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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

MIT Downs F&M, Heads to Final Four

(Pic: Tom Gearty)

The MIT Basketball team defeated host Franklin & Marshall College, 69-54, in the Elite 8 Round on Saturday night to earn a ticket to the Final Four in Salem, Virginia. Tech out-rebounded the Diplomats by 12 and shot a blistering 56% from three in front of a packed house in Lancaster, PA.

(Pic: Tom Gearty)

Leading the way was point guard Mitchell Kates, putting in a stellar performance of 21 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, and a block. Sharp-shooter Jamie Karraker lit up the nets again with 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting from three along with 6 rebounds. All-American Noel Hollingsworth pitched in a near double-double with 14 points and 9 rebounds, while senior Dan Mccue added 8 points and 5 rebounds in his second start of the season. Big-man Will Tashman shut down the Franklin & Marshall's post players, holding the Diplomats to 38% shooting.

(Pic: Tom Gearty)

The Engineers will head to Salem for the first time in the program's 112-year history to face off with UW-Whitewater at 8pm on Friday.

(Pic: Tom Gearty)

More info can be found here: http://mitathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/releases/20120312640era

(Pic: Tom Gearty)

Engineers Top Staten Island, Advance to Elite 8

(Pic: Tom Gearty)

(Pic: Tom Gearty)

The MIT Engineers shot 53% from the field and 55% from three to defeat the College of Staten Island, 83-67, last night in the NCAA Sweet 16 Round. The Engineers moved to 28-1 in this historic season in front of a crowd of 1,700 at host Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA.

(Pic: Tom Gearty)

Mitchell Kates dominated the game with 29 points, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 2 rebounds. Jamie Karraker lit up the nets in the first half, hitting all seven of his shots, including 6-of-6 from three, to finish the game with 25 points. All-American Noel Hollingsworth registered 13 points and 8 rebounds, while big-man Will Tashman notched a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Dan Mccue was a machine on the defensive end, keeping Staten Island's guards at bay.

The #3 Engineers take on host #9 Franklin & Marshall tonight at 7pm EST in the Elite 8. Watch the game online here: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/fandm.portal#

(Pic: Tom Gearty)

MIT Basketball in the Media

The #3 ranked MIT Men's Basketball team, playing in their first NCAA Sweet 16 game tonight, has been covered by the media extensively this week:

ESPN
"MIT hoopsters doing Harvard one better"
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/colleges/post/_/id/2027/mit-hoopsters-doing-harvard-one-better

The Daily
"Net Brains"
http://apps.facebook.com/dailysocial/article/2012/03/08/030812-sports-bkc-harvard-mit-1-2

90.9 WMBR
"MIT Basketball Dances Into History"
http://www.wbur.org/2012/03/09/mit-basketball

Bangor Daily News
"Mccue helps MIT reach third round of NCAA Tourney"
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/03/07/sports/umaine-sports/mccue-helps-mit-reach-third-round-of-ncaa-tourney/

MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Takes Over Sports World

The biggest and brightest names in the sports world convened on MIT's campus over the weekend to participate in the Sloan School of Management's 6th Annual Sports Analytics Conference.

Speakers this year included Bill Simmons (ESPN), Steve Pagliuca (owner- Boston Celtics), Scott Boras (sports agent with clients such as Alex Rodriguez), and Michael Wilborn (ESPN).

The extremely popular event has received much media coverage. Read ESPN's take on it: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-120305/nba-mit-sloan-wrap

MIT Athletics Thriving

Seven MIT athletic teams are currently ranked in the top-25 in their respective sport:

#3 – Men's Basketball
#3 – Women's Indoor Track & Field
#4 – Men's Swimming & Diving
#5 – Men's Volleyball
#6 – Women's Swimming & Diving
#7 – Men's Indoor Track & Field
#25 –Men's Tennis

Read more here: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/sports-shorts-0306.html