2025–26 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2025–26 UMass Minutemen basketball
2025–26 UMass Minutemen basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	17–16 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach	Frank Martin (4th season);
Associate head coach	Allen Edwards
Assistant coaches	Brian Steele; Matt Figger;
Home arena	Mullins Center

2025–26 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Miami (OH)	18	–	0	1.000	32	–	2	.941
Akron †	17	–	1	.944	29	–	6	.829
Kent State	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Toledo	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Bowling Green	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Ohio	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Buffalo	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
UMass	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Ball State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	19	.387
Central Michigan	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Western Michigan	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
Northern Illinois	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Eastern Michigan	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323

† 2026 MAC tournament winner

The 2025–26 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fourth-year head coach Frank Martin, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as first-year members of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]

They finished the 2025–26 season 17–16, 7–11 in MAC play, to finish tied for 7th place.^[2] They qualified for the MAC tournament as the 8th seed where they upset previously unbeaten and 20th ranked Miami in the quarterfinals.^[3]^[4] They lost to Toledo the following day in the semifinal.^[5]

Previous season

The Minutemen finished the 2024–25 season 12–19, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place.^[6] As a No. 11 seed in the A-10 tournament they lost in the first round to La Salle.^[7]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jaylen Curry	0	G	6'0"	168	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Oklahoma State
Nate Guerengomba	2	G	6'4"	216	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Quinnipiac
Marqui Worthy	3	G	6'3"	216	Sophomore	Anaheim, CA	Transferred to UC Riverside
Shahid Muhammad	4	F/C	6'10"	205	Junior	Queens, NY	Transferred to Florida State
Daniel Rivera	5	F	6'6"	215	Senior	San Juan, PR	Transferred to UAB
Rahsool Diggins	7	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Lewis Walker	8	F	6'6"	227	Freshman	Winston-Salem, NC	Transferred to North Carolina A&T
Tarique Foster	12	F	6'8"	185	Sophomore	Bronx, NY	Transferred to Albany
Amadou Doumbia	14	F	6'11"	215	Freshman	Bamako, Mali	Transferred to North Carolina A&T
Akil Watson	23	F	6'9"	185	Sophomore	Middletown, New York	Transferred to Saint Peter's
Malek Abdelgowad	25	F/C	6'10"	220	Senior	Cairo, Egypt	Graduated
John Brigham	35	F	6'9"	213	Freshman	Franklin, MA

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Leonardo Bettiol	3	F	6'9"	238	Graduate student	Roncade, Italy	Abilene Christian
Isaiah Placide	4	G	6'4"	205	Graduate student	Hampton, GA	Eckerd College
K'Jei Parker	5	G	6'2"	190	Junior	Lakeland, FL	Florida SouthWestern
Donovan Brown	10	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Bolingbrook, IL	Florida Tech
Charles Outlaw	22	F/C	6'9"	217	Junior	Orlando, FL	Trinity Valley Community College
Marcus Banks Jr	24	G	6'3"	200	Graduate student	Hampton, VA	UMBC
Dimitri Clerc	25	F/C	6'10"	270	Junior	Lausanne, Switzerland	Pensacola State

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Danny Carbuccia PG	White Plains, NY	Archbishop Stepinac High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 18, 2024
Danny Carbuccia PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Bilal Osman SF	Preston, WA	Elite Sports Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 13, 2025
Bilal Osman SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Donovan Brown SG	Bolingbrook, IL	Waubonsee Community College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 31, 2025
Donovan Brown SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Marcus Banks Jr. SG	Hampton, VA	Fork Union Military HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 24, 2025
Marcus Banks Jr. SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Danny Carbuccia	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Stepinac High School	White Plains, NY
F	1	Daniel Hankins-Sanford	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Sr	South Carolina	Charlotte, NC
F	2	Dwayne Wimbly Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas Aquinas High School	Fort Lauderdale, FL
F	3	Leonardo Bettiol	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	GS	Abilene Christian	Roncade, Italy
G	4	Isaiah Placide	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Eckerd College	Hampton, GA
G	5	K'Jei Parker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Florida SouthWestern	Lakeland, FL
F	7	Bilal Osman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Elite Sports Academy	Stockholm, Sweden
G	9	Josh Engel (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Ranney School	Manalapan, NJ
G	10	Donovan Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Florida Tech	Bolingbrook, IL
G	11	Jayden Ndjigue	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	The Rivers School	Ayer, MA
F	13	Luka Damjanac	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Wilbraham & Monson Academy	Bosnia & Herzegovina
F/C	22	Charles Outlaw	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Trinity Valley Community College	Orlando, FL
G	24	Marcus Banks Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	UMBC	Hampton, VA
F/C	25	Dimitri Clerc	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Pensacola State	Lausanne, Switzerland
G	44	Rollie Castineyra (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	RS So	Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)	Marblehead, MA

