# 2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by first year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12-18, 7-9 in A-10 play to finish for tenth place. UMass lost in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament to Duquesne.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | David Gibbs | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | East Hartford, Connecticut |
| 3 | Doug Wiggins | Guard | 6–1 | 160 | Junior | East Hartford, Connecticut |
| 4 | Lex Mongo | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Junior | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 5 | Ricky Harris | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 11 | Gary Correia | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 12 | Anthony Gurley | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | RS Sophomore | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 14 | Chris Lowe | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Senior | Mount Vernon, New York |
| 23 | Sean Carter | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 225 | Sophomore | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| 24 | Tony Gaffney | Forward | 6–8 | 208 | RS Senior | Berkley, Massachusetts |
| 25 | Tyrell Lynch | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 230 | Freshman | Niagara Falls, New York |
| 31 | Luke Bonner | Center | 7-1 | 245 | RS Senior | Concord, New Hampshire |
| 33 | Matt Glass | Guard | 6–7 | 190 | Sophomore | Underhill Center, Vermont |
| 35 | Hashim Bailey | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 275 | Junior | Paterson, New Jersey |
| 50 | Matt Hill | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Sophomore | Middletown, Connecticut |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2008* 7:00 pm | Dowling | W 91-87 | | Mullins Center (2,352) Amherst, MA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/11/2008* 5:00 pm | vs. Arkansas Monticello 2K Sports Classic | W 90-71 | 1–0 | SIU Arena (6,889) Carbondale, Illinois |
| 11/12/2008* 7:00 pm | at Southern Illinois 2K Sports Classic | L 73–80 | 1–1 | SIU Arena (5,571) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/17/2010* 12:00 am, ESPN | at No. 12 Memphis | L 58–80 | 1–2 | FedEx Forum (18,254) Memphis, Tennessee |
| 11/24/2008* 7:00 pm | Jacksonville State | L 74-75 | 1–3 | Mullins Center (4,821) Amherst, MA |
| 11/29/2008* 7:00 pm, WACY | at Wisconsin Green Bay | L 67–84 | 1–4 | Kress Events Center (4,086) Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| 12/03/2008* 7:00 pm, BCSN | at Toledo | L 56-57 | 1-5 | Savage Arena (7,252) Toledo, Ohio |
| 12/6/2008* 7:00 pm, CBSCS | Boston College | L 81–85 $^{OT}$ | 1–6 | Mullins Center (6,792) Amherst, MA |
| 12/10/2008* 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | W 73–59 | 2–6 | Mullins Center (4,102) Amherst, MA |
| 12/13/2008* 1:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 25 Kansas | W 61-60 | 3-6 | Sprint Center (17,252) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 12/20/2008* 4:00 pm | Hofstra | W 97-81 | 4-6 | Mullins Center (3,475) Amherst, MA |
| 12/27/2008* 4:00 pm | IUPUI | W 64-57 | 5-6 | Mullins Center (4,876) Amherst, MA |
| 12/30/2008* 1:00 pm | at Houston | L 54-80 | 5-7 | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,623) Houston, Texas |
| 1/3/2009* 5:00 pm, CBSCS | Vanderbilt | L 48-78 | 5-8 | Mullins Center (5,698) Amherst, MA |
| 1/10/2009 7:30 pm, WSHM | Dayton | W 75-62 | 6-8 (1-0) | MassMutual Center (5,485) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| 01/14/2009 7:00 pm | at St. Louis | L 64-69 | 6-9 (1–1) | Chaifetz Arena (7,632) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 01/17/2009 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | Temple | W 79-75 | 7-9 (2–1) | Mullins Center (7,182) Amherst, MA |
| 01/21/2009 7:30 pm | at Charlotte | L 64-69 $^{OT}$ | 7-10 (2–2) | Dale F. Halton Arena (5,497) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 01/24/2009 4:00 pm | La Salle | L 54-62 | 7–11 (2-3) | Mullins Center (5,622) Amherst, MA |
| 01/31/2009 12:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 10 Xavier | L 80-82 | 7–12 (2–4) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 02/04/2009 7:00 pm | Richmond | W 80-71 | 8-12 (3-4) | Mullins Center (3,439) Amherst, MA |
| 2/08/2009 3:00 pm, CBSCS | St. Joseph's | L 64-68 | 8-13 (3–5) | Mullins Center (5,982) Amherst, MA |
| 02/11/2009 7:00 pm | at Fordham | W 91-68 | 9-13 (4-5) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,935) Bronx, New York |
| 02/14/2009 7:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 75-83 | 9-14 (4-6) | Reilly Center (5,011) Olean, New York |
| 02/18/2009 7:00 pm | Rhode Island | L 59-71 | 9-15 (4-7) | Mullins Center (6,139) Amherst, MA |
| 02/22/2009 2:00 pm | at St. Joseph's | W 70-69 | 10-15 (5-7) | The Palestra (6,522) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 02/25/2009 7:00 pm | Duquesne | L 77-94 | 10-16 (5-8) | Mullins Center (3,321) Amherst, MA |
| 03/01/2009 4:00 pm, CBSCS | at La Salle | L 88-97 | 10–17 (5-9) | Tom Gola Arena (2,610) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 03/04/2009 7:00 pm | George Washington | W 77-62 | 11-17 (6-9) | Mullins Center (3,982) Amherst, MA |
| 2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2009 6:30 pm | vs. Duquesne 1st Round | L 81-91 | 12-18 | Boardwalk Hall (?) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||