Quote from: Greek Tragedy on March 28, 2025, 07:52:06 AMhttps://x.com/ThePortalReport/status/1902432358730457190?t=Udka-nS0G-aNsEaUAKJUJQ&s=19

Eli Beard from UMHB in the portal, but I guess we really don't need to include guys who have an extra year because of the JUCO rule since they are only eligible for D1, correct?

Why not include them?  They are still D3 guys who are in the portal.  Drew Moore from Trine is in the same situation - has a 5th year due to JUCO.  I'm still unlcear on the rules around the JUCO extra year

Quote from: sac on March 26, 2025, 08:54:55 PMBrendan Cargill 5-11 G Forest Hills Central will attend Hope

Brendan had an impressive senior season at FHC.  In 24 games he averaged 27.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg, and 2.4 apg.  Excellent "get" for the Dutchmen!!

Also in the portal:

Drew Moore, Trine (1 year)

Updated recruit list - additions or corrections welcomed

Player	Height	Position	High School	College
				Adrian
Cameron Essell	5-11	PG	East Lansing (MI)	Albion
Austin Miller	6-5	G/F	Marshall (MI)	Albion
Vincent Salmon	6-8	C	Brighton (MI)	Albion
				Alma
Michael Dekuiper	6-1	PG	Rockford (MI)	Calvin
Ben Elzinga	6-8	C	GR Covenant Christian (MI)	Calvin
Tucker Walther	6-4	G	Schoolcraft (MI)	Hope
Derek Sanders	6-5	G	Brooklyn Columbia Central (MI)	Hope
Sean Wesolek	6-6	PF	Bay City John Glenn (MI)	Hope
John Kaul	6-3	G	Clarkston (MI)	Kalamazoo
Zander Nash	6-6	G/F	Imlay City (MI)	Kalamazoo
Tarren Calvert	5-11	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Levi Stambaugh	6-0	G	Mason (MI)	Olivet
Warren Williams	6-1	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Adam Devalaar	6-2	G	Holland (MI)	Olivet
Hayden Cross	6-2	F	White Lake Lakeland (MI)	Olivet
Alex Genuise	6-2	F	Allendale (MI)	Olivet
Ayden Dirschell	6-2	G	Coldwater (MI)	Trine
Zack Parks	6-5	F	Lake Orion (MI)	Trine

Adam Davelaar 6-2 G Holland will attend Olivet

Adam is the son of former Hope player Joe Devalaar (95-97), and the grandson of longtime Hope assistant coach Tom Davelaar.

Quote from: Happy Calvin Guy on March 20, 2025, 04:19:51 PM

Quote from: wiz on March 20, 2025, 02:06:09 PMDoes anyone have a list of Calvin players that have ever been named NABC 1st team All American?

2024-25 Uchenna Egekeze (1st team)
2023-24 Jalen Overway (1st team)
1999-00 Aaron Winkle (1st team)
1992-93 Steve Honderd (1st team)

Fixed it for you to answer the question properly

Since it is recruit season (at least that's about all we have to do in the MIAA), here is a quick look at what percent of this seasons stats came from last years recruits & transfers:

Team	Incoming	Recruits	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Adrian	FR	2	0.001	0	0	0
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Albion	FR	5	0.091	0.077	0.062	0.104
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Alma	FR	1	0.067	0.052	0.052	0.106
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Calvin	FR	3	0.016	0.013	0.019	0.016
	Transfer	3	0.202	0.196	0.168	0.166
	All	6	0.218	0.209	0.187	0.182
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Hope	FR	5	0.151	0.122	0.113	0.047
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Kalamazoo	FR	4	0.257	0.241	0.215	0.302
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Olivet	FR	2	0.159	0.163	0.221	0.172
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Trine	FR	2	0.022	0.021	0.013	0.01
	Transfer	3	0.116	0.096	0.082	0.137
	All	5	0.138	0.117	0.095	0.144

John Kaul 6-3 G Clarkston will attend Kalamazoo

Quote from: Happy Calvin Guy on March 10, 2025, 09:06:47 PMThanks also for the list of recruits and your work to compile it. It seems a little shorter than usual. Are recruits still deciding up until the normal college decision day of May 1? Or is there just less info out there?

I just took a look at my first post of recruits a year ago (on March 14, 2024) and there were coincidentally the exact same number of guys listed then as now - 14.  The total we knew prior to school starting this past fall was 60, so lots of "commitments" likely still coming. 

Quote from: Happy Calvin Guy on March 10, 2025, 03:40:46 PMFun season. 20 game win streak, 14-0 in MIAA, MIAA tourney champs, 3-0 sweep vs Hope, overall enjoyable team to root for. A too-soon exit from NCAA tourney but still a memorable season in many ways.

Regarding prior post about Quillan, terrific career. My (least) favorite memory is the 7 threes he hit in Grand Rapids in the 2024 MIAA tournament championship game.

