Draymond Green getting ready for NBA in Flint league

August 8, 2012 in Professional

By Patrick Hayes Saginaw native and Michigan State great Draymond Green will be in training camp with the Golden State Warriors soon, but in the meantime, he’s made some appearances [...]

Flint legend Cory Hightower on Flint legend Jody Allen

July 20, 2012 in High School

By Patrick Hayes When you ask any of the star players from the 1990s and early 2000s who had college and pro success coming out of Flint who was the [...]

All-Star game being held in Flint to raise money for Jody Allen’s funeral (UPDATED)

July 18, 2012 in High School

By Patrick Hayes The Flint community is still mourning the loss of one of its greatest high school players ever, Jody Allen. Some community members are using his death as [...]

Can the historic Flint Pro-Am be revived?

June 7, 2012 in Professional

By Patrick Hayes In my introductory post when BallinMichigan launched, I mentioned that one of my greatest disappointments in my short newspaper career is that by the time I’d made [...]

Former Jackson Community College player apparently declares for NBA Draft

May 3, 2012 in JUCO

By Patrick Hayes There was an interesting name on the early entrant list for the 2012 NBA Draft released by the NBA today: Erik Austin Jackson CC (MI) 6-3 Freshman [...]