MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Just home from that long road trip out to Springfield, Mass - although the ride home was much shorter with the excitement of winning keeping us going.

Congrats to Brandon Crawford on being named 1st team All American by d3hoops!

[oldknight]

Mlive has reported that David Kool was named Mr. Basketball for 2006. Quite a coup for WMU to have taken him away from MSU and UM.

[sac]

Not so much a coup as UM and MSU giving up on Kool when he hurt his knee last year.

I hope he has a great career at WMU.

[silent_observer]

Here is the ESPN article on the men's championship game.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2374630

[northb]

Here is the ESPN article on the men's championship game.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2374630

well, that is a little bit of respect...

[Sturdevant]

There has been some talk in some other forums about the best players in D3 history.  Who would you put on an all-time ALL-MIAA team?

I'd probably start with the following...

Honderd
Veenstra
Holstege
Elliott

[northb]

There has been some talk in some other forums about the best players in D3 history. Who would you put on an all-time ALL-MIAA team?

I'd probably start with the following...

Honderd
Veenstra
Holstege
Elliott

Which Veenstra?  And Which Honderd?

[almcguirejr]

Mark Veenstra was probably the most dominant player in MIAA history.  Mike Phelps should also get some consideration as one of the top guards.  Duane Bosma also needs to be considered.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

I think you would also have to consider Floyd Brady an absolute must - even though most of us never got to see him play.

[northb]

Mark Veenstra was probably the most dominant player in MIAA history.  Mike Phelps should also get some consideration as one of the top guards.  Duane Bosma also needs to be considered.

MVP:

1974 Mark Veenstra, Calvin
1975  Mark Veenstra, Calvin
1976  Mark Veenstra, Calvin
1977 Mark Veenstra, Calvin

No one else ever made 3xs, but a few had two MVP years:
1949  Frank Walters, Kalamazoo
1950    Frank Walters, Kalamazoo

1958 Ray Ritsema, Hope
1960 Ray Ritsema, Hope

1967 Floyd Brady, Hope
1968  Floyd Brady, Hope

1992  Steve Honderd, Calvin
1993  Steve Honderd, Calvin

1997  Joel Holstege, Hope
1998  Joel Holstege, Hope

1999  Aaron Winkle, Calvin
2000    Aaron Winkle, Calvin

2001 Jeremy Veenstra, Calvin
2002 Jeremy Veenstra, Calvin

John Nibert, John Schelske, Randy Morrison, Dan Davis, Bill Sall, Eric Elliot and Duane Bosma each had two years of MVP honors, although they each shared at least one year with a co-MVP

[northb]

And this makes 200!  What happens now,  do they send me a magic wand or a sword, or what?    Send it c/o Knollcrest Fieldhouse, please.

[realist]

northb:  Congrats on reaching the milestone.  You now have the power to applaud or smite ie: give or take karma.  Use these powers wisely my friend.

[realist]

M. Veenstra is an absolute lock.
Steve Honderd is also absolute lock.  Yes, he only was MVP twice, but 89-93 were fantastic years for the MIAA in terms of strenght. 
Saw Floyd Brady play.  Yes, that dates me.  He was super smooth, good ball handler, and scored effortlessly.  Best I've seen at Hope.  Really nice, humble person to top it all off.  Lots of quality guards over the years. 

[oldknight]

I think you would also have to consider Floyd Brady an absolute must - even though most of us never got to see him play.

Well I did see him and it's pointless to argue with me on this one--he's a must first-teamer. My first introduction to Brady came from my older brother who came home after seeing Floyd play as a freshman and expounding with astonishment at the power and grace of this 6'5" beast of the boards. I would later see for myself and I remember Brady's game against the Knights during his senior year when he torched Calvin for 33 points--IN THE FIRST HALF. He left Hope with a career scoring average of 22.5 points and 12.8 rebounds for his entire 4 year career. Now that's a double-double if there ever was one. By contrast, Bosma who also was an accomplished post player, left with career averages of 17.6 (6th in scoring) and 7.9 (2nd in rebounding), marks well behind Brady. But to me the most amazing record of all was his 845 career free throw attempts in 89 games, an average of 9.5 attempts per game, an unimaginable number that shows you how active he was in the paint. If you never saw him play just imagine a stronger, right handed version of Brandon Crawford with better ball handling skills and a consistent mid-range jumper. Brady was also a gentlemen on the court, something you often don't see with a player so strong and aggressive.

[calvin_grad]

Well, weve got Mark Veenstra, Steve Honderd, and Floyd Brady.  I can easily agree with those 3.  Now we need someone to distribute the ball and someone to nail the 3 and we've got ourselves a team.  I don't have enough knowledge of the history of the MIAA to suggest anyone before 1990.  Any thoughts out there on a point guard and a shooting guard?