UMass Minutewomen basketball | |
Current: | 2023–24 UMass Minutewomen basketball team |
University: | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Conference: | Atlantic 10 |
Location: | Amherst, Massachusetts |
Coach: | Mike Leflar |
Tenure: | 1st |
Arena: | William D. Mullins Memorial Center |
Capacity: | 9,493 |
Nickname: | Minutewomen |
H Body: | 971B2F |
H Pattern B: | _thinsidesonwhite |
H Shorts: | 971B2F |
H Pattern S: | _blanksides2 |
A Body: | 971B2F |
A Pattern B: | _thinwhitesides |
A Shorts: | 971B2F |
A Pattern S: | _whitesides |
Ncaatourneys: | 1996, 1998, 2022 |
Conference Tournament: | 2022 |
Conference Season: | 2023 |
Division Season: | 1998 |
The Massachusetts Minutewomen basketball team, also known as the UMass Minutewomen, represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The Minutewomen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1]
UMass has played women's basketball since 1968. They have made the NCAA Tournament three times, in 1996, 1998 and 2022. In the former, they lost 60-57 to Michigan State in the First Round. In 1998, they lost 77-59 to Iowa in the First Round. They have one appearance in the WNIT (1995), beating VCU 70-61 but losing 80-59 to Texas A&M and 90-72 to Notre Dame. They won their first conference tournament in 2022, having previously captured the East Division in 1998. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Minutewomen have an all-time record of 535-707. [2] [3]
WNIT (3-2) / NCAA (0-1)
The Minutewomen have made 3 appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their combined record is 0–3.
1996 |
| First Round | (9) Michigan State | L 57–60 | ||
1998 |
| First Round | (4) Iowa | L 59–77 | ||
2022 |
| First Round | (5) Notre Dame | L 78-89 |
The UMass Minutewomen have made 2 appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Their combined record is 1-2 not including consolation games.
First Round Consolation Games | Villanova Charlotte Ohio | L 58–71 W 81–75 W 95–71 | |
First Round Second Round | Albany Harvard | W 73–48 L 87–89 | |
A10 Player of the Year
A10 Coach of the Year