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The men's basketball teams first played each other in 1920.<ref name=Beardsley>{{cite news| url=http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2010/01/3-pointers_give_calvin_college.html | title=Calvin men win bragging rights against Hope behind freshman Bryan Powell's 3s |date=January 7, 2010|author=Beardsley, Howie |newspaper=[[The Grand Rapids Press]]|accessdate=January 26, 2011}}</ref> Through January 2015, the men's [[basketball]] teams have played 189 times, with the Hope Flying Dutchmen leading with 98 wins to the Calvin Knights' 91 wins.<ref name="Renner and Febus1">{{cite web | url=http://www.calvinhope.com/#history | title=Men's Rivalry: The History | date=January 31, 2011 |author= Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus | publisher=calvinhope.com|accessdate=January 31, 2011}}</ref> The rivalry, which originates from the historical separation of the Reformed Church in America and the Christian Reformed Church in North America, operates on a basis of more similarity than difference. Tom Davelaar, assistant coach to Hope's basketball team, once said, "... both schools and fan bases are so alike - and yet we think we're different somehow. We're really just two peas in a pod." |
The men's basketball teams first played each other in 1920.<ref name=Beardsley>{{cite news| url=http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2010/01/3-pointers_give_calvin_college.html | title=Calvin men win bragging rights against Hope behind freshman Bryan Powell's 3s |date=January 7, 2010|author=Beardsley, Howie |newspaper=[[The Grand Rapids Press]]|accessdate=January 26, 2011}}</ref> Through January 2015, the men's [[basketball]] teams have played 189 times, with the Hope Flying Dutchmen leading with 98 wins to the Calvin Knights' 91 wins.<ref name="Renner and Febus1">{{cite web | url=http://www.calvinhope.com/#history | title=Men's Rivalry: The History | date=January 31, 2011 |author= Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus | publisher=calvinhope.com|accessdate=January 31, 2011}}</ref> The rivalry, which originates from the historical separation of the Reformed Church in America and the Christian Reformed Church in North America, operates on a basis of more similarity than difference. Tom Davelaar, assistant coach to Hope's basketball team, once said, "... both schools and fan bases are so alike - and yet we think we're different somehow. We're really just two peas in a pod."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cacciola|first1=Scott|title=Rivalry's Edict: Drub Thy Neighbor|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/sports/ncaabasketball/hope-vs-calvin-rivalry-in-michigan-runs-hot-and-hotter.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=2|website=Hope vs. Calvin: Rivalry in Michigan runs hot and hotter|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=23 June 2015}}</ref> |
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In women's basketball, Calvin leads the 49-year-old series 66-43 as of March 2014.<ref name="Renner and Febus2">{{cite web | url=http://www.calvinhope.com/#history | title=Women's Rivalry: The History | date=January 28, 2011 |author= Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus | publisher=calvinhope.com|accessdate=January 31, 2011}}</ref> |
In women's basketball, Calvin leads the 49-year-old series 66-43 as of March 2014.<ref name="Renner and Febus2">{{cite web | url=http://www.calvinhope.com/#history | title=Women's Rivalry: The History | date=January 28, 2011 |author= Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus | publisher=calvinhope.com|accessdate=January 31, 2011}}</ref> |
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| University | Calvin College vs. Hope College |
| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association DIII Division |
The Calvin–Hope rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the Hope College Flying Dutch of Holland, Michigan, and the Calvin College Knights of Grand Rapids, Michigan, which participate at the NCAA Division III level.[1][2]
History
The men's basketball teams first played each other in 1920.[3] Through January 2015, the men's basketball teams have played 189 times, with the Hope Flying Dutchmen leading with 98 wins to the Calvin Knights' 91 wins.[4] The rivalry, which originates from the historical separation of the Reformed Church in America and the Christian Reformed Church in North America, operates on a basis of more similarity than difference. Tom Davelaar, assistant coach to Hope's basketball team, once said, "... both schools and fan bases are so alike - and yet we think we're different somehow. We're really just two peas in a pod."[5]
In women's basketball, Calvin leads the 49-year-old series 66-43 as of March 2014.[6]
Significance
In 2005, ESPN polled its staff about what they thought were America's greatest college basketball rivalries, and the Calvin–Hope rivalry was voted fourth in all college basketball behind Duke-North Carolina, Tennessee-Connecticut, and Louisville-Kentucky.[7]
References
- ^ Reynolds, Lauren (July 24, 2007). "No hate, just heat in Hope–Calvin rivalry". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ Behm, Jon (January 22, 2010). "Rivalry 93 years in making". Chimes. Calvin College. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ Beardsley, Howie (January 7, 2010). "Calvin men win bragging rights against Hope behind freshman Bryan Powell's 3s". The Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus (January 31, 2011). "Men's Rivalry: The History". calvinhope.com. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Cacciola, Scott. "Rivalry's Edict: Drub Thy Neighbor". Hope vs. Calvin: Rivalry in Michigan runs hot and hotter. The New York Times. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus (January 28, 2011). "Women's Rivalry: The History". calvinhope.com. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Behm, Jon (February 26, 2010). "The Calvin–Hope Rivalry: from obscurity to national limelight". Chimes. Calvin College. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
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