Jeff Cooper

Jeff Cooper
22 Jeff Cooper
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    190
  • Hometown:
    Dowagiac
  • Position:
    SG
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Dowagiac
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    11.7
  • fg %
    37.4
  • 3pt %
    26.0
  • ft %
    75.7
  • reb/g
    3.8
  • a/g
    1.9
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 14
Games started 23 12
Minutes 731 390
Minutes per game 29.2 27.9
FG 88-235 44-123
FG Pct 37.4 35.8
3PT 32-123 13-57
3PT Pct 26.0 22.8
FT 84-111 59-74
FT Pct 75.7 79.7
Off rebounds 20 10
Def rebounds 75 36
Total rebounds 95 46
Rebounds per game 3.8 3.3
Personal fouls 56 32
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 47 16
Turnovers 59 29
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.6
Steals 25 9
Blocks 7 5
Points 292 160
Points per game 11.7 11.4
Points per 40 min 16.0 16.4
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 3 Trine (Ind.) L, 63-62
Feb 7 at Adrian L, 63-44
Feb 10 at Calvin L, 90-43
Feb 14 at Kalamazoo L, 77-69
Feb 17 Albion L, 68-54
Feb 21 at Calvin L, 69-39
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 17 Concordia-Ann Arbor L, 60-45 1 31 3-11 27.3 0-4 0.0 3-3 100.0 9
Nov 19 Andrews W, 75-62 1 33 5-10 50.0 4-8 50.0 2-2 100.0 16
Nov 21 Saginaw Valley L, 81-67 1 29 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 5
Nov 25 at Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) L, 74-71 1 37 8-13 61.5 6-10 60.0 0-1 0.0 22
Nov 28 Madonna L, 72-68 1 34 7-14 50.0 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 18
Dec 15 at Defiance (Ohio) L, 61-55 1 29 4-8 50.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 19 vs. Carthage (Wis.) L, 82-63 1 35 4-11 36.4 2-8 25.0 2-2 100.0 12
Dec 20 vs. Bridgewater (Va.) W, 72-67 1 32 3-7 42.9 1-4 25.0 6-11 54.5 13
Dec 29 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 80-67 1 38 6-17 35.3 2-9 22.2 1-3 33.3 15
Dec 30 at Lynchburg (Va.) L, 80-76 1 27 3-10 30.0 1-7 14.3 4-5 80.0 11
Jan 3 Alma W, 86-70 1 31 3-11 27.3 0-2 0.0 12-13 92.3 18
Jan 6 at Hope L, 99-70 1 17 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 10 at Trine (Ind.) L, 73-68 - 21 3-7 42.9 3-6 50.0 1-2 50.0 10
Jan 13 Adrian L, 69-66 - 25 4-10 40.0 2-5 40.0 7-7 100.0 17
Jan 17 Calvin L, 74-58 1 35 6-11 54.5 2-5 40.0 8-10 80.0 22
Jan 20 Kalamazoo W, 63-60 1 34 4-12 33.3 0-4 0.0 7-8 87.5 15
Jan 24 at Albion L, 73-43 1 26 0-7 0.0 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 3
Jan 27 at Alma W, 55-50 1 28 2-8 25.0 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
Jan 31 Hope L, 79-57 1 30 9-15 60.0 2-5 40.0 4-5 80.0 24
Feb 3 Trine (Ind.) L, 63-62 1 41 3-11 27.3 1-6 16.7 1-3 33.3 8
Feb 7 at Adrian L, 63-44 1 22 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 10 at Calvin L, 90-43 1 20 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 14 at Kalamazoo L, 77-69 1 30 3-11 27.3 0-6 0.0 8-10 80.0 14
Feb 17 Albion L, 68-54 1 30 3-11 27.3 2-9 22.2 4-6 66.7 12
Feb 21 at Calvin L, 69-39 1 16 0-6 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 17 Concordia-Ann Arbor L, 60-45 1 31 1 5 6 2 1 0 0
Nov 19 Andrews W, 75-62 1 33 1 3 4 7 2 1 0
Nov 21 Saginaw Valley L, 81-67 1 29 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
Nov 25 at Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) L, 74-71 1 37 1 4 5 2 2 0 0
Nov 28 Madonna L, 72-68 1 34 0 7 7 5 4 3 2
Dec 15 at Defiance (Ohio) L, 61-55 1 29 1 3 4 2 2 1 0
Dec 19 vs. Carthage (Wis.) L, 82-63 1 35 1 3 4 1 5 2 0
Dec 20 vs. Bridgewater (Va.) W, 72-67 1 32 2 4 6 2 3 2 0
Dec 29 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 80-67 1 38 2 4 6 3 7 3 0
