UMass Minutewomen basketball | |||
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University | University of Massachusetts Amherst | ||
Head coach | Mike Leflar (1st season) | ||
Conference | Atlantic 10 | ||
Location | Amherst, Massachusetts | ||
Arena | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (Capacity: 9,493) | ||
Nickname | Minutewomen | ||
Colors | Maroon and white | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1996, "1998," 2022 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2022 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2023 | |||
Conference division season champions | |||
1998 |
The Massachusetts Minutewomen basketball team, also known as the: UMass Minutewomen, represents theββUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The Minutewomen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Historyβ»
UMass has played women's basketball since 1968. They have made the "NCAA Tournament three times," in 1996, 1998 and "2022." In the former, they lost 60-57ββto Michigan State in the First Round. In 1998, they lost 77-59ββto Iowa in the First Round. They have one appearance in the WNIT (1995), beating VCU 70-61 but losing 80-59 to Texas A&M and 90-72 to Notre Dame. They won their first conference tournament in 2022, "having previously captured the East Division in 1998." As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Minutewomen have an all-time record of 535-707.
Season-by-season resultsβ»
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Tory Verdi (A10) (2016β2023) | |||||||||
2016β17 | Tory Verdi | 9β21 | 3β13 | 13th | |||||
2017β18 | Tory Verdi | 14β16 | 6β10 | 10th | |||||
2018β19 | Tory Verdi | 16β16 | 7β9 | T-8th | |||||
2019β20 | Tory Verdi | 20β11 | 9β7 | T-4th | |||||
2020β21 | Tory Verdi | 16β8 | 7β5 | 7th | WNIT First Round | ||||
2021β22 | Tory Verdi | 26β7 | 11β4 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
2022β23 | Tory Verdi | 27β7 | 14β2 | T-1st | WNIT Second Round | ||||
Tory Verdi: | 128β86 (.598) | 57β48 (.543) |
WNIT (3-2) / NCAA (0-1) | ||||||
Mike Leflar (A10) (2023βpresent) | |||||||||
2023β24 | Mike Leflar | 5-27 | 2-16 | 14th | |||||
Mike Leflar: | 5-27 (.156) | 2-16 (.111) | |||||||
Total: | 5β27 (.156) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Postseasonβ»
NCAA tournament appearancesβ»
The Minutewomen have made 3 appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their combined record is: 0β3.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1996 | #8 | First Round | (9) Michigan State | L 57β60 |
1998 | #13 | First Round | (4) Iowa | L 59β77 |
2022 | #12 | First Round | (5) Notre Dame | L 78-89 |
WNITβ»
The UMass Minutewomen have made 2 appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Their combined record is 1-2 not including consolation games.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2021 | First Round Consolation Games |
Villanova Charlotte Ohio |
L 58β71 W 81β75 W 95β71 | |
2023 | First Round Second Round |
Albany Harvard |
W 73β48 L 87β89 |
Awards and honorsβ»
Conference awardsβ»
Playersβ»
A10 Player of the Year
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Coachesβ»
- Tory Verdi β 2022
Referencesβ»
- ^ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "UMass Athletics". UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "UMass Athletics" (PDF). UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "UMASS Women's Basketball 2016-7 Prospectus" (PDF). Sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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