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MEN’S BASKETBALL Media Contact: John Sinnett // 413.687.2237 // [email protected] UMassAthletics.com // @UMassAthletics // @UMassBasketball // facebook.com/UMassBasketball TV: None // Digital: ESPN+ // Radio: WEEI 105.5 FM (Western Mass), 830 AM WCRN (Worcester), Tune-In App 2018-19 Schedule (1-0 Overall, 0-0 Atlantic 10) GAME 2: vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE (1-0 Home, 0-0 Away, 0-0 Neutral) Friday, November 9, 2018 • 7:00 PM • Mullins Center Date Opponent Location Time vs. Oct. 30 Westfield State (Exh.) Amherst, Mass. W, 84-60 Nov. 6 UMass Lowell Amherst, Mass. (ES/NESN+) W, 83-75 Nov. 9 New Hampshire Amherst, Mass. 7 PM None ESPN+ 105.5 FM WEEI @UMassBasketball Nov. 13 Harvard Amherst, Mass. (ES/NESN) 7 PM 1-0 1-0 Nov. 16 Howard^ Amherst, Mass. 7 PM Nov. 19 Arkansas-Pine Bluff^ Amherst, Mass. 7 PM UMASS MEN’S BASKETBALL - NEW HAMPSHIRE PREVIEW Nov. 22 vs. Southern Illinois^ Las Vegas, Nev. (FS1) 1:30 PM (ET) • After an 83-75 win over UMass Lowell to kickoff the season, the UMass men’s basketball team returns to the hardwood Nov. 23 vs. Nevada/Tulsa^ Las Vegas, Nev. (FS1) 10 PM/12:30 AM (ET) to host New Hampshire on Friday night at the Mullins Center. Despite the proximity of the regional programs, this will Nov. 28 Quinnipiac Amherst, Mass. (ES/NESN) 7 PM be the first meeting between the two clubs in just over 25 years. Dec. 4 Holy Cross Amherst, Mass. (ES/NESN+) 7 PM Dec. 7 at Providence Providence, R.I. (FS1) 7 PM • The game will be streamed online via ESPN+ which is available on mobile, desktop and OTT devices such as Apple Dec. 12 at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. (ESPN3) 7 PM TV and Roku. ESPN+ is a subscription service ($4.99 month/49.99 annually) which is the official home for all Atlantic Dec. 21 Fairleigh Dickinson Amherst, Mass. 3:30 PM 10 events plus many others. Dec. 30 at Georgia Athens, Ga. (SEC) 6 PM • On the radio airwaves, the game will be broadcast on the UMass Sports Network anchored by flagship station 105.5 Jan. 5 La Salle * Amherst, Mass. (NBCSN) 12:30 PM FM WEEI and online via the TuneIn App. New Voice of the Minutemen Jay Burnham makes his debut and will be Jan. 9 at Saint Louis * Saint Louis, Mo. (CBSSN) 8 PM (CT)/9 PM (ET) joined courtside by former Minuteman Tim Collins. Jan. 13 at Dayton * Dayton, Ohio (NBCSN) 3:30 PM • Overall, UMass is 61-23 all-time against the Wildcats with the most recent meeting on Jan. 2, 1993 in Durham. The last Jan. 16 George Mason * Amherst, Mass. (ES/NESN+) 7 PM Jan. 19 at VCU * Richmond, Va. (NBCSN) 6:30 PM time New Hampshire visited Amherst was Dec. 10, 1991. This will actually be the first ever game between the two Jan. 23 St. Bonaventure * Amherst, Mass. (ES/NESN) 7 PM teams in the Mullins Center. Jan. 27 Rhode Island * Amherst, Mass. (STADIUM) 2 PM • The Minutemen opened the season with a win over in-state rival UMass Lowell thanks to a 21-point effort from Carl Jan. 30 at La Salle * Philadelphia, Pa. 7 PM Pierre and a 19-point performance from Luwane Pipkins. Jonathan Laurent and Curtis Cobb each reached double- Feb. 2 at Saint Joseph’s * Philadelphia, Pa. (NBCSN) 4:30 PM figures in their first appearances for the Maroon and White, while Rashaan Holloway had a game-high 11 rebounds Feb. 6 Fordham * Amherst, Mass. (ES/NESN) 7 PM in his first game back since the first semester of last season. Feb. 9 Davidson * Amherst, Mass. (ES/NESN+) 1 PM • UMass is led by Pipkins who is the top returning scorer in the Atlantic 10 this season after notching 21.2 points per Feb. 13 at George Mason * Fairfax, Va. 7 PM Feb. 20 at George Washington * Washington, D.C. 7 PM game last year. He was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason First Team after a breakout sophomore campaign. He Feb. 23 Saint Joseph’s * Amherst, Mass. (ES) 2 PM is one of just six players in program history to average over 21 points a game in a single-season joining the likes of Feb. 26 Dayton * Amherst, Mass. (ES/NESN+) 7 PM Julius Erving and Marcus Camby. He also became the 51st player in program history to eclipse 1,000 points for his Mar. 2 at Duquesne * Pittsburgh, Pa. 2 PM career. Mar. 6 Richmond * Amherst, Mass. (ES/NESN) 7 PM • Joining Pipkins as one of UMass’ top scoring threats is Pierre who was the nation’s top three-point shooting freshman Mar. 9 at