2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2015–16 UMass Minutemen UMass Athletics wordmark.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 14–18 6–12 Derek Kellogg 8th Adam Ginsburg Shyrone Chatman Andy Allison William D. Mullins Memorial Center The 2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by eighth 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 14–18, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Rhode Island in the second round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VCU. Previous season The Minutemen finished the 2014–15 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. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Maxie Esho 1 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduated Derrick Gordon 2 G 6'3" 205 RS Junior Plainfield, NJ Graduate transferred to Seton Hall Mike Wojewodzic 20 G 6'4" 215 Junior Boston, MA Walk-on; didn't return Demetrius Dyson 22 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Covington, TN Transferred to Samford Cady Lalanne 25 C 6'10" 253 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Zach Lewis 1 G 6'3" 175 Junior Windsor, CT Transferred from Canisius. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lewis will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Antwan Space 3 F 6'8" 229 RS Senior DeSoto, TX Transferred from Texas A&M. Will be eligible to play immediately since Space graduated from Texas A&M. Incoming recruits no no 2014 Luwane Pipkins PG Chicago, IL Bogan High School 5 11 160 05/06/2014 3 3 80 2015 2015 Massachusetts Signees 2015 Massachusetts Signees 2015 Massachusetts Signees 2015-07-14 yes Recruiting Class of 2016 no yes 2016 Unique McLean SG Granby, MA The MacDuffie School 6 1 170 06/08/2015 3 0 69 2015 2015 Massachusetts Signees 2015 Massachusetts Signees 2015 Massachusetts Signees 2015-07-14 yes Roster 2015 UMass Minutemen y y Donte Clark 0 G 6 4 180 So Chatham, VA Queen’s Grant HS Zach Lewis 1 G 6 3 180 Jr Windsor, CT NW Catholic HSCanisius yes I Luwane Pipkins 2 G 5 10 165 Fr Chicago, IL Bogan HS Antwan Space 3 F 6 9 235 Sr y DeSoto, TX DeSoto HSTexas A&M Jabarie Hinds y 5 G 5 11 185 Sr y Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon HSWest Virginia Malik Hines 10 F 6 9 240 Fr Jackson, MS Murrah HS Trey Davis 12 G 6 0 185 Sr DeSoto, TX Woodrow Wilson HS Zach Coleman 13 F 6 7 200 So y Dallas, TX Woodrow Wilson HS Tyler Bergantino 22 C 6 9 250 Sr Spring Hill, FL Nature Coast Technical HS C. 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Anderson 23 G 6 5 175 So Memphis, TN Whitehaven HS Seth Berger 24 F 6 7 210 Jr Seattle, WA Ballard HS Rashaan Holloway 45 C 6 10 280 Fr Elmer, NJ Schalick HS Zach Turcotte 55 F 6 7 210 Jr Boxford, MA Masconomet Regional HS W Derek Kellogg (UMass) Adam Ginsburg (Buffalo) Shyrone Chatman (Memphis) Andy Allison (Youngstown State) http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/umas-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/umas-m-baskbl-sched.html University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball 2015-07-13 2013-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20131006063919/http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/umas-m-baskbl-sched.html dead 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 YES yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#881C1C; color:white;"| Non-conference regular Season Nov 15, 2015 12:00pm yes Howard Mullins Center Amherst, MA Men Who Speak Up Main Event 85–79 1–0 3,188 Nov 17, 2015 7:00pm yes yes Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA 69–63 2–0 2,195 Nov 19, 2015 7:00pm yes Central Arkansas Mullins Center Amherst, MA Men Who Speak Up Main Event 89–62 3–0 3,158 Nov 23, 2015 9:30pm yes yes Clemson MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight semifinals YouTube 82–65 4–0   Nov 25, 2015 9:30pm yes yes Creighton MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight final ESPN2 76–97 4–1 1,623 Dec 2, 2015 7:00pm yes Boston University Mullins Center Amherst, MA 99–69 5–1 3,818 Dec 5, 2015 4:00pm yes yes Ole Miss MassMutual Center Springfield, MA Hall of Fame Holiday Classic NBCSN 64–74 5–2 3,765 Dec 8, 2015 7:00pm yes yes UCF CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPN3 63–67 5–3 4,395 Dec 13, 2015 1:30pm yes yes Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL ESPN3 76–77 5–4 3,049 Dec 16, 2015 7:00pm yes New Orleans Mullins Center Amherst, MA 103–95 OT 6–4 4,273 Dec 21, 2015 7:00pm yes Providence 10 Mullins Center Amherst, MA CBSSN 66–90 6–5 4,411 Dec 29, 2015 7:00pm yes LIU Brooklyn Mullins Center Amherst, MA 83-79 7-5 3,019 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#881C1C; color:white;"| Atlantic 10 regular Season Jan 3, 2016 5:00pm yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA NBCSN 74–67 8–5 1–0 1,525 Jan 6, 2016 8:00pm yes Dayton 25 UD Arena Dayton, OH CBSSN 63–93 8–6 1–1 12,237 Jan 9, 2016 12:00pm St. Bonaventure Mullins Center Amherst, MA CBSSN 77–88 8–7 1–2 4,224 Jan 12, 2016 7:00pm George Washington Mullins Center Amherst, MA ASN 70–81 8–8 1–3 2,571 Jan 16, 2016 12:30pm yes Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC NBCSN 74–86 8–9 1–4 5,069 Jan 23, 2016 12:00pm Saint Louis Mullins Center Amherst, MA 75–86 8–10 1–5 3,484 Jan 27, 2016 7:00pm yes Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 70–78 8–11 1–6 3,856 Jan 30, 2016 12:00pm Fordham Mullins Center Amherst, MA NBCSN 72–78 OT 8–12 1–7 3,562 Feb 2, 2016 7:00pm Rhode Island Mullins Center Amherst, MA ASN 61–56 9–12 2–7 2,423 Feb 6, 2016 6:00pm yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 53–69 9–13 2–8 7,201 Feb 11, 2016 7:00pm VCU Mullins Center Amherst, MA ESPNU 69–63 10–13 3–8 2,698 Feb 14, 2016 3:00pm yes Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA ASN 108–99 OT 11–13 4–8 2,364 Feb 17, 2016 7:00pm yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY ASN 66–76 11–14 4–9 2,341 Feb 21, 2016 4:00pm George Mason Mullins Center Amherst, MA NBCSN 70–64 12–14 5–9 3,691 Feb 24, 2016 7:00pm Saint Joseph's Mullins Center Amherst, MA 57–74 12–15 5–10 2,460 Feb 27, 2016 4:00pm yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, NY 83–85 12–16 5–11 5,294 Mar 2, 2016 7:00pm yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI CBSSN 50–68 12–17 5–12 5,113 Mar 5, 2016 3:00pm La Salle Mullins Center Amherst, MA 69–52 13–17 6–12 3,096 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#881c1c; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic 10 tournament Mar 10, 2016 6:30 pm yes 10 Rhode Island 7 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Second round NBCSN 67–62 14–17 5,507 Mar 11, 2016 6:30 pm yes 10 VCU 2 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Quarterfinals NBCSN 70–85 14–18 8,223 AP Poll / Coaches' Poll Eastern See also 2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team References Category:UMass Minutemen basketball seasons Umass UMass Minutemen basketball UMass Minutemen basketball