2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball team

Basketball team

2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball

Myrtle Beach Invitational champions

Conference| Atlantic 10 Conference
Record| 15–16 (6–12 A–10)
Head coach|

* Frank Martin (1st season)

Associate head coach| Allen Edwards
Assistant coaches|

* Brian Steele
* Derek Kellogg

Home arena| Mullins Center

Seasons

<- 2021–22

2023–24 ->

2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
VCU † | 15 | - | 3 |  | .833 |  |  | 27 | - | 8  |  | .771
Fordham | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 25 | - | 8  |  | .758
Dayton | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 22 | - | 12  |  | .647
Saint Louis | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 21 | - | 12  |  | .636
George Mason | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 20 | - | 13  |  | .606
Duquesne | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 20 | - | 13  |  | .606
George Washington | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 16 | - | 16  |  | .500
Davidson | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 16 | - | 16  |  | .500
Saint Joseph's | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 16 | - | 17  |  | .485
St. Bonaventure | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 14 | - | 18  |  | .438
Richmond | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 15 | - | 18  |  | .455
La Salle | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 15 | - | 19  |  | .441
Massachusetts | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 15 | - | 16  |  | .484
Rhode Island | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 9 | - | 22  |  | .290
Loyola Chicago | 4 | - | 14 |  | .222 |  |  | 10 | - | 21  |  | .323
† 2023 A10 tournament winner

The 2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen are led by first-year head coach Frank Martin and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

## Previous season

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The Minutemen finished the 2021–22 season 15–17, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in 10th place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Dayton in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason

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### Departures

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

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Trent Buttrick | 0 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Senior | Bloomsburg, PA | Graduated
Javohn Garcia | 1 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | Pickerington, OH | Transferred to College of the Sequoias
Preston Santos | 2 | G/F | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Providence, RI | Transferred to Southern New Hampshire
Kolton Mitchell | 3 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Fort Myers, FL | Transferred to West Virginia
Cairo McCrory | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Hartford, CT | Left the team for personal reasons
Greg Jones | 10 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Senior | Richmond, VA | Left the team for personal reasons
CJ Kelly | 15 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Long Island, NY | Graduate transferred to UCF
Rich Kelly | 22 | G | 6'1" | 175 | GS Senior | Shelton, CT | Graduated
Michael Steadman | 24 | F | 6'11" | 231 | RS Senior | Union City, CA | Graduated
Dibaji Walker | 35 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Senior | Columbus, OH | Graduate transferred to Appalachian State

### Incoming transfers

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

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Wildens Leveque | 0 | F/C | 6'10" | 255 | Senior | Brockton, MA | South Carolina
Brandon Martin | 1 | F | 6'5" | 232 | GS Senior | Miami, FL | South Carolina
Rahsool Diggins | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | UConn
Jackson Cronin | 4 | G | 6'1" | 187 | Sophomore | Great Neck, NY | Walk-on; Nebraska
Ta'Quan Woodley | 5 | F | 6'8" | 280 | Sophomore | Camden, NJ | South Carolina
Isaac Kante | 10 | F | 6'8" | 245 | GS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | LIU
Gianni Thompson | 13 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Newton, MA | Boston College
Matt Cross | 33 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Beverly, MA | Louisville

### 2022 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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Tafara Gapare
#43 PF | South Kent, CT  | South Kent School  | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  | Aug 10, 2022
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
R.J. Luis
SG | Miami, FL  | Mt. Zion Prep  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  | May 23, 2022
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Keon Thompson
PG | Merrillville, IN  | Merrillville High School  | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  | 155 lb (70 kg)  | May 8, 2022
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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:

*   *   *   *   * "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

### 2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits

Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date
Sawyer Mayhugh
#49 C | Weston, MA  | Brewster Academy  | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | Oct 1, 2022
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Jayden Ndjigue
SF | Weston, MA  | The Rivers School  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | Aug 9, 2022
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Robert Davis
SF | Castaic, CA  | Southern California Academy  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | Aug 26, 2022
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Rollie Castineyra
PG | Exeter, NH  | Phillips Exeter Academy  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | Sep 23, 2022
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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:

*   *   *   *   * "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

## Roster

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2022–23 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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F/C | 0  | Wildens Leveque | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Sr | Gould Academy
South Carolina | Brockton, MA
F | 1  | Brandon Martin | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | GS | Cardinal Newman HS
South Carolina | Miami, FL
F | 2  | Tafara Gapare | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |

| Fr | South Kent School | Wellington, New Zealand
G | 3  | Rahsool Diggins | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | So | Archbishop Wood HS
UConn | Philadelphia, PA
G | 4  | Jackson Cronin (W) | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | So | Great Neck North HS
Nebraska | Great Neck, NY
F | 5  | Ta'Quan Woodley | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |

| So | Camden HS
South Carolina | Camden, NJ
F | 10  | Isaac Kante | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 259 lb (117 kg) | GS | Putnam Science Academy
LIU | Brooklyn, NY
G | 11  | Noah Fernandes | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sr | Woodstock Academy
Wichita State | Mattapoisett, MA
G | 12  | RJ Luis | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | Fr | Mt. Zion Prep  | Miami, FL
F | 13  | Gianni Thompson | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | So | Brimmer and May
Boston College | Newton, MA
G | 20  | Ryan Marcus (W) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jr | Wakefield Memorial HS | Wakefield, MA
G | 22  | Keon Thompson | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Fr | Hargrave Military Academy | Merrillville, IN
G | 23  | T.J. Weeks Jr. | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | RS Jr | Bishop Hendricken Catholic HS  | Warwick, RI
F | 33  | Matt Cross | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | Jr | Brewster Academy
Louisville | Beverly, MA
F | 44  | John Kelly (W) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | RS Jr | Williston Northampton School
Fairfield | Shelton, CT
F | 45  | Dyondre Dominguez | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jr | Woodstock Academy | Providence, RI

