2014-15 BASKETBALL Brian Henry, Associate Media Relations Director/MBB SID * Office: (413) 545-5292 * Cell: (413) 230-2083 * [email protected] * @bw_henry MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMEN (5-2) SCHEDULE/RESULTS at LSU TIGERS (4-2) Nov. 14 SIENA W, 95-87 Tues., Dec. 2 n 6 pm CT n Baton Rouge, La. n Pete Maravich Assembly Ctr. Coaches vs. Cancer Tripleheader (Boston) Nov. 16 vs. Boston College NESN W, 71-62 THE MATCHUP GAME 8 - QUICK HITTERS Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic n This is the 106th season of UMass Basketball. Nov. 18 MANHATTAN ESPN2 W, 77-68 ot UMass has an all-time record of 1,235-1,082 (.537) in Nov. 22 vs. Notre Dame ESPN3 L, 68-81 2,311 games. UMass is 458-314 (.593) in conference Nov. 23 vs. Florida State ESPNU W, 75-69 games, including a 294-294 in Atlantic 10 play. The Nov. 26 NORTHEASTERN W, 79-54 Minutemen have claimed 15 regular-season conference MASSACHUSETTS LSU championships and five tournament titles. Nov. 29 at Harvard ESPN3 L, 73-75 5-2, 0-0 A-10 Record 4-2, 0-0 SEC n UMass travels to LSU for its first of two trips outside nr/nr Ranking nr/nr of New England in non-conference play this season Dec. 2 at LSU SEC Network 7 pm Derek Kellogg Head Coach Johnny Jones (BYU, Dec. 23). The Minutemen are in a stretch where Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase (Springfield) Massachusetts ’95 Alma Mater LSU ’85 they will play four of six games on the road. Dec. 7 FLORIDA GULF COAST 2 pm 114-88 (7th) School Record 43-28 (3rd) n The Minutemen rank 51st nationally in scoring Dec. 13 CANISIUS 4 pm Same Career Record 248-190 (15th) (76.9), 1st in free throws made (161) and attempted Dec. 20 at Providence CBS SN 1 pm SERIES INFO (221), 70th in FT pct. (72.9%), 64th in steals per game Dec. 23 at BYU BYU TV 2 pm (8.3) and 80th in blocks per game (4.6). Dec. 30 IONA 7 pm Overall: UMass leads 1-0 n UMass is 5-1 when scoring 70 points or more. In Amherst: UMass leads 1-0; 1-0 in Mullins n UMass is 2-2 against SEC schools in the last three In Baton Rouge: n/a Jan. 3 ST. BONAVENTURE * 4 pm seasons and 2-3 under Derek Kellogg. The Atlantic 10 Jan. 7 at La Salle * 7 pm In Neutral Sites: n/a is 2-2 versus the SEC in 2014-15, with a total of eight Last Meeting: UMass, 92-90, 11/12/13 in Amherst Jan. 11 at George Mason * 1 pm games scheduled. Jan. 14 DAVIDSON * Campus In. 7 pm n The Minutemen are 15-3 (.833) in the month of STAT COMPARISON Jan. 17 RHODE ISLAND * NBC SN 2:30 pm December over the past three seasons (5-1 each year) Category LSU UMass Jan. 21 at Saint Joseph’s * CBS SN 7 pm Scoring Offense 73.2 76.9 and 25-13 (.658) in Derek Kellogg’s previous six years. UMass has won its last five December road games. Jan. 29 DAYTON * ESPNU 7 pm Scoring Defense 68.3 70.9 Jan. 31 at Saint Louis * CBS SN 4 pm Scoring Margin +4.8 +6.0 n UMass entered the year having won 70 games in the Field Goal Percentage .450 .458 last 3 years (25, 21 & 24) and participated in 2 NITs Field Goal Pct. Defense .427 .442 (reaching Final Four in 2012) and 2014 NCAA tourney. Feb. 4 at Fordham * SNY 7 pm 3-Point FG Percentage .255 .287 n The Minutemen return seven letterwinners, Feb. 8 LA SALLE * CBS SN 4 pm 3-Point FG Pct. Defense .339 .300 including starters Maxie Esho and Cady Lalanne, Feb. 11 at St. Bonaventure * 7 pm Free Throw Percentage .708 .729 from last season that went 24-9 overall and 10-6 in Feb. 14 DUQUESNE * 4 pm Rebounds/Game 40.7 37.4 Atlantic 10 play en route to it’s first NCAA Tournament Feb. 18 at Rhode Island * A-10 7 pm Rebound Margin +5.5 +1.6 appearance in 16 years (1998). The team also returned Feb. 21 at VCU * ESPN2 Noon Turnovers/Game 14.3 14.6 to the national rankings for the first time since 1998- Feb. 25 SAINT JOSEPH’S * A-10 7 pm Steals/Game 7.3 8.3 99, climbing as high as No. 12 in late January. Feb. 28 FORDHAM * 4 pm Blocks/Game 3.2 4.6 UMASS STARTERS & RESERVES (based on last game) Mar. 5 RICHMOND * 7 pm Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown