====== College of the Holy Cross ======
  * [[https://goholycross.com/sports/mens-basketball|Team website]]
  * Twitter feeds: [[https://twitter.com/HCrossMBB|@HCrossMBB]], [[https://twitter.com/goholycross|@GoHolyCross]]
  * [[wp>Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball|Wikipedia team entry]]
  * [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/holy-cross/men/|Team history from Sports Reference]]
  * [[http://www.goholycross.com|Athletics website]]
  * [[http://www.holycross.edu|School website]]
  * [[wp>College of the Holy Cross|Wikipedia school entry]]
  * Location: Worcester MA

===== Series =====
  * UMass trails 22-37 (.373)
  * Last meeting: 12/4/2018, Holy Cross 82 – UMass 78
  * First meeting: 1/8/1908, Holy Cross 51 – Massachusetts 4

===== Notes =====
  * [[robert_curran|Robert T. Curran]], who served as UMass coach from 1952-59, was a player for Holy Cross in the 1940s.  He also served as an assistant coach for Holy Cross before and after his stint at UMass coach.

===== Game History =====
^ ^^^^^  Opponent  ^^^
^Date^Game Results^Site^UM Coach^Game Notes^Conference^Head Coach^Nickname^
|1/8/1908|@#ffdddd:L 51-4|Away|no coach| |none|J. Fred Powers|?|
|2/21/1908|@#ffdddd:L 16-7|[[drill_hall|Home (DH)]]|no coach| |none|J. Fred Powers|?|
|1/16/1909|@#ffdddd:L 36-16|Away|no coach| |none|J. Fred Powers|?|
|2/6/1926|@#ddffdd:W 37-23|[[drill_hall|Home (DH)]]| [[Harold Gore]]| |none|John M. Reed|Crusaders((http://offices.holycross.edu/about/history/color))|
|2/24/1931|@#ffdddd:L 32-31|[[drill_hall|Home (DH)]]| [[Fritz Ellert]]| |none|John M. Reed|Crusaders|
|12/9/1952|@#ffdddd:L 76-40|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[robert_curran|Robert T. Curran]]| |none|[[wp>Buster Sheary]]|Crusaders|
|12/8/1953|@#ffdddd:[[game19531208_holy_cross|L 89-42]]|Away|[[robert_curran|Robert T. Curran]]|Crusaders #19 in AP poll.  [[wp>Tom Heinsohn]] 19 pts for HC.|none|[[wp>Buster Sheary]]|Crusaders|
|12/7/1954|@#ffdddd:L 85-64|Away|[[robert_curran|Robert T. Curran]]| |none|[[wp>Buster Sheary]]|Crusaders|
|12/6/1955|@#ffdddd:L 88-76|Neutral|[[robert_curran|Robert T. Curran]]|Trenton Tournament, Trenton NJ|none|[[wp>Roy Leenig]]|Crusaders|
|1/3/1957|@#ffdddd:L 111-96|Away|[[robert_curran|Robert T. Curran]]| |none|[[wp>Roy Leenig]]|Crusaders|
|2/20/1958|@#ddffdd:W 64-60|Away|[[robert_curran|Robert T. Curran]]| |none|[[wp>Roy Leenig]]|Crusaders|
|2/3/1959|@#ffdddd:L 77-56|Away|[[robert_curran|Robert T. Curran]]| |none|[[wp>Roy Leenig]]|Crusaders|
|1/6/1960|@#ffdddd:L 82-58|Away|[[Matt Zunic]]| |none|[[wp>Roy Leenig]]|Crusaders|
|1/5/1961|@#ffdddd:L 63-58|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[Matt Zunic]]| |none|[[wp>Roy Leenig]]|Crusaders|
|1/10/1962|@#ffdddd:L 98-58|Away|[[Matt Zunic]]| |none|[[wp>Frank Oftring]]|Crusaders|
|1/10/1963|@#ffdddd:L 68-61|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[Matt Zunic]]| |none|[[wp>Frank Oftring]]|Crusaders|
|12/17/1963|@#ffdddd:L 95-79|Away|[[Johnny Orr]]| |none|[[wp>Frank Oftring]]|Crusaders|
|2/18/1965|@#ffdddd:L 100-84|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[Johnny Orr]]| |none|[[wp>Frank Oftring]]|Crusaders|
|12/14/1965|@#ddffdd:W 92-74|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[Johnny Orr]]| |none|[[wp>Jack Donohue (basketball)|Jack Donohue]]|Crusaders|
|2/24/1966|@#ddffdd:W 85-79|Away|[[Johnny Orr]]| |none|[[wp>Jack Donohue (basketball)|Jack Donohue]]|Crusaders|
|2/8/1967|@#ffdddd:L 78-65|Away|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>Jack Donohue (basketball)|Jack Donohue]]|Crusaders|
|2/15/1967|@#ffdddd:L 64-54|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>Jack Donohue (basketball)|Jack Donohue]]|Crusaders|
|1/17/1968|@#ddffdd:W 71-65|Away|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>Jack Donohue (basketball)|Jack Donohue]]|Crusaders|
