MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Stinger]

Under General D3 issues there's been an ongoing thread about this subject.  Somewhere in it, I thought it said the MIAA was among those conferences for a split...........the sentinel article seems to dispute that.

The MIAA went to the National Meeting unanimous against the split. 

[Gregory Sager]

Under General D3 issues there's been an ongoing thread about this subject.  Somewhere in it, I thought it said the MIAA was among those conferences for a split...........the sentinel article seems to dispute that.

The MIAA went to the National Meeting unanimous against the split. 

As did the CCIW. Since the CCIW, like the MIAA, was supposed to be one of the leagues that would move to the new high-sponsorship, high-restriction division, the fact that the eight schools unanimously thumbed their noses at the secessionists must've struck the same sort of blow to the secessionists' efforts to divide D3 as did the MIAA's unanimous "nay" stance.

[SKOT]

Hope's Brandon Bosch won the Men's Long Jump at the first ever MIAA T&F Jamboree.   There are a lot of areas that a basketball player can gain strength, agility and/or explosiveness from track and field events (long jump, triple jump, high jump, 110m hurdles and shot put.)  Hopefully, he can translate some gains onto the basketball court!

http://www.alma.edu/repository/athletics/08miaajamboree/Results_MIAA_TF_Jamboree_Men.htm

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Hope's Brandon Bosch won the Men's Long Jump at the first ever MIAA T&F Jamboree.   There are a lot of areas that a basketball player can gain strength, agility and/or explosiveness from track and field events (long jump, triple jump, high jump, 110m hurdles and shot put.)  Hopefully, he can translate some gains onto the basketball court!

http://www.alma.edu/repository/athletics/08miaajamboree/Results_MIAA_TF_Jamboree_Men.htm

Given it's the off season, I'll risk adding the following:

More evidence, especailly about the strength part, on the womens side, as Lindsay Lange and Courtney Knox finish 1 & 2 in the shot put.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Recruiting update on Troy Peter (who's name had been thrown around here a few times).  According to Steve Bell on bankhoops.com, he is headed to WMU as a walk-on.

http://www.bankhoops.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5857

In other words, look for him to transfer into the MIAA next year   

[ChicagoHopeNut]

Recruiting update on Troy Peter (who's name had been thrown around here a few times).  According to Steve Bell on bankhoops.com, he is headed to WMU as a walk-on.

http://www.bankhoops.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5857

In other words, look for him to transfer into the MIAA next year   

In doing some google research on Troy Peter this page came up. http://thinkexist.com/quotes/troy_peter/ 

Look at the last quote: "Don't take anything for granted, because you never know when you'll move to Michigan."

Ok, I hope we can all laugh because that is great. I also think this was the real Troy Peter because the other three quotes relate to basketball and Troy moved from Iowa after sometime during high school.

[Galahad]

The wild card is Schultze from GR Christian, a 6'6 post player with actual post moves, and the ability to finish.  He's not the 6'9 beast everyone is dreaming of but in time will be a nice post scorer.  Hoffmaster from hopkins and moran from allendale have been to many games.

OK, a correction.  Schultze has in fact committed to Wheaton.  I was wrong about Eisenga, however - in fact, I don't think Wheaton is even on him.

The other player Wheaton is close to getting who also considered Hope is 6-6 Tim McCrary of New Trier H.S. (10 ppg, 7 rpg)...

http://yourseason.suntimes.com/playeroftheweek/797471,021508mccrarypoy.article

Sorry for the confusion.

According to Titan Q on the CCIW Chat, Schultze has committed to Wheaton

[wiz]

Calvin will be difficult to beat next year.  They already have 2 banners.  Now they have added 3 guns to their arsenal.

[sac]

Calvin will be difficult to beat next year.  They already have 2 banners.  Now they have added 3 guns to their arsenal.

Guess now all they need is Endust for the banners and actually remember to pack the ammunition before games.

[sac]

Here's some info from the Lansing State Journal

Brandon Binkley 5-11 PG, DeWitt has verbally committed to Alma

Binkley averaged 15.2 pts, 3.1 rebs, 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals.  He was named to the Lansing State Journal Class B First Team, and was a Class B All-State Honorable mention.  DeWitt finished 19-3 and lost to  eventual State Champ Lansing Catholic 54-51 in the districts, which was one of the toughest in Class B.  Otherwise it might have been Binkley and DeWitt holding the trophy at the end.

