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Men's Basketball Hosts Senior Night Against Richmond
February 28, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Minutemen will recognize forward Zach Turcotte, team managers Ryan Chiasson and Derek Schulman
| University of Massachusetts Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information | |
| Game 30 | Massachusetts (14-15 overall, 4-12 Atlantic 10) vs. Richmond (17-11, 11-5) |
| Date | Time | Wednesday, March 1, 2017 | 7 p.m. ET |
| Location | Mullins Center | Amherst, Mass. |
| Live Statistics | Sidearm Sports |
| Watch | Atlantic 10 Digital Network (Free) |
| Listen (Radio) | 105.5 FM WEEI (Western Massachusetts), 830 AM WCRN (Worcester) and 1200 AM WXKS (Boston) |
| Listen (Online) | WEEI Streaming Player | TuneIn App (mobile devices) |
| Series History | Richmond leads, 11-6 Last: Richmond 69, Massachusetts 53 • Feb. 6, 2016 • Richmond, Va. |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts | Richmond |
| Team Information | Massachusetts | Richmond |
| @UMassAthletics | @UMassBasketball | |
| UMass Men's Basketball | |
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Lewis Explores Scoring Records vs. La Salle
Redshirt junior guard Zach Lewis poured in 37 points in the 84-71 victory over La Salle on Feb. 25. It was the most by an Atlantic 10 men's basketball player in 2016-17, the third-highest total in the Mullins Center's history and tied for the sixth-greatest total in UMass men's basketball history. Lewis was 9-of-16 overall and a perfect 13-for-13 at the foul line.
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Zach Lewis balanced his 37-point effort against La Salle between 13 made free throws and nine made field goals, which included six 3-point conversions. It is the second-most made 3-pointers by a Minuteman this season, behind only the eight Luwane Pipkins poured in against Kennesaw State. Lewis had made at least one 3-pointer in eight consecutive games. He has at least one made in 23 games, including multiple in nine contests.
The Senior Night Honorees
UMass will recognize walk-on forward Zach Turcotte and team managers Ryan Chiasson and Derek Schulman before the March 1 contest against Richmond. Turcotte joined the team prior to his sophomore season and has appeared in 11 games. Derek, the lead manager, and Ryan assist the program in all facets of operation management in practice and on game day.
Zach Lewis 1,000-Points Watch
Zach Lewis is 18 points shy of 1,000 for his collegiate career, including the two seasons he spent at Canisius College. Lewis' year-by-year scoring breaks down to 303 points as a freshman at Canisius (9.5 per game), 414 during her sophomore year (12.5) in 2014-15 and 265 through 29 appearances (9.1) at UMass in 2016-17.
At his current career scoring pace of 10.3 per game, Lewis will surpass 1,000 career points at St. Bonaventure in the regular season finale. He would become the second Minuteman to reach 1,000 career points this season, alongside junior Donte Clark (1,218). Clark eclipsed 1,000 career points during the win over Rider on Thurs., Dec. 22 and is the active leading scorer on the team.
Up, Up And Away
Three members of the UMass program have improved upon their field goal percentage during each of their three or more seasons competing for the program, including C.J. Anderson, Seth Berger and Donte Clark.
Anderson hit 33.3 percent of his field goals as a freshman, improved to 37.3 as a sophomore and currently owns the highest field goal percentage among guard this season at 51.5 percent.
Berger, who missed all but eight games of the 2014-15 season due to injury, started his tenure with a 33.3 rate in 2013-14, converted 37.5 percent during limited time as a sophomore, returned to the lineup with 50.4 percent as a redshirt junior in 2015-16 and currently averages 51.6 percent this season.
Clark, the most prolific active scorer, hit 39.1 percent of his attempts as a freshman in 2014-15. He followed with 41.0 percent in 2015-16 and drains 42.0 percent of his attempts in 2016-17.
Baldwin-ning On The Boards
Freshman forward Chris Baldwin had a career-high 10 rebounds at George Washington, including eight defensive boards. It makes Baldwin only the second Minuteman to reach double-figures in the category this season (Rashaan Holloway, three times). Each of Baldwin's three best rebounding efforts came during Atlantic 10 play (10 at George Washington, nine vs. St. Bonaventure, seven at VCU).
Beating Cancer, One 3-Pointer At A Time
UMass men's basketball made 10 3-pointers in their first of nine Coaches vs. Cancer 3-Point Challenge games at La Salle. It equated to $502.90 dollars pledged for donation to the American Cancer Society and Coaches vs. Cancer. The Minutemen are projected to finish in the top 10 in the nation for donations raised among the 209 participating teams. Fans can join the fundraiser by signing up at 3PointChallenge.org.
