2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 UMass Minutemen UMass Athletics wordmark.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 17–15 10–8 Derek Kellogg 7th Shyrone Chatman Adam Ginsburg Andy Allison William D. Mullins Memorial Center The 2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by seventh 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 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. During this season, in 2014, Derrick Gordon became the first openly gay player in Division I to play in a men's basketball game.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/15/sports/ncaabasketball/derrick-gordon-of-umass-is-first-openly-gay-athlete-to-play-in-division-i-mens-basketball.html Moment Resonates, Quietly, at UMass November 15, 2014 The New York Times Previous season The Minutemen finished the season with an overall record of 24–9, with a record of 10–6 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a tie for a fifth-place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Minutemen were defeated by George Washington, 85–77 in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which is their first time since 1998. They lost in the second round to Tennessee. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Chaz Williams 3 G 5'9" 175 RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Clyde Santee 5 G 6'7" 180 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Southeast Missouri State Sampson Carter 22 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated Raphiael Putney 34 F 6'9" 185 RS Senior Woodbridge, VA Graduated Incoming recruits no no 2014 Rashaan Armstead-Holloway C Elmer, NJ Arthur P. Schalick High School 6 10 280 2013-08-12 2 0 74 C.J. Anderson SF Memphis, TN Whitehaven High School 6 5 175 2013-09-25 3 3 N/A 2014 2014 Massachusetts Signees 2014 Massachusetts Signees 2014 Massachusetts Signees 2014-04-30 yes Roster 2014 UMass Minutemen y y Donte Clark 0 G 6 4 180 Fr Chatham, VA Queen’s Grant HSHargrave Military Acad. Maxie Esho 1 F 6 8 215 Sr y Upper Marlboro, MD Henry A. Wise HSLee Acad. Derrick Gordon 2 y G 6 3 205 Jr y Plainfield, NJ St. Patrick HSWestern Kentucky Jabarie Hinds 4 y G 5 11 185 Jr y Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon HSWest Virginia Tyler Bergantino 11 C 6 9 250 Jr Spring Hill, FL Nature Coast Technical HS Trey Davis 12 G 6 0 185 Jr DeSoto, TX Woodrow Wilson HS Zach Coleman 13 F 6 7 200 Fr y Dallas, TX Woodrow Wilson HS Mike Wojewodzic 20 G 6 4 215 Jr Boston, MA Boston Latin HS W Demetrius Dayson 22 G 6 5 200 So Covington, TN Covington HS C. J. Anderson 23 G 6 5 175 Fr Memphis, TN Whitehaven HS Seth Berger 24 F 6 7 210 So Seattle, WA Ballard HS Cady Lalanne y 25 C 6 10 253 Sr Orlando, FL Oak Ridge HS Zach Turcotte 55 F 6 7 210 So Boxford, MA Masconomet Regional HS W Derek Kellogg (UMass) Adam Ginsburg (Buffalo) Shyrone Chatman (Memphis) 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 2014-09-01 2013-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20131006063919/http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/umas-m-baskbl-sched.html dead 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 YES yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#881c1c; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 10/30/2014 7:00 pm yes American International Mullins Center Amherst, MA   120–71 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#881C1C; color:white;"| Non-conference regular Season 11/14/2014 7:00 pm yes Siena Mullins Center Amherst, MA 95–87 1–0 8,187 11/16/2014 3:00 pm yes yes Boston College TD Garden Boston, MA Commonwealth Classic/Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off NESN 71–62 2–0 N/A 11/18/2014 11:00 am yes Manhattan Mullins Center Amherst, MA ESPN Tip-Off Marathon/Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic ESPN2 77–68 OT 3–0 4,736 11/22/2014 12:00 pm yes yes Notre Dame Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic ESPN3 68–81 3–1 N/A 11/23/2014 12:00 pm yes yes Florida State Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic ESPNU 75–69 4–1 6,513 11/26/2014 2:00 pm yes Northeastern Mullins Center Amherst, MA Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic 79–54 5–1 2,918 11/29/2014 2:00 pm yes yes Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA ESPN3 73–75 5–2 2,195 12/02/2014 7:00 pm yes yes LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN 60–82 5–3 6,962 12/07/2014 2:00 pm yes yes Florida Gulf Coast MassMutual Center Springfield, MA Hall of Fame Holiday Classic 75–84 5–4 5,235 12/13/2014 4:00 pm yes Canisius Mullins Center Amherst, MA 75–58 6–4 3,148 12/20/2014 1:00 pm yes yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI CBSSN 65–85 6–5 7,975 12/23/2014 4:00 pm yes yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, UT BYUtv 71–77 OT 6–6 15,789 12/30/2014 7:00 pm yes Iona Mullins Center Amherst, MA 87–82 7–6 4,011 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#881C1C; color:white;"| Atlantic 10 regular Season 01/03/2015 4:00 pm no St. Bonaventure Mullins Center Amherst, MA 55–69 7–7 (0–1) 4,506 01/07/2015 7:00 pm yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 71–65 8–7 (1–1) 1,379 01/11/2015 1:00 pm yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 66–62 9–7 (2–1) 3,535 01/14/2015 7:00 pm Davidson Mullins Center Amherst, MA 63–71 9–8 (2–2) 3,205 01/17/2015 2:30 pm Rhode Island Mullins Center Amherst, MA NBCSN 60–56 10–8 (3–2) 5,273 01/21/2015 7:00 pm yes Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 62–56 10–9 (3–3) 3,687 01/29/2015 7:00 pm Dayton Mullins Center Amherst, MA ESPNU 66–64 11–9 (4–3) 5,633 01/31/2015 4:00 pm yes Saint Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO CBSSN 60–56 12–9 (5–3) 9,104 02/04/2015 7:00 pm yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY SNY 78–72 13–9 (6–3) 1,636 02/08/2015 4:00 pm La Salle Mullins Center Amherst, MA CBSSN 66–59 14–9 (7–3) 4,673 02/11/2015 7:00 pm yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, NY 55–53 15–9 (8–3) 3,786 02/14/2015 4:00 pm Duquesne Mullins Center Amherst, MA 82–74 16–9 (9–3) 4,437 02/18/2015 7:00 pm yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI SNY 59–75 16–10 (9–4) 7,118 02/21/2015 12:00 pm yes VCU 25 Siegel Center Richmond, VA ESPN2 72–78 16–11 (9–5) 7,657 02/25/2015 7:00 pm Saint Joseph's Mullins Center Amherst, MA 71–82 16–12 (9–6) 3,234 02/28/2015 4:00 pm Fordham Mullins Center Amherst, MA 82–74 17–12 (10–6) 5,238 03/04/2015 7:00 pm Richmond Mullins Center Amherst, MA 53–56 17–13 (10–7) 3,857 03/07/2015 3:30 pm yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. NBCSN 65–87 17–14 (10–8) 3,867 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#881c1c; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic 10 tournament 03/12/2015 12:00 pm yes La Salle Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Second Round NBCSN 69–76 17–15   AP Poll / Coaches' Poll Eastern See also 2014–15 UMass Minutewomen basketball team References Category:UMass Minutemen basketball seasons UMass UMass Minutemen basketball UMass Minutemen basketball