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 [...]

NAIA Basketball Rankings: Davenport leads four Michigan teams in top 25; Rochester insanely not ranked

December 1, 2012 in NAIA, Rankings

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

BallinMichigan College Power Rankings, Week 2

November 28, 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 [...]

BallinMichigan College Power Rankings, Week 1

November 21, 2012 in Cover Story, Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA, Power Rankings

By Patrick Hayes Welcome to the first edition of our college basketball power rankings. We’ll keep the format pretty simple — top five teams at each level of college ball [...]

NAIA Basketball Rankings: Davenport, Spring Arbor and Cornerstone in the top 25

November 17, 2012 in NAIA, Rankings

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

Video: Highlights of Concordia University basketball

November 12, 2012 in NAIA, Video

By Jay W. Jensen Highlights of Concordia University from the team’s 92-89 loss to Spring Arbor Nov. 6. Follow PrepHoopsTV on Twitter and subscribe to the YouTube channel. BallinMichigan.com runs highlight videos of high [...]

Davenport, Cornerstone, Spring Arbor all ranked in NAIA Preseason Top 25

October 23, 2012 in NAIA

By Patrick Hayes Three NAIA teams from Michigan were ranked in the NAIA’s Preseason Top 25 released this week, led by Davenport at No. 11. Here’s what Davenport’s athletics website [...]

2012-13 NAIA Basketball Preview: With several key players back, Spring Arbor looks to move up in MCCC standings

October 5, 2012 in NAIA

It’s hard to believe, but college basketball season is almost here. This week, we’ll preview Michigan’s 11 NAIA schools. By Patrick Hayes At a glance Coach: Ryan Cottingham, 14th season Last [...]

Oakland County Cowboys embrace community roots

October 2, 2012 in Cover Story, Professional

By Patrick Hayes When Giovanni Rogers launched the Oakland County Cowboys, an ABA franchise, he did so intending for the team to be a showcase for Oakland County basketball. “Everyone [...]

Hoop Convos: Ben Gulker of Detroit Bad Boys

August 24, 2012 in Cover Story, Hoop Convos

There are few things better than getting philosophical about the game of basketball. In ‘Hoop Convos,’BallinMichigan will do just that, engaging in (hopefully) meaningful, free-flowing conversations with compelling writers and thinkers [...]