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NERR just came out with their final 2026 New England player rankings. I don't know how good these rankings are, but I have to say I'm a little surprised and disappointed in Sylla's spot, #21. I thought he would be top 10. Not shocked by Martin being at 40.

https://newenglandrecruitingreport.com ...

Hailey is th backup PG, with Clayton filling in as needed. Clayton looks like the starter at SG. The question is ŵho is going to be his backup? We only have Noa and Martin.


Looks that way. Last year seemed like a good setup with 3 guards playing big minutes. It seemed good that Parker could ...

Team posted a photo of their visit to Fenway yesterday. Saw an amazing, record-setting game!
https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/208548006 ... 10/photo/1

Another lawsuit in the 5 for 5 saga. How great would it be if we could get another year out of Banks (not likely and we may not have any NIL money left to distribute). Also, Donovan Brown is still looking for a home. I thought he would do more than he did last year.


https://x.com/GoodmanHoops ...

Not sure URI would offer UMass the deal they gave Buffalo. Or that UMass is/was looking for that. Used to think it would be like Harvard in the past with alternating home games each year; or maybe try that once. Buffalo is a 1-time buy for URI. From X:
"Alex Rosinski@WiscyBusiness
Schedule News ...

most years UMass used fewer than the allowed scholarships, but this year looks like all are used. Meanwhile, the portal may re-open for many players. More chaos. I think several MAC guys that had already played 4 years entered the portal a few months ago.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7412510 ...

key word I wrote is "possible". Ahmed seems likely to me, and yes I pencil in Zemljik as he seems the only SG. Clearly nothing is decided yet.

Looking like an older, more experienced lineup with a load of international flavor. Possible starters:
PG: Carbuccia (Dominican Republic)
SG: Zemljik (Croatia)
SF: Ndjigue (Boston?)
PF: Wang (China)
C: Ahmed (Egypt)

Least obvious is PG, where maybe Clayton should be. Austria, Switzerland and ...

Some big time losses for the MAC, with some big names hitting the transfer portal at the last second

-Rob Whaley Jr, Kent State
-Jackson Paveletzke, Ohio
-Aidan Hadaway, Ohio
-Peter Suder, Miami OH


Whaley I get, he's got eligibility left. But the other 3 have all played 4 years in D1 already ...

Is the portal deadline just to enter, or to have your destination as well? Dont really know all the rules of the transfer portal


just to enter; a player has until tomorrow (April 21) to enter. I don't think there's any deadline for settling with a new school, except of course for the calendar ...

lots of MAC names with "intent to transfer" listed, but only Parker so far from UMass. Notable MAC names include Gillespie (Kent State), Elmer (Miami U), and Campbell (Bowling Green). All 5 of the first team all-MAC are gone next year. 4 gone from the second team, and 3 from the all-Freshman. And ...

looks like Miami (Ohio) is the lowest ranked team in that got in while not being an automatic qualifier.

35 minutes combined for the whole bench last night, 4 starters over 30 minutes. Would really like to see Placide and Parker subbed in for early to see if they can get into the flow of the game.


yes. 37 minutes for the combined Toledo bench also. the only Toledo starter with fewer than 30 ...

all 5 Miami starters are on the all-conference vs. 2 from UMass. Congrats to Leo and Marcus. And Danny for making the frosh team

wondered what happened to Javohn. He didn't play for a few weeks, and then played 48 minutes last night. Maybe DHS can bounce back like that