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Basketball Alumni Weekend
By RIANA SIDELINER, Athletic Communications Coordinator
MMA hosted Basketball Alumni Weekend and the Mariners team hosted North Atlantic Conference rivals, Green Mountain College and Castleton University. Alumni participated in a friendly
game in Smith Gymnasium and celebrated the jersey honoring of Matt Ketchen '00. Photo by Riana Sidelinger
MaineMaritimewelcomedback mentsinclude:MCBCWAPlayer
alumni for Basketbal Alumni
of the Week, NAC First Team
Weekend, January 22 and 23, and
All-Conference, and MVP of the
celebrated the raising of Class of
NAC 2000 Championship Tourna-
2000, Matt Ketchen's number 40 jersey into
ment. He currently holds the Maine
the rafters of Margaret Chase Smith Gymnasium.
Maritime record for most steals
Ketchen was inducted into the William J.
(185) and ranks second all-time in
Mottola Athletics Hal of Fame
three-pointers (170).
in 2013.
He also finished his
An avid Mariner basketbal
career with 1,276
supporter and Captain with
points (5th all-time),
40
Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.,
Jersey
261 assists (3rd
Ketchen has been instrumen-
all-time) and 430
tal in organizing the annual
Matt Ketchen
rebounds, as a guard.
MMA Basketbal Sunset
'00, Basketball
"We're happy to
Cruise, which kicks off the
honor Matt Ketchen
Men's Basketbal season.
and his jersey, number
Ketchen was a four-year letter winner and
40, this weekend," said Head Men's
and our entire program was excited to have him
team captain for the Mariners when they won
Basketbal Coach David Muchnick. "Matt has
back in Castine among his former teammates and
the inaugural North Atlantic Conference (NAC)
been a tremendous source of pride for the Maine
friends."
championship in 2000. His many accomplish-
Maritime basketbal family since his graduation,
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