# 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by ninth-year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the second round.
On March 9, 2017, the school fired head coach Derek Kellogg after nine years and a 155–137 record. Shortly after Kellogg was fired, the school announced that Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey had been hired as the new head coach at UMass. However, shortly before the press conference to announce his hiring, Kelsey announced he would not accept the position. On March 31, the school announced they had hired Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall.

## Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2015–16 season 14–18, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Rhode Island in the second round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VCU.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Antwan Space | 3 | F | 6'9" | 235 | RS Senior | DeSoto, TX | Graduated |
| Jabarie Hinds | 5 | G | 5'11" | 185 | RS Senior | Mount Vernon, NY | Graduated |
| Trey Davis | 12 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | DeSoto, TX | Graduated |
| Tyler Bergantino | 22 | C | 6'9" | 250 | Senior | Spring Hill, FL | Graduated |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| DeJon Jarreau #15 SG | New Orleans, LA | McDonogh 35 High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Chris Baldwin #32 PF | Springfield, MA | Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Brison Gresham #29 C | New Orleans, LA | McDonogh 35 High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Unique McLean #53 SG | Granby, MA | The MacDuffie School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 8, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Tyrn Flowers #47 SF | Waterbury, CT | Sacred Heart High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jan 11, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016. ||||||

## Preseason

UMass was picked to finish 10th in the Preseason A-10 poll. Donte Clark was named to the Preseason All-Conference Third Team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 4:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | W 90–76 | 1–0 | Mullins Center (5,229) Amherst, MA |
| 11/14/2016* 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 88–90 | 1–1 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,291) Oxford, MS |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ASN | | Temple | W 70–67 | 2–1 | Mullins Center (3,732) Amherst, MA |
| 11/20/2016* 1:05 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 68–60 | 3–1 | DCU Center (3,591) Worcester, MA |
| 11/26/2016* 1:00 pm | | Harvard | W 70–66 | 4–1 | Mullins Center (3,320) Amherst, MA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | Wagner | W 62–55 | 5–1 | Mullins Center (2,896) Amherst, MA |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | | Central Florida | L 62–65 | 5–2 | Mullins Center (3,911) Amherst, MA |
| 12/08/2016* 7:00 pm | | Pacific Gotham Classic | W 72–48 | 6–2 | Mullins Center (3,171) Amherst, MA |
| 12/10/2016* 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | L 69–75 | 6–3 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,815) Providence, RI |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T Gotham Classic | W 65–59 | 7–3 | Mullins Center (3,239) Amherst, MA |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm | | Kennesaw State Gotham Classic | W 95–77 | 8–3 | Mullins Center (1,758) Amherst, MA |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Rider Gotham Classic | W 78–67 | 9–3 | Mullins Center (2,547) Amherst, MA |
| 12/28/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Georgia State | L 65–74 | 10–3 | GSU Sports Arena (1,639) Atlanta, GA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 4:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | L 77–89 | 10–4 (0–1) | Mullins Center (4,877) Amherst, MA |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 81–86 | 10–5 (0–2) | EagleBank Arena (2,755) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/07/2017 1:00 pm, NBCSN | | at VCU | L 64–81 | 10–6 (0–3) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Dayton | W 67–55 | 11–6 (1–3) | Mullins Center (2,628) Amherst, MA |
| 01/15/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Rhode Island | L 77–79 | 11–7 (1–4) | Ryan Center (6,202) Kingston, RI |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | Saint Joseph's | W 62–57 | 12–7 (2–4) | Mullins Center (2,370) Amherst, MA |
| 01/21/2017 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | Fordham | L 68–71 | 12–8 (2–5) | Mullins Center (3,423) Amherst, MA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 70–74 | 12–9 (2–6) | Chaifetz Arena (6,265) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm | | George Mason | L 74–76 | 12–10 (2–7) | Mullins Center (4,261) Amherst, MA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 78–88 | 12–11 (2–8) | Tom Gola Arena (1,361) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Rhode Island | L 62–70 | 12–12 (2–9) | Mullins Center (3,512) Amherst, MA |
| 02/11/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Joseph's | W 87–76 | 13–12 (3–9) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 66–96 | 13–13 (3–10) | Palumbo Center (1,185) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/18/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | Davidson | L 74–79 | 13–14 (3–11) | Mullins Center (3,219) Amherst, MA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | at George Washington | L 67-83 | 13-15 (3-12) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,654) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/26/2017 1:00 pm, ASN | | La Salle | W 84–71 | 14–15 (4–12) | Mullins Center (2,811) Amherst, MA |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Richmond | L 64–75 | 14–16 (4–13) | Mullins Center (2,434) Amherst, MA |
| 03/04/2017 4:00 pm, ASN | | at St. Bonaventure | L 56–60 | 14–17 (4–14) | Reilly Center (4,322) Olean, NY |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | (12) | vs. (13) Saint Joseph's First round | W 70–63 | 15–17 | PPG Paints Arena (5,517) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 03/09/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN | (12) | vs. (5) St. Bonaventure Second round | L 60–73 | 15–18 | PPG Paints Arena (7,509) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||