UMass Basketball Week 2

Week one UMass Men's Basketball

UMass Basketball is two weeks away from tipping off the season with actual fans in the stands.

The UMass Minutemen made significant strides on the defensive line last year and look to build upon that with a familiar face on the coaching staff in Jim Reid. Coach Reid returns to Amherst and talks about the size, strength and character of his group on this episode of Camp Countdown.

We’re close to kick and it’s time to talk quarterbacks with QB coach Frederick Walker. The Minutemen are looking to the experience of Colorado transfer Tyler Lytle to lead the way for a room that has added some promising young talent.

As we continue on our Camp Countdown sereis we go back to the defensive ends room with Coach Jayme McCLendon. Coach Mac joined the podcast at the beginning of camp and now that things have ramped up, he sits down to talk about the progress of his unit over the course of August.

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It's game week for the Minutemen! Kick is almost here and in this episode we dive into the running backs room with new RB coach Donte' PImpleton. The UMass backfield should be a deeper and more explosive unit in 2021 and coach Pimpleton discusses what he has seen from his group in camp.

Defensive Backs Coach Jason Tudryn joins the show to talk about the growth and building of his secondary. UMass has added a pair of UNC transfers through Coach Tudryn's Chapel Hill connections and has bolstered an already solid unit. Learn about the defensive backs and safeties in this episode of Camp Countdown.

Our UMass Football Camp Countdown series continues as we dive into a deep Wide Receiver room in Amherst. WR Coach Luke is Paschall excited about the combination of size and speed that he has coming back and coming in via transfer and recruitment. There is no doubt this group will take a huge step forward to help grow the UMass offense in 2021 and beyond.

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Tight Ends Coach Kyle Segler steps into the spotlight to talk about a talented and athletic room of guys eager to make a difference this year. Coach Segler is impressed by the sheer size and strength of the tight ends on the roster and has seen the development of two guys making the full transition from QB to TE.

Coach Segler embodies his mantra of GoldStandard.

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