2013-14 BASKETBALL Brian Henry, Associate Media Relations Director/MBB SID * Office: (413) 545-5292 * Cell: (413) 230-2083 *
[email protected] GAME INFORMATION GAME 33 RALEIGH, N.C. (PNC ARENA) Date / Time: Fri., March 21 / 2:45 p.m. ET approx. Site: Raleigh, N.C. / PNC Arena UMASS MINUTEMEN (24-8) TV: CBS Head Coach: Derek Kellogg (Massachusetts, 1995) Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller & Career Record: 109-85 (Sixth season), Record at UMass: Same Rachel Nichols Radio: UMass Sports Network / Learfield Sports Josh Maurer & Tim Collins UMASS OPENS NINTH NCAA Top Tidbits 105.5 FM WEEI (Western Mass.); 1440 AM WEEI • UMass is making its ninth NCAA (Central Mass.); 95.9 FM WATD (South Shore) APPEARANCE ON FRIDAY IN RALEIGH Tournament appearance and } No. 6 seed Massachusetts will open play in the 2014 NCAA Division Series History: first since 1998. The first-ever I Men’s Basketball Championship on Friday afternoon against Vs. Iowa: Never met showing came in 1962 before Vs. Tennessee: Tennessee leads 3-0 either Iowa or Tennessee - both of whom are No. 11 seeds and a string of seven-consecutive Last game: Tenn., 83-69 (11/18/12-Puerto Rico) will play in Dayton Wednesday night. The UMass game will tip at from 1992-98, with current head approximately 2:45 p.m. ET at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. coach Derek Kellogg on the 1992- } Friday’s winner will face the Duke-Mercer winner on Sunday for SCHEDULE/RESULTS 95 teams. the right to advance to the Round of 16 in the Midwest Region • UMass is one of nine teams TIME/ in Indianapolis.