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Minutemen Travel to Ole Miss for Monday Night Hoops
November 13, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Men's basketball to face the Rebels at 7 p.m. on the SEC Network
| University of Massachusetts Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information | |
| Game Two | Massachusetts (1-0 overall) at Ole Miss (1-0) |
| Date | Time | Monday, Nov. 14, 2016 | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | The Pavilion (9,500) | Oxford, Miss. |
| Live Statistics | GameTracker |
| Watch | SEC Network | ESPN3 |
| Listen (Radio) | 105.5 FM WEEI (Western Massachusetts), 830 AM WCRN (Worcester) 1200 AM WXKS (Boston, Manchester, Providence) |
| Listen (Online) | WEEI Streaming Player | TuneIn App (mobile devices) |
| Series History | Ole Miss leads 1-0. Last: Ole Miss 74, Massachusetts 64; Dec 5, 2015 |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts | Ole Miss |
| Team Information | Massachusetts | Ole Miss |
| @UMassAthletics | @UMassBasketball | |
| UMass Men's Basketball | |
| Buy Tickets | Ole Miss Ticket Office |
Massachusetts-Ole Miss Scouting Report
University of Massachusetts men's basketball's takes to the road for the first time in 2016-17 with a road trip to Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi, on Mon., Nov. 14. The game will be broadcast live on the SEC Network at 7 p.m.
It marks only the second-ever meeting between the programs, including last season's 74-64 win for the Rebels at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass.
Andy Kennedy is in his 11th season as the head coach at Ole Miss and 12th as a program leader overall, including a successful season as the interim head coach at Cincinnati prior to accepting the position at Ole Miss. Kennedy is 234-139 as the head coach of the Rebels and 213-126 overall.
Ole Miss opened the season with a narrow victory over Tennessee-Martin, 89-83. First-year Rebel Deandre Burnett - a Miami (Fla.) transfer - provided 23 points. He was a perfect 10-for-10 at the free throw line, including two at the end of the game to pull the lead to three. The Rebels led by only one after UT Martin's Matthew Butler nailed a 3-pointer with 49 seconds to go; however, the final three UT Martin shot attempts landed off the mark and sealed the outcome.
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The Chicago Bulldog
Chicago native and Bogan High School graduate Luwane Pipkins made his first collegiate game a memorable performance with eight steals against UMass Lowell, which tied Pipkins for the single-game program record in the category. Pipkins is tied with Alex Eldridge, who previously had eight apiece against Harvard (Nov. 30, 1977) and Maine (Feb. 11, 1978).
Pipkins did not play favorites with UMass Lowell and spread his eight swipes over five River Hawks: Rinardo Perry (3), Jahad Thomas (2), Stefan Borovac (1), Matt Harris (1) and Isaac White.
The Long and Short of Things
The shortest (Luwane Pipkins, 5-foot-11) and tallest (Rashaan Holloway, 6-foot-11) players on the roster combined for domination on both sides of the court to the tune of 35 points, nine steals, eight rebounds, three blocks and three assists in the 90-76 win over UMass Lowell.
Pipkins tied the UMass record for steals in a game with eight while he posted 14 points in his first collegiate game. Holloway reset his career high with 21 points and turned aside three shots.
Kellogg Ranks Among Winningest Coaches In A-10 History
Head coach Derek Kellogg ranks among the winningest coaches in the history of the Atlantic 10 Conference with 141 victories at the helm of the UMass program. He ranks 15th all-time among Atlantic 10 head coaches and is fifth among current leaders behind Phil Martelli (397; Saint Joseph's), Chris Mooney (203; Richmond), John Giannini (184; La Salle) and Mark Schmidt (147; St. Bonaventure).
Gimme That!
University of Massachusetts took possession from UMass Lowell with 17 steals against the River Hawks. It marked the most since UMass also had 17 against Northeastern on Nov. 26, 2014. The River Hawks turned the ball over 28 times total during the game.
Maxing Out Our Time In The Mullins Center
UMass men's basketball's will play 18 regular season home games at the Mullins Center in 2016-17, a one-year record for the program. Massachusetts also played 18 games at the Mullins Center in 2010-11, which included one Atlantic 10 Tournament contest along with 17 regular season contests in the building.
Highly Touted Quintet Fills Out Latest Recruiting Class
Head coach Derek Kellogg brought five new members to the program on during the 2015-16 signing periods as Chris Baldwin, Tyrn Flowers, DeJon Jarreau, Brison Gresham and Unique McLean signed their National Letters of Intent to compete for the Maroon and White beginning in 2016-17. The quintet combined to earn a national ranking across the three major recruiting services: 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. In addition to the praise heaped on the individual student-athletes, Kellogg's signees represent the top ranked class across all Atlantic 10 programs.
Baldwin, the No. 2 ranked player in Massachusetts and a four-star recruit via ESPN, hails from Springfield where he attended Notre Dame Prep.
Flowers, a unanimous three-star selection, held the No. 4 spot for the State of Connecticut according to ESPN and 247Sports. He won three consecutive state championships with Sacred Heart High School as a sophomore, junior and senior.
