By David Brinch
February 21, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
The Massachusetts basketball team was forced to play without freshman guard Javorn Farrell in their 69-56 loss to Saint Louis Sunday evening.
Farrell was ejected early in the second half of the Minutemen’s 66-60 defeat to...
By David Brinch
February 17, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
The strongest part of the Massachusetts basketball team’s game was nonexistent against George Washington Wednesday night.
In a highly physical game, the Minutemen (10-16, 4-8 Atlantic 10) were outrebounded, 55-34, by the...
By Adam Miller
February 16, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
While the top half of the Atlantic 10 has been battling for a potential NCAA Tournament berth, the Massachusetts men’s basketball team was worrying about just making the one for its own conference.
The Minutemen (10-15, 4-7...
By David Brinch
February 16, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
When teams rebound the basketball at a higher rate than their opponents, they can generate boards into scoring opportunities and have a better chance of winning games.
Just ask the Massachusetts men’s basketball team.
The...
By Adam Miller
February 16, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli said after his team’s loss on Sunday that seniors have a “tattoo” at the end of the year that shows the record of their last season. Ricky Harris is a perfect example of someone who Martelli...
By Dan Gigliotti
February 14, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
The Massachusetts men’s basketball team employed an 11-minute defensive stand and held on down the stretch against Saint Joseph’s to earn itself a 70-62 victory and its first back-to-back wins this year.
“I’m happy...
By David Brinch
February 12, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
The Massachusetts men’s basketball team finally did something they have wanted to do all season: win from behind on the road.
The Minutemen (9-15, 3-7 Atlantic 10) won their second conference game on the road this season...
By Adam Miller
February 10, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
There are sometimes when a player’s contribution to a team goes beyond a stat-line.
David Gibbs is one of those players.
The sophomore guard averaged 2.6 points and 2.4 assists per game, while averaging nearly 20 minutes...
By David Brinch
February 10, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
The Massachusetts basketball team hopes their match-up with Duquesne Thursday night has a more successful ending than last season’s first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.
The Minutemen (8-15, 2-7 A-10) saw their season...
By David Brinch
February 8, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
With the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament just over a month away, the weekend was filled with down-to-the-wire thrillers, and a major upset could change the landscape drastically for the conference seeding.
Dayton improved...
By David Brinch
February 7, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
For the second straight game, the Massachusetts basketball team could not overcome a steep halftime deficit in order to defeat a conference opponent.
The Minutemen (8-15, 2-7 Atlantic 10) fell to Rhode Island (19-3, 7-2 A-...
By Adam Miller
February 4, 2010
Filed under Men's Basketball
The Massachusetts men’s basketball team will complete what coach Derek Kellogg considers the toughest three-game stretch in his coaching career at UMass on Saturday against Rhode Island.
UMass (8-14, 2-6 Atlantic 10) is coming...
