CSR (175th Edition of Calvin-Hope Men's Basketball Rivalry Approaches)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR JAN. 29, 2010

175th Edition of Calvin-Hope Men's Basketball Rivalry Approaches
The 175th meeting between Calvin and Hope in men’s basketball will take place
on Saturday, January 30, when the two rivals face each other inside Hope’s
DeVos Fieldhouse at 3 p.m.
Hope currently holds a slim 88-86 series lead in a series that began during
the 1920-21 season.
Just 92 points separate the teams over 174 games, a difference of only 0.529
points per game.
This will also feature the third meeting of the year between the two teams as
Hope edged Calvin 79-76 in the consolation game of the Grand Rapids Sports Hall
of Fame Tournament Thanksgiving weekend with Calvin coming back to defeat Hope
84-75 on January 6 in the MIAA (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association)
opener for both teams. At 7-0 in league play, Calvin currently holds a two-game
lead over Hope (5-2 MIAA) for first place in the MIAA standings.
Both prior games were played at Calvin’s Van Noord Arena with the January 6
meeting marking the MIAA opener for both teams.
In the MIAA pre-season coaches’ poll, Calvin and Hope were picked as
co-favorites with each team receiving four first place votes, marking the first
time the two rivals had been picked as co-favorites in the pre-season league
poll.
Of special note, the head coaches of both teams on Saturday will be wearing
sneakers during the game as part of the NABC "Coaches vs Cancer Suits and
Sneakers Weekend" initiative. The program, sponsored by the National
Association of Basketball Coaches promotes cancer awareness and cancer
research. More information can be found on the NABC Web site at:
http://www.nabc.org/genrel/011410aaa.html
The January 30 game will also be televised live to a regional West Michigan
audience via West Michigan PBS affiliate WGVU-TV. In addition, that telecast
will be video streamed through the internet at:
http://www.stretchinternet.com/flash/player/calvin.php

Calvin men’s basketball coach Kevin Vande Streek took time on January 29 to
talk about the upcoming game with Bret Bakita and Michael Grey of WBBL radio.
That interview can be found on-line at:
http://www.wbbl.com/FlashPlayer/default.asp?SPID=23371&ID=1678482

For more on the Calvin-Hope basketball rivalry, please visit the rivalry Web
site at: http://www.calvinhope.com
For a statistical comparison of the two teams, visit the Calvin Web site at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/basketball/The%20Tale%20of%20the%20Tape%20MenCalvinHope.pdf
Received on Fri Jan 29 10:59:32 2010