We'd like to congratulate Coach Lance Maney on being selected as the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Junior College Women's Basketball Coach of the Year! Congrats Coach Maney!
#LakerNation
#JUCOPRODUCT
If a coach is recruiting you, and you’re not interested- it is much preferred that you tell them you’re not interested vs ghosting or stringing them along. They’ll be okay
One of my Midmich girls just picked up her first D1 offer 👏🏼👏🏼 2 years after being basically unrecruited out of high school. The process works - if you do 😤
First season as a college coach with
@MidMichWbb
✅ 28-6
Conference Champs
MCCAA State Champs
Region 12 Champs
Finished in Sweet 16 at Nationals.
Coach of the year award
All 8 Sophomores have opportunities to play at 4 year schools next year 😤
All the memories & relationships 🙌🏼
I’ll be honest there was no celebration in our selection show watch party. To be 29-1, have won our regional tournament and be rewarded with a 14 seed and play in game doesn’t make sense.
Oh well - fuel to the fire. Time to go earn some national respect 😤
🏆16 District Champions and 4 at-larges will battle for a 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑!
The 20 team field for The 2024
#NJCAABasketball
DII Women's Championship bracket has been revealed!
📺
💻
After our semi final win last night there were 10 coaches from 4 year schools there looking to talk to our players, and were complimenting our ball movement. It was awesome. 27-4 with a big game tomorrow for the regional title.
@MidMichWbb
#GoLakers
Offered my first scholarship last night, very cool feeling. Especially when it was a player & family I’ve known for years, when we met we were training outside on a playground during Covid times
Lakers moving on! So excited for
@baileyvissman
➡️
@SAUCougarsWBB
- Bailey took our team to new heights this season & deserves all the success and accolades she’s achieved 👏🏼
In my 2 years of coaching at Mid-Michigan CC, every player has had multiple opportunities to play at a 4 year university following their sophomore season.
Playing juco opened up opportunities for them that weren’t there before 🙌🌊
#JUCOPRODUCT
We’ve won 10 straight and are now ranked
#20
in the country for Juco D2!
@MidMichWbb
Big game tonight as we travel to play current 2nd place in the conference Delta CC at 5:30
#GoLakers
2023-24 Conference Champs, Michigan State Champs, Great Lakes Region Champs. 30-3 record and a Sweet 16 finish at National Tournament, it was an incredible season.
This group was an awesome representation of the Mid-Michigan Lakeshow & Juco basketball in Michigan 🤩🙌
More and more 4 year coaches coming to watch
@MidMichWbb
games.
1)Juco players can play!
2) We have 8 girls moving on after this season that know how to play. Happy to connect coaches with what they’re looking for.
3)
#1
team in 3p, FTs, top 3 in scoring, assists, FG%
Takes a special group to win a state championship, come back with a new roster and do it again. Having fun with it and blessed to be their coach 🙌
#GoLakers
High school coaches wear a ton of hats and do a lot of thankless work to help their players and teams. Shoutout to the coaches going above and beyond, reaching out to college coach’s to help their best players be seen
Out of 32 teams in our region - NJCAA division 2, at the break we are
#1
in 3 pointers made, &
#1
in 3P% as a team at 35% -
@JadeKauffman4
is
#1
in the region shooting a ridiculous 50.9% 🤑
#shooters
@MidMichWbb
Crazy feeling going from talking about what college coaches want, and working to help players become that - for years, to becoming a college coach 🙌🏼📶
#BasketballJourney
🏀
Another summer of consistent work- locked in with
@connor02riley
5/6 days a week. He’s improved his shooting, his body, footwork, change of pace, floater, contact finishes, and off hand. We battled, fought, and always kept it REAL✅
One of my favorite things about being involved with travel basketball is seeing players go back to their high school programs with extra confidence, more ability, and seeing the game at a higher level 🙌🏼
I haven’t cried in like 5 years, but lost it last night at our basketball banquet talking about one of my seniors 😅 special relationship when you have guys for multiple years
People often underestimate the level of play in Juco. In preseason we played a very good NAIA varsity team (who’s currently 14-6) and lost by 9. There are good players and teams at every level of college basketball
And that’s a wrap on a very successful 2023 travel season! 🙌🏼
All the games, practices, traveling, & memories - thank to everyone that contributed to these experiences for our athletes - results earned, always learning ✅
Finishing drill from our travel
@REALbasketball_
practice last night. On the dribble - back door cut, defender touches block then rotates to help. No floaters allowed, bones > cones when possible ✅
@HoopGrind
As a basketball culture we’re a little too worried about winning at a young age, and need to focus on increasing players desire to play the game & improving as a player.
You could be winning middle school championships and not getting any better, or burning kids out early.
The Lakers picked up a big road win against
#15
Schoolcraft today 77-69!
