Basketball

Basketball

Extra Credit
A photographer taking a close-up shot of a purple lilac bloom.
Glimpse

How it’s made

A peek behind the scenes of our spring issue

Spring 2025
a top down view of UMass basketball players in the 90s under a basketball hoop
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Catching ‘Lightning in a Bottle’

Capturing the ‘rock stars and gods’ of ’90s UMass basketball

Spring 2025
Victoria Dawson sitting in front of a pool with swimmers in the water behind her.

Home court advantage

Victoria Dawson ’16 levels the playing field

Fall 2024
An Illustration of four types of snails in an old textbook style

In Memoriam

Honoring researchers, activists, innovators, and more

Fall 2024
Three people sitting on a giant, UMass-branded Adirondack chair

Around the Pond

Dialogue and discord—and more 

Spring 2024
An aerial shot of a river running through lush green marsh land

In Memoriam

Honoring a force behind an American storytelling renaissance, and more

Spring 2023
A person in a basketball uniform stands on an empty court, holding a basketball under their arm.
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The Right Spot

Sam Breen ’21, ’22MEd wants to high-five you

Summer 2021
Glass container with basketball court and empty stands.
Wow

The Roar of the Cardboard Crowd

How UMass Athletics dealt with no fans in the stands

Spring 2020
Portrait of nursing professor Genevieve “Ginny” Chandler standing against wall looking up is overlaid with a subtle shadow of a mountain and clouds

How to Bounce

A nursing professor is changing the way we teach students to face challenges

Spring 2020
Hands holding a basketball
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Playing It Forward

SPORTS TALK: Samba Diallo '22 makes every
moment count