# 2013–14 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2013–14 Massachusetts Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by sixth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Early in the season UMass won the Charleston Classic tournament. Following this tournament victory and beginning the season 6–0, the Minutemen would be ranked #24 in the AP Poll. This marked the first time since 1998 that UMass would be ranked in the AP Top 25. They finished the regular season 23–7, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Minutemen were eliminated in the A-10 tournament quarterfinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first NCAA bid in 16 years. They lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Tennessee to finish the season 24–9.
In 2014, shortly after the end of the season, sophomore starting guard Derrick Gordon came out as gay, making him the first Division I men's basketball player to do so while still playing in college.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Demetrius Dyson | Guard | 6–5 | 215 | Freshman | Covington, Tennessee |
| 1 | Maxie Esho | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | RS Junior | Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| 2 | Derrick Gordon | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | RS Sophomore | Plainfield, New Jersey |
| 3 | Chaz Williams | Guard | 5–9 | 175 | RS Senior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 4 | Jabarie Hinds | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Junior | Mount Vernon, New York |
| 5 | Clyde Santee | Guard | 6–7 | 180 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 11 | Tyler Bergantino | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 245 | Sophomore | Spring Hill, Florida |
| 12 | Trey Davis | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Sophomore | DeSoto, Texas |
| 13 | Zach Coleman | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Dallas, Texas |
| 22 | Sampson Carter | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | RS Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 24 | Seth Berger | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Seattle, Washington |
| 25 | Cady Lalanne | Center | 6–10 | 250 | Junior | Orlando, Florida |
| 34 | Raphiael Putney | Forward | 6–9 | 185 | RS Senior | Woodbridge, Virginia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2013* 7:00 pm | | American International | W 89–76 | – | Mullins Center (2,932) Amherst, MA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2013* 3:00 pm, NESN | | vs. Boston College Coaches vs. Cancer Boston Tip-Off | W 86–73 | 1–0 | TD Garden (6,037) Boston, MA |
| 11/14/2013* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | LSU ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | W 92–90 | 2–0 | Mullins Center (5,182) Amherst, MA |
| 11/17/2013* 1:00 pm | | Youngstown State | W 85–69 | 3–0 | Mullins Center (4,231) Amherst, MA |
| 11/21/2013* 12:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Nebraska Charleston Classic First Round | W 96–90 | 4–0 | TD Arena (N/A) Charleston, SC |
| 11/22/2013* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 19 New Mexico Charleston Classic semifinals | W 81–65 | 5–0 | TD Arena (1,730) Charleston, SC |
| 11/24/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Clemson Charleston Classic Championship | W 62–56 | 6–0 | TD Arena (2,117) Charleston, SC |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 21 | at Eastern Michigan | W 69–57 | 7–0 | Convocation Center (1,314) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 12/07/2013* 1:30 pm, CBSSN | No. 21 | vs. BYU Hall of Fame Holiday Classic | W 105–96 | 8–0 | MassMutual Center (7,331) Springfield, MA |
| 12/14/2013* 3:00 pm, NBCSN | No. 22 | Northern Illinois | W 80–54 | 9–0 | Mullins Center (4,694) Amherst, MA |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 22 | at Ohio | W 83–71 | 10–0 | Convocation Center (6,329) Athens, OH |
| 12/21/2013* 2:00 pm, FSN | No. 22 | vs. Florida State Orange Bowl Classic | L 55–60 | 10–1 | BB&T Center (11,214) Sunrise, FL |
| 12/28/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | Providence | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 11–1 | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA |
| 01/04/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | Miami (OH) | W 73–65 | 12–1 | Mullins Center (5,834) Amherst, MA |
| 01/08/2014 7:00 pm, CSN | No. 19 | Saint Joseph's | W 66–62 | 13–1 (1–0) | Mullins Center (4,621) Amherst, MA |
| 01/11/2014 12:30 pm, NBCSN | No. 19 | St. Bonaventure | W 73–68 | 14–1 (2–0) | Mullins Center (6,634) Amherst, MA |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm, NESN+ | No. 16 | at George Mason | W 88–87 | 15–1 (3–0) | Patriot Center (4,014) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/18/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 16 | at Elon | W 84–74 | 16–1 | Alumni Gym (1,607) Elon, NC |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm | No. 13 | at Richmond | L 55–58 | 16–2 (3–1) | Robins Center (6,574) Richmond, VA |
| 01/26/2014 12:00 pm, NBCSN | No. 13 | Fordham | W 90–52 | 17–2 (4–1) | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm | No. 21 | at St. Bonaventure | L 65–78 | 17–3 (4–2) | Reilly Center (3,881) Olean, NY |
| 02/01/2014 6:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 21 | at Saint Joseph's | L 68–73 | 17–4 (4–3) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/05/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | La Salle | W 79–67 | 18–4 (5–3) | Mullins Center (4,345) Amherst, MA |
| 02/09/2014 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Rhode Island | W 73–68 | 19–4 (6–3) | Ryan Center (6,511) Kingston, RI |
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm | | George Mason | L 80–91 | 19–5 (6–4) | Mullins Center (5,322) Amherst, MA |
| 02/15/2014 2:00 pm | | at George Washington | W 67–61 | 20–5 (7–4) | Smith Center (4,705) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/21/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | VCU | W 80–75 | 21–5 (8–4) | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 70–67 | 22–5 (9–4) | Mullins Center (6,234) Amherst, MA |
| 03/01/2014 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at Dayton | L 79–86 | 22–6 (9–5) | UD Arena (12,825) Dayton, OH |
| 03/05/2014 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 78–74 | 23–6 (10–5) | Palumbo Center (2,297) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 03/08/2014 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 17 Saint Louis | L 62–64 | 23–7 (10–6) | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2014 9:00 pm, CSN | | vs. Rhode Island Second round | W 65–61 | 24–7 | Barclays Center (6,107) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/14/2014 9:00 pm, NBCSN | | vs. George Washington Quarterfinals | L 77–85 | 24–8 | Barclays Center (8,755) Brooklyn, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2014 2:45 pm, CBS | No. (6 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Tennessee Second round | L 67–86 | 24–9 | PNC Arena (16,988) Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Wk 20 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | RV | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 21 | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | N/A |
| Coaches | NR | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12т | 19 | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR |