2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball
2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–20 (7–11 A–10)
Head coach	Frank Martin (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Allen Edwards
Assistant coaches	Brian Steele; Matt Figger;
Home arena	Mullins Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
George Mason	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Loyola Chicago	12	–	6	.667	25	–	12	.676
Saint Louis	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Saint Joseph's	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
George Washington	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Duquesne	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Rhode Island	7	–	11	.389	18	–	13	.581
UMass	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Davidson	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Richmond	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	14	–	19	.424
Fordham	3	–	15	.167	12	–	21	.364

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner

The 2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by third-year head coach Frank Martin, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2023–24 season 20–11, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As a No. 4 seed in the A-10 tournament they lost in the quarterfinals to VCU.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Robert Davis Jr.	4	G	6'6"	175	Freshman	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Old Dominion^[1]
Keon Thompson	5	G	6'0"	210	Sophomore	Merrillville, IN	Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Ryan Marcus	20	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Wakefield, MA	Walk-on; graduated
Jackson Cronin	22	G	6'0"	187	Junior	Great Neck, NY	Walk-on; transferred to Yeshiva
Josh Cohen	23	F	6'10"	220	Senior	Lincroft, NJ	Graduate transferred to USC^[2]
Matt Cross	33	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Beverly, MA	Graduate transferred to SMU^[3]
Mathok Majok	34	C	7'3"	210	Freshman	Kuajok, South Sudan	Transferred to Oral Roberts

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Shahid Muhammad	4	C	6'10"		Junior	Queens, NY	College of Southern Idaho^[4]
Daniel Rivera	5	G/F	6'6"	210	Senior	San Juan, PR	Bryant^[5]
Akil Watson	23	F	6'9"	205	Sophomore	Middletown, NY	Arizona State^[6]
Malek Abdelgowad	25	F	6'10"	220	Senior	Cairo, Egypt	Murray State^[7]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nate Guerengomba SF	South Kent, CT	South Kent School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 15, 2023
Nate Guerengomba SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Lewis Walker PF	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem Christian School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 5, 2023
Lewis Walker PF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Luka Damjanac C	Austria	Wilbraham & Monson Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Nov 15, 2023
Luka Damjanac C	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Amadou Doumbia C	Putnam, CT	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A	May 15, 2024
Amadou Doumbia C	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Danny Carbuccia #44 PG	White Plains, NY	Archbishop Stepinac High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 18, 2024
Danny Carbuccia #44 PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

Roster

2024–25 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jaylen Curry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	So	Calvary Christian Academy (FL)	Charlotte, NC
F	1	Daniel Hankins-Sanford	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Julius L. Chambers HS South Carolina	Charlotte, NC
G	2	Nate Guerengomba	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Fr	South Kent	Washington, D.C.
G	3	Marqui Worthy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	So	Veritas Academy (CA)	Anaheim, CA
F/C	4	Shahid Muhammad	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Academy of the New Church College of Idaho	Queens, NY
F	5	Daniel Rivera	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Our Saviour Lutheran Bryant	San Juan, PR
G	7	Rahsool Diggins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Archbishop Wood HS UConn	Philadelphia, PA
F	8	Lewis Walker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Fr	Winston Salem Christian School	Winston-Salem, NC
G	9	Josh Eugel (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Ranney School	Manalapan, NJ
G	11	Jayden Ndjigue	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	The Rivers School	Ayer, MA
F	12	Tarique Foster	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Cardinal Hayes HS	Bronx, NY
F	13	Luka Damjanac	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Wilbraham & Monson Academy	Bosnia & Herzegovina
F	14	Amadou Doumbia	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy (CT)	Bamako, Mali
F	23	Akil Watson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Roselle Catholic HS Arizona State	Middletown, New York
F/C	25	Malek Abdelgowad	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Murray State	Cairo, Egypt
F	35	John Brigham (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Fr	Dexter Southfield	Franklin, MA
G	44	Rollie Castineyra	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)	Marblehead, MA

