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Post by Loucks on Mar 9, 2007 16:03:15 GMT -5
Bankhoops.com named Spring Arbor signee DJ Baisden to their First Team Class D All-State Team. Class D is the small conference in MI but it's still a great honor.
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Post by Formerbruin on Mar 9, 2007 16:24:39 GMT -5
How many MCC teams are pretty much done? Any idea?
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Post by WesleyTheWildcat on Mar 9, 2007 16:52:01 GMT -5
Done what?...Recruiting???
If that's what you are asking I would have to say None are done... Many times school's will go into early-mid summer before finishing up their official signings...
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Post by Loucks on Mar 9, 2007 16:57:47 GMT -5
I hope most of the schools aren't done since only a few have actually signed players. HU, Marian, Goshen, Grace, and Taylor haven't signed anyone yet. Since the HS season is ending soon, I imagine we'll see this area get pretty busy.
Bethel might be done with their recruiting.
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Post by WesleyTheWildcat on Mar 9, 2007 18:03:26 GMT -5
Loucks,
Every time I see one of your posts I laugh. Not because anything you post is ever not worthy or dumb in any way, but because I see Dwight Schrute along with your name...I love it!
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Post by tubballfan on Mar 9, 2007 18:39:28 GMT -5
That's true, i've come to associate Louks with Dwight.
On the recruiting side, Taylor may have signed some people, but they never announce it unless it's special. At least that seems how it goes. They do it with other sports but not for mens basketball and football. Its annoying because I have to wait til mid-june to find out officially who they've signed. I mean, I can ask around, but you never know for sure. I guess only time will tell.
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Post by jrieg on Mar 9, 2007 22:37:47 GMT -5
I've heard it through the grapevine that Huntington has offered a scholarship to a kid from my high school in Ohio, Alex Nafziger. He's an athletic 6'5" kid who I've heard has a lot of potential. Other then that, I don't have much more info on him since I live in Florida and have never seen him play. RIP, got anything to add?
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Post by rubalamp on Mar 10, 2007 0:14:31 GMT -5
hmmm...as probably the most curious of the HU recruiting targets among the fans, I can support this claim about Nafziger...I know of a few others, but I am unsure of who has been offered and committed. I will let the coaching staff or people with closer connections with the team.
One description of this kid is that he is kind of a cross breed of elements of Verba, Porter, and my fellow poster here, jrieg himself. Not that he is particularly equal to any of those guys, but somewhat that style. Athletic big, who can score. He has been listed to me as 6'4-6'6, so 6'5 is probably pretty safe. Early word is he will contribute right away. Which is good, because we have A LOT of shoes to fill.
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Post by clinttjohnson on Mar 10, 2007 2:24:41 GMT -5
I am putting myself in charge of recruiting Grace's 2025 class.
Here are the people I am looking at
Ezekiel Nwannunu- Merrillville Kyle Reitz- Merrillville Landon Hrivnak- Valparaiso Ross Gerding- LaPorte Winston Walker- Michigan City Elliott Mauro- Mishawaka Colt Ritter- Fremont Gunther Helmut Somefun- Black Forest, Germany Taatjes Boomsma- Netherlands Russ Kralovansky, Plymouth Wyatt Sousley, South Bend Clay Lazarus Batteast, South Bend Washington Connor St. Germain- Concord Julio Ingraffia, Northridge Kiler Donkers, Warsaw Clay Faires, Ben Davis
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Post by Formerbruin on Mar 10, 2007 8:51:26 GMT -5
Some interesting info from the Huntington Hoops site related to funding and scholarships:
Support the Huntington University Men's Basketball Program Some Background . . . NAIA Division II basketball rules limit the total amount of scholarship money that can be provided to a school's varsity basketball players to an amount equal to the value of six full-ride scholarships for any given year. This amount will vary from school to school, of course, depending upon the cost of tuition, room, board and fees at each school. As an example, if the monetary value of a full-ride at an NAIA school is $25,000, that school can give no more than a total of $150,000 (6 x $25,000) in scholarship awards to all of its varsity basketball players.
