MASSACHUSETTS MEN’S BASKETBALL Media Contact: Cody Lahl // 845.750.4225 // [email protected] 2016-17 Schedule UMassAthletics.com // @UMassAthletics // @UMassBasketball (5-1 Overall, 0-0 Atlantic 10) facebook.com/UMassAthletics // Radio: UMass Sports Network (4-0 Home, 1-1 Away, 0-0 Neutral) UMASS NUMBERS TO KNOW DAY DATE OPPONENT TV TIME [ET] UMASS VS. UCF 53,000 Square footage of the Champions Center, the Fri. N11 UMass Lowell W, 90-76 state-of-the-art practice facility for UMass men’s SEC Network Sat., Dec. 3 Mon. N14 at Ole Miss L, 90-88 and women’s basketball finished before the NESNplus/ASN Mullins Center (9,493) Thurs. N17 Temple W, 70-67 2015-16 season. Sun. N20 at Holy Cross (DCU Center) W, 68-60 Amherst, Mass. 921 Career points for junior Donte Clark in 70 games Sat. N26 Harvard W, 70-66 played. At this pace (13.2 per game), Clark will Wed. N30 Wagner W, 62-55 A-10 Network (Free) reached 1,000 during the end of the non-confer- Sat. D3 UCF 1 p.m. Josh Maurer and Tim Collins ence schedule. He is the leading scorer among Thurs. D8 Pacific# 7 p.m. active Minutemen. Sat. D10 at Providence FS1 Noon 717 Points for Zach Lewis as a member of the Tues. D13 North Carolina A&T# 7 p.m. UMass Sports Network Canisius program (11.0 per game; 2013-15). Sat. D17 Kennesaw State# 1 p.m. 105.5 FM WEEI, 830 AM WCRN, Lewis enters his first year eligible to play at Thurs. D22 Rider# 7 p.m. 1200 AM WXKS UMass after transferring prior to 2015-16. Wed. D28 at Georgia State 2 p.m. Josh Maurer and Tim Collins 515 Points for Donte Clark in 2015-16, making Clark Fri. D30 St. Bonaventure* 4 p.m. and Trey Davis (599) the first UMass duo to post 500+ points in the same season during the Wed. J4 at George Mason* 7 p.m. Live Stats Derek Kellogg era. NBCSN Sat. J7 at VCU* 1 p.m. Available on UMassAthletics.com Wins for head coach Derek Kellogg at UMass, Wed. J11 Dayton* CBSSN 7 p.m. 145 NBCSN third-most in team history. He is currently fifth Sun. J15 at Rhode Island* 2:30 p.m. among active coaches and 15th all-time among NESN/NESNnational/ASN Twitter Wed. J18 Saint Joseph’s* 7 p.m. all Atlantic 10 institution leaders historically. NBCSN @UMassBasketball Sat. J21 Fordham* 12:30 p.m. Consecutive games with at least eight points @UMassAthletics 44 Wed. J25 at Saint Louis* 8 p.m. by Donte Clark, dating back to his freshman Sat. J28 George Mason* 1 p.m. season. Clark’s 921 career points makes him the Instagram Wed. F1 at La Salle* 7 p.m. active leader among Minutemen. @UMassBasketball Tues. F7 Rhode Island* CBSSN 7 p.m. 27 National rank of the five-man signing class for Sat. F11 at Saint Joseph’s* NBCSN 2:30 p.m. @UMassAthletics 2016 according to ESPN, which does not include Wed. F15 at Duquesne* 7 p.m. Zach Lewis or Luwane Pipkins. NBCSN Sat. F18 Davidson* Noon Head-To-Head Series 18.0 Donte Clark’s points per game in the last four Thurs. F23 at George Washington* NESN/NESNnationalASN 7 p.m. contests. He is 22-of-49 (.449) in that span and UCF leads, 3-1 Sun. F26 La Salle* NESN/NESNnational/ASN 1 p.m. 19-of-23 at the foul line (.826). Last meeting: UCF 67, UMass 63 Wed. M1 Richmond* 7 p.m. CFE Arena • Dec. 8, 2015 18 Games in the Mullins Center for UMass in 2016- Sat. M4 at St. Bonaventure* NESN/NESNnational/ASN 4 p.m. 17, the most regular season home contests for the program in team history. Atlantic 10 Championship (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Steals for Luwane Pipkins against UMass Lowell, ASN 8 Wed. M8 First Round TBA tied for the most in one game in program his- NBCSN RETURNING LEADERS Thurs. M9 Second Round TBA tory. He is currently third in NCAA Division I for Fri. M10 QuarterfinalsNBCSN TBA Points ..................................Donte Clark (515) steals per game (3.6). CBSSN Sat. M11 Semifinals TBA Points Per Game ........................Donte Clark (16.1) Newcomers in their first season of competi- CBS 7 Sun. M12 Championship Game TBA Rebounds .............................C.J. Anderson (129) tion with the Minutemen: Chris Baldwin, Tyrn *Atlantic 10 game // #Gotham Classic game // All times Rebounds Per Game ....................Zach Coleman (4.4) Flowers, Brison Greshman, DeJon Jarreau, Zach Lewis, Unique McLean and Luwane Pipkins. Eastern & subject to change // Home games are bolded and Assists ...................................Donte Clark (73) played at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. Assists Per Game. Donte Clark (2.3) 1 Rank for the incoming class across the Atlantic 10 Conference according to ESPN Recruiting Steals ...................................Donte Clark (28) Serivces, 247Sports and Rivals. Steals Per Game .........................Donte Clark (0.9) UPCOMING PROMOTIONS .750 Field goal percentage for C.J. Anderson & Malik Blocks .............................Rashaan Holloway (18) Hines vs. Wagner