MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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Luke Morrison, 6-3 shooting guard from Northridge High School in Middlebury, Indiana, to Calvin.

Jason Walter, 6-6 forward from Lake Michigan College (Coloma High School 2015), transfers to Calvin with junior eligibility.

This puts Luke on the opposite side of the rivalry from his brother and cousin: http://www.goshennews.com/sports/raider-basketball-standouts-together-at-hope/article_8a50ddcc-b210-5301-bd84-0f677984ab97.html

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Amari Hudson 6-2  G  Detroit Edison will attend Alma

[TUAngola]

2 Trine signings:

Hayden Crowder, 6'3 G, Avon HS, Avon IN

Kaleb Swick, 6'5 F, Southmont HS, Crawfordsville IN

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Tracy Edmond  5-9 or 5-11 PG  (depending what article you read)   East Lansing by way of Kingdom Prep in Des Moines and Lansing Comm. College will attend Olivet


Way back in 2012 as a HS Sr. Edmond made SBell's 7th team all-state Class A, he then went to Kingdom Prep with hopes of landing a D1 scholarship, somewhere along the way he returned to Lansing and attended LCC where was a 1,000 pt scorer and named a JUCO all-american in 2015.  I can not find anything about him the last two years or where he's been.

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/2015/05/11/east-lansing-native-named-junior-college-american/27118269/

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Olivet's schedule is out  http://olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/schedule

couple notables, they play John Carroll twice which is never ideal.  The more notable thing to me is Dec 29 and Dec 30 they play JCU and Mt. Union in Holland at Hope, which means Hope is playing John Carroll and Mt. Union.

You'll also not Hope is again Olivet's "throwback game" at Upton Gym.  2/3's of Hope's 2018 team will have never seen the Cutler Events Center.

[KnightSlappy]

Olivet's schedule is out  http://olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/schedule

couple notables, they play John Carroll twice which is never ideal.  The more notable thing to me is Dec 29 and Dec 30 they play JCU and Mt. Union in Holland at Hope, which means Hope is playing John Carroll and Mt. Union.

You'll also not Hope is again Olivet's "throwback game" at Upton Gym.  2/3's of Hope's 2018 team will have never seen the Cutler Events Center.

I went to Upton Gym once and that was enough for me.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Olivet's schedule is out  http://olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/schedule

couple notables, they play John Carroll twice which is never ideal.  The more notable thing to me is Dec 29 and Dec 30 they play JCU and Mt. Union in Holland at Hope, which means Hope is playing John Carroll and Mt. Union.

You'll also not Hope is again Olivet's "throwback game" at Upton Gym.  2/3's of Hope's 2018 team will have never seen the Cutler Events Center.

I went to Upton Gym once and that was enough for me.

Other than the lack of leg room in the stands (and the awful locker rooms for the players), I actually prefer Upton. 

[oldknight]

Olivet's schedule is out  http://olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/schedule

couple notables, they play John Carroll twice which is never ideal.  The more notable thing to me is Dec 29 and Dec 30 they play JCU and Mt. Union in Holland at Hope, which means Hope is playing John Carroll and Mt. Union.

You'll also not Hope is again Olivet's "throwback game" at Upton Gym.  2/3's of Hope's 2018 team will have never seen the Cutler Events Center.

I went to Upton Gym once and that was enough for me.

Well I can see your Upton Gym experience and raise you the MacKay Memorial Gymnasium where I once played. Built in the '20's I believe (and no, I did not compete there during its inaugural season), once was too many for me. It was surrounded by a wall about 8 feet high with barely enough room for a player to inbound a ball. The only thing missing was the cage that no doubt once separated the fans from the players. I distinctly remember getting ready to pass to a teammate from along the baseline when a Comet endzone fan let go of a lugie that only barely passed over my right shoulder. During a break in the action I asked the ref what could be done about that and he said "Next time, pass it in quicker." MacKay was easily the worst gymnasium I ever competed in.

[Gregory Sager]

I distinctly remember getting ready to pass to a teammate from along the baseline when a Comet endzone fan let go of a lugie that only barely passed over my right shoulder. During a break in the action I asked the ref what could be done about that and he said "Next time, pass it in quicker."

LOL!

[Fifth and Putnam]

Olivet's schedule is out  http://olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/schedule

couple notables, they play John Carroll twice which is never ideal.  The more notable thing to me is Dec 29 and Dec 30 they play JCU and Mt. Union in Holland at Hope, which means Hope is playing John Carroll and Mt. Union.

You'll also not Hope is again Olivet's "throwback game" at Upton Gym.  2/3's of Hope's 2018 team will have never seen the Cutler Events Center.

Nice little MIAA/OAC Challenge event in Holland this year. I am guessing both of those are return trips from last year.

