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Another former Minuteman is headed to the Power 5.Former UMass men’s basketball forward Tafara Gapare announced his commitment to Georgia Tech on Tuesday. The former four-star recruit originally pledged to DePaul as a member of the Class of 2023...

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Frank Martin coached his first season as the UMass men’s basketball coach without a fully executed contract, according to documents obtained Wednesday.The Daily Hampshire Gazette requested Martin’s contract last April after he was hired in late March,...

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AMHERST – Gino Campiotti raced toward the front pylon. This year he met the football there from inside the end zone and hauled in a catch for a (spring practice) touchdown as a tight end rather than diving to score from outside like last season when...

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AMHERST — Amidst the maelstrom of college basketball’s off-season, Frank Martin exudes calm. The UMass men’s basketball coach’s trademark fiery on-court demeanor melts away into the Power-U monogrammed leather armchairs in the Champions Center meeting...

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AMHERST – Don Brown doesn’t mind his defense winning some spring practice days and losing others compared to the offense. The pendulum indicates the strength of a program.“For good teams, the pendulum swings back. It just does,” Brown said. “If you're...

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Dave Hixon knew he was a Hall of Famer on Monday. He couldn’t say anything about it until the class was officially announced Saturday.“This has been a hard week because I’ve had a lot of people asking me,” Hixon said.When an Adrian Wojnarowski report...

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AMHERST – Alex Miller spends most of his time in the corner of the UMass football practice facility.While the quarterbacks, receivers and backs throw routes and practice handoffs on the playing surface, the offensive line drills to the fundamentals....

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Add one more jewel to Queen Breen’s crown.UMass graduate student forward Sam Breen was named the 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player Of The Year on Wednesday, becoming the fourth winner in the award’s history and first Minutewoman.“I am super blessed...

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AMHERST – Mike Toth didn’t expect his homecoming game to turn into a coming out party.The Granby native figured he’d support his teammates from the Earl Lorden field dugout and maybe see some friends and family after the UMass baseball team’s home...

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Two UMass men’s basketball players entered the transfer portal Tuesday.Both freshman forward Tafara Gapare and redshirt junior guard T.J. Weeks Jr. will transfer away from Amherst.Gapare, a Wellington, New Zealand, native played in 30 games for the...

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AMHERST — Familiarity brought focus in the UMass football team’s first spring practice of 2023.The Minutemen opened the session in the indoor practice bubble Wednesday. They’ll practice 13 more times ahead of the April 29 spring game.“You know what’s...

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Dyondre Dominguez will finish his college basketball career elsewhere after the junior forward entered his name in the transfer portal Tuesday.The Providence, R.I., native has two years of eligibility remaining.“Man this is hard for me to write right...

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UMass men’s basketball point guard Noah Fernandes has entered the transfer portal, he announced on both Twitter and Instagram on Monday.The senior from Mattapoisett spent three years in Amherst after playing for Wichita State his freshman year. He...

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CHESTNUT HILL – The maroon helmets never changed. Massachusetts still spread across their chests in maroon or white. But it still didn’t look like the same UMass hockey team this season. At least, UMass hockey as constructed over the past four...

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CHESTNUT HILL – The definition of insanity overtook the UMass hockey team as much as Boston College.The Minutemen faced the Eagles for the fourth time in Wednesday’s Hockey East tournament preliminary round. Like the previous three matchups, UMass...

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Frank Martin spent as much time as a concrete mason as a basketball coach in his first season leading the UMass men’s basketball program. He laid the foundation that the Minutemen’s future success can rise from.UMass’ season ended Tuesday against...

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Going out with a whimper would have been an improvement.The UMass men’s basketball team scored a season-low 38 points and fell 71-38 against Richmond in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament’s opening game at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on...

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All 15 Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball teams are facing the same pressure this week at the Barclays Center: win the conference tournament to reach the NCAA Tournament, or lose and go home.UMass, seeded 13th, has a longer road than most. The...

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AMHERST – That’s what the UMass men’s basketball team wants to look like.The Minutemen pounded Saint Bonaventure in the paint and on the boards, closing the regular season with a 71-60 victory Saturday on Senior Day at the Mullins Center. They grabbed...

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The past, present and future of the UMass hockey team will converge in its final regular season series.The Minutemen will visit Maine for two games Friday and Saturday (7:05 p.m. ESPN-Plus). Former UMass assistant Ben Barr is in his second year...