UMass men's hoop TV schedule

UMass on TV this season:

Nov. 24 vs. Florida State in the Bahamas - Versus

Nov. 25 vs. Utah/Harvard  - Versus

Nov. 26 Potentially on Versus

Dec. 3 at Miami, ESPNU

Dec. 17 vs. Quinnipiac, NESN

Jan. 8 at La Salle, Comcast SportsNet NE

Jan. 21 at Richmond, CBS Sports Network

Jan. 28 vs. Saint Louis, Comcast SportsNet NE

Feb. 4 at George Washington, Comcast Network

Feb.  18 vs. La Salle, CBS Sports Network

Feb. 21 vs. Xavier, Comcast SportsNet NE

Feb. 25 at Dayton, CBS Sports Network

March 3 vs. Rhode Island, Comcast SportsNet NE

Jason Yellin departing

Usually when a sports information director/media relations director departs, its news because the media says its news. After all we deal with people in those positions on a regular basis.But there is actual news in Jason Yellin's departure from UMass. Yellin arrived in Amherst at a time when new technology was really blooming and he embraced it.

He led the move to do more digital video on the web site and was a driving force behind the groundbreaking use of CBS 3 Now to broadcast home games on the digital TV station.

Staying ahead of that will be key for the athletic department. I'm guessing we're not far from people being able to watch games on their smart phones and other developments that I'm not smart enough to come up with.

Keeping UMass on the cutting edge of technology was Yellin's legacy at UMass. It wasn't a small thing.

This is kind of a big deal

UMass announced yesterday that most of its home games that weren't already being televised are going to be on CBS 3 Now, the digital cable station of CBS 3 Springfield.

This includes men's hoop, hockey and football in addition to soccers, field hockey, lacrosses, baseball and softball. 

I think this is a great thing for exposure, but at some point, especially if the teams struggle, it's going to affect ticket sales.

A-10 on TV

The Atlantic 10 released its national TV games, Monday, here are games involving the Minutemen and Minutewomen.

Men's games:

CBS College Sports

Sat. Dec. 6 Boston College at Massachusetts, 8:30

Sat. Jan. 3 Vanderbilt at Massachusetts, 5

Sun. Feb. 8 Saint Joseph’s at Massachusetts, 3

ESPN

Tue. Nov. 18 Massachusetts at Memphis, 12 ESPN

Sat. Dec. 13 Massachusetts at Kansas, 2

ESPN2

Sat. Jan. 17 Temple at Massachusetts, 7

ESPNU

Sat. Jan. 31 Massachusetts at Xavier Noon

Women's games:

CBS College Sports

Sun. Feb. 22 Rhode Island at Massachusetts, 1

...11 days til hoop practice...