2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	15	–	3	.833	24	–	8	.750
VCU	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
Rhode Island †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Richmond	13	–	5	.722	22	–	13	.629
Saint Bonaventure	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
George Mason	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
La Salle	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Davidson	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Saint Louis	6	–	12	.333	12	–	21	.364
UMass	4	–	14	.222	15	–	18	.455
Saint Joseph's	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Duquesne	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

The 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by ninth year head coach Derek Kellogg, play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Rhode Island in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VCU.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Antwan Space	3	F	6'9"	235	RS Senior	DeSoto, TX	Graduated
Jabarie Hinds	5	G	5'11"	185	RS Senior	Mount Vernon, NY	Graduated
Trey Davis	12	G	6'0"	185	Senior	DeSoto, TX	Graduated
Tyler Bergantino	22	C	6'9"	250	Senior	Spring Hill, FL	Graduated

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
DeJon Jarreau #15 SG	New Orleans, LA	McDonogh 35 High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 28, 2015
DeJon Jarreau #15 SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
Chris Baldwin #32 PF	Springfield, MA	Notre Dame Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 29, 2015
Chris Baldwin #32 PF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Brison Gresham #29 C	New Orleans, LA	McDonogh 35 High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 28, 2015
Brison Gresham #29 C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Unique McLean #53 SG	Granby, MA	The MacDuffie School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 8, 2015
Unique McLean #53 SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Tyrn Flowers #47 SF	Waterbury, CT	Sacred Heart High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jan 11, 2016
Tyrn Flowers #47 SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.

Roster

2016–17 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Donte Clark	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Queen’s Grant HS	Chatham, VA
G	1	Zach Lewis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	RS Jr	NW Catholic HS Canisius	Windsor, CT
G	2	Luwane Pipkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Bogan HS	Chicago, IL
F	10	Malik Hines	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Murrah HS	Jackson, MS
F	13	Zach Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Woodrow Wilson HS	Dallas, TX
G	23	C. J. Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Whitehaven HS	Memphis, TN
F	24	Seth Berger	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS Jr	Ballard HS	Seattle, WA
C	45	Rashaan Holloway	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	335 lb (152 kg)	So	Schalick HS	Elmer, NJ
F	55	Zach Turcotte (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Masconomet Regional HS	Boxford, MA
F		Chris Baldwin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Springfield, MA
F		Tyrn Flowers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Sacred Heart HS	Waterbury, CT
G		Jaylen Franklin (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	MacDuffie School	Springfield, MA
G		Brison Gresham	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	McDonogh 35 HS	New Orleans, LA
G		DeJon Jarreau	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	McDonogh 35 HS	New Orleans, LA
G		Unique McLean	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	MacDuffie School	Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

Derek Kellogg (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Ginsburg (Buffalo)
Shyrone Chatman (Memphis)
Andy Allison (Youngstown State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*	UMass Lowell	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
11/14/2016*	at Ole Miss	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
11/17/2016*	Temple	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
11/20/2016* 1:05 PM	at Holy Cross	DCU Center Worcester, MA
11/26/2016*	Harvard	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
11/30/2016*	Wagner	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
12/03/2016*	Central Florida	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
12/08/2016*	Pacific Gotham Classic	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
12/10/2016*	at Providence	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
12/13/2016*	North Carolina A&T Gotham Classic	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
12/17/2016*	Kennesaw State Gotham Classic	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
12/22/2016*	Rider Gotham Classic	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 regular season

Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/08–12/2017	vs.	Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

^ http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/umas-m-baskbl-sched.html

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Departures

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule

See also

References