MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Flying Dutch Fan]

So not only is Hope's league schedule unbalanced, the 5 away games in the 2nd half are at the 5 schools farthest away from Hope. Lots of bus hours getting logged those last couple of weeks

[formerd3db]

Hope gets the unbalanced league schedule of 5 home games in the first half, 5 away games the 2nd half......and 5 road games on Wed nights.


Been awhile since Hope's played Westminster, 1987 and 16 years since they last played Finlandia.  They've never played Ripon, Carleton, Benedictine or Illinois Tech

For SOS purposes, this isn't one you'd expect will put Hope in a great SOS position for Pool C, which is fine because that's not where Hope is right now. 

Ripon  15-10
Benedictine 13-12
Anderson  11-15
Platteville  18-11
Stevens Point  18-9
Finlandia 0-21
Carleton 7-18
Westminster  13-15
Illinois Tech  16-12
*I don't think Carleton will count as a regional game, 557 miles but I forget all the rules these days.

When I plug this into my schedule formula I'm certain it will be Hope's weakest in the last decade plus by quite a bit.

sac:

Similar to football, unfortunately, in the long term, that kind of a schedule is not going to be helpful with regard to advancing in the NCAA tournament, if they even get there.   Anyway, thanks for your usual detailed research of stats!

[Jameswys]

Thanks to the the ability to cross reference the schedules we have
Jan 8th
Kzoo@Trine
Adrian@Alma
Calvin@Albion
OC@Hope
Jan 11th
Alma@Trine
Kzoo@Adrian
Calvin@OC
Albion@Hope
Jan 15
Trine@Adrian
Hope@Calvin
2 unknowns
Jan 18th
Trine@calvin
Adrian@Hope
2 unknowns
Jan 22nd
OC@Trine
Adrian@Albion
Calvin@Alma
Hope@Kzoo
Jan 25th
Albion@Trine
OC@Adrian
Calvin@Kzoo
Alma@Hope
Jan 29th
Trine@Hope
Calvin@Adrian
2 unknowns
Feb 1st
Trine@Kzoo
Alma@Adrian
Albion@Calvin
Hope@Olivet
Feb 5th
Trine@Alma
Adrian@Kzoo
OC@Calvin
Hope@Albion
Feb 8th
Adrian@Trine
Calvin@Hope
2 unknowns (the reverse of Jan 15th)
Feb 12th
Calvin@Trine
Hope@Adrian
2 unknowns (the reverse of Jan 18th)
Feb 15th
Trine@OC
Albion@Adrian
Alma@Calvin
Kzoo@Hope
Feb 19th
Trine@Albion
Adrian@OC
Calvin@Kzoo
Hope@Alma
Feb 22nd
Hope@Trine
Adrian@Calvin
2 unknowns (the reverse of Jan 29th)

[sac]

I think they've altered the schedule templates a little bit.  Hopefully they've fixed the one Kzoo had last season with 5 of the first 6 league games away from home.

Hope basically has Trine's schedule template from last year with the only change being the game 6 and game 13 location, in Hope's case games vs Alma this upcoming year.   

[almcguirejr]

I think they've altered the schedule templates a little bit.  Hopefully they've fixed the one Kzoo had last season with 5 of the first 6 league games away from home.

Hope basically has Trine's schedule template from last year with the only change being the game 6 and game 13 location, in Hope's case games vs Alma this upcoming year.

Calvin had only one Saturday league home game last year.

[ziggy]

NCAA has approved a change to move the men's three point line to the international distance. Change goes into effect next season in Division I and for the 2020-2021 season in Division II and III.
https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-06-05/mens-college-basketball-3-point-line-extended-international

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Usually we try and relax in the offseason. We have always had ideas of doing an off-season podcast, but we usually end up being distracted by other things. This off-season we decided to go for it.

We did get some "down time" in between the end of the season through the end of May, but we are ready to get back into chatting about DIII - basketball especially.

And there is plenty to talk about starting with the "MIAC Decision" or #TomToss.

Dave McHugh is joined by Pat Coleman to discuss why (no, really, why?!) some of the MIAC presidents decided to "involuntarily" remove St. Thomas from the conference it helped found 99-years ago. We talk about the history, the flaws in the supposed arguments (though, no president has gone on record), and what options UST has moving forward. Dave also gives his thoughts on the topic.

Also hear from two coaches who made some unexpected job decisions this off-season. Dave chats with Sam Hargraves who left Alma for fellow-MIAA member Olivet despite his alma mater, Calvin, having a job opening. And Gordon Mann chats with Michael Coppolino who shifted coasts to take over the vaunted George Fox program - something that was even unusual for GFU.

