MIT Athletics Hosts Annual Kids Day, Celebrates NCAA Division III Week

The MIT Student Athletic Advisory Committee and MIT Athletics teamed up last week for the national NCAA Division III Week. One of the events included hosting 100 sixth-graders from a nearby school in a day of athletic events. The MIT Basketball squad has participated in the annual Kids Day celebration every year.

Read more here: http://mitathletics.com/genrel/2011-12/NCAADIIIweek

USA Today: "Brains + Tech = The New Cool"

MIT and the MIT Basketball team were featured in a recent photo gallery by USA Today.

Read more here: http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/Brains+++tech+=+the+new+cool/G3572

"MIT guard Mitchell Kates has established himself as one of the nation's top players. MIT does not give out athletic scholarships, and students compete for the love of the game. This year, the Engineers competing in the Div III basketball Final Four had to study on the road and take exams early in some cases" 

"As more Americans use technology and depend increasingly on the skills of those who know how to make their gadgets work, the image of the socially inept brainiac is slowly being dispelled to reveal a new portrait: Geeks are cool"

Head Coach Larry Anderson Earns National Man of the Year Award

Head Coach Larry Anderson has produced 92 wins over the last four seasons (Pic: Tom Gearty)

Head Coach Larry Anderson, coming off the best season in MIT history with a 29-2 record and trip to the Final Four, has earned the Man of the Year award presented by CollegeInsider.com. The award was presented to Anderson in New Orleans, the site of this year's Division I Final Four. Anderson, in his 17th season, was also a finalist for the National Coach of the Year after earning both Conference Coach of the Year and Northeast Region Coach of the Year accolades.

Read more here: http://mitathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/releases/201204059xdyqd

MIT Spring Career Fair on Thursday

MIT is hosting its annual Spring Career Fair for those students who are still seeking summer internship and employment opportunities. Dozens of companies will be on hand to meet with the MIT student body. MIT's main career fair is during the fall, when over 350 companies and organizations flock to the MIT campus to offer jobs.

Read more about the MIT Career Fair here: http://career-fair.mit.edu/index.php

MIT Lands Three on ECAC All-Star Teams

The MIT Basketball squad landed three student-athletes out of the ten possible spots for the ECAC New England All-Star 1st and 2nd Teams. 6'9" Noel Hollingsworth and All-American Mitchell Kates earned 1st-Team Honors, while 6'8" big-man Will Tashman earned a spot on the 2nd Team. All three starters will return for the 2012-2013 season.

Read more here: http://www.ecacsports.com/sports/winter/mbkb/AllStars/2011-12/Division_III_New_England_Mens_Basketball.pdf

MIT Tops in Academic Rankings Again

Times Higher Education:
#2 University in World

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/mar/15/top-100-universities-times-higher-education?newsfeed=true


US News and World Report (Graduate School Rankings):
1st - Engineering
1st - Supply Chain/Logistics (Sloan)
1st - Production/Operations (Sloan)
1st - Information Systems (Sloan)
1st - Mathematics
1st - Earth Sciences
1st - Chemistry
1st - Physics
1st - Computer Science
1st - Chemical Engineering
1st - Materials Engineering
1st - Computer Engineering
1st - Electrical Engineering
1st - Economics

2nd - Biological Sciences
2nd - Mechanical Engineering
2nd - Aeronautics and Astronautics
2nd - Nuclear Engineering

4th - Business School (Sloan)
4th - Entreprenuership (Sloan)

5th - Finance (Sloan)
5th - Biomedical Engineering

9th - Political Science

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools

Statistically Speaking: Record Breaking Season

The 2011-12 MIT Basketball Team has certainly established itself as arguably one of the most prolific MIT squads of all time.  The team's most important accomplishments are undoubtedly the first ever MIT sweep of the NEWMAC regular and post season championships and first ever trip to the NCAA Division III Final Four.  However, this year's team has broken many other marks, both collectively and individually.  We break them down below:

2011-2012 Team Records (Single Season)

