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University | University of Massachusetts Amherst | ||
Head coach | Mike Leflar (1st season) | ||
Conference | Atlantic 10 | ||
Location | Amherst, Massachusetts | ||
Arena | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (Capacity: 9,493) | ||
Nickname | Minutewomen | ||
Colors | Maroon and white [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1996, 1998, 2022 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2022 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2023 | |||
Conference division season champions | |||
1998 |
The Massachusetts Minutewomen basketball team, also known as the UMass Minutewomen, represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The Minutewomen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference. [2]
UMass has played women's basketball since 1968. They have made the NCAA Tournament three times, in 1996, 1998 and 2022. In the former, they lost 60-57 to Michigan State in the First Round. In 1998, they lost 77-59 to Iowa in the First Round. They have one appearance in the WNIT (1995), beating VCU 70-61 but losing 80-59 to Texas A&M and 90-72 to Notre Dame. They won their first conference tournament in 2022, having previously captured the East Division in 1998. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Minutewomen have an all-time record of 535-707. [3] [4]
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Tory Verdi (A10)(2016–2023) | |||||||||
2016–17 | Tory Verdi | 9–21 | 3–13 | 13th | |||||
2017–18 | Tory Verdi | 14–16 | 6–10 | 10th | |||||
2018–19 | Tory Verdi | 16–16 | 7–9 | T-8th | |||||
2019–20 | Tory Verdi | 20–11 | 9–7 | T-4th | |||||
2020–21 | Tory Verdi | 16–8 | 7–5 | 7th | WNIT First Round | ||||
2021–22 | Tory Verdi | 26–7 | 11–4 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
2022–23 | Tory Verdi | 27–7 | 14–2 | T-1st | WNIT Second Round | ||||
Tory Verdi: | 128–86 (.598) | 57–48 (.543) | WNIT (3-2) / NCAA (0-1) | ||||||
Mike Leflar (A10)(2023–present) | |||||||||
2023–24 | Mike Leflar | 5-27 | 2-16 | 14th | |||||
Mike Leflar: | 5-27 (.156) | 2-16 (.111) | |||||||
Total: | 5–27 (.156) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
The Minutewomen have made 3 appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their combined record is 0–3.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1996 | #8 | First Round | (9) Michigan State | L 57–60 |
1998 | #13 | First Round | (4) Iowa | L 59–77 |
2022 | #12 | First Round | (5) Notre Dame | L 78-89 |
The UMass Minutewomen have made 2 appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Their combined record is 1-2 not including consolation games.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2021 | First Round Consolation Games | Villanova Charlotte Ohio | L 58–71 W 81–75 W 95–71 | |
2023 | First Round Second Round | Albany Harvard | W 73–48 L 87–89 |
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