The 2018–19 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by second-year head coach Matt McCall and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 11-21, 4-14 in A-10 Play to tie for 12th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to George Washington.
Previous season The Minutemen finished the 2017–18 season 13–20, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They beat La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the second round to George Mason.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Malik Hines 0 F 6'10" 255 Junior Jackson, MS Graduate transferred to McNeese State Jaylen Brantley 1 G 5'11" 170 Senior Springfield, MA Graduated Chris Baldwin 5 F 6'8" 235 Sophomore Springfield, MA Transferred to Texas Southern C. J. Anderson 23 G 6'6" 207 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated Rayshawn Miller 42 G 6'1" 200 Junior Boston, MA Walk-on; graduate transferred to Albany
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Djery Baptiste C 6'10" 245 RS Junior Gonaïves, Haiti Transferred from Vanderbilt. Will be eligible to play immediately in December since Baptiste graduated from Vanderbilt. Will have years left of eligibility.
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| A-10 regular season
!colspan=9 style=| A-10 tournament
See also 2018–19 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
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