By Adam Miller
November 25, 2009
Filed under Men's Basketball
If Massachusetts men’s basketball coach Derek Kellogg had not figured it out yet, he now knows his team is a shooting one.
Despite guard Ricky Harris’ shooting 33 percent with a season-low 10 points, several players stepped...
By Herb Scribner
November 24, 2009
Filed under Men's Basketball
Coming off a blow-out victory over Arkansas-Fort Smith, the Massachusetts basketball team was looking to keep its winning ways alive, and did just that with a 85-63 victory over Saint Francis.
A thick drama filled the Mullins C...
By Adam Miller
November 24, 2009
Filed under Men's Basketball
When it comes to putting together a basketball team, inexperience cuts two ways. On one hand, a coach knows that there is plenty of time to get the new players accustomed to the system and there is usually plenty of promise.
On...
By David Brinch
November 24, 2009
Filed under Men's Basketball
Massachusetts basketball coach Derek Kellogg and the rest of the Minutemen will have a lot to be thankful for with a victory over St. Francis College tonight at the Mullins Center at 7 p.m.
UMass is coming off a 94-68 victory...
By David Brinch
November 22, 2009
Filed under Men's Basketball
In order for any basketball team to be successful, it must have a bench it can rely on to generate offense when the starting five is not in the game, or struggling to create opportunities.
The Massachusetts basketball team d...
By Adam Miller
November 21, 2009
Filed under Men's Basketball
Anthony Gurley’s 15-point first half pushed the Massachusetts men’s basketball team out to a 15-point lead at halftime, and it never lost the lead during its 94-68 rout over Arkansas-Fort Smith.
Despite 40 second-half points to go ...
By Dan Gigliotti
November 18, 2009
Filed under Men's Basketball
The University of Massachusetts men’s basketball team tangled with the Ivy League’s defending champions last night, and played formidably in a 74-61 loss against a more experienced and disciplined Cornell team.
The Minutemen were never out of contention, as ...
By Adam Miller
November 18, 2009
Filed under Basketball
In Freddie Riley’s first game as a collegiate athlete, Massachusetts men’s basketball coach Derek Kellogg couldn’t wait long enough to pull his freshman out of the game.
After going 1-for-9 in the exhibition game against Do...
By David Brinch
November 18, 2009
Filed under Men's Basketball
Twenty-four years and five head coaches later, Bonnie Otto’s basketball knowledge has increased from when she first began working as the secretary for the Massachusetts basketball team.
“I didn’t even know how many guys...
By Adam Miller
November 17, 2009
Filed under Men's Basketball
Having a good basketball team is generally the last thing that comes to mind when considering Ivy League schools.
That stereotype is exactly why Massachusetts men’s basketball coach Derek Kellogg feels uneasy about playing...
