MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[sac]

Calvin's roster is up:

https://calvinknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

Formidable!

[sac]

Kyle Blauch 6-7 F Boulder HS in Boulder, Co will attend Hope.

Kyle appears to have taken D3 visits to Whitworth, Hamline and Hartford. 


My knowledge of Colorado high school basketball is as extensive as my New Mexico high school basketball knowledge so beyond him being a rather big 6-7 kid I don't know much about him.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Hope's roster is up:

https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/mens-basketball/roster

Newcomers to the Varsity roster are Josh Decker (JR transfer from Kazoo), and two FR - 6-5 Parker Hovey (Hart) and 6-5 Simon Neuhaus (EGR). 

Missing from last season's roster - Eli Schoonveld, Andrew Leeper, TJ McKenzie (had heard was coming back for 5th year), Jaxon Halbert (was injured all of last year but on the roster)

[goodknight]

Fivemidable.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

All rosters now posted - links below:

Adrian: https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Albion: https://gobrits.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Alma: https://almascots.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Calvin: https://calvinknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Hope: https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Kalamazoo: https://hornets.kzoo.edu/sports/mbkb/2023-24/roster
Olivet: https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/roster
Trine: https://www.trinethunder.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/roster

[KnightSlappy]

Calvin will start the season ranked #10. Hope and Trine are also receiving votes.

https://d3hoops.com/top25/men/2023-24/preseason

[Grutte Dirk]

All rosters now posted - links below:

Adrian: https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Albion: https://gobrits.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Alma: https://almascots.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Calvin: https://calvinknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Hope: https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Kalamazoo: https://hornets.kzoo.edu/sports/mbkb/2023-24/roster
Olivet: https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/roster
Trine: https://www.trinethunder.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/roster

Will you be updating your recruiting report noting where students landed-on team, in school, not on team/ enrolled elsewhere/ MIA? Amd add any that were missed?

[Flying Dutch Fan]

All rosters now posted - links below:

Adrian: https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Albion: https://gobrits.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Alma: https://almascots.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Calvin: https://calvinknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Hope: https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Kalamazoo: https://hornets.kzoo.edu/sports/mbkb/2023-24/roster
Olivet: https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/roster
Trine: https://www.trinethunder.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/roster

Will you be updating your recruiting report noting where students landed-on team, in school, not on team/ enrolled elsewhere/ MIA? Amd add any that were missed?

Yes - that is a work in progress, should be posted later today

[Flying Dutch Fan]

So here is the recruit list we compiled prior to the season.  A second post to follow with some other details and summary (since I run out of characters for a single post)

