2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record12–20 (7–11 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachAllen Edwards
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMullins Center
2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
George Mason 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750
Dayton 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
Loyola Chicago 12 – 6   .667 25 – 12   .676
Saint Louis 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
Saint Joseph's 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
George Washington 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
St. Bonaventure 9 – 9   .500 22 – 12   .647
Duquesne 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Rhode Island 7 – 11   .389 18 – 13   .581
7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
Davidson 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
Richmond 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
La Salle 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
Fordham 3 – 15   .167 12 – 21   .364
† 2025 A-10 tournament winner

The 2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by third-year head coach Frank Martin, played 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 2023–24 season 20–11, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As a No. 4 seed in the A-10 tournament they lost in the quarterfinals to VCU.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Robert Davis Jr. 4 G 6'6" 175 Freshman Detroit, MI Transferred to Old Dominion[1]
Keon Thompson 5 G 6'0" 210 Sophomore Merrillville, IN Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Ryan Marcus 20 G 6'3" 185 Senior Wakefield, MA Walk-on; graduated
Jackson Cronin 22 G 6'0" 187 Junior Great Neck, NY Walk-on; transferred to Yeshiva
Josh Cohen 23 F 6'10" 220 Senior Lincroft, NJ Graduate transferred to USC[2]
Tyler Mason 24 F 6'10" 225 Freshman Stafford, VA Transferred to Bethune–Cookman
Matt Cross 33 F 6'7" 230 Senior Beverly, MA Graduate transferred to SMU[3]
Mathok Majok 34 C 7'3" 210 Freshman Kuajok, South Sudan Transferred to Oral Roberts

