| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | UMass Minutemen |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A–10 |
| Record: | 15–16 |
| Conf Record: | 7–11 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Lucious Jordan |
The 2021–22 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by fifth-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 15–16, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in 10th place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Dayton in the quarterfinals.
On March 2, 2022, the school fired head coach Matt McCall.[1] On March 25, the school named former Kansas State and South Carolina head coach Frank Martin the team's new head coach.[2]
The Minutemen finished the 2020–21 season 8–7, 6–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the Atlantic 10 tournament they defeated Saint Joseph's in the second round before losing to Saint Louis in the quarterfinals.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Antonopoulos | 0 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| Mark Gasperini | 10 | C | 6'10" | 255 | GS Senior | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Carl Pierre | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Rice | ||
| Ronnie DeGray III | 13 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Freshman | Transferred to Missouri | ||
| 33 | C | 6'9" | 240 | Sophomore | Transferred to Texas |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Buttrick | 0 | F | 6'8" | 240 | GS Senior | Penn State | ||
| Greg Jones | 10 | F | 6'7" | 225 | GS Senior | Southern Connecticut | ||
| CJ Kelly | 12 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Albany | ||
| Rich Kelly | 22 | G | 6'1" | 175 | GS Senior | Boston College | ||
| Michael Steadman | 24 | F | 6'11" | 215 | RS Senior | Montana | ||
| John Kelly | 44 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Junior | Fairfield |
There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.
Source[3]
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