Any news about 2025 incoming freshman, or transfers in/out?

That was actually in the semi-final @ Trine in 2024 - part of a great weekend in Angola for Hope. 

Here is what I have (thus far) for 2025 recruits:


                                 

Player	Height	Position	High School	College
				Adrian
Cameron Essell	5-11	PG	East Lansing (MI)	Albion
Austin Miller	6-5	G/F	Marshall (MI)	Albion
				Alma
Michael Dekuiper	6-1	PG	Rockford (MI)	Calvin
Derek Sanders	6-5	G	Brooklyn Columbia Central (MI)	Hope
Sean Wesolek	6-6	PF	Bay City John Glenn (MI)	Hope
Zander Nash	6-6	G/F	Imlay City (MI)	Kalamazoo
Tarren Calvert	5-11	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Levi Stambaugh	6-0	G	Mason (MI)	Olivet
Warren Williams	6-1	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Hayden Cross	6-2	F	White Lake Lakeland (MI)	Olivet
Alex Genuise	6-2	F	Allendale (MI)	Olivet
Lincoln Lockhart	6-1	G	Traverse City West (MI)	Trine
Ayden Dirschell	6-2	G	Coldwater (MI)	Trine
Zack Parks	6-5	F	Lake Orion (MI)	Trine

Rough way for the season to end for the Flying Dutch.  Really felt like they could have done some damage in the big dance, but just didn't get that one more win that likely would have had them in. Seniors Brooklyn, Courtney, Olivia, and Jada end their careers with a 103-12 record and a 2022 National Championship!  We will also see them across teh Hope career record book:

Courtney Lee
FG% - 0.502 (15th)

Olivia Bellows
3FG Made - 100 (13th)
3FGA - 279 (13th)
3FG% - 0.358 (20th)
FT Made - 173 (24th)

Jada Garner
Games played - 112 (17th)
FG% - 0.475 (23rd)
3FG Made - 75 (19th)
3FG% - 0.472 (1st)
Ast - 193 (20th)
A/TO ratio - 2.19 (1st)

Always sad when the season ends - it is always so abrupt.  I wanted to thank all of the seniors across the league for their efforts and giving us the njoyment of watching them play the last few years. 

Being a Hope fan, I also wanted to thank Zach, Eli, Josh, Ben, and Gabe.  Surely not the final seaon you had all planned, way too many injuries for that, but still you left it all out on the court every game and we Hope fans appreciated the chance to watch.  That senior night game will be remembered for a long time!

Lastly, some kudos specifically for Gabe.  After a FR year (short season mid-Covid) with 15 total points and 14 total rebounds over 11 games, he scored 1205 points and had 715 revounds the next 3 years!  Gabe leaves his name all over the Hope record book - in the following categories:

Points - 1220 (20th)
Pts/G - 12.4 (20th)
FG Made - 471 (13th)
FGA - 828 (24th)
FG% - 0.569 (9th)
FTA - 331 (25th)
Reb - 729 (4th)
Reb/G - 7.4 (3)
OReb - 253 (6th)
DReb - 476 (4th)
Blk - 120 (6th)

Quote from: Dark Knight on March 07, 2025, 09:57:39 AMMassey gives Calvin a 56% chance of winning, with a most likely score of 73-71. Over the last 5 games, Calvin has played with Massey power 18.5, to 11.3 for WLC. That would suggest a 7 point win for Calvin.

To compare and contrast (not much contrast), D3datacase (KnightSlappy & ziggy) give Calvin a 55% chance to win with a predicted score of 72-71. Definitely expect a tight game. 

NCAA tournament games/pods for the MIAA with Massey predictions:

Hosted by IWU
Trine vs Transylvania - Trine 58 Transy 55
Centre @ IWU - IWU 77 Centre 54

Projected Trine @ IWU - IWU 70 Trine 63


Hosted by UW Oshkosh
Bethel vs DePauw - Bethel 61 DePauw 59
Calvin @ UWO - UWO 62 Calvin 48

Projected Bethel @ UWO - UWO 63 Bethel 53

All MIAA awards announced:  https://miaa.org/news/2025/2/27/all-miaa-womens-basketball-2025.aspx

Most Valuable Player
Sidney Wagner, Trine (2)

Defensive Player of the Year
Sidney Wagner, Trine

2025 Women's Basketball All-MIAA First Team
Olivia Bellows, Hope (2)
Emma Cooke, Albion
Anna Fernandez, Calvin
Jada Garner, Hope (2)
Erin Sherwood, Trine
Sidney Wagner, Trine (3)
 
2025 Women's Basketball All-MIAA Second Team
Morgan Babb, Adrian
Ruby Hogan, Kalamazoo
Katelyn LaRue, Calvin
Brooke LeRoux, Alma (2)
Anna Richards, Hope
Katie Tate, Trine
(#) Number of multi-time All-MIAA, including career first- and second-team honors