Men's Basketball

NEWMAC Men's Basketball Weekly Report #1 - November 9

November 9, 2026 

The NEWMAC has announced its Men's Basketball Athletes of the Week for the week ending November 8, 2026: Timmy Mulvey of Babson and Nate Bledsoe of WPI. The NEWMAC's weekly awards program is presented by SKYBOKX109 Sports Bar & Grill in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Weekly Honors

Men's Basketball Athletes of the Week

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Offensive Athlete of the Week

Timmy Mulvey

Babson

Junior • Guard • Reading, Mass.

23Points in win over lasell

Mulvey shot 8-for-11 from the floor and drained four threes in the second half

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Timmy Mulvey poured in 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting to lead six players in double figures as No. 19 Babson opened the season with a 94-77 win over Lasell. He finished one shy of his career high with seven three-pointers and was 4-of-4 from long distance in the second half

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Defensive Athlete of the Week

Nate Bledsoe

WPI

Senior • Guard • San Antonio, Texas

7steals in season opening win vs. nichols

Added seven rebounds and five points against Bison

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Nate Bledsoe turned in a standout defensive performance to help WPI collect its 24th consecutive season-opening victory with a 61-53 triumph at Nichols on Saturday. The senior recorded a career-best seven steals and added a blocked shot as the Engineers limited Nichols to 53 points. Bledsoe also pulled down seven rebounds, including six on the defensive glass, and contributed five points in the win.

Around the League

Results From November 6-8

Matchup Final Game Details
November 6
Emerson vs. Baruch Emerson 71, Baruch 67 Box Score
Coast Guard at Roger Williams Roger Williams 88, Coast Guard 71 Box Score
Wheaton at Rivier Wheaton 87, Rivier 69 Box Score
Springfield at Buffalo State Springfield 66, Buffalo State 62 Box Score
November 7
WPI at Nichols WPI 61, Nichols 53 Box Score
Clark at St. Joseph's Maine St. Joseph's Maine 94, Clark 78 Box Score
Emerson vs. Potsdam Emerson 95, Potsdam 82 Box Score
Springfield vs. Hilbert Springfield 83, Hilbert 75 Box Score
Lasell at #19 Babson #19 Babson 94, Lasell 77 Box Score
November 8
Clark at Husson Clark 60, Husson 59 Box Score

Through November 9

NEWMAC Men's Basketball Statistical Leaders

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Points
  1. Brendan TaylorEmerson32
  2. Nidas PaulauskasClark31
  3. Zachary CampbellSpringfield30
  4. Guillermo Gasset RuizEmerson26
  5. Robinson RodriguezSpringfield26
Rebounds
  1. Caden ZurekEmerson17
  2. Elijah SmallClark12
  3. Zachary CampbellSpringfield11
  4. RJ HuttSpringfield11
  5. Gasset Ruiz & Rodriguez
    Emerson & Springfield    10
Assists
  1. Ajay Lopes
    Springfield    10
  2. Thomas Ferdinando
    Babson    9
  3. Guillermo Gasset Ruiz
    Emerson    6
  4. Xoren Livingston
    Springfield    6
  5. Four Tied
    Begin II (Babson), Frauenheim (Babson), McNeil (Emerson), Small (Clark)    5
Field Goals Percentage
  1. Foster VaughnBabson.833
  2. Timmy Mulvey
    Babson    .727
  3. Robinson Rodriguez
    Springfield    .714
  4. Ashton Kendall
    Coast Guard    .714
  5. Elijah SmallClark.714
Blocks
  1. Elijah Small
    Clark    6
  2. Malik MatanmiClark3
  3. Brendan TaylorEmerson2
  4. Robinson Rodriguez
    Springfield    2
  5. Eight Tied1
Steals
  1. Nate BledsoeWPI7
  2. Ray Allen IIEmerson5
  3. Logan Murphy
    Babson    4
  4. Guillermo Gasset RuizEmerson4
  5. Jaryn AguiarClark4

Through November 9

NEWMAC Men's Basketball Standings

Team Overall NEWMAC
Emerson 2-0 0-0
Springfield 2-0 0-0
#19 Babson 1-0 0-0
Wheaton 1-0 0-0
WPI 1-0 0-0
Clark 1-1 0-0
MIT 0-0 0-0
Salve Regina 0-0 0-0
Coast Guard 0-1 0-0

2026-27 Athletes of the Week

Season Archive

November 9

Offensive: Timmy Mulvey, Babson

Defensive: Nate Bledsoe, WPI