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2008-09
Hope-Calvin Men's Games
Saturday, January 17, 2009 -- Calvin at Hope, tba
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 -- Hope at Calvin, 8 p.m.
- Through
169 games, Hope leads the alltime series 86-83.
- Just
91 points separate the teams over 169 games, a difference of only 0.539
points per game!
Hope has scored 11,419 points, an average of 67.568 per game.
Calvin has scored 11,328 points, an average of 67.029 per game.
- The
series started in 1920-21 with a 31-13 Hope victory.
- Calvin
once defeated Hope 22 consecutive times (1969-70 until the second game
in 1979-80). Hope's longest winning streak was 10 games, from the start
of 1994-95 through 1997-98 season).
- In
1964-65 Hope beat Calvin 104-102 in the series' highest scoring game.
- The
series' lowest scoring game was a 26-11 Hope win in 1924-25.
- Hope
was the first team to score 100 points, winning 100-90 in 1954. The
most points was by Calvin - 105-71 in 1964. There hasn't been a 100-point
game since 1972 when Calvin won, 102-89.
- Hope's
biggest margin of victory was 54-20 in 1921-22.
- Calvin's
biggest margin of victory was 85-43 in 1951-52.
- The
teams met five times in 2006-07. Hope won the series 3-2 in the most unusual
way. Hope defeated Calvin twice on the Knights' home floor and Calvin defeated
Hope twice in games at Hope's DeVos
Fieldhouse. The fifth-game "rubber match" was played on a neutral floor
in Aurora, Ill. with Hope prevailing 80-64 in the second round of the NCAA
tournament.
- The
teams met for the first time in the championship game of the Select Bank
Hall of Fame Classic in November, 2006 with the Flying Dutchmen prevailing
76-54 on Calvin's home court.
- The
teams have met eight times in the MIAA tournament since it began in
1992. The Flying Dutchmen own a 6-2 advantage and are 5-1 when the game determined
the tournament champion. In 2007-08, the Flying
Dutchmen defeated Calvin in the tournament finals 88-72 at Hope.
- The teams have met six times in the NCAA playoffs
with Calvin winning
four of the five -- 92-90 ot in 1987, 95-68 in 1990, 84-79 ot in 1991
and 91-88 in 1992. Hope posted back-to-back victories in 2006 (70-67)
and 2007 (80-64).
- There
have been eleven overtime games with Hope holding a 6-5 advantage.
- Hope
coach Glenn Van Wieren versus Calvin (since 1977-78) is 42-38.
- Calvin
coach Kevin VandeStreek versus Hope (since 1996-97) is 13-21.
- Calvin
owned a 33-16 advantage at the Calvin College (Knollcrest) Fieldhouse since 1965-66. Hope won the final game at Knollcrest
between the teams on 1/26/08 by 79-76. Calvin moves to a new arena in 08-09.
- Hope
hosted Calvin at the Holland Civic Center for 51 years (1954-55 thru
2004-05), Hope owning a 31-24 advantage.
- Hope
moved to the its new Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse for the 2005-06
season. Hope won the first meeting 73-55 and again in an NCAA tournament
game
70-67. Through 2007-08, Hope is 4-2 versus Calvin at DeVos. Hope's only losses at
DeVos Fieldhouse in its first three years there have been to Calvin.
- Calvin
owns a 3-2 advantage when the game is played on a neutral floor. The
most recent neutral floor game occurred in 2007 with Hope defeating
Calvin 80-64 in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Aurora,
Ill.
- The
January 29, 1997 game at Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids,
a 70-56 Hope triumph, established an NCAA Division III single game
attendance record with a capacity crowd of 11,442.
Decade-by-Decade
1920s
-- Hope won 6-2
1930s -- Hope won 9-5
1940s -- Hope won 8-2
1950s -- A draw 10-10
1960s -- Hope won 11-9
1970s -- Calvin won 21-0
1980s -- Hope won 14-9
1990s -- A draw 13-13
2000s -- Hope leads 15-12
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