Dec 30 at Lynchburg (Va.) L, 80-76 1 27 0 3 3 3 3 1 0
Jan 3 Alma W, 86-70 1 31 1 3 4 1 3 0 0
Jan 6 at Hope L, 99-70 1 17 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Jan 10 at Trine (Ind.) L, 73-68 - 21 0 2 2 2 1 0 0
Jan 13 Adrian L, 69-66 - 25 0 2 2 2 1 0 0
Jan 17 Calvin L, 74-58 1 35 1 0 1 1 2 1 2
Jan 20 Kalamazoo W, 63-60 1 34 1 4 5 2 2 2 0
Jan 24 at Albion L, 73-43 1 26 1 2 3 1 4 1 0
Jan 27 at Alma W, 55-50 1 28 2 4 6 1 1 0 2
Jan 31 Hope L, 79-57 1 30 1 4 5 0 2 2 0
Feb 3 Trine (Ind.) L, 63-62 1 41 0 5 5 1 4 1 0
Feb 7 at Adrian L, 63-44 1 22 1 2 3 0 4 0 0
Feb 10 at Calvin L, 90-43 1 20 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 at Kalamazoo L, 77-69 1 30 1 3 4 1 3 1 1
Feb 17 Albion L, 68-54 1 30 1 3 4 2 1 1 0
Feb 21 at Calvin L, 69-39 1 16 0 2 2 3 1 1 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 17 Concordia-Ann Arbor L, 60-45 1 1 0 2.0
Nov 19 Andrews W, 75-62 1 3 0 3.5
Nov 21 Saginaw Valley L, 81-67 1 2 0 -
Nov 25 at Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) L, 74-71 1 3 0 1.0
Nov 28 Madonna L, 72-68 1 3 0 1.3
Dec 15 at Defiance (Ohio) L, 61-55 1 3 0 1.0
Dec 19 vs. Carthage (Wis.) L, 82-63 1 2 0 0.2
Dec 20 vs. Bridgewater (Va.) W, 72-67 1 3 0 0.7
Dec 29 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 80-67 1 1 0 0.4
Dec 30 at Lynchburg (Va.) L, 80-76 1 3 0 1.0
Jan 3 Alma W, 86-70 1 1 0 0.3
Jan 6 at Hope L, 99-70 1 3 0 2.0
Jan 10 at Trine (Ind.) L, 73-68 - 3 0 2.0
Jan 13 Adrian L, 69-66 - 3 0 2.0
Jan 17 Calvin L, 74-58 1 2 0 0.5
Jan 20 Kalamazoo W, 63-60 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 24 at Albion L, 73-43 1 1 0 0.3
Jan 27 at Alma W, 55-50 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 31 Hope L, 79-57 1 3 0 0.0
Feb 3 Trine (Ind.) L, 63-62 1 3 0 0.3
Feb 7 at Adrian L, 63-44 1 2 0 0.0
Feb 10 at Calvin L, 90-43 1 2 0 -
Feb 14 at Kalamazoo L, 77-69 1 4 0 0.3
Feb 17 Albion L, 68-54 1 3 0 2.0
Feb 21 at Calvin L, 69-39 1 0 0 3.0
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2004-05 10 7.0 1.2-2.6 0.7-1.8 0.9-1.4 4.0
2005-06 26 19.7 2.3-5.8 1.0-3.3 1.1-1.8 6.8
2006-07 25 29.2 3.5-9.4 1.3-4.9 3.4-4.4 11.7
2007-08 25 25.7 2.1-7.0 1.1-3.9 3.1-3.7 8.3
Total 86 22.7 2.5-6.8 1.1-3.8 2.3-3.1 8.3
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2004-05 10 - 70 12-26 46.2 7-18 38.9 9-14 64.3 40
2005-06 26 10 511 60-150 40.0 27-87 31.0 29-47 61.7 176
2006-07 25 23 731 88-235 37.4 32-123 26.0 84-111 75.7 292
2007-08 25 15 643 52-176 29.5 27-98 27.6 77-92 83.7 208
Total 86 48 1955 212-587 36.1 93-326 28.5 199-264 75.4 716
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2004-05 10 70 7.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
2005-06 26 511 19.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2006-07 25 731 29.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2007-08 25 643 25.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 86 1955 22.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2004-05 10 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.1
2005-06 26 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.1
2006-07 25 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.9 2.4 1.0 0.3
2007-08 25 0.8 1.9 2.8 2.2 1.7 0.8 0.3
Total 86 0.6 2.0 2.6 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.2
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2004-05 10 - 1 4 5 3 4 5 1
2005-06 26 10 11 46 57 35 35 22 3
2006-07 25 23 20 75 95 47 59 25 7
2007-08 25 15 21 48 69 56 43 20 7
Total 86 48 53 173 226 141 141 72 18
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2004-05 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005-06 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006-07 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007-08 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 86 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 25 29.2 3.5-9.4 1.3-4.9 3.4-4.4 11.7
