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 […]


Bob Walsh on the departure of Issac Vann from the program

UMaine men’s basketball coach Bob Walsh joined Downtown to talk about the news of Issac Vann’s transfer from the program on Wednesday.  Walsh said he wasn’t surprised with Vann’s decision and said the freshman was looking to move up to a higher level of basketball.  He said Vann fit in really well to the program […]


Todd Steelman previews the Sweet Sixteen and recaps 2015-16 season

  Maine associate women’s basketball coach Todd Steelman joined Downtown to talk about the end of the season for the team and also the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA ranks.  Steelman talked about the transition to the off-season for the team and discussed the end of the year for the squad.  He also spoke on […]


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 […]


Don Shields previews the AE Championship game

Don Shields, the voice of UMaine women’ basketball, came on Downtown to talk about the upcoming America East championship game for the Black Bears on Friday. Shields spoke on what exactly Maine needs to do to be successful on Friday, with the key being able to shut down Shereesha Richards.


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 […]


Dan Hannigan previews Maine/Northeastern

Dan Hannigan, the voice of men’s ice hockey at the University of Maine, joined Downtown in advance of the Hockey East Playoffs and the Black Bears’ match-up with Northeastern. Hannigan said that it should benefit the Black Bears to have played the Huskies last week as they try to take two games down in Boston. […]


Brian Sullivan on WABI TV5 on Maine women’s basketball and Boston sports

Brian Sullivan joined Downtown on Thursday to talk about his new position with WABI TV5 in Bangor. Sully said that he was happy to take the position with the CBS affiliate after working so many years with WVII and WFVX in Bangor. He also talked a little bit about UMaine and Boston sports, saying that […]


Bob Walsh previews Maine’s quarterfinal match-up with Vermont

Maine basketball coach Bob Walsh joined Downtown to preview a tough quarterfinal match-up with the Vermont Catamounts that evening. Walsh talked about facing Vermont again after two difficult losses earlier in the season. He also said that the Black Bears would have to play their style of basketball to be successful against Vermont and move […]


Red Gendron previews the Hockey East playoff match-up with Northeastern

Red Gendron, the head coach for Maine Hockey at the University of Maine, joined Downtown to talk about the upcoming Hockey East Playoffs and their match-up with Northeastern. Gendron spoke on playing a team like Northeastern again after just facing them last weekend. He also spoke about how the season starts anew in these playoffs […]


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 […]


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 […]