MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Has the MIAA had a player from Maine before, or will Trevon Thomas be the first?

He's not actually from Maine.  He went to prep school there.  He's from Chicago.

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Calvin is on the board for 2026 with a commitment from Owen Vander Waal from Unity Christian.
https://x.com/Owen_VanderWaal/status/1969828577102217414?t=ZdAGTdrpnG6APH6iSqjSDQ&s=19

[TUAngola]

Trine's MBB opponents in the Daytona Beach FL tournament Dec 15 & 16 are now known.

Game 1, vs. Washington and Lee
Game 2, vs. either SUNY Brockport or Piedmont

[Flying Dutch Fan]

With all the schedules posted (and only a few TBD tournament games), here is a breakdown of MIAA teams non-con opponents (using last years records and NPI):

Team	MIAA PY NPI	Known D3 Games	Opp PY W/L	Opp PY NCAA Tourn	Average of PY NPI	Sum of NPI top 50	Opp w better NPI
Adrian	317	9	0.404	1	252	1	5
Albion	286	10	0.351	0	279	0	4
Alma	401	11	0.493	2	186	2	11
Calvin	31	9	0.55	1	129	1	1
Hope	131	11	0.596	3	111	3	6
Kalamazoo	297	11	0.454	2	202	1	7
Olivet	241	11	0.676	4	79	5	11
Trine	43	10	0.481	1	178	1	1

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Albion has a roster posted - 24 total players (so assume JV and V in one).  9 newcomers - 8 Fr (all from our "known"  recruit list) plus a So transfer - 6-4 Matt Blanton from Chelsea (MI) and formerly Concordia U Ann Arbor.

Albion Recruits from our list:

Player	Height	Position	High School	College	On roster
Cameron Essell	5-11	PG	East Lansing (MI)	Albion	x
Tyler Davis	6-0	PG	Grand Rapids Christian (MI)	Albion	x
Aaron Lauer	6-1	PG	Novi (MI)	Albion
Bowen Moore	6-4	G/F	Holly (MI)	Albion	x
Kaleb Brown	6-4	G	Ann Arbor Huron (MI)	Albion	x
Colin Whalen	6-4	F	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (MI)	Albion	x
Austin Miller	6-5	G/F	Marshall (MI)	Albion	x
Henri Maye	6-7	C	Tindley (IN)	Albion	x
Vincent Salmon	6-8	C	Brighton (MI)	Albion	x

https://gobrits.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Alma has a roster posted - 26 total players (assume JV and V together).  4 newcomers all Fr (half of our recruit list).

Alma recruits from our list:

Player	Height	Position	High School	College	On roster
Elijah Sykes	5-10	G	Sacramento Sheldon (CA)	Alma
Jaxon Jurmu	6-0	PG	Marquette (MI)	Alma	x
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	x
Maxx Ladd	6-3	SG	San Jose St Francis (CA)	Alma	x
Jayden Hanson	6-5	W	Bellaire (MI)	Alma
Waylon Sales	6-6	F	Gwinn (MI)	Alma	x
Tamarion Kindle	6-8	F	Saginaw Heritage (MI)	Alma

Roster: https://almascots.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2025-26

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Kalamazoo has a roster posted - 15 total players.  4 newcomers - all Fr, including the 3 "known" recruits from our list, plus Caleb Coates - 6-4 G from McEwin (TN).

Kalamazoo recruits from our list:

Player	Height	Position	High School	College	On roster
John Kaul	6-3	G	Clarkston (MI)	Kalamazoo	x
Ben VanSumeren	6-5	G/F	Midland (MI)	Kalamazoo	x
Zander Nash	6-7	G/F	Imlay City (MI)	Kalamazoo	x

Roster: https://hornets.kzoo.edu/sports/mens-basketball/roster

[sac]

80 degree October days is no time for basketball rosters.

[sac]

Calvin is on the board for 2026 with a commitment from Owen Vander Waal from Unity Christian.
https://x.com/Owen_VanderWaal/status/1969828577102217414?t=ZdAGTdrpnG6APH6iSqjSDQ&s=19

Is there a league bylaw in which if the league contains one VanderWal it must contain a second.


Kyle and Jon of different VanderWal'l' spellings played at Hope and Albion at the same time.  Quirky.