Conference 14 27.9 3.1-8.8 0.9-4.1 4.2-5.3 11.4
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 32.1 4.4-11.0 1.5-5.3 4.7-5.7 14.9
Away 11 24.8 2.5-7.2 1.0-4.0 2.1-2.9 8.0
Neutral 3 35.0 4.3-11.7 1.7-7.0 3.0-5.3 13.3
Result
Wins 5 31.6 3.4-9.6 1.0-4.0 6.0-7.6 13.8
Losses 20 28.6 3.5-9.3 1.4-5.2 2.7-3.6 11.2
Month
November 5 32.8 4.8-10.6 2.6-6.4 1.8-2.4 14.0
December 5 32.2 4.0-10.6 1.2-6.2 3.0-4.6 12.2
January 9 27.4 3.6-9.2 1.0-3.6 5.0-5.9 13.1
February 6 26.5 2.0-7.7 0.7-4.7 2.5-3.8 7.2
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 25 23 731 88-235 37.4 32-123 26.0 84-111 75.7 292
Conference 14 12 390 44-123 35.8 13-57 22.8 59-74 79.7 160
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 11 10 353 48-121 39.7 16-58 27.6 52-63 82.5 164
Away 11 10 273 27-79 34.2 11-44 25.0 23-32 71.9 88
Neutral 3 3 105 13-35 37.1 5-21 23.8 9-16 56.3 40
Result
Wins 5 5 158 17-48 35.4 5-20 25.0 30-38 78.9 69
Losses 20 18 573 71-187 38.0 27-103 26.2 54-73 74.0 223
Month
November 5 5 164 24-53 45.3 13-32 40.6 9-12 75.0 70
December 5 5 161 20-53 37.7 6-31 19.4 15-23 65.2 61
January 9 7 247 32-83 38.6 9-32 28.1 45-53 84.9 118
February 6 6 159 12-46 26.1 4-28 14.3 15-23 65.2 43
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 25 731 29.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 14 390 27.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 22.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 353 32.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 11 273 24.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 105 35.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 23.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 5 158 31.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 20 573 28.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 164 32.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 5 161 32.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 19.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 9 247 27.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 6 159 26.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 14.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 25 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.9 2.4 1.0 0.3
Conference 14 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.1 2.1 0.6 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 0.7 3.4 4.1 2.2 2.0 1.2 0.4
Away 11 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.3
Neutral 3 1.7 3.7 5.3 2.0 5.0 2.3 0.0
Result
Wins 5 1.4 3.6 5.0 2.6 2.2 1.0 0.4
Losses 20 0.7 2.9 3.5 1.7 2.4 1.0 0.3
Month
November 5 0.8 4.0 4.8 3.4 1.8 1.2 0.4
December 5 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.2 4.0 1.8 0.0
January 9 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.3 1.9 0.7 0.4
February 6 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.2 2.2 0.7 0.2
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 25 23 20 75 95 47 59 25 7
Conference 14 12 10 36 46 16 29 9 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 10 8 37 45 24 22 13 4
Away 11 10 7 27 34 17 22 5 3
Neutral 3 3 5 11 16 6 15 7 0
Result
Wins 5 5 7 18 25 13 11 5 2
Losses 20 18 13 57 70 34 48 20 5
Month
November 5 5 4 20 24 17 9 6 2
December 5 5 6 17 23 11 20 9 0
January 9 7 7 21 28 12 17 6 4
February 6 6 3 17 20 7 13 4 1
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Five student-athletes named to 2007 All-MIAA basketball teams
Five student-athletes named to 2007 All-MIAA basketball teams

