Grand Rapids, MI – The Calvin University men's basketball will host conference opponent Trine on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at Van Noord Arena.
The Teams: Calvin and Trine. The Knights enter the game with a 9-6 overall record and have a 2-2 MIAA mark. Calvin recently won a conference match-up against Adrian with a score of 81-61. The Thunder enter the game with a 10-6 overall record and a 3-2 MIAA mark. Trine recently lost a conference matchup against Alma with a final score of 57-55.
The Coaches: Bill Sall is in his 3rd season as head coach of the Calvin men's basketball program. Brooks Miller is in his 11th season as they head coach of the Trine men's basketball program. Brooks Miller just completed his tenth season as the Head Coach of the Trine University Men's Basketball program and has 21 combined years of collegiate basketball playing and coaching experience. Miller has compiled an overall record of 167-105 at Trine including a 96-52 record versus MIAA opponents.
The Players: The Knights have three players averaging double digits in scoring. Luke Morrison is averaging 17.6 points per game while teammate Thad Shymankski is averaging 13.5. Uchenna Egekeze is also averaging 11.3 points per game for the Knights. Nick Bowman is the only player averaging double digits with 19.1 points per game which leads the MIAA in scoring.
Tale of the Tape: Points per game – Calvin 77.5, Trine 66.6; opponents' points per game – Calvin 70.3, Trine 60.6; field goal percentage – Calvin 46.8, Trine 43.9; three-point percentage – Calvin 34.8, Trine 31.2; free throw percentage – Calvin 66.4, Trine 66.6; rebounds per game – Calvin 36.7, Trine 31.3; assist-to-turnover ratio – Calvin 1.25, Trine 0.94.
Tops in the MIAA: Luke Morrison is 4th in the MIAA in scoring at 17.6 points per game, and Uchenna Egekeze is 4th the league in field goal percentage with 53.9%.
Scoring Offense: The Knights are 2nd in the MIAA in scoring offense at 77.5 points per game.
Recent History: Calvin is 32-13 against Trine all-time. The Thunder won both meetings in the shortened season of 2020-21 with the most recent score being 83-69 in favor of Trine in last year's MIAA Tournament semifinals.
Coverage: Live statistics and live video of the game will be available – visit the links above.
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Up Next: Calvin will host Olivet next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Van Noord Arena.