Plus, a brief look at some of the other coaching decisions as the calendar turns towards summer.

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[Flying Dutch Fan]

If anyone in the Grand Rapids area is interested in some MIAA summer basketball, there is a new league this year (no college/adult leagues at The Courthouse this year).  Link below has schedule and team rosters:

https://www.kengeorgebasketball.com/wmcbl.html

[sac]

Mark Tocco 6-0 PG  Macomb Dakota will attend Albion.   Tocco made the BCAM All-State team in Division 1

Albion twitter will be presenting their recruiting class the next few weeks.  https://twitter.com/AlbionMBB

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Been a while - so here is an updated recruiting list (corrections welcomed):

Player	Height	Position	High School	College
Connor Pelham	6-3	G	Michigan Center (MI)	Adrian
Mark Tocco	6-0	G	Macomb Dakota (MI)	Albion
Jonathan Wilkerson	6-0	G	East Lansing (MI)	Albion
Michael Hill	6-1	G	Detroit Cass Tech (MI)	Albion
Josh Palo	6-1	G	Howell (MI)	Albion
Khy Winston	6-3	G	UD Jesuit (MI)	Albion
Steve Morrissey	6-3	G/F	Northville (MI)	Albion
Chris Cooper	6-6	F	Schoolcraft (MI)	Albion
Nate Dyeman	6-0	G	Jenison (MI)	Alma
Andrew Blanchard	6-3	G/F	Engadin (MI)	Alma
Marcus Haveman	5-11	G	GR Christian (MI)	Calvin
Isaac Moolenaar	6-1	G	Midland Down (MI)	Calvin
Isaac Davis	6-2	G	Plainwell (MI)	Calvin
Caleb Dekryger	6-7	F	Allegan (MI)	Calvin
Tommy Surges	5-10	G	Marmion Academy (IL)	Hope
Clayton Dykhouse	5-11	G	Zeeland East (MI)	Hope
Jess Hartmann	6-0	G	Bishop Moore (FL)	Hope
Brady Swinehart	6-0	G	Ionia (MI)	Hope
Luke Putnam	6-1	G	Aquinas Institute (NY)	Hope
J.P. LaPrade	6-2	G	Bishop Moore (FL)	Hope
TJ McKenzie	6-3	G	North Muskegon (MI)	Hope
Evan Thomas	6-4	G/F	Okemos (MI)	Hope
Harris Hawkins	6-4	F	Henry Clay (KY)	Hope
TJ VanKoevering	6-5	F	Unity Christian (MI)	Hope
Jeremy Kitka		G	Warren Cousino (MI)	Kalamazoo
Conner Kok		G	GR South Christian (MI)	Kalamazoo
Jack McGuire	6-7	F/C	Walled Lake Northern (MI)	Kalamazoo
Shawn Pardee	5-11	G	Millington HS (MI)	Olivet
Noah Wiswary	6-1	G	Unity Christian (MI)	Olivet
Britton Angell	6-3	G	Big Rapids Crossroads (MI)	Olivet
Drew Moore	6-3	G/F	Forest Hills Northern (MI)	Olivet
Collin McCrackin	6-0	G	DeWitt (MI)	Trine
Terrel Bryant	6-1	G	Holland (OH)	Trine
Connor Jones	6-3	G	Danville (IN)	Trine
Mike Barnfield	6-4	G/F	Ft. Wayne Snider (IN)	Trine
Jake Schuler	6-5	F	Rochester Adams (MI)	Trine
Brent Cox	6-6	F	East Noble (IN)	Trine

[sac]

Ken Thomas  6-4  F  Harper Woods will attend Albion.

Jared Nash 6-4 F  Escanaba will will attend Albion.

[sac]

Latest MIAA coaching rumor is Jay Smith will accept the Northern Michigan job.

Unverified but still fun.    Hot rumor would be Ryan Clark to Kzoo now. 

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Latest MIAA coaching rumor is Jay Smith will accept the Northern Michigan job.

Unverified but still fun.    Hot rumor would be Ryan Clark to Kzoo now. 

50% of the league with a new coach - wow!

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Per the Albion Athletics twitter account, the Britons will tip the 19-20 season with an Oct 29 exhibition @ MSU.  Pretty cool chance for the Winton brothers (Cassius @ MSU and Zach & Khy @ Albion) to play against one another.  Suspect that as kids growing up they played out similar scenarios many times, but to actually get to do this is pretty cool!!

[Jameswys]

That's a pretty cool opportunity for Albion to play at the Breslin. Glad it worked out for all involved. That's for letting us know FDF.