University of Massachusets Athletics
Men's Basketball Meets Holy Cross Sunday
November 19, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Minutemen take on the Crusaders at the DCU Center at 1:05 p.m.
| University of Massachusetts Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information | |
| Game Four | Massachusetts (2-1 overall) vs. Holy Cross (0-2) |
| Date | Time | Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016 | 1:05 p.m. ET |
| Location | DCU Center (13,000) | Worcester, Mass. |
| Live Statistics | NeuLion |
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| Listen (Radio) | 105.5 FM WEEI (Western Massachusetts), 830 AM WCRN (Worcester) 95.9 WATD (South Shore), 1200 AM WXKS (Boston, Manchester, Providence) |
| Listen (Online) | WEEI Streaming Player | TuneIn App (mobile devices) |
| Series History | Holy Cross leads 34-20. Last: UMass 83, Holy Cross 76; March 14, 2010 |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts | Holy Cross |
| Team Information | Massachusetts | Holy Cross |
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UMass-Holy Cross Preview The University of Massachusetts and Holy Cross renew a long-running series for its 55th all-time meeting with a Sun., Nov. 20 contest at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. The Minutemen and Crusaders first met during the 1907-08 season and Holy Cross owns the series advantage, 34-20. However, Massachusetts has won nine of the last 12 contests dating back to the 1985-86 season.
Holy Cross is coming off of an improbable run to the 2016 NCAA Tournament as the team finished the year 10-15 overall and just 5-13 in the Patriot League, but secured a national postseason berth with four consecutive road victories in the Patriot League Tournament. The Crusaders defeated Loyola (Md.), 72-67 in the opening round, followed up with a 77-72 double-overtime victory at Bucknell, thrashed Army West Point, 60-38 to reach the championship game and slipped by Lehigh, 59-56 for the Patriot League's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Holy Cross is currently 0-2 on the season with losses at South Carolina, 90-46 and Syracuse, 81-49. Robert Champion's 13 points per game leads the Crusaders while Malachi Alexander scores 11.5 with a team-best 6.5 rebounds on average.
Bill Carmody is in his second season at the helm of the program. A veteran of the NCAA Division I head coaching ranks, Carmody is in his 19th campaign as a program leader, including 13 years at Northwestern (2000-13) after four at Princeton (1996-99). He holds a 299-267 career record with three NCAA berths and six NIT appearances.
The last time these teams met, Massachusetts came away with an 83-76 victory after the Minutemen held off a late Crusader charge. The Maroon and White held a 24-point lead with just over eight minutes to play; however, Holy Cross put together a 26-6 run and closed the gap to four in the final two minutes. UMass mustered the strength needed to hold off the rally for the home victory that improved the Minutemen to 6-0 on the young season.
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Fast-Handed Minuteman
Freshman guard Luwane Pipkins has the most steals across NCAA Division I men's basketball with 14 and also leads the nation steals per game (4.7). He had eight in the opener against UMass Lowell, four more at Ole Miss and a pair against Temple.
His eight against UMass Lowell also rank tied for the most in a single game in NCAA Division I this season and in the history of the UMass men's basketball program.
Led by Pipkins' 14, Massachusetts is fifth in the nation for total steals (34) and 13th in steals per game (11.3).
More Than Beginner's Luck
After he had four points (1-4 FG, 0-1 3FG, 2-2 FT) in the season-opener against UMass Lowell, DeJon Jarreau posted back-to-back team-leading performances on the scoreboard with 25 points at Ole Miss and 16 more against Temple. During the two games, Jarreau was 12-of-26 on field goals (.462), including 6-14 on 3-point attempts (.429), and 11-16 at the foul line (.688) for 20.5 points per game.
Making The Last Pass
Massachusetts men's basketball has assists on 52 of its 82 made field goals this season, equal to 63.4 percent. Opponents are only average an assist on 50.0 percent of their conversions (37-of-74).
Deeky The Distributor
Freshman guard DeJon Jarreau - nicknamed "Deeky" - has 20 assists over the opening three games of the season. This ranks him first in the Atlantic 10 for total assists and second for per game assists (6.7). He is the only freshman in the top-15. It also ranks him tied for 27th in the nation and fifth among freshmen.
Jarreau does not play favorites with who he dishes to and has distributed the ball to eight scorers for his 20 assists, including C.J. Anderson (1), Chris Baldwin (3), Donte Clark (4), Tyrn Flowers (3), Rashaan Holloway (3), Malik Hines (1), Zach Lewis (2) and Luwane Pipkins (3).
He has as many assists as the next two Minutemen combined: Clark (11) and Pipkins (9).
D33ky For Thr33ky
Freshman guard DeJon Jarreau has six made 3-pointers over the last two games, with his latest also his most clutch. Jarreau drained a right side triple against Temple with 34 seconds left that put the Minutemen up 68-67 en route to a 70-67 victory over the Owls. Jarreau also had the final fastbreak layup for five points in the last 34 seconds of the game.
Better Perfect The Finger-Wag
UMass men's basketball is averaging 5.7 blocks per game over the opening three contests, led by six from Rashaan Holloway and three apiece from Malik Hines and Zach Lewis. On the other end of the court, foes have only turned aside eight UMass attempts combined.
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 (1).
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 142 victories at the helm of the UMass program. He stands 15th all-time among Atlantic 10 head coaches and is fifth among current leaders after Phil Martelli (406; Saint Joseph's), Chris Mooney (204; Richmond), John Giannini (185; La Salle) and Mark Schmidt (147; St. Bonaventure). Records reflect tenures through games on Tues., Nov. 15.
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)
