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BASKETBALL
IAN HINKLEY ‘21
LARRY ANDERSON
ALEX CHO ‘22
DAN PILSBURY ‘22
One of the top programs in the conference,
regionally and nationally, the MIT men’s
basketball team posted a 12-13 overall record
in 2019-20. The Engineers narrowly missed a
berth in the NEWMAC Tournament as the team
capped the year with a thrilling 59-55 Senior Day
win over No. 21 WPI. (FULL STORY)
Ian Hinkley ‘21 earned NEWMAC Second Team All-
Conference accolades for the first time in his career after
averaging career highs in scoring (19.4), rebounding (7.3)
and blocks (1.3) per game. He ended the season with 994
career points, 406 rebounds and 99 assists. (FULL STORY)
“I chose to attend MIT because I have lofty
goals athletically, academically, personally,
and professionally. I figured if there was
going to be anywhere that I’d be surrounded
by people who can help me achieve
these goals, it would be at MIT. Looking
back after 3.5 years I can say, without
a doubt, that I’ve grown more in these
areas than I ever thought was possible.”
- Ian Hinkley ‘21
Four members of the MIT men’s basketball
program were named to the NEWMAC
Academic All-Conference Team upon the
conclusion of the season. Grant Miller ‘22,
Muna Nwana ‘22, Dan Pilsbury ‘22 and
Christien Williams ‘20 were all recognized,
with Williams ending his career as a threetime
honoree. (FULL STORY)
“I have had so many great experiences being
a student-athlete at MIT that range from
winning big games with my teammates, to
joking around in the locker room, to getting
life advice from upperclassmen, to spending
late nights studying together. Being a studentathlete
has been an amazing opportunity to
enjoy playing the sport I love, as well as grow
as a person because playing basketball at MIT
has taught me many lessons that go far beyond
the court.” - Dan Pilsbury 22
Larry Anderson enters his 26th season as the MIT men’s basketball head coach in the 2020-21
season. In the 2019-20 season, he earned his 400th career victory with a road win at Lasell
College. His teams have advanced to nine NCAA Tournaments, including the 2012 NCAA Final
Four and the 2018 NCAA Elite Eight. (FULL BIO)
Christien Williams ‘20 was named as a 2020-21 Fullbright
Fellowship recipient, making him one of 10 MIT students to
earn the award. He will use the award to conduct research
on computer vision, including techniques in deep learning
and proballistic analysis, to contribute to an automatic Earth
perception system, at ENS Paris-Saclay in France. (FULL STORY)
Did You Know? MIT men’s basketball has
had 12 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
throughout the program’s history. The
most recent was Tim Roberts ‘19, who
was named as the 2019 Division III Men’s
Basketball Academic All-American of the
Year. (FULL STORY)
The 2020-21 team captains
are Ian Hinkley ‘21 and Dan
Pilsbury ‘22. The duo has
combined for 1,289 career
points, 598 rebounds, 250
three-pointers made and 189
assists in 126 career games.