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

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on March 10, 2025, 03:45:00 PMThat was actually in the semi-final @ Trine in 2024 - part of a great weekend in Angola for Hope. 

FDF, thanks for the corrections, I must have blocked out the details of the bad memories. I just know the memory was triggered in a painful way this past weekend when Wisc Lutheran's big man hit four threes against us.

Thanks 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?

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. 

Vincent Salmon 6-8 C Brighton will attend Albion  (some say 6-9)

Missed a good chunk of his Sr season to a foot injury.  Was top 100 pre-season by the Detroit Free Press.



I've watch East Lansing a couple times the last 2 weeks and came away very confident Albion committ Cam Essell will contribute to their program right away.   But I am also pretty terrible at predicting such things. <shrugs>

Its always hard when a guy is pretty good but plays on such a talented team, EL has 1 D1 committ, a future D1 committ, both sons of MSU Spartans and 2 college football guys and probably a couple other future college bballers.  But Cam just seems to settle them sometimes, strong Luka Ressler type vibes with him. 


 

Lincoln Lockhart has de-committed from Trine

Owen Varnado has entered the transfer portal as a graduate student -- he is set to complete his degree in three years.

Tucker Walther 6-4 G  Schoolcraft will attend Hope

John Kaul 6-3 G Clarkston will attend Kalamazoo

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
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Albion	FR	5	0.091	0.077	0.062	0.104
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Alma	FR	1	0.067	0.052	0.052	0.106
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
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
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Hope	FR	5	0.151	0.122	0.113	0.047
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Kalamazoo	FR	4	0.257	0.241	0.215	0.302
---	---	---	---	---	---	---
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

Congrats to Uchenna Ugekeze who was selected to play one more game:
https://calvinknights.com/news/2025/3/17/mens-basketball-calvins-uchenna-egekeze-selected-to-play-in-nabc-division-iii-all-star-game.aspx

He will suit up as a teammate with two Calvin killers who bookended our season: Logan Pearson (UW-Platteville) and Ryan Broeckel (Wisc Lutheran).

Quote from: Happy Calvin Guy on March 17, 2025, 03:30:12 PMCongrats to Uchenna Ugekeze who was selected to play one more game:
https://calvinknights.com/news/2025/3/17/mens-basketball-calvins-uchenna-egekeze-selected-to-play-in-nabc-division-iii-all-star-game.aspx

He will suit up as a teammate with two Calvin killers who bookended our season: Logan Pearson (UW-Platteville) and Ryan Broeckel (Wisc Lutheran).

I don't think this will be the only NABC honor for him this week...

Five MIAA players have been named All-Region:

Uchenna Egekeze - 1st Team, Region 7 Player of the Year

Drew Moore - 2nd Team
Gabe Quillan - 2nd Team

Owen Varnado - 3rd Team
Emmanuel Megnanglo - 3rd Team

https://d3hoops.com/awards/all-region/2024-25/region-7-men

Does anyone have a list of Calvin players that have ever been named NABC 1st team All American?

J

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?

Jeff Febus knows all.

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)
2022-23 Jalen Overway (3rd team)
2019-20 Derrick DeVries (3rd team)
2014-15 Jordan Brink (2nd team)
2001-02 Jeremy Veenstra (2nd team)
1999-00 Aaron Winkle (1st team)
1992-93 Steve Honderd (1st team)
1991-92 Steve Honderd (2nd team)
1989-90 Bill Sall (3rd team)
1976-77 Mark Veenstra (3rd team)