CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Tyler Muzzy poured in a game-high 35 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the Husson College men’s basketball team to a 93-90 victory over Lesley Saturday. Martin Cleveland added 25 points and 11 boards to help Husson hold off Lesley. Read More
    MILWAUKEE – Senior guard David Schroeder scored 22 points and became Idaho State’s all-time 3-point shooting leader in a 66-57 victory over the University of Maine men’s basketball Tuesday in a consolation game of the CBE Classic. Schroeder, who also had nine rebounds, shot 8-of-12… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Josh Madden tossed in 31 points and Jesse Theriault recorded 14 points and 17 rebounds as the Eastern Maine Community College men’s basketball team rolled past Northern Maine CC 85-65 Tuesday night. Joe Willett added 11 points and 10 rebounds and Mike… Read More
    ORONO – Monday night was the final tune-up for the University of Maine men’s basketball team as the season switches from pre- to regular this week. With Maine’s season-opener just four days away, head coach Ted Woodward’s driving emphasis has been on defense, rebounding, and… Read More
    The University of Maine men’s basketball team will encounter a wide spectrum of opponents during the 2006-07 season. The Black Bears’ schedule, which was released Thursday, includes a potential ESPN Bracket Buster matchup in February, along with road games against the likes of Providence of… Read More
    Yet another Maine schoolboy basketball player will stay home next year to pursue his Division I collegiate aspirations. Troy Barnies, a 6-foot-6, 195-pound senior forward at Edward Little High School in Auburn, has made a verbal commitment to join the University of Maine men’s basketball… Read More
    University of Maine men’s basketball coach Ted Woodward has officially concluded his 2006 recruiting season with the acceptance of former Bangor and Houlton High School star basketball player Mark Socoby. Socoby, a two-time BDN All-Maine first-team selection who led Houlton to the Class C state… Read More
    VESTAL, N.Y. – Bruised, battered, and literally broken, Binghamton’s Bearcats not only refused to panic, they refused to lose in Saturday afternoon’s America East Tournament quarterfinal against Maine. Second-seeded Binghamton used team depth and an all-tournament performance from one of its starters to beat back… Read More
    The 2005-06 college basketball season is still more than a week away from “March Madness,” but you wouldn’t know that from the level of preparation surrounding North Atlantic Conference schools as they get ready for the NAC Tournament. The NAC’s second season starts today as… Read More
    ORONO – After trailing America East conference-leading University of Albany most of the game by as many as 11 points, it seemed the tide had turned for the University of Maine men with one shot. Freddy Petkus’ 3-point jumper from the left wing off a… Read More
    ORONO – Despite scintillating shooting in the first half and solid ball control, the University of Maine men couldn’t find an answer for the University of Hartford’s 1-2 senior punch of Aaron Cook and Kenny Adeleke. Cook shot 8-for-11 from 3-point range and 14-for-20 overall… Read More
    LEWISTON – Sophomore Bryan Wholey scored 17 points Monday night to lead the Bates College men’s basketball team to its 15th consecutive win, an 83-43 victory over the University of Maine-Presque Isle. Zak Ray had 12 points for the Bobcats. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BOSTON – Nothing ever comes easily against Boston University and its tenacious man-to-man defense. The University of Maine’s ability Sunday to get to the foul line often, and its own aggressive defense, helped the Black Bears overcome the Terriers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    CATONSVILLE, Md. – Brian Hodges scored 19 points and Maryland-Baltimore County snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Maine 83-62 on Sunday. Jay Greene and Jerrell Dinkins added 16 points each for the Retrievers (7-10, 3-3 America East), who placed five players in double figures. Read More
    ORONO – With leading rebounder and inside scorer Philippe Tchekane Bofia serving a two-game suspension, the University of Maine men knew they’d all have to pitch in to earn their first America East conference victory. Thanks to contributions up and down the lineup, a breakout… Read More
    PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Guard Quincy Douby was on fire in the first half as he canned all five of his 3-pointers, helped fuel a 12-0 run and gave Rutgers University a lead with 14:03 left in the first half that it would not relinquish the rest of the… Read More
