10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Massachusetts Minutemen. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/mak <p><p>The Minutemen didn't suffer their biggest loss until April. No, not in the NIT, but shortly thereafter.</p> <p>Coach Travis Ford, who drew interest from several spots including Providence College, wound up at Oklahoma State where he'll be made a rich man and coach in a power conference.</p> <p>The Minutemen, though, aren't convinced they've taken a step backward. Massachusetts quickly replaced Ford with Memphis assistant Derek Kellogg. The 34-year-old former UMass point guard and team captain was an assistant at Memphis for eight seasons. </p> <p>"I think everyone will be pleased," said UMass athletic director John McCutcheon, as quoted by MassLive.com.</p> <p>Kellogg, a legend as a prep in Western Massachusetts, grew up within miles of the UMass campus. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:37:49 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2008-ncaab-mak:1 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:37:49 PDT