2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2008–09 UMass Minutemen UMass Athletics wordmark.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 12–18 7–9 Derek Kellogg 1st Adam Ginsburg Antwon Jackson Vance Walberg William D. Mullins Memorial Center The 2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by first year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish for tenth place. UMass lost in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament to Duquesne.https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/03/12/umass-bows-out/ UMass bows out Boston Herald March 12, 2009 February 15, 2024 Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 2 David Gibbs Guard 6–4 185 Freshman East Hartford, Connecticut 3 Doug Wiggins Guard 6–1 160 Junior East Hartford, Connecticut 4 Lex Mongo Guard 5–11 180 Junior Boston, Massachusetts 5 Ricky Harris Guard 6–2 175 Junior Baltimore, Maryland 11 Gary Correia Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Providence, Rhode Island 12 Anthony Gurley Guard 6–3 185 RS Sophomore Boston, Massachusetts 14 Chris Lowe Guard 6–0 160 Senior Mount Vernon, New York 23 Sean Carter Forward/Center 6–9 225 Sophomore Fayetteville, North Carolina 24 Tony Gaffney Forward 6–8 208 RS Senior Berkley, Massachusetts 25 Tyrell Lynch Forward/Center 6–9 230 Freshman Niagara Falls, New York 31 Luke Bonner Center 7-1 245 RS Senior Concord, New Hampshire 33 Matt Glass Guard 6–7 190 Sophomore Underhill Center, Vermont 35 Hashim Bailey Forward/Center 6–10 275 Junior Paterson, New Jersey 50 Matt Hill Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Middletown, Connecticut Schedule 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2009 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/05/2008 7:00 pm yes Dowling Mullins Center Amherst, MA 2,352 91-87 |- !colspan=9| Regular Season 11/11/2008 5:00 pm yes yes Arkansas Monticello SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 2K Sports Classic 6,889 90-71 1–0 11/12/2008 7:00 pm yes yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 2K Sports Classic 5,571 73–80 1–1 11/17/2010 12:00 am yes yes Memphis 12 FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee 18,254 ESPN 58–80 1–2 11/24/2008 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville State Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,821 74-75 1–3 11/29/2008 7:00 pm yes yes Wisconsin Green Bay Kress Events Center Green Bay, Wisconsin 4,086 WACY 67–84 1–4 12/03/2008 7:00 pm yes yes Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 7,252 BCSN 56-57 1-5 12/6/2008 7:00 pm yes Boston College Mullins Center Amherst, MA 6,792 CBSCS 81–85 OT 1–6 12/10/2008 7:00 pm yes Holy Cross Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,102 73–59 2–6 12/13/2008 1:00 pm yes yes Kansas 25 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri 17,252 ESPN 61-60 3-6 12/20/2008 4:00 pm yes Hofstra Mullins Center Amherst, MA 3,475 97-81 4-6 12/27/2008 4:00 pm yes IUPUI Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,876 64-57 5-6 12/30/2008 1:00 pm yes yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 3,623 54-80 5-7 1/3/2009 5:00 pm yes Vanderbilt Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,698 CBSCS 48-78 5-8 1/10/2009 7:30 pm Dayton MassMutual Center Springfield, Massachusetts 5,485 WSHM 75-62 6-8 (1-0) 01/14/2009 7:00 pm no yes St. Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, Missouri 7,632 64-69 6-9 (1–1) 01/17/2009 7:00 pm no Temple Mullins Center Amherst, MA 7,182 ESPN2 79-75 7-9 (2–1) 01/21/2009 7:30 pm no yes Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 5,497 64-69 OT 7-10 (2–2) 01/24/2009 4:00 pm no La Salle Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,622 54-62 7–11 (2-3) 01/31/2009 12:00 pm no yes Xavier 10 Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 10,250 ESPNU 80-82 7–12 (2–4) 02/04/2009 7:00 pm no Richmond Mullins Center Amherst, MA 3,439 80-71 8-12 (3-4) 2/08/2009 3:00 pm no St. Joseph's Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,982 CBSCS 64-68 8-13 (3–5) 02/11/2009 7:00 pm no yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, New York 1,935 91-68 9-13 (4-5) 02/14/2009 7:00 pm no yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, New York 5,011 75-83 9-14 (4-6) 02/18/2009 7:00 pm no Rhode Island Mullins Center Amherst, MA 6,139 59-71 9-15 (4-7) 02/22/2009 2:00 pm no yes St. Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6,522 70-69 10-15 (5-7) 02/25/2009 7:00 pm no Duquesne Mullins Center Amherst, MA 3,321 77-94 10-16 (5-8) 03/01/2009 4:00 pm no yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2,610 CBSCS 88-97 10–17 (5-9) 03/04/2009 7:00 pm no George Washington Mullins Center Amherst, MA 3,982 77-62 11-17 (6-9) |- !colspan=9| 2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament 03/11/2009 6:30 pm no yes Duquesne Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey 1st Round ? 81-91 12-18 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:UMass Minutemen basketball seasons UMass UMass Minutemen basketball UMass Minutemen basketball