    ORONO – He probably would have been thrilled to be proven wrong, but University of Maine men’s basketball coach Ted Woodward predicted his young team would have a lot of growing pains before the season was done. There were enough of those for a family… Read More
    BANGOR – Ben Maloney scored 23 points Tuesday to lead Eastern Maine Community College to an 81-62 men’s basketball victory over Northern Maine Community College of Presque Isle at Johnston Gym. Bruce Boyington added 14 points for the Golden Eagles. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BANGOR – All you need to know about the expectations surrounding the Husson College men’s basketball team this season is what head coach Warren Caruso says in the first paragraph of his team prospectus: “It has been two years since the Eagles have played in… Read More
    WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Arizona Reid had 24 points, including two late free throws, to help High Point University claim third place by beating Maine 70-67 in the William & Mary Tip-Off Classic Saturday night. Reid also grabbed 12 rebounds. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The College of William and Mary showed a youthful University of Maine men’s basketball squad it still has some growing to do by handing it an 89-55 season-opening loss Friday night. The Tribe, which was picked 12th in the Colonial Athletic Association… Read More
    FORT KENT – Sophomore Billy Russo poured in 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the University of Maine-Fort Kent Bengals shot past the UM-Augusta Moose 91-47 in men’s basketball action Saturday. David Russo added 10 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for the winners. Read More
    VESTAL, N.Y. – Northeastern University didn’t have an answer for Kevin Reed and the University of Maine didn’t have an answer for Marcus Barnes, so that left it up for someone else to tip the balance Sunday afternoon. That someone was Shawn James, a freshman… Read More
    VESTAL, N.Y. – This was far more than a big playoff upset victory. This was one for the history books and – if nothing else – one very big one for the seniors on the University of Maine men’s basketball team. Saturday night’s come-from-behind, emotion-wringing,… Read More
    LYNDONVILLE, Vt. – Charles Carmine scored 22 points Sunday afternoon to lead Fisher College of Boston to the Sunrise Conference men’s basketball title with a 79-75 victory over the University of Maine-Machias. In Saturday’s semifinals, UM-Machias beat host Lyndon State 99-78 and Fisher downed the… Read More
    ORONO – No T.J. Sorrentine and no Taylor Coppenrath meant no problem for the University of Maine men’s basketball team. The University of Vermont came into Alfond Arena with its best guard back in Burlington nursing a hamstring injury and its best big man –… Read More
    ORONO – If you boil Saturday night’s game down to its simplest terms, the University of Maine men made almost all of their foul shots, the University of Hartford didn’t, and Maine handed the Hawks their eighth straight loss. If you want to look deeper,… Read More
    ORONO – Talk about tilting at windmills. Everything was stacked against the Binghamton University Bearcats as they came out of the locker room at halftime of Sunday afternoon’s road game against the University of Maine trailing 28-25. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    ORONO – It was an all-too familiar sight for fans who have seen their share of Maine-Northeastern University men’s basketball games the last couple years. The difference was the guy making the buzzer-beating 3-pointer from NBA range was NU’s Bennet Davis, not quicksilver point guard… Read More
    BURLINGTON, Vt. – The last time the men from Maine and Vermont met, Taylor Coppenrath singlehandedly beat the Black Bears. In Saturday afternoon’s rematch of the 2004 America East basketball title game at Patrick Gymnasium, Vermont’s 6-foot-9 senior forward needed a little help. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    ORONO – If the first game of the new year is any indication as to what University of Maine men’s basketball fans will see from the men’s team, they have reason to expect a happy new year. The Black Bears started the game with a… Read More
    BANGOR – The Husson College men’s basketball team is working on re-establishing its collective confidence. The Eagles, who have struggled early this season, want to walk onto the court with their familiar swagger, believing they’re going to win. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Ernest Turner’s 3-pointer from the right side with 4 1/2 seconds left in regulation sent the game into overtime and the Black Bears rallied for a 67-64 men’s basketball victory over Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne Thursday night. Turner’s shot came 4… Read More
