University of Massachusetts Men’s Basketball Notes & Information


Matchup
Massachusetts vs. #23 Miami (OH)


Date | Times
Tuesday, Feb. 17 | 7:00 p.m.


Location
Amherst, Mass. | Mullins Center


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AMHERST, MASS. –  The Minutemen host the No. 23-ranked Miami RedHawks on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Mullins Center. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with live updates and links available at umassathletics.com or @UMassMBB on X (Twitter).

This week for the Minutemen

The Matchup


Massachusetts and Miami have played three times in series history, including a recent thriller at Miami that saw the RedHawks survive 86-84 on Jan. 27. 
Graduate student Leonardo Bettiol recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in that loss, while Marcus Banks Jr., score 18 points, going 4-of-9 from three-point range. 
Daniel Hankins-Sanford added 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field. 
For the RedHawks, Eian Elmer led all scorers with 30 points, while Justin Kirby and Peter Suder each scored 13 points. 
Massachusetts won the previous two meetings between the teams when they competed in a home-and-home series over the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. 
The team first met on January 2, 2013, in Oxford, Ohio, when Massachusetts narrowly won 70-69 with Raphiael Putney (20 points, nine rebounds) leading the way for UMass. 
The second meeting came on January 4, 2014, when Massachusetts secured a 73-65 victory at the Mullins Center.  
Chaz Williams led the Minutemen by scoring 18 points.

Last Time out


Massachusetts fell, 99-92, at Akron on Friday night, moving to 6-7 overall in the MAC. 
K’Jei Parker finished as the leading scorer for UMass with 20 points, including a 5-for-10 showing from three.
Marcus Banks Jr. and Leonardo Bettiol totaled 18 points for the Minutemen, while Danny Carbuccia contributed 13. 

Scouting the Redhawks


The No. 23-ranked Miami RedHawks come to Amherst as the only undefeated team in the country.
RedHawks Head Coach Travis Steele is in his fourth season at Miami (OH), accumulating a 77-46 (46-25 MAC) overall record during his time in Oxford, Ohio. 
Brant Byers leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.0 per game. Byers ranks 11th in the MAC with his average. 
Eian Elmer (5.9 per game) and Antwone Woolfolk (5.5 per game) lead the team in rebounding, as Elmer sits 11th in the conference and Woolfolk ranks 16th. 
The RedHawks are 25-0 overall and 12-0 in the MAC.

Year Four Under Coach Martin


Massachusetts basketball enters its fourth season under head coach Frank Martin in 2024-25. 
Under Martin’s leadership the Minutemen enjoyed their best campaign since 2014 last year, finishing the 2023-24 season with a 20-11 overall record and securing a top-four seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship
Martin ended the 2023-24 campaign ranked third in program history with a 35-27 record through his first two seasons with the Minutemen, sitting just below Bruiser Flint and Travis Ford.
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 350-259 (.576) 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. 
Martin picked up his 350th collegiate coaching win on Feb. 3, 2026 with a 95-89 win over Central Michigan.

RANKED GAME NOTES


Massachusetts most recently played a ranked opponent in that loss in Miami earlier this season as the RedHawks were ranked 24th (Jan. 27). 
Prior to January 2026, UMass had most recently played a ranked opponent on Feb. 15, 2020 when it faced sixth-ranked Dayton (L, 71-63 at the Mullins Center). 
Massachusetts last defeated a ranked opponent on Nov. 22, 2013 when it downed New Mexico 81-65 in the semifinals of the Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena). 
The Minutemen last defeated a ranked opponent at the Mullins Center on Dec. 9, 2004 by upsetting seventh-ranked Connecticut 61-59 on Rashaun Freeman’s layup with 4.3 seconds to play. 
A total of 9,037 attended that Thursday night game against the Huskies and stormed the court after the final buzzer. 

Up Next


The Minutemen close out their two-game homestand against Buffalo on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with live updates and links available at umassathletics.com or @UMassMBB on X (Twitter).