggins (26) | Abdelgowad (12) | 1-0 | – | – | – | UM starts with an 18-2 lead and isn't threatened. Diggins hits 8 threes, tying UM's single game record, and sets his new career high with 26 points. UM hoists 35 3FGAs, most in the Martin era. Double-double for Malek with 12 & 12, Watson 14 pts in 14 min, DHS 10 pts, Curry 9-6-12 (12 assists career high). |
| 11/8 | at West Virginia | L 75-69 | Diggins (19) | Hankins-Sanford (11) | 1-1 | – | – | – | UM falls behind by 17 at the break, with 12 TOs and WV converts into 17 pts. Better in H2 but not enough to come back. Curry 13 pts in H1, 0 in H2. Diggins 2 in H1, 17 H2. Rivera 14 & 9, DHS 13 pts. |
| 11/13 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 76-66 | Curry (14) | Rivera (9) | 1-2 | – | – | – | “Icons of the Game” event, Uniondale NY. UM falls behind big again (19 in early H2) and can't claw back. Diggins struggles (2-12). UM shoots 23% from 3, 52% from stripe. |
| 11/16 | Hofstra | L 75-71 (OT) | Curry (22) | Curry, Diggins, Ndjigue (6 each) | 1-3 | – | – | – | UM falls into another double-digit deficit (13), trailed for 41:58 of the 45 minutes. 10-20 at the line kills us. Curry 22-6-6, Diggins 16-6-3, DHS 12 & 5. |
| 11/23 | vs Temple | L 87-80 | Curry (17) | Hankins-Sanford (10) | 1-4 | – | – | – | Hall of Fame Tip-Off, at Mohegan Sun Arena. UM again falls behind big (15). Second unit gets us back in it, but we can't get the critical stops. Curry 4-16 FGs, Diggins 1-8 and 2 pts. UM -7 on the glass and shoots 22% from 3. |
| 11/24 | vs Florida State | L 92-59 | Curry (17) | Hankins-Sanford (13) | 1-5 | – | – | – | Hall of Fame Tip-Off, at Mohegan Sun Arena. FSU shoots 70%, scores 55 in H2 to blow it open. UM almost equally bad on offense, 31% FG for the game, 3-24 (13%) from 3. Another bad game from Diggins (2-13 FG and 4 pts). Rivera 12 & 6 but on 4-12 shooting. |
| 11/27 | at Harvard | W 62-54 | Diggins and Hankins-Sanford (14 each) | Ndjigue (11) | 2-5 | – | – | – | UM wins down low as 3pt game struggles (1-16). UM scores 52 points in the paint, and dominates the glass (51 total, +23, 21 offensive). DHS 10 boards, Curry 10-9-6, Rivera 12 & 8. |
| 12/1 | NJIT | W 80-68 | Rivera (16) | Rivera (11) | 3-5 | – | – | – | UM builds a 20 pt lead in H1, gets a little lazy in H2, but NJIT can't recover. Rivera's best game at UM so far with season highs and his first UM double-double. Worthy 12 pts, UM career high, and a team best +16. |
| 12/4 | Central CT | L 73-69 | Rivera (19) | Rivera (10) | 3-6 | – | – | – | Trailing for 31 minutes, UM fails to adjust and make the critical plays. DHS out with hand injury and UM gets no consistency at the 5. Curry & Diggins combine for 8-28 (.286). |
| 12/7 | UMass Lowell | L 96-83 | Curry & Ndjigue (17 each) | Ndjigue (8) | 3-7 | – | – | – | DHS remains out, Lowell scores 12 over their season average and UM surrenders their highest point total at home since 2010. Ndjigue and Worthy (15) set new career highs but little else to celebrate. |
| 12/14 | UMass Boston | W 86-52 | Abdelgowad (26) | Abdelgowad (14) | 4-7 | – | – | – | UM beats up on D3 Beacons with a +31 rebound margin and 57 total boards. Malek sets new UM & D-I highs. Rivera 11 & 10, Curry 10 pts, Diggins & Worthy 7 assists each, Akil 9 & 9. |
