MBB: NEWMAC

[mass_d3fan]

More on the NEWMAC Class of 2014

http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/1373/Commitment-CatchUp.php

Some insight on the incoming freshmen for WPI, Clark & Babson

WPI:

   Jake Nelson (5'11" G), David White (5'11" PG) & Ryan Kolb (6'5" F)

Clark :

    Jake Gubitose (5'8" PG) & Adam Boyle (6'4" F)

Babson :

    Matt Palazini (6'3" G/F) & Connor Boyen  (6'2" SG)

[Hugenerd]

Good stuff

[JustAFan]

Mention of an MIT point guard commit from LA here:

http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/1383/Locals-Shine-at-Academic-AllAmerican-Game.php

[mass_d3fan]

WPI picks up another New Hampshire player.

From NERR today:

WPI Gets Another

WPI has added to their already tremendous recruiting class with the addition of George Tsougranis who will join Ryan Kolb, David White, and Jake Nelson in the Engineers' class.

Tsougranis is a versatile forward who can produce inside and out.  Strong, athletic and rugged inside the paint, he plays bigger than he is around the rim and can both score and rebound over bigger players.  But he worked hard to develop his perimeter skills this season and made himself into a quicker player off the dribble and more consistent three-point threat.

Tsougranis won a state championship during his senior season at Portsmouth High School in New Hampshire and claimed another title this year in helping the Rams to their Class B crown during his post-graduate season.


The link to the article is : http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/1400/Catching-up-on-More-Commitments.php


According the NERR site, Tsougranis is a 6'3" forward.

[Hugenerd]

MIT is currently in Taiwan, playing in the 2010 Kainan Invitational Tournament.  For those who remember, MIT won the inaugural Kainan tourney crown in 2006, behind strong play from Northeast region player of the year Mike D'Auria, and then freshman Jimmy Bartolotta.

Coverage can be found here: MIT Hoops Blog and the links found on that page.

[Hugenerd]

MIT ended up winning the Kainan Tourney.

[Hugenerd]

I heard MIT gets another shot at Harvard this year.  Should be interesting to see how a year of experience for the young MIT squad, and the loss of Jeremy Lin for Harvard, affects to the final outcome.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I heard MIT gets another shot at Harvard this year.  Should be interesting to see how a year of experience for the young MIT squad, and the loss of Jeremy Lin for Harvard, affects to the final outcome.

It might be a little more even this year without Golden State's backup PG.

[Hugenerd]

New Interview with Jimmy Bartolotta

[mass_d3fan]

According to the schedules posted here on d3hoops.com, WPI & MIT will both play Havard as a regular season game.  WPI travels there on Dec. 7 & MIT will play the Crimson on New Years Eve.

Interesting that a D1 school would schedule 2 games against D3 teams in the same year.  I doubt this is the first time its ever happened, but I do not think its very common.

Nerd,

  Did MIT try to keep some of their players together and play in any summer leagues in Mass?

[Hugenerd]

Not many players played in local summer leagues.  Kates played in the Jersey Shore Summer League, for example.  There were only two guys who stayed for the whole summer.  Hollingsworth played with Mike Crotty and some other ex-Williams guys in the Watertown league, from what I hear.

Harvard's full schedule is here:

http://ivybbn.com/?p=4668

Good planning by MIT to get them after WPI, they should have some pretty good scouting on them for their game.  I know that MIT had the game planned since last season, so maybe Harvard needed a game and picked up WPI.  They play at Michigan 3 days before the WPI game, so maybe WPI can catch them tired.  Harvard has a ton of talent, but they are real young and dont have their floor leader in Lin anymore. They will obviously be huge favorites in both games, but I think both teams will test them.  MIT has a lot of experience coming back, and they should be much deeper than last year (with guys returning from injury and incoming freshman).  MIT should also be more athletic on the perimeter this year.

[Hugenerd]

Former Clark point guard and MIT assistant coach Gunnar Hagstrom talked to the MIT Basketball Blog.  He has been in Cyprus for the past year as a part of Peace Players International.  He will beack in Cyprus next year as well, but has also signed a contract to play in the professional Turkish-Cypriot basketball league (not to be confused with the TBL).

[Hugenerd]

Former Clark guard and MIT assistant coach Gunnar Hagstrom signed with the Nicosia Devils of the Northern Cyprus basketball league:

http://mitbasketball.blogspot.com/2010/10/former-mit-assistant-gunnar-hagstrom.html

[Hugenerd]

Preseason rankings are out.  MIT ranks at #15, WPI is just out of the poll in the ORV #26 spot.

[mass_d3fan]

Hugenerd,

   Time to crank it up is getting closer.  Congrats to MIT on #15 and WPI will hopefully be in there soon too.  Good Preseason showing for the NEWMAC.

From what little I have picked up on WPI, I guess they had a very good trip to Montreal last week with two blowout wins.