2016–17_UMass_Minutemen_basketball_team

2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball
2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	15–18 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach	Derek Kellogg (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Adam Ginsburg; Shyrone Chatman; Andy Allison;
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the second round.

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On March 9, 2017, the school fired head coach Derek Kellogg after nine years and a 155–137 record.^[1] Shortly after Kellogg was fired, the school announced that Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey had been hired as the new head coach at UMass.^[2] However, shortly before the press conference to announce his hiring, Kelsey announced he would not accept the position.^[3] On March 31, the school announced they had hired Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall.^[4]

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:00 pm		UMass Lowell	W 90–76	1–0	Mullins Center (5,229) Amherst, MA
11/14/2016* 8:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 88–90	1–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,291) Oxford, MS
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ASN		Temple	W 70–67	2–1	Mullins Center (3,732) Amherst, MA
11/20/2016* 1:05 pm		at Holy Cross	W 68–60	3–1	DCU Center (3,591) Worcester, MA
11/26/2016* 1:00 pm		Harvard	W 70–66	4–1	Mullins Center (3,320) Amherst, MA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Wagner	W 62–55	5–1	Mullins Center (2,896) Amherst, MA
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm		Central Florida	L 62–65	5–2	Mullins Center (3,911) Amherst, MA
12/08/2016* 7:00 pm		Pacific Gotham Classic	W 72–48	6–2	Mullins Center (3,171) Amherst, MA
12/10/2016* 12:00 pm, FS1		at Providence	L 69–75	6–3	Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,815) Providence, RI
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm		North Carolina A&T Gotham Classic	W 65–59	7–3	Mullins Center (3,239) Amherst, MA
12/17/2016* 1:00 pm		Kennesaw State Gotham Classic	W 95–77	8–3	Mullins Center (1,758) Amherst, MA
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Rider Gotham Classic	W 78–67	9–3	Mullins Center (2,547) Amherst, MA
12/28/2016* 2:00 pm		at Georgia State	L 65–74	10–3	GSU Sports Arena (1,639) Atlanta, GA
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/30/2016 4:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	L 77–89	10–4 (0–1)	Mullins Center (4,877) Amherst, MA
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		at George Mason	L 81–86	10–5 (0–2)	EagleBank Arena (2,755) Fairfax, VA
01/07/2017 1:00 pm, NBCSN		at VCU	L 64–81	10–6 (0–3)	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Dayton	W 67–55	11–6 (1–3)	Mullins Center (2,628) Amherst, MA
01/15/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN		at Rhode Island	L 77–79	11–7 (1–4)	Ryan Center (6,202) Kingston, RI
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		Saint Joseph's	W 62–57	12–7 (2–4)	Mullins Center (2,370) Amherst, MA
01/21/2017 12:30 pm, NBCSN		Fordham	L 68–71	12–8 (2–5)	Mullins Center (3,423) Amherst, MA
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 70–74	12–9 (2–6)	Chaifetz Arena (6,265) St. Louis, MO
01/28/2017 1:00 pm		George Mason	L 74–76	12–10 (2–7)	Mullins Center (4,261) Amherst, MA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		at La Salle	L 78–88	12–11 (2–8)	Tom Gola Arena (1,361) Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Rhode Island	L 62–70	12–12 (2–9)	Mullins Center (3,512) Amherst, MA
02/11/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN		at Saint Joseph's	W 87–76	13–12 (3–9)	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 66–96	13–13 (3–10)	Palumbo Center (1,185) Pittsburgh, PA
02/18/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN		Davidson	L 74–79	13–14 (3–11)	Mullins Center (3,219) Amherst, MA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at George Washington	L 67-83	13-15 (3-12)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,654) Washington, D.C.
02/26/2017 1:00 pm, ASN		La Salle	W 84–71	14–15 (4–12)	Mullins Center (2,811) Amherst, MA
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		Richmond	L 64–75	14–16 (4–13)	Mullins Center (2,434) Amherst, MA
03/04/2017 4:00 pm, ASN		at St. Bonaventure	L 56–60	14–17 (4–14)	Reilly Center (4,322) Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/08/2017 6:00 pm, ASN	(12)	vs. (13) Saint Joseph's First round	W 70–63	15–17	PPG Paints Arena (5,517) Pittsburgh, PA
03/09/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN	(12)	vs. (5) St. Bonaventure Second round	L 60–73	15–18	PPG Paints Arena (7,509) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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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

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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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 June 29, 2016.

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2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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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