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Hall of Fame coach David Hixon a true family man
08-10-2023 5:04 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Michael Hixon waggled his feet sitting on a LeFrak Gymnasium locker room bench.The Amherst College men’s basketball team sat around the toddler, feet on the floor, heads down. Some covered their faces with towels.“Dad, what’s the matter?” Michael...

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TBT: The Commonwealth UMass basketball alumni team to face Virginia Dream after Rhode Island withdraws
07-21-2023 3:20 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST — The Commonwealth invoked John Calipari when the news came out Friday morning.UMass’ alumni team will no longer face The Rhody Way, a group of Rhode Island alums, in the first round of The Basketball Tournament after Rhody withdrew “due to...


Former UMass stars ‘The Commonwealth’ readying for TBT debut next week
07-20-2023 9:22 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST – Freddie Riley never got to utilize the Champions Center while he was at UMass. The school broke ground on the basketball program’s dedicated practice facility the year he graduated in 2013 and completed it in 2015.“Not jealous. I mean,...


UMass basketball: Minutemen round out roster with Tarique Foster
06-26-2023 5:05 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

The shifting seas of the UMass men’s basketball roster may finally be calm.After big man Wildens Leveque entered the transfer portal late in the process in mid June, the Minutemen filled the roster spot by adding freshman Tarique Foster on...


UMass basketball notebook: Wildens Leveque makes late entry to transfer portal
06-15-2023 3:57 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

The transfer portal snatched up one more Minuteman.Big man Wildens Leveque will leave the UMass men’s basketball program after just one season and enter the portal as a graduate transfer, the Brockton native confirmed on Twitter. He played three...


UMass basketball: Frank Martin evaluates new roster additions
05-18-2023 5:29 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST – Relationship building begets the UMass men’s basketball program coach Frank Martin wants it to become. He’s bringing in six freshmen during a national enthrallment with the transfer portal because he’s gotten to know them since he was hired....


UMass basketball: Former Minutewoman Makennah White transferring to Seton Hall
05-04-2023 7:52 PM

By HANNAH BEVIS 

Another former UMass women’s basketball player has committed to a new school for next season. Makennah White announced via her Instagram she has committed to play at Seton Hall for the 2023-24 season. Seton Hall plays in the Big East, and finished the...


UMass basketball: Yolanda Cole and Samera Marsh named assistant coaches on Minutewomen’s staff
04-26-2023 5:20 PM

By HANNAH BEVIS 

Mike Leflar has made his first hires as head coach of the UMass women’s basketball team. Leflar has brought on two new members to his staff, Yolanda Cole and Samera Marsh, according to a release from the school on Wednesday. Cole and Marsh will both...


Transfer portal: Angelique Ngalakulondi commits to Missouri; Tafara Gapare headed to Georgia Tech
04-25-2023 4:52 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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...


UMass basketball: Frank Martin coached Minutemen for more than a year without fully executed contract
04-19-2023 5:48 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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,...


UMass basketball: Mike Leflar introduced as new Minutewomen head coach, “The amount of gratitude I feel is overwhelming” 
04-12-2023 8:37 PM

By HANNAH BEVIS 

AMHERST – There wasn’t an empty seat inside a packed Massachusetts room at the Mullins Center on Wednesday afternoon. It seemed as though the entire UMass athletics department had turned out for new women’s basketball coach Mike Leflar’s introductory...


UMass basketball: Mike Leflar promoted, will be Minutewomen’s new head coach
04-10-2023 4:41 PM

By HANNAH BEVIS

Just a few days after Tory Verdi announced his departure for the coaching job at the University of Pittsburgh, UMass announced his replacement. The school didn’t have to look far for Verdi’s successor – he’s been at his side for the last five years....


UMass basketball: Minutemen coach Frank Martin talks transfer portal: “We created this moment. And so we can't sit around and complain about it”
04-04-2023 7:28 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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...


UMass notebook: Sam Breen named 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player Of The Year
03-29-2023 2:40 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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...


UMass basketball players Tafara Gapare & T.J. Weeks Jr. enter transfer portal
03-28-2023 7:02 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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...


UMass notebook: Reed Lebster transferring to Michigan State; Dyondre Dominguez enters transfer portal
03-21-2023 6:25 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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...


UMass basketball: Minutewomen earn first-round WNIT home game against Albany
03-13-2023 7:34 PM

By HANNAH BEVIS

The UMass women’s basketball team fell just short of its goal of qualifying for the NCAA tournament, but the program will still play postseason basketball. The Minutewomen earned an automatic bid to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT),...


UMass basketball guard Noah Fernandes enters transfer portal
03-13-2023 4:14 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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...


UMass basketball: Frank Martin laid the foundation in first season leading Minutemen
03-08-2023 5:27 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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...


UMass basketball: Minutemen’s offense fizzles in lopsided Atlantic 10 Tournament opening-round loss to Richmond
03-07-2023 4:28 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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...


UMass basketball: Minutemen open Atlantic 10 tournament play with first-round tilt against Richmond
03-06-2023 6:41 PM

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

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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