G/GS PPG RPG A/B/S MIN Mar. 7 at George Washington * CBS SN 3:30 pm F 1 Maxie Esho 6-8 215 r-Sr. Washington, D.C. 7/7 13.1 6.3 1.0s 29.1 Atlantic 10 Championship (Brooklyn, N.Y.) F 24 Seth Berger 6-7 210 So. Seattle, Wash. 7/7 2.3 2.3 1.4s 13.6 Mar. 11 First Round C 25 Cady Lalanne 6-10 253 Sr. Orlando, Fla. 7/7 14.9 10.1 2.4b 29.0 Mar. 12 Second Round NBC SN G 2 Derrick Gordon 6-3 205 r-Jr. Plainfield, N.J. 7/7 13.6 5.0 3.3a 30.4 Mar. 13 Quarterfinals NBC SN Mar. 14 Semifinals CBS SN 1:30/4 pm G 12 Trey Davis 6-0 185 Jr. East Dallas, Texas 7/7 11.3 2.6 3.3a 30.3 Mar. 15 Championship CBS 1 pm Reserves Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown G/GS PPG RPG A/B/S MIN G 0 Donte Clark 6-4 180 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 7/0 7.7 2.0 2.1a 20.3 G 4 Jabarie Hinds 5-11 185 r-Jr. Mount Vernon, N.Y. 7/0 9.4 0.9 2.0a 23.1 * Atlantic 10 Conference game F 11 Tyler Bergantino 6-9 245 Jr. Springhill, Fla. 7/0 1.4 2.0 0.1s 9.9 All game times are Eastern & subject to change F 13 Zach Coleman 6-7 200 r-Fr. Dallas, Texas 7/0 1.4 2.4 0.4b 9.3 Rankings: AP/Coaches G 20 Mike Wojewodzic 6-4 215 Jr. Boston, Mass. --- --- --- --- --- G 22 Demetrius Dyson 6-5 200 So. Memphis, Tenn. 5/0 0.6 0.6 0.2s 5.4 G 23 C.J. Anderson 6-5 175 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 5/0 1.8 1.2 0.4a 6.6 F 55 Zach Turcotte 6-7 210 So. Boxford, Mass. --- --- --- --- --- GAME INFORMATION TELEVISION ONLINE VIDEO RADIO LIVE STATS/IN-GAME BLOG n SEC Network n ESPN3/Watch ESPN n UMass Sports Network n UMassAthletics.com Dave Neal (pbp) Josh Maurer (pbp) Daymeon Fishback (analyst) Tim Collins (analyst) SOCIAL MEDIA Western Mass. - WEEI 105.5 n @UMassAthletics @UMassBasketball Central Mass. - WVWI 1440 n Facebook.com/UMassAthletics Eastern Mass. - WXKS 1200/WATD 95.9 n Instagram.com/UMassAthletics MEDIA POLICIES/INFORMATION THE WEEK AHEAD (TIMES ARE EASTERN UNLESS NOTED) Sunday, Nov. 30 Monday, Dec. 1 Tuesday, Dec. 2 Wednesday, Dec. 3 Thursday, Dec. 4 Friday, Dec. 5 Saturday, Dec. 6 Practice, 4:00 PM Travel to Baton Rouge, La. at LSU, 6:00 PM CT Travel to Amherst, Mass. TBA Practice, 3:30 PM Practice, TBA Mullins Center Practice, TBA Maravich Assembly Ctr. Curry Hicks Cage MassMutual Center Springfield, Mass. TV: SEC Network Radio: 105.5 FM,1440 AM, 1220 AM, 95.5 FM INTERVIEWS SERIES HISTORY WITH LSU UMASS vs. THE SEC } n Interviews with head coach Derek Kellogg, his staff UMass and LSU will be meeting for the second time in men’s Dec. 18, 1965 Alabama N13 L, 73-79 and UMass players can be set up by contacting Brian basketball on Tuesday, following last season’s 92-90 Minutemen Dec. 26, 1978 Florida N30 L, 65-89 Henry in the UMass Media Relations Office at (413) victory in Amherst in an 11 am ET game that was part of the ESPN Dec. 4, 1991 Kentucky A L, 69-90 230-2083. Players and coaches are available in per- Tip-Off Marathon. Mar. 26, 1992 Kentucky NCAA N32 L, 77-87 Dec. 29, 1992 South Carolina N45 W, 84-66 son and for phone interviews at Mullins Center or at n Chaz Williams led UMass with 24 points and nine assists, while Feb. 6, 1994 Kentucky N51 L, 64-67 Curry Hicks Cage -- depending on practice. Practice Cady Lalanne poured in 16 points, all in the second half, hitting Nov. 25, 1994 Arkansas N53 W, 104-80 is normally held from 3:30-5:30 p.m., interviews are 8-of-9 attempts in last year’s contest. Sampson Carter and Nov. 28, 1995 Kentucky N58 W, 92-82 Dec. 3, 1995 Florida N59 W, 80-58 preferred prior to practice between 3-3:30 p.m., if Raphiael Putney each scored in double figures with 17 points and Mar. 21, 1996 Arkansas NCAA N65 W, 79-63 possible. 14 points, respectively. Carter, a Baton Rouge native, hit four mar. 30, 1996 Kentucky NCAA N51 L, 74-81 Feb. 5, 2003 Tennessee A L, 45-71 } Arrangements for interviews must be made by 1 straight free throws (11-of-15 overall) in the final 13 seconds of play to hold the Tigers at bay. Jan. 3, 2004 Tennessee H L, 66-74 p.m. the day prior to the interview so that it can be Dec.