2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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 second round of the A-10 tournament to La Salle.

2014–15 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–15 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach	Derek Kellogg (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Shyrone Chatman Adam Ginsburg Andy Allison
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	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

During this season, in 2014, Derrick Gordon became the first openly gay player in Division I to play in a men's basketball game.^[1]

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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 April 30, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Donte Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Queen’s Grant HS Hargrave Military Acad. Chatham, VA F 1 Maxie Esho 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Henry A. Wise HS Lee Acad. Upper Marlboro, MD G 2 Derrick Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr St. Patrick HS Western Kentucky Plainfield, NJ G 4 Jabarie Hinds 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Mount Vernon HS West Virginia Mount Vernon, NY C 11 Tyler Bergantino 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Nature Coast Technical HS Spring Hill, FL G 12 Trey Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Woodrow Wilson HS DeSoto, TX F 13 Zach Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX G 20 Mike Wojewodzic (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Boston Latin HS Boston, MA G 22 Demetrius Dayson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Covington HS Covington, TN G 23 C. J. Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN F 24 Seth Berger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ballard HS Seattle, WA C 25 Cady Lalanne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Sr Oak Ridge HS Orlando, FL F 55 Zach Turcotte (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Masconomet Regional HS Boxford, MA	Head coach Derek Kellogg (UMass) 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	Rank#	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	W 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 No. 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.

See also

• 2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

References

1. "Moment Resonates, Quietly, at UMass". The New York Times. November 15, 2014.
2. "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2014.