Head coach

Frank Martin (FIU)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 4:00 p.m.		at Providence	L 54–63	–	16 – Curry	11 – Abdelgowad	–	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NESN		New Hampshire	W 103–74	1–0	26 – Diggins	6 – Pissis	8 – Sunderland	Mullins Center (3,147) Amherst, MA
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Virginia	L 69–75	1–1	19 – Diggins	11 – Hankins-Sanford	7 – Curry	WVU Coliseum (10,017) Morgantown, WV
November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MSG+		vs. Louisiana Tech Icons of the Game	L 66–76	1–2	14 – Curry	9 – Rivera	6 – Curry	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NESN+		Hofstra	L 71–75 ^OT	1–3	22 – Curry	6 – Curry	6 – Curry	Mullins Center (3,155) Amherst, MA
November 23, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Temple Hall of Fame Tip-Off	L 80–87	1–4	17 – Curry	10 – Hankins-Sanford	3 – Tied	Mohegan Sun Arena (5,368) Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Florida State Hall of Fame Tip-Off	L 59–92	1–5	17 – Curry	13 – Hankins-Sanford	4 – Diggins	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., NESN+		at Harvard	W 62–54	2–5	14 – Tied	11 – Ndjigue	6 – Curry	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 80–68	3–5	16 – Rivera	11 – Rivera	8 – Diggins	Mullins Center (2,154) Amherst, MA
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NESN+		Central Connecticut	L 69–73	3–6	19 – Rivera	10 – Rivera	4 – Ndjigue	Mullins Center (2,163) Amherst, MA
December 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., NESN+		UMass Lowell	L 83–96	3–7	17 – Tied	8 – Ndjigue	5 – Ndjigue	Mullins Center (2,357) Amherst, MA
December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., NESN		UMass Boston	W 86–52	4–7	26 – Abdelgowad	14 – Abdelgowad	7 – Tied	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NESN		Northeastern	W 77–72	5–7	24 – Curry	11 – Abdelgowad	3 – Tied	Mullins Center (2,033) Amherst, MA
December 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Arizona State Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	L 62–78	5–8	24 – Diggins	9 – Rivera	5 – Worthy	MassMutual Center Springfield, MA
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 72–81	5–9 (0–1)	33 – Diggins	9 – Rivera	6 – Curry	Hagan Arena (2,227) Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., NESN		Richmond	L 64–72	5–10 (0–2)	18 – Curry	8 – Curry	2 – Tied	Mullins Center (3,046) Amherst, MA
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock		Dayton	W 76–72	6–10 (1–2)	23 – Rivera	12 – Rivera	6 – Diggins	Mullins Center (2,373) Amherst, MA
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 70–77	6–11 (1–3)	21 – Diggins	6 – Abdelgowad	2 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (3,214) Fairfax, VA
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	W 120–118 ^3OT	7–11 (2–3)	46 – Diggins	12 – Rivera	4 – Diggins	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,781) Bronx, NY
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., USA		La Salle	W 82–60	8–11 (3–3)	22 – Curry	13 – Ndjigue	7 – Curry	Mullins Center (3,515) Amherst, MA
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Washington	W 74–61	9–11 (4–3)	19 – Tied	11 – Abdelgowad	6 – Curry	Mullins Center (2,772) Amherst, MA
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 82–88	9–12 (4–4)	27 – Diggins	7 – Rivera	3 – Tied	Ryan Center (4,664) Kingston, RI
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	W 62–53	10–12 (5–4)	32 – Diggins	12 – Hankins-Sanford	4 – Curry	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,535) Pittsburgh, PA
February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Louis	L 71–73	10–13 (5–5)	16 – Curry	14 – Rivera	4 – Worthy	Mullins Center (3,745) Amherst, MA
February 9, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA		at La Salle	W 78–55	11–13 (6–5)	34 – Diggins	12 – Hankins-Sanford	5 – Ndjigue	Tom Gola Arena (1,405) Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., NESN		Davidson	L 68–77	11–14 (6–6)	14 – Curry	7 – Abdelgowad	5 – Tied	Mullins Center (2,529) Amherst, MA
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., NESN		St. Bonaventure	L 59–73	11–15 (6–7)	14 – Foster	7 – Rivera	3 – Rivera	Mullins Center (3,692) Amherst, MA
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at VCU	L 51–80	11–16 (6–8)	15 – Rivera	10 – Hankins-Sanford	2 – Tied	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 52–74	11–17 (6–9)	12 – Tied	11 – Hankins-Sanford	4 – Rivera	Charles E. Smith Center (2,842) Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 91–88	12–17 (7–9)	29 – Diggins	12 – Hankins-Sanford	8 – Curry	Mullins Center (5,024) Amherst, MA
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 72–73	12–18 (7–10)	22 – Hankins-Sanford	11 – Hankins-Sanford	5 – Tied	Reilly Center (3,457) St. Bonaventure, NY
March 8, 2025 12:30 p.m., USA		Loyola Chicago	L 51–74	12–19 (7–11)	22 – Hankins-Sanford	15 – Hankins-Sanford	2 – Curry	Mullins Center (3,484) Amherst, MA
A-10 tournament
March 12, 2025 4:30 p.m., USA	(11)	vs. (14) La Salle First round	L 71–78	12–20	22 – Rivera	12 – Rivera	4 – Ndjigue	Capital One Arena (4,735) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[8]

