5 6 9 13 21 ATLANTIC 10 ATLANTIC 10 NCAA NIT ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT REG. SEASON APPEARANCES APPEARANCES FIRST TEAM TITLES TITLES SELECTIONS BASKETBALL FIVE THINGS TO KNOW MEDIA CENTER Sunday, December 13 | 12 p.m. 1. Sunday marks the 10th time in team history that WATCH NESN Boston, Mass. | Cabot Center UMass will play the same opponent in consec- Play-by-play: Alex Vispoli utive games during the regular season, and first Color: Adam Giardino time since 1982-83. Massachusetts (1-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10) 2. Tre Mitchell’s 31 points on Friday were tied for LISTEN WEEI (105.5 FM) | WCRN (830 AM) | Tune-In App VS the fourth most in a season opener in team his- Play-by-play: Jay Burnham tory, behind only Lou Roe (1994), Marcus Camby Northeastern Color: Frank Sullivan (1995) and Julius Erving (1970). (0-1, 0-0 CAA) 3. Javohn Garcia’s 23 points on Friday matched LIVE STATS UMassAthletics.com/MBBstats T.J. Weeks Jr’s total from last season as the most 2020-21 SCHEDULE points for a UMass freshman in a collegiate debut SOCIAL MEDIA UMassAthletics.com in the last 20 years. Facebook /UMassBasketball DECEMBER (1-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10) Twitter @UMassBasketball 11 NORTHEASTERN W, 94-79 4. Captain Carl Pierre is fourth all-time in made Instagram @umassbasketball 13 at Northeastern 12 p.m. three-point field goals in UMass history (251). YouTube /UMassAthletics 16 at La Salle * 1 p.m. 5. UMass is tied for 12th in the NCAA with just four Join the conversation using #Flagship 30 GEORGE MASON * TBA upperclassmen on its roster this season. JANUARY (0-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10) PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM LAST GAME) 2 at Saint Louis * 6:30 p.m. 6 at George Washington * TBA # NAME POS. YR MPG PPG RPG (APG) [BLK] {STL} NOTES 9 LA SALLE * 4 p.m. 3 Kolton Mitchell G So. 15.0 2.0 3.0 Fifth on team in assists in 2019-20 17 at Fordham * 4:30 p.m. 11 Noah Fernandes G So. 17.0 5.0 5.0 Transfer from Wichita State 12 Carl Pierre G Sr. 28.0 14.0 3.0 4th all-time at UMass in career 3pt FGs (251) 20 SAINT LOUIS * TBA 13 Ronnie DeGray III F Fr. 26.0 4.0 4.0 Played two seasons at Woodstock Acad. 24 DAVIDSON * TBA 33 Tre Mitchell C So. 35.0 31.0 11.0 A-10 Preseason All-Conference First Team 27 at VCU * TBA OFF THE BENCH 30 at George Mason * TBA 00 Brady Antonopoulos G Sr. - - - Former manager; walked on to team in Fall ‘20 1 Javohn Garcia G Fr. 33.0 23.0 4.0 Played 2019-20 at Brewster Academy 2 Preston Santos G/F So. - - - Away from team (personal reasons) FEBRUARY (0-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10) 4 Dyondre Dominguez F Fr. 13.0 4.0 1.0 Played 2019-20 at Woodstock Academy 3 FORDHAM * TBA 5 Cairo McCrory G Fr. 3.0 0.0 0.0 Played 2019-20 at Woodstock Academy 6 at Rhode Island * TBA 10 Mark Gasperini C Gr. 5.0 0.0 (1.0) Transfer from American 20 Ryan Marcus G Fr. 1.0 0.0 0.0 Walk on 9 DAYTON * TBA 23 T.J. Weeks G R-Fr. 24.0 11.0 2.0 Missed final 21 games (injury) in 2019-20 14 ST. BONAVENTURE * 2 P.M. 24 Dibaji Walker F Jr. - - - Shot 40.6% in A-10 play in 2019-20 20 at Duquesne * 6 p.m. 24 at Saint Joseph’s * TBA 27 RHODE ISLAND * TBA MARCH (0-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10) 3 RICHMOND * TBA * Atlantic 10 game Home games in BOLD CAPS All times Eastern and subject to change CONTACT: Matt Houde - [email protected]; (978)-766-2423; @matt_houde MASSACHUSETTS BASKETBALL SPOT CHART • Team manager who joined the team as a walk-on BRADY ANTONOPOULOS PTS REB MIN October 22, 2020 Senior Guard - - - • Was a team captain and SWCL League All-Star at Quaboag Regional High School 0 6-1 | 165 FG% 3FG% FT% West Brookfield, Mass. • Played AAU for Central Mass Swarm - - - • 23 points in UMass debut, tying T.J. Weeks Jr. (2019) JAVOHN GARCIA PTS AST MIN for most points in a collegiate debut in the last 20 Freshman years Guard 23.0 4.0 33.0 1 • Played for Brewster Academy, helping the program to 6-2 | 180 FG% 3FG% FT% a National Prep Championship in 2020 Columbus, Ohio .692 .667 .600 • Three-star recruit according to 247Sports and the No. 8 player from Ohio PRESTON SANTOS PTS STL MIN • Currently away from the team (personal reasons) Sophomore • Started the final 12 games of the 2019-20 season - - - Guard | Forward • Shot 57.1% (56-of-98) from the floor and reached double