UMass drops home opener to Big Red

AMHERST - University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach Derek Kellogg did not like the result or the turnovers, but he left Wednesday's home-opening 74-61 loss to Cornell encouraged.

Harris moves up Minuteman scoring list

AMHERST - University of Massachusetts senior guard Ricky Harris will not pass the Minuteman legend who was in the building Wednesday night, but he put the two most famous former UMass stars behind him on the school's career scoring chart.

Jim McCoy, the Minutemen's all-time leading scorer with 2.374 points, was among the 3,482 fans in the Mullins Center crowd.

UMass hopes to rebound against Cornell

AMHERST - University of Massachusetts point guard David Gibbs is anxious to get back on the basketball court.

The sophomore was disappointed with his play in the Minutemen's 84-67 loss at Central Florida on Friday, and was ready to get back on the court at 7:30 tonight against Cornell at the Mullins Center to put it behind him.

Esho signs national letter for UMass

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The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team continues to be a landing spot for members of the DC Assault AAU program as forward Maxie Esho, who verbally committed to the Minutemen last fall, has officially signed his national letter of intent.

UMass loses as Harris struggles in opener

ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team got concrete proof in Friday night's season opener of something it probably already knew. When Ricky Harris struggles to score, the Minutemen are going to have a hard time finding enough offense.

UMass hoop opener features freshmen

ORLANDo, Fla. - Two years down the road, a men's basketball matchup between the University of Massachusetts and Central Florida could be a game between two-veteran laden teams with high hopes.

UMass plays in some odd hoop games

The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team has had an odd tendency in recent years of being the opponent in games that get extra attention for unusual reasons.

In 2005, the Minutemen were in Philadelphia to play Temple when John Chaney suspended himself after admitting sending in "goons" to commit hard fouls in a game against Saint Joseph's.