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UMass Minutewomen basketball

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.

UMass Minutewomen basketball

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.

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.

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
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)
National champion
Postseason invitational champion

Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion

Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion

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
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

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
2021	First RoundConsolation Games*	VillanovaCharlotteOhio	L 58–71W 81–75W 95–71
2023	First RoundSecond Round	AlbanyHarvard	W 73–48L 87–89
2025	First RoundSecond Round	StonehillBuffalo	W 86–40L 84–82

A10 Rookie of the Year

Yahmani McKayle – 2025
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