University of Massachusets Athletics
2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Zach Coleman
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Woodrow Wilson
2015-16 - Redshirt Sophomore: Started 11 games among his 27 appearances at forward ... Recorded 4.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game ... Also notched 18 steals and eight blocks on the year ... Played a total of 480 minutes for an average of 17.8 minutes per game ... Missed five contests due to a lower body injury ... Totaled 13 points with six rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals in the season-opening win over Howard (11/14) ... Provided a career-high 12 rebounds to the win at Harvard (11/17) ... Earned 10 points, six rebounds, two steals and an assist in only 17 minutes on the floor against Central Arkansas (11/19) ... Put in seven points, grabbed five rebounds and picked up one steal against Clemson (11/23) ... Totaled a 12-point, nine-rebound effort against Creighton (11/25) ... Secured six points, six boards and a career-best six assists against New Orleans (12/16) ... Returned to the lineup after his five-game absence with two minutes played at Davidson (1/16), during which he grabbed a rebound ... Provided his best game since returning from injury through 10 points, four assists, three rebounds and a steal without a turnover in 26 minutes at Saint Joseph's (1/27) ... Pulled down nine rebounds, produced four points and had a key block in overtime during the 61-56 win over Rhode Island (2/2) ... Scored seven points, grabbed five rebounds, earned a pair of steals and had a block to go with one steal in the 69-63 upset of VCU (2/11) ... Nabbed seven rebounds, hit a pair of 3s for six points, dished out three assists and had one block vs. George Mason (2/21).
2014-15 - Redshirt Freshman: Appeared in all 32 games, averaging 10.2 minutes per game ... Averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 assists, while adding 10 assists, nine blocks and seven steals ... Scored in double-figures twice, including 10 points at Providence (12/20) and 13 more at home against Rhode Island (1/17) ... Finish with 11 3-point field goals made ... Made 3-of-4 from beyond the arc at Providence (12/20), 2-of-3 at La Salle (1/7) and 2-of-3 vs. Rhode Island (1/17).
2013-14 - Freshman: Missed six weeks in the preseason and early part of the campaign with an injury ... Did not play, redshirted the season and entered 2014-15 with four years of eligibility remaining.
Before UMass: Ranked as the No. 56 small forward in the country and was No. 22 overall in the state of Texas according to ESPN ... Four-year letterwinner at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas, for coach Patrick Washington ... Competed at Woodrow Wilson alongside current UMass teammate Trey Davis ... TABC Class 4A All-State and All-Region II selection as a senior after he posted 18.7 points, 14.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game and led the Wildcats to a 25-8 record ... Posted nine 20-plus point games with a career-high 28 against Dallas Jesuit (12/7/12) ... Third team all-area following a junior year that saw him average 16 points, 13.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game ... Played AAU for the Dallas Mustangs ... Was also recruited by Baylor, Boise State, LSU and Missouri.
Personal: Zachary Ryan Coleman ... Born in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Raymond and Monica Coleman ... Has a sister, Tiffany, and one brother, Malachi ... Father played football at Virginia Union ... Sociology major.
