MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[SBell]

Apparently the "gag" order has been lifted....and MN is allowed to return to campus to run the summer camps.  One piece I was not aware of- he "owns" the camp and it's techniqually not a Hope College function, simply run through their facilities.  Can someone confirm this nugget of information?

If Hope now charges him to use the gym what they charged the West Michigan Lakers when they used them for an AAU tournament, he's screwed!

[MaroonKnighty]

Apparently the "gag" order has been lifted

So then what exactly happened?

[HopeConvert]

Apparently the "gag" order has been lifted....and MN is allowed to return to campus to run the summer camps.  One piece I was not aware of- he "owns" the camp and it's techniqually not a Hope College function, simply run through their facilities.  Can someone confirm this nugget of information?

That is an accurate piece of information, and a problem (depending on your point of view) with all the camps that I suspect will be addressed sooner rather than later.

[HopeConvert]

Apparently the "gag" order has been lifted

So then what exactly happened?

Oh - I expect this board will be buzzing soon enough.

[sac]

Ze rumor mill, zhe can only handle zo much

[sac]

Apparently the "gag" order has been lifted

So then what exactly happened?

Maybe one of our resident law professionals can explain situations and scenarios where a "gag order" might be necessary and the purpose of such an order when two parties are involved in sensitive negotiations.

Purely hypothetical examples allowed of course.

[oldknight]

Meanwhile a kid who had appeared to be a lock forever, Dante Hawkins, is looking at Dordt ...

Noooo - not a Dordt Wart - that's a fate worse than.... 

I'm told Dante is going to Dordt which is a great pickup for the Defenders. He will join West Ottawa's PJ Trammell who has already committed and will play both football and basketball in Sioux Center.

(sigh)

Go you Northwestern...

While West Ottawa's PJ Trammell has signed with the Defenders: http://www.dordt.edu/cgi-bin/news/get_news.pl?id=7389 I am now informed that Dante may be headed to Hope. If so, he brings a ton of quickness to the Flying Dutchmen backcourt.

[oldknight]

Apparently the "gag" order has been lifted

So then what exactly happened?

Maybe one of our resident law professionals can explain situations and scenarios where a "gag order" might be necessary and the purpose of such an order when two parties are involved in sensitive negotiations.

Purely hypothetical examples allowed of course.

Depends on what is meant by "gag order." In cases of painful separations it's common for the two sides to sign a non-disclosure agreement which may or may not include a buyout (many moons ago I actually drafted one). But if they can't agree on terms and none gets signed then either party can blab their mouths off if they so choose. I can't imagine an institution like Hope volunteering the reasons for Neil's departure but if no signed non-disclosure exits, that increases the odds that news about the separation finds it way into the public domain. A failure to agree on terms also increases the odds of a lawsuit since a general release is always a part of such agreements.

[pointlem]

Apparently the "gag" order has been lifted

So then what exactly happened?

Maybe one of our resident law professionals can explain situations and scenarios where a "gag order" might be necessary and the purpose of such an order when two parties are involved in sensitive negotiations.

Purely hypothetical examples allowed of course.

Depends on what is meant by "gag order." In cases of painful separations it's common for the two sides to sign a non-disclosure agreement which may or may not include a buyout (many moons ago I actually drafted one). But if they can't agree on terms and none gets signed then either party can blab their mouths off if they so choose. I can't imagine an institution like Hope volunteering the reasons for Neil's departure but if no signed non-disclosure exits, that increases the odds that news about the separation finds it way into the public domain.

Thanks, OldKnight, and may it be so.  He would be a tremendously exciting player for Hope fans to watch over the next four years.  I only saw him play once, but the combination of his speed, shooting, and assists would drop a lot of jaws.  What a combo he and Ben Gardner and Chad Carlson could make.  I could see Ben Gardner again playing some time at the #2 position.

Surely news of coaching candidates (or an appointee) will emerge soon, and the new coach will soon be at Dante's door.

[oldknight]

