Davenport’s Javontae Ford has a good ‘vibe’ around him

December 19, 2012 in NAIA

By Patrick Hayes As the team’s top player, No. 6-ranked Davenport obviously depends on Javontae Ford‘s statistical production. But the Panthers also rely on Ford for his energy and leadership, [...]

Weekly Awards: Michigan’s Trey Burke, Central Michigan’s Kyle Randall, Madonna’s Bobby Naubert pick up awards

December 18, 2012 in Division I, NAIA

By Patrick Hayes Three college basketball players in Michigan this week won player of the week honors in their respective leagues. Michigan‘s Trey Burke won the award in the Big [...]

Weekend Highlights: Rochester College, Henry Ford Community College among teams with impressive wins Saturday

December 17, 2012 in Division II, JUCO, NAIA

By Patrick Hayes Saturday was a good day for college basketball among the state’s smaller programs, including a couple of notable upsets. Henry Ford Community College traveled to No. 5 [...]

NAIA Basketball Rankings: Four Michigan teams among top 25

December 15, 2012 in NAIA, Rankings

Each Saturday, look for posts showing national rankings for each level of college basketball in Michigan. 2012 – 13 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Rating [...]

Madonna upsets No. 6 Davenport, tightens WHAC race

December 13, 2012 in NAIA

By Patrick Hayes Yesterday in our weekly college power rankings, I wrote that No. 6 Davenport, then at 6-0 in conference play, was in danger of pulling away from the [...]

BallinMichigan College Power Rankings, Week 4

December 12, 2012 in Division I, Division II, Division III, JUCO, NAIA, Power Rankings

Our weekly Division I, II, III, NAIA and JUCO power rankings, which run every Wednesday. By Patrick Hayes It’s still a little bit early for any team to be running away [...]

Weekly Awards: Detroit’s Juwan Howard, Madonna’s Bobby Naubert, Wayne State’s Mike Hollingsworth honored this week

December 11, 2012 in Division I, Division II, NAIA

By Patrick Hayes Three college basketball players in Michigan received Player of the Week honors this week from their respective conferences. The University of Detroit‘s Juwan Howard Jr., a transfer [...]

NAIA Basketball Rankings: Davenport moves up a spot to No. 8, Cornerstone up three spots, Rochester still not ranked

December 8, 2012 in NAIA, Rankings

Each Saturday starting today, look for posts showing national rankings for each level of college basketball in Michigan. Reminder: Rochester College has beat a NCAA Division I team, nearly beat [...]

BallinMichigan College Power Rankings, Week 3

December 5, 2012 in Division I, Division II, Division III, JUCO, NAIA, Power Rankings

Our weekly Division I, II, III, NAIA and JUCO power rankings, which run every Wednesday. By Patrick Hayes It’s still a little bit early for any team to be running away [...]

Cornerstone’s Jake Plite named WHAC Player of the Week

December 4, 2012 in NAIA

By Patrick Hayes Cornerstone University junior Jake Plite has been named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Player of the Week. From the news release: The accolade marks Plite’s first player [...]