2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2014–15 UMass Minutemen men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record	17–15 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach	Derek Kellogg (7th year)
Assistant coach	Shyrone Chatman
Assistant coach	Adam Ginsburg
Assistant coach	Andy Allison
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center

2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
Dayton	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
Rhode Island	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
VCU †	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
Richmond	12	–	6	.667	21	–	14	.600
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
St. Bonaventure	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
UMass	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
La Salle	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Saint Joseph's	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Fordham	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
George Mason	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Saint Louis	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344


† 2015 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by seventh year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost in the scound round of the A-10 Tournament to La Salle.

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the season with an overall record of 24–9, with a record of 10–6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a tie for a fifth-place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Minutemen were defeated by George Washington, 85–77 in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which is their first time since 1998. They lost in the second round to Tennessee.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Chaz Williams	3	G	5'9"	175	RS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Clyde Santee	5	G	6'7"	180	Freshman	Houston, TX	Transferred to Southeast Missouri State
Sampson Carter	22	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	Graduated
Raphiael Putney	34	F	6'9"	185	RS Senior	Woodbridge, VA	Graduated

Incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rashaan Armstead-Holloway C	Elmer, NJ	Arthur P. Schalick High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Aug 12, 2013
Rashaan Armstead-Holloway C	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
C.J. Anderson SF	Memphis, TN	Whitehaven High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 25, 2013
C.J. Anderson SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

Roster

2014–15 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Clark, DonteDonte Clark	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Queen’s Grant HS Hargrave Military Acad.	Chatham, VA
3.5 !F	1	Esho, MaxieMaxie Esho	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Henry A. Wise HS Lee Acad.	Upper Marlboro, MD
1.5 !G	2	Gordon, DerrickDerrick Gordon	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	St. Patrick HS Western Kentucky	Plainfield, NJ
1.5 !G	4	Hinds, JabarieJabarie Hinds	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Mount Vernon HS West Virginia	Mount Vernon, NY
5.0 !C	11	Bergantino, TylerTyler Bergantino	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Nature Coast Technical HS	Spring Hill, FL
1.5 !G	12	Davis, TreyTrey Davis	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Woodrow Wilson HS	DeSoto, TX
3.5 !F	13	Coleman, ZachZach Coleman	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Woodrow Wilson HS	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	20	Wojewodzic, MikeMike Wojewodzic (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Boston Latin HS	Boston, MA
1.5 !G	22	Dayson, DemetriusDemetrius Dayson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Covington HS	Covington, TN
1.5 !G	23	Anderson, C. J.C. J. Anderson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Whitehaven HS	Memphis, TN
3.5 !F	24	Berger, SethSeth Berger	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Ballard HS	Seattle, WA
5.0 !C	25	Lalanne, CadyCady Lalanne	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Oak Ridge HS	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	55	Turcotte, ZachZach Turcotte (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Masconomet Regional HS	Boxford, MA

Head coach

Derek Kellogg (Massachusetts)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Ginsburg (Buffalo)
Shyrone Chatman (Memphis)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/30/2014* 7:00 PM	American International	W 120–71		Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular Season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM	Siena	W 95–87	1–0	Mullins Center (8,187) Amherst, MA
11/16/2014* 3:00 PM, NESN	vs. Boston College Commonwealth Classic/Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off	W 71–62	2–0	TD Garden (N/A) Boston, MA
11/18/2014* 11:00 AM, ESPN2	Manhattan ESPN Tip-Off Marathon/Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic	W 77–68 ^OT	3–0	Mullins Center (4,736) Amherst, MA
11/22/2014* 12:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. Notre Dame Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic	L 68–81	3–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT
11/23/2014* 12:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Florida State Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic	W 75–69	4–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,513) Uncasville, CT
11/26/2014* 2:00 PM	Northeastern Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic	W 79–54	5–1	Mullins Center (2,918) Amherst, MA
11/29/2014* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	at Harvard	L 73–75	5–2	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA
12/02/2014* 7:00 PM, SECN	at LSU	L 60–82	5–3	Maravich Center (6,962) Baton Rouge, LA
12/07/2014* 2:00 PM	vs. Florida Gulf Coast Hall of Fame Holiday Classic	L 75–84	5–4	MassMutual Center (5,235) Springfield, MA
12/13/2014* 4:00 PM	Canisius	W 75–58	6–4	Mullins Center (3,148) Amherst, MA
12/20/2014* 1:00 PM, CBSSN	at Providence	L 65–85	6–5	Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,975) Providence, RI
12/23/2014* 4:00 PM, BYUtv	at BYU	L 71–77 ^OT	6–6	Marriott Center (15,789) Provo, UT
12/30/2014* 7:00 PM	Iona	W 87–82	7–6	Mullins Center (4,011) Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 regular Season
01/03/2015 4:00 PM	St. Bonaventure	L 55–69	7–7 (0–1)	Mullins Center (4,506) Amherst, MA
01/07/2015 7:00 PM	at La Salle	W 71–65	8–7 (1–1)	Tom Gola Arena (1,379) Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2015 1:00 PM	at George Mason	W 66–62	9–7 (2–1)	Patriot Center (3,535) Fairfax, VA
01/14/2015 7:00 PM	Davidson	L 63–71	9–8 (2–2)	Mullins Center (3,205) Amherst, MA
01/17/2015 2:30 PM, NBCSN	Rhode Island	W 60–56	10–8 (3–2)	Mullins Center (5,273) Amherst, MA
01/21/2015 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's	L 62–56	10–9 (3–3)	Hagan Arena (3,687) Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Dayton	W 66–64	11–9 (4–3)	Mullins Center (5,633) Amherst, MA
01/31/2015 4:00 PM, CBSSN	at Saint Louis	W 60–56	12–9 (5–3)	Chaifetz Arena (9,104) St. Louis, MO
02/04/2015 7:00 PM, SNY	at Fordham	W 78–72	13–9 (6–3)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,636) Bronx, NY
02/08/2015 4:00 PM, CBSSN	La Salle	W 66–59	14–9 (7–3)	Mullins Center (4,673) Amherst, MA
02/11/2015 7:00 PM	at St. Bonaventure	W 55–53	15–9 (8–3)	Reilly Center (3,786) Olean, NY
02/14/2015 4:00 PM	Duquesne	W 82–74	16–9 (9–3)	Mullins Center (4,437) Amherst, MA
02/18/2015 7:00 PM, SNY	at Rhode Island	L 59–75	16–10 (9–4)	Ryan Center (7,118) Kingston, RI
02/21/2015 12:00 PM, ESPN2	at #25 VCU	L 72–78	16–11 (9–5)	Siegel Center (7,657) Richmond, VA
02/25/2015 7:00 PM	Saint Joseph's	L 71–82	16–12 (9–6)	Mullins Center (3,234) Amherst, MA
02/28/2015 4:00 PM	Fordham	W 82–74	17–12 (10–6)	Mullins Center (5,238) Amherst, MA
03/04/2015 7:00 PM	Richmond	L 53–56	17–13 (10–7)	Mullins Center (3,857) Amherst, MA
03/07/2015 3:30 PM, NBCSN	at George Washington	L 65–87	17–14 (10–8)	Charles E. Smith Center (3,867) Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/12/2015 12:00 PM, NBCSN	vs. La Salle Second Round	L 69–76	17–15	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*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

UMass Minutemen basketball

Venues	Drill Hall (1899–1931) Curry Hicks Cage (1931–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)

Rivalries	Boston College

Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

Seasons	1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 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 1943–44 1944–45 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 1999–00 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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule

See also

References