| 12/18 | Northeastern | W 77-72 | Curry (24) | Abdelgowad (11) | 5-7 | – | – | – | UM goes up 11 with 6:47 to play, NU ties it up at 70, but Huskies go 0-4 on their last shots. UM survives giving up 50 total rebounds and a -12 margin. Curry sets new career high in scoring, and steals 5. Rivera 12 & 10, plus a career high 8 blocks. Malek double-double with 12 pts. |
| 12/21 | vs Arizona State | L 78-62 | Diggins (24) | Rivera (9) | 5-8 | – | – | – | At Springfield MA. Still without DHS, UM playing well and owning a 46-41 lead with 12:58 to play, when ASU wakes up and outscores UM 37-16 the rest of the way. UM hits no FGs over the final 6:52. Diggins' best game since the opener, but Curry (1-6, 2 pts) has his worst game of the season. |
| 12/31 | at Saint Joseph's | L 81-72 | Diggins (33) | Rivera (9) | 5-9 | 0-1 | – | – | Diggins sets a new career high, back in his hometown, and Rivera sets a new UMass high with 23 pts, but UM goes -14 on the glass and shoots cold (33% FG, 19% 3FG). DHS returns, comes off the bench, 7 & 2 in 18 min. Curry struggles again (1-12 FG) but 6 assists and 0 turnovers. |
| 1/4 | Richmond | L 72-64 | Curry (18) | Curry (8) | 5-10 | 0-2 | – | – | UM drops another home game in which they came in favored. M'men score 22 in the first 7 minutes but only 42 in the final 33, dish a season-low 7 assists and turn the ball over a season-high 17 times. |
| 1/8 | Dayton | W 76-72 | Rivera (23) | Rivera (12) | 6-10 | 1-2 | – | – | Things finally click where they haven't been, and UM wins as a 10½ point dog. UM shoots 19-20 from the stripe, and wins the glass by 12. Worthy new career high 18 pts. Diggins 18 pts. |
| 1/11 | at George Mason | L 77-70 | Diggins (21) | Abdelgowad (6) | 6-11 | 1-3 | – | – | Mason's tight D holds UM to 36% shooting, UM -17 on the glass. Curry 15 pts, Worthy 13. |
| 1/15 | at Fordham | W 120-118 (3OT) | Diggins (46) | Rivera (12) | 7-11 | 2-3 | – | – | Diggins wills UMass to an extremely hard fought win in front of a raucous Rose Hill crowd, vomiting during the game but finds the strength to set a new program single game scoring record. Rivera adds 29 points. UM's first 3OT game in 20 years. |
| 1/19 | La Salle | W 82-60 | Curry (22) | Ndjigue (13) | 8-11 | 3-3 | – | – | Tied at 57, La Salle collapses and UM finds success. Curry nearly matches career high, plus 7 assists and 0 TOs. Career high boards from Ndjigue. Diggins 17 pts, DHS 10 & 9, Malek 10 & 8. |
| 1/22 | George Washington | W 74-61 | Curry and Diggins (19 each) | Abdelgowad (11) | 9-11 | 4-3 | – | – | UM's D holds GW to their lowest (tie) point total on the season, second-lowest FG% (.355). UM shoots 46% (6-13) from 3, their best in a down year from deep. DHS 10 pts, 7 boards. |
| 1/29 | at Rhode Island | L 88-82 | Diggins (27) | Rivera (7) | 9-12 | 4-4 | – | – | Rhody goes on a 28-7 run across the half, UM claws back but falls short. M'men win the glass (+5) but go 6-22 (27%) from three. Curry 15 pts, Rivera 13, DHS 12. |
| 2/1 | at Duquesne | W 62-53 | Diggins (32) | Hankins-Sanford (12) | 10-12 | 5-4 | – | – | UM trails by 3 with 9 minutes left in an offensive slog, but Diggins goes on fire with 22 points in the final stretch. DHS adds 12 pts, rest of M'men only combine for 18. |
