The Mullins capacity is around 9,500. Officially 9493, but does not include the 3k per court side seat and extra folding seat rows in the student section. The Mullins and the John Francis Kennedy Champion
Center are on campus. The campus is beautiful and billions on new additions and buildings have gone up in the past 6 years. Campus is part of Amherst, a beautiful college town, located in the Connecticut River Valley.
The atmosphere is great and sold out when we are very good. When people have no confidence in team, even with a lead would win, like a good stretch of last year, is about 1/3 full. In both games, we have not lost to VCU at home and this link is from 2014 and the write-up with vine video loops of inside the Mullins. Even when we were not good like last year, we beat VCU.
http://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/index.ssf/2014/02/the_mullins_center_was_a_first.html#incart_riverThis link is from this year of the 11 million dollar donation for the Champion Center and connection to this past years recruiting class.
http://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/index.ssf/2016/02/take_a_tour_of_the_umass_baske.htmlEnough about us, what about you guys. How are you feeling about your OOC schedule and would you like to see us in your OOC schedule next year with a home and home. Know travel is a bit far. Most teams in our league charter flights in with little or no TSA and is a 20 minute ride to campus. Bradley International airport is between Hartford and Springfield, home of the Basketball Hall of Fame, and is a 50 minute drive. Flying into Providence or Boston are also good options, but the ride is over an hour.