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Russ DeVette
Holiday Classic History 
Updated thru
2007-08 tournament
Russ DeVette Holiday Classic
 
The Russ DeVette Holiday Classic honors longtime Hope
College basketball coach Russ DeVette who guided the Flying
Dutchmen to
more than 300 victories from 1948-1977.
2007 RUSS DEVETTE HOLIDAY CLASSIC CHAMPIONS
2007 Tournament Results
Friday, Dec. 28
Mt. Vernon Nazarene 82, Purdue North Central 74
Hope 97, Grace Bible 47
Saturday, Dec. 29
3rd Place - Purdue North Central 73, Grace Bible 63
1st Place - Hope 96, Mount Vernon Nazarene 77
Russ DeVette Classic Champions
2007 - Hope
2006 - Hope
2005 - Hope
2004 - Augustana, Ill.
2003 - Hope
2002 - Hope
2001 - Hope
2000 - Hope
1999 - Cornerstone
1998 - Cornerstone
1997 - Hope
1996 - Hope
1995 - Aquinas
1994 - Hope
1993 - Cornerstone
1992 - Hope
1991 - Hope
1990 - Hope
1989 - Cornerstone
Year-by-Year Summary
1989
Cornerstone 97, Lake Forest, Ill. 77
Hope 99, Dordt, Iowa 74
3rd Place - Dordt 126, Lake Forest 85
1st Place - Cornerstone 65, Hope 64
All-Tournament Team: Todd Bayle, Cornerstone (MVP); Jay Schelhaas, Dordt;
Matt Miller, Cornerstone; Eric Elliott, Hope; Wade Gugino, Hope.
1990
Cornerstone 73, North Central, Ill. 71
Hope 127, Central, Iowa 122 (ot)
3rd Place - Central 90, North Central 86
1st Place - Hope 129, Cornerstone 82
All-Tournament Team: Wade Gugino and Eric Elliott, Hope (Co-MVPs); Randy
Schultejans, Central; Matt Miller, Cornerstone ; Pete Colone, North Central.
1991
Aquinas 61, Manchester, Ind. 57
Hope 72, Cornerstone 64
3rd Place - Cornerstone 89, Manchester 76
1st Place - Hope 91, Aquinas 60
All-Tournament Team: Wade Gugino, Hope (MVP); Doug Muxlow, Cornerstone;
Rich Wilson, Aquinas; Tom Halbert, Hope; Colly Carlson, Hope.
1992
Cornerstone 82, Illinois Benedictine 74
Hope 106, Trinity Christian, Ill. 80
3rd Place - Illinois Benedictine 79, Trinity Christian 66
1st Place - Hope 96, Cornerstone 81
All-Tournament Team: Doug Mesecar, Hope (MVP); Dan Lenert, Illinois
Benedictine; Matt Huisman, Trinity Christian; Marty Taylor, Cornerstone; Duane
Bosma, Hope.
1993
Cornerstone 89, North Central 76
Tri-State, Ind. 93, Hope 79
3rd Place - Hope 84, North Central 63
1st Place - Cornerstone 99, Tri-State 88
All-Tournament Team: Matt Jansen, Cornerstone (MVP), Duane Bosma, Hope;
Jamon Lomax, North Central; Chris Singpiel, Tri-State; Lance Roark, Cornerstone.
1994
North Central 81, Cornerstone 75
Hope 85, UM-Dearborn 67
3rd Place - Cornerstone 84, Michigan-Dearborn 73
1st Place - Hope 86, North Central 63
All-Tournament Team: Duane Bosma, Hope (MVP); Kevin Wickliffe, Cornerstone;
Cliff Ramsey, North Central; Kyle Plank, Hope; Jeff VanFossan, Hope.
1995
Aquinas 95, Aurora, Ill. 79
Cornerstone 83, Hope 72
3rd Place - Hope 113, Aurora 80
1st Place - Aquinas 86, Cornerstone 80
All-Tournament Team:
Brandon Lowe, Aquinas (MVP); Troy Wilbon, Aquinas; Jared Crandell, Cornerstone;
Kevin Brintnell, Hope; Tom Silagi, Aurora.
1996
Cornerstone 70, Taylor, Ind. 60
Hope 123, Michigan-Dearborn 69
3rd Place - Taylor 72, Michigan-Dearborn 53
1st Place - Hope 83, Cornerstone 64
All-Tournament Team: Dan Van Hekken, Hope (MVP); Joel Holstege, Hope;
Marc Whitford, Hope; Steve Wit, Taylor; Brad Tilma, Cornerstone.
