MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[arena]

Grandville is coached by former Hope player Kyle VanderWall, and one of his assistants is another player Charlie Kleinheksel.  Another asst. I recognize as a Hope grad but can't recall his name. 

I think that would be Kyle Maas.

I didn't see Maas there, but wasn't looking for him either.  Program says Craig Lawton, but there are only 2 assts. listed and they had 6 in suits.

Maybe Henton had a bad game, but he played as if he didn't want to be there.  He looks to be a special player, but he showed his age. 

15 going on 30

I wasn't aging him.  I thought he played less than his age.

[sac]

Trine beat Nazareth, I don't have a score.  They'll play the winner of Staten Island (0-7) and St. Joseph's (Brooklyn)(3-5) on Monday.


Some more great tidbits of info, Staten Island has no dorms, and recently picked up 3 new varsity players over the break.
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Update

Trine 79 Nazareth 75

Update, update

Trine will play St. Joesph's (Brooklyn) on Monday.

[sac]

Thought I'd take a look at the MIAA Freshman and 'newcomers' who are making impacts

Freshmen

Laval Jackson, Trine  9 gms, 23.2 minutes, 5.9 pts, 5.4 rbds
Terry Brown, Alma 10 gms, 17.5 min., 5.2 pts, 3.2 rbds
Cory Schneider, Alma 10 gms, 17.0 min., 9.1 pts, 3.4 rbds
David Krombeen, Hope 9 gms, 16.4 min, 5.1 pts, 1.4 rbds
Tommy Erickson, Alma 10 gms, 13.6 min, 6.0 pts, 2.2 rbds

Jaren Edsall, Olivet 9 gms, 11.0 min, 4.0 pts, 1.3 rbds
Neil Smith, Trine 4 gms, 12.3 min, 2.3 pts, 3.0 rbds
Joe Prepolec, Kzoo 8 gms, 11 min, 3.9 pts, 1.4 rbds
Tyler Wilson, Adrian 6 gms, 10.8 min, 7 pts, 1.5 rbds
David Harmon, Olivet 6 gms, 10.8 min, 2.0 pts, 2.8 rbds

First year varsity players or transfers

Michael Staley, Adrian 9 gms 35.3 min, 15.6 pts, 3.4 rbds
Andre Evans, Olivet 10 gms, 29.2 min, 12.4 pts, 2.0 rbds
Deon Thompson, Trine 9 gms, 27.9 min, 8.8 pts, 5.4 rbds
Peter Bunn, Hope 9 gms, 27.2 min, 9.0 pts, 3.0 rbds
James Scott, Olivet 10 gms, 27.1 min, 8.0 pts, 3.1 rbds

JC Cruse, Albion 6 gms, 23.8 min, 8.8 pts, 6.0 rbds
Danny Rodts, Calvin 8 gms, 22.8 min, 7.1 pts, 2.5 rbds
Trent Salo, Calvin 8 gms, 22.4 min, 4.8 pts, 1.0 rbds
Isiah Novak, Kzoo 8 gms, 18.6 min, 4.8 pts, 2.4 rbds
Joe Post, Olivet 10 gms, 18.4 min, 2.0 pts, 2.8 rbds

Andy Clark, Olivet 10 gms, 17.9 min, 3.2 pts, 3.1 rbds
Randall Harris, Trine 9 gms, 17.7 min, 9.0 pts, 1.3 rbds
Danny Cox, Hope 9 gms, 13.6 min, 5.3 pts, 2.5 rbds
Brad Schnyder, Calvin 8 gms, 12.0 min, 2.9 pts, 1.6 rbds
Brian O'Conner, Adrian 5 gms, 11.2 min, 5.2 pts, 2.2 rbds

Clayton Napier, Trine 8 gms, 10.3 min, 3.3 pts, 1.5 rbds
Andy Venema, Hope 7 gms, 10.0 min, 2.6 pts, 2.0 rbds


Pretty interesting that Olivet has 6 first year players averaging over 10 mins per game.  Trine has 5, Hope has 4

[wiz]

sac, I think I would include in that list, Calvin soph, and first year varsity player, Danny Rodts, who has started all 8 games with 22.8min, 7.1pts, and 2.5rbds.

[sac]

sac, I think I would include in that list, Calvin soph, and first year varsity player, Danny Rodts, who has started all 8 games with 22.8min, 7.1pts, and 2.5rbds.

