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

Kates Earns All-American Honors

Junior standout Mitchell Kates was selected to the D3Hoops.com All-American Fourth Team. Read more about the award here: http://d3hoops.com/awards/all-americans/men/2012

MIT Falls to UW-Whitewater in Final Four, Ends Historic Season

Mitchell Kates had memorable performances throughout the NCAA Tournament (Pic: Robert Krawitz)

The #3 MIT Engineers fell to #8 UW-Whitewater 71-56 in the Division III Final Four in Salem, Virginia Friday night. Tech, tied with the Warhawks 26-26 at halftime, couldn't overcome a 7-minute scoreless drought in the second half. 1st-Team All-American Chris Davis led UW-Whitewater with 30 points.

Will Tashman's double-double earned him a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament team (Pic: Robert Krawitz)

Will Tashman knotted 15 points and 14 rebounds while being named to the 2012 NCAA All-Tournament team. Mitchell Kates scored 12 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 assists, while Billy Bender scored 11 points after sitting out the past three games with a fractured orbital. Noel Hollingsworth had 10 points and 3 rebounds in the loss.

Freshman Paul Dawson ignited a run for the Engineers in the first half (Pic: Robert Krawitz)

Head Coach Larry Anderson will have a formidable squad for next season (Pic: Robert Krawitz)

MIT ends the their historic year with a 29-2 record, their best ever, and bids farewell to seniors Billy Bender, Arni Lehto, and Dan Mccue.

MIT fans flocked to Salem with MIT President Susan Hockfield (Pic: Robert Krawitz)

Those who couldn't make it to Virginia packed the Z-Center to watch the game (Pic: Robert Krawitz)

More Media Links...

ESPN.com
"MIT's Mitchell Kates found winning formula"
http://espn.go.com/boston/story/_/id/7695958/m-mitchell-kates-found-winning-formula

TheHour.com
"Weston's Levene and MIT are all a part of the little Engineers that could"
http://www.thehour.com/story/521737/weston-s-levene-and-mit-are-all-a-part-of-the-little-engineers-that-could

Even More MIT Basketball in the Media

CBS-Boston
"MIT Basketball Also Dancing This Weekend" (Video)
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/03/14/mit-basketball-also-dancing-this-weekend/

ABC-Boston
"For First Time in 112 Years, MIT Headed to NCAA Final Four" (Video)
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/r-video/30684146/detail.html

Front Page of NCAA.com
"Playing for one of their own"
http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-03-15/playing-one-their-own

The Boston Globe
"Final Four run gives MIT a crash course"
http://articles.boston.com/2012-03-16/sports/31197763_1_tech-students-basketball-guard

Front Page of D3Hoops.com
"Hoopsville in Salem" (Video: Interview with Mitchell Kates and Will Tashman)
http://d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2011-12/salem-interviews

NESN.com
"MIT Fans Flood Polls"
http://www.nesn.com/2012/03/division-iii-basketball-website-rooting-against-mit-as-students-flood-site-in-support-of-engineers.html

More MIT Basketball in the Media

D3Hoops.com Front Page
"Kates Engineering MIT Run"
http://d3hoops.com/playoffs/men/2012/kates-engineering-mit-run

Lancaster Online
"Division III and college sports at its best"
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/602360_Division-III-and-college-sports-at-its-best.html

Boston Herald
"MIT at Four-front of Division 3"
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/college/basketball/view/20220311mit_at_four-front_of_division_3/

Hollingsworth Earns NABC All-Region

Noel Hollingsworth voted to the NABC Northeast All-Region Second Team: http://www.nabc.org/NABC_Releases/releases/2011-12_NABC_Releases/2012_NABC_Division_III_All-District_Teams_and_Coaches.pdf

Anderson, Kates, Hollingsworth earn D3Hoops All-Region Honors

Three Engineers highlighted the 2012 D3Hoops.com All-Region awards. Mitchell Kates was named to the All-Region 3rd Team, Noel Hollingsworth All-Region 2nd Team, and Head Coach Larry Anderson was named Northeast Region Coach of the Year. The Northeast region is the largest region in the country with 75 teams.

Read more here: http://d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2011-12/northeast-men