2023–24 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2023–24 UMass Minutemen basketball
2023–24 UMass Minutemen basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	11–5 (2–2 A–10)
Head coach	Frank Martin (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Allen Edwards
Assistant coaches	Brian Steele; Brett Nelson;
Home arena	Mullins Center

2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Dayton	4	–	0	1.000	14	–	2	.875
Richmond	4	–	0	1.000	12	–	5	.706
Loyola Chicago	4	–	1	.800	12	–	6	.667
George Washington	3	–	1	.750	14	–	3	.824
Rhode Island	3	–	1	.750	9	–	8	.529
St. Bonaventure	2	–	2	.500	11	–	5	.688
VCU	2	–	2	.500	10	–	7	.588
Fordham	2	–	2	.500	8	–	9	.471
George Mason	2	–	3	.400	13	–	5	.722
UMass	2	–	3	.400	11	–	6	.647
Davidson	1	–	3	.250	11	–	6	.647
Saint Joseph's	1	–	3	.250	11	–	6	.647
Saint Louis	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
La Salle	1	–	4	.200	10	–	8	.556
Duquesne	0	–	4	.000	9	–	7	.563

† 2024 A-10 tournament winner As of January 17, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Wildens Leveque	0	F/C	6'10"	255	Senior	Brockton, MA	Graduate transferred to Texas A&M
Brandon Martin	1	F	6'5"	223	GS Senior	Miami, FL	Graduated
Tafara Gapare	2	F	6'9"	185	Freshman	Wellington, New Zealand	Transferred to Georgia Tech
Ta'Quan Woodley	5	F	6'8"	280	Sophomore	Camden, NJ	Left the team due to personal reasons
Isaac Kante	10	F	6'7"	259	GS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Noah Fernandes	11	G	5'11"	180	Senior	Mattapoisett, MA	Graduate transferred to Rutgers
RJ Luis	12	G	6'7"	196	Freshman	Miami, FL	Transferred to St. John's
T.J. Weeks Jr.	23	G	6'4"	190	RS Junior	Warwick, RI	Transferred to Rider
John Kelly	44	F	6'7"	212	RS Junior	Shelton, CT	Walk-on; transferred to Assumption
Dyondre Dominguez	45	F	6'9"	200	Junior	Providence, RI	Transferred to Arkansas State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Daniel Hankins-Sanford	1	F	6'8"	233	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	South Carolina
Josh Cohen	23	F	6'10"	220	RS Senior	Lincroft, NJ	Saint 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
Sawyer Mayhugh #51 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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
Jaylen Curry #42 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Jayden Ndjigue SF	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
Robert Davis SF	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
Rollie Castineyra PG	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
Marqui Worthy SG	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
Tarique Foster SF	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
Nate Guerengomba SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Daniel Hankins-Sanford	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	So	Julius L. Chambers HS South Carolina	Charlotte, NC
G	1	Jaylen Curry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Calvary Christian Academy (FL)	Charlotte, NC
G	3	Rahsool Diggins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Archbishop Wood HS UConn	Philadelphia, PA
G	4	Robert Davis Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Southern California Academy	Detroit, MI
G	5	Keon Thompson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Hargrave Military Academy	Merrillville, IN
G	10	Marqui Worthy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Veritas Academy (CA)	Anaheim, CA
G	11	Jayden Ndjigue	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	The Rivers School	Ayer, MA
F	12	Tarique Foster	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Cardinal Hayes HS	Bronx, NY
G	20	Ryan Marcus (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Wakefield Memorial HS	Wakefield, MA
G	22	Jackson Cronin (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Great Neck North HS Nebraska	Great Neck, NY
F	23	Josh Cohen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Christian Brothers Academy Saint Francis (PA)	Lincroft, NJ
F	33	Matt Cross	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Brewster Academy Louisville	Beverly, MA
C	34	Mathok Majok	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Bridgeport Prep (CT)	Kuajok, South Sudan
G	44	Rollie Castineyra	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)	Marblehead, MA

Head coach

Frank Martin (FIU)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Western Connecticut State	W 85–41		20 – Davis Jr.	14 – Majok	6 – Ndjigue	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+	Albany	W 92–71	1–0	22 – Cohen	8 – Cohen	6 – Thompson	Mullins Center (3,015) Amherst, MA
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+	Quinnipiac	W 102–81	2–0	22 – Diggins	7 – Cohen	5 – Cohen	Mullins Center (2,382) Amherst, MA
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NESN+/ESPN+	Harvard	L 75–78 ^OT	2–1	16 – Cross	16 – Cross	4 – Curry	Mullins Center (3,735) Amherst, MA
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+	Central Connecticut	W 89–60	3–1	31 – Cross	9 – Cross	6 – Diggins	Mullins Center (2,054) Amherst, MA
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+	South Florida	W 66–56	4–1	21 – Cohen	11 – Cross	3 – Diggins	Mullins Center (3,254) Amherst, MA
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports	at Towson	L 71–81	4–2	19 – Thompson	8 – Tied	4 – Ndjigue	SECU Arena (1,802) Towson, MD
December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., NESN+/ESPN+	UMass Lowell	W 91–77	5–2	25 – Cohen	14 – Cohen	6 – Thompson	Mullins Center (3,028) Amherst, MA
December 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU	vs. West Virginia Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	W 87–79	6–2	19 – Cohen	13 – Cross	5 – Cross	MassMutual Center (4,264) Springfield, MA
December 21, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Georgia Tech Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	L 70–73	6–3	17 – Cross	9 – Cross	4 – Thompson	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2023* 1:00 a.m., ESPN2	vs. Portland Diamond Head Classic Consolation Round	W 100–78	7–3	28 – Cohen	8 – Cross	6 – Thompson	Stan Sheriff Center (4,919) Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Old Dominion Diamond Head Classic 5th Place Game	W 87–65	8–3	28 – Cohen	7 – Cross	5 – Cross	Stan Sheriff Center (4,342) Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+	Siena	W 79–66	9–3	24 – Cross	9 – Cross	5 – Cross	Mullins Center (4,036) Amherst, MA
A-10 regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Duquense	W 80–61	10–3 (1–0)	16 – Diggins	8 – Cross	6 – Thompson	Mullins Center (2,561) Amherst, MA
January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Dayton	L 60–64	10–4 (1–1)	18 – Cross	14 – Cross	3 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBC Sports App	La Salle	W 81–65	11–4 (2–1)	24 – Cohen	13 – Hankins-Sanford	4 – Tied	Mullins Center (2,227) Amherst, MA
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rhode Island	L 77–89	11–5 (2–2)	23 – Cohen	11 – Cohen	4 – Curry	Ryan Center (5,496) Kingston, RI
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+	George Washington						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+	Saint Joseph's						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 27, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., NESN/ESPN+	George Mason						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBC Sports App	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center Olean, NY
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., USA	Rhode Island						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at La Salle						Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	VCU						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 24, 2024 2:30 p.m., USA	St. Bonaventure						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
March 2, 2024 2:30 p.m., USA	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Fordham						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
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.

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References

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

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