2011–12 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2024 February 2023 Basketball 2011–12 UMass Minutemen UMass Athletics wordmark.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 25–12 9–7 Derek Kellogg 4th Shyrone Chatman Adam Ginsburg Antwon Jackson William D. Mullins Memorial Center NIT Semifinals The 2011–12 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fourth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center, with one home game played at Curry Hicks Cage, and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 25–12, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a four way tie for fifth place. They lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Basketball tournament to St. Bonaventure.https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/umass-a-10-hoops-tourney-run-ends/article_9cf6d986-914e-5cf0-9a04-3efd0ffdbe12.html UMass' A-10 hoops tourney run ends The Berkshire Eagle March 11, 2012 February 6, 2024 They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Mississippi State, Seton Hall, and Drexel en route to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden where they fell to Stanford. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Javorn Farrell Guard/Forward 6–5 215 Junior Woodbridge, Virginia 1 Maxie Esho Forward 6–8 205 RS Freshman Upper Marlboro, Maryland 3 Chaz Williams Guard 5–9 175 RS Sophomore Brooklyn, New York 4 Freddie Riley Guard 6–5 190 Junior Ocala, Florida 5 Jesse Morgan Guard 6–5 190 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 Cady Lalanne Forward/Center 6–9 250 Freshman Orlando, Florida 12 Jordan Laguerre Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Manchester, New Hampshire 13 Trey Lang Forward 6–7 240 RS Senior Marietta, Georgia 22 Sampson Carter Forward 6–8 220 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana 33 Terrell Vinson Forward 6–7 220 Junior Baltimore, Maryland 34 Raphiael Putney Forward 6–9 185 RS Sophomore Woodbridge, Virginia 50 Matt Hill Forward 6–7 225 RS Senior Middletown, Connecticut 52 Andrew McCarthy Center 7–1 260 RS Freshman Scituate, Massachusetts 54 Sean Carter Forward/Center 6–9 245 RS Senior Fayetteville, North Carolina Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2011 9:00 pm yes Elon Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 3,093 85–67 1–0 11/14/2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Mullins Center Amherst, MA 2,663 WBIN 83–67 2–0 11/17/2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 NJIT Highlanders NJIT Mullins Center Amherst, MA 2,497 79–58 3–0 11/21/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA Commonwealth Classic 4,162 ESPN3 83–46 4–0 11/24/2011 4:30 pm yes yes Florida State 22 Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis First Round 1,493 Versus 53–73 4–1 11/25/2011 9:30 pm yes yes Utah Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation round 3,441 HDNet 89–75 5–1 11/26/2011 7:00 pm yes yes College of Charleston Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place Game HDNet 61–85 5–2 11/30/2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Towson Tigers Towson Mullins Center Amherst, MA 2,579 86–56 6–2 12/03/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Miami (FL) BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL 3,653 ESPNU 75–83 6–3 12/06/2011 7:00 pm yes yes East Carolina Williams Arena Greenville, NC 4,419 63–58 7–3 12/09/2011 7:00 pm yes yes 2011 Siena Saints Siena MassMutual Center Springfield, MA Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase 4,236 82–78 8–3 12/17/2011 7:00 pm yes Quinnipiac Mullins Center Amherst, MA 2,890 NESN 72–67 9–3 12/22/2011 7:00 pm yes Davidson Mullins Center Amherst, MA 3,821 73–65 10–3 12/30/2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut Mullins Center Amherst, MA 3,576 97–65 11–3 01/05/2012 7:00 pm Fordham Mullins Center Amherst, MA 2,846 80–76 12–3 (1–0) 01/08/2012 2:00 pm yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 2,395 CSNNE 75–82 12–4 (1–1) 01/11/2012 7:00 pm 2011 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Mullins Center Amherst, MA 2,760 85–75 13–4 (2–1) 01/14/2012 4:00 pm Saint Joseph's Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,616 71–62 14–4 (3–1) 01/18/2012 7:00 pm yes 2011 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 3,207 69–80 14–5 (3–2) 01/21/2012 5:00 pm yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 7,231 CBSSN 79–68 15–5 (4–2) 01/28/2012 2:00 pm Saint Louis Mullins Center Amherst, MA 8,399 CBSSN 72–59 16–5 (5–2) 02/01/2012 7:00 pm yes 2011 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 4,236 78–81 OT 16–6 (5–3) 02/04/2012 7:00 pm yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. 3,143 86–75 17–6 (6–3) 02/08/2012 7:30 pm St. Bonaventure Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,253 76–67 18–6 (7–3) 02/11/2012 7:00 pm yes Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 4,200 62–73 18–7 (7–4) 02/18/2012 6:00 pm La Salle Mullins Center Amherst, MA 6,283 CBSSN 71–72 18–8 (7–5) 02/21/2012 7:00 pm Xavier Mullins Center Amherst, MA 6,632 CBSSN 80–73 19–8 (8–5) 02/25/2012 6:00 pm yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH 13,435 CBSSN 43–76 19–9 (8–6) 02/29/2012 7:00 pm yes Temple 23 Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA 6,519 88–90 OT 19–10 (8–7) 03/03/2012 4:00 pm Rhode Island Mullins Center Amherst, MA 7,501 CBSSN 89–83 20–10 (9–7) |- !colspan=9| 2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament 03/06/2012 7:00 pm 8 Duquesne 9 Mullins Center Amherst, MA A-10 First Round 4,061 92–83 21–10 03/09/2012 12:00 pm yes 8 Temple 1 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ A-10 Quarterfinals 7,022 CBSSN 77–71 22–10 03/10/2012 1:00 pm yes 8 St. Bonaventure 4 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ A-10 Semifinals 6,784 CBSSN 80–84 22–11 |- !colspan=9| 2012 NIT 03/13/2012 7:00 pm yes yes 5 SH Mississippi State 4 SH Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS NIT First Round 2,507 ESPN2 101–96 2OT 23–11 03/17/2012 11:00 am yes yes 5 SH Seton Hall 1 SH Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ NIT Second Round 1,674 ESPN 77–67 24–11 03/20/2012 7:00 pm yes yes 5 SH Drexel 3 SH Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA NIT Quarterfinals 2,293 ESPN 72–70 25–11 03/27/2012 7:00 pm yes yes 5 SH Stanford 3 A Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Semifinals 7,574 ESPN2 64–74 25–12 AP Poll Eastern Time A NIT Arizona bracket SH NIT Seton Hall bracket References Category:UMass Minutemen basketball seasons UMass UMass UMass Minutemen basketball UMass Minutemen basketball