UMass features a new look roster which includes five returners and nine newcomers (two transfers).The 15-year head coach also led Kansas State to a 29-8 record and an Elite Eight appearance during the 2009-10 season. Prior to his time in Amherst Martin led the Gamecocks to a new program record for wins in a single season and coaches the team to its best NCAA Tournament run in program history, a trip to the Final Four in 2016-17.Head coach Frank Martin picked up his 300th collegiate coaching win on Jan.Martin holds a 307-219 (.582) 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.Martin's team also recorded the largest true road win over an A-10 opponent by a UMass squad since February of 1996 with a 69-45 win at Rhode Island.Massachusetts comes fresh off a 2022-23 campaign that saw Coach Martin lead the Minutemen to their best record under a first-year head coach since 1996 and capture the Myrtle Beach Invitational title.Massachusetts basketball is in the midst of its second season under head coach Frank Martin in 2023-24.Josh Cohen made an immediate impact in his debut, recording a 22 point, eight rebound and three streal performance in his Massachusetts debut vs.Junior Rahsool Diggins recorded a career-high 22 points against Quinnipiac going 6-of-8 from the field.It marks the first time since Mavs Temple (4 TO) that Massachusetts has recorded 5 or fewer turnovers in a game. UMass was secure in possession, turning the ball over just five times vs.16 in the country in turnover margin (5.0) and no. The Minutemen have been one of the best teams in the nation in regard to ball security, ranking no. Massachusetts has shown the ability to score consistently and efficiently through two games, ranking top-50 in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 82.5 points per game.The Minutemen opened the 2023-24 campaign with two convincing 20-point victories over UAlbany (92-71) and Quinnipiac (102-81).The performance marks, Cross's first double-double of the season and the fifth of his Minuteman career. Matt Cross recorded a 16 point and 16 rebound double-double in the Minutemen's OT thriller vs.Saint Joseph's that a Massachusetts team has shot 60 percent or better from the field or collected 25-plus assists in a single game. The Minutemen shot an efficient 35-of-58 (60.3%) from the field and collected 29 assists marking the first time since Januvs. Massachusetts responded from their first loss of the season with a dominant 89-60 victory over CCSU.The Minutemen made the most of their season-opening five-game homestand, capping the stretch with a 66-56 victory over USF (12/02/23).
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