The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, commonly known as MIT has long been known as one of the top academic universities in the nation.
This weekend MIT will show “D III nation” that the Engineer’s men’s basketball team is pretty darn good too.
MIT enters the weekend riding a 13-game win streak. The Engineers are 29-1 overall and haven’t lost since an 80-68 setback to WPI on Jan. 21.
MIT defeated Franklin & Marshall College 69-54 last Saturday to advance the NCAA Division III Final Four for the first time in the 112-year history of the program.
MIT takes on UW-Whitewater Friday night in Final Four action at 7 p.m. (Central Time) at the Salem Civic Center.
According to veteran UW-Whitewater head coach Pat Miller, the Engineers are a well-coached “very dangerous” team that will face the Warhawks on Friday evening in Division III semifinal action out in Salem, Virginia.
The Engineers (29-1) used great defense and timely shooting to down the host Diplomats and move on the national semifinals, which will be held in Salem, Va. next weekend.
Junior Mitchell Kates (Colts Neck, N.J.) continued his outstanding NCAA tournament run, scoring 21 points to go along with eight assists, three rebounds and three steals. Senior Jamie Karraker (Morgantown, W.Va.) had 17 points on five-of-10 shooting from deep and added six caroms. Senior Noel Hollingsworth (Salt Lake City, Utah) added 14 points and a team-high nine boards.
Kates, Hollingsworth, and Will Tashman were named to this year's NEWMAC All-Conference 1st Team. This is the first time in NEWMAC history that three players of the same school earned All-Conference 1st Team honors.
Head Coach Larry Anderson was awarded Coach of the Year once again, his third honor in seven years.
For more in-depth analysis of the MIT men’s basketball team check out a D3hoops.com feature on the Engineers.
To access the D3hoops.com story on MIT CLICK HERE
No comments:
Post a Comment