Typically, players in NAIA Division II do not receive full-ride scholarships, in part because a team needs more than six players. As a result, varying scholarship amounts are awarded to a larger number of players, which is perfectly within the intent of the rules, so long as the total amount of these awards from any source does not exceed the equivalent of six full-rides.
Why Help HU Basketball . . .
The majority of the schools in the MCC provide 100% of the scholarship funds allowed by the NAIA, but Huntington University does not; it provides just 55% of that amount. Furthermore, the school does not provide an adequate budget to run the basketball program in a top knotch manner but it expects the Foresters to compete against other teams that are fully funded. Obviously, these limitations would put the Foresters at a serious disadvantage if it were not for the generosity of its fans. To give the quality young men at Huntington University a chance to compete on an equal footing, additional funds for scholarships are provided by donations and special fund-raising events.
Huntington basketball doesn't work around the rules, nor does it operate a Junior Varsity program for a deeper bench or player development as some schools do (scholarships awarded to JV players are separate from the limits described above). In addition, players at HU are held to the highest standard of student conduct. While this may put Huntington at a disadvantage compared to some schools in attracting certain players, it never puts the program at a disadvantage in attracting the high quality students who embrace the values of the school. Those who play basketball for HU are real students; they're not there just to play basketball.
What You Can Do . . .
You can help provide funds that will keep funding of the program close to the financial levels of most schools by participating in the annual fund-raisers, such as the Golf Outing in the summer and the Meet-the-Team Dinner in the fall. Those two events help in raising funds for the program, but a big gap still remains. To get closer to equal footing with other programs, the school must rely on corporate sponsorships and individual donations (designated for the men's basketball program).
If you manage a company and would consider corporate sponsorship, please contact Coach Steve Platt for additional information. If you are an individual who values the tradition of quality students participating in quality athletics at HU, write a check in any amount payable to Huntington University (likely tax deductible, but consult your tax advisor) and designate it for the Men's Basketball program. . . . . NOTE: This information has not been provided by Huntington University or Coach Platt . . .
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Post by GoIrish! on Mar 10, 2007 9:41:29 GMT -5
that is false. that is all I will say.......
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Post by huntington fan on Mar 10, 2007 10:00:03 GMT -5
that is false. that is all I will say....... Which part is false? It is true that the institution's financial aid budget for athletes does not allow any sport to go to conference limits. Coaches can do fundraising to supplement their budgets, and Coach Platt is very successful at doing that. I'm pretty sure that in men's basketball we get to the conference limits due to that fundraising. I think that's pretty clear from the recruits we are getting. I mean, the professors are great and all that , but money still talks to kids and their parents. That said, with four seniors graduating, there will be some money available for the new recruits, that's for sure. Should be interesting to see who comes in.
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Post by knaveljm on Mar 10, 2007 10:16:07 GMT -5
The fact of the matter is that the statement is really twisting facts. While it is true that other schools give up to 100% of allowable aid, almost all other schools do fund-raising to get to that level. To say that HU, as an institution, only gives 55%, but other schools, as institutions, do give to 100% is false. Almost all programs do fund-raising to get to that level. So Huntington is not in any boat that any other school is not in. Why do you think Grace pushes Lancer Camp so hard? Because the Lancers use a LOT of that money for scholarships. And I know Coach Kessler fundraises his tail off in other areas as well.
Most of the other programs in the MCC work in the same fashion.
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Post by GoIrish! on Mar 10, 2007 10:17:48 GMT -5
Thank you knaveljm. Whoever agrees with that HU statement is lacking of knowledge...sorry.
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Post by knaveljm on Mar 10, 2007 10:18:43 GMT -5
The Huntington "Woe is me" gets a little old and nobody outside of the program really buys it.
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