# 2009–10 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2009–10 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by second year head coach Derek Kellogg and played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 5–11 in A-10 play to finish in 11th place. The Minutemen lost to Richmond in the A-10 tournament.

## Roster

2009–10 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team :
| Pos | No | Name | Class | Height | Weight | Hometown | Summary |
| G | 1 | David Gibbs | 6–4 | 185 | SO | East Hartford, CT | 2.6 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 2.4 Ast |
| G/F | 2 | Terrell Vinson | 6–7 | 205 | FR | Baltimore, Maryland | 9.6 Pts, 5.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast |
| G | 4 | Lex Mongo | 5–11 | 180 | SR | Boston, Massachusetts | 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.3 Ast |
| G | 5 | Ricky Harris | 6–2 | 175 | SR | Baltimore, Maryland | 19.8 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 2.9 Ast |
| G/F | 10 | Javorn Farrell | 6–5 | 180 | FR | Woodbridge, Virginia | 4.6 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 1.4 Ast |
| G | 11 | Gary Correia | 6–1 | 180 | JR | Providence, Rhode Island | 2.2 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 2.2 As |
| G | 12 | Anthony Gurley | 6–3 | 185 | RS JR | Boston, Massachusetts | 13.6 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 1.0 Ast |
| F | 13 | Trey Lang | 6–7 | 215 | RS SO | Marietta, Georgia | 0.8 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.1 Ast |
| F | 22 | Sampson Carter | 6–8 | 200 | FR | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 4.3 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 0.4 Ast |
| F | 23 | Sean Carter | 6–9 | 225 | RS SO | Fayetteville, North Carolina | 5.1 Pts, 7.1 Reb, 0.9 Ast |
| G | 24 | Freddie Riley | 6–5 | 175 | FR | Ocala, Florida | 9.3 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.6 Ast |
| F | 34 | Raphiael Putney | 6–8 | 180 | FR | Woodbridge, Virginia | |
| F/C | 35 | Hashim Bailey | 6–10 | 275 | RS JR | Paterson, New Jersey | 2.5 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 0.1 Ast |
| F | 50 | Matt Hill | 6–7 | 210 | RS SO | Middletown, Connecticut | 0.5 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast |
| G | | Bud Gaffney | 6-0 | 175 | JR | Berkley, Massachusetts | |
Source

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2009* 7:00 pm | | Dowling | W 80-78 | — | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 7:00 pm | | at UCF | L 67–84 | 0–1 | UCF Arena (8,727) Orlando, Florida |
| 11/18/2009* 7:30 pm | | Cornell Legends Classic | L 61–74 | 0–2 | Mullins Center (3,482) Amherst, MA |
| 11/21/2009* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Fort Smith Legends Classic | W 94–68 | 1–2 | Mullins Center (2,866) Amherst, MA |
| 11/24/2009* 7:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 83–65 | 2–2 | Mullins Center (2,411) Amherst, MA |
| 11/27/2009* 5:30 pm | | vs. Rutgers Legends Classic | L 75–83 | 2–3 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 11/28/2009* 5:30 pm | | vs. No. 2 Michigan State Legends Classic | L 68–106 | 2-4 | Boardwalk Hall (3,836) Atlantic City, NJ |
| 12/2/2009* 7:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 62–58 | 3–4 | Mullins Center (2,502) Amherst, MA |
| 12/5/2009* 3:30 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 84–63 | 4–4 | DCU Center (2,028) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| 12/07/2009* 7:00 pm | | at Seton Hall | L 68–86 | 4-5 | Prudential Center (5,861) Newark, New Jersey |
| 12/11/2009* 8:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 81-58 | 5-5 | Mullins Center (2,421) Amherst, MA |
| 12/19/2009* 6:00 pm | | Memphis | W 73-72 | 6-5 | TD Garden (8,096) Boston, Massachusetts |
| 12/23/2009* 2:00 pm | | at Boston College Commonwealth Classic | L 67-79 | 6-6 | Conte Forum (6,519) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| 12/30/2009* 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | L 61-63 | 6-7 | Belk Arena (4,122) Davidson, North Carolina |
| 1/06/2010 7:30 pm | | Fordham | W 78-76 | 7–7 (1-0) | Mullins Center (3,557) Amherst, MA |
| 01/10/2010 2:00 pm | | La Salle | L 74-80 | 7-8 (1–1) | Mullins Center (4,012) Amherst, MA |
| 01/13/2010 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 63-70 | 7-9 (1–2) | Robins Center (4,019) Richmond, Virginia |
| 01/16/2010 2:00 pm | | at No. 19 Temple | L 64-76 | 7-10 (1–3) | Liacouras Center (4,263) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 01/20/2010 7:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | L 69–70 | 7–11 (1-4) | Mullins Center (3,121) Amherst, MA |
| 01/23/2010* 7:00 pm | | at Baylor | L 45–71 | 7–12 | Ferrell Center (7,779) Waco, Texas |
| 01/27/2010 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | W 87-80 | 8-12 (2-4) | Hagan Arena (4,051) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1/30/2010 6:00 pm | | Charlotte | L 58–72 | 8-13 (2–5) | Mullins Center (6,003) Amherst, MA |
| 02/3/2010 7:00 pm | | Xavier | L 79-87 | 8-14 (2-6) | Mullins Center (3,538) Amherst, MA |
| 02/6/2010 2:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 85-93 | 8-15 (2-7) | Ryan Center (7,579) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 02/11/2010 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 84-80 | 9-15 (3-7) | Palumbo Center (2,602) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 02/14/2010 4:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 70-62 | 10-15 (4-7) | Mullins Center (4,833) Amherst, MA |
| 02/17/2010 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 60-66 | 10-16 (4-8) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,646) Washington, DC |
| 02/21/2010 4:00 pm | | Saint Louis | L 56-69 | 10–17 (4-9) | Mullins Center (3,454) Amherst, MA |
| 02/27/2010 7:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 68-96 | 10-18 (4-10) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio |
| 03/3/2010 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 78–89 | 10-19 (4-11) | Tom Gola Arena (1,810) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 03/6/2010 4:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 69-67 | 11-19 (5-11) | Mullins Center (5,527) Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/9/2010 4:00 pm | (11) | at (6) Charlotte A-10 First Round | W 59-56 | 12-19 | Halton Arena (1,941) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 03/12/2010 9:30 pm | (11) | vs. (3) Richmond A-10 Quarterfinals | L 72-77 | 12-20 | Boardwalk Hall (6,027) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||