Head coach

Frank Martin (FIU)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2025* 4:00 p.m.		at Brown	W 92–74		24 – Banks Jr.	5 – Damjanac	5 – Carbuccia	Pizzitola Sports Center (484) Providence, RI
October 25, 2025* 1:00 p.m.		Rhode Island College	W 109–78		22 – Tied	13 – Hankins-Sanford	5 – Tied	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall MAC-SBC Challenge	L 72–78	0–1	18 – Banks Jr.	5 – Tied	6 – Parker	Mullins Center (2,256) Amherst, MA
November 8, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	W 83–62	1–1	23 – Bettiol	10 – Hankins-Sanford	8 – Ndjigue	Mullins Center (3,025) Amherst, MA
November 13, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Le Moyne	W 94–80	2–1	26 – Banks Jr.	14 – Bettiol	5 – Tied	Mullins Center (2,003) Amherst, MA
November 16, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Connecticut State	W 84–77	3–1	22 – Parker	15 – Bettiol	6 – Carbuccia	Mullins Center (2,743) Amherst, MA
November 21, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Charleston Paradise Jam first round	L 65–69	3–2	18 – Banks Jr.	8 – Ndjigue	5 – Bettiol	Sports and Fitness Center (1,224) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 22, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Green Bay Paradise Jam consolation semifinal	L 75–79	3–3	21 – Bettiol	8 – Bettiol	5 – Carbuccia	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2025* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Oregon State Paradise Jam 7th place game	W 73–65	4–3	24 – Hankins-Sanford	11 – Hankins-Sanford	6 – Bettiol	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Harvard	W 78–71	5–3	29 – Banks Jr.	6 – Ndjigue	13 – Carbuccia	Mullins Center (2,216) Amherst, MA
December 6, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 80–60	6–3	17 – Banks Jr.	9 – Hankins-Sanford	5 – Parker	Mullins Center (2,442) Amherst, MA
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Boston College MGM Springfield Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	W 76–74	7–3	29 – Banks Jr.	11 – Ndjigue	4 – Tied	MassMutual Center (5,853) Springfield, MA
December 13, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ACCN		vs. Florida State Orange Bowl Basketball Classic	W 103–95	8–3	24 – Tied	10 – Hankins-Sanford	8 – Carbuccia	Amerant Bank Arena Sunrise, FL
December 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kent State	L 59–69	8–4 (0–1)	14 – Bettiol	12 – Hankins-Sanford	4 – Carbuccia	Mullins Center (3,104) Amherst, MA
December 22, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Boston	W 91–40	9–4	20 – Bettiol	12 – Damjanac	5 – Carbuccia	Mullins Center (2,014) Amherst, MA
December 30, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	L 74–80	9–5 (0–2)	18 – Hankins-Sanford	11 – Hankins-Sanford	6 – Carbuccia	George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,860) Ypsilanti, MI
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	L 100–101 ^OT	9–6 (0–3)	32 – Bettiol	14 – Bettiol	9 – Carbuccia	Mullins Center (2,574) Amherst, MA
January 6, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Ohio	L 83–86	9–7 (0–4)	16 – Hankins-Sanford	9 – Tied	8 – Carbuccia	Convocation Center (2,699) Athens, OH
January 10, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	W 79–71	10–7 (1–4)	20 – Bettiol	10 – Hankins-Sanford	6 – Carbuccia	Mullins Center (4,010) Amherst, MA
January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Michigan	W 85–82	11–7 (2–4)	22 – Banks Jr.	8 – Bettiol	9 – Carbuccia	University Arena (1,536) Kalamazoo, MI
January 17, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	L 68–70	11–8 (2–5)	25 – Bettiol	7 – Bettiol	3 – Tied	Convocation Center (1,535) DeKalb, IL
January 20, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Toledo	W 84–82	12–8 (3–5)	20 – Bettiol	11 – Hankins-Sanford	9 – Carbuccia	Mullins Center (2,507) Amherst, MA
January 23, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Buffalo	W 68–67	13–8 (4–5)	19 – Banks Jr.	10 – Hankins-Sanford	6 – Carbuccia	Alumni Arena (2,310) Amherst, NY
January 27, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 24 Miami (OH)	L 84–86	13–9 (4–6)	22 – Bettiol	16 – Bettiol	6 – Carbuccia	Millett Hall (9,223) Oxford, OH
January 31, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 70–67	14–9 (5–6)	20 – Bettiol	10 – Bettiol	6 – Carbuccia	Mullins Center (4,753) Amherst, MA
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Michigan	W 95–89	15–9 (6–6)	37 – Banks Jr.	9 – Hankins-Sanford	17 – Carbuccia	Mullins Center (2,243) Amherst, MA
February 7, 2026* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina MAC-SBC Challenge	L 91–94 ^3OT	15–10	31 – Parker	20 – Hankins-Sanford	5 – Carbuccia	HTC Center (1,924) Conway, SC
February 13, 2026 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Akron	L 92–99	15–11 (6–7)	20 – Parker	4 – Tied	9 – Carbuccia	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,125) Akron, OH
February 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 22 Miami (OH)	L 77–86	15–12 (6–8)	19 – Placide	9 – Bettiol	6 – Carbuccia	Mullins Center (7,524) Amherst, MA
February 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Buffalo	L 82–86 ^OT	15–13 (6–9)	24 – Banks Jr.	8 – Bettiol	8 – Carbuccia	Mullins Center (5,096) Amherst, MA
February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ball State	L 73–74 ^OT	15–14 (6–10)	19 – Placide	14 – Bettiol	5 – Carbuccia	Worthen Arena (2,396) Muncie, IN
February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bowling Green	L 62–81	15–15 (6–11)	24 – Bettiol	9 – Bettiol	4 – Bettiol	Stroh Center (2,167) Bowling Green, OH
March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ohio	W 94–82	16–15 (7–11)	31 – Banks Jr.	10 – Wimbley Jr.	6 – Parker	Mullins Center (2,115) Amherst, MA
MAC tournament
March 12, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) No. 20 Miami (OH) Quarterfinals	W 87–83	17–15	25 – Bettiol	8 – Tied	8 – Carbuccia	Rocket Arena Cleveland, OH
March 13, 2026 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	(8)	vs. (4) Toledo Semifinals	L 67–77	17–16	21 – Bettiol	6 – Tied	5 – Carbuccia	Rocket Arena Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[8]^[9]

