MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[KnightSlappy]

I tend to agree that Olivet should be able to compete for a Top 3 spot in the MIAA, but that might say as much about the depth of the league after Calvin than it does about Olivet. We shall see.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

I tend to agree that Olivet should be able to compete for a Top 3 spot in the MIAA, but that might say as much about the depth of the league after Calvin than it does about Olivet. We shall see.

Olivet does return (assuming everyone comes back) the most stat wise of any MIAA team from last season.  Here is how the teams compare (only considers who played last season):

                                   

Team	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals
Adrian	0.454	0.511	0.368	0.418	0.392
Albion	0.809	0.856	0.782	0.795	0.792
Alma	0.567	0.572	0.517	0.514	0.655
Calvin	0.522	0.439	0.512	0.505	0.377
Hope	0.67	0.651	0.6	0.738	0.78
Kalamazoo	0.71	0.655	0.633	0.671	0.725
Olivet	0.869	0.887	0.93	0.879	0.913
Trine	0.21	0.179	0.197	0.158	0.185

Still wondering if Olivet has 2 more games to come on their schedule, or if the 2 exhibitions (Findlay and CMU) are going to be part of their 11 non-cons.  They also have one NAIA game, so if that is it, then only 8 non-con games that will matter seems really strange/foolish. And those 8 games are all against teams who had a higher NPI rank than Olivet last year (Olivet was 241, and Muskingum was 178).  That is one tough schedule

[knights2000]

Alma added 3 more recruits via X which I have now added to the list:

Player	Height	Position	High School	College
Carson Lutz	6-0	G	Milford (MI)	Adrian
Ben Murphy	6-2	G/F	Dexter (MI)	Adrian
Cameron Essell	5-11	PG	East Lansing (MI)	Albion
Aaron Lauer	6-1	PG	Novi (MI)	Albion
Bowen Moore	6-4	G/F	Holly (MI)	Albion
Kaleb Brown	6-4	G	Ann Arbor Huron (MI)	Albion
Colin Whalen	6-4	F	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (MI)	Albion
Austin Miller	6-5	G/F	Marshall (MI)	Albion
Vincent Salmon	6-8	C	Brighton (MI)	Albion
Elijah Sykes	5-10	G	Sacramento Sheldon (CA)	Alma
Jaxon Jurmu	6-0	PG	Marquette (MI)	Alma
Ben Beetham	6-1	PG	West Ottawa (MI)	Alma
Darrion Sardo	6-1	SG	Sandy Spring Friends School (MD)	Alma
Maxx Ladd	6-3	SG	San Jose St Francis (CA)	Alma
Jayden Hanson	6-5	W	Bellaire (MI)	Alma
Waylon Sales	6-6	F	Gwinn (MI)	Alma
Tamarion Kindle	6-8	F	Saginaw Heritage (MI)	Alma
Zion Ruckard	6-0	PG	Aurora (CO) / St Thomas Aquinas transfer	Calvin
Michael Dekuiper	6-1	PG	Rockford (MI)	Calvin
Ben Elzinga	6-8	C	GR Covenant Christian (MI)	Calvin
Brendan Cargill	5-11	G	Forect Hills Central (MI)	Hope
Avery Sanchez	6-2	G	Turlock Pitman (CA)	Hope
Justin Fisher	6-3	G/F	Hudsonville (MI)	Hope
Tucker Walther	6-4	G	Schoolcraft (MI)	Hope
Derek Sanders	6-5	G	Brooklyn Columbia Central (MI)	Hope
Sean Wesolek	6-6	PF	Bay City John Glenn (MI)	Hope
John Kaul	6-3	G	Clarkston (MI)	Kalamazoo
Zander Nash	6-6	G/F	Imlay City (MI)	Kalamazoo
Tarren Calvert	5-11	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Levi Stambaugh	6-0	G	Mason (MI)	Olivet
Warren Williams	6-1	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Adam Devalaar	6-2	G	Holland (MI)	Olivet
Hayden Cross	6-2	F	White Lake Lakeland (MI)	Olivet
Alex Genuise	6-2	F	Allendale (MI)	Olivet
Gavin Ort	6-4	F	Waterford Mott (MI)	Olivet
Landon Lybarger	6-1	G	Monroeville Heritage (IN)	Trine
Adam McBride	6-1	G	Ossian Norwell (IN)	Trine
Ayden Dirschell	6-2	G	Coldwater (MI)	Trine
Montell Johnson	6-3	G	Indianapolis Park Tudor (IN)	Trine
Nick Ryan	6-3	G/F	Warren JFK (OH)	Trine
Nolan Fedak	6-6	F	Westerville North (OH)	Trine
Paxton Crane	6-7	F	Ft Wayne Carroll (IN)	Trine

