Massachusetts Minutemen NCAA Basketball News

A good month of basketball could earn Gary Forbes a ticket to Philadelphia - or Springfield.

Tyrell Lynch found himself in the middle of the deep end in his first season of college basketball.

The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team's game Dec. 19 against Memphis appears to be on course to stay at the TD Garden in Boston.

A name has been attached to the franchise, but it will be awhile before some faces are attached to the name.

Tony Gaffney contributed plenty of blocked shots and rebounding for the Minutemen, but is he good enough to get drafted tonight? The 2009 NBA Draft will be starting shortly.

WILLIMANTIC, Conn., Feb. 24 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news release: Undermanned University of Massachusetts Dartmouth matched the Eastern Connecticut State University women's basketball team basket for basket for 25 minutes before the top-seeded Warriors pulled away for a 60-40 win over the eighth-seeded Corsairs ...

BURLINGTON, Vt., May 4 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news release: Matt Glass has announced his decision to transfer from the University of Massachusetts men's basketball program to Vermont .

As the executive director of the pro training center at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla., David Thorpe makes his living training professional basketball players.

Life is good for Tony Gaffney , and he's convinced that one way or another, it's about to get better.

Tony Gaffney, who had a breakout senior year for the UMass men's basketball team, has worked out with the NBA's Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks, who are interested in strengthening the power forward spot.

The University of Massachusetts men's basketball career of Doug Wiggins is over, before the point guard could play a game.

A 12-18 record isn't anything to write home about. However, University of Massachusetts basketball coach Derek Kellogg is hopeful that his first full recruiting class will write a new chapter in the school's hoop history.

All that's left is for Terrell Vinson, a Top 100 basketball recruit from Baltimore, to sign his letter of intent.

With Terrell Vinson rounding out Derek Kellogg's 2009 recruiting class there is no missing the striking difference in the Minutemen team that will take the court next Fall.

Terrell Vinson 's never been one to seek the spotlight. Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Maryland, Memphis and Villanova were just a few of the schools that, at one time or another, recruited the St.

Former Mount Mansfield Union standout Matt Glass said Sunday he will accept a full basketball scholarship to attend the University of Vermont beginning this fall.

Two University of Massachusetts seniors have earned a look from the NBA. Forward and point guard Chris Lowe have been invited to the NBA pre-draft camp in Portsmouth, Va.

By RON CHIMELIS rchimelis@repub.com The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team will host a campus visit by Terrell Vinson, a highly recruited high school senior from Baltimore, Md.

University of Massachusetts forward Tony Gaffney's breakout senior season has earned him an invitation to the Portsmouth, Va., Invitational Tournament.

University of Massachusetts sophomore guard Gary Correia plans to transfer at the end of the semester, becoming the second basketball player to leave the program since the season ended last month.