2015 – 16 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Minutemen , led by eighth year head coach Derek Kellogg , played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 14 – 18 , 6 – 12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place . They defeated Rhode Island in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VCU
A-10 Tournament
2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team