John Ross Named BCAM Women’s Basketball College Coach of the Year
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Calvin College women’s basketball coach John Ross has been named the Women’s College Coach of the Year by the (BCAM) Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. It marks the second time that Ross has been so honored as he also received the award in 2007. The award honors a women’s basketball coach at a four-year institution in the state of Michigan and includes schools at the NCAA I, II and III levels as well as at the NAIA level. Ross is one of four Michigan collegiate coaches to be honored by BCAM as Gary Bailey of Grace Bible College is the Men’s College Coach of the Year while Jason Cooper of Lake Michigan Community College is the Women’s Junior College Coach of the Year and Dick Shilts of Kalamazoo Valley Community College the Men’s Junior College Coach of the Year.
New Online Calvin Sports Show Debuts First Episode
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Watch the first episode of the new show “Calvin Sports Report Live” with host Luke Berlin. This episode recaps the 2011 Women’s Basketball Season with an interview of Coach John Ross.
Women’s Basketball 2011 Recap from Calvin College on Vimeo.
More All-America Honors For Verkaik - Women’s Hoops Ranked in Top 20 in Final National Polls
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Calvin College sophomore center Carissa Verkaik has received All-America honors from yet one more publication. Verkaik has been named a second team All-American by the publication Women’s Division III News. It is the third All-America honor for Verkaik in the last seven days as she previously was named a first team d3hoops.com All-American and an honorable mention State Farm All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. In addition, Calvin has been ranked 16th in the final USA Today/ESPN Division III Top 25 poll conducted by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and 19th in the final d3hoops.com Top 25 poll of the year.
Final USA Today/ESPN Division III Coaches Poll