Hope will play 3 of the top 4 from the OAC next year.

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per Olivet twitter, a few commits for the Comets

Spencer Naffzinger  6-4 F  Grant
Dylan Antcliff  5-11 G   Clio

Mike Fomby 5-11 G Lansing Waverly
----you have a good memory if you remember Mike started his college career at Albion.  He appeared in 6 games early in the 2015 season before transferring out and landing at Sienna Heights.  Mike  appeared in 16 games for the Saints the following year including 10 starts, he was not on last years Sienna Heights roster.

Dee Roberts 5-11 G Lansing Waverly
   Dee was 6th team Class A all-state for SBell at Waverly as a Sr in 2013.  Dee spent 2 years at Glen Oaks CC then landed at NAIA outfit McPherson in Kansas where it does not appear he played in any games

Both Fomby and Roberts have years missing from their resume I'm kind of assuming they are both Jr. eligible.  Previously mentioned Olivet transfer Edmond could possibly be a Sr eligible player, but that's a guess on my part.

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per SBell

Christian Haraga 6-8 C Saginaw Nouvel will attend Alma

[big_fella]

Ryan Pustelnik, 6'4" wing from Downers Grove North High School in Illinois committed to Calvin according to Twitter today.

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NAME	Ht	COLLEGE	HS	NOTE
Sam Colbert	6'1	Adrian	Indianapolis Broad Ripple
Nate Walpole	6'0	Adrian	Whitko HS
Trevor Davis	5'8	Adrian	Midland Dow
Jaylen Ross	6'1	Albion	Chippewa Valley
Justin Stezowski	6'0	Albion	Hamilton
Christian Haraga	6'8	Alma	Saginaw Nouvel
Reese Middleton	6'4	Alma	Perry
Amari Hudson	6'2	Alma	Detroit Edison
Jason Majerle	6'0	Alma	Rockford
Jason Walter	6'6	Calvin	Lake Michigan College
Emmett Warners	6'5	Calvin	Grand Rapids Christian
Truman Hillis	6'4	Calvin	Caledonia
Ryan Pustelnik	6'4	Calvin	Downers Grove North
Derek Jay	6'3	Calvin	St. Mary's
Luke Morrison	6'3	Calvin	Northridge
Thad Shymanski	6'0	Calvin	GR Christian
Forrest Bouyer III	5'11	Calvin	Lansing Christian
Ryan Gamm	6'7	Hope	Rockford
Max Gaishin	6'7	Hope	Stevensville Lakeshore
Preston Granger	6'6	Hope	Lansing Christian	FREEP "Next 50"
Bill Woodhams	6'4	Hope	Otsego
Sam Tilden	6'3	Hope	Zeeland
Jake Honer	6'3	Hope	Angola
Caleb Hoekstra	6'1	Hope	East Lansing
Calvin Hackert	6'1	Hope	Ludington
Owen Jozefowicz	6'9	Kalamazoo	Berkley
Jordan Currie	6'6	Kalamazoo	Ann Arbor Pioneer
Merritt Hamann	6'6	Kalamazoo	Montague
Thomas Cook	6'6	Kalamazoo	Grand Blanc
Calder Pellerin	6'6	Kalamazoo	Saline
Daniel Black	6'4	Kalamazoo	Ann Arbor Skyline
Jeremiah Vincent	6'2	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo Central
CJ Foster	5'7	Kalamazoo	Battle Creek Lakeview
Eddie Thigpen	6'6	Olivet	Saginaw
Spencer Naffzinger	6'4	Olivet	Grant
Logan Guenther	6'3	Olivet	Cheboygan
DeAndre' Robinson	6'3	Olivet	East Lansing
Donnie Alford	6'0	Olivet	Wyoming
Kylen Brown	5'9	Olivet	Michigan Center
Dylan Antcliff	5'11	Olivet	Clio
Mike Fomby	5'11	Olivet	Lansing Waverly
Dee Roberts	5'11	Olivet	Lansing Waverly
Delbert Redfield	5'10	Olivet	Olivet HS
Tracy Edmond	5'10	Olivet	East Lansing
Sean Corcoran	6'6	Trine	Flint Powers Catholic
Luke DeHahn	6'5	Trine	Indiana Faith Christian School
Kaleb Swick	6'5	Trine	Southmont
Paris Partee	6'3	Trine	Holly
Hayden Crowder	6'3	Trine	Avon
Joe Smith	5'10	Trine	Elkhart Memorial

Counts
Olivet	11
Hope	8
Kalamazoo	8
Calvin	8
Trine	6
Alma	4
Adrian	3
Albion	2

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Calvin College has been chosen as the host site for the MHSAA girls basketball semi finals and finals for next season.  March 15-17
Boys remain at MSU's Breslin for another year.