MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Gregory Sager]

This board gets a lot of traffic, and it's filled with long-time posters. Considering how important this site is to MIAA fandom, and to the D3 athletics experience in general, please give some thought to helping out Pat and the D3sports.com staff as they try to weather a dramatic downturn in site traffic due to the lack of sports being played during the pandemic:

https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/12/d3sports-needs-your-help

Thanks!

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I wanted to bring to everyone's attention that the the DIII Championships Committee has decided that basketball has to have 60% participation for the NCAA tournament to move forward. That means if 40% or more call off playing, the tournament will pretty much be done.

Roughly that means we need 250 schools to still be playing - or not lose more than about 170.

Currently we have about 60 or so schools who will not be playing: https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2020/11/winter-is-coming-but-who-will-play

[KnightSlappy]

I wanted to bring to everyone's attention that the the DIII Championships Committee has decided that basketball has to have 60% participation for the NCAA tournament to move forward. That means if 40% or more call off playing, the tournament will pretty much be done.

Roughly that means we need 250 schools to still be playing - or not lose more than about 170.

Currently we have about 60 or so schools who will not be playing: https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2020/11/winter-is-coming-but-who-will-play

Has the NCAA waived minimum games for qualification? So if a conference, like the MIAA, were to get in a single round robin, would that qualify?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I wanted to bring to everyone's attention that the the DIII Championships Committee has decided that basketball has to have 60% participation for the NCAA tournament to move forward. That means if 40% or more call off playing, the tournament will pretty much be done.

Roughly that means we need 250 schools to still be playing - or not lose more than about 170.

Currently we have about 60 or so schools who will not be playing: https://www.d3sports.com/notables/2020/11/winter-is-coming-but-who-will-play

Has the NCAA waived minimum games for qualification? So if a conference, like the MIAA, were to get in a single round robin, would that qualify?

It's still 9 qualifying games, as far as I know.  As long as a team has nine d3 games against full members, they're eligible.

[TUAngola]

This board gets a lot of traffic, and it's filled with long-time posters. Considering how important this site is to MIAA fandom, and to the D3 athletics experience in general, please give some thought to helping out Pat and the D3sports.com staff as they try to weather a dramatic downturn in site traffic due to the lack of sports being played during the pandemic:

https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/12/d3sports-needs-your-help

Thanks!

Absolutely!

[sac]

Sam Ver Steeg  6-0  PG  Grand Rapids Christian will attend Hope

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Sam Ver Steeg  6-0  PG  Grand Rapids Christian will attend Hope

Sheesh - we don't have rosters yet for all 8 schools (only 4 public rosters posted) to know where / if the 2020 recruits landed, and we already have 4 recruits known for 2021.  Working on an update for the 2020 list (who is on a roster) as well as starting the 2021 list.  Will post those later

[Flying Dutch Fan]

For the 4 schools (Adrian, Hope, Kalamazoo, and Trine) that have published rosters on their websites, here is what we know about 2020 recruits.  Note that Adrian & Trine have JV rosters posted, while Hope and Kalamazoo each have just a sinlge Varsity (somehwat larger than normal) roster.

