Plant the Flag-Inside UMass Athletics

Former La Salle Basketball Coach-turned TV broadcaster Dr. John Giannini stops by the pod to discuss the Minutemen, the Atlantic-10, changes in college basketball and modern-day coaching.

Coach Matt McCall post game conversation following the win over La Salle.

Happy New Year from the Mullins Center. Atlantic-10 play has begun for the Minutemen and Head Coach Matt McCall joins us to cover a close, gritty overtime loss in St. Louis.

National Signing Day 2020 is here and the UMass Minutemen football staff have worked tirelessly to bring in one of the best recruiting classes in program history. Head Coach Walt Bell jumps on the pod to recap and rundown the initial wave of recruits (more recruits set to join as well). A happy holiday listen for your drive to grandma's house.

UMAss Basketball Head Coach Matt McCall does a full autopsy on the Yale contest and the season so far.

Athletic Director Ryan Bamford spans the world of college athletics from basketball schedules to transfers and Ivy League admissions.

UMass Basketball fought hard in a pair of losses against top-tier competition at Mohegan Sun. We break down the contests and disect with Coach Matt McCall.

A quick primer for the Mohegan Sun showdown with the National Champion Virginia Cavaliers. We visit with Coach Matt McCall to talk about the 5-0 start to the season, the win over Rider Universituy and what's to come vs. UVA.

The UMass Minutemen are off to a 3-0 start to begin the year and are coming off a solid victory over intrastate rival Northeastern.

UMass and Western Massachusetts are synonymous with basketball and nothing can beat the start of the College hoops season. The Minutemen cleared their first hurdle of the year with a win over UMass Lowell and we break down the contest and outcome with Head Coach Matt McCall. 

The UMass Minutemen basketball season is finally here and on this episode of Plant the Flag we visit with Assistant Coach and former A-10 standout and NBA guard Tyson Wheeler. Coach Wheeler is in his first seasons on Matt McCall's staff and brings plenty of experience to the program. Tyson talks about his time in pro basketball, his journey abroad and his return to the conference. Also, UMass Women's Soccer has made the A-10 tournament and will host as a No.3 seed at Rudd Field on Sunday at 1p.m. Head Coach Jason Dowiak stops by to chat about his program's success.

On this episode of PTF we visit with former UMass safety-turned Safeties Coach Jason Tudryn. The Northampton native talks about his journey through football and his return to the Pioneer Valley. Also, UMass Hockey is off to a 3-1 start and basketball tips off in less than 2 weeks. Dive in and don't forget to rate and subscribe to the show! 

Sitdown conversation with UMass Basketball Assistant Coach Tony Bergeron

UMass Hockey Associate Head Coach Jared Demichiel stops by the pod to get us caught up on last year's run, this year's team and what it takes to recruit at the highest level. The Minutemen are loaded once again this season with a stellar Junior class. Puck drops October 11 vs. RPI.

UMass Wins and we react.