References

^ Pignatello, Connor (April 2, 2024). "UMass notebook: Josh Cohen (Arkansas), Robert Davis Jr. (Old Dominion) have new homes as transfer portal remains busy". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ Pignatello, Connor (April 5, 2024). "Former UMass basketball player Josh Cohen follows Eric Musselman, will transfer to Southern California". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ Cote, Garrett (May 20, 2024). "UMass basketball: Matt Cross announces he's transferring to SMU for final year of eligibility". Amherst Bulletin. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ Monroe, Brevin; Emplit, Kole (June 13, 2024). "CSI men's basketball big man Shahid Muhammad commits to UMass". KMVT. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ Pignatello, Connor (May 7, 2024). "UMass basketball: Bryant forward Daniel Rivera to be Minutemen's first transfer of the offseason". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ Pignatello, Connor (May 8, 2024). "UMass basketball: Minutemen nab another transfer in Arizona State forward Akil Watson". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ Pignatello, Connor (May 10, 2024). "UMass basketball: Minutemen to add another transfer in Murray State forward Malek Abdelgowad". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Minutemen Athletics.

[1] Pignatello, Connor (April 2, 2024). "UMass notebook: Josh Cohen (Arkansas), Robert Davis Jr. (Old Dominion) have new homes as transfer portal remains busy". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[2] Pignatello, Connor (April 5, 2024). "Former UMass basketball player Josh Cohen follows Eric Musselman, will transfer to Southern California". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[3] Cote, Garrett (May 20, 2024). "UMass basketball: Matt Cross announces he's transferring to SMU for final year of eligibility". Amherst Bulletin. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[4] Monroe, Brevin; Emplit, Kole (June 13, 2024). "CSI men's basketball big man Shahid Muhammad commits to UMass". KMVT. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[5] Pignatello, Connor (May 7, 2024). "UMass basketball: Bryant forward Daniel Rivera to be Minutemen's first transfer of the offseason". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[6] Pignatello, Connor (May 8, 2024). "UMass basketball: Minutemen nab another transfer in Arizona State forward Akil Watson". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[7] Pignatello, Connor (May 10, 2024). "UMass basketball: Minutemen to add another transfer in Murray State forward Malek Abdelgowad". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[8] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Minutemen Athletics.

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