To my recollection, this is easily the fewest number of names this list has ever had for Calvin in July. Certainly we don't know about all incoming freshmen, but in the age of commitment announcements on X and Instagram it seems unlikely there are a dozen more out there that we're unaware of. Are there any rumblings of JV hoops fading away at Calvin (or others in the MIAA)?

[Flying Dutch Fan]

To my recollection, this is easily the fewest number of names this list has ever had for Calvin in July. Certainly we don't know about all incoming freshmen, but in the age of commitment announcements on X and Instagram it seems unlikely there are a dozen more out there that we're unaware of. Are there any rumblings of JV hoops fading away at Calvin (or others in the MIAA)?

Numbers are down for sure - Calvins are really low.  Typically don't get any more adds (or very few) this late in the year.  Here is how the last 5 years of recruit numbers look per school:


                     

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Adrian	3	4	8	2	2
Albion	6	7	9	13	7
Alma	8	4	6	2	9
Calvin	10	11	11	13	3
Hope	5	8	8	10	6
Kalamazoo	3	5	4	4	2
Olivet	5	2	7	3	7
Trine	6	12	10	13	7
Total	46	53	63	60	43

[goodknight]

I believe there are several more incoming freshman hoopsters for Calvin but they are not likely to compete for varsity spots this year and probably not down the road, either. The Elzinga kid from Covenant Christian was Coach Sall's top target along with welcoming Jordan Scott back into the fold.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Some transfer news regarding Trine:

Social media confirmed incoming transfers to Marietta:

BJ Busbee - Mount Aloysius to Marietta
Elijah Harden - Heidelberg to Marietta
Jaiden Guerra-Howard - Heidelberg to Marietta
Jackson Beasley - Heidelberg to Marietta
Kevin Reynald Jr. - Heidelberg to Marietta
Mason Wisniewski - Heidelberg to Marietta
Sky Thomas - Penn State York (USCAA) to Marietta
John Castrilla - Bryant & Stratton (JUCO) to Marietta
Deuce Blake - Iowa Central (JUCO) to Marietta

Outgoing transfers:
Danny Flood - Marietta to Trine
Jayden Bradshaw - Marietta to Trine
Michael Roberson - Marietta to Trine

So 3 guys follow Coach VanderWal to Trine - not as big a hit as 5 guys following Coach Bucheit from Heidelberg to Maritta.

Flood (a 5-11 PG) and Bradshaw (a 6-4 Wing) are Seniors and would have been the two leading scorers not graduating from Marietta's team last year.  Roberson (a 6-3 Wing) is a Sophomore who has no stats for last season so may have 4 years of eligibility. Some quick per game stats from last year:

Flood - 19 min, 11.0 pts, 1.9 reb, 1.7 ast, shooting .393/.376/.702
Bradshaw - 30.3 min, 12.1 pts, 4.7 reb, 1.0 ast, shooting .392/.347/.821



Updated "recruit" list coming shortly

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Updated recruit/transfer list:


                                                                                             