First year varsity players or transfers

Michael Staley, Adrian 9 gms 35.3 min, 15.6 pts, 3.4 rbds
Andre Evans, Olivet 10 gms, 29.2 min, 12.4 pts, 2.0 rbds
Deon Thompson, Trine 9 gms, 27.9 min, 8.8 pts, 5.4 rbds
Peter Bunn, Hope 9 gms, 27.2 min, 9.0 pts, 3.0 rbds
James Scott, Olivet 10 gms, 27.1 min, 8.0 pts, 3.1 rbds

JC Cruse, Albion 6 gms, 23.8 min, 8.8 pts, 6.0 rbds
Danny Rodts, Calvin 8 gms, 22.8 min, 7.1 pts, 2.5 rbds
Trent Salo, Calvin 8 gms, 22.4 min, 4.8 pts, 1.0 rbds
Isiah Novak, Kzoo 8 gms, 18.6 min, 4.8 pts, 2.4 rbds
Joe Post, Olivet 10 gms, 18.4 min, 2.0 pts, 2.8 rbds

Andy Clark, Olivet 10 gms, 17.9 min, 3.2 pts, 3.1 rbds
Randall Harris, Trine 9 gms, 17.7 min, 9.0 pts, 1.3 rbds
Danny Cox, Hope 9 gms, 13.6 min, 5.3 pts, 2.5 rbds
Brad Schnyder, Calvin 8 gms, 12.0 min, 2.9 pts, 1.6 rbds
Brian O'Conner, Adrian 5 gms, 11.2 min, 5.2 pts, 2.2 rbds

Clayton Napier, Trine 8 gms, 10.3 min, 3.3 pts, 1.5 rbds
Andy Venema, Hope 7 gms, 10.0 min, 2.6 pts, 2.0 rbds


Pretty interesting that Olivet has 6 first year players averaging over 10 mins per game.  Trine has 5, Hope has 4

Thought I did. 

[sac]

Hope hosts its 20th Russ DeVette Classic tonight and tommorrow, which seems impossible for two reasons.  One, I can't believe its December 29 already, and two I was at the first one of these and it can't really be 20 years already can it?

Hope's won 7 of the last 8 of these things, and should be favorites to win #8.  This tournament boasts Judson, Madonna and Davenport..........this is the first time in basketball history anyone used the word 'boasts' and those 3 schools in the same sentence.  (Apologies to those teams fans).

Unlike the first tournament this year, these teams have won enough games that you can't use just 1 hand to show how many(thats not true it just seems that way).  Madonna 4-9, Judson 8-7, and Davenport 10-4.  As you might suspect I think these records are suspect........Judson's only played 1 D3, and beat them,  UW-River Falls (6-4).....they did stay within 15 of #2 NAIA Bethel and last year they beat Carthage.  Half the schools on their schedule I'm not certain I've ever heard of.  It appears maybe there's some quality there, some inconsistent quality but at least a couple guys who can play. 

Madonna is 4-9, if you look at their schedule its almost as if you can see the day they decided they'd had enough of playing good basketball teams and programs and just wanted to start winning some games.  Madonna's on a 4 game winning streak, Alma, Holy Cross (not that HC) Ft Wayne-Taylor and Notre Dame (not that ND).

(You ever wonder like I do how many people have said that it was really nice of Madonna(that one) to start a college?)


Hope plays Davenport tonight, which will be the first ever meeting between the neighbors.  The Panthers are in about year 3 or 4 or even 5 of their program and their growth has been pretty impressive.  The only thing I know about them is their best player is suposedly redshirting.  They look taller than your avg WHAC team. 

Davenport has 10 wins but..............Kuyper, Andrews, Calumet-St. Joseph, Purdue North Central, Goshen, Grace Bible and Calumet-St. Joseph again, so not sure what to think about those.  They did beat Trine, and went down to Virginia and beat D3's Bridgewater and Eastern Mennonite.  They also got beat handily by Trinity Christian, stayed with GVSU, and lost to Lindsey Wilson (I thought her sister was cute).  Davenport's last game was a loss to Grace Bible.

Davenport doesn't believe in keeping stats, so I'm going to say Sai-Quan Griffeth is their best player, but only because I like typing and saying Sai-Quan Griffeth.  The Panthers even have an honest to goodness Russian on their team, from Moscow even.  Kakhabar Urigashvilli, I thought he scored the winning goal in a  UEFA Cup game I saw a few weeks ago.


