Posted: Feb 05, 2019

February 4 - MIAA Player of the Week

Men's Basketball Player of the Week - Nathaniel Collins, Albion

D3hoops.com Men's Basketball Top 25 - Week 9 - Feb. 4

Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Status	Links
Feb. 02	Trine	94	Adrian *	53	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Video
	Hope	80	Calvin *	82	Final	Recap Recap Recap Box Score Photos Photos Photos Audio Video Video
	Albion	88	Alma *	77	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Photos Video Video
	Olivet	81	Kalamazoo *	82	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Video

Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Status	Links
Feb. 04	Olivet	90	Trine *	78	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Video
	Kalamazoo	83	Hope *	87	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Audio Video
	Albion	63	Adrian *	57	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Photos Video
	Alma	74	Calvin *	112	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Photos Video
Feb. 06	Calvin	81	Trine *	76	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Audio Video
	Kalamazoo	62	Albion *	65	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Video
	Adrian	62	Hope *	71	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Audio Video
	Alma	78	Olivet *	69	Final - OT	Recap Recap Box Score Photos Photos Video
Feb. 09	Adrian	83	Olivet *	60	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Video
	Hope	94	Alma *	92	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Audio Video
	Trine	68	Albion *	61	Final - OT	Recap Recap Box Score Photos Video
	Kalamazoo	77	Calvin *	72	Final	Recap Recap Box Score Video

Around the MIAA (for games through Feb. 2)

The Bulldogs came up short against Trine Saturday, falling 94-53 in Adrian's lone game last week. Junior forward Jeremy Kalonji, who had a game-high 19 points against Trine, is in the MIAA with a 17.3 scoring average.

Albion (14-6, 7-2)

At 14-6, Albion is a win shy of matching its most victories since going 15-12 in the 2010-11 season…Albion shot 50.8 percent (31-of-61) against Alma, the first time it has shot better than 50 percent against a MIAA rival this season…Albion did not commit a turnover in the second half against Alma, and finished with a season-low three for the game…G Nathaniel Collins (West Bloomfield, Mich.) scored a season-high 20 (7-8 FG, 5-6 3-point FG). It was one shy of his career high, set at Alma last season, and he has three career games against Alma with at least 19 points… Collins and Quinton Armstrong (Lansing, Mich.), who finished with 14 points, helped Albion finish with a 36-11 edge in bench points…G Jamezell Davis (Ypsilanti, Mich.) stuffed the box score with 11 points and seven rebounds.

Alma (4-16, 3-6)

The Scots dropped an 88-77 decision to Albion on Saturday (Feb. 2) afternoon. Freshman Cole Kleiver (Williamston, Mich.) scored 24 points on six made threes, adding six rebounds and four assists. Junior guard Steven Harvey (Grand Rapids, Mich.) tallied 18 points and nine rebounds. The Scots led briefly in the second half, but Albion shot 50-percent from behind the arc and only turned the ball over three times en route to the win.

Calvin (10-10, 5-4)

On Saturday, Calvin traveled to Hope for the 200th meeting between the two rivals. In front of a crowd of nearly 3,600 fans, Calvin recorded an 82-80 win to claim its first regular season sweep of Hope since 2015. Senior Austin Bykerk had 18 points and senior Alex Bos a career-high 17 points to lead the Knight in victory.

Hope (11-9, 4-5)

The Flying Dutchmen hosted the historic 200th game in The Rivalry with Calvin Feb. 2, drawing a sold-out DeVos Fieldhouse and thousands of fans across the country to satellite viewing parties. Hope was edged, 82-80, despite 24 points from guard Riley Lewis (Williamston, Mich.) and 23 points and 14 rebounds from center Preston Granger (Lansing, Mich.).

Kalamazoo (6-14, 3-6)

The Hornets were victorious in their only game last week. Kalamazoo knocked off Olivet 82-81 Saturday on a Ben Reiter buzzer-beater. Reiter led Kalamazoo with 23 points and four steals. Tanner Blyly added 19 points with six rebounds and five assists. Drew Sheckell scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting with four assists. The win moved Kalamazoo into a tie for sixth place in the MIAA.

Olivet (10-10, 6-3)

The Comets lost their only game last week, 82-81 at home to Kalamazoo. Olivet took an 81-79 lead with eight seconds left before the Hornets made a three-pointer with 0.9 ticks remaining. Junior Trevor Manuel finished the game with 23 points and eight rebounds. Senior Tracy Edmond scored 18 points and dished out seven assists. Senior Colin Jones posted a double-double with 11 points and game-high 12 rebounds.

Trine (15-5, 8-1)

The Thunder posted a 94-53 win over Adrian on Saturday, with Pete Smith's 18 points leading three players in double figures for Trine, who shot 63.9 percent from the field against the Bulldogs.

2018-19 MIAA Men's Basketball Standings

	Conference					Overall
	GP	Record	Win %	GF	GA	GP	Record	Win %	GF	GA	Last 10	Streak
Trine	14	11-3	0.786	1095	957	27	19-8	0.704	2110	1910	7-3	Lost 1
Albion	14	10-4	0.714	1022	950	28	19-9	0.679	2097	1963	7-3	Lost 1
Hope	14	8-6	0.571	1090	1078	26	15-11	0.577	2051	2017	5-5	Lost 2
Calvin	14	8-6	0.571	1085	1007	27	14-13	0.519	2007	1932	6-4	Lost 1
Olivet	14	8-6	0.571	1089	1039	27	13-14	0.481	2163	2205	4-6	Lost 1
Kalamazoo	14	4-10	0.286	967	1076	25	7-18	0.280	1798	1964	4-6	Lost 2
Alma	14	4-10	0.286	1057	1147	26	5-21	0.192	1934	2193	2-8	Lost 4
Adrian	14	3-11	0.214	896	1047	25	6-19	0.240	1632	1858	3-7	Won 3

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