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 wraps up the 2015-16 women’s basketball campaign

  With the season ending at the hands of Quinnipiac on Friday, Coach Richard Barron talked all things Black Bear hoop on Monday’s Downtown.  Barron weighed in on the team’s NIT run, which jobs might be up for grabs for next season’s returning players, and the big question: will he or won’t he be returning […]


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 […]


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 […]


Richard Barron on the America East playoffs

Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron joined Downtown to talk about the end of the regular season and previewed the America East tournament. Barron was happy with the reception for the Seniors on Saturday and was happy with the crowd support all season long. He also touched on facing a New Hampshire team for the […]


Richard Barron on huge win versus Albany

Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron joined Downtown to talk about a huge win on Sunday to propel the Black Bears to the top spot in the conference with a win versus Albany. Barron said that the team was extremely motivated watching the tape of the game from last time against the Great Danes and […]


Richard Barron on game versus UNH and Play 4 Kay game

Richard Barron joined Downtown to talk about a big game on Monday night versus UNH and another Play 4 Kay game. Barron spoke about how the Black Bears continue to roll as of late and are looking to stay unbeaten at home against the Wildcats before a huge clash with Albany on Sunday. He also […]


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 […]


Richard Barron recaps another big win against Stony Brook

Richard Barron, the head coach of the UMaine women’s basketball team joined Downtown to talk about another big home win and gave his thoughts on what concert he’d go to between Ringo Starr and the Dave Matthews Band. Barron was extremely happy with the win and the alumni event at the game on Sunday afternoon. […]


Richard Barron talks about UNH win and Liz Wood

Richard Barron, the head coach of the UMaine women’s basketball team, joined Downtown from a riveting middle school basketball game to talk about the victory for his team on Monday against New Hampshire. Barron was happy with the performance by his team, especially after a loss last Saturday to Albany. He also previewed the upcoming […]


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 […]


Richard Barron previews the start of America East play

Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron joined Downtown to talk about the team’s narrow loss to North Carolina last week. Barron was impressed by the performance, but was a little disappointed they were unable to close out the victory against their ACC foe. He also gave us a preview of their America East games which […]


Richard Barron on taking on North Carolina

  Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron joined Downtown to talk about the upcoming match-up versus North Carolina. Barron said there had been some problems dealing with travel for the team trying to get down to UNC, but they’re confident they’ll be down in time for a practice session tomorrow. He also spoke on what […]


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 […]


Richard Barron on UMaine’s road trip versus Northeastern, Dartmouth

  Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron joined Downtown for his weekly appearance to talk about the team’s road trip over the weekend. The Black Bears went 1-1 in the two games, losing to Northeastern on Friday afternoon and beating Dartmouth on Sunday.  Barron talked about what went better in the game on Sunday compared […]