    DAVIDSON, N.C. – Brendan Winters and Jason Morton scored 17 points each as Davidson overwhelmed Division III Maine-Farmington 103-33 Wednesday night. Ian Johnson added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (2-1), while Matt McKillop and Thomas Sander scored 12 each. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    CHESTNUT HILL – With Boston College’s best player out with a possible viral illness and its sixth man out due to disciplinary action, Friday’s regular-season opener provided the University of Maine men’s basketball team with a golden opportunity. A win would be invaluable in boosting… Read More
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    A year ago, Husson College men’s basketball coach Warren Caruso was a living testament to the power of Murphy’s Law. Everything that could possibly go wrong did just that. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    PORTLAND – A former Brunswick High School basketball star and the winner of last year’s Mr. Basketball award is battling for a starting position with Florida State University in the highly competitive Atlantic Coast Conference. Ralph Mims, who led Brunswick to two appearances in the… Read More
    With the University of Maine men’s basketball team expected to be one of the toughest teams in the America East conference this season, the Black Bears figured it was a good time to play one of their toughest schedules as well. Adding a road game… Read More
    Two months before the start of the 2004-05 men’s basketball season, former University of Maine coach John Giannini will chart a new course for the La Salle University Explorers while the Black Bears are left little time to explore their options. Dr. Giannini made official… Read More
    ORONO – The 2004-05 University of Maine men’s basketball schedule includes early season contests against regional powers Boston College and Rhode Island. The Black Bears will have an early road test when they travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass., to face Boston College on Nov. 19. Read More
    BURLINGTON, Vt. – John Giannini, the University of Maine men’s basketball coach was expecting a solid effort out of Vermont’s Taylor Coppenrath. Coppenrath, who was coming off a four-week layoff due to a broken wrist, figured he’d start, log some spot duty, and see how… Read More
    POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. – The University of Maine-Machias did just about everything right, except take care of the ball while falling to No. 4 seed William Jewell 90-75 in opening-round action at the NAIA Division II National Tournament Thursday night. The Clippers committed 10 first… Read More
    BOSTON – The University of Maine men’s basketball team wasn’t ungrateful to Stony Brook University for the Seawolves’ stunning Saturday upset of top seed and longtime nemesis Boston University, but it played that way on Sunday. The fourth-seeded Black Bears thanked the Seawolves by combining… Read More
    BOSTON – For the last two weeks, Joe Campbell has been saddled with a lot of pain. Saturday afternoon, the junior swingman was pain-free. … Well, from his perspective anyway. Campbell, who missed three games with a broken nose, was a major pain for the… Read More
    ORONO – When sizing up the University of Maine’s prospects in the America East conference men’s basketball tournament, you need to figure out which Black Bear team will show up. Will it be the one that lost to No. 5 seed Binghamton University by 14… Read More
    BOSTON – Runs, rallies, and even an on-court rumble. This game pretty much had it all, except a victory for the University of Maine men’s basketball team. The Northeastern University Huskies clinched third place in the America East Conference by fighting off the Maine Black… Read More
    ALBANY, N.Y. – The University of Maine men’s basketball team made have had some offensive struggles Saturday afternoon, but their defense was superb. The Black Bears stifled Albany, holding the hosts to 27 percent shooting, while grinding out a 48-36 America East victory. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    ORONO – If any comparisons can be drawn between the University of Maine men’s basketball team and the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, Sunday was Maine’s “Buffalo” game. The Black Bears soundly thrashed Binghamton University 84-51 in a much-anticipated rematch with the Bearcats, who… Read More
    BANGOR – Maine Maritime Academy knew it would need a huge effort to beat Husson College in their North Atlantic Conference men’s basketball matchup Wednesday night. The Mariners let their big man set the tone. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More