figures six times as a freshman in 2019-20 2 6-6 | 185 FG% 3FG% FT% Providence, R.I. - - - • Creator of “One Team, One Voice,” a team video KOLTON MITCHELL PTS REB MIN speaking out against racial injustice: Sophomore UMassAthletics.com/OneVoice Guard 2.0 3.0 15.0 3 • Played in 19 games, including 10 starts at PG in 6-3 | 185 FG% 3FG% FT% 2019-20 Fort Myers, Fla. .000 - .500 • 12.8 mpg and was fifth on the team with 29 assists • Played at Woodstock Academy with teammates Cairo DYONDRE DOMINGUEZ PTS REB MIN McCrory and Ronnie DeGray III Freshman Forward 4.0 1.0 13.0 • Helped Woodstock to a 29-8 record and National Prep Championship tournament berth 4 6-8 | 205 FG% 3FG% FT% Providence, R.I. • Three-star recruit according to 247Sports and the .500 .500 .500 No. 9 player from Rhode Island • Played at Woodstock Academy with teammates CAIRO MCCRORY PTS REB MIN Dyondre Dominguez and Ronnie DeGray III Freshman Guard 0.0 0.0 3.0 • Helped Woodstock to a 29-8 record and National Prep Championship tournament berth 5 6-5 | 190 FG% 3FG% FT% Hartford, Conn. • Three-star recruit according to 247Sports and the - - - No. 15 player from Connecticut MARK GASPERINI PTS AST MIN • Graduate transfer from American (Patriot League) Graduate Student • Started all 30 games, averaging 21.3 mpg, 8.9 ppg 0.0 1.0 5.0 10 Center and 5.1 rpg at American in 2019-20 6-10 | 255 FG% 3FG% FT% • Played AAU for Mass Rivals and attended Brimmer Moscow, Russia and May School in Chestnut Hill, Mass. .000 - - @UMassBasketball // #Flagship 2 MASSACHUSETTS BASKETBALL SPOT CHART NOAH FERNANDES PTS AST MIN • Five assists, zero turnovers in UMass debut (Dec. 11) Sophomore • Transfer from Wichita State (AAC), and received a 5.0 5.0 17.0 11 Guard waiver to play immediately on Sept. 16, 2020 5-11 | 175 FG% 3FG% FT% • Played the 2018-19 season at Woodstock Academy Mattapoisett, Mass. with teammates Tre Mitchell, T.J. Weeks, Preston San- .333 .333 1.000 tos and Ronnie DeGray III CARL PIERRE PTS REB MIN • Team captain Senior • Has started 85 straight games, dating back to Dec. 14.0 3.0 28.0 12 Guard 22, 2017 6-4 | 190 FG% 3FG% FT% • Hit 250th career 3pt field goal vs. Northeastern on Boston, Mass. Dec. 11. Is fourth all-time at UMass in career 3pt FGs .333 .286 1.000 • Played two seasons at Woodstock Academy (2018- RONNIE DEGRAY III PTS REB MIN 19, 2019-20) with teammates Tre Mitchell, T.J. Weeks, Freshman Preston Santos, Noah Fernandes, Cairo McCrory and 4.0 4.0 26.0 13 Forward Dyondre Dominguez 6-7 | 220 FG% 3FG% FT% • Three-star recruit according to 247Sports and the No. Parker, Colo. 8 player from Colorado .500 .000 .000 RYAN MARCUS PTS REB MIN • Walked on to the team in 2020-21 Freshman • Two-year captain at Wakefield High School, where he Guard - - 1.0 was a two-time Middlesex League All-Star 20 6-3 | 185 FG% 3FG% FT% Wakefield, Mass. - - - T.J. WEEKS JR. PTS REB MIN • Missed the final 21 games of 2019-20 with an injury R-Freshman • Father, Tyrone Weeks Sr., scored over 1,000 points Guard 11.0 2.0 24.0 for UMass from 1994-98 and played in four consecutive NCAA Tournaments 23 6-4 | 185 FG% 3FG% FT% Warwick, R.I. • Played at Woodstock Academy with teammates Tre .273 .200 1.000 Mitchell, Preston Santos, Noah Fernandes and Ronnie DeGray • Played in 19 games in 2019-20 after receiving a DIBAJI WALKER PTS REB MIN waiver from the NCAA in January 2020 Junior Forward - - - • Averaged 6.3 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per game off the bench 24 6-9 | 200 FG% 3FG% FT% Columbus, Ohio - - - • Scored 31 points vs. Northeastern (Dec. 11), tied for TRE MITCHELL PTS REB MIN the fourth most in a season opener in program history. Sophomore Center 31.0 11.0 35.0 • 2021 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award 33 watch list and A-10 Preseason All-Conference First- 6-9 | 240 FG% 3FG% FT% Team Pittsburgh, Pa. .722 1.000 .500 • Has double-doubles in five of his last eight games, dating back to last season. 3 MASSACHUSETTS BASKETBALL // GAME 2 AT NORTHEASTERN // DECEMBER 13, 2020 A UMASS WIN WOULD ... SETTING THE STAGE • Move the Minutemen to 2-0 for the third straight The new normal Picking up where he left off season On November 17, the Massachusetts men’s bas- Tre Mitchell wasted no time in confirming that ketball team paused all team activities following a the hype is real on Friday with 31 points and 11 • Give UMass seven straight wins vs.