The UMass Minutemen are quietly 7-3 on the season, and a big reason for that is Marcus Banks Jr. (@JustMxrcus_) The 6'3 guard is averaging 18.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.3 steals while shooting 45% overall and 39.8% from three-point.

This kid’s custom sweatshirt 👍 🔥

Suck it, Boston College. See you in 2036.

UMass vs BC, tonight! Something we've been waiting to say for the past 11 years. umasshoops.com/wiki/doku.ph... Get to the MassMutual Center if you can. Tickets: massmutualcenter.evenue.net/event/MMC25/... Tune in on ESPNU if you can't, or Jay & Adam on the radio.

College > NBA

30 years ago today: The Commonwealth Classic is born, as UMass takes on BC at the new FleetCenter. umasshoops.com/wiki/doku.ph... Lots of things have changed since then, but the rivalry finally renews tomorrow. Get to Springfield if you can, or ESPNU if you can't.

Donovan Brown finally gets some action. We’ve seen very little of him. Hopefully he can do a couple good things in the final minutes.

Flagship holds a 42-32 lead at the half. UM shooting 49% overall but -2 in the glass and has sent Lowell to the line a way too many 19 times.

M’women lost their first of the season, 64-61 at Army. They had a chance to send it to send it OT but missed the 3. goarmywestpoint.com/sidearmstats... UM goes into finals break, back in action on the 19th in a Florida MTE.

Credit to @jayburnham.bsky.social for pointing this out… Lowell’s Austin Green is the son of Edwin Green, who played for us in the ‘80s. Edwin scored nearly 1400 points for us, 15th on our all time list. umasshoops.com/wiki/doku.ph...

Thank you @jayburnham.bsky.social for the shout out on the broadcast.

Tomorrow... M'Women (7-0) visit Army (6-2) at Noon Available on ESPN+ Army looks to stay perfect at home while UM looks to stay perfect overall. M'men (5-3) host UMass Lowell (3-6) at 4 PM Also available on ESPN+ but get to Mullins if you can. Flagship looks to avenge last year's loss.

UM holds on for the win over Harvard, 78-71. UM had a 23-pt lead with 16:20 to go. Harvard cut it to 3 with :34, but UM closed it out. Banks sets a new UM-high with 29 points. Hinton (Soph) a career high 35 for Harvard. UM improves to 5-3 on the young season, stays home for Lowell on Saturday.

Harvard cold with 33% overall and 0-11 from 3, contributes to their 36-21 deficit to UMass at the half. UM, meanwhile, warm at 6-12 from deep. Pts off TOs: 11-0 edge for UM

In some upcoming game, we need to tally how many times Frank Sullivan says “ball screen” during the broadcast. He knows what he’s talking about but it’s like his go-to point of analysis. Can’t make it a drinking game. We would end up in the hospital.

7-0 Minutewomen get the road win at Northeastern, 71-52. UM +14 on the glass and score 40 in the paint. Olbrys 18 & 6 McKayle 14-3-3 Off night for Palmieri (2-11 FG), but 6 rebs stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?... Next up for UM: at Army (6-2) on Saturday. #LetsGoUMass

31 years ago today: UM plays their first game as a #1 ranked team. Lou Roe did his TV Lou thing for the NBC audience, with a 33 & 10 game, but the Jayhawk D neutralized Marcus Camby (2 points). umasshoops.com/wiki/doku.ph...

Double-dose of UMass basketball this afternoon / evening. Minutewomen look to stay perfect, at Northeastern at 4 PM. NESN has the TV. umassathletics.com/news/2025/12... M'men are home for Harvard at 7, on ESPN+ umassathletics.com/news/2025/12...

dreams do come true 😭😭😭

In the good news department, UMWBB remains unbeaten, with a 23-point win at Holy Cross tonight. M'women get a week off before going back east: at Northeastern on 12/3.

The anti-perfect football season comes to an end. Bowling Green 45, UMass 14 UMass finishes 0-12, their first all-loss full season since 1896. Season scoring margin: -330 Average: -27.5

UMass football has given up 203 total yards ... in the first quarter 😮 Down 14-0 to Bowling Green 45 minutes away from the anti-perfect season. stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?i...

The Minutewomen look to stay perfect as they visit Holy Cross, tonight at 6 on ESPN+. umassathletics.com/news/2025/11...

Yale beat Akron to take the Paradise Jam title. Yale shot 21-21 from the line 😮, which proved critical in the 3-point win. www.espn.com/mens-college... UMass at Akron in February.

DHS flushes a feed off a Bettiol steal, and UM is going to get out of here with the win. DHS has a new career high, 24 points.

