MIT with two Nor Cal talents

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is sporting a pair of northern California freshman talents on its 2014-15 roster:

* Samson Donick (6-1, 195, Tiburon, Calif., Redwood High School): Four-time letterwinner and a three-year starter for Redwood High School … averaged 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists as a senior … two-time All-Marin County Athletic League … team captain and MVP as a senior … also played one year in prep school at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut … helped lead that team to an 18-3 record and a Founders League Championship … National Merit Scholar … AP Scholar with Distinction. 

* Spencer Rust (6-9, 195, Alamo, Calif., Monte Vista High School): League MVP … averaged 15.2 points, eight rebounds and four blocks per game … second team all-state … first team all-section … helped lead his team to the California Division I State Championship … National Honor Society … California Scholarship Federation … National Spanish Honor Society.

They are joining 6-foot-8 former Gunn High frontcourter Matt Redfield who is a senior. He averaged 13.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots last season for the Engineers.