# 2011–12 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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. 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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 9:00 pm | | Elon | W 85–67 | 1–0 | Curry Hicks Cage (3,093) Amherst, MA |
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm, WBIN | | Northeastern | W 83–67 | 2–0 | Mullins Center (2,663) Amherst, MA |
| 11/17/2011* 7:00 pm | | NJIT | W 79–58 | 3–0 | Mullins Center (2,497) Amherst, MA |
| 11/21/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Boston College Commonwealth Classic | W 83–46 | 4–0 | Conte Forum (4,162) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/24/2011* 4:30 pm, Versus | | vs. No. 22 Florida State Battle 4 Atlantis First Round | L 53–73 | 4–1 | Imperial Arena (1,493) Nassau, Bahamas |
| 11/25/2011* 9:30 pm, HDNet | | vs. Utah Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation round | W 89–75 | 5–1 | Imperial Arena (3,441) Nassau, Bahamas |
| 11/26/2011* 7:00 pm, HDNet | | vs. College of Charleston Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place Game | L 61–85 | 5–2 | Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 86–56 | 6–2 | Mullins Center (2,579) Amherst, MA |
| 12/03/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Miami (FL) | L 75–83 | 6–3 | BankUnited Center (3,653) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/06/2011* 7:00 pm | | at East Carolina | W 63–58 | 7–3 | Williams Arena (4,419) Greenville, NC |
| 12/09/2011* 7:00 pm | | vs. Siena Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase | W 82–78 | 8–3 | MassMutual Center (4,236) Springfield, MA |
| 12/17/2011* 7:00 pm, NESN | | Quinnipiac | W 72–67 | 9–3 | Mullins Center (2,890) Amherst, MA |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm | | Davidson | W 73–65 | 10–3 | Mullins Center (3,821) Amherst, MA |
| 12/30/2011* 7:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 97–65 | 11–3 | Mullins Center (3,576) Amherst, MA |
| 01/05/2012 7:00 pm | | Fordham | W 80–76 | 12–3 (1–0) | Mullins Center (2,846) Amherst, MA |
| 01/08/2012 2:00 pm, CSNNE | | at La Salle | L 75–82 | 12–4 (1–1) | Tom Gola Arena (2,395) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/11/2012 7:00 pm | | Charlotte | W 85–75 | 13–4 (2–1) | Mullins Center (2,760) Amherst, MA |
| 01/14/2012 4:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 71–62 | 14–4 (3–1) | Mullins Center (4,616) Amherst, MA |
| 01/18/2012 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 69–80 | 14–5 (3–2) | Palumbo Center (3,207) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/21/2012 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Richmond | W 79–68 | 15–5 (4–2) | Robins Center (7,231) Richmond, VA |
| 01/28/2012 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Louis | W 72–59 | 16–5 (5–2) | Mullins Center (8,399) Amherst, MA |
| 02/01/2012 7:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 16–6 (5–3) | Ryan Center (4,236) Kingston, RI |
| 02/04/2012 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | W 86–75 | 17–6 (6–3) | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (3,143) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/08/2012 7:30 pm | | St. Bonaventure | W 76–67 | 18–6 (7–3) | Mullins Center (4,253) Amherst, MA |
| 02/11/2012 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | L 62–73 | 18–7 (7–4) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/18/2012 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | La Salle | L 71–72 | 18–8 (7–5) | Mullins Center (6,283) Amherst, MA |
| 02/21/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Xavier | W 80–73 | 19–8 (8–5) | Mullins Center (6,632) Amherst, MA |
| 02/25/2012 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Dayton | L 43–76 | 19–9 (8–6) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH |
| 02/29/2012 7:00 pm | | at No. 23 Temple | L 88–90 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (8–7) | Liacouras Center (6,519) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/03/2012 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Rhode Island | W 89–83 | 20–10 (9–7) | Mullins Center (7,501) Amherst, MA |
| 2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2012 7:00 pm | (8) | (9) Duquesne A-10 First Round | W 92–83 | 21–10 | Mullins Center (4,061) Amherst, MA |
| 03/09/2012 12:00 pm, CBSSN | (8) | vs. (1) Temple A-10 Quarterfinals | W 77–71 | 22–10 | Boardwalk Hall (7,022) Atlantic City, NJ |
| 03/10/2012 1:00 pm, CBSSN | (8) | vs. (4) St. Bonaventure A-10 Semifinals | L 80–84 | 22–11 | Boardwalk Hall (6,784) Atlantic City, NJ |
| 2012 NIT ||||||
| 03/13/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 SH) | at (4 SH) Mississippi State NIT First Round | W 101–96 $^{2OT}$ | 23–11 | Humphrey Coliseum (2,507) Starkville, MS |
| 03/17/2012* 11:00 am, ESPN | (5 SH) | at (1 SH) Seton Hall NIT Second Round | W 77–67 | 24–11 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,674) South Orange, NJ |
| 03/20/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN | (5 SH) | at (3 SH) Drexel NIT Quarterfinals | W 72–70 | 25–11 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,293) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/27/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 SH) | vs. (3 A) Stanford NIT Semifinals | L 64–74 | 25–12 | Madison Square Garden (7,574) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=NIT Arizona bracket. SH=NIT Seton Hall bracket. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||