2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2022–23
Team:UMass Minutemen
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A–10
Record:15–16
Conf Record:6–12
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Brian Steele
Champion:Myrtle Beach Invitational champions

The 2022–23 UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen are led by first-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 2021–22 season 15–17, 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Trent Buttrick 0 F 6'8" 240 RS Senior Graduated
Javohn Garcia 1 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Transferred to College of the Sequoias
Preston Santos 2 G/F 6'6" 185 Junior Transferred to Southern New Hampshire
Kolton Mitchell 3 G 6'3" 185 Junior Transferred to West Virginia
Cairo McCrory 5 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Left the team for personal reasons
Greg Jones 10 F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Left the team for personal reasons
CJ Kelly 15 G 6'5" 190 Senior Graduate transferred to UCF
Rich Kelly 22 G 6'1" 175 GS Senior Graduated
Michael Steadman 24 F 6'11" 231 RS Senior Graduated
Dibaji Walker 35 F 6'9" 200 Senior Graduate transferred to Appalachian State

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Wildens Leveque 0 F/C 6'10" 255 Senior South Carolina
Brandon Martin 1 F 6'5" 232 GS Senior South Carolina
Rahsool Diggins 3 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore UConn
Jackson Cronin 4 G 6'1" 187 Sophomore Walk-on; Nebraska
Ta'Quan Woodley 5 F 6'8" 280 Sophomore South Carolina
Isaac Kante 10 F 6'8" 245 GS Senior LIU
Gianni Thompson 13 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Boston College
Matt Cross 33 F 6'7" 225 Junior Louisville

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule . UMass Minutemen Athletics.