RedHawks Set to Visit UMass Tuesday Night

TUESDAY: Miami heads northeast for a road contest at UMass on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. With No. 1 Arizona falling to Kansas last week, Miami is the only remaining undefeated team in the country. The Red and White enter this Tuesday's game with a 25-0 (12-0 MAC) record, its best start to a season in program history. The RedHawks have also secured the best start for a program in MAC history (originally set by WMU in 1975-76 at 19-0) and the longest win streak in MAC history (originally set by Kent State in 2001-02 at 21-0).

ABOUT UMASS: UMass is currently 15-11 (6-7 MAC), as the Minutemen most recently dropped a pair of road games to Coastal Carolina (91-94, 3OT) and Akron (92-99). UMass went 12-20 (7-11 A10) last year. Head coach Frank Martin is in his fourth season with the Minutemen. Heading into the 2025-26 season, UMass was selected to finish fifth overall in the 2025-26 MAC Preseason Men's Basketball Poll. Senior forward Daniel Hankins-Sanford was named to the Preseason All-MAC Second Team.

Graduate student forward Leonardo Bettiol leads the Minutemen in points (17.6/game) and graduate student guard Marcus Banks Jr. follows closely behind (16.9/game). Bettiol has brought down the most rebounds (7.7/game), freshman guard Danny Carbuccia has recorded the most assists (6.5/game), guard/forward Jayden Ndjigue has totaled the most steals (1.4/game) and Hankins-Sanford has produced the most blocks (0.7/game).

THE SERIES WITH THE MINUTEMEN: This Tuesday's home contest against the Minutemen will be the fourth meeting between the two programs. UMass leads in the series 2-1 all-time. Miami defeated UMass earlier this season in Oxford 86-84 on Jan. 27. The RedHawks have only played in Amherst once, as they dropped 65-73 on Jan. 4, 2014.

UP NEXT: Miami returns to Millett versus Bowling Green on Friday, Feb. 20 at 8:30 p.m. on CBSSN.

NATIONAL RANKINGS: Miami improved to No. 22 overall in the Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll on Monday, Feb. 16. The Red and White moved into the national rankings for the first time since Feb. 15, 1999 on Monday, Jan 19. The RedHawks are the first team from the MAC selected in the poll since the 2018-19 Buffalo Bulls. The Red and White also retained its highest ranking of the 2025-26 season on the Mid-Major Top 25® Poll, as Collegeinsider announced its newest poll last Monday, with the RedHawks ranked No. 2 overall.

NATIONAL LEADERS: Miami ranks among the top of the nation in numerous statistical categories heading into this game, which includes being first in the country in effective field goal percentage (0.625), first in field goal percentage (53.6), first in scoring offense (92.6), fifth in three-point percentage (40.1), eighth in scoring margin (18.3), 20th in threes per game (10.7), 23rd in defensive rebounds per game (27.56), 34th in assist/turnover ratio (1.57), 35th in free throw percentage (76.7), 37th in assists per game (17.0) and 64th in bench points per game (27.56).

RECENT ACTION: Five different RedHawks scored in double figures as the Miami University men's basketball team captured a 90-74 victory over arch-rival Ohio University on Friday night. Brant Byers had 21 points and Peter Suder poured in 20 to help the RedHawks remain the only undefeated team in the nation. The Red and White shot 50% or better from the field (30-of-58) for the 19th time this season and recorded under ten turnovers for the ninth time this season. With this win, the Red and White extended its home win streak to 29 games, matched last season's win total and improved to 12-0 in conference play for the first time since the 1957-58 season. This game's attendance matched the Millett Hall record of 10,640, set back on Jan. 31, versus NIU.

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