2023–24 UMass Minutewomen basketball team explained

Sport:women's basketball
Sex:none
Year:2023–24
Team:UMass Minutewomen
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A–10
Record:5–27
Conf Record:2–16
Head Coach:Mike Leflar
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Yolanda Cole
Asst Coach2:Clare Fitzpatrick
Asst Coach3:Samera Marsh
Arena:Mullins Center

The 2023–24 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by first-year head coach Mike Leflar, play their home games at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Minutewomen finished the 2022–23 season 27–7, 14–2 in A–10 play to finish as Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions, alongside Rhode Island.[1] As the #1 seed in the A–10 tournament, they defeated George Mason[2] and Richmond[3] before falling to #3 seed Saint Louis in the championship game.[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Albany in the first round,[5] before falling to Harvard in the second round.[6]

On April 6, 2023, head coach Tory Verdi announced that he would be leaving the program to take the head coaching position at Pittsburgh.[7] On April 10, associate head coach Mike Leflar was named the team's next head coach.[8]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings. Atlantic 10. December 24, 2023. en.
  2. News: Big Second Quarter Helps Women’s Basketball To 63-50 Victory Over George Mason, To Advance To The A-10 Semifinals. University of Massachusetts Athletics. December 24, 2023. en.
  3. News: Women's Basketball loses to UMass in A-10 Tournament semifinals. The Collegian (University of Richmond). December 24, 2023. en.
  4. News: UMass women's basketball falls to Saint Louis in OT in A-10 title game. MassLive. December 24, 2023. en.
  5. News: UMass bests UAlbany 73-48 in first round of WNIT. The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. December 24, 2023. en.
  6. News: Women's Basketball Makes History, Advances to WNIT Third Round for First Time with 89-87 Win at UMass. Harvard University. December 24, 2023. en.
  7. News: UMass basketball: Pittsburgh hires Tory Verdi away from Minutewomen. Daily Hampshire Gazette. December 24, 2023. en.
  8. News: Mike Leflar Elevated To Women’s Basketball Head Coach. University of Massachusetts Athletics. December 24, 2023. en.
  9. News: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. University of Massachusetts Athletics. December 24, 2023. en.
  10. News: Massachusetts Minutewomen 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule. ESPN. December 24, 2023. en.