|2/14/1968|@#ffdddd:L 70-69|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>Jack Donohue (basketball)|Jack Donohue]]|Crusaders|
|2/11/1969|@#ffdddd:L 97-68|Away|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>Jack Donohue (basketball)|Jack Donohue]]|Crusaders|
|2/10/1970|@#ddffdd:W 83-66|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>Jack Donohue (basketball)|Jack Donohue]]|Crusaders|
|2/2/1971|@#ddffdd:[[game19710202_holy_cross|W 60-58]]|Away|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]|[[erving_julius|Julius Erving]] leads all with 32 points & 18 rebounds.  [[Tom McLaughlin]] adds 12 for UM.|none|[[wp>Jack Donohue (basketball)|Jack Donohue]]|Crusaders|
|12/8/1971|@#ddffdd:[[game19711208_holy_cross|W 83-82 (2 OT)]]|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>Jack Donohue (basketball)|Jack Donohue]]|Crusaders|
|1/30/1973|@#ddffdd:W 78-71|[[springfield_civic_center|Home (SCC)]]|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]|At [[Springfield Civic Center]]|none|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|12/13/1973|@#ddffdd:W 75-70|Away|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|12/10/1974|@#ffdddd:L 68-62|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>George Blaney| George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|12/20/1975|@#ffdddd:L 86-78|Away|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|3/6/1976|@#ffdddd:L 88-75|Neutral|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]|ECAC Tournament, at [[Springfield Civic Center]]((https://archive.org/details/massachuse19751976univ/page/n1186/mode/1up))|none|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|12/11/1976|@#ffdddd:L 92-85 (OT)|Neutral|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]|Colonial Classic, at [[wp>Boston Garden]]|none|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|1/28/1978|@#ffdddd:L 78-63|Neutral|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]|Colonial Classic, at [[wp>Boston Garden]]|none| [[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|2/2/1978|@#ddffdd:W 77-76|Away|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|12/22/1978|@#ffdddd:L 77-57|[[springfield_civic_center|Home (SCC)]]|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]|At [[Springfield Civic Center]]|none|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|1/27/1979|@#ffdddd:L 78-74|Neutral|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]|Colonial Classic, at [[wp>Boston Garden]]|none|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|2/1/1980|@#ffdddd:L 84-73|Neutral|[[Ray Wilson]]|Colonial Classic, at [[wp>Boston Garden]]|[[wp>ECAC North|ECACN]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|1/30/1981|@#ffdddd:L 75-50|Neutral|[[Ray Wilson]]|Providence Savings Classic, in Boston, MA.|[[wp>ECAC North|ECACN]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|2/23/1982|@#ffdddd:L 80-62|Away|[[Tom McLaughlin]]| |[[wp>ECAC North|ECACN]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|1/8/1983|@#ffdddd:L 75-72|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[Tom McLaughlin]]| |[[wp>ECAC North|ECACN]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|1/16/1984|@#ffdddd:L 89-83|Away|[[Ron Gerlufsen]]| |[[wp>Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|1/27/1986|@#ddffdd:W 82-76|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[Ron Gerlufsen]]| |[[wp>Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|1/26/1987|@#ddffdd:W 73-66|Away|[[Ron Gerlufsen]]| |[[wp>Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|2/15/1988|@#ffdddd:L 89-85|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[Ron Gerlufsen]]| |[[wp>Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|2/6/1989|@#ffdddd:L 98-90|Away|[[calipari_john|John Calipari]] | | [[wp>Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|1/28/1991|@#ddffdd:W 98-94| [[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[calipari_john|John Calipari]]| |[[wp>Patriot League]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|12/12/1991|@#ddffdd:W 85-73|Away|[[ calipari_john|John Calipari]]|[[herndon_will|Will Herndon]] 10-11 FGs. [[williams_harper|Harper Williams]] 14 & 12.|[[wp>Patriot League]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|12/28/1992|@#ddffdd:[[http://umasshoops.com/games/1992-93/1228holy_cross|W 81-66]]|Neutral|[[calipari_john|John Calipari]]|Hall of Fame Classic, at [[Springfield Civic Center]]|[[wp>Patriot League]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|12/11/1993|@#ddffdd:[[game19931211_holy_cross|W 97-80]]|Away|[[calipari_john|John Calipari]]|At [[wp>Worcester Centrum]].  UMass #8.  [[roe_lou|Lou Roe]] shoots 15-18 from the floor, tallies 33 points and 9 boards.|[[wp>Patriot League]]|[[wp>George Blaney]]|Crusaders|
|11/25/2000|@#ffdddd:[[http://umasshoops.com/games/2000-01/1125holycross|L 78-65]]|Away|[[flint_bruiser|Bruiser Flint]]|At [[wp>Worcester Centrum]]|[[wp>Patriot League]]|[[wp>Ralph Willard]]|Crusaders|
|12/4/2001|@#ffdddd:[[http://umasshoops.com/games/2001-02/1204holycross|L 67-56]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[ lappas_steve|Steve Lappas]]| |[[wp>Patriot League]]|[[wp>Ralph Willard]]|Crusaders|
|12/10/2008|@#ddffdd:[[http://umasshoops.com/games/2008-09/1210holy_cross/|W 73-59]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[Kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]| |[[wp>Patriot League]]|[[wp>Ralph Willard]]|Crusaders|
|12/5/2009|@#ddffdd:[[http://umasshoops.com/games/2009-10/1205holy_cross/|W 84-63]]|Away|[[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]] |At [[wp>DCU Center]], Worcester MA. Minutemen shoot 50%, out-rebound HC by 11, for first road win. [[gurley_anthony|Anthony Gurley]] 18.|[[wp>Patriot League]]|Sean Kearney|Crusaders|
|11/27/2010|@#ddffdd:[[game20101127_holy_cross|W 83-76]]|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]|UM hits nine 3s. [[riley_freddie|Freddie Riley]] 17 points in 17 minutes. First game at The Cage since 1993.|[[wp>Patriot League]]|[[wp>Milan Brown]]|Crusaders|
|11/20/2016|@#ddffdd:[[http://umassathletics.com/news/2016/11/20/mens-basketball-late-run-earns-umass-68-60-win-over-holy-cross.aspx|W 68-60]]|Away|[[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]|At [[wp>DCU Center]], Worcester MA. UM uses a late 15-2 run to shake off the Crusaders. [[clark_donte|Clark]], Lewis, [[berger_seth|Berger]], [[pipkins_luwane|Pipkins]], [[holloway_rashaan|Holloway]] all in double-figure scoring. Off-game for [[jarreau_de_jon|Jarreau]], just 3 points. No other M'Men score. UM wins glass by 10.|[[wp>Patriot League]]|[[wp>Bill Carmody]]|Crusaders|
|12/6/2017|@#ddffdd:[[http://umassathletics.com/news/2017/12/6/mens-basketball-defense-guides-mens-hoops-to-64-50-win-over-holy-cross.aspx|W 64-50]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[mccall_matt|Matt McCall]]|UM kicks in the defense, and Cross goes 10:03 without a field goal across the halftime break. Minutemen play a small lineup most of the night, with 80% of the points. [[hines_malik|Hines]] adds 10 from the front court. UM helps their case with drawing fouls, and converting with 20-22 from the stripe. |[[wp>Patriot League]]|[[wp>Bill Carmody]]|Crusaders|
|12/4/2018|@#ffdddd:[[https://umassathletics.com/news/2018/12/4/mens-basketball-holy-cross-rallies-in-second-half-to-defeat-mens-hoops-82-78.aspx|L 82-78]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[mccall_matt|Matt McCall]]|Another tough home loss for UM, as Cross shoots 61% in the second half to pull away. [[pipkins_luwane|Pipkins]] leads with 22 but shot 6-18 from the floor. [[pierre_carl|Pierre]] 0-5 with just 2 points.|[[wp>Patriot League]]|[[wp>Bill Carmody]]|Crusaders|

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