Men's Basketball 2/12/2025 3:13:00 PM

Men's Basketball Preview: WPI/MIT/Springfield

Men's Basketball vs. WPI on Wednesday, February 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Men's Basketball at MIT on Wednesday. February 19 at 6:00 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Springfield on Saturday, February 22 at 1:00 p.m.

History vs. Opponents

The Cougars are 67-91 all-time against WPI, 47-49 in the series against MIT, and 31-63 against Springfield
Senior Isaiah Taylor led the Cougars with 15 points and five steals in a loss earlier this season at WPI, while Tim Reidy netted a game-high 22 points for the Engineers
Fellow senior Bruce Saintilus scored two of his game-high 23 points in the final seconds as the Cougars topped MIT 73-71 in the first meeting, with Parker Spann leading the Engineers with 21 points
Senior Kekoa McArdle led Clark with 18 points and nine rebounds in a 69-54 win over Springfield earlier this year

Scouting the Cougars

Clark (14-8, 10-3 NEWMAC) currently sit in second place in the NEWMAC and enter the contest winners of six of the last seven games
The Cougars average 75.6 points, 40.1 rebounds, 15.2 assists, and 8.5 steals per game, while holding opponents to 71.5 points per night
Saintilus leads the squad with an average of 17.1 points, 4.1 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per contest, while reaching double-figures in 20 games so far this season
McArdle nearly averages a double-double with 11.7 points and 8.5 rebounds, while shooting a team-high 56.7 percent from the floor
Taylor also averages in double-figures with 10.9 points and adds 4.1 assists per contest
Junior Reid Neumann (50) and graduate student Jordan Richard (52) have combined for 102 made three-pointers
Sophomore Quentin Pridgen averages 7.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per night

Scouting WPI

No. 17 WPI (19-2, 11-1 NEWMAC) enters the week on an 11-game winning streak and are currently the number one team in the NEWMAC standings
The Engineers average 74.2 points, 38.8 rebounds, 15.1 assists, and 6.2 steals per game, while holding opponents to 61.1 points per night
Aidan Callahan leads the team with an average of 15.6 points, 5.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per contest
Reidy (14.8) and J.R. Newman (11.8) also average in double-figures for WPI

Scouting MIT

MIT (9-13, 3-10 NEWMAC) is currently ninth in the NEWMAC, have dropped two straight games, and are 7-3 at home this season
The Engineers average 74.1 points, 33.3 rebounds, 14.4 assists, and 8.1 steals per contest
Isaac Dobie leads the team with an average of 14.8 points per night and pulls down 4.2 rebounds
Rome Delgado-Gonzalez adds 12.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per contest
Merlin Gogolin (11.6), Spencer Lin (11.4), and Parker Spann (10.9) also average in double-figures

Scouting the Pride

Springfield (9-12, 6-6 NEWMAC) sits in fourth place in the league, have won three of their last four, and are 2-8 on the road this year
The Pride average 67.5 points, 35.6 rebounds, 10.9 assists, and 8.2 steals per game
Jarron Flynn leads the team with 13.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per night
Xoren Livingston also averages in double-figures with 10.1 points per contest

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Players Mentioned

#44 Kekoa McArdle: F; 6' 8"; Senior

#13 Reid Neumann: G; 6' 6"; Junior

#24 Quentin Pridgen: G; 6' 3"; Sophomore

#23 Jordan Richard: G; 6' 3"; Graduate Student

#11 Bruce Saintilus: G; 6' 4"; Senior

#1 Isaiah Taylor: G; 6' 0"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#44 Kekoa McArdle
: 6' 8"; Senior
: F

#13 Reid Neumann
: 6' 6"; Junior
: G

#24 Quentin Pridgen
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: G

#23 Jordan Richard
: 6' 3"; Graduate Student
: G

#11 Bruce Saintilus
: 6' 4"; Senior
: G

#1 Isaiah Taylor
: 6' 0"; Senior
: G