Five Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2007 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) basketball teams. On the women’s team, senior Audrey Graham (Battle Creek/Lakeview) is a first-team selection, while junior Amy Brackenwagen (Grand Ledge) and senior Stephanie Smith (Waldron/Camden Frontier) are second-team choices. On the men’s team, juniors Jeff Cooper (Dowagiac) and Brandon Way (Detroit/Southwestern) earned second-team honors.

Men’s basketball team falls to Albion, 68-54, in regular-season finale
Men’s basketball team falls to Albion, 68-54, in regular-season finale

The Olivet College men’s basketball team was defeated by Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Albion College, 68-54, this evening in its regular-season finale at the Upton Center in Olivet.

Men’s basketball team falls to Kalamazoo, 77-69
Men’s basketball team falls to Kalamazoo, 77-69

The Olivet College men’s basketball team fell to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Kalamazoo College, 77-69, this evening at the Anderson Athletic Center in Kalamazoo.

Men's basketball team loses to Tri-State, 63-62, in overtime
Men's basketball team loses to Tri-State, 63-62, in overtime

The Olivet College men’s basketball team let a 12-point lead slip away as Tri-State (Ind.) University rallied to beat the Comets, 63-62, in overtime tonight at the Upton Center in Olivet.

Men's basketball team falls to Hope, 79-57
Men's basketball team falls to Hope, 79-57

The Olivet College men’s basketball team fell to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) leader Hope College, 79-57, tonight at the Upton Center in Olivet.

Men's basketball team comes from behind to beat Kalamazoo, 63-60
Men's basketball team comes from behind to beat Kalamazoo, 63-60

The Olivet College men’s basketball team rallied from eight points down with four minutes left in the game to beat Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Kalamazoo College, 63-60, this afternoon at the Upton Center in Olivet.

Men’s basketball team loses to Calvin, 74-58
Men’s basketball team loses to Calvin, 74-58

Junior Jeff Cooper (Dowagiac) tied his season-high with 22 points as the Olivet College men’s basketball team was defeated by Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Calvin College, 74-58, this evening at the Upton Center in Olivet.

Men's basketball drops a heartbreaker, 69-66, to Adrian in overtime
Men's basketball drops a heartbreaker, 69-66, to Adrian in overtime

The Olivet College men’s basketball team dropped a heartbreaking 69-66 overtime decision to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Adrian College today at the Upton Center in Olivet.