| 2/4 | Saint Louis | L 73-71 | Curry (16) | Rivera (14) | 10-13 | 5-5 | – | – | Choke. UM had SLU's Avila fouled out, and led 71-66 with 49 seconds left, but collapses with turnover, missed front end of 1 & 1, and allowed second-chance points. Rivera 14 & 14, DHS 14 & 7. Diggins out of gas, 2-15 FG, 5 pts. |
| 2/9 | at La Salle | W 78-55 | Diggins (34) | Hankins-Sanford (12) | 11-13 | 6-5 | – | – | UM blows it open with a 43-24 second half. Diggins (7 3s) rebounds from struggle vs SLU with his 4th 30+ game in the last six weeks. DHS 10 & 12, Curry 13-6-2-2, Shahid 8 & 5. |
| 2/12 | Davidson | L 77-68 | Curry (14) | Abdelgowad (7) | 11-14 | 6-6 | – | – | UM's usual strength (rebounding) was a weakness: 32 total (-8.6 below avg) and -9 vs Cats. Curry (5-16) and Diggins (4-19) held in check. DC's Bailey (A10's leading scorer) gets his with 21 & 10. |
| 2/15 | St. Bonaventure | L 73-59 | Foster (14) | Rivera (7) | 11-15 | 6-7 | – | – | UM struggles with flu running thru the team, Curry and Ndjigue both DNP. Diggins struggles (5-16), UM collectively shoots 35%, 18% from 3, -6 on glass. Foster career highs in points and minutes. |
| 2/19 | at VCU | L 80-51 | Rivera (15) | Hankins-Sanford (10) | 11-16 | 6-8 | – | – | Curry and Watson both out with injuries, and UM still looks like a team dealing with illness. 51 points a low since 2023, 0-10 from 3, first game without a 3 since 2022, 5 assists a low since 2019. Diggins 3-15 FG. |
| 2/22 | at George Washington | L 74-52 | Diggins, DHS, Worthy (12 each) | Hankins-Sanford (11) | 11-17 | 6-9 | – | – | Offense stalls again, Curry and Watson still out, and Rivera leaves early in H2 with injury. Third straight game in the 50s. UM shoots .339 from the floor, .188 from three. |
| 3/1 | Rhode Island | W 91-88 | Diggins (29) | Hankins-Sanford (12) | 12-17 | 7-9 | – | – | Rhody shoots 58% and scores 56 in the first, but UM switches D and comes back after being down 12. Diggins joins the UM 1K point club. DHS scores a new career high 19. Curry returns from injury shooting 8-16, scores 22. |
| 3/5 | at St. Bonaventure | L 73-72 | Hankins-Sanford (22) | Hankins-Sanford (11) | 12-18 | 7-10 | – | – | A chance to get the W slips away as UM misses 3 shots in the final minute. Diggins 18 & 4, Curry 16-4-3. |
| 3/8 | Loyola Chicago | L 74-51 | Hankins-Sanford (22) | Hankins-Sanford (11) | 12-19 | 7-11 | – | – | DHS notches a double-double by halftime and is the only M'man who showed up. UM shoots a dreadful .266 overall, 1-21 (.048) from three. Curry 11 pts on 4-16 FG. Diggins overthinks it on Senior Day, 3-17 FG. |
| 3/12 | vs La Salle | L 78-71 | Rivera (22) | Rivera (12) | 12-20 | – | – | – | A10 Tournament First Round, at Capital One Arena, Washington DC. UM leads 67-66 with 2:58 left when DHS fouls out, Diggins fouls out with 1:42 to play, and the season and UM's time in the A10 comes to a disappointing close. Curry 18, Diggins 12. |
UM also played a pre-season secret scrimmage against Iona, results not disclosed.7)
Statistics
Category leaders highlighted. Clear leaders in yellow. Blue indicates leaders with differing minimum thresholds.
