2023β24 UMass Minutewomen basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 5β27 (2β16 Aβ10) |
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Home arena | Mullins Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond β | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 18 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson* | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2024 A10 tournament winner |
The 2023β24 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2023β24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by first-year head coach Mike Leflar, play their home games at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The Minutewomen finished the 2022β23 season 27β7, 14β2 in Aβ10 play to finish as Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions, alongside Rhode Island. [1] As the #1 seed in the Aβ10 tournament, they defeated George Mason [2] and Richmond [3] before falling to #3 seed Saint Louis in the championship game. [4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Albany in the first round, [5] before falling to Harvard in the second round. [6]
On April 6, 2023, head coach Tory Verdi announced that he would be leaving the program to take the head coaching position at Pittsburgh. [7] On April 10, associate head coach Mike Leflar was named the team's next head coach. [8]
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29, 2023* 2:00 pm |
Assumption | W 88β80 | β |
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Mullins Center Amherst, MA | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, NESN+/ ESPN+ |
Saint Peter's | W 56β44 | 1β0 |
19 β Williams | 14 β Kulesza | 4 β Bellamy | Mullins Center (1,024) Amherst, MA | ||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, NESN+/ FloHoops |
at Northeastern | L 74β78 | 1β1 |
15 β Bellamy | 11 β Kulesza | 5 β Williams |
Cabot Center (441) Boston, MA | ||||
November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Maine | L 48β69 | 1β2 |
15 β Kulesza | 6 β Bellamy | 2 β 2 Tied |
Memorial Gymnasium (993) Orono, ME | ||||
November 16, 2023* 6:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
Harvard | L 57β78 | 1β3 |
16 β Williams | 10 β Kulesza | 4 β Hyduke | Mullins Center (984) Amherst, MA | ||||
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops |
at Monmouth | L 62β74 | 1β4 |
19 β Kulesza | 7 β Bellamy | 4 β 2 Tied |
OceanFirst Bank Center (601) West Long Branch, NJ | ||||
November 23, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops |
vs.
Green Bay CancΓΊn Challenge Mayan Tournament |
L 52β85 | 1β5 |
11 β Kulesza | 7 β Kulesza | 7 β Hyduke | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) CancΓΊn, Mexico | ||||
November 24, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. No. 23
Washington State CancΓΊn Challenge Mayan Tournament |
L 48β90 | 1β6 |
20 β Kulesza | 11 β Kulesza | 3 β Ferguson | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (71) CancΓΊn, Mexico | ||||
November 25, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops |
vs.
Maryland CancΓΊn Challenge Mayan Tournament |
L 63β92 | 1β7 |
14 β 2 Tied | 6 β 2 Tied | 6 β Hyduke | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) CancΓΊn, Mexico | ||||
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Yale | L 62β70 | 1β8 |
13 β Taulelei | 5 β 2 Tied | 4 β Hyduke |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (324) New Haven, CT | ||||
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Boston College | L 57β95 | 1β9 |
14 β Mapp | 7 β Kulesza | 3 β 2 Tied |
Conte Forum (536) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
December 10, 2023* 12:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ |
UMass Lowell | W 64β52 | 2β9 |
19 β Williams | 14 β Kulesza | 5 β Kulesza | Mullins Center (1,111) Amherst, MA | ||||
December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
Albany | L 52β74 | 2β10 |
14 β Williams | 9 β Kulesza | 3 β 2 Tied | Mullins Center (1,255) Amherst, MA | ||||
A-10 regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at VCU | L 45β65 | 2β11 (0β1) |
8 β 2 Tied | 6 β Kulesza | 3 β Taulelei |
Siegel Center (1,014) Richmond, VA | ||||
January 2, 2024 5:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
Dayton | W 76β66 | 3β11 (1β1) |
15 β Williams | 8 β Kulesza | 6 β Bellamy | Mullins Center (752) Amherst, MA | ||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
Saint Louis | L 75β79 | 3β12 (1β2) |
18 β 2 Tied | 6 β Kulesza | 9 β Rose | Mullins Center (955) Amherst, MA | ||||
January 10, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
at Richmond | L 65β79 | 3β13 (1β3) |
19 β Williams | 8 β Kulesza | 4 β Rose |
Robins Center (1,904) Richmond, VA | ||||
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at La Salle | L 64β70 | 3β14 (1β4) |
14 β Bellamy | 10 β Odenigbo | 4 β 2 Tied |
Tom Gola Arena (1,647) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 17, 2024 6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ |
Loyola Chicago | L 66β79 | 3β15 (1β5) |
17 β Kulesza | 6 β Kulesza | 7 β Rose | Mullins Center (835) Amherst, MA | ||||
January 21, 2024 4:00 pm, CBSSN |
George Mason | L 52β73 | 3β16 (1β6) |
20 β Williams | 6 β Kulesza | 5 β 2 Tied | Mullins Center (1,485) Amherst, MA | ||||
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Davidson | L 42β72 | 3β17 (1β7) |
13 β Williams | 6 β Odenigbo | 3 β Rose |
John M. Belk Arena (713) Davidson, NC | ||||
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rhode Island | L 48β63 | 3β18 (1β8) |
15 β Kulesza | 6 β Kulesza | 2 β 2 Tied |
Ryan Center (1,674) Kingston, RI | ||||
January 31, 2024 11:00 am, NESN/ESPN+ |
La Salle | L 61β63 | 3β19 (1β9) |
18 β Rose | 6 β 2 Tied | 3 β 2 Tied | Mullins Center (3,069) Amherst, MA | ||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Joseph's | L 67β77 | 3β20 (1β10) |
22 β Rose | 5 β Bellamy | 4 β Rose |
Hagan Arena (707) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ |
Duquesne | L 62β79 | 3β21 (1β11) |
23 β Rose | 6 β Kulesza | 5 β Rose | Mullins Center (950) Amherst, MA | ||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ |
at Fordham | L 50β64 | 3β22 (1β12) |
17 β Williams | 5 β Bellamy | 2 β 2 Tied |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,168) Bronx, NY | ||||
February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ |
Rhode Island | L 64β86 | 3β23 (1β13) |
15 β Willams | 4 β 2 Tied | 8 β Rose | Mullins Center (815) Amherst, MA | ||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
VCU | L 49β63 | 3β24 (1β14) |
13 β Kulesza | 10 β Taulele | 3 β 3 Tied | Mullins Center (1,241) Amherst, MA | ||||
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, NBC Sports App |
at Loyola Chicago | L 52β64 | 3β25 (1β15) |
14 β Kulesza | 5 β 3 Tied | 5 β Hyduke |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (522) Chicago, IL | ||||
February 24, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at George Washington | L 55β59 | 3β26 (1β16) |
16 β Kulesza | 8 β Kulesza | 3 β Rose |
Charles E. Smith Center (405) Washington, D.C. | ||||
February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, NESN+/ESPN+ |
St. Bonaventure | W 58β45 | 4β26 (2β16) |
21 β Williams | 9 β Kulesza | 3 β 2 Tied | Mullins Center (1,220) Amherst, MA | ||||
A-10 tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(13) | vs. (12) La Salle First Round |
W 54β49 | 5β26 |
14 β Hyduke | 13 β Kulesza | 2 β 2 Tied |
Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA | |||
March 7, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(13) | vs. (5) Duquesne Second Round |
L 57β81 | 5β27 |
11 β 2 Tied | 5 β Kulesza | 2 β 4 Tied | Henrico Sports & Events Center (2,270) Henrico, VA | |||