UMass Minutewomen basketball
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| UMass Minutewomen basketball | |||
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| University | University of Massachusetts Amherst | ||
| Head coach | Mike Leflar (3rd season) | ||
| Location | Amherst, Massachusetts | ||
| Arena | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (capacity: 9,493) | ||
| Conference | MAC | ||
| Nickname | Minutewomen | ||
| Colors | Maroon and white[1] | ||
| NCAA Division I tournament appearances | |||
| 1996, 1998, 2022 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 2022 | |||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||
| 2023 | |||
| Conference division champions | |||
| 1998 | |||
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The UMass Minutewomen basketball team 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 Mid-American Conference.[2]
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. [3][4]
Season-by-season results
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Barbara Stevens (Atlantic 10) (1983–1986) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Barbara Stevens | 10–17 | 3–5 | T-6th | |||||
| 1984–85 | Barbara Stevens | 13–15 | 2–6 | T-6th | |||||
| 1985–86 | Barbara Stevens | 11–17 | 4–12 | T 7th | |||||
| Barbara Stevens: | 34–49 (.410) | 9–23 (.281) | |||||||
| Sharon Dawley (Atlantic 10) (2010–2016) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Sharon Dawley | 7–23 | 3-11 | 11th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Sharon Dawley | 7–22 | 3–11 | 12th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Sharon Dawley | 3–26 | 1–13 | 15th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Sharon Dawley | 4–27 | 1–15 | 12th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Sharon Dawley | 12–18 | 5–11 | 13th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Sharon Dawley | 12–18 | 5–11 | T 10th | |||||
| Sharon Dawley: | 45–134 (.251) | 18–72 (.200) | |||||||
| Tory Verdi (Atlantic 10) (2016–2023) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Tory Verdi | 9–21 | 3–13 | 13th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Tory Verdi | 14–16 | 6–10 | 10th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Tory Verdi | 16–16 | 7–9 | T-8th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Tory Verdi | 20–11 | 9–7 | T-4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Tory Verdi | 16–8 | 7–5 | 7th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2021–22 | Tory Verdi | 26–7 | 11–4 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2022–23 | Tory Verdi | 27–7 | 14–2 | T-1st | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| Tory Verdi: | 128–86 (.598) | 57–48 (.543) |
WNIT (3–2) / NCAA (0–1) | ||||||
| Mike Leflar (Atlantic 10) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Mike Leflar | 5–27 | 2–16 | 14th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Mike Leflar | 15–12 | 10–6 | 6th | |||||
| Mike Leflar: | 20–39 (.339) | 12–22 (.353) | |||||||
| Total: | 5–27 (.156) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Postseason
NCAA tournament appearances
The Minutewomen have made 3 appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their combined record is 0–3.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1996 | #8 | First Round | (9) Michigan State | L 57–60 |
| 1998 | #13 | First Round | (4) Iowa | L 59–77 |
| 2022 | #12 | First Round | (5) Notre Dame | L 78-89 |
WNIT
The UMass Minutewomen have made 3 appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Their combined record is 2-3 not including consolation games.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2021 | First Round Consolation Games* | Villanova Charlotte* Ohio* | L 58–71 W 81–75 W 95–71 |
| 2023 | First Round Second Round | Albany Harvard |
W 73–48 L 87–89 |
| 2025 | First Round Second Round | Stonehill Buffalo |
W 86–40 L 84–82 |