| Player | G | GS | MP | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | eFG%8) | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahsool Diggins | 32 | 32 | 1099 | 34.3 | 183 | 498 | .367 | 88 | 282 | .312 | 95 | 216 | .440 | .456 | 83 | 99 | .838 | 537 | 16.8 | 21 | 68 | 89 | 2.8 | 85 | 38 | 7 | 72 | 66 | 1 |
| Jaylen Curry | 29 | 29 | 883 | 30.4 | 131 | 361 | .363 | 47 | 136 | .346 | 84 | 225 | .373 | .428 | 78 | 121 | .645 | 387 | 13.3 | 24 | 85 | 109 | 3.8 | 112 | 35 | 3 | 42 | 72 | 2 |
| Daniel Rivera | 29 | 29 | 829 | 28.6 | 129 | 291 | .443 | 5 | 22 | .227 | 124 | 269 | .461 | .452 | 81 | 147 | .551 | 344 | 11.9 | 84 | 132 | 216 | 7.45 | 52 | 35 | 42 | 44 | 73 | 3 |
| Daniel Hankins-Sanford | 27 | 17 | 688 | 25.5 | 110 | 232 | .474 | 9 | 43 | .209 | 101 | 189 | .534 | .494 | 35 | 55 | .636 | 264 | 9.8 | 61 | 138 | 199 | 7.37 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 29 | 67 | 3 |
| Marqui Worthy | 31 | 3 | 564 | 18.2 | 70 | 171 | .409 | 5 | 35 | .143 | 65 | 136 | .478 | .424 | 35 | 50 | .700 | 180 | 5.8 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 1.5 | 58 | 22 | 6 | 52 | 49 | 1 |
| Jayden Ndjigue | 31 | 25 | 787 | 25.4 | 48 | 125 | .384 | 8 | 38 | .211 | 40 | 87 | .460 | .416 | 41 | 65 | .631 | 145 | 4.7 | 60 | 86 | 146 | 4.7 | 53 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 73 | 3 |
| Malek Abdelgowad | 27 | 21 | 372 | 13.8 | 46 | 100 | .460 | 3 | 13 | .231 | 43 | 87 | .494 | .475 | 30 | 40 | .750 | 125 | 4.6 | 39 | 95 | 134 | 5.0 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 29 | 41 | 0 |
| Shahid Muhammad | 31 | 3 | 388 | 12.5 | 42 | 66 | .636 | 0 | 0 | – | 42 | 66 | .636 | .636 | 26 | 38 | .684 | 110 | 3.5 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 2.2 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 15 | 36 | 0 |
| Akil Watson | 23 | 0 | 247 | 10.7 | 30 | 71 | .423 | 8 | 31 | .258 | 22 | 40 | .550 | .479 | 14 | 24 | .583 | 82 | 3.6 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 2.0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 0 |
| Nate Guerengomba | 29 | 0 | 313 | 10.8 | 19 | 74 | .257 | 7 | 41 | .171 | 12 | 33 | .364 | .304 | 31 | 34 | .912 | 76 | 2.6 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 1.2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 0 |
| Tarique Foster | 18 | 1 | 168 | 9.3 | 18 | 33 | .545 | 4 | 12 | .333 | 14 | 21 | .667 | .606 | 7 | 16 | .438 | 47 | 2.6 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Amadou Doumbia | 15 | 0 | 64 | 4.3 | 9 | 17 | .529 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 8 | 14 | .571 | .559 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 24 | 1.6 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Luka Damjanac | 13 | 0 | 98 | 7.5 | 6 | 14 | .429 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | 12 | .500 | .429 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 12 | 0.9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1.3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 32 | 32 | 6500 | 841 | 2053 | .410 | 185 | 658 | .281 | 656 | 1395 | .470 | .455 | 466 | 702 | .664 | 2333 | 72.9 | 389 | 758 | 1147 | 35.8 | 413 | 249 | 155 | 375 | 580 | 13 | |
Roster
| # | Name | Height | Weight | Class | Pos. | Hometown / HS / Prep / College Transfer | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 25 | Abdelgowad, Malek | 6-10 | 220 | Sr. | F/C | Cairo Egypt / South Plains CC / Murray State | Active |
 | 35 | Brigham, John | 6-9 | 213 | Fr. | F | Franklin MA / Dexter Southfield | Reshirted |
 | 44 | Castineyra, Rollie | 6-1 | 187 | So. | G | Marblehead MA / Phillips Exeter Academy | Reshirted9) |
 | 0 | Curry, Jaylen | 6-0 | 168 | So. | G | Charlotte NC / Cavalry Christian Academy | Active |
 | 13 | Damjanac, Luka | 6-10 | 260 | Fr. | F | Bosnia & Herzegovina / Wilbraham & Monson | Active |