Name	Height	HS	College	Note
Frank DeVos	6'6"	L'Anse Cruese North	Aquinas
Jeff Cain	5'10"	Sexton	Aquinas	Transfer
Luke Diekevers	6'5"	Jenison	Concordia
Kyle Steigenga	6'6"	Holland Christian	Cornerstone
Bernard Smith	6'5"	W Mich Christian	Grace Bible
Ken Henry	6'3"	Romulus	Adrian
Joe Lesniak	6'3"	Imlay City	Adrian
Jared Ocampo	5'7"	Clawson	Adrian
Gordie Post	6'6"	Grosse Pointe South	Albion
Chase Salmon	6'4"	Seymour	Albion
Adam Davis	6'3"	Romeo	Albion
Enis Becirevic	6'3"	Ft. Wayne Northrup	Albion
Steve Westbrooks	6'1"	Birmingham Brother Rice	Albion
Robert Ryan	5'7"	Lake Central	Albion
Doug Bradfield	6'7"	Mason	Alma
JR James	6'5"		Alma	Transfer
Nick Lomonaco	6'3"	Caledonia	Alma
Kevin Scheibert	6'3"	Sanford Meridian	Alma
Ethan Apsey	6'1"	Hemlock	Alma
Jason Beckman	5'10"	Shelby	Alma
Connor VanderBrug	6'6"	Timothy Christian	Calvin
Luke VanBoxel	6'3"	Montague	Calvin
Tony Canonie	5'11"	South Haven	Calvin
Jake Kozlowski	6'4"	Badger	Hope
Luke Dreyer	6'3"	Zeeland West	Hope
Jason Hugan	6'8"	Milford	Kalamazoo
Roger Hood	6'3"	Orchard Lake St. Mary's	Kalamazoo
Sean Brennan	6'1"	Paw Paw	Kalamazoo
Alex Bialik	6'1"	Mainstee	Olivet
Evan Schultz	6'0"	Jenison	Olivet
Max Meehan	6'7"	Noblesville	Trine

So Luke Diekevers is not going to Hope?

[sac]

Nick Tatu has transferred away from Trine.  That's a loss for the Thunder.

http://burneysbytes.blogspot.com/2014/06/sweet-home-michigan.html
PS unlike what this says, Trine is in Indiana.

[SBell]

Name	Height	HS	College	Note
Frank DeVos	6'6"	L'Anse Cruese North	Aquinas
Jeff Cain	5'10"	Sexton	Aquinas	Transfer
Luke Diekevers	6'5"	Jenison	Concordia
Kyle Steigenga	6'6"	Holland Christian	Cornerstone
Bernard Smith	6'5"	W Mich Christian	Grace Bible
Ken Henry	6'3"	Romulus	Adrian
Joe Lesniak	6'3"	Imlay City	Adrian
Jared Ocampo	5'7"	Clawson	Adrian
Gordie Post	6'6"	Grosse Pointe South	Albion
Chase Salmon	6'4"	Seymour	Albion
Adam Davis	6'3"	Romeo	Albion
Enis Becirevic	6'3"	Ft. Wayne Northrup	Albion
Steve Westbrooks	6'1"	Birmingham Brother Rice	Albion
Robert Ryan	5'7"	Lake Central	Albion
Doug Bradfield	6'7"	Mason	Alma
JR James	6'5"		Alma	Transfer
Nick Lomonaco	6'3"	Caledonia	Alma
Kevin Scheibert	6'3"	Sanford Meridian	Alma
Ethan Apsey	6'1"	Hemlock	Alma
Jason Beckman	5'10"	Shelby	Alma
Connor VanderBrug	6'6"	Timothy Christian	Calvin
Luke VanBoxel	6'3"	Montague	Calvin
Tony Canonie	5'11"	South Haven	Calvin
Jake Kozlowski	6'4"	Badger	Hope
Luke Dreyer	6'3"	Zeeland West	Hope
Jason Hugan	6'8"	Milford	Kalamazoo
Roger Hood	6'3"	Orchard Lake St. Mary's	Kalamazoo
Sean Brennan	6'1"	Paw Paw	Kalamazoo
Alex Bialik	6'1"	Mainstee	Olivet
Evan Schultz	6'0"	Jenison	Olivet
Max Meehan	6'7"	Noblesville	Trine

So Luke Diekevers is not going to Hope?

FWIW, JR James hometown is also Shelby, though I think he may have started his varsity career as a Pentwater 8th-grader under now Olivet assistant coach Steve Ernst.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Congrats to Tom Renner who has been selected to receive a lifetime achievement award from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

http://athletics.hope.edu/sports/14RennerCoSIDA

[HOPEful]

Congrats to Tom Renner who has been selected to receive a lifetime achievement award from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

http://athletics.hope.edu/sports/14RennerCoSIDA

Very well deserved! I am convinced there is not a single human being who has made a larger impact on Division 3 sports!

Article that touches on the scope of things Renner has done over the last 50 years...
http://hope.edu/2013/12/02/tom-renner-retire-after-47-years-service-hope

[sac]

FWIW, JR James hometown is also Shelby, though I think he may have started his varsity career as a Pentwater 8th-grader under now Olivet assistant coach Steve Ernst.

I watched Steve play high school ball at Charlotte, coached by his father Jerry.  This whole off-season is like the twilight zone for me.