| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | UMass Minutemen |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A–10 |
| Record: | 8–7 |
| Conf Record: | 6–4 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach2: | Tony Bergeron |
| Asst Coach3: | Lucious Jordan |
The 2020–21 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by fourth-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 8–7, 6–4 in A-10 Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated Saint Joseph’s in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Saint Louis.
The Minutemen finished the 2019–20 season 14–17, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[1] [2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Buggs | 0 | G | 6' 2“ | 185 | Freshman | Entered transfer portal; missed final 27 games of previous season due to torn ACL. | |
| Sy Chatman | 1 | F | 6' 8“ | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred to Illinois State | |
| C.J. Jackson | 3 | G/F | 6'6" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College | |
| Keon Clergeot | 4 | G | 6'1“ | 185 | Junior | Transferred to Southeastern Louisiana | |
| Samba Diallo | 5 | F | 6'7“ | 195 | Sophomore | Transferred to Manhattan | |
| Sean East | 10 | G | 6'3“ | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Bradley | |
| 11 | C | 6' 10“ | 245 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Davonté Higginbottom | 20 | G | 6'1“ | 175 | Senior | Graduated | |
| Randall West | 31 | F | 6'4" | 220 | Senior | Graduated | |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Gasperini | 10 | C | 6'10" | 255 | Graduate Student | Graduate transfer from American | ||
| Noah Fernandes | 11 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Sophomore | Transferred from Wichita State. NCAA transfer rules mandate that he sit out 2020-21, but he was granted a legislative relief waiver and was therefore immediately eligible for the 2020-21 season. |
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