# 2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by second-year head coach Matt McCall and 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 11-21, 4-14 in A-10 Play to tie for 12th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to George Washington.

## Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2017–18 season 13–20, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They beat La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the second round to George Mason.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Malik Hines | 0 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Junior | Jackson, MS | Graduate transferred to McNeese State |
| Jaylen Brantley | 1 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Senior | Springfield, MA | Graduated |
| Chris Baldwin | 5 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Sophomore | Springfield, MA | Transferred to Texas Southern |
| C. J. Anderson | 23 | G | 6'6" | 207 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
| Rayshawn Miller | 42 | G | 6'1" | 200 | Junior | Boston, MA | Walk-on; graduate transferred to Albany |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Djery Baptiste | | C | 6'10" | 245 | RS Junior | Gonaïves, Haiti | Transferred from Vanderbilt. Will be eligible to play immediately in December since Baptiste graduated from Vanderbilt. Will have 1+1⁄2 years left of eligibility. |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Samba Diallo #69 SF | Sparta, NJ | Pope John XXIII Regional High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 21, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Tre Wood #58 PG | Upper Marlboro, MD | St. John's College High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Sy Chatman PF | Saint Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 22, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Westfield State | W 84–60 | | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:30 pm, ELVN | | UMass Lowell | W 83–75 | 1–0 | Mullins Center (2,976) Amherst, MA |
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm | | New Hampshire | W 104–75 | 2–0 | Mullins Center (2,563) Amherst, MA |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, NESN | | Harvard | L 71–74 | 2–1 | Mullins Center (2,645) Amherst, MA |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Howard Las Vegas Holiday Invitational | L 63–68 | 2–2 | Mullins Center (2,048) Amherst, MA |
| November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff Las Vegas Holiday Invitational | W 92–60 | 3–2 | Mullins Center (2,034) Amherst, MA |
| November 22, 2018* 1:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. Southern Illinois Las Vegas Holiday Invitational semifinals | W 84–62 | 4–2 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 23, 2018* 10:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 6 Nevada Las Vegas Holiday Invitational Championship | L 87–110 | 4–3 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 28, 2018* 7:30 pm, NESN | | Quinnipiac | W 69–62 | 5–3 | Mullins Center (2,478) Amherst, MA |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ELVN | | Holy Cross | L 78–82 | 5–4 | Mullins Center (2,257) Amherst, MA |
| December 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | W 79–78 | 6–4 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,427) Providence, RI |
| December 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Temple | L 63–65 | 6–5 | Liacouras Center (4,840) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 21, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 85–84 | 7–5 | Mullins Center (2,276) Amherst, MA |
| December 30, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 72–91 | 7–6 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| A-10 regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | La Salle | L 60–69 | 7–7 (0–1) | Mullins Center (4,154) Amherst, MA |
| January 9, 2019 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Louis | L 62–65 | 7–8 (0–2) | Chaifetz Arena (6,325) St. Louis, MO |
| January 13, 2019 3:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Dayton | L 67–72 | 7–9 (0–3) | UD Arena (12,767) Dayton, OH |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | George Mason | L 63–68 | 7–10 (0–4) | Mullins Center (2,412) Amherst, MA |
| January 19, 2019 6:30 pm, NBCSN | | at VCU | L 50–68 | 7–11 (0–5) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | L 51–65 | 7–12 (0–6) | Mullins Center (2,551) Amherst, MA |
| January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium | | Rhode Island | W 77–70 | 8–12 (1–6) | Mullins Center (4,145) Amherst, MA |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 51–60 | 8–13 (1–7) | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| February 2, 2019 4:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Joseph's | L 62–64 | 8–14 (1–8) | Hagan Arena (3,691) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | Fordham | L 67–85 | 8–15 (1–9) | Mullins Center (2,072) Amherst, MA |
| February 9, 2019 1:00 pm | | Davidson | W 54–51 | 9–15 (2–9) | Mullins Center (3,878) Amherst, MA |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 75–80 | 9–16 (2–10) | EagleBank Arena (3,206) Fairfax, VA |
| February 20, 2019 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 67–79 | 9–17 (2–11) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,468) Washington, D.C. |
| February 23, 2019 2:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 80–79 | 10–17 (3–11) | Mullins Center (3,967) Amherst, MA |
| February 26, 2019 7:00 pm | | Dayton | L 48–72 | 10–18 (3–12) | Mullins Center (2,748) Amherst, MA |
| March 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 73–80 | 10–19 (3–13) | Palumbo Center (2,980) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Richmond | W 87–79 | 11–19 (4–13) | Mullins Center (2,534) Amherst, MA |
| March 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 75–94 | 11–20 (4–14) | Ryan Center (6,938) Kingston, RI |
| A-10 tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (13) | vs. (12) George Washington First Round | L 64–68 $^{OT}$ | 11–21 | Barclays Center (4,278) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||