UMass Minutemen basketball

UMass Minutemen basketball history

University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA)
William D. Mullins Memorial Center
Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10)

Current head coach: Frank Martin (2022-)

  • Assoc. HC: Allen Edwards (2022-)
  • Asst: Brian Steele (2022-)
  • Asst: Brett Nelson (2023-)
  • DBO: Jake Hayden (2023-)
  • DPP/Special Asst: Doug Edwards (2022-)
  • DPD: Anthony Evans (2023-)
  • Scouting/Video: John Martin (2022-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0
  • Final Four Appearances:  0 **
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  2  (1992, 1995) **
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  8  (1962, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2014) **
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  7-8 **
  • NIT Championships:  0  (Runner-up in 2008)
  • NIT Appearances:  13  (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013)
  • NIT Overall Record:  13-14

Conference Titles (Yankee, ECAC, Atlantic 10):

Award Winners:




UMass head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Frank Martin 2022-Pres 35-27 0 0 0
Matt McCall 2017-22 61-82 0 0 0
Derek Kellogg 2008-17 155-137 0 1 0
Travis Ford 2005-08 62-35 1 0 0
Steve Lappas 2001-05 50-65 0 0 0
Bruiser Flint 1996-2001 86-72 0 2 0
John Calipari ** 1988-96 189-70 5 4 0
Ron Gerlufsen 1983-88 55-84 0 0 0
Tom McLaughlin 1981-83 16-40 0 0 0
Ray Wilson 1979-81 5-48 0 0 0
Jack Leaman 1966-79 217-126 8 0 0
Johnny Orr 1963-66 39-33 0 0 0
Matt Zunic 1959-63 57-41 1 1 0
Robert T. Curran 1952-59 81-80 0 0 0
Lorin Ball 1945-52 34-81 0 0 0
no team 1943-45
W.G. Hargesheimer 1941-43, 46 13-21 0 0 0
Louis Bush 1940-41 4-5
Wilho Frigard 1936-40 24-33
Melvin Taube 1933-36 20-18
Fritz Ellert 1929-33, 41 39-23
Emory Grayson 1919-20 7-8
Sumner Dole 1917-18 6-10
Harold M. Gore 1916-17, 19, 20-29 85-38

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.