Super Bowl champion and former UMass football star Victor Cruz paid a visit to UMass on Tuesday night to witness the men’s basketball team defeat Xavier at the Mullins Center.
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Victor Cruz pays visit to UMass
Tags: Derek Kellogg, Matt Vautour, UMass Basketball, Victor Cruz
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UMass falls one step short, suffers first home loss
Terrell Vinson’s time-expiring shot was ruled a 2-pointer after an official review, and the Massachusetts men’s basketball team fell by a point to La Salle on Saturday night.
Tags: Atlantic 10 Basketball, Explorers, La Salle, Mullins Center, UMass men's baseball, UMass Minutemen
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Podcast: Minutemen come up short vs. La Salle
Men’s basketball beat writers Stephen Sellner, Jackson Alexander, Stephen Hewitt, discuss the Minutemen’s toe-length loss that they surrendered to La Salle on Saturday.
Tags: Explorers, Jackson Alexander, La Salle, Men's Basketball, Stephen Hewitt, Stephen Sellner, UMass Minutemen
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Defending beyond the arc pivotal in rematch with Explorers
In its last matchup against La Salle, this season, UMass fell to the Explorers’ strong 3-point shooting night. Defending the arc is one of the many key factors in Saturday’s rematch.
Tags: Explorers, La Salle, UMass Men's Basketball
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Softball opens 2012 campaign, goes 3-2 at Combat Classic
The Massachusetts softball team got its 2012 season underway this past weekend, as it picked up three wins and lost two at the Combat Classic in Miami.
Tags: UMass Softball
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Esho making an impact for Minutemen
Due to injuries in the frontcourt, freshman forward Maxie Esho has been forced into action, and responded well.
Tags: Atlantic 10, Maxie Esho, UMass Men's Basketball
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UMass welcomes St. Bonaventure with home undefeated streak at 11
The Massachusetts men’s basketball team will seek to extend its home record to 12-0 as it hosts St. Bonaventure on Wednesday night at the Mullins Center.
Tags: Atlantic 10 Basketball, Chaz Williams, Freddie Riley, NCAA Tournament, Terrell Vinson
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Podcast: Minutemen unseasonably warm
Collegian sports writers Stephen Sellner, Jackson Alexander and Stephen Hewitt discuss the hot season for UMass men’s basketball and predict what is ahead for the rest of the season.
Tags: derek kellog, UMass Men's Basketball
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Free throws, ball insecurity cause for attention
The Massachusetts men’s basketball team will need to improve at the free throw line and in securing the basketball if it wants to have postseason success this season.
Tags: Chaz Williams, Free Throws, UMass Men's Basketball
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URI shocks UMass, 81-78, in OT
The Massachusetts men’s basketball missed a golden opportunity to take sole possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 on Wednesday night, falling to URI in an overtime heartbreaker on the road.
Tags: Raphiael Putney, Rhode Island Rams, Sean Carter, UMass Men's Basketball, UMass Minutemen
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