References

^ "Massachusetts Athletics Officially Joins the MAC". UMassAtheltics.com. June 6, 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Standings". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
^ "Massachusetts 87, Miami (OH) 83". ESPN. March 12, 2026. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
^ "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 18". Associated Press. March 9, 2026. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
^ "Toledo 77, UMass 67". ESPN. March 13, 2026. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
^ Skrive, Data (March 12, 2025). "McKeithan scores 30, La Salle takes down UMass in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament 78-71". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMass Minutemen Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
^ "Massachusetts Minutemen Schedule 2025-26". Retrieved October 8, 2025.

[1] "Massachusetts Athletics Officially Joins the MAC". UMassAtheltics.com. June 6, 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.

[2] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Standings". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

[3] "Massachusetts 87, Miami (OH) 83". ESPN. March 12, 2026. Retrieved March 14, 2026.

[4] "AP Top 25 Poll, Week 18". Associated Press. March 9, 2026. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[5] "Toledo 77, UMass 67". ESPN. March 13, 2026. Retrieved March 14, 2026.

[6] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved October 8, 2025.

[7] Skrive, Data (March 12, 2025). "McKeithan scores 30, La Salle takes down UMass in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament 78-71". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 8, 2025.

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[9] "Massachusetts Minutemen Schedule 2025-26". Retrieved October 8, 2025.

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