Men's Basketball

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

1 University Avenue - Lowell, MA - 01854
Team Office: Tel: (978) 934-2340 Fax: (978) 934-2313
Team website: www.goriverhawks.com/

UMass Lowell is one of five state university campuses and was created from the merger of the Lowell Technological Institute and Lowell State College. It offers nearly 90 programs and was the first university in the U.S. to offer a bachelor's degree in plastics engineering, and it is one of a few public universities in the U.S. to offer a degree in meteorology. Its Sound Recording Technology, Criminal Justice, and Computer Science programs are highly regarded. US News 2008 report on America's best colleges ranked UMass-Lowell in the third tier among national universities.

The 125 acre campus is located in Lowell (pop. 104k) 25 miles from Boston.

School website
www.uml.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

11,000

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. SAT 25/75: 960-1180

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$15,000
Out-of-State: ~$22,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Computer Science - Criminal Justice

Misc. Information

Head coach Ken Barer enters his 7th season at UMass Lowell in 2007-08. Before taking over the reins in 2001-02, Barer served as an assistant at Long Island University (D1). Fluent in French, Barer played five years in the French Professional League after playing collegiately at George Washington where he was named an Honorable Mention Academic All-Conference standout as a senior. In his short tenure, Barer has averaged nearly 21 wins per season while making four NCAA tourney appearances. In 2006-07, Barer suffered his first losing season going 9-18.

Team Name	River Hawks
Colors	Red, White and Blue
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	9-18	21-10	18-10	121-37 (.766)
Conference	6-16	15-7	14-8	80-24 (.769)
Conf. Finish	13	3	7	1, 1, 3, 2, 3
Post Appear.	n/a	Swt 16	n/a	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Ken Barer
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Massachusetts-Lowell	2001-02
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	124-58 (.681)
Record at Massachusetts-Lowell	124-58 (.681)
Coaching Awards	NE Region COTY (03)

Asst. Coaches	Marc Kuntz, Will Seward

Recruiting Coordinator

Marc Kuntz, (978) 934-2341, Marc_Kuntz@uml.edu

Conference and Schedule

UMass Lowell plays in the Northeast 10 (www.northeast10.org) which has established itself as the premier D2 conference. It is the second largest conference made up of 15 schools from six New England States. The 22 game league schedule starts in late November or early December though non-conference opponents are scheduled up until January 1. League games are usually played on Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon and are piggybacked with the women's. Because the league is so large, not every team is played the customary 2x. The season concludes with the Northeast 10 Tourney which includes 12 teams with first round byes for the top four teams. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

St. Rose, Pace, American Inter., Assumption, Le Moyne, Stonehill, St. Anselm, Bryant, Merrimack, Bentley, Southern Connecticut St., St. Michaels, Franklin Pierce, and Southern New Hampshire.

Facilities

Costello Gym
Capacity: 2100