 | 7 | Diggins, Rahsool | 6-2 | 190 | Sr. | G | Philadelphia PA / Archbishop Wood / UConn | Active |
 | 14 | Doumbia, Amadou | 6-11 | 215 | Fr. | F | Bamako, Mali / Putnam Science Academy | Active |
 | 9 | Engel, Josh | 6-0 | 169 | Fr. | G | Manalapan NJ / Ranney School | Reshirted |
 | 12 | Foster, Tarique | 6-8 | 185 | So. | F | Bronx NY / Cardinal Hayes | Active |
 | 2 | Guerengomba, Nate | 6-4 | 216 | Fr. | G | South Kent | Active |
 | 1 | Hankins-Sanford, Daniel | 6-8 | 236 | Jr. | F | Charlotte NC / Julius L. Chambers / South Carolina | Active |
 | 4 | Muhammad, Shahid | 6-10 | 205 | Jr. | F/C | Queens NY / Academy of the New Church / College of Southern Idaho | Active |
 | 11 | Ndjigue, Jayden | 6-4 | 206 | So. | G | Ayer MA / The Rivers School | Active |
 | 5 | Rivera, Daniel | 6-6 | 215 | Sr. | F | San Juan PR / James Monroe / Our Savior Lutheran NY / Bryant | Active |
 | 8 | Walker, Lewis | 6-6 | 227 | Fr. | F | Winston-Salem NC / Winston-Salem Christian School | Reshirted |
 | 23 | Watson, Akil | 6-9 | 185 | So. | F | Middletown NY / Roselle Catholic / Arizona State | Inactive. Out since the St. Bona (2/15) game with a knee injury.10)11) |
 | 3 | Worthy, Marqui | 6-3 | 216 | So. | G | Anaheim CA / Veritas Academy | Active |
With the June commitment of Shahid Muhammad, it appears that we might be over-signed, which also happened in 2023-24, and Sawyer Mayhugh ultimately left the team after his initial signing. No immediate word on the impact of Muhammad's commitment on the rest of the roster.
This is the first season since 1956-57 that players can wear jerseys with numbers 6-9.12)
Team photo
Back row (L to R): Tarique Foster, John Brigham, Luka Damjanac, Shahid Muhammad, Daniel Rivera, Daniel Hankins-Sanford, Akil Watson, Amadou Doumbia, Malek Abdelgowad, Lewis Walker
Front row: Josh Engel, Marqui Worthy, Rahsool Diggins, Jaylen Curry, Jayden Ndjigue, Rollie Castineyra, Nate Guerengomba
2023-24 Departing players
| Name | Height | Weight | Pos. | Exp. | Status / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohen, Josh | 6-10 | 220 | F/C | 4 years | Entered transfer portal.13) Our consistent starter at Center, 15.9 and 6.8, A10 1st Team. Committed to Arkansas to play for coach Eric Musselman.14) Stuck with Musselman as he took the job at USC (Big Ten).15) |
| Cronin, Jackson | 6-1 | 185 | G | 3 years | Entered transfer portal.16) Walk on appeared in just 3 games over 2 seasons, missing some time due to a hip injury.17) Has since committed to Yeshiva (D-III).18) |
| Cross, Matt | 6-7 | 230 | F | 4 years | Entered transfer portal, as a Grad.19)20) Our consistent starter at Forward, 15.3 / 8.3 / 3.0, A10 1st Team. Has since committed to SMU (ACC).21) |
| Davis, Robert Jr. | 6-6 | 175 | G | 1 year | Entered transfer portal.22) Appeared in 30 games off the bench, 4.1 and 1.6 in 13.7 min. Has since committed to Old Dominion (Sun Belt).23) |
| Majok, Mathok | 7-3 | 210 | C | 1 year | Entered transfer portal.24) Logged 28 minutes across 8 games, totaling 6 points and 8 rebounds. Has since committed to Oral Roberts (Summit).25)26) |
| Marcus, Ryan | 6-3 | 185 | G | 4 years | Walk-on could have done a COVID-bonus season, but it appears that he will move on to the next phase of life. |
| Mason, Tyler | 6-10 | 225 | PF | 1 year | Entered transfer portal.27)28) Reserve front-court player logged 19 minutes across 8 games after joining the team mid-season. Has since committed to Bethune-Cookman (SWAC).29) |
| Thompson, Keon | 6-0 | 210 | G | 2 years | Entered transfer portal.30) Our consistent starter at PG, 9.3 / 3.8 / 3.0 per game this season. Has since committed to Stephen F. Austin (WAC).31) |
55.4% of the scoring from 2023-24 left the team.32)
Coaching Staff
- Head Coach: Frank Martin
