The Massachusetts Minutewomen basketball team, also known as the UMass Minutewomen, represents the University 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.[2]
| UMass Minutewomen basketball | |||
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| University | University of Massachusetts Amherst | ||
| Head coach | Mike Leflar (2nd season) | ||
| Conference | Atlantic 10 (MAC in 2025–26) | ||
| Location | Amherst, Massachusetts | ||
| Arena | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (capacity: 9,493) | ||
| Nickname | Minutewomen | ||
| Colors | Maroon and white[1] | ||
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| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1996, 1998, 2022 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 2022 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 2023 | |||
| Conference division season champions | |||
| 1998 | |||
History
editUMass 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 60–57 to Michigan State in the First Round. In 1998, they lost 77–59 to 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. [3][4]
Season-by-season results
edit| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Tory Verdi (A10) (2016–2023) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Tory Verdi | 9–21 | 3–13 | 13th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Tory Verdi | 14–16 | 6–10 | 10th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Tory Verdi | 16–16 | 7–9 | T-8th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Tory Verdi | 20–11 | 9–7 | T-4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Tory Verdi | 16–8 | 7–5 | 7th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2021–22 | Tory Verdi | 26–7 | 11–4 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2022–23 | Tory Verdi | 27–7 | 14–2 | T-1st | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| Tory Verdi: | 128–86 (.598) | 57–48 (.543) |
WNIT (3-2) / NCAA (0-1) | ||||||
| Mike Leflar (A10) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Mike Leflar | 5-27 | 2-16 | 14th | |||||
| Mike Leflar: | 5-27 (.156) | 2-16 (.111) | |||||||
| Total: | 5–27 (.156) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Postseason
editNCAA tournament appearances
editThe Minutewomen have made 3 appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their combined record is 0–3.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1996 | #8 | First Round | (9) Michigan State | L 57–60 |
| 1998 | #13 | First Round | (4) Iowa | L 59–77 |
| 2022 | #12 | First Round | (5) Notre Dame | L 78-89 |
WNIT
editThe 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 58–71 W 81–75 W 95–71 | |
| 2023 | First Round Second Round |
Albany Harvard |
W 73–48 L 87–89 |
Awards and honors
editConference awards
editPlayers
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A10 Player of the Year
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Coaches
edit- Tory Verdi – 2022
References
edit- ^ "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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