The 2011–12 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fourth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center, with one home game played at Curry Hicks Cage, and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 25–12, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a four way tie for fifth place. They lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Basketball tournament to St. Bonaventure. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Mississippi State, Seton Hall, and Drexel en route to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden where they fell to Stanford.
Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Javorn Farrell Guard/Forward 6–5 215 Junior Woodbridge, Virginia 1 Maxie Esho Forward 6–8 205 RS Freshman Upper Marlboro, Maryland 3 Chaz Williams Guard 5–9 175 RS Sophomore Brooklyn, New York 4 Freddie Riley Guard 6–5 190 Junior Ocala, Florida 5 Jesse Morgan Guard 6–5 190 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 Cady Lalanne Forward/Center 6–9 250 Freshman Orlando, Florida 12 Jordan Laguerre Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Manchester, New Hampshire 13 Trey Lang Forward 6–7 240 RS Senior Marietta, Georgia 22 Sampson Carter Forward 6–8 220 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana 33 Terrell Vinson Forward 6–7 220 Junior Baltimore, Maryland 34 Raphiael Putney Forward 6–9 185 RS Sophomore Woodbridge, Virginia 50 Matt Hill Forward 6–7 225 RS Senior Middletown, Connecticut 52 Andrew McCarthy Center 7–1 260 RS Freshman Scituate, Massachusetts 54 Sean Carter Forward/Center 6–9 245 RS Senior Fayetteville, North Carolina
Schedule
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| 2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
!colspan=9| 2012 NIT
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