The 2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by first year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish for tenth place. UMass lost in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament to Duquesne.
Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 2 David Gibbs Guard 6–4 185 Freshman East Hartford, Connecticut 3 Doug Wiggins Guard 6–1 160 Junior East Hartford, Connecticut 4 Lex Mongo Guard 5–11 180 Junior Boston, Massachusetts 5 Ricky Harris Guard 6–2 175 Junior Baltimore, Maryland 11 Gary Correia Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Providence, Rhode Island 12 Anthony Gurley Guard 6–3 185 RS Sophomore Boston, Massachusetts 14 Chris Lowe Guard 6–0 160 Senior Mount Vernon, New York 23 Sean Carter Forward/Center 6–9 225 Sophomore Fayetteville, North Carolina 24 Tony Gaffney Forward 6–8 208 RS Senior Berkley, Massachusetts 25 Tyrell Lynch Forward/Center 6–9 230 Freshman Niagara Falls, New York 31 Luke Bonner Center 7-1 245 RS Senior Concord, New Hampshire 33 Matt Glass Guard 6–7 190 Sophomore Underhill Center, Vermont 35 Hashim Bailey Forward/Center 6–10 275 Junior Paterson, New Jersey 50 Matt Hill Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Middletown, Connecticut
Schedule
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular Season
!colspan=9| 2009 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
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