David Gibbs News

So I'm actually on vacation for the Christmas holiday, but that didn't stop me from taking in the biggest win of the season for the UMass Minuteman basketball team.

Anthony Gurley of the University of Massachusetts, top right, passes while surrounded by from left, Ariece Perkins, Lance Fuertado and Kevin Loyd of Grambling State Friday at the Mullins Center.

One is a starter, and one comes off the bench, but each in their own ways, David Gibbs and Hashim Bailey are key role players for the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team.

The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team won't get to savor Saturday's 84-63 win over Holy Cross for very long.

When the final horn sounded on the University of Massachusetts' 84-63 victory over Holy Cross yesterday at the DCU Center, UMass coach Derek Kellogg approached Crusaders first-year coach Sean Kearney to offer his consolation.

The experiment worked pretty well Wednesday, to where it might not be considered an experiment much longer.

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University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach Derek Kellogg had been considering trying Ricky Harris at point guard for a while after David Gibbs and Gary Correia had been inconsistent all season.

Atlantic City, NJ- The last time that the UMass Minutemen faced off against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights , the game took 23 days to be completed as the Minutemen won 77-62 in a game that was suspended at half time by a student protest in 1995.

Mike Rosario scored 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor to lead the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to an 83-75 win over the Massachusetts Minutemen as part of the Legends Classic at Boardwalk Hall.

Talk about two ends of the basketball spectrum. And on the same team, no less. On one end is University of Massachusetts guard David Gibbs, who has tried only 15 shots in 96 minutes, making two.

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

When a couple of Freddie Riley's 13 shots went up Saturday night, University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach Derek Kellogg cringed.

Sure, it came against a Division II team, and one new to NCAA competition at that.

Ricky Harris comes flying across the lane. Photo by J. Anthony Roberts. Not many players can say they one-upped Julius Erving and Marcus Camby on the same night, but Ricky Harris passed them both on the University of Massachusetts scoring charts Wednesday.

The Minutemen got schooled by one of America's better schools, providing more evidence that this is a year of serious rebuilding at the Mullins Center.

The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team got concrete proof in Friday night's season opener of something it probably already knew.

The UMass men's basketball team got to share the same building with basketball royalty, but won't have many fond memories of the time Michael Jordan watched them all play.

GAME NOTES: Recognized as the second-youngest team in the nation, the UCF Knights will try to put together a solid effort tonight as they open up the 2009-10 campaign at home against the Massachusetts Minutemen.

Derek Kellogg talks to senior guard Ricky Harris during the Minutemen's 80-78 victory over Dowling in an exhibition game, Nov.