2023–24 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2023–24 UMass Minutemen basketball
2023–24 UMass Minutemen basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Frank Martin (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Allen Edwards
Assistant coaches	Brian Steele; Brett Nelson;
Home arena	Mullins Center

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 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UMass	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 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

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)	165 lb (75 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
F	13	Gianni Thompson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Brimmer and May Boston College	Newton, MA
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/C	24	Sawyer Mayhugh	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Brewster Academy	Weston, MA
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^#	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

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

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

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