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Named director of athletics in March 2015, Bamford was given direct oversight of a 21-sport athletic department with 650 student-athletes, 175 employees and a $33m budget. In his first six months at UMass, Bamford generated interest and visibility for the athletics program by announcing the department would fund the Cost of Attendance gap for ...
The stadium is also the site of UMass Amherst graduation ceremonies, and hosted the 1987 NCAA women's soccer championship. On April 10, 2009, an Amherst resident fell from the stadium in what police believe was a suicide. [10] UMass now plays in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). McGuirk Stadium's current capacity is only modestly above the ...
The William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center, is a 9,493-seat multi-purpose arena (10,500 for 360 concerts), located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Mullins Center is the home of UMass Minutemen men's basketball, women's basketball, and men's ice hockey. In addition ...
It was the site of the 1992 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament championship game, when UMass defeated West Virginia, 97-91. One of the most memorable events in The Cage's history may be the Temple/UMass men's basketball game on February 16, 1992. UMass had never beaten Temple in 21 attempts, but the rivalry had intensified ...
UMass won its first Atlantic 10 cross country title in 1995 under head coach Ken O'Brien. [5] O'Brien was named A-10 Coach of the Year for the 1995 season. In 2008, the Minutemen won the 2008 Atlantic 10 championships in Charlotte, North Carolina by one point over Duquesne University . [ 6 ]
UMass announced that it would look for a "more suitable conference" for the team. [9] UMass became an independent member of FBS football beginning with the 2016 season. The UMass football team competed at the NCAA Division I FCS (formerly I-AA) level until 2012, and won one national title in that subdivision in 1998. The Minutemen were national ...
Earl Lorden Field is a baseball venue located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. The field is home to the UMass Minutemen baseball team of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The field is named after former UMass baseball coach Earl Lorden and was dedicated in his name on ...
The UMass Minutewomen softball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Minutewomen are currently led by head coach Danielle Henderson. The team plays its home games at Sortino Field located on the university's campus. [2]