Richard Barron on his new four year contract extension

Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron joined Downtown on Wednesday afternoon to talk about his new four year contract extension.  Barron spoke about his decision to stay with UMaine and said that he had actually made the decision a while ago about staying in Orono.  He also talked about the outlook for the team in […]


Richard Barron on AE Championship loss and NIT appearance

  Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron joined Downtown on Monday afternoon to talk about the close loss in the America East Championship game on Friday afternoon and getting ready for the upcoming NIT game this week. Barron said the team was disappointed in the outcome but was happy with the support given by the […]


Bob Walsh wraps up the 2015-16 season for the Black Bears

  Bob Walsh, the coach for the UMaine men’s basketball team, joined Downtown to wrap up the 2015-16 basketball season for the Black Bears. Walsh talked about the quarterfinal loss for the team and what areas he wants to address this off-season. He also talked about what players improved the most during the season and […]


Richard Barron on the America East playoffs and game versus Albany

Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron joined Downtown on Monday afternoon to talk about the upcoming championship game for the Black Bears on Friday afternoon versus the Albany Great Danes. Barron spoke on how they were able to overcome a late deficit in their game versus Stony Brook and the tremendous play of Sheraton Jones […]


Liz Wood on the AE Championship game and her UMaine career

Senior captain Liz Wood of the UMaine women’s basketball team joined Downtown to talk about a big semi-final win against Stony Brook and previewed the match-up versus Albany on Friday. Wood spoke about fouling out in the contest, but was happy that her teammates were able to pick up where she left off. She also […]


America East Commissioner Amy Huchthausen on the conference playoffs

Amy Huchthausen, the commissioner of the America East Conference, came on downtown before the start of the America East playoffs to talk about the conference and discuss the upcoming tournament. Huchthausen said she was happy with the image of the league as one that is very talented athletically, but also known for excelling in the […]


Bob Walsh on “Senior Night” and finishing the season strong

  Bob Walsh, the men’s basketball coach at UMaine, talked about the final home game of the regular season against Hartford on Wednesday night. Walsh talked about Senior Night at the Cross Insurance Center tonight and spoke about the contributions of Shaun Lawton and Till Gloger to the UMaine basketball program. He also talked about […]


Todd Steelman on the Stony Brook win and singing national anthems

Todd Steelman joined Downtown to talk about another win for the UMaine women’s basketball team as they upended the Stony Brook Seawolves on Saturday. Steelman talked about the impressive week once again for Sigi Koizar and what the next few games would be like for the Black Bears moving forward to end the regular season. […]


Bob Walsh on team’s success and previewing game versus Vermont

  Bob Walsh, the head coach on the Maine men’s basketball team, came on Downtown to talk about the team and another big win last weekend. Walsh that the team is improving as evident by the four conference wins already on the season, but they still have a long way to go. He also noted […]


Richard Barron previews a home match-up with Vermont

  Maine women’s basketball coach Rich Barron joined Downtown to talk about yet another victory for the team in conference play over the weekend. Barron spoke on yet another road win for the Bears as they sit just a game behind the Albany Great Danes for the top spot in the conference. He also previewed […]


Bob Walsh talks about win versus Albany and team’s strong play

Bob Walsh joined Downtown in studio on Friday to talk about the impressive victory for his team over the defending America East champions in Albany. Walsh was very impressed with the play of his team, including Isaac Vann who returned from an injury. He also joked about moving more games to the middle of the […]


Richard Barron on hot start to conference play for UMaine women’s basketball

Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron joined Downtown to talk about the team’s strong play to start the season in America East play. The Black Bears are 2-0 through their first two contests in conference play and Barron talked about what went right in the early parts of the schedule. He also previewed the upcoming […]


Bob Walsh previews America East conference play

Maine men’s basketball coach Bob Walsh joined Downtown to talk about the big conference opener on Wednesday night against the Vermont Catamounts. Walsh spoke on a the nice win versus Brown last weekend and gave a scouting report of a tough Catamount roster. He also went on to talk about being able to play more […]


Bob Walsh discusses exciting win versus Quinnipiac

Maine men’s basketball coach Bob Walsh joined Downtown to talk about the exciting victory against the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Tuesday night. Walsh was very happy with his team’s play and talked about all the players that contributed to the high scoring victory. He also spoke about the upcoming game versus Brown this weekend as the […]


Richard Barron on impressive win versus Bryant

Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron joined Downtown to talk about the impressive win versus Bryant over the weekend. Barron was impressed by the team’s win against the Bulldogs and hoped to be able to build on that when the conference schedule gets underway in January. He also spoke on big upcoming match-up with Clemson […]