2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by first year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12-18, 7-9 in A-10 play to finish for tenth place.

2008–09 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2008–09 record12–18 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Ginsburg
  • Antwon Jackson
  • Vance Walberg
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Xavier124 .750  278  .771
Dayton115 .688  278  .771
Rhode Island115 .688  2311  .676
Temple115 .688  2212  .647
Duquesne97 .563  2113  .618
La Salle97 .563  1813  .581
Richmond97 .563  2016  .556
Saint Joseph's97 .563  1715  .531
Saint Louis88 .500  1814  .563
UMass79 .438  1218  .400
St. Bonaventure610 .375  1515  .500
Charlotte511 .313  1120  .355
George Washington412 .250  1018  .357
Fordham115 .063  325  .107
2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 David Gibbs Guard 6–4 185 Freshman East Hartford, Connecticut
3 Doug Wiggins Guard 6–1 160 Junior East Hartford, Connecticut
4 Lex Mongo Guard 5–11 180 Junior Boston, Massachusetts
5 Ricky Harris Guard 6–2 175 Junior Baltimore, Maryland
11 Gary Correia Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Providence, Rhode Island
12 Anthony Gurley Guard 6–3 185 RS Sophomore Boston, Massachusetts
14 Chris Lowe Guard 6–0 160 Senior Mount Vernon, New York
23 Sean Carter Forward/Center 6–9 225 Sophomore Fayetteville, North Carolina
24 Tony Gaffney Forward 6–8 208 RS Senior Berkley, Massachusetts
25 Tyrell Lynch Forward/Center 6–9 230 Freshman Niagara Falls, New York
31 Luke Bonner Center 7-1 245 RS Senior Concord, New Hampshire
33 Matt Glass Guard 6–7 190 Sophomore Underhill Center, Vermont
35 Hashim Bailey Forward/Center 6–10 275 Junior Paterson, New Jersey
50 Matt Hill Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Middletown, Connecticut

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2008*
7:00 pm
Dowling W 91-87 
Mullins Center (2,352)
Amherst, MA
Regular Season
11/11/2008*
5:00 pm
vs. Arkansas Monticello
2K Sports Classic
W 90-71  1–0
SIU Arena (6,889)
Carbondale, Illinois
11/12/2008*
7:00 pm
at Southern Illinois
2K Sports Classic
L 73–80  1–1
SIU Arena (5,571)
Carbondale, IL
11/17/2010*
12:00 am, ESPN
at No. 12 Memphis L 58–80  1–2
FedEx Forum (18,254)
Memphis, Tennessee
11/24/2008*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville State L 74-75  1–3
Mullins Center (4,821)
Amherst, MA
11/29/2008*
7:00 pm, WACY
at Wisconsin Green Bay L 67–84  1–4
Kress Events Center (4,086)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
12/03/2008*
7:00 pm, BCSN
at Toledo L 56-57  1-5
Savage Arena (7,252)
Toledo, Ohio
12/6/2008*
7:00 pm, CBSCS
Boston College L 81–85 OT 1–6
Mullins Center (6,792)
Amherst, MA
12/10/2008*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross W 73–59  2–6
Mullins Center (4,102)
Amherst, MA
12/13/2008*
1:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 25 Kansas W 61-60  3-6
Sprint Center (17,252)
Kansas City, Missouri
12/20/2008*
4:00 pm
Hofstra W 97-81  4-6
Mullins Center (3,475)
Amherst, MA
12/27/2008*
4:00 pm
IUPUI W 64-57  5-6
Mullins Center (4,876)
Amherst, MA
12/30/2008*
1:00 pm
at Houston L 54-80  5-7
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,623)
Houston, Texas
1/3/2009*
5:00 pm, CBSCS
Vanderbilt L 48-78  5-8
Mullins Center (5,698)
Amherst, MA
1/10/2009
7:30 pm, WSHM
Dayton W 75-62  6-8 (1-0)
MassMutual Center (5,485)
Springfield, Massachusetts
01/14/2009
7:00 pm
at St. Louis L 64-69  6-9 (1–1)
Chaifetz Arena (7,632)
St. Louis, Missouri
01/17/2009
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Temple W 79-75  7-9 (2–1)
Mullins Center (7,182)
Amherst, MA
01/21/2009
7:30 pm
at Charlotte L 64-69 OT 7-10 (2–2)
Dale F. Halton Arena (5,497)
Charlotte, North Carolina
01/24/2009
4:00 pm
La Salle L 54-62  7–11 (2-3)
Mullins Center (5,622)
Amherst, MA
01/31/2009
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 10 Xavier L 80-82  7–12 (2–4)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, Ohio
02/04/2009
7:00 pm
Richmond W 80-71  8-12 (3-4)
Mullins Center (3,439)
Amherst, MA
2/08/2009
3:00 pm, CBSCS
St. Joseph's L 64-68  8-13 (3–5)
Mullins Center (5,982)
Amherst, MA
02/11/2009
7:00 pm
at Fordham W 91-68  9-13 (4-5)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,935)
Bronx, New York
02/14/2009
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 75-83  9-14 (4-6)
Reilly Center (5,011)
Olean, New York
02/18/2009
7:00 pm
Rhode Island L 59-71  9-15 (4-7)
Mullins Center (6,139)
Amherst, MA
02/22/2009
2:00 pm
at St. Joseph's W 70-69  10-15 (5-7)
The Palestra (6,522)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/25/2009
7:00 pm
Duquesne L 77-94  10-16 (5-8)
Mullins Center (3,321)
Amherst, MA
03/01/2009
4:00 pm, CBSCS
at La Salle L 88-97  10–17 (5-9)
Tom Gola Arena (2,610)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03/04/2009
7:00 pm
George Washington W 77-62  11-17 (6-9)
Mullins Center (3,982)
Amherst, MA
2009 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/11/2009
6:30 pm
vs. Duquesne
1st Round
L 81-91  12-18
Boardwalk Hall (?)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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