MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[hopefan]

I don't recall Olivet's schedule being posted previously.  Apologies if so.
http://olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/schedule

I count 12 non-conference games and 2 exhibitions, that's one non-conference game too many 

http://olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/schedule
Olivet has updated its schedule with two notable changes.

They did drop one of their games in Florida (Husson I think) which wasn't really scheduled and they also traded UW-Platteville for a trip to D2 Ferris State in November.

Actually another change too... they dropped Earlham and are instead playing at "Fort Wayne"... the night before they come to DeVette Tourney.  The only Fort Wayne I know is D1 IPFW... Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne....     Gives that recruiting class a chance to play the big boys....  Note, regular game, not an exhibition.

[sac]

I don't recall Olivet's schedule being posted previously.  Apologies if so.
http://olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/schedule

I count 12 non-conference games and 2 exhibitions, that's one non-conference game too many 

http://olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/schedule
Olivet has updated its schedule with two notable changes.

They did drop one of their games in Florida (Husson I think) which wasn't really scheduled and they also traded UW-Platteville for a trip to D2 Ferris State in November.

Actually another change too... they dropped Earlham and are instead playing at "Fort Wayne"... the night before they come to DeVette Tourney.  The only Fort Wayne I know is D1 IPFW... Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne....     Gives that recruiting class a chance to play the big boys....  Note, regular game, not an exhibition.

Olivet played IPFW in a real  one last year, it went about how you might expect when it was Olivet who sat the regulars.   IPFW 115  Olivet 60

[northb]

I don't recall Olivet's schedule being posted previously.  Apologies if so.
http://olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/schedule

I count 12 non-conference games and 2 exhibitions, that's one non-conference game too many 

http://olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/schedule
Olivet has updated its schedule with two notable changes.

They did drop one of their games in Florida (Husson I think) which wasn't really scheduled and they also traded UW-Platteville for a trip to D2 Ferris State in November.

FYI - there is a very good chance "they" (Olivett) didn't drop that from the schedule. There is a good chance the team that had the game in there originally found their mistake and removed it (or discussed it with Olivett). These schedule systems and websites gather information from more than just the school's site which has a lot of benefits... it also has these glitches once in awhile. My point being, Husson could actually make a change and have it affect Olivett's website. There are pros and cons and SIDs discuss them internally and externally all of the time. It doesn't have to be debated here. I just wanted people to realize how it all works if they were not aware.

"Olivett"       

THUJISTO!

[Knight2Day]

per the SBell and the twitter verse

Trevor Manuel  6-8 F/C   Lansing Sexton--Oak Hill Academy--Lansing Everett--Oregon--Loyola Marymount will attend Olivet.


By my estimation the highest rated recruit to ever attend a D3 school in the rankings era.   https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2015/trevor-manuel-7292


Going to be interesting.

How much is Olivet paying him?

Probably nothing, but I'm sure he'll be called a thug when he bumps into one of your blonde haired kids.

How many D1 transfers has Hope had over the years?  Maybe that's why you reacted defensively.

You're an asshat SAC. If you can honestly say that this transfer doesn't raise eyebrows you're out of your mind. I remember hearing about Peter Bunn's "leadership" award and how even the kids at hope knew it was a joke, not to mention a kid that played at OREGON and now ends up on a bottom feeding D3 team? Get out of here with that holier than thou stuff. Also, maybe you should spend some time outside west Michigan before you start talking down about blonde haired kids.

[sac]

Eh, asshat or not, there's always been the faint wiff and sometimes more of school A has a better player than Calvin, they must be cheating around here since Day one.  Not to mention the several times the near 4.0 students at another school gets called a thug because he was tougher than one of your guys.


PSA:  I've been outside West Michigan for 10 years now, if you include the 18 years I grew up outside West Michigan that's well over half my life. 

[Knight2Day]

Eh, asshat or not, there's always been the faint wiff and sometimes more of school A has a better player than Calvin, they must be cheating around here since Day one.  Not to mention the several times the near 4.0 students at another school gets called a thug because he was tougher than one of your guys.


PSA:  I've been outside West Michigan for 10 years now, if you include the 18 years I grew up outside West Michigan that's well over half my life.

Someone give this man an award!!!

