MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[TUAngola]

With 4 steals in last night's game against Kalamazoo, Aidan Smylie has now become the all time steals leader in program history with 188 in his career.  He may not make all-conference because he doesn't score that much at 7 ppg, but is second on the team in rebounds, first in assists, first in steals, second in blocks, and if there were a stat for this, first in floorburns diving for loose balls.  He does so much to help this team compete at a high level.  He knows his role so well, one of the hardest competitors I've seen at Trine, ever!     

[sac]

Reading an old message today reminds me I need a Thad Shymanski rec league update, is he dominating?

[HupHolland]

Maybe I'm reading too much into this Twitter (X)  post https://x.com/hope_basketball/status/1893305417838506227?s=46&t=78thgC6hYc-cDhR-hoc3dg

Is Hope honoring Wourman and Mims as seniors today too? If true, you thought this season was not great for Hope?... hooo boy

[KnightSlappy]

Maybe I'm reading too much into this Twitter (X)  post https://x.com/hope_basketball/status/1893305417838506227?s=46&t=78thgC6hYc-cDhR-hoc3dg

Is Hope honoring Wourman and Mims as seniors today too? If true, you thought this season was not great for Hope?... hooo boy

Is Wourman graduating early? I thought he was a true Junior.

[HupHolland]

Maybe I'm reading too much into this Twitter (X)  post https://x.com/hope_basketball/status/1893305417838506227?s=46&t=78thgC6hYc-cDhR-hoc3dg

Is Hope honoring Wourman and Mims as seniors today too? If true, you thought this season was not great for Hope?... hooo boy

Is Wourman graduating early? I thought he was a true Junior.

Yeah he's a true Junior. So him and Mims are both

A. Graduating Early
B. Transferring and they are honoring them (which I don't like)
C. Hopes social media is ran by a student and they messed up

[KnightSlappy]

Seems like C is most likely.

[Greek Tragedy]

I would find it hard to believe a team would honor a player knowing he's transferring after his junior season.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Neither of them were honored today. Expect them both back next season

[GoKnights68]

Nice 70-53 win by Calvin over Trine today to finish the MIAA undefeated (first time since 2000 I think?).  They got off to 20-2 lead to start, and from there it seemed Calvin sustained about 15-20 point lead throughout the game.  Calvin really is going to have cut back on their turnovers asap if they want to make a run in tourney, should they make it.  They were fortunate that Trine shot so poorly, but nonetheless, a 17 point victory over the defending national champs and second place team is hard to complain about.

[goodknight]

Yes, hearty congratulations to Coach Bill Sall and his staff and hard-working team on a 14-0 MIAA campaign and 18 consecutive wins after a teetering 1-6 start. With Jalen Overway sidelined this year as a medical redshirt, the Knights had to find another way to win and a smothering, unrelenting defense proved to be the answer. Two more wins next week will assure the Knights of a chance to make some noise in the national tournament. Go, Calvin!

[Happy Calvin Guy]

Congrats to Calvin on being only the fourth team in MIAA men's basketball history to go 14-0 in conference play, joining 1959-60 Hope, 1999-2000 Calvin, and 2011-12 Hope.

[Dark Knight]

Attendance at the Calvin-Trine game was 2836. That's the largest non-Hope-game crowd I've seen in many years. Maybe a decade?

[pointlem]

A fun day at DeVos, as Hope reversed their loss at Albion with an 81 to 56 win before 2325 fans.

The really fun part—-for fans and for their ecstatic, supportive teammates-—was having seniors Josh Decker, Ben Wagar, and Zach Hawes move into the senior-honoring starting lineup, and promptly draining 5 of 5 3-point shots in the first 2 minutes and 40 seconds.

They ended the game having played a combined 35 minutes, and scoring 38 points, including 10 of 13 triples. So cool . . . and for the team (shooting 53% and with only 9 turnovers) quite the turnaround from the dismal prior game at Olivet.

[doc]

Reading an old message today reminds me I need a Thad Shymanski rec league update, is he dominating?

Actually ran into Thad at the Calvin-Trine game today.  He is completing his graduate studies in physical therapy, and yes, still playing in a rec league with many ex-college players (including John Teske from U of M). I assume he is dominating.

[wiz]

18 consecutive wins and running the table through the conference. Go Knights!