MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[sac]

MIAA official, Kevin Kooiker, is in Salem this weekend and will be doing one of today's semi-final games.

Kooiker did the Williams/Amherst game

[calvin_grad]

IWU shoots 5-23 from behind the arc in an 8 point loss to UW-Whitewater.  Jordan Nelson, who had 22 against Calvin, had 3 tonight.

[oldknight]

IWU shoots 5-23 from behind the arc in an 8 point loss to UW-Whitewater.  Jordan Nelson, who had 22 against Calvin, had 3 tonight.

I watched most of the second half and late in the game I thought to myself how much IWU looked like Calvin did last week at the Shirk Center--a good team that just wasn't playing good enough. A quick comparative check of the stats from the two games bears that out:

Calvin:  21-59 from the floor, 5-23 from the arc, 17-27 from the line
IWU:     20-57 from the floor, 5-23 form the arc, 18-27 from the line

It shows how tough it is be a national champion.

[calvin_grad]

IWU shoots 5-23 from behind the arc in an 8 point loss to UW-Whitewater.  Jordan Nelson, who had 22 against Calvin, had 3 tonight.

I watched most of the second half and late in the game I thought to myself how much IWU looked like Calvin did last week at the Shirk Center--a good team that just wasn't playing good enough. A quick comparative check of the stats from the two games bears that out:

Calvin:  21-59 from the floor, 5-23 from the arc, 17-27 from the line
IWU:     20-57 from the floor, 5-23 form the arc, 18-27 from the line

It shows how tough it is be a national champion.

WOW!!  Those are eerily similar stat lines. 

[SBell]

I really like what there is to be had in Connor VanderBrug. With his coming Brad Visser might spend yet another year coming off the bench, even though he was hailed as a D1 recruit. My belief is that if he would have, like VanderBrug, would have committed earlier, and connected more with the team, he may have seen more minutes. VanderBrug, in my opinion, will start along with Dykstra, Stout, Brink and Daley.

Visser wasn't a "D1 recruit." He was a walk-on who was deemed academically ineligible to play D1.

[arena]

I really like what there is to be had in Connor VanderBrug. With his coming Brad Visser might spend yet another year coming off the bench, even though he was hailed as a D1 recruit. My belief is that if he would have, like VanderBrug, would have committed earlier, and connected more with the team, he may have seen more minutes. VanderBrug, in my opinion, will start along with Dykstra, Stout, Brink and Daley.

Visser wasn't a "D1 recruit." He was a walk-on who was deemed academically ineligible to play D1.

Academically ineligible?  How were his grades at Calvin? 

[oldknight]

I really like what there is to be had in Connor VanderBrug. With his coming Brad Visser might spend yet another year coming off the bench, even though he was hailed as a D1 recruit. My belief is that if he would have, like VanderBrug, would have committed earlier, and connected more with the team, he may have seen more minutes. VanderBrug, in my opinion, will start along with Dykstra, Stout, Brink and Daley.

Visser wasn't a "D1 recruit." He was a walk-on who was deemed academically ineligible to play D1.

Academically ineligible?  How were his grades at Calvin?

It wasn't the grades he got that was the problem. As I understand it, there was a core requirement he didn't have on his high school transcript that CMU requires. For whatever reason that fact wasn't known until after he graduated.

[OC_SID]

I imagine he's there to see Yante Mateen 6-8 Bloomfield Hills center, MSU is also chasing him.

Correct.  Mateen can really move.  He blocked a shot on defense and outran everyone to the other end for a fast breakdunk.

I was there, too! Serving as one of the official statisticians for the MHSAA. I was more impressed with him (and a few others) than the young man, who was the Mr. Basketball.

[arena]

I really like what there is to be had in Connor VanderBrug. With his coming Brad Visser might spend yet another year coming off the bench, even though he was hailed as a D1 recruit. My belief is that if he would have, like VanderBrug, would have committed earlier, and connected more with the team, he may have seen more minutes. VanderBrug, in my opinion, will start along with Dykstra, Stout, Brink and Daley.

Visser wasn't a "D1 recruit." He was a walk-on who was deemed academically ineligible to play D1.

Academically ineligible?  How were his grades at Calvin?

It wasn't the grades he got that was the problem. As I understand it, there was a core requirement he didn't have on his high school transcript that CMU requires. For whatever reason that fact wasn't known until after he graduated.

Thanks for the clarification.

[sac]

I really like what there is to be had in Connor VanderBrug. With his coming Brad Visser might spend yet another year coming off the bench, even though he was hailed as a D1 recruit. My belief is that if he would have, like VanderBrug, would have committed earlier, and connected more with the team, he may have seen more minutes. VanderBrug, in my opinion, will start along with Dykstra, Stout, Brink and Daley.

Visser wasn't a "D1 recruit." He was a walk-on who was deemed academically ineligible to play D1.

Academically ineligible?  How were his grades at Calvin?

It wasn't the grades he got that was the problem. As I understand it, there was a core requirement he didn't have on his high school transcript that CMU requires. For whatever reason that fact wasn't known until after he graduated.

The mind can only wonder at the possibilities of what coursework Central Michigan could possibly require over Calvin.

Introduction to Gambling 101 or How to survive the Middle of Nowhere 101,

[almcguirejr]

Is there a video link to the final seconds of the UWW-Williams championship game?

[sac]

Is there a video link to the final seconds of the UWW-Williams championship game?

This is the last 20 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9dS50fvCJs

[almcguirejr]

Is there a video link to the final seconds of the UWW-Williams championship game?

This is the last 25 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9dS50fvCJs

WOW! Thanks!

[calvinite]

I'm sick of those UW teams winning the mens' bracket. Haven't they won like a 1/3 of the last 20 national championships? They are also power houses in other sports like cross country. The UW schools are my new NY Yankees/Miami Heat of DIII basketball. In fact, I think I'm starting to dislike them so much that I'll modify my most recent comment about not cheering for Hope in the National championship: Revised: I couldn't bring myself to root for Hope in the national championship unless they are playing one of the UW schools.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

I'm sick of those UW teams winning the mens' bracket. Haven't they won like a 1/3 of the last 20 national championships? They are also power houses in other sports like cross country. The UW schools are my new NY Yankees/Miami Heat of DIII basketball. In fact, I think I'm starting to dislike them so much that I'll modify my most recent comment about not cheering for Hope in the National championship: Revised: I couldn't bring myself to root for Hope in the national championship unless they are playing one of the UW schools.

Well then you can start next season off by rooting for Hope, since the Dutchmen open the season next year at home versus the champions from UWW (11/19) and then play UWSP a couple days later (11/22).