Category	New Mark	Old Mark	Year
Winning %	93.5	82.6	1966-67
Wins	29	22	2009-10
Fewest Losses	2	4	1961-62 1966-67
Consecutive Wins	16	13	1961-62
Most Points	2329	2200	2008-09
Field Goals Made	843	784	1965-66
Rebounds	1174	1147	1974-75

2011-2012 Individual All-Time Records

Player	Category	New Mark	Old Mark
Jamie Karraker	Single Game 3FGM	9 (12/6/11 vs. UMB)	8 (multiple times)
	Single Game 3FGA	17 (11/22/11 vs. Emmanuel) (12/14/11 vs. Wheelock)	17 (Andrew Tsai, 12/21/04)
	Season 3FGM	111	98 (Andrew Tsai, 2003-04)
	Season 3FGA	260	234 (Andrew Tsai, 2003-04)
	Career 3FGM	288	231 (Jimmy Bartolotta, 2005-09)
	Career 3FGA	676	601 (Zach Inman, 1997-2001)
Mitchell Kates	Career Steals	192	184 (Jimmy Bartolotta, 2005-09)

Other Notable Milestones:

Player	Category	Mark	All-Time Category Rank
Noel Hollingsworth	Season Points	534	9th
	Career Points	1179*	17th*
	Career FG%	54.6*	3rd*
	Season Blocks	54	2nd
	Career Blocks	100*	T3rd*
Jamie Karraker	Career Points	1082*	19th*
	Season 3FG%	42.7	3rd
	Career 3FG%	42.6*	1st*
Mitchell Kates	Career Points	1247*	13th*
	Season Assists	166	3rd
	Career Assists	422*	4th*
	Season Steals	70	3rd
	Career Steals	192	1st
Will Tashman	Career Points	991*	27th*
	Career FT%	73.2*	9th*
	Season Rebounds	298	5th
	Career Rebounds	743*	6th*
	Career Blocks	65*	11th*

*Player has eligibility remaining, so career mark may change.

MIT Assistant Coach Bill Johnson Travels to Malaysia with Australian Team

2nd-year Assistant Coach Bill Johnson '10 is currently participating in the Sultan Azlan Shah International Basketball Tournament in Malaysia with a semi-professional team from Australia, the Gold Coast Authentic All-Stars. The 6'8" swingman is starting for the club, and scored 12 points in 16 minutes in their opening round win over the Singapore National "B" Team.

Johnson, a 1,000-point scorer and member of the memorable '08-'09 MIT squad, recently had professional stints in Costa Rica and Iceland. He is pursuing a similar endeavor in Australia during MIT's offseason. 

You can follow Johnson and his adventures on his blog: www.BOBNation.com

Bill Johnson '10 and Jimmy Bartolotta '09 suited up with each other recently in Iceland's professional league

More Pictures of MIT in the Final Four

Photos by Tom Gearty:

The #3 ranked MIT Engineers prepare for battle against UW-Whitewater

High-flying Freshman Matt Redfield soars through the air during warm-ups

Assistant Coach Rob DiBernardo prepares Tech on the court

Senior Dan Mccue

MIT came into Salem with a 29-1 record

All-American Mitchell Kates during introductions

Senior Billy Bender, with a fractured orbital, pushed back his surgery so he could play

Academic All-American Noel Hollingsworth 

6'8" Will Tashman registered 15 points and 14 rebounds, earning himself a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team

Billy Bender added 11 points in his last game as an Engineer

Despite the loss, the team and fans gathered for a post-game reception to celebrate MIT's incredible season

Senior Dan Mccue ended the night with a speech that left the Engineers hopeful for the 2012-2013 campaign

MIT Assistant Coach Paul Grant Helps Out Alma Mater Wisconsin

Fifth-year assistant coach Paul Grant, who was recently featured here (http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/from-nba-to-iceland-0316.html) along with MIT's other assistants, helped out his alma mater, Division I Wisconsin Badgers, in their recent run to the Sweet 16:



More on Coach Grant here ("Big Addition" section):  http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20120321/WIS020102/120321136/UW-basketball-notes-Additional-scorers-emerge-tournament?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CGPG-Sports%7Cp