Player	Height	Position	High School	College	Roster
Khalil McAdoo	5-7	G	Detroit Edison (MI)	Adrian	jv
Emcee Williams	6-0	G	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer(MI)	Adrian	V
Michael Rightnowar	6-3	G	Genoa (OH)	Adrian	V
Michael Williams	6-10	F	Fenwick (IL)	Adrian	V
Anees Abdul-Raheem	6-0	G	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	Hope	-
Ethan Clason	6-0	G	Jenison (MI)	Hope	-
Brandon Ducoing	6-0	G	Yorkville (IL)	Hope	-
William Pujals	6-0	G	Loyola Academy (IL)	Hope	-
Alijah Nelson	6-1	G	Bolingbrook (IL)	Hope	-
Derek Petersen	6-2	G	Greenwood Christian (IN)	Hope	-
Anders Rasmussen	6-2	G	Holland (MI)	Hope	V
Mitchell Cook	6-3	G/F	Williamston (MI)	Hope	-
Griffin Gleason	6-4	F	Eaton Rapids (MI)	Hope	-
Jaret Griffith	6-4	G	Stetson - transfer	Hope	V
Noah Hedrick	6-4	W	Covenant Christian (IN)	Hope	V
Bryce Sanders	6-4	F	Hanover-Horton (MI)	Hope	-
Robert Nocek	6-5	F	Wheaton St Francis (IL)	Hope	V
Dan Delmotte	6-6	F	Marshall (MI)	Hope	-
Jaxon Halbert	6-7	W	Holland Christian (MI)	Hope	V
Tanner Wiegerink	6-7	PF	West Ottawa (MI)	Hope	V
Devin Cheaney	6-8	C	Batavia  (IL)	Hope	V
Ty Horky	6-1	G	Manchester (MI)	Kalamazoo	V
Bobby Samples	6-1	G	Howell (MI)	Kalamazoo	V
Alex Rueff	6-2	G	Lawton (MI)	Kalamazoo	V
Sam Coleman	6-3	G	La Jolla Country Day (CA)	Kalamazoo	V
Mitch Sauber	5-10	G	Hanover-Horton (MI)	Trine	V
Kolby Bullard	5-11	G	Lapel (IN)	Trine	jv
Christian Knox	5-11	G	Ypsilanti Community (MI)	Trine	V
Trent Finegan	6-3	G/F	Hanover-Horton (MI)	Trine	jv
Jack Brockie	6-4	G	Hanover-Horton (MI)	Trine	jv
Mason Loeffler	6-4	G	Evergreen Metamora (OH)	Trine	V
Sam Buckingham	6-5	F	Nouvel Catholic Central (MI)	Trine	jv
Logan Suchland	6-5	G/F	New Breman (OH)	Trine	jv
Grant Gresham	6-6	F	LaPorte (IN)	Trine	jv

[Flying Dutch Fan]

2021 known recruit/commit list:

Player	Height	Position	High School	College	Roster
Josh Reichsteiner	6-0	SG	Grand Blanc (MI)	Adrian
Tristan Feighner		PG/SG	Leslie (MI)	Albion
Evan Demoray	6-4	F	Dayton Christian (OH)	Calvin
Sam Ver Steeg	6-0	PG	Grand Rapids Christian (MI)	Hope

[pointlem]

Kudos to you FDF for keeping these lists going.

I'm guessing (yes?) that this means there are a bunch of disappointed Hope recruits, who had let friends know they were coming to Hope hoping to play BB . . . but perhaps, for a few of these, their ambitions can get a fresh start next year?

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Kudos to you FDF for keeping these lists going.

I'm guessing (yes?) that this means there are a bunch of disappointed Hope recruits, who had let friends know they were coming to Hope hoping to play BB . . . but perhaps, for a few of these, their ambitions can get a fresh start next year?

I'm guessing you are correct - some may have not come to school at all, some may have decided to not tryout, some may have tried out and didn't make it...

[sac]

Last I talked with anyone, which was a long while ago, JV basketball was very much up in the air.   I think it would be pretty difficult, even impossible, for JV ball to exist in this environment.

I think Hope had everyone who was expected at tryouts, save one who opted for online classes and is on the varsity, and one who had a medical issue before tryouts began.

[sac]

Western Michigan 62  Adrian 42  F

Bellamy 14, Pelham 7

Adrian plays at Eastern Michigan tomorrow night(wed)

[ziggy]

Western Michigan 62  Adrian 42  F

Bellamy 14, Pelham 7

Adrian plays at Eastern Michigan tomorrow night(wed)

Looks like all of EMU's games have ESPN3/ESPN+ streams so should be a good viewing opportunity for those with access.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

FYI - there is a difference between ESPN3 and ESPN+ ... ESPN3 (Watch ESPN) tend to be free to people (with cable access; i.e. if you are already paying for ESPN through your cable or streaming provider, you get ESPN3/Watch ESPN as bonus coverage). ESPN+ is pay-per ... a separate payment structure (you can pay for + and get everything else, I believe).

So it depends on which avenue they are on to dictate viewing opportunity.