They just beat Dayton so we’d better pay attention to them.
UMass was picked to finish 9th in A10 Preseason Polls. Junior Rahsool Diggins was voted onto the Preseason All-Conference 3rd Team.
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us a 90% chance of winning.
GMU - 75
UMass - 223
NET:
GMU - 79
UMass - 265
We are 12-6 (.667) against UMass all-time.
UMass is currently 6-10 on the season and 1-2 in A10 play. They are 5-4 at home, 1-2 on the road, and 0-4 at neutral sites.
Schedule: https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: New Hampshire (103-74), Harvard (62-54), NJIT (80-68), UMass Boston (86-52), Northeastern (77-72), Dayton (76-72)
Losses: West Virginia (75-69), Louisiana Tech (76-66), Hosfstra (75-71), Temple (87-80), Florida St. (92-59), Central Connecticut St. (73-69), UMass Lowell (96-83), Arizona St. (78-62), St. Joe’s (81-72), Richmond (72-64)
Probable Starters:
6’2” Rashool Diggins - 13.6 ppg - Senior
6’0” Jaylen Curry - 12.9 ppg - Sophomore
6’6” Daniel Rivera - 11.5 ppg & 7.4 reb - Senior
6’4” Jayden Ndjigue - 4.9 ppg - Sophomore
6’10” Malek Abdelgowad - 6.4 ppg & 5.4 reb - Senior
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’8” Dani Hankins-Sanford - 9.2 ppg & 6.3 reb - Junior - 8 starts. He injured his right hand on December 1 against NJIT and missed the next 5 games. He has come off the bench since returning to action.
6’10” Shahid Muhammad - 4.6 ppg - Junior - 2 starts
6’4” Nate Guerengomba - 4.0 ppg - Freshman
6’3” Marqui Worthy - 4.4 ppg - Sophomore
Roster: https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
UMass averages 73.5 points per game (12th in the A10) while giving up 75.0 (14th in the A10).
The Minutemen shoot 41.8% from the floor (14th in the A10) and 26.9% from 3 (12th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 42.2% from the field and 33.0% from 3.
They shoot 64.7% from the free throw line (13th in the A10).
They have out rebounded opponents by .9 boards per game and average 11.7 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024/pdf
Thoughts: I think it’s fair to say that UMass has underachieved even modest expectations thus far, except for the Dayton game. The Minutemen are 1-8 against Quad 1, 2, and 3 teams. They are 4-2 against Quad 4 opponents. This should be a double digit win. But, we don’t make anything easy.
Discuss.
UMass was picked to finish 9th in A10 Preseason Polls. Junior Rahsool Diggins was voted onto the Preseason All-Conference 3rd Team.
The game is on ESPN+.
KenPom: Gives us a 90% chance of winning.
GMU - 75
UMass - 223
NET:
GMU - 79
UMass - 265
We are 12-6 (.667) against UMass all-time.
UMass is currently 6-10 on the season and 1-2 in A10 play. They are 5-4 at home, 1-2 on the road, and 0-4 at neutral sites.
Schedule: https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: New Hampshire (103-74), Harvard (62-54), NJIT (80-68), UMass Boston (86-52), Northeastern (77-72), Dayton (76-72)
Losses: West Virginia (75-69), Louisiana Tech (76-66), Hosfstra (75-71), Temple (87-80), Florida St. (92-59), Central Connecticut St. (73-69), UMass Lowell (96-83), Arizona St. (78-62), St. Joe’s (81-72), Richmond (72-64)
Probable Starters:
6’2” Rashool Diggins - 13.6 ppg - Senior
6’0” Jaylen Curry - 12.9 ppg - Sophomore
6’6” Daniel Rivera - 11.5 ppg & 7.4 reb - Senior
6’4” Jayden Ndjigue - 4.9 ppg - Sophomore
6’10” Malek Abdelgowad - 6.4 ppg & 5.4 reb - Senior
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’8” Dani Hankins-Sanford - 9.2 ppg & 6.3 reb - Junior - 8 starts. He injured his right hand on December 1 against NJIT and missed the next 5 games. He has come off the bench since returning to action.
6’10” Shahid Muhammad - 4.6 ppg - Junior - 2 starts
6’4” Nate Guerengomba - 4.0 ppg - Freshman
6’3” Marqui Worthy - 4.4 ppg - Sophomore
Roster: https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
UMass averages 73.5 points per game (12th in the A10) while giving up 75.0 (14th in the A10).
The Minutemen shoot 41.8% from the floor (14th in the A10) and 26.9% from 3 (12th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 42.2% from the field and 33.0% from 3.
They shoot 64.7% from the free throw line (13th in the A10).
They have out rebounded opponents by .9 boards per game and average 11.7 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024/pdf
Thoughts: I think it’s fair to say that UMass has underachieved even modest expectations thus far, except for the Dayton game. The Minutemen are 1-8 against Quad 1, 2, and 3 teams. They are 4-2 against Quad 4 opponents. This should be a double digit win. But, we don’t make anything easy.
Discuss.
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