The UMass Minutemen are acclaimed athletic teams of the prestigious University of Massachusetts Amherst. The “Minutemen” epithet solely refers to the men’s sporting teams. The women’s athletic teams are called “Minutewomen.” Both the men and women’s teams take part in the renowned NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

UMass is known to be amongst one of the fifteen universities in the United States of America that plays in Division I men’s ice hockey and in Division I FBS football. The epithet is also utilized by teams that do not compete within the structure of the NCAA. If you are a fan of sports or would like to indulge in a thrilling event, then this is the ideal time for you to get your UMass Minutemen tickets and enjoy a riveting and truly entertaining sports extravaganza that will be quite memorable.

The teams of UMass represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst. For most sports, the conference is the Atlantic 10. For hockey, the conference is Hockey East, for lacrosse it is the Colonial Athletic Association and for football the Mid-American Conference. The current athletic director of the program is John McCutcheon.

There are a total of 19 varsity UMass teams. The home ground for the football team is the Gillette Stadium. The basketball arena is the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The official mascot of the teams is Sam the Minuteman. The official fight song is Fight Mass.

The University of Massachusetts sponsors a total of 10 men’s UMass Minutemen sports teams. The UMass men’s intercollegiate sports comprise of Cross Country, Soccer, Baseball, Football, Ice Hockey, Basketball, Lacrosse and Swimming & Diving. The first game of basketball that the UMass played was in 1900. At the moment the program is an affiliated member of the Atlantic 10 of the basketball conference. They were crowned conference champions in the year 2007. The basketball team was widely considered to be among the best in the nation for much of the 1990’s.

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