@RachelResio
led with 22 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assists and 6 steals. Chloe Watson chipped in 17 pts and 7 rebs.
@terre_ya
had 8 points and 8 boards. Kahli Heuker with 9 pts and 7 boards.
#GoLakers
#JUCOPRODUCT
Crazy to think 4 years ago
@REALbasketball_
was 3 teams & very local, and now we’re a 20+ team program with a ton of great players and coaches all over the state, have helped hundreds of players, and sent many to play college basketball 🤩✅🙌
Crazy to think 4 years ago I played my last AAU tournament and now this weekend I’ll be coaching my first! Time really flies😂!!
@lancemaney1
@REALbasketball_
8 straight wins, 18-3 record, 28 assists today, 13-35 3P 37%
@JadeKauffman4
9/15 from 3, different leading scorer last 5 games. And had a bunch of talented recruits at the game for next year 🤩🙌🏼
#GoLakers
#Teamwork
@MidMichWbb
5 minutes a day of 2 ball dribbling *consistently* will change your handle. Also think ball handling should almost always include footwork, dribble with purpose ✅
Watching my guy
@Chriszielinski0
play. Blow by layup then quick pull-up. Dad from the other team sitting behind me “he’s a man amongst boys out there” 😂✅
@REALbasketball_
Attention‼️ 2022, 23, 24s looking to play at the next level - will be hosting
@WomensBballMMC
camp August 4th. Please email Lancemaney
@gmail
.com if you would like to attend. Go Lakers!
One of the coolest feelings as a coach & trainer. In a timeout down by 3, I give the guys the play, and then also tell the kid the move he’s gonna use to score (that we’ve worked on a ton) and it works perfectly 😂✅
Postseason award winners!
Bailey Vissman (
@baileyvissman
)
5'6" So. PG from Stanton, MI.
Stats: 13.7 PPG, 3.2 APG, 42.8 FG%
Our PG earned several accolades, including:
- First team All-MCCAA Northern Conference
- All-MCCAA Team
- NJCAA Region 12 District A Tournament MVP
First player I recruited for
@MidMichWbb
called her maybe 2 days after I accepted the job, Proven winner, and a great person. Can’t wait to coach Rachel
I moved back to Michigan from FL last year at the beginning of the pandemic, I’d like to network with more 🏀 coaches! HS, AAU, college, trainers, etc - it’s always good to share ideas and learn. I coach a HS team, run an AAU program, and do a lot of player development training
Enjoyed speaking & coaching at the David Barnes showcase yesterday! Was really impressed with the lady hoopers that I got to meet & coach 🙌 Thank you for having me
@Strongbball
@MichHSBball
I usually my opinions to myself but there’s good & bad that goes on in the recruiting game.
I’ll just say make sure you have honest people guiding you that have your best intentions. And try to separate those that want something for you, and those that want something from you
I’ve connected with college coaches all over the country this week about our players.
1) Juco can get you there
2) Getting to play on the National stage helps tremendously
Watching Last Chance U, the Shemar Morrow story is sad man. The dangers of hyping kids up too early based on potential, and not having the right people around you.
Really appreciate
@secorsig
coming out and teaching
#makeshots
shooting fundamentals to the
@MidMichWbb
girls tonight! They really got a ton out of it. It’s not labor when you love what you do! 🏀💙🖤
Something I started doing this year - every competitive drill must be sealed with a free throw. Whoever makes a play at the end of drill(on winning team) shoots a free throw to seal it. If they miss game is tied and we resume. Good pressure free throw reps, & models FTs win games
I think CMU men’s team found some magic yesterday when they practiced on our
@LakersMid
home court, and then went down to Ann Arbor & beat Michigan at home 🤩🤑
Special group! 🤩 What a season - this team made history🙏🏼
Conference Champs, State Champs, Regional Champs, National Tournament qualifier, 28-6 record T most wins in school history 🏆
We will miss every one of these girls, but excited to see where they go next 🙌🏼
#GoLakers
Really cool to have 10 different college players talk to the middle school guys at the start of practice today about things that are important.
1-being coachable
2-having a good attitude
3-next play mentality
4-good grades
Helping the next generation ✅
@REALbasketball_
One thing I wish I knew as a player that I understand now as a coach: how much time coaches spend thinking about how to help their players succeed. When one of my guys isn’t getting it, it feels personal.
Good scrimmage tonight vs
@SAUCougarsWBB
lost by 9 - great experience for our team. 1) Juco girls can ball 2) Expect a strong showing from Spring Arbor this year under their new coach
Yesterdays practice started with every coach & player saying 2 things we’re thankful for, couldn’t repeat anything that was already said. When we got to the end the energy in the gym had improved significantly. Gratitude appears > worry disappears