UMass Minutewomen basketball

UMass Minutewomen basketball
UMass Minutewomen basketball
	2024–25 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
University	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coach	Mike Leflar (2nd season)
Conference	Atlantic 10; (MAC in 2025–26)
Location	Amherst, Massachusetts
Arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center ; (capacity: 9,493)
Nickname	Minutewomen
Colors	Maroon and white;
Uniforms
Home	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

A10 Player of the Year

Sam Breen – 2022, 2023

Coaches

A10 Coach of the Year

Tory Verdi – 2022

References

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

External links

Official website

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[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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v t e UMass Minutewomen basketball
Venues	Curry Hicks Cage (1968–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)
Rivalries	Boston College
Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Revolutionaries La Salle Explorers Loyola Chicago Ramblers Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens UMass Minutewomen (leaving in 2025) VCU Rams
Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25