Английская Википедия:2017–18 UMass Minutemen basketball team

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The 2017–18 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by first-year head coach Matt McCall and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They beat La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the second round to George Mason.

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in a 12th place. They defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to St. Bonaventure.

On March 9, 2017, the school fired head coach Derek Kellogg after nine years and a 155–137 record. Shortly after Kellogg was fired, the school announced that Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey had been hired as the new head coach at UMass. However, shortly before the press conference to announce his hiring, Kelsey announced he would not accept the position. On March 31, the school announced they had hired Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Donte Clark	0	G	6'4"	188	RS Junior	Chatham, VA	Graduate transferred to Texas Southern
Zach Lewis	1	G	6'3"	182	RS Junior	Windsor, CT	Graduate transferred to Iona
DeJon Jarreau	3	G	6'5"	180	Freshmen	New Orleans, LA	Transferred to Howard College before transferring to Houston
Zach Coleman	14	F	6'7"	215	RS Junior	Dallas, TX	Graduated transferred to LIU Brooklyn
Tyrn Flowers	24	F	6'8"	205	Freshman	Waterbury, CT	Transferred to LIU Brooklyn
Seth Berger	33	F	6'7"	214	RS Junior	Seattle, WA	Graduate transferred to Oregon State
Zach Turcotte	34	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Boxford, MA	Graduated
Brison Gresham	55	F/C	6'9"	210	Freshmen	New Orleans, LA	Transferred to Howard College before transferring to Houston

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jaylen Brantley	1	G	5'11"	170	Senior	Springfield, Massachusetts	Transferred from Maryland. Graduate Transfer, eligible immediately.
Kieran Hayward	5	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Sydney, Australia	Transferred from LSU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hayward will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. He will have three years of eligibility left.
Jonathan Laurent	4	F	6'6"	216	Sophomore	Lakeland, FL	Transferred from Rutgers. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cobb will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. He will have two years of eligibility left.
Keon Clergeot	20	G	6'1"	187	Sophomore	Winter Haven, FL	Transferred from Memphis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Clergeot will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. He will have three years of eligibility left.
Curtis Cobb	33	G	6'5"	185	Sophomore	Fall River, Massachusetts	Transferred from Fairfield. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cobb will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. He will have two years of eligibility left.

Preseason

In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Minutemen were picked to finish in 12th place in the A-10.

Schedule and results

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See also

• 2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team