Interesting post, NEWMACJACK.  Thanks for that.

Quote from: Hugenerd on March 10, 2018, 08:43:57 PM
Real tough way to lose for MIT. They call a foul on a rebound with 0.9 s left in a tie game with Ramapo in the bonus.

I don't believe I have ever seen a non-shooting foul call with 0.9 sec left in a game before.  Ever.

Can anyone tell me where a video replay is available for the MIT-Ramapo game?  Thanks.

I'd say when Comenale made that 3 pointer with 1.1 seconds left last week, it was the loudest I've ever heard at a D3 game.  Yes it was fitting that the talented  senior Tim Butala closed out the win at the line.  So now MIT gets shipped out to Selinsgrove; Babson does get to host this weekend.

http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-men/d3

Thanks for the photos.  That makes 5 NEWMAC championships in the last 9 seasons for MIT - quite impressive, and the roster only has 1 senior and 1 junior. Must have been sweet to beat the #1 team in the country on their home floor. These guys tend to do well on their "final exams".   

see:

http://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/men/2013/bracket-released

and

http://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/men/2013/2013-mbb-bracket

I thought Emerson was joining the NEWMAC.  What happened?

I don't understand why ESPN doesn't broadcast some regular season D3 BB games.  In 2005, they had Dick Vitale do the Beloit - Grinnell game (regular season); it was great.  I haven't heard of them doing any since.  They could make an Amherst-MIT match up next season if they wanted to. 

I imagine now that the NCAA has a huge contract w/ CBS, it wouldn't make sense to have the D3 championship broadcast on the same weekend as all the 1st and 2nd rounds of D1.  There would be dilution of their CBS value if they let another network broadcast D3 BB at the same time.  So even though ESPN is relegated to broadcasting garbage sports during that time, there is not much hope that the NCAA would let anyone broadcast the D3 championship game(s), unless maybe it was played at 10AM.    The only reason D2 was on is because they could fit it in at 1PM on Elite 8 weekend. 

The Division II Men's Basketball Championship - Western Washington vs. Montevallo - is being televised on national TV today on CBS at 1PM (eastern).  Hey, maybe someone will put the D3 championship on TV someday.

I agree that MIT will want Will Tashman to cover Chris Davis.  All I know of WW and Davis is from watching the 2nd half of their dominating win over Va Wesleyan (#6, 27-4).  Tashman was a key to MIT's win over Farmingdale by completely denying 7-0 Matthews access to the rim and taking Matthews out of his game.  Davis is a very different player.  He is a natural BB player and an experienced,  physical inside scorer.  He took the ball right at multiple defenders vs VW and scored on them!  Yes, the announcers were calling for him to be player of the year nationally.  Tashman had to finish the Farmingdale game playing with 4 fouls and he fouled out vs F&M.  Davis will be a tougher challenge to defense.  MIT needs to use the old "give 10 fouls" by using Levene (6-7) and Aker (6-8) to cover Davis at times.  It will be difficult for MIT to win if Tashman fouls out.  I expect they'll try Hollingsworth on Davis too; he did cover Matthews a bit after Tashman wore him down.  Matthews did get tired; Davis sure didn't vs VW.  WW looked like a strong physical team across the line up.

All this talk about MIT's Kates; what's being overlooked is his excellent defense.  He should do fine vs WW.  Staying out of foul trouble is key for MIT, as they use the starters for so many minutes.  In reality, Paul Dawson is an excellent PG who just hasn't played a lot of minutes.  Aker and Levene are good in certain roles, they just don't get PT.

Should be a great game.

MIT used to play Amherst, but for some reason the series abruptly ended after MIT nearly won at Amherst in the 2007-08 season.  Prior to Jimmy Bartolotta winning the national player of the year award, MIT typically had rosters with half the number of players of everyone else.  The rosters were always talented, there just were very few guys who stuck it out for 4 years.  An injury here or there and the team was devastated.  That is why they carry a schedule with teams like Newbury and Leslie.  With their academic requirements, they also only travel within a 2 hour bus ride of Cambridge.   

One thing that is questionable is why the schedule was so light this year, when MIT has their "big 4" for this season and next; they could have scheduled a home and away against some tough competition knowing they'll still be very strong next year.  Ironically, the MIT schedule got weaker this year than what it has been over the recent years (no Bridgewater State, no ConnCollege, no Western Conn, no Endicott).  I heard they had some kind of falling out in the past with Brandeis and so won't schedule them, which would be a great match up w/ this current roster.  Still, I would have liked to see them play some team like a RIC, Eastern Conn, UMass Dartmouth, Elms, or another NESCAC school which are do-able bus trips for MIT and hold off on the Wheelock's for another 2 years. 

Wow, way back on November 20, Babson beat Rochester 84-75 in Rochester.

http://www.d3hoops.com/seasons/men/2010-11/contrib/20101120z12e8x

http://www.uaa.rochester.edu/Basketball/2010-11_MBB_Stats/urm-babs.htm

Bombers798891,

MIT has not pushed the ball up on offense in the last 2 years.  They are half court offense and generally use a lot of the shot clock.

They can field a big, strong, power frontcourt (Tashman and Dickson) or a quicker more athletic defensive-oriented line up (rotation of McCue, Bender, Zuk, Watkins) which they used to defeat WPI & Springfield.  Kates, Tashman, and Karraker generally play no matter what.

As for covering quick teams, if Ithaca has 1 or 2 rockets, MIT can cover them.  If IC has 5 or more rockets, then that will be trouble.  MIT has used more zone this year than in the past.  If IC is really good at pressing, that might give MIT trouble, but they've also been relying more on their experienced players in tournament time..

Quote from: mass_d3fan on January 20, 2011, 10:53:38 AM
MIT-Springfield...anyone know why Tashman only played 20 minutes? 

After opening the game in their usual Man defense for almost 10 minutes, MIT went to a smaller, quicker line up up front, a long backcourt, and played a 2-3 zone.  They had Karraker and McCue up top, and Zuk, Donegan and Bender up front.  It got them into the lead.  They played about 10:00 of the second half the same way.  Not sure why they made Tashman and the zone mutually exclusive, but it was an effective change up that Springfield never solved.

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