UM had fallen behind 48-43 but went on an 11-2 run to pull ahead 54-50. 11:21 to play. DHS decided to turn it on today, has 16 & 7 so far. Clerc a spark off the bench with 9 & 5. UM has also been keeping OSU off the line, just 7 Beaver FTAs so far.

UM holds a 34-31 edge over Oregon State at the half, mainly on the +7 overall rebounding edge, and 8-2 on the offensive glass. UM also working the paint, with a 20-8 points edge. UM shooting 47% FG overall, but 27% from 3 (Banks 3-6, others 0-5), and leaving points at the line again, 3-7 FT.

Whoa. Rollie Castineyra enters the game with 12+ left in the first half, pairs up with Danny in the backcourt. Frank must be sending a message on defensive play.

Rookie Danny Carbuccia is getting the start at the 1 today, swapping our K'Jei Parker. Carbuccia had a good game on Saturday. ESPN+ getting started now: www.espn.com/watch/player... Stats: stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?i...

Entering today's action, Sports-Reference had us at #25 in sending opponents to the line, 27.5 Opponent FTAs per game. www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/... In the last 4, its 30.75 In the last 2, 32.0 Have to tighten that up if we're going to get back in the win column.

UM falls to Green Bay, 79-75. GB was 1-5 this season, and 4-28 last season. Off day tomorrow, back at it on Monday against the loser of today's Iona / Oregon State game. 12:30 PM Eastern game on Monday.

UM had it cut to 3 with 11.9 to go, then fell asleep, gave up the home-run pass, and GB has all but clinched it.

Carbuccia now has a new young career high. Currently has 14. Shooting 6-7 👍

Bettiol fouls out with 2:53 to play. That's trouble for UM as he's been UM's primary producer in the second half. 70-66 GB

UMass hasn't given up, and it's a 64-62 game with under 5 to play. Bettiol and Banks 17 each.

UM shooting better this half (60%), but so is Green Bay (67%). UM down 55-47 at the under-12. Banks 17 pts for UM. Danny Carbuccia now has 12, 1 away from tying his young career high.

The opposite start we wanted. DHS fouls the 3pt shooter, picks up his 3rd, 27 seconds in.

UM getting out-shot, 52% to 23%, and lucky to only be down 33-23. A good day so far at the line (8-9) keeping it closer. UM's last FG came on a Carbuccia 3 that banked in. Glass even at 15. Points in the paint: 22-2 GB 🤢

Annnnd we're down 10 to Green Bay. 25-15 with 5:34 to play in H1, timeout UM. UM is shooting 4-18 (22%) to start.

Minutewomen with a nice win over Boston College, improve to 5-0 to start the season. Don't be surprised if that's the last time BCWBB agrees to play us 😀

I should take a Dramamine to deal with this camera work.

51 seconds in, UMass a breakaway basket to take a 5-0 lead, and Gottlieb calls a timeout 😀

UMass / Green Bay in day two of the Paradise Jam, today at 3 PM Eastern on ESPN+ umassathletics.com/news/2025/11...

UMass falls to Charleston in a foul-fest, 69-65. Next up: UM (3-2) vs Green Bay (1-4), tomorrow at 3 PM Eastern, on ESPN+ Cougars kill UM with 24-29 (83%) free throw shooting, versus just 6-13 for UM. UM +10 on the glass as a bright spot.

Fouls continue to mount, but game is knotted at 45 at the under-12. UM with 3: DHS, Parker, Clerc UM whistled for 5 this half, C of C has 3. FTs could be a difference maker as C of C is 80% today.

94 seconds in, Charleston on a 6-0 run, and Frank takes a timeout before it gets worse. 35-28 C of C

C of C owns the 29-28 edge at halftime. Refs trying to make themselves the stars with lots of whistles. FG%: UM 42, C of C 33 3 FG%: UM 23 (3-13), C of C 27 (3-11) FT: UM 3-7, C of C 10-13 UM +7 on the glass

Refs are calling this one tight. 5 Minutemen have 2 fouls each: DHS, Leo, K'Jei, Luka, and Clerc. The frontcourt could be trouble as the game goes into H2. UM has a 28-26 lead with about 2 to play in H1.

StatBroadcast seems to be taking a nap in the island sun, but ESPN's feed is working www.espn.com/mens-college...

Green Bay beat the spread, but Yale won 73-67. If UMass wins today, we'll play Yale on Sunday at 5:30 Eastern. If UMass loses today, we'll play Green Bay tomorrow at 3:00 Eastern.