1997
Cornerstone 90, North Central, Ill. 71
Hope 83, Tri-State, Ind. 68
3rd Place - Tri-State 77, North Central 56
1st Place - Hope 91, Cornerstone 85
All-Tournament Team: Joel Holstege, Hope (MVP); David Meulenberg, Hope;
Shaun Hill, Tri-State; Paul Wanless, Cornerstone; Brad Tilma, Cornerstone.
1998
Cornerstone 87, Indiana Tech 72
Hope 107, East-West, Ill. 53
3rd Place - Indiana Tech 111, East-West 46
1st Place - Cornerstone 70, Hope 67
All-Tournament Team: Mike Long, Cornerstone (MVP); Alan Gortmaker, Cornerstone;
Pat Stegeman, Hope; Chris VanderSlice, Hope; Damion Jackson, Indiana Tech.
1999
Cornerstone 91, Rochester 83
Tri-State 93, Hope 84 (ot)
3rd Place - Hope 82, Rochester 65
1st Place - Cornerstone 79, Tri-State 77
All-Tournament Team: Justin VandePol, Cornerstone (MVP); Brian Robinson,
Cornerstone; Chad LaCross, Tri-State; Craig Veldman, Hope; Terry Patterson,
Rochester.
2000
North Central, Ill. 78, Grove City, Pa. 56
Hope 107, Concordia, Wisc. 62
3rd Place - Concordia 70, Grove City 69 (ot)
1st Place - Hope 86, North Central 80
All-Tournament Team: Ryan Klingler, Hope (MVP); Chad Carlson, Hope;
Dan Hughes, North Central; Yulander Wells, North Central; David Roasa, Concordia.
2001
Mount Union, Ohio 66, Taylor, Ind. 56
Hope 80, Madonna, Mich. 67
3rd Place - Taylor 62, Madonna 50
1st Place - Hope 69, Mount Union 43
All-Tournament Team: Don Overbeek, Hope (MVP); Chad Carlson, Hope; Mike
VanHekken, Hope; Todd Richards, Mount Union; Matt Boling, Taylor.
2002*
North Central 92, Spring Arbor 84
Hope 94, Grace Bible 58
3rd Place - Spring Arbor 101, Grace Bible 61
1st Place - Hope 92, North Central 76
All-Tournament Team: Don Overbeek, Hope (MVP); Jeff Carlson, Hope; Kyle
Kleersnyder, Hope; Mike Wilson, North Central; Ryan Walter, Spring Arbor; Tom
VanderWaal, Grace Bible.
* The 2002 tournament
was combined with the Holland Sentinel Community Classic.
2003
Concordia, Wisc. 82, Chicago 79
Hope 88, Madonna 76
3rd Place - Madonna 66, Chicago 53
1st Place - Hope 76, Concordia, Wisc. 73
All-Tournament Team: Kyle Kleersnyder, Hope (MVP); Noel Emenhiser, Madonna;
Scott Fisher, Chicago; Andy Phillips, Hope; Ryan Wietor, Concordia, Wisc.
2004
Augustana 101, Madonna 80
Hope 120 Grace Bible 75
3rd Place - Madonna 93, Grace Bible 85
1st Place - Augustana 82, Hope 64
All-Tournament Team: Jay McAdams-Thornton, Augustana (MVP); Eric Voisin,
Hope; Drew Wessels, Augustana; Travis Hoyt, Augustana; Noel Emenheiser, Madonna.
2005
John Carroll 97, Goshen 89
Hope 54, Lakeland 46
3rd Place - Lakeland 75, Goshen 67
1st Place - Hope 89, John Carroll 77
All-Tournament Team: Greg Immink, Hope (MVP); Eric Voisin, Hope; Eric Walsh, Goshen; Germayne James,
Lakeland; Derek Smith, John Carroll.