Gresham, who was a teammate with Jarreau at McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans before he joined Baldwin at Notre Dame Prep, ranked No. 7 among players from the state of Louisiana according to 247Sports with an overall grade of 92.
ESPN also touts the abilities of Jarreau, who is a four-star player tabbed No. 61 overall in their top-100 listing with more than 20 offers from NCAA Division I programs across the country. McLean, who played locally at the MacDuffie School in Granby, chose the Minutemen over Rutgers and a trio of other Atlantic 10 institutions in Dayton, Fordham and Rhode Island.
Luwane Pipkins joins the class after he was a non-qualifier as a freshman in 2015-16. The 2014 signee is a four-star recruit according to ESPN and listed as a three-star player with a grade of 88 by 247Sports. Pipkins was also the No. 7 recruit in the state of Illinois via ESPN, No. 22 at point guard nationally and No. 23 in his region while he was slated as the No. 9 recruit in the state and 41st at the point guard position by 247Sports.
New Number, Who Dis?
Four returning Minutemen changed their numbers prior to the 2016-17 season. Seth Berger dropped 24 in favor of 33, Zach Coleman switched from 13 to 14, Rayshawn Miller moved off of 35 to 11 and Zach Turcotte changed from 55 to 34.
In addition to the returnees with new numbers, the rookies will be playing for the first time in No. 2 (Luwane Pipkins), No. 3 (DeJon Jarreau), No. 4 (Unique McLean), No. 5 (Chris Baldwin), No. 24 (Tyrn Flowers) and No. 55 (Brison Gresham).
Zach Lewis, a redshirt junior transfer in his first season of competition at UMass, will wear No. 1.
Chatman Promoted To Associate Head Coach
University of Massachusetts men's basketball head coach Derek Kellogg announced ninth-year staff member Shyrone Chatman's elevation to associate head coach on Sept. 8. Chatman's first season as associate head coach doubles as his sixth campaign on the coaching staff after he spent the previous five years as an assistant.
Since moving to the role of assistant coach with recruiting and on-court responsibilities five seasons ago, UMass has produced 101 victories, posted three 20-win seasons and, in 2014, made the school's ninth all-time NCAA Tournament trip and first since the 1997-98 campaign. With Chatman's help, the Minutemen also made a pair of NIT appearances, including an NIT Final Four showing in 2012, and reached the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals on two occasions.
Before his promotion to assistant coach, Chatman served as the director of player personnel in his first three seasons with the University of Massachusetts men's basketball program. He joined UMass after two seasons on-staff at his alma mater, the University of Memphis.
Minutemen In The Community
Head coach Derek Kellogg keeps the Minutemen involved in the local and regional community through a multitude of civic responsibilities.
All members of the men's basketball team joined in the Pi Kappa Phi 2016 Ability Experience fundraiser, which included a 36-hour bike-a-thon to help raise awareness and donations for those who live with disabilities. During their time spent at the fundraiser, the Minutemen participated in the bike-a-thon and handed out flyers to students passing by the on-campus fundraiser.
Kellogg and the Minutemen also participate in the JDRF One Walk at Six Flags New England each fall in support of the fight against childhood diabetes. UMass men's basketball also visits Crocker Farms Elementary School to read to its students and participate in the annual Walk To School Day.
Minutemen In Primetime
University of Massachusetts men's basketball will play 14 televised regular season games during the 2016-17 season, and will appear on an array of networks, including ASN, CBSSN, FS1, NBCSN and the SEC Network.
American Sports Network (ASN): Temple (Nov. 17), Saint Joseph's (Jan. 18), at George Washington (Feb. 23), La Salle (Feb. 26) and at St. Bonaventure (March 4)
CBS Sports Network (CBSSN): Dayton (Jan. 11) and Rhode Island (Feb. 7)
Fox Sports One (FS1): at Providence (Dec. 10)
NBC Sports Network (NBCSN): at VCU (Jan. 7), at Rhode Island (Jan. 15), Fordham (Jan. 21), at Saint Joseph's (Feb. 11) and Davidson (Feb. 18)
SEC Network: at Ole Miss (Nov. 14)
Clark Steady As They Come
Donte Clark produced 16.1 points per game over the 18-game league season in a continuation of his success from non-conference play. Clark scored double-figures in 15 of those games, including 20 vs. Saint Joseph's, 21 at No. 25 Dayton and vs. George Washington to go with 22 in the win over VCU, 23 at Richmond and 25 at home against St. Bonaventure. He finished 15th in the A-10 for scoring during the entire season and in league-only play.
Clark averaged a similar total (17.6 points scored per game) during the non-conference slate as he produced 209 during 12 out-of-league games.
Better Late Than Never
Freshman center Rashaan Holloway finished the year with 13 blocks in the last 13 games after he had five during the opening 19 contests. Cady Lalanne was the last UMass freshman center with at least 10 blocks in his inaugural season when the recent NBA draft pick had 21 in 2011-12. Holloway ranked tied for second on the team in blocks (Antwan Space) and had the most among underclassmen.
