MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Flying Dutch Fan]

I bragged appropriately on the womens board about my alma mater winning it's second straight national championship.

[sflzman]

Quick Question for FDF....

What does 'Spera in Deo' mean?

[sflzman]

Men's All-Great Lakes Teams announced....MIAA has 1 1st team, 1 2nd team, and 1 3rd team....

Player of the Year: Ian Franks, G, Wooster
Coach of the Year: Jon VanderWal, Marietta
Rookie of the Year: Tyler Hammond, G, Marietta

First team

Pos. Player School Yr. Hometown
G Chris Sullivan  Wittenberg  Sr.  Columbus, Ohio
G Trevor Halter  Marietta  Jr.  Malvern, Ohio
G Ian Franks  Wooster  Sr.  Greenwich, Ohio 
F Wes Smith  Wabash  Sr.  Indianapolis, Ind. 
C Michael McClary Olivet  Sr.  Bellaire, Mich.


Second team

Pos. Player School Yr. Hometown
G B.J. McGill  St. Vincent  Sr. Upper Marlboro, Md.
G Blair Rozenblad  Thiel  So.  Youngstown, Ohio
F Will Bowser  Hope  Sr.  Midland, Mich. 
F Chris Saltzman  Penn State-Behrend Sr.  Pittsburgh, Pa. 
C Kevin Knab  Marietta  Jr.  Lakewood, Ohio



Third team

Pos. Player School Yr. Hometown
G Tyler Hammond Marietta Fr. Cleveland, Ohio
G Kodey Haddox Kenyon Sr. Zanesville, Ohio
F  Tom Snikkers  Calvin  So. Jenison, Mich.
F Clayton Black Wittenberg Jr. Lancaster, Ohio
C Chris Davis Otterbein Jr. Plain City, Ohio

[goodknight]

Tyler Dykstra, Holland Christian's talented 6-7 forward, has posted on his Facebook page that he will be attending Calvin College next year.  He played his final high school game last week and went out in style against Grand Rapids Christian, leading his team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots.  An excellent way to start the recruiting season for the Knights.

[NW Hope Fan]

Quick Question for FDF....

What does 'Spera in Deo' mean?

Hope in God

From the 42nd Psalm

[pointlem]

Tyler Dykstra, Holland Christian's talented 6-7 forward, has posted on his Facebook page that he will be attending Calvin College next year.  He played his final high school game last week and went out in style against Grand Rapids Christian, leading his team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots.  An excellent way to start the recruiting season for the Knights.

Thanks, GoodKnight, for the news.  I gather that's Calvin 1, Hope 0, in this year's recruiting contest. 

Perhaps Hope can even that score with some news to come (I'm privy to nothing).

[sflzman]

Quick Question for FDF....

What does 'Spera in Deo' mean?

Hope in God

From the 42nd Psalm

Thanks!

400 YAY!!! 

[oldknight]

Northwestern (IA) women avenge their only loss of the season, beating Davenport in the NAIA championship game 88-83 to repeat as national champs. Next up is the men's final featuring Cornerstone against defending champion Saint Francis (IN).

FDF, a Northwestern alum, gets beat to the sharing of this info?    Well done, OK.  

I was shocked to have scooped the former Red Raider on that one--on both the men's and women's boards no less. I assumed he was just too giddy with excitement and was celebrating--alternating between bottles of Bols oude and jonge Genever.

[oldknight]

Tyler Dykstra, Holland Christian's talented 6-7 forward, has posted on his Facebook page that he will be attending Calvin College next year.  He played his final high school game last week and went out in style against Grand Rapids Christian, leading his team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots.  An excellent way to start the recruiting season for the Knights.

This is quite a pickup for KVS. I know Wheaton recruited Dykstra heavily and I saw Thunder assistant Owen Handy at one of Tyler's early season games trying to put the squeeze on the young man. The kid is not only tall (every bit the wiry 6'7" he's listed), but is also very athletic, an excellent ball handler, jumps well, and can score both inside and out. Dykstra is a versatile player capable of playing more than one position and he makes for a good recruiting class all by himself.

[SBell]

Tyler Dykstra, Holland Christian's talented 6-7 forward, has posted on his Facebook page that he will be attending Calvin College next year.  He played his final high school game last week and went out in style against Grand Rapids Christian, leading his team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots.  An excellent way to start the recruiting season for the Knights.

