University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, December 13
Sunrise, Fla.
12 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
vs
Florida State
Photo by: Chris Tucci - UMass Athletics
Minutemen Take On Florida State At Orange Bowl Basketball Classic
December 12, 2025 | Men's Basketball
| University of Massachusetts Men's Basketball Notes & Information | |
| Matchup | Massachusetts vs. Florida State (Orange Bowl Basketball Classic) |
| Date | Times | Saturday, Dec. 13 | 12:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | Sunrise, Fla. | Amerant Bank Arena |
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| @umassbasketball | |
| UMass Men's Basketball | |
AMHERST, MASS. - The Minutemen travel to Sunrise, Florida, to take on Florida State as part of the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at the Amerant Bank Center on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 12 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ACCN with live updates and links available at umassathletics.com or @UMassMBB on X (Twitter).
This week for the Minutemen
The Matchup
- Massachusetts and Florida State will meet for the 10th time in history, with the Seminoles holding a 5-4 advantage all-time
- The two teams met last season on Nov. 24, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., as part of the Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic, with the Seminoles dominated to a 92-59 victory.
- The Seminoles lead the all-time series 3-2 in neutral site meetings. The Minutemen earned their two victories on Dec. 18, 1999 (69-60) and Nov. 23, 2014 (75-59).
Last Time out
- Massachusetts (7-3) downed Boston College (5-6), 76-74, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Hall of Fame Classic at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass.
- The Minutemen were led by MVP honored Marcus Banks Jr. with a game-high 29 points, marking his eighth straight game scoring in double figures. Three other Minutemen in Daniel Hankins-Sanford (17), Leonardo Bettiol (12) and Jayden Ndjigue (11) all reached double digit scoring.
- Ndjigue grabed a season-best 11 rebounds, as Danny Carbuccia and K'Jei Parker dished out four dimes apiece.
- Massachusetts outscored Boston College, 23-11, in second chance points, while shooting 44 percent (7-of-16) from the three-point line.
Scouting the SEMINOLES
- Florida State enters Saturday's matchup coming off an 82-67 loss at Houston on Saturday, Dec. 6.
- Semionles Head Coach Luke Loucks is in his first season at Florida State, accumulating a 5-4 overall record during his time in Tallahassee.
- Senior guard Robert McCray V and senior guard Lajae Jones have led Florida State in points with 127 (14.1 per game) and 114 (12.7 per game), respectively.
- Alex Steen averages 7.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 13th in the ACC.
- Florida State has swiped the ball 96 times, compared to its opponents coming away with 72 steals.
- The Seminoles are 5-4 this season and 9-12 at neutral sites over the past five seasons.
Year Four Under Coach Martin
- Massachusetts basketball enters its fourth season under head coach Frank Martin in 2025-26.
- Martin and the Minutemen finished the 2024-25 season with 12 wins, including seven in conference play. Under Martin's tutelage guard Rahsool Diggins had a breakout senior season, averaging a team-high 16.8 points on his way to earning All-Atlantic 10 Third Team honors.
- In 2023-24 Martin led the Minutemen to their best season since 2014, finishing with a 20-11 overall record and securing a top-four seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship.
- Coach Martin started his time in Amherst by leading the Minutemen to their best record under a first-year head coach since 1996 and the Myrtle Beach Invitational title during the 2022-23 campaign.
- Martin holds a 341-251 (.575) collegiate coaching mark, picking up 171 of his wins in 10 seasons at South Carolina while recording 117 wins in five seasons at Kansas State.
- Head coach Frank Martin picked up his 300th collegiate coaching win on Jan. 25, 2023 with a 85-76 win over Richmond.
On The Bench
- Head coach Frank Martin boasts a talented staff full of experienced assistants featuring three former head coaches, two former McDonald's All-Americans and a former NBA lottery pick.
- Associate Head Coach Allen Edwards was the head coach of the Wyoming Cowboys from 2016-20. Edwards' teams recorded 60 wins over four seasons, including back-to-back 20-win campaigns.
- Assistant Coach Matt Figger spent the last three seasons at UT Rio Grande Valley after four seasons leading Austin Peay.
- Assistant Coach Brian Steele enters his second second UMass after spending time on head coach Frank Martin's staff at South Carolina. Steele was a three-year letter winner at South Carolina as a student-athlete and served as a student assistant during the 2015-16 season in addition to the 2016-17 Final Four campaign.
- Director of Player Development Anthony Evans spent five seasons as the head coach at FIU following six years as the head coach at Norfolk State. At FIU, Evans' teams ranked in the top-10 percent nationally from 2015-17 in the NCAA Academic Progress Report and coached multiple Conference USA all-league and all-defensive players.
- Director of Player Personnel Doug Edwards ed the Seminoles to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 1990-93. The Miami, Fla. Native scored 1,604 points in his career and is the only player at FSU to score 500 or more points in three consecutive seasons. Edwards earned All-SEC Second-Team honors as a senior before being drafted with the 15th overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1993 NBA Draft.
- Coaches Allen Edwards, Matt Figger and Anthony Evans combined hold 360 wins and two coach of the year awards at the division I level.
- Head Coach Frank Martin coached now associate head coach Allen Edwards and director of player personnel Doug Edwards at Miami Senior High School.
Up Next
- The Minutemen open MACtion on Saturday, Dec. 20, against Kent State at the Mullins Center at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live updates and links available at umassathletics.com or @UMassMBB on X (Twitter).
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