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2015–16 UMass Minutemen Basketball Team
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 2015–16 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated 2015–16 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team, Rhode Island in the second round of the 2016 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament, A-10 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to 2015–16 VCU Rams men's basketball team, VCU. Previous season The 2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team, Minutemen finished the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2014–15 season 17–15, 10–8 in 2014–15 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, A-10 play to fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Kellogg
Derek William Kellogg (born June 20, 1973) is an American college basketball coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for UMass. Kellogg previously served as head coach of the Minutemen, his alma mater, being named to the position on April 23, 2008, replacing Travis Ford, who left to take the head coaching job at Oklahoma State University. He was removed from the position on March 9, 2017. After being let go by the Minutemen, he was named head coach of the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, which represented the school's Brooklyn campus. He was named the first head coach of the current LIU team upon its formation in July 2019 when LIU merged the Brooklyn athletic program with that of its Post campus, creating a new program that now competes as the LIU Sharks, and served in that role until he was fired and replaced by Rod Strickland on June 30, 2022. Early years Kellogg attended Cathedral High School in Springfield and the University of Massachusetts. He played point guard for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |