Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
It may not be on the calendar, but October 15 is Hoop Day. College basketball teams are allowed to begin full team practices on this date. The UMass Lowell men's basketball team tipped-off the 2009-10 season with a midnight practice at Costello Gymnasium.
The River Hawks come off a 21-8 season in 2008-09, the first season for head coach Greg Herenda.UML opened up the preseason with 13 players suited up. Senior guard Craig Heatherly had limited participation because of an ankle injury.
Two freshman and one graduate student were added to this year's team with Scott Tavares-Taylor and Romeo Diaz forming the incoming class, and former Lowell High School standout Kingsel Onyechi coming aboard as a grad student (he played at New England College as an undersgraduate).
Sophomore forward Kyle Mayers will also be fully eligible to play this season after sitting out as a redshirt last year.
A few players did not return from last year. Forward Victor Colon did not return to school. Junior college transfer Lance Greene ended up heading to UMass Dartmouth, while walk-ons Justin Graham and Shawsheen Tech graduate Joe Gore were not at the first practice and are also not listed on this year's roster.
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