Evan Applebaum

Excited to share that I am beginning a full-time position outside of journalism with the Lowell Housing Authority. I will remain as a freelancer now with The Eagle-Tribune and have other personal thoughts/posts on here. Thank you to everyone who helped me get to this point.

@tannerstruth @mid_madness Is it November 2nd yet?

Armstrong got the shot off. Great game. Thank you all for following along with me and @mid_madness during this America East season. It was the honor of my life to cover this stupid dumb low-major league for this website, and I can't wait to do it next year.

@cookejournalism @TheValley_Daily Keep killing it my man! 👊

That’s a wrap on the winter sports season. Proud of the work we’ve done at @TheValley_Daily — onto spring!

Its a good morning to be the America East Fantasy League CHAMPION!!! So happy that we have a goup of 12 guys across 5 different schools that participate in this league. We gotta send no less than 5000 messages during the season in the group chat. Tons of banter, tons of fun

@Sam_Federman True sicko since birth

Have told this story many times, but I was in first grade. I somehow convinced the teacher to let me check the halftime score on the classroom computer at recess. I learned of the shot when my mom picked me up from school at the end of the day. I couldn’t focus in the afternoon waiting to know.

@Matt_Gajewski Hey Matt. I wouldn’t necessarily say he had a role change. When available, he’s started every game. He had 16&14 on 2/26 and 20&13 on 2/21. Only played under 20 mins once since 12/6. Green hasn’t been injured this season, just has been out a few games due to personal reasons.

@EvanApplebaum2 Welcome, I see you’ve never been here before. He had a role change. That gets included here when conferences aren’t covered well

Some elite College Basketball matchups tonight! Here's a few notes🧵 🏀Syracuse vs. SMU 🏀Siena vs. Merrimack 🏀Mercyhurst vs. LIU 🏀UMass Lowell vs. UMBC 🏀Santa Clara vs. Gonzaga 🏀+ More

@Matt_Gajewski Austin Green is not injured

UMass Lowell (+8.0) vs. UMBC (147.5) Injuries UMass Lowell - Austin Green UMBC - Daylon Dickerson Notes: AEC Semi-Final - UMBC is at home. - UMBC beat UMass Lowell 79-56 & 84-60. UMass Lowell did not have Austin Green in the second, but they weren’t close in either. - #318 UMass Lowell is 15-17 and beat #324 Albany to get here. They have 4 sub-300 losses & 1 top 300 win over #296 Sacred Heart. UMass Lowell is 348th in strength of schedule. - #198 UMBC is 22-8 and beat #350 New Hampshire to get here. They have 1 sub-300 loss to #355 Bryant. UMBC has 1 top 300 win over #232 Vermont and ranks 365th in strength of schedule. - UMass Lowell is 332nd in height & 114th in rebounding. UMBC is 217th in height & 121st in rebounding. UMass Lowell outranks UMBC 112 to 344 in offensive rebounding, but UMBC outranks UMass Lowell 9 to 123 in defensive rebounding. - UMass Lowell is 231st in Effective FG%, 218th in 2pt%, & 278th in 3pt%. They are 341st in 3pt rate. UMass Lowell will play in transition & attack the offensive glass. They use drives & cuts to attack the rim in a guard-dominant offense. Xavier Spencer (37.2%) is their only decent shooter. Angel Montas & Austin Green are decent inside. - UMBC is 183rd in total defense, 91st inside, & 98th on the perimeter. They limit transitions & rebounds, but guards that can drive/cut can give them a few issues. Jose Roberto Tanchyn (6-10) is the top AEC defender. DJ Armstrong (6-4) & Caden Diggs (6-8) aren’t far behind. - UMBC is 80th in Effective FG%, 89th in 2pt%, & 87th in 3pt%. They are 199th in 3pt rate. UMBC uses a lot of ISOs, post-ups, & inside/outs. Ace Valentine (39.8%), DJ Armstrong (39.9%) & even the forwards can shoot a bit. - UMass Lowell is 308th in total defense, 285th inside, & 185th on the perimeter. They’re vulnerable in transition, on the glass, & via post-ups. Victor Okojie (6-8) is a decent rim protector, but it isn’t enough. - Neither team forces many turnovers, but UMBC outranks UMass Lowell 29 to 266 in turnovers committed. Fouls do not project to play a major role. - UMass Lowell is 80th in tempo, while UMBC is 256th. UMBC has sped to 217th over the last six weeks. Model Prediction UMass Lowell - 68.6 UMBC - 71.6 Bet: UMBC -8.0

@camkerry7 Congrats Cam!

Personal news: I’m honored to have accepted a position on The Boston Globe staff as a sports content producer. There are countless people to thank for the opportunity and for helping me the past few years. I’m thrilled to get started and be a part of an incredibly talented team.

@GoodmanHoops Pita Thyme>>>

No one has an easier first call than BC athletic director Blake James. In fact, he should just take the 30-minute drive to North Andover and meet Joe Gallo at Tripoli's.

@EvanApplebaum2 Have you ever seen him play or you’re just going on some other alleged reference? He’s not tall enough he gets inside. Doesn’t have an outside shot at all. End of story.

With the news of Kevair Kennedy being named the MAAC Player of the Year, the first frosh to ever win the award, I have to quote tweet this once again. A good laugh on this Wednesday afternoon. 😉

Montas finishes conference play averaging an even 20.0 PPG and 6.1 RPG. Shot 51% from the field on an absurd 248 attempts (110 more than any of the 6 players in front of him). Three 30+ point nights. #1 scorer in the America East #6 rebounder in the America East @CBKReport

@DeanWende1 Peak childhood.

a leader in 10-year-old Dean's "Sports YouTube Videos to Play at Family Functions When Bored" collection

Great story: UMass Lowell’s Angel Montas has a younger cousin that is a baseball megaprospect. They were raised together. Sharing the same first and last name, Angel Montas is a 14 year old that was signed by @BlueJays for $5.7 mil. They’re both represented by @VictorySportsM.

Home court secured! @RiverHawkMBB has earned the No. 4 seed in the upcoming @Join_AFReserve #AEPlayoffs!

Bowdoin transfer Ray Cuevas has heard from the following schools since entering the transfer portal, he tells me: Brown Cornell Columbia Harvard William & Mary Bucknell Boston University Albany Quinnipiac Siena Drexel Mercyhurst Citadel Mercer FDU UC San Diego Holy Cross

@MencyMagic Great coach. Even better human.

People haven't discussed this But Joe Gallo took a team with 5 new starters that was picked 7th And won 20 games (and counting) Coach of the Year should be a formality.

@tannerstruth Your 2025-26 AE POTY.

Angel Montas is an obscenely good offensive player. This shot was crazy. Also loved the whole play — Green with the tough board, Yepdo pushes and makes a solid pass, Montas attacks, which is good River Hawk basketball.

UMass Lowell’s Angel Montas should be the America East POTY. 1st in PPG at 20.2. Shooting a ridiculous 53% from the field on 191 attempts (6th in conference, 80 more than anyone in the top 5). 6th in RPG at 6.3. Can take over any game and give you 30. Elite offensive talent.

Funny to see how this turned out…

@Sam_Federman Star.

I've run out of words to describe Kevair Kennedy.