[Knight2Day]

Eh, asshat or not, there's always been the faint wiff and sometimes more of school A has a better player than Calvin, they must be cheating around here since Day one.  Not to mention the several times the near 4.0 students at another school gets called a thug because he was tougher than one of your guys.


PSA:  I've been outside West Michigan for 10 years now, if you include the 18 years I grew up outside West Michigan that's well over half my life.

Though you're of the left leaning persuasion so you'll want everyone to get one

[sac]

Thought it was posted on the board prominently but maybe not.

Trevor Manuel played for Coach Ernst at Summit Christian Academy in Lansing in 8th grade.  There's obviously some kind of coach/player relationship there, not to mention Ernst's generally excellent ties to the Lansing basketball scene where he has spent the majority of his life and coaching career.

If you think things through, its pretty plausible a player like Manuel ended up at Olivet.    I even said as much in PM's prior to it happening even when I thought it was maybe 5% chance of happening.  After two transfers in 18 months from D1 what D1 coach is going to give him an opportunity.


Anyway, there's even been some talk his announced transfer to Olivet was a little pre-mature as he apparently had not been accepted to the school the day he announced according to some.  But I don't know that for sure.   He was a no show the night I attended the local pro-am games where he would have played with Olivet transfer Michael Fomby.

[sac]

Eh, asshat or not, there's always been the faint wiff and sometimes more of school A has a better player than Calvin, they must be cheating around here since Day one.  Not to mention the several times the near 4.0 students at another school gets called a thug because he was tougher than one of your guys.


PSA:  I've been outside West Michigan for 10 years now, if you include the 18 years I grew up outside West Michigan that's well over half my life.

Though you're of the left leaning persuasion so you'll want everyone to get one

<sigh>  no I wouldn't

Due to a common genetics issue my right leg is slightly shorter than the left so if anything I lean to the right.

[HOPEful]

[HOPEful]

Eh, asshat or not, there's always been the faint wiff and sometimes more of school A has a better player than Calvin, they must be cheating around here since Day one.  Not to mention the several times the near 4.0 students at another school gets called a thug because he was tougher than one of your guys.

I sometimes wonder how many of my "smites" are from calvin fans... I would guess around 80%...

Even Jesus got five "smites"!

[sac]

Marygrove College is dropping its undergraduate programs, no official announcement but that would end their athletics programs as well.  WHAC drops to 11 schools.   

I haven't seen Marygrove on an MIAA schedule in men's basketball this year.

[maroonandgold]

NAME	Ht	COLLEGE	HS	NOTE
Sam Colbert	6'1	Adrian	Indianapolis Broad Ripple
Nate Walpole	6'0	Adrian	Whitko HS
Trevor Davis	5'8	Adrian	Midland Dow
Jaylen Ross	6'1	Albion	Chippewa Valley
Justin Stezowski	6'0	Albion	Hamilton
Christian Haraga	6'8	Alma	Saginaw Nouvel
Reese Middleton	6'4	Alma	Perry
Amari Hudson	6'2	Alma	Detroit Edison
Jason Majerle	6'0	Alma	Rockford
Jason Walter	6'6	Calvin	Lake Michigan College
Emmett Warners	6'5	Calvin	Grand Rapids Christian
Truman Hillis	6'4	Calvin	Caledonia
Ryan Pustelnik	6'4	Calvin	Downers Grove North
Derek Jay	6'3	Calvin	St. Mary's
Luke Morrison	6'3	Calvin	Northridge
Thad Shymanski	6'0	Calvin	GR Christian
Forrest Bouyer III	5'11	Calvin	Lansing Christian
Ryan Gamm	6'7	Hope	Rockford
Max Gaishin	6'7	Hope	Stevensville Lakeshore
Preston Granger	6'6	Hope	Lansing Christian	FREEP "Next 50"
Bill Woodhams	6'4	Hope	Otsego
Sam Tilden	6'3	Hope	Zeeland
Jake Honer	6'3	Hope	Angola
Caleb Hoekstra	6'1	Hope	East Lansing
Calvin Hackert	6'1	Hope	Ludington
Owen Jozefowicz	6'9	Kalamazoo	Berkley
Jordan Currie	6'6	Kalamazoo	Ann Arbor Pioneer
Merritt Hamann	6'6	Kalamazoo	Montague
Thomas Cook	6'6	Kalamazoo	Grand Blanc
Calder Pellerin	6'6	Kalamazoo	Saline
Daniel Black	6'4	Kalamazoo	Ann Arbor Skyline
Jeremiah Vincent	6'2	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo Central
CJ Foster	5'7	Kalamazoo	Battle Creek Lakeview
Eddie Thigpen	6'6	Olivet	Saginaw
Spencer Naffzinger	6'4	Olivet	Grant
Logan Guenther	6'3	Olivet	Cheboygan
DeAndre' Robinson	6'3	Olivet	East Lansing
Donnie Alford	6'0	Olivet	Wyoming
Kylen Brown	5'9	Olivet	Michigan Center
Dylan Antcliff	5'11	Olivet	Clio
Mike Fomby	5'11	Olivet	Lansing Waverly
Dee Roberts	5'11	Olivet	Lansing Waverly
Delbert Redfield	5'10	Olivet	Olivet HS
Tracy Edmond	5'10	Olivet	East Lansing
Sean Corcoran	6'6	Trine	Flint Powers Catholic
Luke DeHahn	6'5	Trine	Indiana Faith Christian School
Kaleb Swick	6'5	Trine	Southmont
Paris Partee	6'3	Trine	Holly
Hayden Crowder	6'3	Trine	Avon
Joe Smith	5'10	Trine	Elkhart Memorial

