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2009-10
Games

MEN

Wednesday, Jan. 6
Hope at Calvin

Saturday, Jan. 30
Calvin at Hope

WOMEN

Tuesday, Jan. 19
Calvin at Hope

Wednesday, Feb. 3
Hope at Calvin

Regular season Hope-Calvin men's games can be seen live on WGVU-TV.

 

 

Welcome to the website for the fabled DIII
basketball rivalry between Hope and Calvin .

ESPN Ranks Hope-Calvin Rivalry the Best
ESPN has identified the nation's greatest college basketball rivalries and to no one's surprise, the Hope-Calvin rivalry is tops in NCAA Division III and ranked fourth in all collegiate hoops. The ranking was based on a poll of fans last season and ESPN's "panel of experts".

ESPN's GREATEST
COLLEGE RIVALRIES

#1 - Duke vs. North Carolina
#2 - Connecticut vs. Tennessee (women)
#3 - Louisville vs. Kentucky
#4 - HOPE vs. CALVIN
#5 - Xavier vs. Cincinnati
#6 - Indiana vs. Purdue
#7 - Philadelphia's "Big 5"
#8 - Illinois vs. Missouri
#9 - Penn vs. Princeton
#10 - Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State

An ESPN crew covered the Calvin at Hope game in February, 2005 and later conducted an on-line "Fan Poll" where the Hope-Calvin rivalry received resounding support as America's best with more than 80% of the voters casting their ballot for the orange & blue/maroon & gold.

In July, 2007 ESPN.com featured the series as "a great, under-the-radar college sports rivalry." The writer, Lauren Reynolds, noted: "The rivalry is (also) unique in the approach both fans and players take to the game. While everyone is excited for tip-off, the rivalry doesn't carry the animosity that's usually found when two schools compete so closely for so long."

For the third time in four years, ESPN in February, 2009, highlighted the rivalry by including it with a photo from DeVos Fieldhouse in the Rivalry Week feature in ESPN The Magazine. It was the only small college rivalry featured in the article.

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The Rivalry

Men's Rivalry
Quick Facts

  • The series started in 1920-21 with a 31-13 Hope victory.
  • After 172 games, Hope leads the series 87-85.
  • Over 172 games, just 98 points separate the two teams. Hope has scored 11,614 while Calvin has scored 11,516.
  • During the 08-09 meetings, Calvin won the two regular season matchups while Hope won the league tournament showdown.
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    Women's Rivalry
    Quick Facts

  • The Hope/Calvin women's basketball rivalry started in 1965 with a 49-35 Calvin victory.
  • Through 94 games, Calvin leads the all-time series 61-33. Since women's basketball became an official MIAA sport in 1978-79, Calvin leads the series 41-32. Since 2000, Hope holds a 18-5 series advantage.
  • The teams have combined to win 21 of the 30 MIAA championships through 2007-08, 11 by Calvin and 10 by Hope.
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