The 2019–20 UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the

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during the

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. The Minutemen are led by third-year head coach Matt McCall and play their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. Their season ended with the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 11–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They lost to

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in the first round of the A-10 tournament.

Departures

Incoming transfers

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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