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By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — There couldn’t have been a more stark difference in tone and body language in Frank Martin and Pat Duquette’s post game interviews, and rightfully so.Martin, the UMass men’s basketball head coach, was visibly upset with his team’s lack of...

After dropping three games in a row, the UMass women’s basketball team was very much in need of a bounce back performance on Thursday night.The Minutewomen certainly got that – and then some.UMass stormed out to a 26-8 lead after one quarter and...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — It may be time to lower expectations for the 2024-25 UMass men’s basketball team.The Minutemen have had a tough start to the year – a five-game skid sandwiched in between their season-opening win over New Hampshire and a pair of sluggish...

By GARRETT COTE

It may not have been the prettiest of games by the UMass men’s basketball team, which headed into halftime tied with Harvard 24-24 as neither team playing exactly inspired. But the Minutemen woke up in the second half and dominated the glass en route...

By GARRETT COTE

It certainly was a weekend to forget at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. for the UMass men’s basketball team.The Minutemen suffered two losses at the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament – the latter a 92-59 blowout at the hands of Florida State...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — All five of the Amherst College women’s basketball team’s starters scored in double figures, led by Laura Mendell’s game-high 18 points, and the Mammoths limited Albertus Magnus to just one field goal in the fourth quarter to pull away with...

By GARRETT COTE

After being down as many as 19 points in the early stages of the second half, the UMass men’s basketball team cut the Louisiana Tech lead to just five with 2 minutes, 12 seconds following an Akil Watson layup in transition – capping off a 12-2 spurt...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The Smith College women’s basketball team only has one destination in mind after losing in the NCAA Division 3 championship game last season, and that’s making yet another deep postseason run come next March.The Pioneers have become a...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Clinging to a one-point lead over New Hampshire with 12 seconds remaining in the game, the UMass women’s basketball team was set to inbound the ball after head coach Mike Leflar called a timeout to advance it into the frontcourt.On the...

By RYAN AMES

The UMass women's basketball team fell in its season opener to Harvard, 71-58, on Monday at Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge.The Minutewomen led, 15-12, after the first quarter, however the Crimson outscored UMass, 20-6, in the second frame in what...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — It can be a difficult task for college basketball fans to learn the players on the teams they root for year in and year out. Every season, programs across the country are gutted and rebuilt.UMass men’s hoops fans got quite the introduction...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — They always say to save the best for last, right?Frank Martin’s crew is certainly hoping so, as the third-year UMass men’s basketball head coach leads the Minutemen into what will be their final season in the Atlantic 10 – a conference in...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — There’s no way to sugarcoat it, last year was a disappointment for head coach Mike Leflar in his first season leading the UMass women’s basketball team. The expectations weren’t necessarily through the roof after Tory Verdi left Amherst for...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Unlike a lot of Division 1 men’s basketball players in 2024, UMass senior guard Rahsool Diggins didn’t demand anything from his head coach when making his decision on whether or not he would stay put in Amherst or test the waters of the...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

UMass men’s and women’s basketball took on Atlantic 10 media day in Washington, D.C. on Monday as UMass prepares for its 49th and final season in the conference it helped charter.The UMass men’s basketball team was voted to finish ninth in the...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

UMass men’s basketball on Tuesday released its conference schedule for its 49th and final season in the Atlantic 10, beginning with a road conference opener against Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 31.UMass released its non-conference schedule earlier in...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

The UMass men’s and women’s basketball teams on Wednesday released their non-conference schedules for the 2024-25 season.The men’s basketball team faces 13 teams in its non-conference slate from Nov. 4 to Dec. 21, including six games against foes from...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — When UMass men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin was first hired in March of 2022, very rarely would he hear the noises of bouncing basketballs, squeaking sneakers and loud chatter from his office – which overlooks the practice court...

By GARRETT COTE

On Wednesday afternoon, the Atlantic 10 Conference released its 2024-25 men’s basketball opponent pairings. This season, which will be UMass’ last in the A-10, will again going to be an 18-game league slate for all 15 teams.For the Minutemen, their...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

HADLEY – Jessica Dizek pulled out a four-pint bottle of milk and posed a question to the barn: any takers? The UMass men’s basketball team was on a tour of Mapleline Farm, where Dizek is a co-owner, and they had reached the barn full of Mapleline’s...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

The UMass men’s basketball team plans to play Arizona State in the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic at the MassMutual Center on Dec. 21, according to a source.OwlScoop.com was first to report the game. Temple will play Rhode Island in the first part of...