UMass Minutemen is one of only 16 universities in the nation that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men's ice hockey.
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15 Facts About UMass Minutemen
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The administration began requesting that the name be used as little as possible, and by the end of the 1972 spring semester, the Board of Trustees chose to change the nickname to UMass Minutemen, one of the choices that was a finalist in 1948.
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The name was chosen for its ties to the history of the Commonwealth, as the UMass Minutemen were instrumental in the early stages of the American Revolution.
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Today, the UMass Minutemen are members of the Atlantic 10 basketball conference, of which it was regular season co-Champion in 2007.
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Under the leadership of then-head coach John Calipari and players such as 1996 National Player of the Year Marcus Camby, Harper Williams and Lou Roe, the UMass Minutemen participated in the NCAA tournament each year between 1992 and 1998, and reached the Final Four in 1996.
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UMass Minutemen played under John Calipari and was an assistant coach for the Memphis Tigers before becoming a head coach at his alma mater.
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Former UMass Minutemen assistant coach Shannon Taylor competed for Team USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and was a member of the USA National Team in 2013.
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In March 2014, the MAC and UMass announced an agreement for the Minutemen to leave the conference after the 2015 season due to UMass declining an offer to become a full member of the conference.
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UMass Minutemen announced that it would look for a "more suitable conference" for the team.
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UMass Minutemen became an independent member of FBS football beginning with the 2016 season.
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UMass Minutemen has competed in four football conferences over its history, the Yankee Conference, the Atlantic 10, and the Colonial Athletic Association, which are basically three incarnations of the same conference, and now the FBS Mid-American Conference.
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UMass Minutemen has captured a total of 22 conference championships, the most recent one being a share of the CAA title in 2007.
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UMass Minutemen was starting goalie of the Stanley Cup Champion Kings in 2014.
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Since its conversion from the AIAW to the NCAA, UMass Minutemen has played in 21 NCAA Tournaments, and has made three trips to the College World Series.
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UMass Minutemen competed on the US swimming team in the 1940 Summer Olympics.
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