Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association: Season 2020-21

MichIAA Standings
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5-0 (17-0)
2
3-0 (8-4)
3
5-1 (10-4)
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4-2 (7-5)
5
2-4 (3-5)
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1-3 (3-13)
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1-5 (2-16)
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0-6 (2-12)
Trine Edges Albion to Earn MIAA Mens Basketball Tournament Title (Photo: MIAA)
Trine University 2020-21
Brooks Miller Brooks Miller Miller
Brent Cox
Cox
Emmanuel Mengnanglo
Mengnanglo
Aiden Warzecha
Warzecha
Nathan Carbaugh
Carbaugh
Nick Bowman
Bowman
# Name CM (INCH) Pos Bo Nat Cls Former Team
33  Brent Cox 198 (6'6'') F USASo
42  Emmanuel Mengnanglo 203 (6'8'') F 01 BeninFr Amelia Academy (Amelia Court House, VA)
3  Aiden Warzecha 190 (6'3'') G USAJr Milford (Highland, MI)
44  Nathan Carbaugh 196 (6'5'') F USAJr Ft.Wayne North Side (Fort Wayne, IN)
1  Nick Bowman 185 (6'1'') G USAJr Hamilton SE (Fishers, IN)
35  Mitchell Geller 201 (6'7'') F USAJr Huntington North (Huntington, IN)
2  Bryce Williams 196 (6'5'') G USAJr Archbold (Archbold, OH)
11  Reese McGinsie 183 (6'0'') PG USAJr
32  Jake Schuler 193 (6'4'') F USASo
23  Christian Knox 178 (5'10'') PG USASo Ypsilanti (Ypsilanti, MI)
4  Mitch Sauber 178 (5'10'') PG USAFr
24  Mason Loeffler 196 (6'5'') G USAFr
25  Connor Jones 190 (6'3'') G USASo
45  Griffin Lorimer 193 (6'4'') F USAJr Spring Lake (Spring Lake, MI)
40  Jack McGuire 201 (6'7'') F USASo
Head Coach: Brooks Miller
Coach Assistant: Drew Lehman
Coach Assistant: John Wysong
Coach Assistant: Nate Frisbie
Trine Edges Albion to Earn MIAA Men's Basketball Tournament Title - Mar 15, 2021
The No. 1-seeded Trine University men's basketball team was crowned the 2021 MIAA Tournament champion after edging No. 2 Albion College 64-62 at the MTI Center. The Thunder concluded the season on March 6th with an overall record of 17-0 and a conference record of 5-0.
Sophomore Brent Cox (6'6''-F) led the Thunder with a game-high 21 points and grabbed a team-best eight rebounds. Junior Bryce Williams (6'5''-G) also scored in double digits with 14 points. Classmate Aiden Warzecha (6'3''-G) dished out a game best of six assists. Trine had a 15-12 edge in assists. After a 10-point deficit at the end of the first half, the Thunder came back for the win.
Albion had the largest lead of the contest at 12 points. Junior Cortez Garland (6'0''-PG) led the Britons with a team-high 19 points, including 4-for-7 from long distance and 5-for-6 from the charity stripe. Senior Caden Ebeling (6'7''-F) (13 points) and classmate Juwan Perry (6'2''-G) (10 points) also scored in double digits, while Perry contributed eight boards for Albion. The Britons led 39-25 in boards and had a free-throw percentage of .739 (17-of-23).

MichIAA Tournament Final: Trine - Albion 64-62
MichIAA Tournament Semifinals:
Trine - Calvin 83-69
Albion - Hope 87-83, 2OT

Courtesy of miaa.org
All-MIAA Awards 2021 - Mar 15, 2021
Player of the Year: USA Nick Bowman (6'1''-G) of Trine
Defensive Player of the Year: Benin Emmanuel Mengnanglo (6'8''-F-01) of Trine

All-MIAA 1st Team 2021
Nick Bowman
Bowman
Brent Cox
Cox
Caden Ebeling
Ebeling
Cortez Garland
Garland
Preston Granger
Granger

1st Team

USA Nick Bowman (6'1''-G) of Trine
USA Brent Cox (6'6''-F) of Trine
USA Caden Ebeling (6'7''-F) of Albion
USA Cortez Garland (6'0''-PG) of Albion
USA Preston Granger (6'6''-F) of Hope
USA Emmett Warners (6'6''-G-98) of Calvin

All-MIAA 2nd Team 2021
Bellamy
Bellamy
George
George
Hamann
Hamann
Kleiver
Kleiver
Shymanski
Shymanski
Williams
Williams

2nd Team

USA Kendall Bellamy (6'6''-F) of Adrian
USA Tyler George (6'1''-G) of Hope
USA Merritt Hamann (6'6''-F) of Kalamazoo
USA Cole Kleiver (6'0''-PG) of Alma
USA Thad Shymanski (6'1''-G-98) of Calvin
USA Bryce Williams (6'5''-G) of Trine


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