Counts
Olivet	11
Hope	8
Kalamazoo	8
Calvin	8
Trine	6
Alma	4
Adrian	3
Albion	2

I believe this the most recent list of recruits to the MIAA schools, and it leaves out several players including Trevor Manuel, who should have quite an impact if he stays around.  Has anyone put together an update with the point guard to Trine and others that have committed since this list was put together?  I would also be very interested if anyone has watched enough high school games to have some  idea how the freshman and new recruits in addition to Trevor are likely to impact the league competition?  I notice the tallest player in the list is going to Kalamazoo.  Is a player of a project?

[GreatScot!?]

NAME	Ht	COLLEGE	HS	NOTE
Sam Colbert	6'1	Adrian	Indianapolis Broad Ripple
Nate Walpole	6'0	Adrian	Whitko HS
Trevor Davis	5'8	Adrian	Midland Dow
Jaylen Ross	6'1	Albion	Chippewa Valley
Justin Stezowski	6'0	Albion	Hamilton
Christian Haraga	6'8	Alma	Saginaw Nouvel
Reese Middleton	6'4	Alma	Perry
Amari Hudson	6'2	Alma	Detroit Edison
Jason Majerle	6'0	Alma	Rockford
Jason Walter	6'6	Calvin	Lake Michigan College
Emmett Warners	6'5	Calvin	Grand Rapids Christian
Truman Hillis	6'4	Calvin	Caledonia
Ryan Pustelnik	6'4	Calvin	Downers Grove North
Derek Jay	6'3	Calvin	St. Mary's
Luke Morrison	6'3	Calvin	Northridge
Thad Shymanski	6'0	Calvin	GR Christian
Forrest Bouyer III	5'11	Calvin	Lansing Christian
Ryan Gamm	6'7	Hope	Rockford
Max Gaishin	6'7	Hope	Stevensville Lakeshore
Preston Granger	6'6	Hope	Lansing Christian	FREEP "Next 50"
Bill Woodhams	6'4	Hope	Otsego
Sam Tilden	6'3	Hope	Zeeland
Jake Honer	6'3	Hope	Angola
Caleb Hoekstra	6'1	Hope	East Lansing
Calvin Hackert	6'1	Hope	Ludington
Owen Jozefowicz	6'9	Kalamazoo	Berkley
Jordan Currie	6'6	Kalamazoo	Ann Arbor Pioneer
Merritt Hamann	6'6	Kalamazoo	Montague
Thomas Cook	6'6	Kalamazoo	Grand Blanc
Calder Pellerin	6'6	Kalamazoo	Saline
Daniel Black	6'4	Kalamazoo	Ann Arbor Skyline
Jeremiah Vincent	6'2	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo Central
CJ Foster	5'7	Kalamazoo	Battle Creek Lakeview
Eddie Thigpen	6'6	Olivet	Saginaw
Spencer Naffzinger	6'4	Olivet	Grant
Logan Guenther	6'3	Olivet	Cheboygan
DeAndre' Robinson	6'3	Olivet	East Lansing
Donnie Alford	6'0	Olivet	Wyoming
Kylen Brown	5'9	Olivet	Michigan Center
Dylan Antcliff	5'11	Olivet	Clio
Mike Fomby	5'11	Olivet	Lansing Waverly
Dee Roberts	5'11	Olivet	Lansing Waverly
Delbert Redfield	5'10	Olivet	Olivet HS
Tracy Edmond	5'10	Olivet	East Lansing
Sean Corcoran	6'6	Trine	Flint Powers Catholic
Luke DeHahn	6'5	Trine	Indiana Faith Christian School
Kaleb Swick	6'5	Trine	Southmont
Paris Partee	6'3	Trine	Holly
Hayden Crowder	6'3	Trine	Avon
Joe Smith	5'10	Trine	Elkhart Memorial

