MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Alma has posted their schedule:

Exhibitions vs Oakland U and SVSU

Non-cons at home vs North Park, Carthage, Concordia Chicago, Westminster, and UW Whitewater

Non-cons on the road at Ohio Wesleyan, Denison, Manchester, Linfield, Pacific, and Capital.  The Linfield and Pacific games will take the Scots to Oregon Dec 12 & 13.

https://almascots.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

sigh

I know I read somewhere (was it here, on your D3Data Cast, on X I can't remember) your "optimal" guideline/thoughts for scheduling in the NPI era including how you would want your own conference teams to schedule as well.  Would you be so kind as to share that here - or point me to it.  I'd like to take a look at that relative to actual schedules for the MIAA teams.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Olivet schedule has beem posted:  https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/schedule

Non-cons at home vs Heidelberg and UWSP

Non-cons on the road at Ohio Northern, Northwestern Ohio (NAIA), Central MI (D1), Rose-Hulman, and Findlay OH (D2)

Non-cons at neutral sites with John Carroll, Ohio Wesleyan, Muskingum, and WashU

Olivet has added a game at Carthage on December 19.

And they have removed the game against NW Ohio (NAIA) - a good move, but sheesh their schedule just got even tougher, now with 9 games vs D3 and 2 exhibitiions (expect there are 2 more additions to come).  Right now the 9 opponents had a 0.654 winning percentage last year, an average NPI of 86, and 3 of the 9 were NCAA tournament teams. 

Found that per Franklin's schedule, that they are hosting Olivet on Fri Nov 7 (they are then hosting Hope the following day). Add another really tough opponent to the Comet's schedule

https://franklingrizzlies.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Adrian's schedule has just been posted:

https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

An exhibition game vs CMU (that's two MIAA teams playing the same D1 school as they also are playing Olivet)

Non-cons at home versus Wittenberg, Wilmington, Bluffton, and Hiram

Non-cons on the road at Siena Heigths (cross-town NAIA), Capital, Denison, Dominican, and Concordia-Chicago

Non-cons at a neutral site are 2 TBD games at the Oberlin Classic

[FyteOnne]

Two more freshmen for Albion, based on this recent tweet:

https://x.com/AlbionMBB/status/1957493799992848464

Henri Maye from Tindley, Indianapolis
Tyler Davis from Grand Rapids Christian (looks like a switched commitment from Heidelberg)

Also, I think BJ Hunter is returning for another year-- he was on Albion's social media recently and wasn't featured in the 2025 graduation pictures.  He was injured his first season, so has a redshirt year.

I was lucky enough to have a sneak peek tour of Kresge last weekend.  There are a few finishing touches to add, but it's looking great.  The bleachers are purple!  Coach May said in a radio interview at the beginning of August that the sound in the gym is a bit different, but don't worry, it will still be loud.      The locker rooms, team meeting areas, offices, and entryway have been redone, as well. 

I'm looking forward to seeing some exciting Briton basketball this season as Kresge celebrates it's 100th birthday.  It's a wonderful place.  Go Brits!

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Recruit/transfer update:


                                                                                                 

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
Tyler Davis	6-0	PG	Grand Rapids Christian (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
Henri Maye	6-7	C	Tindley (IN)	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
Ben VanSumeren	6-5	G/F	Midland (MI)	Kalamazoo
Zander Nash	6-7	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

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Olivet schedule has beem posted:  https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/schedule

Non-cons at home vs Heidelberg and UWSP

Non-cons on the road at Ohio Northern, Northwestern Ohio (NAIA), Central MI (D1), Rose-Hulman, and Findlay OH (D2)

Non-cons at neutral sites with John Carroll, Ohio Wesleyan, Muskingum, and WashU

Olivet has added a game at Carthage on December 19.

And they have removed the game against NW Ohio (NAIA) - a good move, but sheesh their schedule just got even tougher, now with 9 games vs D3 and 2 exhibitiions (expect there are 2 more additions to come).  Right now the 9 opponents had a 0.654 winning percentage last year, an average NPI of 86, and 3 of the 9 were NCAA tournament teams. 

Found that per Franklin's schedule, that they are hosting Olivet on Fri Nov 7 (they are then hosting Hope the following day). Add another really tough opponent to the Comet's schedule

https://franklingrizzlies.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

Updated Olivet schedule is posted and now has 11 D3 games with the addition of Anderson as well the first weekend.  That schedule is just super tough - 0.676 win % last season for their opponents, with an average NPI of 79 and 4 NCAA tourney teams.  ALL of the Comet's opponents had a better NPI than Olivet last year (Olivet was 241, and their "worst" opponent, Muskingum was 14-13 and NPI 178 last season).

https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/schedule

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Really interesting press release from the MIAA today:

https://miaa.org/news/2025/8/21/miaa-launches-new-collaboration-with-brentwood-partners.aspx

from the release:

"Led by former collegiate athletic administrators Michael Waddell and Keith Tribble, Brentwood Partners offers strategies that go beyond sponsorships. The firm focuses on revenue innovation, fan engagement, NIL programs, brand building, content creation, and executive searches."