He did celebrate senior day on Saturday so it seems unlikely he'd return to Calvin. I'm sure there are D1 opportunities out there for him.

In the article he said "Now that my class is out of here, I feel like I've done what I can here."

Quote from: FCGrizzliesGrad on February 18, 2026, 11:47:18 PMWith The Belt^TM taking an early vacation this year, will anyone even want to play in the NCAA tournament now that the reward is of much less significance?

Pretty sure It^TM is very happy with this Scenario^TM.  I can just hear It^TM saying "NPI schmemPI, I^TM am in charge here!"

Quote from: y_jack_lok on February 18, 2026, 05:09:46 PMHere is Quillman's post on Twitter/X regarding the data he is using: https://x.com/BQuillmanQcast/status/2023560099596259695

"I am getting the data *directly from school Athletic Departments.*  These are being sent to me by Athletic dept leaders who hate the drop in viewership after moving to Flo. 

"I am being sent spreadsheets with 2025 vs 2026 viewers/time viewed data.  It's black & white."

But the earth is clearly flat!!!

Looking ahead to the MIAA tournament (no, not overlooking some fabulous games coming on Saturday) I found this tidbit interesting.

I think I see that we have previously had 5 MIAA tournaments with 6 teams (all the others were either 8 or 4).  In those 5 tournaments, the 1 & 2 seeds of course get a bye.  Here are the records of those teams in the semi-finals (coming off the bye):

#1 Seed: 4-1
#2 Seed: 1-4

Really want the #1 seed and hosting!!!!

Team recordsin the history of the MIAA tournament (I'd normally post this next week but I'll be gone):

School	Years Qualified	Quarters Record	Semis Record	Finals Record	Overall Record
Adrian	30	12-14	4-11	1-3	17-28
Albion	30	17-7	7-15	2-5	26-27
Alma	28	1-24	1-3	1-0	3-27
Calvin	33	18-0	23-9	13-10	54-19
Hope	35	20-2	22-10	15-7	57-19
Kalamazoo	22	7-15	3-4	0-3	10-22
Olivet	27	6-19	1-6	0-1	7-26
Trine	22	4-6	5-10	1-4	10-20

Quote from: pointlem on February 19, 2026, 07:30:07 AMVery helpful breakdown, Sac. It looks like all scenarios, should Calvin win their first-round league tournament game, would lead to a Hope v. Calvin semi-final game? The only variable is whether that game will be played at Hope or at Olivet. Yes?

Yes that is correct.  Hope is guaranteed a bye (top 2 seed) and that barring an upset in the 1st round they will play the Knights again (so back to back games from Hope's perspective)

TWo new commits:

Jacob Figaro - 6-2 SF from Cass Tech has committed to Albion

Marvin Moore - 6-0 G from Muskegon Reeths-Puffer has committed to Kalamazoo

Quote from: Dr. Acula on February 17, 2026, 11:05:27 AMI took a look at the regional rankings through Sunday.  The OAC is in good shape at the moment with Mount and Ott ranked 1-2.

1. Mount
2. Ott
3. JCU
4. DPU
5. Denison
6. Pitt-Greensburg
7. Trine

Interesting, but regional rankings are completely meaningless as far as tournament selection is concerned.  It's all just about NPI, where currently Mount and Ott are the only ones with an NPI high enough to make the tournament.  Still lots fo games to be played of course.   

UPDATED

Current Standings

Hope 10-2
Olivet 10-2
Trine 9-3
Calvin 8-4
Albion 6-6
Adrian 3-9
Alma 2-10
Kalamazoo 0-12

If I use Massey to predict all remaining games, you get this for final standings:

Hope 11-3 - W Albion, L Calvin
Olivet 11-3 - W Adrian, L Trine
Trine 11-3 - W Kazoo & Olivet
Calvin 10-4 - W Alma & Hope
Albion 7-7 - W Adrian, L Hope
Alma 3-11 - W Kazoo, L Calvin
Adrian 3-11 - L Olivet & Albion
Kalamazoo 0-14 - L Trine & Alma

Should it play out this way, I think the 3 way tie at the top would work out like this. Hope split with Trine and has 2 wins over Olivet.  Trine and Olivet would have split with each other.  So the records of the three tied at the top versus each other would be:

Hope 3-1
Trine 2-2
Olivet 1-3

I believe that would be the order of seeding as well.

OK - so much for the predictions - it is going to be a great week on the court!!

UPDATED

Current Standings

Olivet 10-1
Trine 9-2
Hope 9-2
Calvin 7-4
Albion 5-6
Alma 2-8
Adrian 2-9
Kalamazoo 0-11

If I use Massey to predict all remaining games, you get this for final standings:

Olivet 11-3 - W Adrian, L Hope & Trine
Hope 11-3 - W Olivet & Albion, L Calvin
Trine 11-3 - W Kazoo & Olivet, L Calvin
Calvin 10-4 - W Trine, Alma, & Hope
Albion 7-7 - W Kazoo & Adrian, L Hope
Alma 3-11 - W Kazoo, : Calvin & Adrian
Adrian 3-11 - W Alma, L Olivet & Albion
Kalamazoo 0-14 - L Albion, Trine, & Alma

Quote from: Ralph Turner on February 12, 2026, 11:39:17 AMWhat if The Belt^TM does not want to go the tourney this year?

Whatever It^TM wants It^TM gets!!!!!

Per X:

Brayden Holok 6-4 G/F  Stevensville-Lakeshore (MI) will attend Albion next year.

UPDATED

Current Standings

Hope 9-1
Olivet 9-1
Trine 8-2
Calvin 7-3
Albion 4-6
Alma 2-8
Adrian 1-9
Kalamazoo 0-10

If I use Massey to predict all remaining games, you get this for final standings:

Hope 11-3
Trine 11-3
Calvin 11-3
Olivet 10-4
Albion 7-7
Alma 3-11
Adrian 2-12
Kalamazoo 1-13

Current Standings

Hope 8-1
Olivet 8-1
Trine 7-2
Calvin 6-3
Albion 4-5
Alma 2-7
Adrian 1-8
Kalamazoo 0-9

If I use MAssey to predict all remaining games, you get this for final standings:

Hope 11-3
Trine 11-3
Calvin 11-3
Olivet 9-5
Albion 8-6
Alma 3-11
Adrian 2-12
Kalamazoo 1-13

Should it actaully end like this, 2 of the 11-3 teams get a bye, and the other plays Alma.

Couple of 2026 recruits from X yesterday:

Milo Barangan - Mona Shores (MI) - 6-5 F will attend Calvin

Ben Mahendale - Brecksville Broadview Heights (OH) - 6-8 F/C will attend Hope

Calvin now has 5 known recruits - all very local (Grand Haven, Mona Shores, Hudsonville)

Hope now has 3 known recruits - all out of state (IN, OH, GA)

Hope 75
Kalamazoo 62

Part of a night of chalk in MIAA.  The Hornets team I watched twice in the last couple of weeks vs Hope sure doesn't look like an 0-9 (MIAA) 3-17 team. 

Soph Orion Yant is certainly bursting onto the scene for Hope.  In his Freshman year, he played in 3 games, recording 12 min, 3 reb, 2 blks, and 7 pts. 

This season he played in 7 of the first 8 games, coming off the bench recording 51 min, 8 reb, 2 blks, and 22 pts.

Since entering the starting lineup on Dec 19, in 12 games he has 245 min, 79 reb, 12 blks, 129 pts, and recorded his first double-double.  Game avg as a starter is 10.8ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1bpg, and 20.4 min/g