Counts
Olivet	11
Hope	8
Kalamazoo	8
Calvin	8
Trine	6
Alma	4
Adrian	3
Albion	2

I believe this the most recent list of recruits to the MIAA schools, and it leaves out several players including Trevor Manuel, who should have quite an impact if he stays around.  Has anyone put together an update with the point guard to Trine and others that have committed since this list was put together?  I would also be very interested if anyone has watched enough high school games to have some  idea how the freshman and new recruits in addition to Trevor are likely to impact the league competition?  I notice the tallest player in the list is going to Kalamazoo.  Is a player of a project?

For Alma you can add Arthell Rosquist 6'1" a transfer from Rockford, Bryce Williams 6'2" from Saginaw Heritage and Matt Lark 5'10" from Thornapple Kellogg

[sac]

Using Steve Bell's all-state teams, included previous seasons for reference

2014
Dante Hawkins, Hope  Class A 4th team
Jason Beckman, Alma  Class C 3rd team
Luke VanBoxel, Calvin  Class C 3rd team
Brooks Hyble, Alma  Class D 3rd team
Kevin Gamble, Alma  Class D 5th team


2015
DeShae Doll, Albion   Class A 9th team**
Alex Dykema, Kalamazoo  Class A 10th team
Darek Ditto, Trine  Class A 11th team
TraVon Johnson, Adrian Class B 3rd team
Jaylin Fordham, Albion Class B 5th team
Dennis Towns, Hope  Class B 7th team
Preston Huckaby, Calvin  C  3rd team


2016
Luke Lamereaux, Alma Class A 5th team
Jason Bur, Albion  Class A 7th team
Ben Ritsema, Hope Class A 10th team
Riley Lewis, Hope  Class B 1st team
Steve Harvey, Alma  Class B 7th team
Aquavious Burks, Albion Class C 2nd team
Shae Somers, Trine Class C 3rd team
Tony DeWitte, Calvin Class C 5th team
Jared Long, Alma Class C 6th team
Preston Laketa, Alma Class C 6th team
Derrick DeVries, Calvin  Class C 6th team
Aaron Saenz, Alma Class C 9th team



2017
Calvin Hackert, Hope  Class B 7th team
Logan Guenther, Olivet  Class B 10th team
Sam LaDuke, Calvin  Class B  11th team
Delbert Redfield, Olivet  Class B 14th team
Merritt Hamann, Kalamazoo  Class B 15th team
Kylen Brown, Olivet Class C 3rd team
Austin McKenzie, Olivet  Class C 13th team
Preston Granger, Hope  Class D 4th team
Forrest Bouyer, Calvin Class D 7th team

Trevor Manuel was on Steve Bell's 2015 "Dream Team"


Past history says a handful of these guys will play some this year but much depends on a schools needs.   For instance I think Preston Granger will get minutes for Hope mostly because Hope is so thin in the post, but Calvin Hackert will find minutes hard to come by based on Hope's guard depth.

I use Bell's list because its the most thorough.   I'd be surprised if Olivet's best Fr. recruit isn't DeAndre' Robinson from East Lansing, but he didn't make any all-state lists which to my eyes is a little weird.