The 2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by eighth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Rhode Island in the second round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VCU.
Previous season The Minutemen finished the 2014–15 season 17–15, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to La Salle.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Maxie Esho 1 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduated Derrick Gordon 2 G 6'3" 205 RS Junior Plainfield, NJ Graduate transferred to Seton Hall Mike Wojewodzic 20 G 6'4" 215 Junior Boston, MA Walk-on; didn't return Demetrius Dyson 22 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Covington, TN Transferred to Samford Cady Lalanne 25 C 6'10" 253 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Zach Lewis 1 G 6'3" 175 Junior Windsor, CT Transferred from Canisius. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lewis will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Antwan Space 3 F 6'8" 229 RS Senior DeSoto, TX Transferred from Texas A&M. Will be eligible to play immediately since Space graduated from Texas A&M.
Incoming recruits
Recruiting Class of 2016
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#881C1C; color:white;"| Non-conference regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#881C1C; color:white;"| Atlantic 10 regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#881c1c; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic 10 tournament
See also 2015–16 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
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