2021β22 UMass Minutemen basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 15β16 (7β11 Aβ10) |
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Home arena | Mullins Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond β | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 1 | – | 16 | .059 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 A-10 tournament winner |
The 2021β22 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2021β22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by fifth-year head coach Matt McCall and 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 15β16, 7β11 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.
On March 2, 2022, the school fired head coach Matt McCall. [1] On March 25, the school named former Kansas State and South Carolina head coach Frank Martin the team's new head coach. [2]
The Minutemen finished the 2020β21 season 8β7, 6β4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the Atlantic 10 tournament they defeated Saint Joseph's in the second round before losing to Saint Louis in the quarterfinals.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Brady Antonopoulos | 0 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | West Brookfield, MA | Walk-on; graduated |
Mark Gasperini | 10 | C | 6'10" | 255 | GS Senior | Moscow, Russia | Left the team for personal reasons |
Carl Pierre | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Boston, MA | Graduate transferred to Rice |
Ronnie DeGray III | 13 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Freshman | Parker, CO | Transferred to Missouri |
Tre Mitchell | 33 | C | 6'9" | 240 | Sophomore | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred to Texas |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Trent Buttrick | 0 | F | 6'8" | 240 | GS Senior | Bloomsburg, PA | Penn State |
Greg Jones | 10 | F | 6'7" | 225 | GS Senior | Bronx, NY | Southern Connecticut |
CJ Kelly | 12 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Long Island, NY | Albany |
Rich Kelly | 22 | G | 6'1" | 175 | GS Senior | Shelton, CT | Boston College |
Michael Steadman | 24 | F | 6'11" | 215 | RS Senior | Union City, CA | Montana |
John Kelly | 44 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Junior | Shelton, CT | Fairfield |
There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:30 p.m., NESN+ |
UMBC | W 77β60 | 1β0 |
Mullins Center (2,903) Amherst, MA | |||||||
November 12, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Yale | L 71β91 | 1β1 |
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,590) New Haven, CT | |||||||
November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Penn State | W 81β56 | 2β1 |
Mullins Center (3,022) Amherst, MA | |||||||
November 18, 2021* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs.
Weber State Jersey Mike's Classic |
L 73β88 | 2β2 |
McArthur Center St. Petersburg, FL | |||||||
November 19, 2021* 3:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs.
UNC Greensboro Jersey Mike's Classic |
W 93β90 OT | 3β2 |
McArthur Center (341) St. Petersburg, FL | |||||||
November 21, 2021* 2:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs.
Ball State Jersey Mike's Classic |
L 86β89 | 3β3 |
McArthur Center (376) St. Petersburg, FL | |||||||
November 24, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NESN+ |
UMass Lowell | W 92β81 | 4β3 |
Mullins Center (1,492) Amherst, MA | |||||||
November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., Peacock |
Rutgers | W 85β83 | 5β3 |
Mullins Center (1,881) Amherst, MA | |||||||
December 4, 2021* 12:00 p.m., NESN |
Harvard | W 87β77 | 6β3 |
Mullins Center (2,333) Amherst, MA | |||||||
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NESN |
at Northeastern | L 76β82 | 6β4 |
Matthews Arena (1,252) Boston, MA | |||||||
December 11, 2021* 4:30 p.m., FloSports |
vs.
North Texas Basketball Hall of Fame Classic |
L 57β66 | 6β5 |
Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
December 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NESN |
Fairfield | W 77β73 OT | 7β5 |
Mullins Center (1,322) Amherst, MA | |||||||
December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m. |
NJIT | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at NJIT | Mullins Center Amherst, MA | ||||||||
A-10 regular season | |||||||||||
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Richmond | L 72β80 | 7β6 (0β1) |
Robins Center (5,004) Richmond, VA | |||||||
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., NESN+ |
Duquesne | L 74β78 | 7β7 (0β2) |
Mullins Center (1,978) Amherst, MA | |||||||
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Davidson | L 67β77 | 7β8 (0β3) |
John M. Belk Arena (2,495) Davidson, NC | |||||||
January 15, 2022 4:30 p.m., USA |
Rhode Island | L 68β81 | 7β9 (0β4) |
Mullins Center (2,181) Amherst, MA | |||||||
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Louis Rescheduled from December 30 |
W 91β85 | 8β9 (1β4) |
Mullins Center (1,665) Amherst, MA | |||||||
January 23, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA |
at Saint Louis | L 59β90 | 8β10 (1β5) |
Chaifetz Arena (5,136) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at La Salle | W 77β71 | 9β10 (2β5) |
Tom Gola Arena (1,389) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., USA |
George Mason | L 62β72 | 9β11 (2β6) |
Mullins Center (2,321) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rhode Island | W 78β67 | 10β11 (3β6) |
Ryan Center (5,847) Kingston, RI | |||||||
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., NESN |
George Washington | L 68β77 | 10β12 (3β7) |
Mullins Center (3,842) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 12, 2022 12:00 p.m., NESN |
Saint Joseph's | W 69β67 | 11β12 (4β7) |
Mullins Center (3,127) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at St. Bonaventure | L 71β83 | 11β13 (4β8) |
Reilly Center (3,452) Olean, NY | |||||||
February 19, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
La Salle | W 80β74 | 12β13 (5β8) |
Mullins Center (2,009) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Dayton | L 61β82 | 12β14 (5β9) |
UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH | |||||||
February 26, 2022 4:30 p.m., USA |
VCU | L 62β77 | 12β15 (5β10) |
Mullins Center (2,758) Amherst, MA | |||||||
February 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
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Fordham Rescheduled from January 2 |
L 73β85 | 12β16 (5β11) |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (754) Bronx, NY | |||||||
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Fordham | W 81β73 | 13β16 (6β11) |
Mullins Center (2,186) Amherst, MA | |||||||
March 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at George Mason | W 83β80 OT | 14β16 (7β11) |
EagleBank Arena (3,652) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
A-10 tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., USA/ Peacock |
(10) | vs. (7) George Washington Second round |
W 99β88 | 15β16 |
Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | ||||||
March 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., USA/Peacock |
(10) | vs. (2) Dayton Quarterfinals |
L 72-75 | 15-17 |
Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll /
Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern. |