So I really have no level of excitement for this tournament, I cannot and hopefully never will get excited about seeing, Madonna, Davenport and Judson in the same gym.  Seems this tournament deserves better competition but with a young Hope team I supose I understand the thought process.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

So I really have no level of excitement for this tournament, I cannot and hopefully never will get excited about seeing, Madonna, Davenport and Judson in the same gym.  Seems this tournament deserves better competition but with a young Hope I supose I understand the thought process.

I was thinking about the teams in this years tournament as I was listeneing to Tom Renner on the radio this morning talk about the fact that Hope is the only MIAA team to host a tournament between Christmas & New Years.  All of the other teams that are playing, are playing in Florida, or Ohio, or Arizona - you know, places you might want to go in the middle of winter (although the idea of going to Ohio makes me shudder). 

I suspect that most teams who are looking for games to schedule this time of year are not necessarily looking to come to Holland - aka the Land of Weird Weather.  It seems like we've had all four seasons in the last 3 days - fog, rain, floods, snow, wind, sleet, thunderstorms, hurricanes, tsunamis...   

[Gregory Sager]

Davenport doesn't believe in keeping stats, so I'm going to say Sai-Quan Griffeth is their best player, but only because I like typing and saying Sai-Quan Griffeth.  The Panthers even have an honest to goodness Russian on their team, from Moscow even.  Kakhabar Urigashvilli, I thought he scored the winning goal in a  UEFA Cup game I saw a few weeks ago.

With a name like Kakhabar Urigashvilli, it appears that your "honest-to-goodness Russian" is actually a Georgian who (like many Georgian expatriates) happens to hail from Moscow. The strategy that I would encourage Glenn Van Wieren to pursue is to outfit his team in Russian Army uniforms and thus induce Urigashvilli to surrender.

Sai-Quan Griffeth? He must be the only player in the entire NAIA who plays while armed with a light saber.

[calvinite]

Men's Basketball at Defiance Purple and Gold Financial Tournament.
Calvin vs Geneva at 6:00 p.m.


Live Stats Scoreboard http://defianceathletics.com/LiveStats/2009mbb/xlive.htm

- Stretch Internet Broadcast http://secure.stretchinternet.com/demo/games.php?user=calvin&o=cal_stamp

WFUR (GR) coverage starts at 5:50 pm (102.9)

[wiz]

My apologies, sac, my maroon and gold glasses must have been fogged over the first time I read your post.  I've been a little teary eyed all day just wondering how Calvin might play tonight after their holiday layoff.  Traditionally, they play very poor after the holidays.  The last time they won the national championship they ran the table in the MIAA but lost the two tournament games in CA immediately following the holiday break.  They seem to struggle with those games every year and with their lack of confidence this year, tonight could be a disaster.  But, I predict they are down double digits in the first hafl and then come back for a victory rally in the second stanza.

[dansand]

Davenport doesn't believe in keeping stats, so I'm going to say Sai-Quan Griffeth is their best player, but only because I like typing and saying Sai-Quan Griffeth.  The Panthers even have an honest to goodness Russian on their team, from Moscow even.  Kakhabar Urigashvilli, I thought he scored the winning goal in a  UEFA Cup game I saw a few weeks ago.

Here ya go--Davenport season stats:

http://dupanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/seasonboxdetails.html

[almcguirejr]

Davenport's Tyler Moreland had a good high school career at Flint Powers.  He was a good 3 point shooter in H.S. but has missed all 8 attempts this year.
His Dad works for the Pistons. http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/steve_moreland.html

James Nelson played at Country Day and transferred from GVSU.

Kale Waaso is 20 years old today.   8)

[sac]

Here ya go--Davenport season stats:

http://dupanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/seasonboxdetails.html

Good to see they do keep track, guess they just don't believe in linking them to their website.

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One last thing about the DeVette Classic before Calvin gets the boards attention.

Nice write-up from the Hope website on the coach.  http://www.hope.edu/pr/athletics/mbb/mbbdevettebio.html

also this fantastic photo back when Hope's travel budget was out of control.  I think they were flying to Alma that day.

[sac]

Zwier starting for Calvin?

[calvinite]

Zwier starting for Calvin?

And Dustin Smith starting with Caleb playing the point. Calvin up 18-8 early in the game.