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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

UMass wants its degree back 😀

UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Catching fire / collapsing mid-game

UMass Hoopster @umasshoopster.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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@umasshoops.bsky.social, Loyola Chicago is official. Nov 29, 1:00

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Some details are starting to settle in about the MBB schedule, including that our game with BC at TD Garden on 11/6 (Friday) has been set for 5:00. More observations... www.umasshoops.com/newboard/vie...

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

UMass Football picked up two votes in the FBS Coaches Poll this week. 👀 sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/nca... Does it matter at this point in the season? Maybe not. Is it a fun accomplishment? Yes.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Nice to see. Clean up the penalties (9 for 98) and this could have been a wider margin.

Mark @markoftheeast.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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UMass will be 3-0. Next week, they will travel to Sacramento to play their first Mid-American Conference game of the season. All of this makes total sense.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

UMMBB has picked up a commitment for next season: 6'4 guard Patrese (Trese) Feamster, out of Pennsylvania. Initial discussion: www.umasshoops.com/newboard/vie...

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The documentary Lightning in a Bottle is coming together, shaping up to be a 3-part series. Producers and UM alums Brad Davidson and Mike Corey are shopping it to streaming services. Can you help get the production across the goal line? More info here: umasshoops.com/wiki/doku.ph...

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Everything's just getting so weird now. We have a 2-year G-League guy on our roster, the SEC was threatening to kick LSU out of the conference, UMass football winning on a Big Ten field, it's all bananas 😀

UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I trust Rocco Miller's reporting, but I guess we'll see. It's not on Loyola's yet either, but Loyola also doesn't show their A10 slate either. Looks like the A10 hasn't released their dates yet, and they typically do around this time of year.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

UMMBB has added two home exhibitions to the slate: Rhode Island, 10/11, 3 PM Brown, 10/18, 2 PM Both will be free admission. Might have to go in person to see 'em. In years past, our home exhibitions have not streamed. Also, overlaps with Patriots home games: 10/11 Raiders, 10/18 Jets, both 1 PM.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Night tennis at The Open hits different, but not THAT late. Agree with the take here.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Quick edit: Change "13-7 Michigan win" to "13-12 Michigan win" Thanks for the write-up. Wondering how much Steinbrecher knows he's waging a losing battle of David vs Goliath, but regardless, good for putting up the fight on behalf of the conference. Shouldn't just lay down.

UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

UMMBB will indeed play at Harvard in an exhibition on 10/23. Looks like it will be a ticketed event, but their single-game tickets are not on sale yet. Says it will stream on ESPN+.

Lorenzo Zenon Villalobos Jr @loloinolytown.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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Try saying this dude’s last name in one try without fucking it up. Andddddddd go. #UMassFootball #UMASSvsRUT #MACtion

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

NJ.com didn’t think they’d have to write this tonight…

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“…it is not too much of a stretch to rank it alongside the Minutemen’s win in the 1998 FCS National Championship.” Dialed back a bit in subsequent paragraphs, but let’s enjoy it.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Line is +29.5 If we keep it a 3-score game, I'll take it.

UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Thanks for the write-up. Make a quick edit and change 20__ to 2022.

UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Yes, that's a pretty good add, especially so late in the off-season. Credit to whoever got this done.

UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Not great that we're using one of our eight by-choice non-conference games to play a D-III school, but, at least we're not Western Michigan? The Broncos are playing one D-III and two bible colleges. Yikes. wmubroncos.com/news/2026/8/...

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Men's Basketball Releases 2026-27 Non-Conference Schedule - Western Michigan University Athletics

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's basketball team released the remainder of its non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season on Monday.

UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In the recent podcast, AD Bamford said we tried to make it work with Rhode Island, but the available dates didn't match up. UM has played URI 165 times in their MBB programs' history, but that went on hiatus with our departure from the A10. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgur...

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Plant The Flag: Ready For The New Year

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

UM has apparently filled the schedule vacancy created by the loss of the Northeastern game. We've reportedly agreed to a home-and-home with Loyola-Chicago, who will visit Amherst on 11/29 (the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend). We will play in Chicago next season. @roccomiller8.bsky.social

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Made that while uprooting nearly all UM sports out of a good mid-major conference, to align with a distant, mediocre mid-major conference all for the sake of football, and then watched football sink below some FCS and D2 programs in a ranking. Fabulously bad return on investment.

UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yeah, I picked up on that irony also. Guy who can't be negative while broadcasting some truly dreadful games, has to do another can't be negative interview of his ultimate boss, who continues to collect a fat paycheck despite uninspiring results.

UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Maybe we thought the UM/NU game was more of a lock than they did. Maybe NU took a payday from UW and said "we'll owe you one." Only the ADs know for sure, but it's not great for us this season.

UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Is he a chump because he left us for a bigger bag? Because he hasn't been the only one.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

So what's the solution? All the content publishers you like band together and form a pact to get off the bird site? Easier said than done, especially when the bird site still dominates in viewership, even if it's a toxic hellscape run by a megalomaniacal fascist.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Come on over. We’re trying to build critical mass.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Playing less than the maximum number of games is not unheard of. We did it just three seasons ago.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A weird scheduling quirk popped up... UMMBB was supposed to play at Northeastern on 11/25, but Northeastern is now committed to playing at Wisconsin that day, so the UM/NU game is off. UM may try to fill in the vacancy, but in August, when most dance cards are already filled, that might be tough.

UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

ESPN's Bill Connelly compiled a ranking of over 700 college football teams, at all levels of competition. x.com/ESPN_BillC/s... UMass comes in at 201, behind... Every other FBS team 59 FCS teams 3 D2 teams 1 D3 team Ladies and gentlemen, The Ryan Bamford Experience.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SP+ TOP 771 Ohio State -148 Oberlin LSU -133 Centenary Miami -129 Fort Lauderdale Montana State -11 UTEP Ferris State -4.5 Ball State New England College -2.5 Maine Maritime Full 20...

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Coming off that upset on 3/12, Miami coach Travis Steele said in the post-game presser that the league should do something to protect the top seeds. x.com/midmajorball... He got his wish. It was soft then and it still is now. If you can't win your 1 vs 8 matchup, or 2 vs 7, you should stop whining.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

MAC will change up their tourney format this season, keep the top-8 format, but stretch it to 4 days, and give the #1 and #2 seeds a pass to the Semis. If Miami had actually taken care of their business on 3/12/26, does this change still happen?

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I noted on the board: Of the top 4 finishers from last season (Miami, Akron, Kent State, Toledo), all of them visit Mullins on a Tuesday. You have to get down to the .500 / tied for 5th Bowling Green or Ohio to find them on a weekend visit.

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Understandable. Makes me think of a Charlton Heston line in True Lies: "this is not blowing my skirt up."

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The MAC schedule has dropped. Observations... -As expected, 22 games. Home and Homes with each MAC member. -Earliest conf play I can remember, as we open 12/2 at EMU. 3 conf games before finals break. -Wed mid-week games before XMas, then Tues after. -No compelling Saturday home games 😞

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Completely shocked that no UMass Minuteman made this list. 🙄

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UMassHoops.com @umasshoops.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Bettiol already had a pro deal lined up, and Banks just got one, so they're probably not interested unless we find an NIL pot of gold. Not sure what DHS is up to.