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."
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Men's Rivalry
Quick Facts
The
series started in 1920-21 with a 31-13 Hope victory.
After 169 games, Hope leads the series 86-83.
Over 169 games, just 91 points separate the two teams. Hope
has scored 11,419 while Calvin has scored 11,328.
Hope defeated Calvin three times in 2007-08. In a 79-76 win at Calvin, Marcus
Vanderheide and Tyler Wolfe had career-high scoring performances
of 30 and 26 points respectively. Then, in a 76-59 victory at Hope, Jesse Reimink had a career-high effort with 25 points. The third win
came in the conference tournament finals, 88-72.
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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
92 games, Calvin leads the all-time series 61-31. Since women's
basketball became an official MIAA sport in 1978-79, Calvin
leads the series
41-30. Since 2000, Hope holds a 16-5 series advantage.
The
teams have combined to win 20 of the 29 MIAA championships
through 2006-07, 11 by Calvin and 9 by Hope.
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