Massachusetts Opens Hall of Fame Classic Against Boston College

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Matchup	Massachusetts vs. Boston College
Date \| Times	Wednesday, Dec. 10 \| 7:00 p.m. ET
Location	Springfield, Mass. \| MassMutual Center
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AMHERST, MASS. - The Minutemen head to Springfield, Massachusetts, and face Boston College as part of the Hall of Fame Classic at the MassMutual Center on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU with live updates and links available at umassathletics.com or @UMassMBB on X (Twitter).
This week for the Minutemen

The Matchup

Wednesday's matchup marks the 48th meeting between the two programs with Boston College leading the series, 26-21 all-time.
The teams last faced each other on Nov. 16, 2014, with Massachusetts claiming a 71-62 matchup victory at TD Garden as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Tripleheader.
The Minutemen hold a 10-3 advantage in neutral site meetings against the Eagles.

Last Time out

Massachusetts basketball (6-3) posted a dominating 80-60 win against UMass Lowell (3-7) on Saturday afternoon at the Mullins Center.
The Minutemen were led by Jayden Ndjigue with 15 points going 5-for-8 from the field and perfect from the charity stripe (5-for-5). The junior recorded six rebounds, four assists and also added five steals. Ndjigue became the first Minutemen to swipe five steals in a game since Jaylen Curry against Northeastern (12/18/24).
Marcus Banks Jr. led the team in 17 points, adding three rebounds, two assists and three steals. Leonardo Bettiol scored 13 points going 3-for-3 from the free throw line, with six rebounds, an assist and a block. K'Jei Parker and Daniel Hankins-Sanford each contributed 12 points.
The Riverhawks were led by Darrel Yepdo who matched the game-high 17 points, going 6-of-11 from the field and recording four rebounds and two assists.

Scouting the Eagles

The Eagles come into Saturday's matchup off a 67-63 comeback win against New Haven on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Donald Hand Jr. leads the Eagles in scoring with 14.8 points per game while grabbing 5.5 rebounds. The redshirt-junior has recorded double-digit performances in 8-of-10 games this season.
Aiden Shaw paces the team in rebound grabbing eight per game and currently sits 10th in the ACC.
Defending the rim, Jayden Hasting ranks third in the ACC with 1.6 blocks over 10 games.
Boston College is 0-2 in neutral site games this season.

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 fly to Sunrise, Florida, and challenge Florida State as part of the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic 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).

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