2019–20 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season

2019–20 UMass Minutemen basketball

Conference| Atlantic 10 Conference
Record| 14–17 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach|

* Matt McCall (3rd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Tyson Wheeler
* Tony Bergeron
* Lucious Jordan

Home arena| Mullins Center

Seasons

<- 2018–19

2020–21 ->

2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 3 Dayton | 18 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 29 | - | 2  |  | .935
Richmond | 14 | - | 4 |  | .778 |  |  | 24 | - | 7  |  | .774
Rhode Island | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722 |  |  | 21 | - | 9  |  | .700
Saint Louis | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 23 | - | 8  |  | .742
St. Bonaventure | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 19 | - | 12  |  | .613
Duquesne | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 21 | - | 9  |  | .700
Davidson | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 16 | - | 14  |  | .533
Massachusetts | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 14 | - | 17  |  | .452
VCU | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 18 | - | 13  |  | .581
La Salle | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 15 | - | 15  |  | .500
George Washington | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 12 | - | 20  |  | .375
George Mason | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 17 | - | 15  |  | .531
Saint Joseph's | 2 | - | 16 |  | .111 |  |  | 6 | - | 26  |  | .188
Fordham | 2 | - | 16 |  | .111 |  |  | 9 | - | 22  |  | .290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen are led by third-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. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. Their season ended with the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

## Previous season

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The Minutemen finished the 2018–19 season 11–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They lost to George Washington in the first round of the A-10 tournament.

### Departures

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure

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Tre Wood | 0 | G | 6' 1“ | 165 | Freshman | Upper Marlboro, MD | Transferred to LIU Brooklyn
Luwane Pipkins | 2 | G | 5' 11“ | 185 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduate transferred to Providence
Kieran Hayward | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | Sydney, Australia | Transferred to Vanguard University (CA)
Unique McLean | 4 | G | 6'2“ | 175 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduate transferred to St. Francis Brooklyn
Jonathan Laurent | 11 | F | 6'6“ | 216 | Junior | Orlando, FL | Transferred to Oklahoma State
Jaylen Franklin | 13 | G | 6'0“ | 175 | Junior | Springfield, MA | Transferred to The College of Wooster (OH)
Khalea Turner-Morris | 14 | C | 6' 9“ | 265 | Junior | New Orleans, LA | lingering injuries forced him to stop playing, prior to the season starting
Curtis Cobb | 33 | G | 6'4“ | 175 | Senior | Fall River, MA | Graduate transferred to Wagner
Aidan Byrne | 41 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Niskayuna, NY | walk-on from 2018 to 2019 no longer listed on the roster
Rashaan Holloway | 45 | C | 6'11" | 310 | Senior | Elmer, NJ | Graduated

### Incoming transfers

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School

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Dibaji Walker |  | F | 6'7" | 190 | Sophomore | Columbus, OH | Transferred from Cleveland State. Inactive. NCAA transfer rules mandate he sits out in 2019–20, but he has applied for a special exemption. His exemption has been approved.

### 2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes  Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date

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Tre Mitchell
#33 C | Pittsburgh, PA  | Woodstock Academy  | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 240 lb (110 kg)  | Mar 29, 2019
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
John Buggs
#0 G | Homer, LA  | Putnam Science Academy
Summerfield High School  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | Nov 20, 2018
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Sean East
#10 G | Louisville, KY  | Combine Academy
New Albany High School  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | Apr 28, 2019
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
C.J. Jackson
#3 F | Atlanta, GA  | Athens Prep
Greenforest High School  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | May 15, 2019
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Kolton Mitchell
#13 G | Fort Myers, FL  | Victory Rock Prep  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | May 30, 2019
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Preston Santos
#2 G/F | Providence, RI  | Woodstock Academy  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | Oct 15, 2018
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
T.J. Weeks
#23 G | Warwick, RI  | Woodstock Academy
Bishop Hendricken High School  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | Mar 24, 2019
Recruiting 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:

*   *   *   *   * "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

## Roster

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2019–20 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 0  | John Buggs | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Summerfield High School
Putnam Science Academy  | Homer, LA
F | 1  | Sy Chatman | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | So | Cretin-Derham Hall HS | Saint Paul, MN
G/F | 2  | Preston Santos | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Fr | Woodstock Academy | Providence, RI
G/F | 3  | C.J. Jackson | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Greenforest HS  | Atlanta, GA
G | 4  | Keon Clergeot | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | RS Jr | Auburndale HS
Memphis | Winter Haven, FL
F | 5  | Samba Diallo | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | So | Pope John XXIII Regional HS | Rufisque, Senegal
G | 10  | Sean East | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | New Albany HS  | Louisville, KY
C | 11  | Djery Baptiste | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | GS | Prestonwood Christian Academy | Gonaives, Haiti
G | 12  | Carl Pierre | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jr | Boston College HS | Boston, MA
G | 13  | Kolton Mitchell | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Fr | Victory Rock Prep  | Fort Myers, FL
G | 20  | Davonté Higginbottom (W) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sr | Westwood HS | Mattapan, MA
G | 23  | T.J. Weeks | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Bishop Hendricken Catholic HS  | Warwick, RI
F | 24  | Dibaji Walker | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | So | Woodstock Academy
Cleveland State | Columbus, OH
F | 31  | Randall West | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | RS Sr | Lawrenceville School | Moorestown, NJ
C | 33  | Tre Mitchell | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | Fr | Woodstock Academy | Pittsburgh, PA

