ROCKFORD - DIVISION 1 BOYS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPS!
Rockford defeats East Lansing 54–50 to win the 2026 Division 1 @MHSAA Boys Basketball State Championship. The Rams’ first title since 2003. 🐏🏀
ANNUAL REMINDER:
Ben Gardner holds the State Finals scoring record over the likes of Greg Oden, Romeo Langford, E’Twaun Moore, and Zach Randolph.
RT to spread awareness.
#onemoreyear
My top picks for team who might be overlooked to advance the weekend:
Anderson
Wisconsin Lutheran
Their NCAA metrics were not great due to lower SOS, but these teams are pretty good! Not favorites by the computer but can definitely win!
#d3hoops
VICTORY! No. 22 Hope 95, Anderson 79. The Flying Dutchmen dominate from the start and march into the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. No. 22 @hope_basketball next will face either No. 6 Case Western Reserve or Mary Baldwin (Va.). #d3hoops
CLEVELAND BOUND! Hope College men's basketball draws Anderson (IN) in the NCAA Division III First Round at Case Western Reserve University. The matchup features our head coach Greg Mitchell '89 vs. his former student assistant and Anderson head coach Carter Collins '17. #d3hoops
VICTORY! Hope 72, Trine 68, OT. The Flying Dutchmen scored eight of 12 points in overtime and bring home a third consecutive @MIAA1888 Tournament title by upsetting the ninth-ranked Thunder. Hope clinches the MIAA's bid to next week's NCAA Division III Tournament. #d3hoops
Third-seeded @HopeAthletics wins the overtime thriller to clinch the #D3MIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament! 🏀
The Flying Dutchmen receive the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
#MIAAmbkb#GreatSince1888
Two @Hope_Basketball teammates named to All-@MIAA1888 Men's Basketball Teams: senior forward Tanner Wiegerink (first team) and junior center Gabe Quillan (second team). #d3hoops
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VICTORY! Hope 83, Calvin 68. The Flying Dutchmen knock off the sixth-ranked Knights in the @MIAA1888 Tournament semifinals. @hope_basketball (21-6) advances to the title game on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Trine University. #d3hoops
Photo by Elizabeth Ann Welker
VICTORY! Hope 71, Albion 65. The Flying Dutchmen finish the regular season on a five-game winning streak after winning on the road. Next up is a home game in the MIAA Tournament on Tuesday. Hope (19-6) will be seeded third. #d3hoops
VICTORY! Hope 95, Olivet 47. The Flying Dutchmen jumped out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back at DeVos Fieldhouse. Hope (18-6 overall, 10-3 MIAA) records its largest margin of victory of the season. #d3hoops