when the duo went 12-of-16 Dec. 3 vs. UCF .....................Hockey Doubleheader and combined for 33 points off the bench. .School Voucher Program, Foam Finger Giveaway Blocks Per Game ...................Rashaan Holloway (0.6) . .Women’s Lacrosse Team Recognition Dec. 8 vs. Pacific. Kids Eat Free 2016-17 MASSACHUSETTS MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER . National Brownie Day NO. NAME POS YR MPG PPG RPG A/S/B INDIVIDUAL NOTE(S) Dec. 13 vs. Pacific .........................Kids Eat Free 2 Luwane Pipkins G Fr. 30.7 10.3 3.7 3.5s Third in the nation for steals per game (3.5); at least 3 steals in 4 games . Ugly Sweater Beanie Hat Giveaway 1 Zach Lewis G R-Jr. 26.8 10.2 1.0 1.3a 10 points (5-11 FG) in 1st start at UMass (vs. Harvard; Nov. 26) . .National Ice Cream Day 0 Donte Clark G Jr. 32.2 16.5 5.8 3.3a 29 pts vs. Harvard; At least eight points in each of last 44 games 33 Seth Berger F R-Jr. 17.2 4.2 3.6 0.8a Shooting 69.2% on the season (9-13); 13 pts (6-6 FG, 1-2 FT) at Holy Cross 45 Rashaan Holloway C So. 17.2 9.0 5.5 1.3b Scored in double-digits in 3 games this season; multiple blocks in 3 as well TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Page 2 ..............Quick Facts, Covering The Minutemen 3 DeJon Jarreau G Fr. 26.0 12.0 4.3 6.0a Expected to miss next 3-5 weeks due to foot injury Page 3 ...................Numerical & Alphabetical Rosters 4 Unique McLean G Fr. - - - - No. 5 in Massachusetts (ESPN), three-star grade (ESPN) Page 4 .......................Opponent Series Information 5 Chris Baldwin F Fr. 8.3 1.7 3.0 0.5b Suffered broken nose vs. Harvard; cleared to play wearing face mask 10 Malik Hines F So. 14.3 5.3 3.2 0.8s Career high 14 pts (4-5 FG, 6-7 FT) vs. Wagner Pages 5-12 ...........Game Notes & Miscellaneous Statistics 11 Rayshawn Miller G So. 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Walk-on guard with eight career games played Page 13-14. Season Stats and Game-By-Game Box Scores 14 Zach Coleman F R-Jr. 14.3 1.0 2.0 0.7s DNP in two games due to coach’s decision; starter at forward in two games Page 15. The Last Time UMass... 23 C.J. Anderson G Jr. 20.2 5.7 2.7 2.2a Career high 19 pts (8-11 FG, 3-4 3FG) vs. Wagner Pages 16-17 .................Head Coach Derek Kellog’s Bio 24 Tyrn Flowers F Fr. 10.7 4.0 3.0 0.5a 11 points, including 3 made 3FGs , and 7 rebs vs. UMass Lowell Pages 18-32 .....................2015-16 Minuteman Bios 34 Zach Turcotte F Sr. 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Walk-on forward with nine career games played Page 33. 2016-17 Team & Staff Headshot Roster 55 Brison Gresham F/C Fr. 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 Cleared by the NCAA to compete on Tues., Nov. 29; eligible immediately 1 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES COVERING THE MINUTEMEN (WEEK OF SUNDAY, NOV. 27, 2016) SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * No media availability * Derek Kellogg and * No media availability * Game vs. Wagner at * Derek Kellogg and * No media availability * Game vs. UCF at players available at 2 the Mullins Center at players available at 2 the Mullins Center at p.m. at the Champions 7 p.m. p.m. at the Champions 1 p.m. Center. Center. 2016-17 TEAM QUICK FACTS UMASS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME WEEK UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATION A-10 WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE Location ............................................................Amherst, Mass. Each Monday morning during the Atlantic 10 Conference league slate (January through March), all A-10 Founded .....................................................................1863 coaches will participate in a weekly teleconference with the media. UMass head coach Derek Kellogg and Enrollment ................................................................. 29,269 his Atlantic 10 compatriots will address questions directly from the media beginning at 10 a.m. Interested Nickname ..............................................................Minutemen media outlets looking to participate in the A-10 teleconference should call Drew Dickerson at 757-706-3058 Colors ..................................................Maroon (PMS 506) and White for the teleconference number and login credentials. Affiliation ...........................................................NCAA Division I COACH AND STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS Conference ..............................................................Atlantic 10 The UMass Athletic Communications Office organizes all interviews for the men’s basketball program, its President ........................................Martin T. Meehan (UMass Lowell ‘78) coaches, student-athletes and administrative support staff.