Head coach

* Matt McCall (Chattanooga)

Assistant coach(es)

* Tony Bergeron (Woodstock Academy)
* Tyson Wheeler (Fairfield)
* Lucious Jordan (Albany)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:00 pm |  | Western New England | W 83–47 |
| Mullins Center
Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ |  | UMass Lowell | W 79–64 | 1–0
| Mullins Center (2,563)
Amherst, MA
November 9, 2019*
1:00 pm |  | at Fairfield | W 62–60 | 2–0
| Webster Bank Arena (1,087)
Bridgeport, CT
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, NESNplus/ESPN+ |  | Northeastern | W 80–71 | 3–0
| Mullins Center (2,145)
Amherst, MA
November 16, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | Central Connecticut
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game | W 89–43 | 4–0
| Mullins Center (2,873)
Amherst, MA
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, NESN |  | Rider
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game | W 82–72 | 5–0
| Mullins Center (2,378)
Amherst, MA
November 23, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPNews |  | vs. No. 7 Virginia
Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals | L 46–58 | 5–1
| Mohegan Sun Arena (7,862)
Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2019*
3:30 pm, ESPN2 |  | vs. St. John's
Hall of Fame Tip Off consolation | L 63–78 | 5–2
| Mohegan Sun Arena (5,822)
Uncasville, CT
November 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus |  | at Rutgers | L 57–82 | 5–3
| Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,592)
Piscataway, NJ
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, CBSSN |  | South Carolina | L 80–84 | 5–4
| Mullins Center (3,043)
Amherst, MA
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm, NESN |  | at Harvard | L 55–89 | 5–5
| Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Cambridge, MA
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, NESN |  | Yale | L 80–83 OT | 5–6
| Mullins Center (2,212)
Amherst, MA
December 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, NESN |  | Maine | W 74–53 | 6–6
| Mullins Center (2,194)
Amherst, MA
December 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Akron | L 79–85 | 6–7
| James A. Rhodes Arena (2,375)
Akron, OH
A-10 regular season
January 5, 2020
4:00 pm, NBCSN |  | at Saint Louis | L 80–83 OT | 6–8
(0–1)  | Chaifetz Arena (8,743)
St. Louis, MO
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, NESN |  | La Salle | W 77–69 | 7–8
(1–1)  | Mullins Center (1,894)
Amherst, MA
January 11, 2020
12:30 pm, NBCSN |  | at No. 15 Dayton | L 60–88 | 7–9
(1–2)  | UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | vs. St. Bonaventure
Roc City Hoops Classic | L 61–74 | 7–10
(1–3)  | Blue Cross Arena (4,276)
Rochester, NY
January 18, 2020
4:30 pm, NBCSN |  | George Washington | L 51–75 | 7–11
(1–4)  | Mullins Center (3,323)
Amherst, MA
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at George Mason | L 63–73 | 7–12
(1–5)  | EagleBank Arena (2,652)
Fairfax, VA
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, NESNplus |  | Duquesne | W 73–64 | 8–12
(2–5)  | Mullins Center (2,785)
Amherst, MA
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, NESN |  | Saint Joseph's | W 91–76 | 9–12
(3–5)  | Mullins Center (2,024)
Amherst, MA
February 1, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN |  | at Davidson | L 50–85 | 9–13
(3–6)  | John M. Belk Arena (3,832)
Davidson, NC
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN |  | at Rhode Island | L 67–73 | 9–14
(3–7)  | Ryan Center (6,328)
Kingston, RI
February 9, 2020
2:30 pm, NBCSN |  | George Mason | W 69–67 | 10–14
(4–7)  | Mullins Center (2,313)
Amherst, MA
February 15, 2020
12:30 pm, NBCSN |  | No. 6 Dayton | L 63–71 | 10–15
(4–8)  | Mullins Center (5,030)
Amherst, MA
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm, NESN |  | Saint Louis | W 67–63 | 11–15
(5–8)  | Mullins Center (2,185)
Amherst, MA
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Fordham | W 57–49 | 12–15
(6–8)  | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,560)
Bronx, NY
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, NESNplus |  | VCU | W 60–52 | 13–15
(7–8)  | Mullins Center (2,462)
Amherst, MA
February 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Richmond | L 71–95 | 13–16
(7–9)  | Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at La Salle | W 75–64 | 14–16
(8–9)  | Tom Gola Arena (1,352)
Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm, NESNplus |  | Rhode Island | L 63-64 | 14-17
(8-10)  | Mullins Center (4,053)
Amherst, MA
A-10 tournament
March 12, 2020
12:00 pm, NBCSN | (8)  | vs. (9) VCU
Second round | A10 Tournament Canceled[1] | Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
2. ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Minutemen Athletics.

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