Sebastian Heersink is looking to make a big contribution this season, despite a crippling preseason injury. This year he is taking on captain resposibilities along with Neal Brenner and Alex Philips.

Sebastian came to MIT from Houston Academy in Dothan, Al, where he was a three sport All-Conference performer in soccer, tennis and basketball. He won the state singles championship in tennis, and was also selected as second team All-State for basketball. He captained all three sports as well. For the Raiders and head coach Johnny Oppert, Sebastian tallied 14.2 points per game his senior year, helping the Raiders to an 18 and 6 record.

Sebastian is second in a family of 8 and his younger brother is also playing college basketball as a freshman at Swarthmore College. He enjoys eating and sleeping. He currently maintains a 4.0 GPA and is hoping to go on to medical school after MIT.