Rhode Island * Kingston, R.I. 4 PM last year. Rashaan Holloway, one of the top big men in the league, returns for his fifth season with the program and proves to be not only a match-up problem on both sides of the court, but also a key rebounder for the Minutemen. * denotes Atlantic 10 Conference game; ^ denotes 2018 Las Vegas Holiday Invitational hosted at Orleans Arena; Bold games at the Mullins Center; All times • Bolstering the depth of the Minutemen this season will be the addition of four key transfers who sat out last season. Eastern Time; For tickets, call 866-UMASS-TIX, visit www.UMassAthletics.com or Keon Clergeot, Cobb, Kieran Hayward and Laurent who are all expected to make an immediate impact and will give stop by the Mullins Center Box Office UMass additional fire power and athleticism. • In addition to the now-eligible transfers, a trio of freshmen will also work themselves into the rotation as Sy Chatman, TV Key: ES – Eleven Sports Network; NESN/NESN+ – New England Sports Network; Samba Diallo and Tre Wood provide minutes with high potential. The Minutemen will get one more boost in Decem- NBCSN – NBC Sports Network; CBSSN – CBS Sports Network; SEC - SEC Network; ber when Djery Baptiste arrives following his graduation from Vanderbilt. The grad transfer will be immediately FS1 - Fox Sports One; Stadium - Stadium Network eligible with three semesters remaining to play for UMass. • For complete coverage of the UMass basketball team, follow the Minutemen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @ UMassBasketball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com. NUMBERS TO KNOW Square footage of the Champions 2018-19 Projected Starting Line-Up And Reserves 53K Center, the state-of-the-art practice # NAME POS. YR MPG PPG RPG (APG) 2018-19 SEASON NOTES facility for UMass men’s and women’s 1 Jonathan Laurent F R-Jr. 25.0 10.0 (5.0) Scored 10 points and added 5 rebounds/4 assists in opener basketball finished ahead of the 2015- 2 Luwane Pipkins G Jr. 28.0 19.0 (3.0) A-10 Preseason First Team; Top returning A-10 scorer 16 season. 12 Carl Pierre G So. 34.0 21.0 (2.0) Nation’s most accurate 3-pt shooting freshman (.468) in 2017-18 Career points for Luwane Pipkins 33 Curtis Cobb G R-Jr. 34.0 12.0 6.0 Shot 5-of-8 from field and 2-of-4 from 3 in the opener 1,034 highlighted by 678 in 2017-18. Pipkins 45 Rashaan Holloway C 5th 19.0 6.0 11.0 Career-high 16 pts vs. Duquesne averaged 21.1 pts/game last season and is the top returning A-10 player. RESERVES 0 Tre Wood G Fr. 4.0 0.0 (2.0) 10 pts, 4 assists in exhibition win over Westfield State Overall career wins in 3 years by 3 Kieran Hayward G R-So. 6.0 2.0 2.0 Transfer from LSU who sat out 2017-18 head coach Matt McCall in his second 62 4 Unique McLean G R-So. --- --- --- Career-high 14 pts & 12 reb at Fordham season at UMass. 5 Samba Diallo F Fr. 10.0 3.0 1.0 7 pts, 6 reb in exhibition win over Westfield State Newcomers for UMass this season - 10 Sy Chatman C Fr. 20.0 3.0 5.0 4 pts, 4 reb, 3 blks in exhib. win over Westfield State four transfers who sat out last season, 8 13 Jaylin Franklin G Jr. --- --- --- Former team manager who earned walk-on spot in 2016-17 3 freshmen, and one graduate transfer 14 Khalea Turner-Morris C So. --- --- --- Career-high 4 rebounds in 8 minutes vs. Rhode Island to arrive in December. 20 Keon Clergeot G R-So. 20.0 7.0 5.0 Transfer from Memphis who sat out 2017-18 Atlantic 10 Championship titles for the 31 Randall West F R-Jr. --- --- --- Quarterback who will join the team after the football season 5 Minutemen. UMass won the A-10 tour- 41 Aidan Byrne F Jr. --- --- --- Walk-on who was previously a member of the lacrosse team nament consecutively from 1992-96. 1 2018-19 RADIO/TV ROSTER 0 1 2 3 4 TRE WOOD JONATHAN LAURENT LUWANE PIPKINS KIERAN HAYWARD UNIQUE MCLEAN Guard • 6-1 • Fr. Forward • 6-6 • R-Jr. Guard • 5-11 • Jr. Guard • 6-4 • R-So. Guard • 6-2 • R-So. Upper Marlboro, Md. Orlando, Fla. Chicago, Ill. Sydney, Australia Brooklyn, N.Y. 5 10 12 13 14 SAMBA DIALLO SY CHATMAN CARL PIERRE JAYLEN FRANKLIN KHALEA TURNER-MORRIS Forward • 6-7 • Fr. Center • 6-8 • Fr. Guard • 6-4 • So. Guard • 6-0 • Jr. Center • 6-9 • So. Rufisque, Senegal Saint Paul, Minn. Boston, Mass. Springfield, Mass. New Orleans, La. 20 31 33 41 45 KEON CLERGEOT RANDALL WEST CURTIS COBB AIDAN BYRNE RASHAAN HOLLOWAY Guard • 6-1 • R-So.