Known Recruit	Height	Position	High School	College	Roster
Xzavier Brooks	5-10	PG	Ypsi Arbor Prep (MI)	Adrian	V
Luke Rager	6-0	PG	Huron (OH)	Adrian	V
Antonio Sanders	6-1	G	Frederick Douglas (MI)	Adrian	V
Cayden Lepper	6-2	G	Rockford (MI)	Adrian	V
Grant Stockford	6-3	G/F	Clinton (MI)	Adrian	V
Braylon Dickerson	6-4	G	Ann Arbor Huron (MI)	Adrian	V
Dylan Gira	6-4	F	Anchor Bay (MI)	Adrian	V
Darius Welch	6-6	F	Lansing Waverly (MI)	Adrian	V
Deonte Roberts	5-9	G	Lansing Waverly (MI)	Albion	V
Dwayne Ray Jr	5-9	G	North Farmington (MI)	Albion	V
JP Spybrook	5-11	G	Kalamazoo Central (MI)	Albion	V
Brian Hunter Jr	6-0	G	Dallas (TX) / Lake Mich College transfer	Albion	V
Truman King	6-1	G	Standish Sterling (MI)	Albion	V
Sincere Germany	6-3	G	Cathedral (IN)	Albion	V
Logan Stoep-Stockwell	6-4	F	Grandville (MI)	Albion	V
Terrance Curry II	6-4	F	West Bloomfiled (MI)	Albion	-
Nate Delaney	6-7	F	Forest Hills Central (MI)	Albion	V
Dai'John Chandler	5-8	PG	Lansing Sexton (MI)	Alma	-
Connor Florenski	6-3	G/F	Powers North Central (MI)	Alma	V
Mason Hallett	6-3	G	Mona Shores (MI)	Alma	V
Bryce Garbacz	6-4	G/F	Plymouth (MI)	Alma	V
Luciano Guerrrazzi	6-6	F	Lansing Catholic (MI)	Alma	V
Logan St Martin	6-6	F	Kalamazoo Hackett (MI)	Alma	V
Jax Wilson	6-1	G	Sparta (MI)	Calvin	-
Austin Buckley	6-2	G	Byron Center (MI)	Calvin	jv
Kyle Cannon	6-2	G	Holland Christian (MI)	Calvin	jv
Jordan Scottt	6-2	G	Plymouth Christian (MI)	Calvin	V
Trip Riemersma	6-3	G	Zeeland East (MI) / SVSU transfer	Calvin	V
Luke Van Essen	6-3	G	Illiana Christian (IN)	Calvin	jv
Zeke Van Essen	6-3	G	Illiana Christian (IN)	Calvin	jv
Quincy Winkle	6-3	G/F	Potters House (MI)	Calvin	jv
Vince Overway	6-5	F	Holland Christian (MI)/Trinity Chr transfer	Calvin	V
Sam Lewis	6-6	F	Millford (MI)	Calvin	V
Hunter Krohn	6-7	F	Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker (MI)	Calvin	jv
Tyson Mann	6-2	G	Grandville (MI)	Hope	jv
Gabe Gamsho	6-2	G	Kalamazoo Hackett (MI)	Hope	jv
Johnny Ryg	6-2	G	Arlington Heights (IL)	Hope	jv
Brett Bultsma	6-4	G	Wayland (MI)	Hope	jv
Carson DeHaan	6-4	G	Calvin Christian (MI)	Hope	jv
Josh Decker	6-4	G	Cuyahoga Falls (OH) / Kalamazoo transfer	Hope	V
Parker Hovey	6-5	PG	Hart (MI)	Hope	V
Simon Neuhaus	6-5	G/F	East Grand Rapids (MI)	Hope	V
DJ Ferguson	6-1	G	Lansing Catholic (MI) / Heidelberg transfer	Kalamazoo	V
Peyton Ter Meer	6-2	G	Corunna (MI)	Kalamazoo	V
Patrick Perez	6-5	G	San Diego Christian (CA)	Kalamazoo	V
Connor Kouki	6-7	F	Macomb L'Anse Creuse North (MI)	Kalamazoo	V
Trey Kolakovich	5-11	G	Crosswell-Lexington (MI)	Olivet	V
Nate Richardson	6-0	G	Grand Blanc (MI)	Olivet	V
Jordan Bellamy	6-3	G	Marengo (OH) / UM Dearborn transfer	Olivet	V
Kayden Neiderquill	6-3	G	Swan Valley (MI)	Olivet	jv
Brayden Wine	6-4	F	Olivet (MI)	Olivet	V
Charlie Deutsch	6-5	G/F	Rockford (MI)	Olivet	V
Donte Work	6-8	F	Coldwater (MI)	Olivet	V
Justin Wypasek	5-10	G	Strongsville (OH)	Trine	-
Cortez Garland	6-0	G	Renaissance (MI) / Albion transfer	Trine	V
Nolan Bales	6-1	G	Northridge (IN)	Trine	-
Fred Garland	6-2	G	Oak Park (MI) / Albion transfer	Trine	V
Colin McBride	6-2	G	Muncie Burris (IN)	Trine	-
Jayce Cusack	6-4	G	Lake Odessa (MI)	Trine	V
Eddie Millington	6-4	G/F	Brighton (MI)	Trine	-
Drew Moore	6-4	G/F	Forest Hills N (MI) / Olivet & GRCC Transfer	Trine	V
Isaac Richardson	6-5	F	Avon Lake (OH)	Trine	-
Chase Kuzma	6-6	F	Hanover Central (IN)	Trine	-

[Flying Dutch Fan]

<UPDATED> In the previous post I have added a column for roster. to indicate where they "landed".  There are a number of ways that rosters & teams appear to be handled:

Calvin, Hope & Olivet - each have both a Varsity and a JV roster
Adrian, Albion, and Alma - each have a single roster (I labeled as Varsity) but alo have a JV team which is obviously made up of players from this single roster
Kalamazoo - has a sinlge roster and NO JV team
Trine - has only a Varsity roster, and no JV roster available despite having a JV schedule (been this way for several years)

So what does that mean - I suspect that the majority of the Trine recruits not listed on the V roster, are likely on the unpublished JV roster.  Leaving out Trine, there are only 3 recruits out of 53 that are not on a roster.

The real measure of recruits will of course come when the season is over, and we can look at their actual stats - which I will of course comeplete at that time.

