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UMass has played defending National Champions on several occasions, with a 5-1 record so far, and another chance coming in the 2019-20 season.
Team | Date | Game Results | Site | UM Coach | Game Notes |
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North Carolina | 11/24/1993 | W 91-86 (OT) | Neutral | John Calipari | Pre-Season NIT at Madison Square Garden. UNC #1, UMass #18. UM comes in as a 14½ point underdog, and plays like it to start, falling behind 11-0. Lou Roe takes over and scores 28, jumping onto the scorer's table after the final horn. UNC featured 6 players that went to the NBA, including Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace, and Eric Montross. |
Arkansas | 11/25/1994 | W 104-80 | Neutral | John Calipari | Starter Tip-Off Classic at Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA. Arkansas #1, UMass #3. Corliss Williamson's “our second team could beat their first team” quote ends up in the UM locker room, and Lou Roe takes it very personally. Roe dominates with 34 points and 13 rebounds. |
Connecticut | 11/22/1999 | L 79-65 | Away | James “Bruiser” Flint | UConn #7. The U Game. Monty Mack scores a game-high 26, but rest of team can't match the Huskies. |
Connecticut | 12/9/2004 | W 61-59 | Home (MC) | Steve Lappas | UConn #7. The U Game. Rashaun Freeman hits the game winner, and UM students rush the floor after the horn. |
Florida | 4/1/2008 | W 78-66 | Neutral | Travis Ford | NIT Semifinal at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY. Dante Milligan with 17 & 12 in front of hometown crowd. Future UM coach Matt McCall on the Florida bench as Director of Operations. |
Kansas | 12/13/2008 | W 61-60 | Away | Derek Kellogg | Kansas #25. At the Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO. UM holds KU to 34% shooting, and holds off final Jayhawk shots for the win, just the third of Derek Kellogg's young head coaching career. |
Virginia | 11/23/2019 | TBD | Neutral | Matt McCall | Hall of Fame Tipoff event, at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT. |