Quote from: Mr_November on November 15, 2025, 01:28:01 PMAnother thrilling match underway in the Hobart/Messiah/Calvin/GC pod. First 5 min, Messiah should have scored 2. Next 5 min, Calvin should have had 2. And now, 20 min, Messiah should have scored. This is an end-to-end match. Highly entertaining.

Agreed, very entertaining. Lots of up and down. Worst part of the live stream is the incessant whining from the Messiah fans. Woof.

Quote from: oldknight on November 09, 2025, 03:32:22 PMI thought newcomer Zion Ruckard looked terrific off the bench, netting 6 points, grabbing 5 boards, and getting one nifty steal in 22 minutes of PT. I think we're going to see a lot of the transfer-in this season.

Agreed on Rucker.  He really popped at times with hustle, and ability to create off the dribble, with at least one really smooth drive fora shockingly easy layup. The offense looks different from last year with Jaylen back in, with most possessions working into him or through him. Having someone to create off the dribble (or reliably hitting 3s) will really open things up.

Also, at least on the livestream, that looked like a really odd gym. Like they were playing in shadows.

Quote from: sac on February 21, 2025, 11:30:29 AMReading an old message today reminds me I need a Thad Shymanski rec league update, is he dominating?

Actually ran into Thad at the Calvin-Trine game today.  He is completing his graduate studies in physical therapy, and yes, still playing in a rec league with many ex-college players (including John Teske from U of M). I assume he is dominating.

Quote from: oldknight on January 18, 2025, 07:47:52 PMDaane Harvey's career night fueled the Knights' comeback, with the former Forest Hills Eastern prepster scoring a game-high 19 points on 6-8 from the field, all from beyond the arc, and doing his damage in only 15 minutes of PT. 

I have thought it strange that Harvey doesn't get more minutes, even though he has typically been used as a "defense/hustle" player.  I think he brings way more offensive upside than other bench players, like Trip Reimersma for example, who just isn't playing with a lot of confidence right now. Daane is making a case for increased game time.

Great game for the Knights, taking the lead early and maintaining about a 10 pt lead most of the game, fending off a few runs by RMC in the second half. They really struggled to contain Jalen especially in the first half, learning early that single teaming him wouldn't work, with only slightly better success with doubles, triples, and zone. Uchenna also very strong on both ends. Even with a tough road, we're on to the final 8!

Woof.  This livestream play by play guy at JCU is the most apoplectic homer I have heard in a long, long time.

https://calvinknights.com/news/2023/3/18/mens-basketball-calvins-jalen-overway-named-d3hoops-com-national-rookie-of-the-year.aspx

Jalen is d3hoops national rookie of the year.
Here's hoping for 3 more great years!   

Calvin was so tough defensively, especially in the 1st half.  Uchenna really shut down Thomas, and Hope looked lost on offense.  Couple that with nearly everything falling for Calvin (Egekeze was 9/9 from 2, 1/1 from 3!!) this one was over early.

Hard to understand Why Thad was on the bench for the final sequences.

Don't think I have seen this name on the board for Calvin:

Sirr Favors, 6'2" SG, Valley Christian HS, Cerritos, CA

If the announcer doesn't yell "Yes Sirrrrrrrrrrrrr" after every three, it is a huge missed opportunity.

Quote from: pointlem on January 31, 2021, 08:12:06 AM
Random morning-after thoughts on Hope vs. Calvin:

• As Sac reported, it was a well-played game, marked by great first half shooting and few turnovers by both teams, and a down-to-the wire finish (the sort of game that, even when my team has lost, I've said was a great game).
• With Emmett Warners still out, Calvin's scoring came from its starting five, with only 5 points from its bench.
• Has Thad Shymanski always been that good--or is he a greatly improved player during his Calvin years?
• Uchenna Egekeze has a great future and will be fun--for Calvin fans--to watch for the next four years.
• Evan Thomas' rebounding and drives to the basket, and Preston Granger's skill at rotating with his back to the basket make me wonder if either would like to use that extra year of eligibility.
• In the first moments of his college career Noah Hedrick drains a 3-point shot . . . enabling Hope to win by 2 . . . against Calvin . . . a memory he can take to his old age.

Been watching Thad since freshman year high school, and he has always been a great shooter, but his all around game is significantly improved. But it’s a sneaky good—sometimes he seems to be moving in slow motion, and suddenly he is scooping a shot underneath his defender at the rim, and you wonder how he did that.

Per Twitter, Jackson Glanzer,  5'11" guard from Berrien Springs planning to play at Calvin.
https://twitter.com/CalvinMensBball/status/1260946108613898244

I can't remember this many recruits in recent history. Seems like a lot of welcome recruiting energy so far in the Sall era. I thought VandeStreek had lost that juice toward the end.

.....and also Trent Mulder, from Covenant Chr. 6' 4" guard. "BTW you are not seeing double!"
https://twitter.com/CalvinMensBball/status/1259860842159497220

Evan May, 6' 3" wing for GR Christian planning to play basketball at Calvin per GRChristianeagles.org. He was also an excellent volleyball player/outside hitter in the fledgling high school men's volleyball program in Michigan.

Quote from: sac on March 09, 2019, 11:14:21 PM

Off the top of my head
Matt Haveman(?)             G  GR Christian   -----Calvin

Marcus Haveman, 5'11" G GR Chr. He has very good handles, loves assists (and the flashier, the better), better slasher than shooter, but could put up points.  Plays very emotionally, often to his detriment. See the link for a taste.

https://football.thedzone.com/players/marcus-haveman