[KnightSlappy]

I am reliably informed that Jordan has grown since his freshmen year at Calvin, and that he now stands closer to 6'5" than 6'3". I'm certain Scott will get minutes at point guard, but the additional height means that the talented young man will likely play multiple positions for the Knights.

Calvin has a roster posted, and indeed Jordan Scott is now listed at 6-5. Score one for oldknight's reliable informant.
https://calvinknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2025-26

[oldknight]

Calvin is on the board for 2026 with a commitment from Owen Vander Waal from Unity Christian.
https://x.com/Owen_VanderWaal/status/1969828577102217414?t=ZdAGTdrpnG6APH6iSqjSDQ&s=19

Is there a league bylaw in which if the league contains one VanderWal it must contain a second?


Kyle and Jon of different VanderWal'l' spellings played at Hope and Albion at the same time.  Quirky.

Yes there is, but only if the second one to come in the league spells his name with a double "a" in the final syllable.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Calvin has a roster posted - 18 total players.  3 newcomers - 2 Fr and one Transfer (all from our recruit list).  There is a 4th freshman - Tuna Teksen great name) 5-8 G from Turkey.  He was on the JV roster last year, so maybe he is actually a So?

Calvin recruits from our list:

Player	Height	Position	High School	College	On roster
Zion Ruckard	6-0	PG	Aurora (CO) / St Thomas Aquinas transfer	Calvin	x
Kade Clayton	6-1	G	Prolific Sports Prep Calgary (AB)	Calvin
Michael Dekuiper	6-1	PG	Rockford (MI)	Calvin	x
Jayden Keefer	6-5	F	Ann Arbor Huron (MI)	Calvin	x
Dylan Trobetsky	6-5	F	Bend Valley Catholic (OR)	Calvin
Ben Elzinga	6-8	C	GR Covenant Christian (MI)	Calvin
Ryan Wind	6-10	C	Denver Christian (CO)	Calvin

Roster: https://calvinknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2025-26

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Olivet has Varsity and JV rosters posted.  17 on Varsity including 3 FR - 2 from our recruit list plus Sean Shenker 6-2 Willoughby (OH).

Olivet rcruits from our list:

Player	Height	Position	High School	College	On roster
Tarren Calvert	5-11	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet	jv
Levi Stambaugh	6-0	G	Mason (MI)	Olivet	V
Warren Williams	6-1	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet	jv
Adam Devalaar	6-2	G	Holland (MI)	Olivet	jv
Hayden Cross	6-2	F	White Lake Lakeland (MI)	Olivet	jv
Alex Genuise	6-2	F	Allendale (MI)	Olivet	V
Gavin Ort	6-4	F	Waterford Mott (MI)	Olivet

Olivet V Roster: https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/roster

Olivet jv Roster: https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26jv/roster

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Roster: https://calvinknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2025-26

I saw Keefer and AA Huron play against state champion East Lansing last spring in the quarterfinal.  Seems like he has a pretty good upside.  Held his own against an excellent team on a night Huron was overwhelmed like everyone else.

3 players in that game are going to be on MIAA rosters,  Keefer, Cam Essell at Albion and Kaden Brown should make the roster at Adrian.

Keefer's brother is on the Kzoo roster. 

[TUAngola]

Trine's 2025-26 MBB roster is up.  https://trinethunder.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2025-26

Of the 15 men listed on the roster, 4 are returners from last year (Brenner, Tucker, McKenzie, and Gard), 2 guys up from the JV (Bales and Millington), 2 true freshmen (Crane and Hamlet), and 7 transfers, 2 from Marietta (Flood and Bradshaw) and 5 from other schools (Jones, Lewis, Thomas, Roller and Panning).

Some notes:

One of the guys not returning from last year's roster is Jayce Cusack, who started off and on.  I liked him a lot, he'll be missed for sure.

One freshman not known about previously is Isaiah Hamlet, 6'6 forward from Grand Rapids, Hudsonville HS.  UPDATE, JUST DID SOME RESEARCH ON ISAIAH HAMLET, HE WAS AT ONE TIME A MARIETTA COMMIT.

Since Trine doesn't post a JV roster it's hard to speculate which freshmen enrolled or not.  I'm assuming most did and will be on the JV roster.  I figured most of Trine's incoming freshmen would not be on the Varsity roster anyway other than Crane, who should see some spot minutes off the bench.