I saw Brandon play in the District Tournament and while he didn't wow me, he struck me as a very smart, capable point guard.  The game I saw he quietly scored about 20 points, and took over a tight game with his passing and defensive steals and made it a comfortable DeWitt win.  I was pretty surprised to see he had 20, because he really spread them out.   He's known as a good outside shooter, although he struggled the day I saw him, but found other ways to score.  Carries the label from his coach and teamates as a "gym rat".   

The journal called him a D2 prospect which I think would be stretching it.  I think he'll be a very good D3 player, and wouldn't be surprised if he stepped right in and started for Alma next winter.

Pretty good player headed to Alma.


There may be quite a few more Lansing area kids heading to D3 in the coming weeks.

[devossed]

more from mr bell:

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:38 am    Post subject: Some MIAA commitments    Reply with quote
DeWitt's Brandon Binkley to Alma.

St. Joseph Lutheran's Ryan Ross to Albion.

WMC's Eric Prins to Calvin.

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i had seen ross a few times at hope games, and i imagine that limited financial aid packages (like most years, and more to come this year) had at least a small part in dooming the dutchmen. coming from class D he would be an unknown quantity at the collegiate level, but his numbers were outstanding...he might be a great MIAA fit. not saying he's joel holstege-talent from class D, but he might eventually have a nice career for albion.

[hoopdreams]

I won't claim to know how limited financial packages would affect Hope more than Albion or any other school, but I find it a little perplexing that so many of the dutchman's "top" recruits are going elsewhere.  They still have the best facility around, they graduated 6 seniors; 4 starters, and their team just made a run to the final four.

I have tried to put myself back in their shoes, deciding on the next 4 years of my life and look at the situation that way.  Yes, I've got some downtime with hs and college ball completed.

Recruits came in bunches for the big games- Calvin and the tourney. What they saw was a great team playing in a great atmosphere.  They also saw 4 highly regarded frosh (very well known players depending on where you lived) receiving very little or no playing time.  If I remember, carter was hurt for one of the calvin's and tanis played, but the other 2 got no time.  If i'm a HS senior, does this play into my decision process at all?  If these guys don't play at all, will I?  Knowing that most teens live in the moment rather than thinking of the future, this could explain why Schultze, Ross, Peter, Eisinga, Moreland, Kosovich.... have chosen different paths.  Or maybe they all want a bigger challenge, to be the dragon slayer.  None of my pondering involves academics or chosen degrees to pursue.  that could play into the decisions as well.

[sac]

Another one from Stephen Bell's site

Chad Parkes, 6-3 F Forest Hills Central --- Hope,  I don't know anything about him.

blurb from a season preview article back in November on Parkes.

Parkes, a 6-3 forward, missed the last 15 games last year due to a stress fracture. Parkes is a three-year varsity player who is very physical, and he can penetrate, defend, and shoot the 3-ball.

[hopehoopfan]

Another one from Stephen Bell's site

Chad Parkes, 6-3 F Forest Hills Central --- Hope,  I don't know anything about him.

blurb from a season preview article back in November on Parkes.

Parkes, a 6-3 forward, missed the last 15 games last year due to a stress fracture. Parkes is a three-year varsity player who is very physical, and he can penetrate, defend, and shoot the 3-ball.

Anyone know if his Dad is one of the Parkes twins that starred at Alma around 1980??  They were both about 6' 6".  One of them lives in Ada, which I think is close to Forrest Hills.

[hoopdreams]

don't know about his father, but chad is a nice hs player.  Saw him a couple of times his junior season, does lots of things solidly.  If he missed 15 games this season, it would explain why FHC "underacheived".  Hate to compare everyone to Jesse, but they're similar.  Parkes maybe an inch shorter, probably a bit more athletic, both play hard.

  FHC's coach, in my opinion, is the best coach in WM (Albion grad I believe), and depending on his ambitions, would make an outstanding colligate coach someday.  I know he has some youngsters at home now...