2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball
2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 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
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner

The 2024–25 UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen are led by third-year head coach Frank Martin and play 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
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	Recruiting 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	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 4:00 p.m.	at Providence	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA	New Hamsphire	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
November 8, 2024* TBA	at West Virginia	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	vs. Louisiana Tech Icons of the Game	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
November 16, 2024* TBA	Hofstra	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
November 23, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Temple Hall of Fame Tip-Off	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Florida State Hall of Fame Tip-Off	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
November 27, 2024* TBA	at Harvard	Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
December 1, 2024* TBA	NJIT	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
December 4, 2024* TBA	Central Connecticut	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
December 7, 2024* TBA	UMass Lowell	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
December 14, 2024* TBA	UMass Boston	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
December 18, 2024* TBA	Northeastern	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
December 21, 2024* TBA	vs. Arizona State Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	MassMutual Center Springfield, MA
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2024 TBA	at Saint Joseph's	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2025 TBA	Richmond	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Dayton	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 11, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at George Mason	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 15, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Fordham	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., USA	La Salle	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 22, 2025 TBA	George Washington	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 29, 2025 TBA	at Rhode Island	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 4, 2025 TBA	Saint Louis	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 9, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA	at La Salle	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2025 TBA	Davidson	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 15, 2025 TBA	St. Bonaventure	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 19, 2025 TBA, CBSSN	at VCU	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 22, 2025 TBA	at George Washington	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2025 TBA	Rhode Island	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
March 5, 2025 TBA	at St. Bonaventure	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
March 8, 2025 12:30 p.m., USA	Loyola Chicago	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
A-10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025 TBA	vs.	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*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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