Head coach

* Frank Martin (FIU)

Assistant coach(es)

* Allen Edwards (Kentucky)
* Brian Steele (South Carolina)
* Derek Kellogg (UMass)

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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)
city, state

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Exhibition
November 1, 2022*
7:00 p.m. |  | American International | W 94–68 |
| Mullins Center
Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 p.m., NESN+ |  | Central Connecticut | W 74–67 | 1–0
| Mullins Center (4,963)
Amherst, MA
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., NESN+ |  | Towson | L 55–67 | 1–1
| Mullins Center (4,435)
Amherst, MA
November 17, 2022*
1:30 p.m., ESPNU |  | vs. Colorado
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals | W 66–63 | 2–1
| HTC Center (1,256)
Conway, SC
November 18, 2022*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 |  | vs. Murray State
Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals | W 71–69 | 3–1
| HTC Center (1,393)
Conway, SC
November 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | vs. Charlotte
Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship | W 60–54 | 4–1
| HTC Center (1,349)
Conway, SC
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at South Florida | W 73–67 | 5–1
| Yuengling Center (2,723)
Tampa, FL
December 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at Harvard | W 71–68 | 6–1
| Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Allston, MA
December 5, 2022*
7:00 p.m., NESN |  | Albany | W 87–73 | 7–1
| Mullins Center (3,174)
Amherst, MA
December 8, 2022*
7:00 p.m., NESN |  | UMass Lowell | L 80–85 | 7–2
| Mullins Center (3,720)
Amherst, MA
December 11, 2022*
3:00 p.m., YES |  | vs. Hofstra
Hall of Fame Invitational | W 71–56 | 8–2
| Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | vs. North Texas
Hall of Fame Classic | L 44–62 | 8–3
| MassMutual Center (3,426)
Springfield, MA
December 20, 2022*
7:00 p.m., NESN |  | Dartmouth | W 68–57 | 9–3
| Mullins Center (2,232)
Amherst, MA
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at St. Bonaventure | L 64–83 | 9–4
(0–1)  | Reilly Center (3,978)
Olean, NY
January 4, 2023
7:30 p.m., NESN |  | Saint Louis | W 90–81 | 10–4
(1–1)  | Mullins Center (3,449)
Amherst, MA
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., USA |  | at George Washington | L 73–81 | 10–5
(1–2)  | Charles E. Smith Center (1,102)
Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., NESN |  | La Salle | L 77–78 | 10–6
(1–3)  | Mullins Center (2,853)
Amherst, MA
January 14, 2023
4:30 p.m., NESN+ |  | Rhode Island | W 75–65 | 11–6
(2–3)  | Mullins Center (5,013)
Amherst, MA
January 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., NBC Digital |  | at VCU | L 55–83 | 11–7
(2–4)  | Siegel Center (7,225)
Richmond, VA
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at Saint Joseph's | L 68–74 | 11–8
(2–5)  | Hagan Arena (1,611)
Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., NESN |  | Richmond | W 85–76 | 12–8
(3–5)  | Mullins Center (2,143)
Amherst, MA
January 28, 2023
4:00 p.m., NESN+ |  | Duquesne | W 87–79 | 13–8
(4–5)  | Mullins Center (3,810)
Amherst, MA
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at George Mason | L 59–70 | 13–9
(4–6)  | EagleBank Arena (2,805)
Fairfax, VA
February 4, 2023
12:30 p.m., USA |  | Davidson | L 78–93 | 13–10
(4–7)  | Mullins Center (4,546)
Amherst, MA
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at Fordham | L 67–77 | 13–11
(4–8)  | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808)
Bronx, NY
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at La Salle | L 72–86 | 13–12
(4–9)  | Tom Gola Arena (2,019)
Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | Loyola Chicago | L 62–64 | 13–13
(4–10)  | Mullins Center (2,670)
Amherst, MA
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPNU |  | at Rhode Island | W 69–45 | 14–13
(5–10)  | Ryan Center
Kingston, RI
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN |  | Dayton | L 54–72 | 14–14
(5–11)  | Mullins Center (3,642)
Amherst, MA
March 1, 20223
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |  | at Duquesne | L 79–88 | 14–15
(5–12)  | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,876)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 4, 2023
2:30 p.m., USA |  | St. Bonaventure | W 71–60 | 15–15
(6–12)  | Mullins Center (3,474)
Amherst, MA
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2023
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | (13)  | vs. (12) Richmond
First round | L 38–71 | 15–16
| Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY

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

Source[1]

## References

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1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Minutemen Athletics.

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* Drill Hall (1899–1931)
* Curry Hicks Cage (1931–1993)
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People|

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