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 [...]

Hoop Convos: John Girdwood discusses ‘Our Dreams’ film

December 10, 2012 in Cover Story, Hoop Convos, Professional, Video

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 [...]

2012-13 Grand Rapids area HS basketball preview

December 7, 2012 in High School

In our college basketball previews last month, we were able to take a close-up look at every college team in the state. Obviously, with mainly a staff of one right now, [...]

BallinMichigan College Power Rankings, Week 3

December 5, 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 [...]

SVSU’s Chris Webb eclipses 1,000 career points

November 30, 2012 in Division II

By Patrick Hayes Saginaw Valley State senior guard Chris Webb was the second college basketball player in Michigan to eclipse 1,000 career points after Davenport’s JaVontae Ford did it earlier [...]

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 [...]

2012-13 Division II Basketball Preview: New coach hopes to help Saginaw Valley State to turnaround

October 17, 2012 in Division II

It’s hard to believe, but college basketball season is almost here. This week, we’ll preview Michigan’s nine Division II schools. By Patrick Hayes At a glance Coach: Randy Baruth, first season Last [...]

EPIC NIGHT!: Powers vs. Carman-Ainsworth, 2009

September 26, 2012 in Cover Story, EPIC NIGHT!, High School, Video

The ‘EPIC NIGHT!’ series is a first-person account of some of the greatest high school basketball games that we’ve witnessed firsthand. I have a few guest writers lined up who [...]

The Links: Saginaw Valley State hosting open tryouts, Horizon League schedules are out and Michigan and Michigan State all-time programs ranked by ESPN

August 26, 2012 in Roundup

Our Sunday roundup of news from around the state. Will regional re-alignment help Calvin find regional games? (Forever Faithful) Eastern Michigan ‘All-Access’ is going to premiere on Fox Sports Detroit. [...]