2023–24 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2023–24 UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen are led by second-year head coach Frank Martin and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2023–24 UMass Minutemen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachAllen Edwards
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMullins Center
2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Davidson00 00  
Dayton00 00  
Duquesne00 00  
Fordham00 00  
George Mason00 00  
George Washington00 00  
La Salle00 00  
Loyola Chicago00 00  
Rhode Island00 00  
Richmond00 00  
Saint Joseph's00 00  
Saint Louis00 00  
St. Bonaventure00 00  
UMass00 00  
VCU00 00  
2024 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2023

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Richmond.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Wildens Leveque0F/C6'10"255SeniorBrockton, MAGraduate transferred to Texas A&M
Brandon Martin1F6'5"223GS SeniorMiami, FLGraduated
Tafara Gapare2F6'9"185FreshmanWellington, New ZealandTransferred to Georgia Tech
Ta'Quan Woodley5F6'8"280SophomoreCamden, NJLeft the team due to personal reasons
Isaac Kante10F6'7"259GS SeniorBrooklyn, NYGraduated
Noah Fernandes11G5'11"180SeniorMattapoisett, MAGraduate transferred to Rutgers
RJ Luis12G6'7"196FreshmanMiami, FLTransferred to St. John's
T.J. Weeks Jr.23G6'4"190RS JuniorWarwick, RITransferred to Rider
John Kelly44F6'7"212RS JuniorShelton, CTWalk-on; transferred to Assumption
Dyondre Dominguez45F6'9"200JuniorProvidence, RITransferred to Arkansas State

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Daniel Hankins-Sanford1F6'8"233SophomoreCharlotte, NCSouth Carolina
Josh Cohen23F6'10"220RS SeniorLincroft, NJSaint Francis (PA)

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sawyer Mayhugh
#51 C
Weston, MA Brewster Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Jaylen Curry
#42 PG
Charlotte, NC Calvary Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 28, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jayden Ndjigue
SF
Weston, MA The Rivers School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Robert Davis
SF
Castaic, CA Southern California Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 26, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Rollie Castineyra
PG
Exeter, NH Phillips Exeter Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 23, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Marqui Worthy
SG
Garden Grove, CA Veritas Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 17, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Tarique Foster
SF
Bronx, NY Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 26, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nate Guerengomba
SF
Washington, DC South Kent School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 6, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
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:

Roster

2023–24 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)233 lb (106 kg) SoJulius L. Chambers HS
South Carolina
Charlotte, NC
G 1 Jaylen Curry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrCalvary Christian Academy (FL) Charlotte, NC
G 3 Rahsool Diggins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrArchbishop Wood HS
UConn
Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Robert Davis Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSouthern California Academy Detroit, MI
G 5 Keon Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoHargrave Military Academy Merrillville, IN
G 10 Marqui Worthy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrVeritas Academy (CA) Anaheim, CA
G 11 Jayden Ndjigue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrThe Rivers School Ayer, MA
F 12 Tarique Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrCardinal Hayes HS Bronx, NY
F 13 Gianni Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrBrimmer and May
Boston College
Newton, MA
G 20 Ryan Marcus (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrWakefield Memorial HS Wakefield, MA
G 22 Jackson Cronin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrGreat Neck North HS
Nebraska
Great Neck, NY
F 23 Josh Cohen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrChristian Brothers Academy
Saint Francis (PA)
Lincroft, NJ
F/C 24 Sawyer Mayhugh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
FrBrewster Academy Weston, MA
F 33 Matt Cross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrBrewster Academy
Louisville
Beverly, MA
C 34 Mathok Majok 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrBridgeport Prep (CT) Kuajok, South Sudan
G 44 Rollie Castineyra 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrPhillips Exeter Academy (NH) Marblehead, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Manhattan     Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Quinnipiac     Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Harvard     Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Central Connecticut     Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
December 2, 2023*
1:00 p.m.
South Florida     Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
at Towson     SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
December 9, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
UMass Lowell     Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
December 16, 2023*
6:30 p.m.
vs. West Virginia
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
    MassMutual Center 
Springfield, MA
December 21, 2023*
10:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Georgia Tech
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
    Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 22/23, 2023*
11:00 p.m./1:00 a.m., ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN+
vs. Portland/Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic
    Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2023*
TBA
vs. TBA
Diamond Head Classic
    Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m.
Siena     Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
A-10 regular season

     
 
A-10 tournament
March 12–17, 2024
TBA
vs. TBA     Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Minutemen Athletics.
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