MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Fun season. 20 game win streak, 14-0 in MIAA, MIAA tourney champs, 3-0 sweep vs Hope, overall enjoyable team to root for. A too-soon exit from NCAA tourney but still a memorable season in many ways.

Regarding prior post about Quillan, terrific career. My (least) favorite memory is the 7 threes he hit in Grand Rapids in the 2024 MIAA tournament championship game.

Any news about 2025 incoming freshman, or transfers in/out?

That was actually in the semi-final @ Trine in 2024 - part of a great weekend in Angola for Hope. 

Here is what I have (thus far) for 2025 recruits:


                                 

Player	Height	Position	High School	College
				Adrian
Cameron Essell	5-11	PG	East Lansing (MI)	Albion
Austin Miller	6-5	G/F	Marshall (MI)	Albion
				Alma
Michael Dekuiper	6-1	PG	Rockford (MI)	Calvin
Derek Sanders	6-5	G	Brooklyn Columbia Central (MI)	Hope
Sean Wesolek	6-6	PF	Bay City John Glenn (MI)	Hope
Zander Nash	6-6	G/F	Imlay City (MI)	Kalamazoo
Tarren Calvert	5-11	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Levi Stambaugh	6-0	G	Mason (MI)	Olivet
Warren Williams	6-1	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Hayden Cross	6-2	F	White Lake Lakeland (MI)	Olivet
Alex Genuise	6-2	F	Allendale (MI)	Olivet
Lincoln Lockhart	6-1	G	Traverse City West (MI)	Trine
Ayden Dirschell	6-2	G	Coldwater (MI)	Trine
Zack Parks	6-5	F	Lake Orion (MI)	Trine

[Happy Calvin Guy]

That was actually in the semi-final @ Trine in 2024 - part of a great weekend in Angola for Hope. 

FDF, thanks for the corrections, I must have blocked out the details of the bad memories. I just know the memory was triggered in a painful way this past weekend when Wisc Lutheran's big man hit four threes against us.

Thanks also for the list of recruits and your work to compile it. It seems a little shorter than usual. Are recruits still deciding up until the normal college decision day of May 1? Or is there just less info out there?

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Thanks also for the list of recruits and your work to compile it. It seems a little shorter than usual. Are recruits still deciding up until the normal college decision day of May 1? Or is there just less info out there?

I just took a look at my first post of recruits a year ago (on March 14, 2024) and there were coincidentally the exact same number of guys listed then as now - 14.  The total we knew prior to school starting this past fall was 60, so lots of "commitments" likely still coming. 

[sac]

Vincent Salmon 6-8 C Brighton will attend Albion  (some say 6-9)

Missed a good chunk of his Sr season to a foot injury.  Was top 100 pre-season by the Detroit Free Press.



I've watch East Lansing a couple times the last 2 weeks and came away very confident Albion committ Cam Essell will contribute to their program right away.   But I am also pretty terrible at predicting such things. <shrugs>

Its always hard when a guy is pretty good but plays on such a talented team, EL has 1 D1 committ, a future D1 committ, both sons of MSU Spartans and 2 college football guys and probably a couple other future college bballers.  But Cam just seems to settle them sometimes, strong Luka Ressler type vibes with him. 


 

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Lincoln Lockhart has de-committed from Trine

[KnightSlappy]

Owen Varnado has entered the transfer portal as a graduate student -- he is set to complete his degree in three years.

[sac]

Tucker Walther 6-4 G  Schoolcraft will attend Hope