Archive for June, 2014

Gold outlasts Black in 22nd annual Bruin Club Classic All-Star Game, 114-102

Posted: June 20, 2014 by Jared Field in High School, Mott
0
tez

Future Mott Bear Tez Thomas scores three of his game-high 26 points.

Flushing's Alec Myers drives to the basket for two in the first half Thursday night.

Flushing’s Alec Myers drives to the basket for two in the first half Thursday night.

The Flint area’s top seniors took to the court Thursday night for the 22nd annual Bruin Club Classic All-Star game at Ballenger Fieldhouse. Unlike in recent years, the game was exciting and highly-competitive. The crowd was among the largest in the game’s history.

Four future Mott players participated, the most since I’ve been covering the game.

Former Flint Beecher standout Tez Thomas gave Mott fans an eyeful, showing off his inside-outside game. He led all scorers with 26 points en route to game MVP honors for the Gold Team.

Malik Young (Southwestern) and Cam Morse (Carman-Ainsworth) scored 20 apiece for the Black Team.

Marquavian Stephens (Swartz Creek) and Ray Ray Lewis (Southwestern) added 17 and 16 points, respectively, for the Black Team.

The most intriguing prospect in the game was future Mott point guard Justice Green. The former Powers and Carman-Ainsworth standout is one of the most fluid and athletic point guards I’ve seen at the high school level. He’s a better prospect than Morse, though with a much slighter build.

The winning coach in the game was former Mott All-American Kevin Tiggs. The 6-4 small forward is now playing professionally in Australia.

The play of the game was an alley-oop from Swartz Creek’s Torandis Mack to Green late in the second half.

Rosters for 22nd Annual Mott Bruin Club Classic All-Star Game

Posted: June 18, 2014 by Jared Field in High School
0

Here are the final rosters for Thursday evening’s 22nd Annual Mott Bruin Club Classic All-Star Game. The boys’ game tips at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. Come on out and cheer on this impressive group of Flint-area seniors! There are also several unsigned players in this bunch, so it’s a great opportunity for college coaches as well.

The teams will be coached by former Mott National Player of the Year Kevin Tiggs and former MSU forward Antonio Smith.

Gold Team
Justice Green, Guard, Flint C-A
Antonieo McMillion, Guard, Montrose
Tommie Johnson,Forward, Beecher
Tez Thomas, Forward, Beecher
Torandis Mack, Guard, Swartz Creek
Nick Randle, Guard, Grand Blanc
Chauncey Bryant, Forward, Clio
Nick Keller, Forward, Ortonville-Brandon
Alec Myers, Guard, Flushing
D’Monte Johnson, Forward, Bendle
Jamil Demps, Guard, Hamady
Matt Place, Forward, Lapeer West
 
Coach: Kevin Tiggs
 
Black Team
 
Malik Young, Guard, Flint Southwestern
Ray Ray Lewis, Guard, Flint Southwestern
Cam Morse, Guard, Flint C-A
Marquavian Stephens, Forward, Swartz Creek
Malik Taylor, Forward, Montrose
Jaylon Arkwright, Guard, Clio
Major Sattiewhite, Forward, Clio
Dylan Morris, Guard, Ortonville-Brandon
Jaylen Odneal, Guard, Flushing
Andrew Miller, Forward, Davison
Carlos Fordham, Forward, Goodrich
Simeun McGee, Guard, International Academy
 
Coach: Antonio Smith

Mott head coach Steve Schmidt with Team USA in Colorado

Posted: June 11, 2014 by Jared Field in College, Mott
0

schmidtMott Community College’s hall of fame head coach is currently coaching members of Team USA (18-and-under) in Colorado Springs. Schmidt is one of three court coaches for the 2014 training camp.

On Wednesday, Schmidt coached Luke Kennard (Duke University), Stanley Johnson (Arizona) and Myles Turner (Texas). His team is 2-0 thus far.

Team USA will play in the 2014 FIBA Americas 18-and-under Championship.

Schmidt is coaching alongside some big names on the college basketball scene including Billy Donovan (Florida), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Sean Miller (Arizona), Matt Painter (Purdue), Lorenzo Romar (Washington), Bob McKillop (Davidson), Ed Cooley (Providence) and Danny Manning (Wake Forest).

Invitations to the 22nd Annual Mott Bruin Club Classic All-Star Game

Posted: June 5, 2014 by Jared Field in High School
0
The following players have been invited to participate in the 22nd annual Mott Bruin Club Classic All-Star Game in Flint on June 19. The game tips at 8 p.m. in the Steve Schmidt Gymnasium on the campus of Mott Community College. Players should be at the gym at least 30 minutes prior to the opening tip. E-mail me at field.jared@gmail.com to confirm your spot on the team:
Malik Young, Flint Southwestern (confirmed)
Ray Ray Lewis, Flint Southwestern (confirmed)
Cam Morse, Flint C-A (confirmed)
Justice Green, Flint C-A (confirmed)
Marquavian Stephens, Swartz Creek (confirmed)
Torandis Mack, Swartz Creek (confirmed)
Antonieo Mcmillion, Montrose (confirmed)
Malik Taylor, Montrose (confirmed)
Tommie Johnson, Beecher (confirmed)
Tez Thomas, Beecher (confirmed)
Nick Randle, Grand Blanc (confirmed)
Jaylon Arkwright, Clio (confirmed)
Chauncey Bryant, Clio (confirmed)
Major Sattiewhite, Clio (confirmed)
Dylan Morris, Ortonville-Brandon (confirmed)
Nick Keller, Ortonville-Brandon (confirmed)
Jaylen Odneal, Flushing (confirmed)
Alec Myers, Flushing (confirmed)
Andrew Miller, Davison (confirmed)
Jamil Demps, Hamady (confirmed)
Simeun McGee, International Academy (confirmed)
Carlos Fordham, Goodrich (Confirmed)
D’Monte Johnson, Bendle (Confirmed)

Flint Monarchs to play first professional women’s basketball game in Flint

Posted: June 3, 2014 by Jared Field in Professional
0

History will be made Saturday afternoon (June 7) at Ballenger Fieldhouse (Mott CC) as the Flint Monarchs will play the first women’s professional basketball game ever in Flint, according to the team’s head coach, Bill Schnorenberg. The Monarchs had been a semi-professional team but made the jump to professional basketball during the offseason.

The game is at 4 p.m. versus Chicago.

“I just want everyone to give us a chance,” Schnorenberg said. “We have a a lot of local talent on the roster and girls who have played pro ball overseas. We’re going to take this slow, see what works and not try to get too big too fast. We need support of basketball fans here in Flint. We’re playing in the best gym in Mid Michigan at the Steve Schmidt Gymnasium. The tradition of Mott only adds to what we are trying to do with the Monarchs.”