Player	Height	Position	High School	College
Carson Lutz	6-0	G	Milford (MI)	Adrian
Ben Murphy	6-2	G/F	Dexter (MI)	Adrian
Cameron Essell	5-11	PG	East Lansing (MI)	Albion
Aaron Lauer	6-1	PG	Novi (MI)	Albion
Bowen Moore	6-4	G/F	Holly (MI)	Albion
Kaleb Brown	6-4	G	Ann Arbor Huron (MI)	Albion
Colin Whalen	6-4	F	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (MI)	Albion
Austin Miller	6-5	G/F	Marshall (MI)	Albion
Vincent Salmon	6-8	C	Brighton (MI)	Albion
Elijah Sykes	5-10	G	Sacramento Sheldon (CA)	Alma
Jaxon Jurmu	6-0	PG	Marquette (MI)	Alma
Ben Beetham	6-1	PG	West Ottawa (MI)	Alma
Darrion Sardo	6-1	SG	Sandy Spring Friends School (MD)	Alma
Ryan Mossburg	6-2	G	Tecumseh (MI)	Alma
Maxx Ladd	6-3	SG	San Jose St Francis (CA)	Alma
Jayden Hanson	6-5	W	Bellaire (MI)	Alma
Waylon Sales	6-6	F	Gwinn (MI)	Alma
Tamarion Kindle	6-8	F	Saginaw Heritage (MI)	Alma
Zion Ruckard	6-0	PG	Aurora (CO) / St Thomas Aquinas transfer	Calvin
Michael Dekuiper	6-1	PG	Rockford (MI)	Calvin
Ben Elzinga	6-8	C	GR Covenant Christian (MI)	Calvin
Brendan Cargill	5-11	G	Forect Hills Central (MI)	Hope
Avery Sanchez	6-2	G	Turlock Pitman (CA)	Hope
Justin Fisher	6-3	G/F	Hudsonville (MI)	Hope
Tucker Walther	6-4	G	Schoolcraft (MI)	Hope
Derek Sanders	6-5	G	Brooklyn Columbia Central (MI)	Hope
Sean Wesolek	6-6	PF	Bay City John Glenn (MI)	Hope
John Kaul	6-3	G	Clarkston (MI)	Kalamazoo
Zander Nash	6-6	G/F	Imlay City (MI)	Kalamazoo
Tarren Calvert	5-11	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Levi Stambaugh	6-0	G	Mason (MI)	Olivet
Warren Williams	6-1	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Adam Devalaar	6-2	G	Holland (MI)	Olivet
Hayden Cross	6-2	F	White Lake Lakeland (MI)	Olivet
Alex Genuise	6-2	F	Allendale (MI)	Olivet
Gavin Ort	6-4	F	Waterford Mott (MI)	Olivet
Danny Flood	5-11	PG	Valley City (OH) / Marietta transfer	Trine
Landon Lybarger	6-1	G	Monroeville Heritage (IN)	Trine
Adam McBride	6-1	G	Ossian Norwell (IN)	Trine
Ayden Dirschell	6-2	G	Coldwater (MI)	Trine
Montell Johnson	6-3	G	Indianapolis Park Tudor (IN)	Trine
Michael Roberson	6-3	W	Knightstown (IN) / Marietta transfer	Trine
Nick Ryan	6-3	G/F	Warren JFK (OH)	Trine
Jayden Bradshaw	6-4	W	Blanchester (OH) / Marietta transfer	Trine
Nolan Fedak	6-6	F	Westerville North (OH)	Trine
Paxton Crane	6-7	F	Ft Wayne Carroll (IN)	Trine

[TUAngola]

Some transfer news regarding Trine:

Social media confirmed incoming transfers to Marietta:

BJ Busbee - Mount Aloysius to Marietta
Elijah Harden - Heidelberg to Marietta
Jaiden Guerra-Howard - Heidelberg to Marietta
Jackson Beasley - Heidelberg to Marietta
Kevin Reynald Jr. - Heidelberg to Marietta
Mason Wisniewski - Heidelberg to Marietta
Sky Thomas - Penn State York (USCAA) to Marietta
John Castrilla - Bryant & Stratton (JUCO) to Marietta
Deuce Blake - Iowa Central (JUCO) to Marietta

Outgoing transfers:
Danny Flood - Marietta to Trine
Jayden Bradshaw - Marietta to Trine
Michael Roberson - Marietta to Trine

So 3 guys follow Coach VanderWal to Trine - not as big a hit as 5 guys following Coach Bucheit from Heidelberg to Maritta.

