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Basketball - Boys' III
Overview
Overview
The boys' thirds basketball program emphasizes the players' personal growth and sportsmanship as well as their skills and understanding of the game. The coaching staff places a high degree of importance on commitment, work ethic, and enthusiasm. Players who have been part of the thirds program have worked their way up to the junior varsity and varsity levels during their time at Taft. Finally, the game schedule is full and competitive and provides an excellent opportunity for younger students to represent Taft athletics with pride.
Schedule
Schedule
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Type | Details | Result | Score | Status |
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Avon Old Farms School
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Win | 56-35 | ||
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Loomis Chaffee School
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Home | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Win | 67-16 | |||
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Kent School
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Home | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Win | 67-19 | |||
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Hotchkiss School
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Hotchkiss School | Away | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Win | 64-17 | ||
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Choate Rosemary Hall | Away | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Loss | 42-54 | ||
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Trinity-Pawling School
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Home | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Win | 55-38 | |||
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Hotchkiss School
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Home | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Win | 48-24 | |||
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Canterbury School
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Canterbury School | Away | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Win | 48-38 | ||
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Rumsey Hall School
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Home | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Loss | 80-45 | |||
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Berkshire School
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Home | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Loss | 45-72 | |||
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Westminster School
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Westminster School | Away | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Win | 47-25 | ||
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Kent School
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Kent School | Away | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Win | |||
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Berkshire School
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Berkshire School | Away | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Loss | 39-56 | ||
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Avon Old Farms School
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Home | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Loss | 58-65 | |||
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Suffield Academy
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Home | Details about Basketball - Boys' III | Win | 39-30 |
Roster
Roster
| # | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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| Eli Arroyo | 2026 | Waterbury, CT | ||
| Jackson Bamber | 2027 | Staatsburg, NY | ||
| Ansh Garodia | 2027 | Kolkata | ||
| Trevor McNamara | 2026 | Litchfield, CT | ||
| Chris Mompoint | 2026 | |||
| Christopher Pangaro | 2027 | Cheshire, CT | ||
| Dylan Shi | 2027 | Shanghai | ||
| Thomas Shin | 2027 | Seoul | ||
| Keson Wang | 2027 | Newport Coast, CA | ||
| Marco Watson | 2027 | San Antonio, TX |
Coaches
Coaches
About Head Coach Samuel Rosario
Samuel graduated from Bowdoin College with a BA in both Asian studies and Government and Legal Studies. His previous experience includes lifelong mentoring of new college students transitioning from high school. This true New Yorker worked as a tour guide of Native American culture at the world-renown American Museum of Natural History and helped educate students of all ages. While accumulating academic achievements at Bowdoin, Samuel would find respite in the studio as captain of the Brazilian jiu jitsu team or the college dining hall where he improved his recipe book. Samuel also earned his master of science in education (M.S.Ed) from the University of Pennsylvania which culminated in a research project examining student-centered learning and the further development of student empathy. While trying to avoid his favorite treat—Devil Dogs, Samuel will be burning calories as assistant coach for the boys' thirds soccer and Head coach for the boys' fourths basketball teams while cooling off with dorm duty on HDT4 #HDT4Life
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