The 2021–22 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by fifth-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 15–16, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in 10th place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Dayton in the quarterfinals.
On March 2, 2022, the school fired head coach Matt McCall. On March 25, the school named former Kansas State and South Carolina head coach Frank Martin the team's new head coach.
Previous season The Minutemen finished the 2020–21 season 8–7, 6–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the Atlantic 10 tournament they defeated Saint Joseph's in the second round before losing to Saint Louis in the quarterfinals.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Brady Antonopoulos 0 G 6'1" 165 Senior West Brookfield, MA Walk-on; graduated Mark Gasperini 10 C 6'10" 255 GS Senior Moscow, Russia Left the team for personal reasons Carl Pierre 12 G 6'4" 190 Senior Boston, MA Graduate transferred to Rice Ronnie DeGray III 13 F 6'7" 220 Freshman Parker, CO Transferred to Missouri Tre Mitchell 33 C 6'9" 240 Sophomore Pittsburgh, PA Transferred to Texas
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Trent Buttrick 0 F 6'8" 240 GS Senior Bloomsburg, PA Penn State Greg Jones 10 F 6'7" 225 GS Senior Bronx, NY Southern Connecticut CJ Kelly 12 G 6'5" 190 Senior Long Island, NY Albany Rich Kelly 22 G 6'1" 175 GS Senior Shelton, CT Boston College Michael Steadman 24 F 6'11" 215 RS Senior Union City, CA Montana John Kelly 44 F 6'7" 195 Junior Shelton, CT Fairfield
2021 recruiting class There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.
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Schedule and results
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