Unquestionably the greatest known athlete in UMass history, Julius Erving, known simply to the world as "Dr. J," played basketball for two seasons under legendary head coach and fellow UMass Athletics ...

Among these pioneers was a young forward named Julius Erving. He embodied everything the ABA stood for and made a smooth ...

Some may have already forgotten, but Johnson followed in Erving's footsteps as he made his way into the pros. After two seasons at UMass, Julius leaped into the pros and joined the ABA.

Part 2 of a look back at LI's best basketball players, a series that goes through seven decades for the boys and five decades ...

High-flying, unstoppable future World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame inductee Julius Erving scores a personal ... the ABA or even his college career at UMass. He picked it up in high school ...

Diggins' 46 points also ties for the eighth best single-game total in Atlantic 10 history and it marked the most points by a visiting player at Rose Hill Gymnasium, surpassing all-time UMass great ...

Coming out of UMass, Julius Erving was a megastar in the ABA, leading the New York Nets to two titles, in 1974 and 76. And his legend only grew when he joined the NBA in 1976, where his style ...

Starting wing and second-leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara was named a finalist for the Julius Erving Award Wednesday, given to the country’s best small forward. He earned the distinction alongside ...