Flood (a 5-11 PG) and Bradshaw (a 6-4 Wing) are Seniors and would have been the two leading scorers not graduating from Marietta's team last year.  Roberson (a 6-3 Wing) is a Sophomore who has no stats for last season so may have 4 years of eligibility. Some quick per game stats from last year:

Flood - 19 min, 11.0 pts, 1.9 reb, 1.7 ast, shooting .393/.376/.702
Bradshaw - 30.3 min, 12.1 pts, 4.7 reb, 1.0 ast, shooting .392/.347/.821



Updated "recruit" list coming shortly

I believe there will be other transfers or freshmen joining Trine who are not known about publicly before all is said and done.  In looking at the group photo from the recently held Trine MBB Hoosier boys basketball camp, I counted around 26 student athletes in the photo.  I did recognize some of the returnees in the photo; Jayce Cusack, Cade Brenner, Logan McKenzie, Logan Gard, Colin Shriver, Evan Lumbrezer.  I cannot tell for certain, but maybe Nate Tucker is returning as there is a guy who looks like him in the photo.  That would be huge if he is returning to Trine for his senior year.  I checked his X account and he isn't listing another school yet, but then again his account isn't very active either.  I don't want to get my hopes up though, as I really can't tell if it's him or not.

[FyteOnne]

I tend to agree that Olivet should be able to compete for a Top 3 spot in the MIAA, but that might say as much about the depth of the league after Calvin than it does about Olivet. We shall see.

Olivet does return (assuming everyone comes back) the most stat wise of any MIAA team from last season.  Here is how the teams compare (only considers who played last season):

                                   

Team	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals
Adrian	0.454	0.511	0.368	0.418	0.392
Albion	0.809	0.856	0.782	0.795	0.792
Alma	0.567	0.572	0.517	0.514	0.655
Calvin	0.522	0.439	0.512	0.505	0.377
Hope	0.67	0.651	0.6	0.738	0.78
Kalamazoo	0.71	0.655	0.633	0.671	0.725
Olivet	0.869	0.887	0.93	0.879	0.913
Trine	0.21	0.179	0.197	0.158	0.185

Still wondering if Olivet has 2 more games to come on their schedule, or if the 2 exhibitions (Findlay and CMU) are going to be part of their 11 non-cons.  They also have one NAIA game, so if that is it, then only 8 non-con games that will matter seems really strange/foolish. And those 8 games are all against teams who had a higher NPI rank than Olivet last year (Olivet was 241, and Muskingum was 178).  That is one tough schedule

I would have thought these would be lower for Albion.  Does this still include Marco and AJ?  They were listed as Fifth Year as opposed to Senior on Albion's roster.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

I tend to agree that Olivet should be able to compete for a Top 3 spot in the MIAA, but that might say as much about the depth of the league after Calvin than it does about Olivet. We shall see.

Olivet does return (assuming everyone comes back) the most stat wise of any MIAA team from last season.  Here is how the teams compare (only considers who played last season):

                                   

Team	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals
Adrian	0.454	0.511	0.368	0.418	0.392
Albion	0.809	0.856	0.782	0.795	0.792
Alma	0.567	0.572	0.517	0.514	0.655
Calvin	0.522	0.439	0.512	0.505	0.377
Hope	0.67	0.651	0.6	0.738	0.78
Kalamazoo	0.71	0.655	0.633	0.671	0.725
Olivet	0.869	0.887	0.93	0.879	0.913
Trine	0.21	0.179	0.197	0.158	0.185

Still wondering if Olivet has 2 more games to come on their schedule, or if the 2 exhibitions (Findlay and CMU) are going to be part of their 11 non-cons.  They also have one NAIA game, so if that is it, then only 8 non-con games that will matter seems really strange/foolish. And those 8 games are all against teams who had a higher NPI rank than Olivet last year (Olivet was 241, and Muskingum was 178).  That is one tough schedule

I would have thought these would be lower for Albion.  Does this still include Marco and AJ?  They were listed as Fifth Year as opposed to Senior on Albion's roster.

Great catch FyteOnne, thank you!! I got the Alma and Albion labels mixed up here.  Corrected table below:


                                   

Team	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals
Adrian	0.454	0.511	0.368	0.418	0.392
Alma	0.809	0.856	0.782	0.795	0.792
Albion	0.567	0.572	0.517	0.514	0.655
Calvin	0.522	0.439	0.512	0.505	0.377
Hope	0.67	0.651	0.6	0.738	0.78
Kalamazoo	0.71	0.655	0.633	0.671	0.725
Olivet	0.869	0.887	0.93	0.879	0.913
Trine	0.21	0.179	0.197	0.158	0.185