2006
Rochester 61, Spring Arbor 59
Hope 69, Trinity Christian 53
3rd Place - Spring Arbor 78, Trinity Christian 63
1st Place - Hope 76, Rochester 74
Stephen Cramer, Hope (MVP); Darby Decker, Spring Arbor; Brent Wichtner, Rochester; William Goree, Rochester; Tyler Wolfe, Hope
2007
Mt. Vernon Nazarene 82, Purdue North Central 74
Hope 97, Grace Bible 47
3rd Place - Purdue North Central 73, Grace Bible 63
1st Place - Hope 96, Mount Vernon Nazarene 77
Ryan Klein, Hope (MVP); Adam Dobrzeniecki, Purdue North Central; Dan Dame, Grace; Derek Van Solkema, Hope; Ben Falkenberg, Mount Vernon
Teams in the Russ
DeVette Holiday Classic
| |
Yrs |
|
Won |
Lost |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
| Hope |
19 |
89-07 |
32 |
6 |
13 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| |
| Aquinas |
2 |
91-95 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Augustana, Ill. |
1 |
04 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Aurora, Ill. |
1 |
95 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Central, Iowa |
1 |
90 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Chicago |
1 |
03 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Concordia, Wisc. |
2 |
00-03 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Cornerstone |
11 |
89-99 |
15 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| Dordt, Iowa |
1 |
89 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| East-West, Ill. |
1 |
98 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Goshen |
1 |
05 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Grace Bible |
3 |
02-04-07 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Grove City, Pa |
1 |
00 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Illinois Benedictine |
1 |
92 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Indiana Tech |
1 |
98 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| John Carroll |
1 |
05 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Lake Forest, Ill. |
1 |
89 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lakeland |
1 |
05 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Madonna |
3 |
01-03-04 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Manchester, Ind. |
1 |
91 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Michigan-Dearborn |
2 |
94-96 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Mount Union |
1 |
01 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene |
1 |
07 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| North Central, Ill. |
5 |
90-93-94-97-00-02 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Purdue-North Central |
1 |
07 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Rochester, Mich. |
2 |
99-06 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Spring Arbor |
2 |
02-06 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Taylor, Ind. |
2 |
96-01 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Trinity Christian, Ill. |
2 |
92-06 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Tri-State, Ind. |
3 |
93-97-99 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Russ
DeVette Scoring Leaders
Single Game
| 38 |
Noel Emenhiser, Madonna
(vs Grace Bible, 2004) |
| 35 |
Jared Crandell, Cornerstone
(vs Aquinas, 1995) |
| 34 |
Chad LaCross, Tri-State
(vs Cornerstone, 1999) |
| 34 |
Adam Dobrzeniecki, Purdue North Central
(vs Grace Bible, 2007) |
| 33 |
Wade Gugino, Hope (vs
Cornerstone, 1991) |
| 33 |
Brandon Lowe, Aquinas
(vs Cornerstone, 1995) |
| 32 |
Jared Crandell, Cornerstone
(vs Mich.-Dearborn, 1994) |
| 32 |
Tim Silagi, Aurora (vs
Aquinas, 1995) |
| 31 |
Jared Crandell, Cornerstone
(vs Hope, 1995) |
| 31 |
Mike Wilson, North Central
(vs Spring Arbor, 2002) |
| 30 |
Randy Scheltjans, Central,
Iowa (vs Hope, 1990) |
| 30 |
Eric Elliott, Hope (vs
Central, Iowa, 1990) |
| 29 |
Wade Gugino, Hope (vs
Central, Iowa, 1990) |
| 29 |
Chad LaCross, Tri-State
(vs Hope, 1999) |
| 29 |
Ben Falkenberg, Mt. Vernon Nazarene
(vs Purdue North Central, 2007) |
Two Games
| 66 |
Jared Crandell, Cornerstone,
1995 |
| 65 |
Noel Emenhiser, Madonna,
2004 |
| 63 |
Chad LaCross, Tri-State.
1999 |
| 58 |
Randy Scheltjans, Central,
Iowa, 1990 |
| 51 |
Chris Singpiel, Tri-State,
Ind., 1993 |
| 51 |
Jared Boll, Tri-State,
1999 |
| 49 |
Wade Gugino, Hope, 1991 |
| 49 |
Matt Jansen, Grand Rapids
Baptist, 1993 |
| 48 |
Dan Lenert, Illinois
Benedictine, 1992 |
| 47 |
Mike Wilson, North Central,
2002 |
| 47 |
Eric Walsh, Goshen,
2005 |
| 47 |
Adam Dobrzeniecki, Purdue North Central, 2007 |
| 46 |
Wade Gugino, Hope, 1990 |
| 46 |
Brandon Lowe, Aquinas,
1995 |
2007 MVP Ryan Klein of Hope
accepts award from Russ DeVette
Most Valuable Players
| 1989 |
Todd Bayle, Cornerstone |
| 1990 |
Eric Elliott & Wade Gugino,
Hope |
| 1991 |
Wade Gugino, Hope |
| 1992 |
Doug Mesecar, Hope |
| 1993 |
Matt Jansen, Cornerstone |
| 1994 |
Duane Bosma, Hope |
| 1995 |
Brandon Lowe, Aquinas |
| 1996 |
Dan Van Hekken, Hope |
| 1997 |
Joel Holstege, Hope |
| 1998 |
Mike Long, Cornerstone |
| 1999 |
Justin VandePol, Cornerstone |
| 2000 |
Ryan Klingler, Hope |
| 2001 |
Don Overbeek, Hope |
| 2002 |
Don Overbeek, Hope |
| 2003 |
Kyle Kleersnyder, Hope |
| 2004 |
Jay McAdams-Thornton,
Augustana |
| 2005 |
Greg Immink, Hope |
| 2006 |
Stephen Cramer, Hope |
| 2007 |
Ryan Klein, Hope |
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