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2008-09 Schedule
Sat., Nov. 22, TRINITY CHRISTIAN, ILL., 7:30 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., Nov. 28-29, HOST SELECT BANK TOURNAMENT
Friday: Calvin vs. Aquinas, 6 p.m.; Hope vs. Cornerstone, 8 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 6 p.m.; Championship, 8 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., Dec. 5-6, CCIW/MIAA Classic at Wheaton, Ill.
Friday: Hope vs. Carthage, Wisc., 6 p.m.; Calvin vs. Wheaton, Ill., 8 p.m.
Saturday: Calvin vs. Carthage, 1 p.m.; Hope vs. Wheaton, 3 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., Dec. 12-13, HOST HOLLAND SENTINEL COMMUNITY TOURNAMENT
Friday: Purdue N. Central, Ind. vs. Marygrove, 6 p.m.; Hope vs. Grace Bible, 8 p.m.
Saturday: 1 & 3 p.m. Consolation & Championship games; Hope plays at 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20, at Aquinas, 2 p.m.
Mon.-Tues., Dec. 29-30, HOST RUSS DEVETTE HOLIDAY CLASSIC
Monday: Madonna vs. Judson, Ill., 6 p.m.; Hope vs. Davenport 8 p.m.
Tuesday: 6 & 8 p.m.; Hope plays at 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 7, *at Olivet, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 10, *ALBION, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 14, *at Kalamazoo, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 17, *CALVIN, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 21, *ALMA, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 24, *at Adrian, 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 28, *TRINE, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 31, *OLIVET, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 4, *at Albion, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 7, *KALAMAZOO, 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 11, *at Calvin, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 14, *at Alma, 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 18, *ADRIAN, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 21, *at Trine, 7:30 p.m.
Wed.-Sat., Feb. 25-28, MIAA Tournament
Fri., March 6, NCAA Tournament, First Round
Sat., March 7, NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Fri. & Sat., March 13-14, NCAA Tournament, Sectionals
Fri. & Sat., March 20-21, NCAA Tournament, Final Four
*MIAA Game
2007-08 Season in Review
2007-08 Results / 2007-08 Season Stats
PHOTO GALLERIES
Flying Dutchmen at NCAA Championships
Coach Van Wieren's 600th Victory Celebration
Hope/Calvin Game at DeVos
CLINGING TO HOPE Coaches remain loyal to one of D-III's top programs
Detroit News Feature
The Flying Dutchmen finished third in the nation and captured Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship for a league-record
34th time. Coach Glenn Van Wieren's Dutchmen were top-ranked among the more than 400 NCAA Division III colleges a good share of the season.
The Flying Dutchmen tied a single season record for wins (28-4). The team was eliminated from the NCAA tournament by the eventual national champion bowing to Washington, Mo. 89-74 in the semi-finals of
the final four in Salem, Va. The Flying Dutchmen went on to finish in third place by defeating Ursinus, Pa. 100-86 in the national consolation championship game.
Senior Marcus Vanderheide of Grandville, Mich. was voted a Division III first team All-American and the MIAA's most valuable player. He
was also voted the Great Lake region's most outstanding DIII player.
Joining Vanderheide on the MIAA all-conference team were senior Tyler Wolfe of
Cedar Springs, Mich. and senior Derek Van Solkema of Cutlerville, Mich.
Coach Van Wieren was named the Division III Coach-of-the-Year by the publication Basketball
Times. It was the second time in his career that he has been honored
for the publication. In 1995 he was named the Division III co-coach of the
year. This season he achieved his 600th collegiate coaching victory, reaching
that milestone faster than any NCAA Division III coach in history. The MIAA
championship was the 17th under Van Wieren who raised his career record to
618-203.
ESPN Says Hope-Calvin Rivalry Among the Best
HOPE-CALVIN RIVALRY WEBSITE
ESPN has identified the nation's greatest college basketball rivalries and to
no one's surprise, the Hope-Calvin rivalry is tops in NCAA Division III and ranked fourth
in all collegiate hoops. The ranking was based on a poll of fans and ESPN's
"panel of experts".
ESPN's GREATEST COLLEGE RIVALRIES
#1 - Duke vs. North Carolina
#2 - Connecticut vs. Tennessee (women)
#3 - Louisville vs. Kentucky
#4 - HOPE vs. CALVIN
#5 - Xavier vs. Cincinnati
#6 - Indiana vs. Purdue
#7 - Philadelphia's "Big 5"
#8 - Illinois vs. Missouri
#9 - Penn vs. Princeton
#10 - Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State
An ESPN crew covered the Calvin at Hope game in 2005. ESPN also conducted an on-line "Fan Poll"
where the Hope-Calvin rivalry received resounding support as America's
best with more than 80% of the voters casting their ballot for the
orange & blue/maroon & gold.
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