July 22, 2009
Cousens Gymnasium at Tufts Undergoes Major Renovations
MEDFORD, Mass. - At the height of the Great Depression, Cousens Gymnasium opened to great fanfare on February 9, 1932, when the men’s basketball team gritted out a 28–24 overtime victory against Brown University in front of 1,600 spectators. “Certainly this plant is second to none in New England,” the Tufts Weekly crowed about the new physical education building.

March 20, 2009
Middlebury's Rudin Named NABC Second Team All-American
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced on Friday the 2009 State Farm Coaches’ Division III All-America teams. Middlebury senior guard Ben Rudin (Scarsdale, N.Y.) was named to the Second Team, the first player in program history to earn All-America honors.

March 7, 2009
Bridgewater St. Upends Middlebury 78-76 in NCAA Men's Basketball Second Round
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Bridgewater State’s Stace Garrick hit two clutch three-pointers in the final 37 seconds of the game to lift the Bears to a 78-76 victory over Middlebury in a sold-out Pepin Gym (1,200). Bridgewater (22-6) earns its school-record 22nd win of the season and third NCAA Tournament victory, as they advance to the NCAA sectionals next weekend. Middlebury (24-4) ends the year with a school-record 24 victories and its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance.