emen , ▁led ▁by ▁nin th - year ▁head ▁coach ▁D erek ▁Kel log g , ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁William ▁D . ▁M ull ins ▁Memorial ▁Center ▁in ▁Am her st , ▁Massachusetts ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁ 1 0 ▁Conference . ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 5 – 1 8 , ▁ 4 – 1 4 ▁A - 1 0 ▁play ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁a ▁tie ▁for ▁ 1 2 th ▁place . ▁As ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 2 ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁A - 1 0 ▁Tournament , ▁they ▁defeated ▁Saint ▁Joseph ' s ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁St . ▁Bon av ent ure ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁school ▁fired ▁head ▁coach ▁D erek ▁Kel log g ▁after ▁nine ▁years ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 5 5 – 1 3 7 ▁record . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁Kel log g ▁was ▁fired , ▁the ▁school ▁announced ▁that ▁Win th rop ▁head ▁coach ▁Pat ▁K else y ▁had ▁been ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁U M ass . ▁However , ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁press ▁conference ▁to ▁announ ce ▁his ▁h iring , ▁K else y ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁accept ▁the ▁position . ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁the ▁school ▁announced ▁they ▁had ▁h ired ▁Ch att ano oga ▁head ▁coach ▁Matt ▁Mc Call . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁season ▁The ▁Min ut emen ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0