Back on Feb. 14, the University of Maine men’s basketball team got an unsavory Valentine’s Day present from New Hampshire as the Wildcats buried long-range shot after long-range shot. UNH finished with a school-record 17 3-pointers on 23 tries and drubbed the Bears 87-69 at… Read More
With yet another America East men’s basketball tournament looming, and with yet another shot at what has been an elusive target – the league’s automatic bid in the NCAA tourney – in the offing, the University of Maine men’s squad is … again … thinking optimistically. Read More
Errick Greene will talk about himself. He’ll talk about his team. He’ll talk about the disrespect he feels drove him first to junior college, then to the University of Maine. He’ll talk about his teammates, and the Black Bears’ chances for postseason success. He’ll talk… Read More
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BOSTON – Outplayed in almost every area of the game, according to coach John Giannini, the University of Maine men’s basketball team dropped its final regular-season game Sunday afternoon. Boston University’s Chaz Carr scored 18 points to lead the Terriers to a 72-61 America East… Read More
ORONO – John Giannini will tell you that there are plenty of things his University of Maine men’s basketball team possesses that he loves. He’s got a versatile guard in Errick Greene. He’s got a 7-foot shot-snuffer in Justin Rowe. He’s got game, hard-working players… Read More
ORONO – With a minute and a half left in Sunday afternoon’s America East basketball contest, D.J. Munir had put together a game to forget. He was 1-for-10 from the floor. He had six points. And he had entered the game as Stony Brook’s biggest… Read More
The medical experts told him he wasn’t ready to play. Not quite yet. But as his University of Maine teammates battled to a 74-73 win over Northeastern on Sunday, Rickey White’s mind told him something else entirely. “Every time there was a close shot, or… Read More
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford Hawks shut down Maine’s inside game to earn a 59-47 men’s basketball victory at The Sports Center Tuesday night. A six-minute scoring drought late in the second half, when Maine had been down by only a point at 42-41,… Read More
BOSTON – Squandering a 16-point, second-half lead in 71/2 minutes might overwhelm some teams. Even after being the victim of such a momentous turnaround Sunday afternoon, the University of Maine responded with the game on the line. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ORONO – For the past several weeks, Justin Rowe has heard the same three words (or more, depending on how angry coach John Giannini is at the time, and how … colorful … the speech gets) each time he misses a short shot in the lane. Read More
BANGOR – As their team rushed out to a 27-3 lead in what would eventually become an 86-40 victory over the Thomas Terriers, Husson College fans in search of some intrigue were left counting their fingers on Monday night. The magic number: Nine. That’s all… Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. – Joe Campbell of Bangor scored 10 points over the final 10 minutes of regulation after going scoreless for the first 30 minutes of the game, then hit a big 3-pointer at the beginning of overtime to help the University of Maine to a 73-66 men’s… Read More
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – A potential game-tying 3-point shot from the left wing at the buzzer by the University of Maine’s Errick Greene bounced off the rim and Stony Brook University’s six-game losing streak was over. The host Seawolves also notched their first conference victory… Read More
ORONO – For the past month, Errick Greene has gone home each night to an apartment filled with battered Black Bears. While Greene had escaped a Thanksgiving weekend car crash with bruises and scrapes, his roommates – UMaine basketball starters Clayton Brown and Derrick Jackson… Read More
WATERVILLE – Erin Lovely’s game-high 18 points led the Thomas women’s basketball team to a 48-43 victory over Maine Maritime Academy of Castine Wednesday. Malorie LeClerc added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Terriers, while Courtney Corbett contributed 11 rebounds. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BIDDEFORD – The University of New England utilized an aggressive full-court press to force 22 turnovers en route to a 71-57 women’s basketball win over the University of Maine at Farmington on Monday. Melissa Roller scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Nor’easters… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Black Bears used a hat trick by Andrea Steranko and a pair of goals from Karen Droog to quickly put away Wayne State for a 6-0 women’s hockey victory Friday. Maine jumped out to an early 2-0 first-period lead… Read More
MIAMI – The University of Texas-San Antonio rushed out to a 39-26 halftime lead and held off the University of Maine in the second half en route to a 73-56 men’s basketball win in the first round of the Florida International University Tip-Off Classic at Golden Panther Arena… Read More
BANGOR – With its season-opener looming, Warren Caruso’s Husson College basketball team has three good reasons to expect an outstanding season. First, there’s experience: Four of five starters played more than 20 minutes a game last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
FAYETTESVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas has built a national reputation – and won the 1994 NCAA men’s basketball title – thanks in large part to a swarming, wall-to-wall defensive style that coach Nolan Richardson calls “40 Minutes of Hell.” On Monday night, the… Read More
ORONO – In basketball, there are guys (like the ones who set the picks and make the passes and score when they get open shots) and there are guys. Guys like Vermont’s Tony Orciari. Guys whose coaches expect them to score 20 points a game,… Read More