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Bates Men’s Basketball, captained by Gloucester’s Adam Philpott, has qualified for an at large bid in the 2015 D3 NCAA Basketball Tournament

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Bates Men’s Basketball, captained by Gloucester’s Adam Philpott, has qualified for an at large bid in the 2015 D3 NCAA Basketball Tournament for the first time in program history.   With a number 3 strength in schedule ranking of 417 D3 school, Bates at 19-6 secured the bid.  Bates will play at 5:30pm this Friday, March 6th, vs. St. Vincent College at Stockton University in Galloway, NJ.

Here is a link to the webcast: http://stocktonathletics.com/index.aspx?path=mbball

Bates has the potential to face Babson (25-2) #1 in the bracket in the quarterfinals.   Bates handed Babson its first loss of the season in November at the buzzer at Babson Park.    Roger Babson will be watching!

Let the March Madness Begin!  Go ’Cats!!!!!!!!!!

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Bates Basketball – Babson Invitational Champion – How would have Roger Babson felt?

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Anthony L Burnham submits-

Bates Men’s Basketball defeated Babson College at the buzzer 54-51 to claim the 29th Babson Invitational Champion at Babson College this past Sunday.   Captained by Gloucester standout Adam Philpott, Bates opened the season defeating Nichols 81-78 on Saturday to advance to defeat the #23rd nationally ranked Babson College Beavers.  With a healthy Gloucester crowd in attendance, how would have Roger Babson, the Gloucester native and Babson College founder felt?   To add to the irony, the current Bates squad has Gloucester native, and football captain, Mike Tomaino, as a student assistant.   Additionally, current Babson head coach, Stephen Brennan, is a 1987 Bates College grad and 3 year college roommate of Gloucester’s Anthony Burnham.   What would have Roger wrote on a rock in Dogtown after this weekend?  

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