For the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team, getting to the Atlantic 10 tournament may be almost as tough as getting to the NCAA tournament. In his last University of Massachusetts home game, Jonathan DePina scored a career high in points, but rarely looked so low afterward. Some people report Elvis or Bigfoot sightings. University of Massachusetts men's basketball followers prefer Bob Knight sightings. The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team insists it wouldn't mind playing St. Joseph's again.
Many coaches shy away from giving it to a freshman.
At his best, Micah Brand remains one of the top young men's basketball players in the Atlantic 10 Conference. For a full half, the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team kept its championship dreams alive by playing like champions. St. Joseph's University has chosen tonight's men's basketball game against Massachusetts to honor the powerhouse 1985-86 team that included current UMass coach Bruiser Flint and Geoff Arnold, his assistant. On a day when defense dominated, it didn't hurt the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team that Monty Mack's shooting touch was available, too. Even after Tuesday's win over Rhode Island, the University of Massachusetts saw its chances for an Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season men's basketball championship reduced greatly this week.