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Shahid Muhammad 4 C 6'10" 205 Junior Queens, NY College of Southern Idaho[4]
Daniel Rivera 5 G/F 6'6" 210 Senior San Juan, PR Bryant[5]
Akil Watson 23 F 6'9" 205 Sophomore Middletown, NY Arizona State[6]
Malek Abdelgowad 25 F 6'10" 220 Senior Cairo, Egypt Murray State[7]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Nate Guerengomba
SF 		South Kent, CT South Kent School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 15, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Lewis Walker
PF 		Winston Salem, NC Winston Salem Christian School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 5, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Luka Damjanac
C 		Austria Wilbraham & Monson Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A Nov 15, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Amadou Doumbia
C 		Putnam, CT Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A May 15, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Danny Carbuccia
#44 PG 		White Plains, NY Archbishop Stepinac High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 18, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2024–25 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaylen Curry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Calvary Christian Academy (FL) Charlotte, NC
F 1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Julius L. Chambers HS
South Carolina 		Charlotte, NC
G 2 Nate Guerengomba 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr South Kent Washington, D.C.
G 3 Marqui Worthy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So Veritas Academy (CA) Anaheim, CA
F/C 4 Shahid Muhammad 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Academy of the New Church
College of Idaho 		Queens, NY
F 5 Daniel Rivera 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Our Saviour Lutheran
Bryant 		San Juan, PR
G 7 Rahsool Diggins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Archbishop Wood HS
UConn 		Philadelphia, PA
F 8 Lewis Walker  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Winston Salem Christian School Winston-Salem, NC
G 9 Josh Engel (W)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Fr Ranney School Manalapan, NJ
G 11 Jayden Ndjigue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So The Rivers School Ayer, MA
F 12 Tarique Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cardinal Hayes HS Bronx, NY
F 13 Luka Damjanac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Wilbraham & Monson Academy Bosnia & Herzegovina
F 14 Amadou Doumbia 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy (CT) Bamako, Mali
F 23 Akil Watson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Roselle Catholic HS
Arizona State 		Middletown, New York
F/C 25 Malek Abdelgowad 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Murray State Cairo, Egypt
F 35 John Brigham (W)  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Dexter Southfield Franklin, MA
G 44 Rollie Castineyra (W)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) Marblehead, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024*
4:00 p.m. 		at Providence L 54–63  –
  16 – Curry   11 – Abdelgowad    –    Amica Mutual Pavilion 
Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., NESN 		New Hampshire W 103–74  1–0
  26 – Diggins   6 – Pissis   8 – Sunderland  Mullins Center (3,147)
Amherst, MA
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Virginia L 69–75  1–1
  19 – Diggins   11 – Hankins-Sanford   7 – Curry  WVU Coliseum (10,017)
Morgantown, WV
November 13, 2024*
6:00 p.m., MSG+ 		vs. Louisiana Tech
Icons of the Game 		L 66–76  1–2
  14 – Curry   9 – Rivera   6 – Curry  Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
November 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., NESN+ 		Hofstra L 71–75 OT 1–3
  22 – Curry   6 – Curry   6 – Curry  Mullins Center (3,155)
Amherst, MA
November 23, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Temple
Hall of Fame Tip-Off 		L 80–87  1–4
  17 – Curry   10 – Hankins-Sanford   3 – Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (5,368)
Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Florida State
Hall of Fame Tip-Off 		L 59–92  1–5
  17 – Curry   13 – Hankins-Sanford   4 – Diggins  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 27, 2024*
4:00 p.m., NESN+ 		at Harvard W 62–54  2–5
  14 – Tied   11 – Ndjigue   6 – Curry  Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Cambridge, MA
December 1, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		NJIT W 80–68  3–5
  16 – Rivera   11 – Rivera   8 – Diggins  Mullins Center (2,154)
Amherst, MA
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., NESN+ 		Central Connecticut L 69–73  3–6
  19 – Rivera   10 – Rivera   4 – Ndjigue  Mullins Center (2,163)
Amherst, MA
December 7, 2024*
12:00 p.m., NESN+ 		UMass Lowell L 83–96  3–7
  17 – Tied   8 – Ndjigue   5 – Ndjigue  Mullins Center (2,357)
Amherst, MA
December 14, 2024*
12:00 p.m., NESN 		UMass Boston W 86–52  4–7
  26 – Abdelgowad   14 – Abdelgowad   7 – Tied  Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
December 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., NESN 		Northeastern W 77–72  5–7
  24 – Curry   11 – Abdelgowad   3 – Tied  Mullins Center (2,033)
Amherst, MA
December 21, 2024*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Arizona State
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic 		L 62–78  5–8
  24 – Diggins   9 – Rivera   5 – Worthy  MassMutual Center 
Springfield, MA
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's L 72–81  5–9
(0–1) 		 33 – Diggins   9 – Rivera   6 – Curry  Hagan Arena (2,227)
Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., NESN 		Richmond L 64–72  5–10
(0–2) 		 18 – Curry   8 – Curry   2 – Tied  Mullins Center (3,046)
Amherst, MA
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		Dayton W 76–72  6–10
(1–2) 		 23 – Rivera   12 – Rivera   6 – Diggins  Mullins Center (2,373)
Amherst, MA
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Mason L 70–77  6–11
(1–3) 		 21 – Diggins   6 – Abdelgowad   2 – Tied  EagleBank Arena (3,214)
Fairfax, VA
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fordham W 120–118 3OT 7–11
(2–3) 		 46 – Diggins   12 – Rivera   4 – Diggins  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,781)
Bronx, NY
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., USA 		La Salle W 82–60  8–11
(3–3) 		 22 – Curry   13 – Ndjigue   7 – Curry  Mullins Center (3,515)
Amherst, MA
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Washington W 74–61  9–11
(4–3) 		 19 – Tied   11 – Abdelgowad   6 – Curry  Mullins Center (2,772)
Amherst, MA
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island L 82–88  9–12
(4–4) 		 27 – Diggins   7 – Rivera   3 – Tied  Ryan Center (4,664)
Kingston, RI
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Duquesne W 62–53  10–12
(5–4) 		 32 – Diggins   12 – Hankins-Sanford   4 – Curry  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,535)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Louis L 71–73  10–13
(5–5) 		 16 – Curry   14 – Rivera   4 – Worthy  Mullins Center (3,745)
Amherst, MA
February 9, 2025
2:30 p.m., USA 		at La Salle W 78–55  11–13
(6–5) 		 34 – Diggins   12 – Hankins-Sanford   5 – Ndjigue  Tom Gola Arena (1,405)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., NESN 		Davidson L 68–77  11–14
(6–6) 		 14 – Curry   7 – Abdelgowad   5 – Tied  Mullins Center (2,529)
Amherst, MA
February 15, 2025
12:00 p.m., NESN 		St. Bonaventure L 59–73  11–15
(6–7) 		 14 – Foster   7 – Rivera   3 – Rivera  Mullins Center (3,692)
Amherst, MA
February 19, 2025
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at VCU L 51–80  11–16
(6–8) 		 15 – Rivera   10 – Hankins-Sanford   2 – Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 52–74  11–17
(6–9) 		 12 – Tied   11 – Hankins-Sanford   4 – Rivera  Charles E. Smith Center (2,842)
Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rhode Island W 91–88  12–17
(7–9) 		 29 – Diggins   12 – Hankins-Sanford   8 – Curry  Mullins Center (5,024)
Amherst, MA
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure L 72–73  12–18
(7–10) 		 22 – Hankins-Sanford   11 – Hankins-Sanford   5 – Tied  Reilly Center (3,457)
St. Bonaventure, NY
March 8, 2025
12:30 p.m., USA 		Loyola Chicago L 51–74  12–19
(7–11) 		 22 – Hankins-Sanford   15 – Hankins-Sanford   2 – Curry  Mullins Center (3,484)
Amherst, MA
A-10 tournament
March 12, 2025
4:30 p.m., USA 		(11) vs. (14) La Salle
First round 		L 71–78  12–20
  22 – Rivera   12 – Rivera   4 – Ndjigue  Capital One Arena (4,735)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[8]

References

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  2. ^ Pignatello, Connor (April 5, 2024). "Former UMass basketball player Josh Cohen follows Eric Musselman, will transfer to Southern California". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Cote, Garrett (May 20, 2024). "UMass basketball: Matt Cross announces he's transferring to SMU for final year of eligibility". Amherst Bulletin. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Monroe, Brevin; Emplit, Kole (June 13, 2024). "CSI men's basketball big man Shahid Muhammad commits to UMass". KMVT. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Pignatello, Connor (May 7, 2024). "UMass basketball: Bryant forward Daniel Rivera to be Minutemen's first transfer of the offseason". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Pignatello, Connor (May 8, 2024). "UMass basketball: Minutemen nab another transfer in Arizona State forward Akil Watson". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Pignatello, Connor (May 10, 2024). "UMass basketball: Minutemen to add another transfer in Murray State forward Malek Abdelgowad". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
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