# 2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen are led by first-year head coach Frank Martin and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

## Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2021–22 season 15–17, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in 10th place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Dayton in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Trent Buttrick | 0 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Senior | Bloomsburg, PA | Graduated |
| Javohn Garcia | 1 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | Pickerington, OH | Transferred to College of the Sequoias |
| Preston Santos | 2 | G/F | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Providence, RI | Transferred to Southern New Hampshire |
| Kolton Mitchell | 3 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Fort Myers, FL | Transferred to West Virginia |
| Cairo McCrory | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Hartford, CT | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Greg Jones | 10 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Senior | Richmond, VA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| CJ Kelly | 15 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Long Island, NY | Graduate transferred to UCF |
| Rich Kelly | 22 | G | 6'1" | 175 | GS Senior | Shelton, CT | Graduated |
| Michael Steadman | 24 | F | 6'11" | 231 | RS Senior | Union City, CA | Graduated |
| Dibaji Walker | 35 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Senior | Columbus, OH | Graduate transferred to Appalachian State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Wildens Leveque | 0 | F/C | 6'10" | 255 | Senior | Brockton, MA | South Carolina |
| Brandon Martin | 1 | F | 6'5" | 232 | GS Senior | Miami, FL | South Carolina |
| Rahsool Diggins | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | UConn |
| Jackson Cronin | 4 | G | 6'1" | 187 | Sophomore | Great Neck, NY | Walk-on; Nebraska |
| Ta'Quan Woodley | 5 | F | 6'8" | 280 | Sophomore | Camden, NJ | South Carolina |
| Isaac Kante | 10 | F | 6'8" | 245 | GS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | LIU |
| Gianni Thompson | 13 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Newton, MA | Boston College |
| Matt Cross | 33 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Beverly, MA | Louisville |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tafara Gapare #43 PF | South Kent, CT | South Kent School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| R.J. Luis SG | Miami, FL | Mt. Zion Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 23, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Keon Thompson PG | Merrillville, IN | Merrillville High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | May 8, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022. ||||||

### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sawyer Mayhugh #49 C | Weston, MA | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 1, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Jayden Ndjigue SF | Weston, MA | The Rivers School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Robert Davis SF | Castaic, CA | Southern California Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Rollie Castineyra PG | Exeter, NH | Phillips Exeter Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | American International | W 94–68 | | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., NESN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 74–67 | 1–0 | Mullins Center (4,963) Amherst, MA |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN+ | | Towson | L 55–67 | 1–1 | Mullins Center (4,435) Amherst, MA |
| November 17, 2022* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Colorado Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals | W 66–63 | 2–1 | HTC Center (1,256) Conway, SC |
| November 18, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Murray State Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals | W 71–69 | 3–1 | HTC Center (1,393) Conway, SC |
| November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Charlotte Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship | W 60–54 | 4–1 | HTC Center (1,349) Conway, SC |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | W 73–67 | 5–1 | Yuengling Center (2,723) Tampa, FL |
| December 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Harvard | W 71–68 | 6–1 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Allston, MA |
| December 5, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN | | Albany | W 87–73 | 7–1 | Mullins Center (3,174) Amherst, MA |
| December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN | | UMass Lowell | L 80–85 | 7–2 | Mullins Center (3,720) Amherst, MA |
| December 11, 2022* 3:00 p.m., YES | | vs. Hofstra Hall of Fame Invitational | W 71–56 | 8–2 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| December 17, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. North Texas Hall of Fame Classic | L 44–62 | 8–3 | MassMutual Center (3,426) Springfield, MA |
| December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NESN | | Dartmouth | W 68–57 | 9–3 | Mullins Center (2,232) Amherst, MA |
| A-10 regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 64–83 | 9–4 (0–1) | Reilly Center (3,978) Olean, NY |
| January 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., NESN | | Saint Louis | W 90–81 | 10–4 (1–1) | Mullins Center (3,449) Amherst, MA |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., USA | | at George Washington | L 73–81 | 10–5 (1–2) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,102) Washington, D.C. |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., NESN | | La Salle | L 77–78 | 10–6 (1–3) | Mullins Center (2,853) Amherst, MA |
| January 14, 2023 4:30 p.m., NESN+ | | Rhode Island | W 75–65 | 11–6 (2–3) | Mullins Center (5,013) Amherst, MA |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBC Digital | | at VCU | L 55–83 | 11–7 (2–4) | Siegel Center (7,225) Richmond, VA |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 68–74 | 11–8 (2–5) | Hagan Arena (1,611) Philadelphia,PA |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., NESN | | Richmond | W 85–76 | 12–8 (3–5) | Mullins Center (2,143) Amherst, MA |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., NESN+ | | Duquesne | W 87–79 | 13–8 (4–5) | Mullins Center (3,810) Amherst, MA |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 59–70 | 13–9 (4–6) | EagleBank Arena (2,805) Fairfax, VA |
| February 4, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA | | Davidson | L 78–93 | 13–10 (4–7) | Mullins Center (4,546) Amherst, MA |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 67–77 | 13–11 (4–8) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808) Bronx, NY |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | L 72–86 | 13–12 (4–9) | Tom Gola Arena (2,019) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Chicago | L 62–64 | 13–13 (4–10) | Mullins Center (2,670) Amherst, MA |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Rhode Island | W 69–45 | 14–13 (5–10) | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Dayton | L 54–72 | 14–14 (5–11) | Mullins Center (3,642) Amherst, MA |
| March 1, 20223 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 79–88 | 14–15 (5–12) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,876) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 4, 2023 2:30 p.m., USA | | St. Bonaventure | W 71–60 | 15–15 (6–12) | Mullins Center (3,474) Amherst, MA |
| A-10 tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2023 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | (13) | vs. (12) Richmond First round | L 38–71 | 15–16 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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