This is quite a pickup for KVS. I know Wheaton recruited Dykstra heavily and I saw Thunder assistant Owen Handy at one of Tyler's early season games trying to put the squeeze on the young man. The kid is not only tall (every bit the wiry 6'7" he's listed), but is also very athletic, an excellent ball handler, jumps well, and can score both inside and out. Dykstra is a versatile player capable of playing more than one position and he makes for a good recruiting class all by himself.

Great player. I've coached three AAU kids who ended up, or will soon be, in the Patriot League (and to the teams that make the NCAA), and Dykstra fits the profile of the two forwards.

[sac]

Looks like I have Hudsonville coming my way for the A Quarterfinal at Lansing Eastern High School.  They'll play Kzoo Central who beat Lansing Eastern on a goal tending on the final shot of the game tonight.


Anyone have any insight into Eric Elliot's Eagles?

[oldknight]

Looks like I have Hudsonville coming my way for the A Quarterfinal at Lansing Eastern High School.  They'll play Kzoo Central who beat Lansing Eastern on a goal tending on the final shot of the game tonight.


Anyone have any insight into Eric Elliot's Eagles?

I'm shocked to see the Eagles reach the Class A quarterfinal game. I saw them lose to Grand Haven--Hudsonville's fifth consecutive loss--to drop to 3-7, and would have predicted an early exit for this team in the post season. They had some talent but didn't look like a well oiled machine. Obviously, Eric Elliot has righted the ship because they are now 16-9 and still playing. Hudsonville's best player is Blake Hibbitts, a kid with a very nice scoring touch. He's the son of Greg Hibbitts, who was a star at Byron Center about 25 years ago and who got a D2 scholarship (I think to Ferris State). They also have B J Van Loo, a rangy 6'6" kid with some hops, who took way too many shots from the arc the night I saw him play. Maybe Elliot has convinced B J that his living as a player would be best made closer to the basket. Hudsonville made an amazing comeback in last night's regional final against Muskegon--a comeback assisted by a Muskegon intentional foul in the final 30 seconds when the Big Reds were leading by four points. Here's the game article:

http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/-5615111150455335168/muskegon-suffers-heart-breaking-end-to-season-in-regional-finals-loss-to-hudsonville/

[Happy Calvin Guy]

Tyler Dykstra, Holland Christian's talented 6-7 forward, has posted on his Facebook page that he will be attending Calvin College next year.  He played his final high school game last week and went out in style against Grand Rapids Christian, leading his team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots.  An excellent way to start the recruiting season for the Knights.

This is quite a pickup for KVS. I know Wheaton recruited Dykstra heavily and I saw Thunder assistant Owen Handy at one of Tyler's early season games trying to put the squeeze on the young man. The kid is not only tall (every bit the wiry 6'7" he's listed), but is also very athletic, an excellent ball handler, jumps well, and can score both inside and out. Dykstra is a versatile player capable of playing more than one position and he makes for a good recruiting class all by himself.

I have a feeling that MIAA teams are going to find it tough going in the paint for a few years against the "Twin Tylers". 

[ziggy]

Tyler Dykstra, Holland Christian's talented 6-7 forward, has posted on his Facebook page that he will be attending Calvin College next year.  He played his final high school game last week and went out in style against Grand Rapids Christian, leading his team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots.  An excellent way to start the recruiting season for the Knights.

This is quite a pickup for KVS. I know Wheaton recruited Dykstra heavily and I saw Thunder assistant Owen Handy at one of Tyler's early season games trying to put the squeeze on the young man. The kid is not only tall (every bit the wiry 6'7" he's listed), but is also very athletic, an excellent ball handler, jumps well, and can score both inside and out. Dykstra is a versatile player capable of playing more than one position and he makes for a good recruiting class all by himself.

I have a feeling that MIAA teams are going to find it tough going in the paint for a few years against the "Twin Tylers". 

Nice work on the moniker HCG, let's start printing those T-shirts!

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Northwestern (IA) women avenge their only loss of the season, beating Davenport in the NAIA championship game 88-83 to repeat as national champs. Next up is the men's final featuring Cornerstone against defending champion Saint Francis (IN).

FDF, a Northwestern alum, gets beat to the sharing of this info?    Well done, OK.  

I was shocked to have scooped the former Red Raider on that one--on both the men's and women's boards no less. I assumed he was just too giddy with excitement and was celebrating--alternating between bottles of Bols oude and jonge Genever.

Ah yes, celebrating got in the way of being "johnny on the spot" to post.  Truth be told, I was sound asleep when the game finished - showing my total confidence in the Big Red team.   

Admittedly, they had to have a distinct advantage as far as fan support, since the women's tournament location is 45 miles from the NW campus.