- Associate Head Coach: Allen Edwards33)
- Assistant Coach: Brian Steele
- Assistant Coach: Matt Figger34)
- Director of Player Development: Anthony Evans35)
- Director of Operations: Jake Hayden
- Assistant Video Coordinator: Dan Carey
- Sports Performance Coach: Tony Regueira
Changes from 2023-24:
- Brett Nelson, Assistant Coach 2023-24, left UMass for a role with NC State.38) Matt Figger, who worked for Frank Martin at both Kansas State and South Carolina, replaces Nelson.39)40)
A-10 Lists & Honors
Post-Season
Player of the Week
- Rahsool Diggins, week ending 1/19 (shared with Duquesne's Maximus Edwards)43)44) and week ending 2/2 (shared with SLU's Gibson Jimerson)45)46)
Pre-Season
UMass was picked to finish 9th out of the 15 teams in the A-10. Rahsool Diggins was named to the All-Conference Third Team.47)
Schedule
All times Eastern. Boldface opponents indicates an Atlantic 10 Conference game.
Notes
- Arizona State (Neutral, 12/21) - We'll be playing the Sun Devils in Springfield, as part of the Hall of Fame Classic. (UMass participated in the HOF Classic in 2023, which was the win over West Virginia.) UM will visit ASU in a subsequent season, presumably in 2025-26.
- New Hampshire (Home, 11/4) - UM will host the Wildcats for the season opener, in only the schools' second matchup in the last 30 years.56) No indication of a multi-game series.
- UMass Boston (Home, 12/14) - This will be UM's first regular season game against a non-Division I opponent since 2010 against AIC, but that was part of a multi-team event. This will be UM's first regular season game against a non-D-I opponent by choice since a November 1991 home game against Keene State.
- West Virginia (Away, 11/8) - UM will visit Morgantown, in a return game from the game in Springfield in December 2023.58)59)60)61)
- Providence - UMass was supposed to play the Friars at Mohegan Sun on 11/23, but the Friars backed out for another MTE.62) An unconfirmed report said Providence will play us in a subsequent season as a make-up. (Boston College also pulled out of the Mohegan event, but they were not necessarily slated to play us, so there is no indication that they will offer us a similar make-up game like Providence is.) It has since been reported that UM and PC will meet in a charity exhibition game this October.63)
- The Atlantic 10 Tournament returns to the five consecutive day format, and abandons the Friday off-day that they used in 2023 and 2024.64)
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Simple Rating System https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/about/glossary.html#srs
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Strength of Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/about/glossary.html#sos
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Offensive Rating per https://www.sports-reference.com/
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Defensive Rating per https://www.sports-reference.com/
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Effective Field Goal Percentage https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/about/glossary.html
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Just Being Frank episode 2/28/2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2E09hA0OOOdQMuPHlUrKTh?si=7uggRZoxTj6jO5eQEWfIfw
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Hofstra vs Seton Hall after UM's game
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Tape delayed to 1/16 at noon
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Could be delayed if either of the first two games run long
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JBF Episode 28 https://youtu.be/YnjOr-ovDvQ?si=EBkACgYcKPyYf0Mg&t=3130
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