The 2019–20 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Minutemen were led by third-year head coach Matt McCall and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in

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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

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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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UMass Minutemen basketball The UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The Minutemen cur ...