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Van, you need to lower your expectations in terms of UMass athletics.

We've litigated this all before, but the facts remain...
Bruiser got us two NCAA Tournament appearances, in his five years. The guys that followed him only have 1 appearance in 25 years.
He had a winning record in his conference play career. Only 1 of the 5 that followed him (Travis Ford) did ...

UMassFan99 wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 5:34 pm With so many foreign players, will be interesting to see if they truly are all hidden gems and if they accept his yelling.

Hopefully their English isn’t very good and they’ll think he is screaming, “Great job! I love you like a son!”

Eldon you are correct with some of your points, but blame McCutcheon and support above far more than Bamford personally. Really don't want to go in why expect McCutchen's scheduling so heavily with P5 conferences and there were years we were playing half a regular season worth of SEC teams ...

Since winning doesn't seem to be a concern, maybe we should just being going after players who have a particular attribute that is intriguing. Maybe get someone who can leap like Herndon but isn't necessarily a basketball prodigy and try to get Olivier Rioux, the 7'9" dude transferring from UF ...

It is easy to Monday morning QB this thing, but the way the Kelsey thing went down should have been a huge sign. I cannot speak for others, but I attributed Kelsey dumping UMass as a Hoop problem, but I have a feeling it had at least as much to do with the AD (and the department overall) as it ...

Don't know about the reliability of this guy. Maybe someone can see if he has legit credentials or is just a rumor spreader.

Stephen J Smith—CFB and CBB Insider @StephenSmithCFB
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Per 2 sources close to Gene Taylor, #KansasState will name UMass's Frank Martin the school's next head coach ...

At one time this board use to talk about Umass making the NCAA’s or NIT. When we moved to the MAC we were supposed to doninate since it was considered a step down. What has happened?


The goal posts have been moved. Making the MAC tourney is now a milestone. And next year, the football team wins ...

Did I hear somewhere that if football goes 0-12 and basketball misses the MAC tourney, then my Jordan’s Furniture is free?

Sheck wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 10:33 pm ^
He also runs an offense that resembles something from before the advent of color television.

To summarize this thread: UMass basketball is 1000% fucked with zero hope for the future. RIP.

kd68 wrote: Sat Oct 25, 2025 3:23 pm And we down graded our basketball program for this?

Trust the process?

Sadly, the only way the Mullins gets more 1k in the seats this season is if they go 30-0 and blow everyone out by 30. Otherwise there’s zero appetite for MAC ball.

Boy that really cheered me up on a rainy 60 degree Saturday in June.

RJ had an absolutely awful day shooting, but it was so surprising that Pitino would keep the big east player of the year out at the end of the game.