2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU	16	–	2	.889	25	–	8	.758
Davidson	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Dayton	13	–	5	.722	21	–	12	.636
St. Bonaventure	12	–	6	.667	18	–	16	.529
George Mason	11	–	7	.611	18	–	15	.545
Saint Louis †	10	–	8	.556	23	–	13	.639
Duquesne	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Rhode Island	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
La Salle	8	–	10	.444	10	–	21	.323
Saint Joseph's	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Richmond	6	–	12	.333	13	–	20	.394
George Washington	4	–	14	.222	9	–	24	.273
Massachusetts	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344
Fordham	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen are led by second-year head coach Matt McCall and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2017–18 season 13–20, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They beat La Salle in the first round of the A-10 Tournament before losing in the second round to George Mason.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Malik Hines	0	F	6'10"	255	Junior	Jackson, MS	Graduate transferred to McNeese State
Jaylen Brantley	1	G	5'11"	170	Senior	Springfield, MA	Gradauted
Chris Baldwin	5	F	6'8"	235	Sophomore	Springfield, MA	Transferred to Texas Southern
C. J. Anderson	23	G	6'6"	207	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Rayshawn Miller	42	G	6'1"	200	Junior	Boston, MA	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Albany

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Djery Baptiste		C	6'10"	245	RS Junior	Gonaïves, Haiti	Transferred from Vanderbilt. Will be eligible to play immediately in December since Baptiste graduated from Vanderbilt. Will have 1 1/2 year left of eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Samba Diallo #69 SF	Sparta, NJ	Pope John XXIII Regional High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 21, 2017
Samba Diallo #69 SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tre Wood #58 PG	Upper Marlboro, MD	St. John's College High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 6, 2017
Tre Wood #58 PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sy Chatman PF	Saint Paul, MN	Cretin-Derham Hall High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 22, 2018
Sy Chatman PF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

Preseason

Roster

2018–19 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tre Wood	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	St. John's College HS	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	1	Jonathan Laurent	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Dr. Phillips HS Rutgers	Lakeland, FL
G	2	Luwane Pipkins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Bogan HS	Chicago, IL
G	3	Kieran Hayward	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	St Joseph's College LSU	Sydney, Australia
G	4	Unique McLean	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	MacDuffie School	Brooklyn, NY
F	5	Samba Diallo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Pope John XXIII Regional HS	Rufisque, Senegal
F	10	Sy Chatman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Cretin-Derham Hall HS	Saint Paul, MN
G	12	Carl Pierre	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Boston College HS	Boston, MA
G	13	Jaylen Franklin (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	MacDuffie School	Springfield, MA
C	14	Khaela Turner-Morris	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	New Hampton School (NH)	Springfield, MA
G	20	Keon Clergeot	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Auburndale HS Memphis	Winter Haven, FL
G	33	Curtis Cobb	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Wilbraham & Monson Academy Fairfield	Fall River, MA
C	45	Rashaan Holloway	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	310 lb (141 kg)	Sr	Schalick HS	Elmer, NJ

Head coach

Matt McCall (Chattanooga)

Assistant coach(es)

Cliff Warren (Maryland)
Rasheen Davis (VCU)
Peter Gash (Chattanooga)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm	Westfield State	W 84–60		Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:30 pm, ELVN/NESNPlus	UMass Lowell	W 83–75	1–0	Mullins Center (2,976) Amherst, MA
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm	New Hampshire	W 104–75	2–0	Mullins Center (2,563) Amherst, MA
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ELVN/NESN	Harvard	L 71-74	2-1	Mullins Center (2,645) Amherst, MA
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm	Howard Las Vegas Holiday Invitational	L 63-68	2-2	Mullins Center (2,048) Amherst, MA
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff Las Vegas Holiday Invitational	W 92-60	3-2	Mullins Center (2,034) Amherst, MA
Nov 22, 2018* 1:30 pm, FS1	vs. Southern Illinois Las Vegas Holiday Invitational semifinals	W 84-62	4-2	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 23, 2018* 10:00 pm, FS1	vs. No. 6 Nevada Las Vegas Holiday Invitational Championship	L 87-110	4-3	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 28, 2018* 7:30 pm, ELVN/NESN/ESPN+	Quinnipiac	W 69-62	5-3	Mullins Center (2,478) Amherst, MA
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ELVN/NESNPlus/ESPN+	Holy Cross			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1	at Providence			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Temple			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Dec 21, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Fairleigh Dickinson			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Dec 30, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN	at Georgia			Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
A-10 regular season
Jan 5, 2019 12:30 pm, NBCSN	La Salle			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Jan 9, 2019 9:00 pm, CBSSN	at Saint Louis			Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Jan 13, 2019 3:30 pm, NBCSN	at Dayton			UD Arena Dayton, OH
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm	George Mason			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Jan 19, 2019 6:30 pm, NBCSN	at VCU			Siegel Center Richmond, VA
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm	St. Bonaventure			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium	Rhode Island			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm	at La Salle			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Feb 2, 2019 4:30 pm, NBCSN	at Saint Joseph's			Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm	Fordham			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm	Davidson			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm	at George Mason			EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm	at George Washington			Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm	Saint Joseph's			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm	Dayton			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm	at Duquesne			Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm	Richmond			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Mar 9, 2019 TBA	at Rhode Island			Ryan Center Kingston, RI
A-10 Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019	vs.			Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

v t e UMass Minutemen basketball
Venues	Drill Hall (1899–1931) Curry Hicks Cage (1931–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)
Rivalries	Boston College UConn
Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References