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2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2016–17 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
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Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record 15–18 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach Derek Kellogg (9th year)
Assistant coach Adam Ginsburg
Assistant coach Shyrone Chatman
Assistant coach Andy Allison
Home arena William D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 3   .833     24 8   .750
VCU 14 4   .778     26 9   .743
Rhode Island 13 5   .722     25 9   .735
Richmond 13 5   .722     22 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 11 7   .611     20 12   .625
George Washington 10 8   .556     20 15   .571
George Mason 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
La Salle 9 9   .500     15 15   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444     17 15   .531
Fordham 7 11   .389     13 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 12   .333     12 21   .364
UMass 4 14   .222     15 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 14   .222     11 20   .355
Duquesne 3 15   .167     10 22   .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

The 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by ninth-year head coach Derek Kellogg, 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 15–18, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the second round.

On March 9, 2017, the school fired head coach Derek Kellogg after nine years and a 155–137 record. Shortly after Kellogg was fired, the school announced that Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey had been hired as the new head coach at UMass. However, shortly before the press conference to announce his hiring, Kelsey announced he would not accept the position. On March 31, the school announced they had hired Chatanooga head coach Matt McCall.

The Minutemen finished the 2015–16 season 14–18, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Rhode Island in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VCU.


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