Kates' 1,000th Point Not Enough as WPI Stuns #3 MIT

After leading at halftime, the #3 ranked MIT Engineers couldn't recover from a 12-2 run by WPI in the second half, ultimately falling to last year's regular season champions 80-68. The upset is the Engineers' first loss of the season, as MIT is now 16-1 overall and 4-1 in conference.

A rematch of 2011's Conference Championship (Pic: Robert Krawitz)

Leading Tech was All-Conference Mitchell Kates, supplying MIT with 22 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals. On his 19th point of the night, Mitchell Kates became MIT's 24th player to reach the 1,000-point milestone.

Junior Mitchell Kates will continue to move up the all-time leading scorers' list (Pic: Robert Krawitz)

The big-man duo of Will Tashman and Noel Hollingsworth combined for 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, while sharp-shooter Jamie Karraker connected on three three-pointers for 11 points. Senior Billy Bender had a game-high 10 rebounds. 

MIT and WPI will meet again during the final regular season game (Pic: Robert Krawitz)

MIT went cold in the second half, however, shooting a season-low 36% from the field during the frame and going 0-6 from three. Tech was also out-rebounded in the half 19-13. 

MIT takes on Clark University Wednesday at 7pm.

MIT Assistant Bill Johnson Featured on MIT Alumni Website

Former MIT standout and current assistant coach Willard "Bill" Johnson sat down with the MIT Alumni Association to talk about his pro hoops career and his return to the Engineers' staff:

http://alum.mit.edu/pages/sliceofmit/2012/01/20/diy-iap-mit-basketball-doubleheader-saturday-january-21/

MIT Athletics on National Stage

The MIT men's basketball team isn't the only team on campus finding success in the national spotlight. The MIT men's swimming and diving team, the women's swimming and diving team, the men's track and field team, as well as the women's track and field team are all ranked in the Top 10 in the nation in their respective sport:

#3 Men's Basketball
#4 Men's Swimming & Diving
#5 Women's Indoor Track & Field
#6 Women's Swimming & Diving
#10 Men's Indoor Track & Field

MIT Athletics' success as a whole is captured by their high ranking in the Director's Cup national standings (15th after the fall season), which measures the overall performances of Division III programs.

Read more here: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/sports-shorts-0117.html

Tashman Earns Player of the Week

6'8" Junior Will Tashman earned Conference Player of the Week for his dominating performances last week versus Coast Guard and Babson. The reigning NEWMAC Tournament MVP and D3Hoops.com Northeast All-Region performer averaged 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds over the two games.

Tashman hails from Atherton, California and is majoring in Materials Science & Engineering and minoring in Physics. The Jewish First-Team All-American spent last summer interning at Lunera Lighting, helping them develop state-of-the-art LED fixtures. 

MIT players have now received five out of the seven Player of the Week awards. 

Read more here: http://newmacsports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/POTW/mbkbPOTW011612

MIT Hoops Earns Points in Rankings

MIT Basketball remained at #3 in this week's national D3Hoops.com Top 25 Poll, but gained 12 points in addition to holding on to a 1st-place vote.

Tech takes on WPI, ranked #24 in last week's poll, this Saturday at 3pm in Rockwell Cage.

Statistically Speaking

This is how MIT players stack up statistically in the NEWMAC. Stats are for games through 1/15. Only statistics in which an individual is in the Top 15 are listed. 

Of Note:

- MIT players take up 48 of the possible 195 positions (15 positions in 13 categories), or 25%

- Senior Billy Bender is ranked in the Top 15 in more categories, 12, than any other player in the NEWMAC

Noel Hollingsworth

Statistic	Value	NEWMAC
Scoring	18.1	1
Blocks	2.1	2
FG%	56.7	2
Off. Rebounds	2.7	4
Total Rebounds	6.6	5
FT%	76.6	6
Def. Rebounds	3.9	6
Minutes	28.1	13

Jamie Karraker

Statistic	Value	NEWMAC
3FGM	4.5	1
3FG%	45.3	5
Scoring	15.7	6
Minutes	29.4	7
FG%	48.1	13
Steals	1.3	13

Will Tashman

Statistic	Value	NEWMAC
Minutes	30.2	1
Total Rebounds	9.7	1
Def. Rebounds	6.7	1
Off. Rebounds	3.0	2
Assists	2.7	4
Steals	6.6	5
FG%	53.2	6
A/TO	3.9	6
Blocks	0.8	8
Scoring	11.6	10
FT%	68.0	12

Mitchell Kates

Statistic	Value	NEWMAC
Steals	2.2	1
Assists	5.2	1
A/TO	2.0	2
Minutes	29.6	6
FT%	71.7	9
Scoring	10.9	11
FG%	49.3	12
Total Rebounds	4.3	14
Def. Rebounds	3.4	14

Billy Bender

Statistic	Value	NEWMAC
3FG%	48.8	1
FG%	56.7	2
FT%	77.8	5
3FGM	1.3	7
Total Rebounds	5.5	8
Steals	1.5	9
A/TO	1.5	9
Assists	2.3	11
Scoring	10.8	12
Def. Rebounds	3.4	14
Blocks	0.4	14
Minutes	27.7	15

Daniel Mccue

Statistic	Value	NEWMAC
A/TO	1.7	5

Matt Redfield

Statistic	Value	NEWMAC
Blocks	1.1	5

Head Coach Anderson on Hoopsville Tonight

Head Coach Larry Anderson, in his 17th season at MIT, will be interviewed on D3Hoops.com's Hoopsville radio broadcast tonight at 7:20PM EST.

Head Coach Larry Anderson's promotion of integrity and leadership both on and off the court has proved successful (Pic: Dawn Anderson)

Anderson, who has led the #3 Engineers to three consecutive championships and three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, currently boasts a record of 79-23 (.775) over the last four seasons.

Anderson being interviewed by ESPN's Sports Center (Pic: ESPN)

Listen to Anderson and the broadcast here: http://d3hoops.com/hoopsville/index

Kates, MIT in Boston Globe

Read more here:

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/extras/colleges_blog/2012/01/kates_carries_m.html

#3 Engineers Win Record 16 Straight

The nationally-ranked MIT Engineers outlasted Babson 72-63 yesterday afternoon to go 16-0 on the season and break the 50-year-old record for the longest win streak in MIT history (the record was held by the memorable 1961-1962 Tech squad).

The 1961-1962 Team went 17-4, including 15 in a row (Pic: MIT Athletics)

Leading the way was Mitchell Kates, an All-American candidate, who poured in game highs of 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Big-men Will Tashman and Noel Hollingsworth tallied 16 points apiece with a combined 12 rebounds, and Senior Billy Bender added 11 points along with 5 rebounds. Sharp-shooter Jamie Karraker hit all three of his trifectas.

Billy Bender, a Sophomore in this picture, drives past NBA guard Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks (Pic: Tom Gearty)

Tech has a week to prepare for WPI in Rockwell Cage on Saturday, January 21st at 3pm. 

Bloomberg: "Europe Crisis Rescue Begins with MIT Men"

Read more below about Bloomberg's piece on MIT and how MIT alums are in charge of solving the European debt crisis. MIT's Economics program is currently ranked #1 by U.S. News and World Report.

“The faculty makes the place but the students also make the place,” [former MIT professor and now Bank of Israel Governor Stanley] Fischer said in a telephone interview. “One of the reasons you go to MIT is because you have the best students in the world.” To him, economics was a tool to “do something useful.” 

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-12/rescuing-europe-from-debt-crisis-begins-with-men-of-mit-as-matter-of-trust.html