Lastly, there are of course new freshman players (I didn't validate if there are some unknown transfers) on rosters that weren't in our recruit list (Unknown Newcomers).  Here is a list of those players (NOTE:  Kalamazoo & Trine did not have any of these unknown newcomers in their rosters):

Unknown FR Newcomers	Height	Position	High School	College	Roster
DJ Morrow	6-2	G	Lake Orion (MI)	Adrian	V
Devin Lilly	6-2	G	Chippewa Valley (MI)	Adrian	V
Jude Moldenhauer-Whitman	6-5	F	White Lake (MI)	Adrian	V
Jacob Rehor	6-4	G	Fairview Park (OH)	Adrian	V
Nauvion Burnett	6-5	F	Albion (MI)	Albion	V
Kurtis Rhodes	6-4	G	Warren Lincoln (MI)	Albion	V
Ethan Woolery	6-6	F	New Boston (MI)	Albion	V
Grant Mossburg	5-11	G	Tecumseh (MI	Alma	V
Donovan Collins	6-0	G	Plainfield (IL)	Alma	V
Rashad Smith	6-1	G	Lake Forest Academy Flint (MI)	Alma	V
Korbin Heitzman	6-7	F	Wood River Hailey (ID)	Alma	V
Lance Atkinson	6-6	C	Ionia (MI)	Alma	V
Jonny Kuiper	6-1	G	Covenant Christian (MI)	Calvin	jv
Victor Nyong	6-2	G	Aurora Christian (IL)	Calvin	jv
Quinton Sall	6-4	G	GR Christian (MI)	Calvin	jv
Sam Dyer	6-9	F	The Potters's House (GR)	Calvin	jv
Zach Fidh	6-3	G	Saline (MI)	Hope	jv
Neil Ihme	6-5	F	Glen Lake (MI)	Hope	jv
Nick Wever	5-11	G	Marysville (OH)	Hope	jv
Lee Hardy	6-7	C	North Farmington (MI)	Olivet	V
Aden Hathaway	6-1	G	Colbwater (MI)	Olivet	V
Conner Schipper	6-9	C	Zeeland East (MI)	Olivet	V
Laiken Barnes	6-7	C	Waldron (MI)	Olivet	jv
Ryan Butler	6-2	G	Detroit Mumford (MI)	Olivet	jv
Adam Druham	6-5	F	North Farmington (MI)	Olivet	jv
Spencer Fedewa	6-0	G	Potterville (MI)	Olivet	jv
Aaron Hunter	5-8	G	Roseville (MI)	Olivet	jv
Levert Lyons	6-2	F	Macomb Dakota (MI)	Olivet	jv
Jamahr Motley	5-10	G	Warren Fitgerald (MI)	Olivet	jv
Austin Whitney	6-3	F	Kent City (MI)	Olivet	jv
Eli Woodruff	6-4	F	Laingsburg (MI)	Olivet	jv

[goodknight]

Thanks, FDF, for your devoted digging and diving into the data dumpster of MIAA men's hoops. Should be yet another exciting season. I'm getting my first look at the 23-24 Knights at a scrimmage tonight at VNA. Davenport U is providing the competition.

[Dark Knight]

Thanks, FDF, for your devoted digging and diving into the data dumpster of MIAA men's hoops. Should be yet another exciting season. I'm getting my first look at the 23-24 Knights at a scrimmage tonight at VNA. Davenport U is providing the competition.

When does it start?

Are there other scrimmages besides Ferris State next Friday at 5?

And is there a rock climbing competition at the same time? That could present a problem.

[KnightSlappy]

Calvin 'won' both 20 minute periods tonight in the scrimmage vs Davenport. The first period was 42-27, and the second was 41-38. Calvin went 11 players deep in both periods.

Overway, Bult, Varnado, Egekeze, and Riemersma were the starters. Ressler, Winkle, Harvey, Ewing, Ambrose, and Scott came off the bench. Logan Van Essen is in a walking boot.

There was a final 10 minute segment in which both teams only played the guys at the end of the bench. Davenport won that.

[Dark Knight]

Calvin 'won' both 20 minute periods tonight in the scrimmage vs Davenport. The first period was 42-27, and the second was 41-38. Calvin went 11 players deep in both periods.

Overway, Bult, Varnado, Egekeze, and Riemersma were the starters. Ressler, Winkle, Harvey, Ewing, Ambrose, and Scott came off the bench. Logan Van Essen is in a walking boot.

There was a final 10 minute segment in which both teams only played the guys at the end of the bench. Davenport won that.

Davenport is a below-average D2 team, but with more height, strength, and speed than you are likely to find in D3. Last year they were 7-21. They would have been about #50 in D3, according to Massey. Still, a victory of a D3 team over a D2 team is always notable, especially if it is by 18 points. (Caveats that this was only a scrimmage, of course.)

Next Friday's scrimmage against Ferris St will be a sterner test. Last year Ferris St was #31 in D2. Massey makes them stronger than any D3 team and even stronger than some D1 teams.

[goodknight]

I was able to get a quick peak at the Calvin-Davenport scrimmage (I had dinner plans with friends so had to leave after the fist 20-minute stanza), but it was enough to get the saliva flowing for the upcoming season. The Panthers starting five had plenty of talent but they didn't play very well together and their bench was thin compared to Calvin's. It will be interesting to see how the Knights fare against Ferris State, a far more gifted and well-coached group than Davenport's. That game is an exhibition, rather than a scrimmage.