# 2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by eighth 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 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.

## Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2014–15 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Maxie Esho | 1 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Senior | Upper Marlboro, MD | Graduated |
| Derrick Gordon | 2 | G | 6'3" | 205 | RS Junior | Plainfield, NJ | Graduate transferred to Seton Hall |
| Mike Wojewodzic | 20 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Junior | Boston, MA | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Demetrius Dyson | 22 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | Covington, TN | Transferred to Samford |
| Cady Lalanne | 25 | C | 6'10" | 253 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Zach Lewis | 1 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Windsor, CT | Transferred from Canisius. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lewis will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Antwan Space | 3 | F | 6'8" | 229 | RS Senior | DeSoto, TX | Transferred from Texas A&M. Will be eligible to play immediately since Space graduated from Texas A&M. |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Luwane Pipkins PG | Chicago, IL | Bogan High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 6, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Unique McLean 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: 69 |||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular Season ||||||
| Nov 15, 2015* 12:00 pm | | Howard Men Who Speak Up Main Event | W 85–79 | 1–0 | Mullins Center (3,188) Amherst, MA |
| Nov 17, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Harvard | W 69–63 | 2–0 | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA |
| Nov 19, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Central Arkansas Men Who Speak Up Main Event | W 89–62 | 3–0 | Mullins Center (3,158) Amherst, MA |
| Nov 23, 2015* 9:30 pm, YouTube | | vs. Clemson Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight semifinals | W 82–65 | 4–0 | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV |
| Nov 25, 2015* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Creighton Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight final | L 76–97 | 4–1 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,623) Paradise, NV |
| Dec 2, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Boston University | W 99–69 | 5–1 | Mullins Center (3,818) Amherst, MA |
| Dec 5, 2015* 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | vs. Ole Miss Hall of Fame Holiday Classic | L 64–74 | 5–2 | MassMutual Center (3,765) Springfield, MA |
| Dec 8, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UCF | L 63–67 | 5–3 | CFE Arena (4,395) Orlando, FL |
| Dec 13, 2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 76–77 | 5–4 | Alico Arena (3,049) Fort Myers, FL |
| Dec 16, 2015* 7:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 103–95 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Mullins Center (4,273) Amherst, MA |
| Dec 21, 2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 10 Providence | L 66–90 | 6–5 | Mullins Center (4,411) Amherst, MA |
| Dec 29, 2015* 7:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | W 83-79 | 7-5 | Mullins Center (3,019) Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 regular Season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2016 5:00 pm, NBCSN | | at La Salle | W 74–67 | 8–5 (1–0) | Tom Gola Arena (1,525) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 6, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 25 Dayton | L 63–93 | 8–6 (1–1) | UD Arena (12,237) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 9, 2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | St. Bonaventure | L 77–88 | 8–7 (1–2) | Mullins Center (4,224) Amherst, MA |
| Jan 12, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | George Washington | L 70–81 | 8–8 (1–3) | Mullins Center (2,571) Amherst, MA |
| Jan 16, 2016 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Davidson | L 74–86 | 8–9 (1–4) | John M. Belk Arena (5,069) Davidson, NC |
| Jan 23, 2016 12:00 pm | | Saint Louis | L 75–86 | 8–10 (1–5) | Mullins Center (3,484) Amherst, MA |
| Jan 27, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | L 70–78 | 8–11 (1–6) | Hagan Arena (3,856) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 30, 2016 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | Fordham | L 72–78 $^{OT}$ | 8–12 (1–7) | Mullins Center (3,562) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 2, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | Rhode Island | W 61–56 | 9–12 (2–7) | Mullins Center (2,423) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 6, 2016 6:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 53–69 | 9–13 (2–8) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 11, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | VCU | W 69–63 | 10–13 (3–8) | Mullins Center (2,698) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 14, 2016 3:00 pm, ASN | | at Duquesne | W 108–99 $^{OT}$ | 11–13 (4–8) | Palumbo Center (2,364) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb 17, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Fordham | L 66–76 | 11–14 (4–9) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,341) Bronx, NY |
| Feb 21, 2016 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | George Mason | W 70–64 | 12–14 (5–9) | Mullins Center (3,691) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 24, 2016 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 57–74 | 12–15 (5–10) | Mullins Center (2,460) Amherst, MA |
| Feb 27, 2016 4:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 83–85 | 12–16 (5–11) | Reilly Center (5,294) Olean, NY |
| Mar 2, 2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Rhode Island | L 50–68 | 12–17 (5–12) | Ryan Center (5,113) Kingston, RI |
| Mar 5, 2016 3:00 pm | | La Salle | W 69–52 | 13–17 (6–12) | Mullins Center (3,096) Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2016 6:30 pm, NBCSN | (10) | vs. (7) Rhode Island Second round | W 67–62 | 14–17 | Barclays Center (5,507) Brooklyn, NY |
| Mar 11, 2016 6:30 pm, NBCSN | (10) | vs. (2) VCU Quarterfinals | L 70–85 | 14–18 | Barclays Center (8,223) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||