UMass Minutewomen basketball

UMass Minutewomen basketball
2024–25 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coachMike Leflar (2nd season)
ConferenceAtlantic 10
(MAC in 2025–26)
LocationAmherst, Massachusetts
ArenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
(capacity: 9,493)
NicknameMinutewomen
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


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]

History

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-by-season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA tournament appearances

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
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


WNIT

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
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

Awards and honors

Conference awards

Players

Coaches

A10 Coach of the Year
  • Tory Verdi – 2022

References

  1. ^ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "UMass Athletics". UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. ^ "UMass Athletics" (PDF). UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. ^ "UMASS Women's Basketball 2016-7 Prospectus" (PDF). Sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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