Men's basketball team falls to Tri-State, 73-68
Men's basketball team falls to Tri-State, 73-68

The Olivet College men’s basketball team fell to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Tri-State (Ind.) University, 73-68, tonight at Hershey Hall in Angola.

Men's basketball team opens MIAA play with 86-70 win against Alma
Men's basketball team opens MIAA play with 86-70 win against Alma

The Olivet College men’s basketball team opened Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) play tonight with an 86-70 win against Alma College at the Upton Center in Olivet. The Comets (3-8, 1-0 MIAA) used a balanced scoring attack to beat the Scots (1-10, 0-1 MIAA).

Men's basketball team loses to Westminster, 80-67, in opening round of Shrine Tournament
Men's basketball team loses to Westminster, 80-67, in opening round of Shrine Tournament

The Olivet College men’s basketball team fell to Westminster (Pa.) College, 80-67, this evening in the opening round of the 36th Annual Marietta (Ohio) College Shrine Tournament. The Comets will play in the consolation game tomorrow at 2 p.m.

Men's basketball team rallies to beat Bridgewater (Va.), 72-67
Men's basketball team rallies to beat Bridgewater (Va.), 72-67

Trailing by 12 points with 10:09 left in the game, the Olivet College men's basketball team rallied to beat Brigewater (Va.) College, 72-67, this afternoon in the consolation game of the D3 Desert Shootout in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Men’s basketball team loses to Carthage (Wisc.), 82-63, in first round of D3 Desert Shootout
Men’s basketball team loses to Carthage (Wisc.), 82-63, in first round of D3 Desert Shootout

The Olivet College men’s basketball team was defeated by Carthage (Wisc.) College, 82-63, this afternoon in the first round of the D3 Desert Shootout in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Comets will play Bridgewater (Va.) College in tomorrow’s consolation game at 11 a.m. PST. Bridgewater fell to Marietta (Ohio) College, 72-69, in today’s other first round game.

Men’s basketball team falls to Defiance, 61-55
Men’s basketball team falls to Defiance, 61-55

The Olivet College men’s basketball team fell to Defiance (Ohio) College, 61-55, this afternoon in a non-conference contest at the Karl H. Weaner Center in Defiance.

Men's basketball team defeated by Madonna, 72-68
Men's basketball team defeated by Madonna, 72-68

The Olivet College men’s basketball team was defeated by Madonna University, 72-68, tonight in a non-conference contest at the Upton Center in Olivet.

Men's basketball team comes up just short against Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 74-71
Men's basketball team comes up just short against Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 74-71

Junior Jeff Cooper (Dowagiac) scored a career-high 22 points, but the Olivet College men’s basketball team came up just short against Baldwin-Wallace College, 74-71, this afternoon at the Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea, Ohio. B-W (3-1) was ranked No. 6 in the latest d3hoops.com Top 25 poll.

Men's basketball team defeats Andrews, 75-62
Men's basketball team defeats Andrews, 75-62

Eric McCoy (Charlotte) and Brandon Way (Detroit/ Southwestern) each scored a career-high 17 points to lead the Olivet College men’s basketball team to a 75-62 win against Andrews University today in the third game of the Gary Morrison Tip-off Tournament at the Upton Center in Olivet.

Men's basketball team opens season with 60-45 loss against Concordia
Men's basketball team opens season with 60-45 loss against Concordia

The Olivet College men’s basketball opened its 2006-07 season with a 60-45 loss against Concordia University tonight in the first game of the Gary Morrison Tip-off Tournament at the Upton Center in Olivet. The Comets will play Andrews University Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.

Women’s and men’s basketball teams picked third and fifth in MIAA preseason coaches’ polls
Women’s and men’s basketball teams picked third and fifth in MIAA preseason coaches’ polls

The Olivet College women’s and men’s basketball teams have been picked to finish third and fifth, respectively, in the 2006-07 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Preseason Coaches’ Polls. Each coach was not allowed to vote for his/her own team. Hope College was selected as the women’s preseason favorite, while Calvin College was tabbed as the men’s preseason favorite.