Trine WBB 2027 commit:

Rian David, 5'8 G, East Noble HS, Kendallville IN

Trine WBB schedule is up: https://trinethunder.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule

It is a very stout slate of non-conference games with all but 2 teams having winning records last season, and culminates with a trip to Texas at the end of December.  Only 3 home games in the non-conference part of the season.  The MIAA regular season ends with Hope at home on Feb 20. 

(A) Baldwin Wallace 25-4
(H) Ohio Northern 10-17
(A) Wisconsin Lutheran 24-6
(N) Wash U 21-7
(A) DePauw 19-10 or (N) Illinois Wesleyan 23-6
(H) Ohio Wesleyan 21-6
(H) Millikin 9-16
(A) Hardin-Simmons 24-6
(N) McMurray 18-9

Trine WBB Coach Andy Rang has been named the new Trine AD after serving with an interim tag since March when then AD Matt Land became the VP for Advancement at Trine.  Rang will remain as the WBB coach at Trine.

Trine MBB schedule has dropped  https://trinethunder.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

It's a whopper of a non-conference lineup, only 1 game against a team that had a losing record last year, plus the 2 TBD games in Vegas will be against quality teams.  4 home games, 2 road games, and 5 neutral court games in non-conference action.  Nothing too crazy schedule wise in the MIAA as the power teams are all spread out for the most part (Olivet, Hope, Calvin). 

(N) Oswego State 23-5
(A) Case Western 12-13 or Kenyon 10-15
(H) UW Eau Claire 14-11
(H) UW Oshkosh 17-9
(H) Anderson 18-10
(A) Ohio Northern 18-9
(H) UW Stevens Point 19-8
(N) Dubuque 18-10
(N) Saint John's 16-11
NABC Vegas - TBD
NABC Vegas - TBD

2027 Trine commit:

Leigha Roberson, 5'11 F, Portland HS, MI.

No schedule posted yet for Trine MBB in '26-'27 yet, but we do have news that they will be heading to Vegas for one of the Division III in-season Tournaments.

Teams set to compete in the 2026 NABC Division III Tournament – Las Vegas include: Chicago, Elmhurst, Emory, Keene State, Randolph-Macon, Redlands, Trine and Wabash.

 

Another Trine commit:

Drake Ahrens  6'3 G  Versailles HS Ohio

2026 Division V All-Ohio Boys Basketball first team member.

Trine commit:

Jack Leppelmeier  6'3 G  Pettisville HS Ohio.

1400 point scorer in HS, 3x conference POY. 

Central Michigan assistant coach Brooks Miller has entered the transfer portal .  After intense interest from basketball powers all over the country he has accepted the head coaching offer from Ferris State University, terms unknown.

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on March 27, 2026, 10:51:20 AMI've been tracking recruiting on the men's side for years and thought I would take a shot at the women's side this year as well.  Thus far, here is that I have found (would love any additions or corrections you may have)                 

Hey FDF, so cool you are doing this on the WBB side.  I just have one other addition that I know about for Trine:

Aubri Korfhagen 5'9 G Seton HS Cincinnati OH

Hope commit Kaden Grau's Westview Warriors came up just short in the Indiana High School Boys Basketball 2A championship game today, falling to Parke Heritage 57-56 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indy.  Kaden led Westview with 14 points and 7 boards.  After the game Kaden was awarded the Trester Mental Attitude Award which goes to a graduating senior student-athlete for exhibiting outstanding mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability during their high school career.

Westview is located in the heart of the Amish community in LaGrange County between Topeka and Shipshewana.  The high school only has 330 students in grades 9-12 but plays in a 3300 capacity gym that is always full for the boys games.  There are almost as many horse & buggies in the parking lot as there are cars on game nights.  Hoosiers love their basketball.

I'm telling you, Hope is getting a good one in Kaden, the kid can flat out shoot it.

Concord wins division IV Michigan high school boys basketball championship last Saturday.  Trine recruit Connor Stevens with 15 pts & 19 reb in the championship game.

Great clip below on the impact that Fred Garland had with the Concord team.  His legacy lives on.

https://x.com/BenShockley_/status/2033402227230990695

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on March 13, 2026, 08:55:22 AMInteresting tidbit - last year at this point in time we knew of a total of 14 recruits - 5 of them to Olivet.  Total list last year was 58

This year we are already at 28!

And the MIAA is locking up a majority of interior players so far on these rosters...of the 30 listed commits, 21 are 6'4 or taller.

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on March 12, 2026, 10:39:17 AMFirst recruit/transfer list for the 26-27 season.  As always additions or corrections are very welcome!


                                                         

Player	Height	Position	High School	College
				Adrian
Jacob Figaro	6-2	F	Cass Tech (MI)	Albion
Brayden Holok	6-4	G/F	Stevensville-Lakeshore (MI)	Albion
Darius Aldrich	6-5	F/C	Durand (MI)	Albion
Adam Dugener	6-0	PG	North Muskegon (MI)	Alma
Dalton Dudas	6-7	F	South Lyon East (MI)	Alma
Will Plummer	6-1	G	Grand Haven (MI)	Calvin
Kyler Berghuis	6-2	G	Hudsonville Unity Christian (MI)	Calvin
Jack Kamminga	6-4	W	Hudsonville Unity Christian (MI)	Calvin
Cole Charter	6-5	G	Clarkston (MI)	Calvin
Milo Barangan	6-5	F	Mona Shores (MI)	Calvin
Owen Vander Waal	6-7	F	Hudsonville Unity Christian (MI)	Calvin
Ayden Ayers	6-2	G	Spring Lake (MI)	Hope
Kaden Grau	6-4	G	Westview Topeka (IN)	Hope
Ben Uhde	6-4	G	Johns Creek (GA)	Hope
Johnny Lake	6-6	F	Battle Creek Pennfield (MI)	Hope
Ben Mehendale	6-8	F/C	Brecksville Broadview Heights (OH)	Hope
Dylan Gross	5-9	PG	Rockford (MI)	Kalamazoo
Marvin Moore	6-0	G	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer (MI)	Kalamazoo
Andrew Caldwell	6-4	G	Flint Powers (MI)	Kalamazoo
Brennan Elling	6-5	F	Oxford (MI)	Kalamazoo
				Olivet
Cassius Bont	6-3	G	Byron Center (MI)	Trine
Jake Holcomb	6-5	F	Holland Christian (MI)	Trine
Brogan McNiece	6-5	F	Ft Wayne Homestead (IN)	Trine
Connor Stevens	6-5	F	Concord (MI)	Trine
Caleb Claerbaut	6-7	F	Zeeland East (MI)	Trine
Alex Lake	6-7	F	Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (IN)	Trine

Missing these 2 for Trine:

Jaron Witcher 6'6 F Sylvania Southview (OH)
Drew Matelic 6'7 F Speedway (IN)

Good read about the Richards sisters on D3hoops.com

https://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/women/2026/sisters-in-sweet-16