| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | UMass Minutemen |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 13–20 |
| Conf Record: | 5–13 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Rasheen Davis |
| Asst Coach3: | Peter Gash |
The 2017–18 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by first-year head coach Matt McCall and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They beat La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the second round to George Mason.
The Minutemen finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in a 12th place. They defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to St. Bonaventure.
On March 9, 2017, the school fired head coach Derek Kellogg after nine years and a 155–137 record.[1] Shortly after Kellogg was fired, the school announced that Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey had been hired as the new head coach at UMass.[2] However, shortly before the press conference to announce his hiring, Kelsey announced he would not accept the position.[3] On March 31, the school announced they had hired Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte Clark | 0 | G | 6'4" | 188 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Texas Southern | |
| Zach Lewis | 1 | G | 6'3" | 182 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Iona | |
| DeJon Jarreau | 3 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Freshmen | Transferred to Howard College before transferring to Houston | |
| Zach Coleman | 14 | F | 6'7" | 215 | RS Junior | Graduated transferred to LIU Brooklyn | |
| Tyrn Flowers | 24 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Transferred to LIU Brooklyn | |
| Seth Berger | 33 | F | 6'7" | 214 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Oregon State | |
| Zach Turcotte | 34 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Boxford, MA | Graduated |
| Brison Gresham | 55 | F/C | 6'9" | 210 | Freshmen | Transferred to Howard College before transferring to Houston | |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brantley | 1 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Senior | Transferred from Maryland. Graduate Transfer, eligible immediately. | ||
| Kieran Hayward | 5 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Transferred from LSU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hayward will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. He will have three years of eligibility left. | ||
| Jonathan Laurent | 4 | F | 6'6" | 216 | Sophomore | Transferred from Rutgers. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cobb will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. He will have two years of eligibility left. | ||
| Keon Clergeot | 20 | G | 6'1" | 187 | Sophomore | Transferred from Memphis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Clergeot will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. He will have three years of eligibility left. | ||
| Curtis Cobb | 33 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Sophomore | Transferred from Fairfield. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cobb will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. He will have two years of eligibility left. |
In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Minutemen were picked to finish in 12th place in the A-10.[5]
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