REVIEW: 2nd Annual GOTTAGETIT Hoop Classic

For the second straight year, the GOTTAGETIT Hoop Classic was a fantastic success. The day was filled with great performances by some of the top players and teams from the state of Michigan and beyond. Two Big 10 recruits (Lorne Bowman and Matt Nicholson) shared Most Outstanding Player honors, and the night was topped off with a thrilling battle between the host Grand Blanc Bobcats and the #1 ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary's Eaglets that went down to the final shot in front of a packed gym of nearly 2500 fans.   

And it wasn't just the fans who thought it was a great day. Participants, sponsors, media, scouts, and college coaches all agreed: 

Links for tweets are (clockwise, starting top left: Former Northwood University Head Coach Bob Taylor, of sponsor Old Man in the Gym, (with quoted tweet from sportscaster, Jeanna Trotman, Mid-Michigan Now); OLSM Head Coach Todd Covert; Brother Rice Head Coach Rick Palmer; The Family youth basketball organization. 

There were all kinds of highlights at this year's events, including two that got included in the HUDL Top 5 Epic Dunks for Michigan and one that skipped over the state highlights to be ranked #3 in the Top 5 Plays of the Week for the entire country:

RESULTS

Game 1: Clio 58 – Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 38
               MVP: LaTa'vius Vaughter (Clio)

Game 2: Brother Rice 78 – Saginaw Arthur Hill 66
               MVP: Curtis Williams Jr. (Brother Rice)

Game 3: Powers Catholic 70 – Macomb Dakota 62
               MVP: Owen Lobsinger (Powers)

Game 4: Clarkston 65 – Carman-Ainsworth 56
               MVP: Matt Nicholson (Clarkston)
Game 5: Chicago Thornton 83 – Saginaw 64
               MVP: Brandon Hall (Thornton)

Game 6: Orchard Lake St. Mary's 69 – Grand Blanc 63
               MVP: Lorne Bowman II (OLSM)

The six game MVPs from the 2020 GOTTAGETIT Hoop Classic. Top row: Lorne Bowman (OLSM), Brandon Hall (Thornton) & Matt Nicholson (Clarkston). Bottom row: Owen Lobsinger (Powers), Curtis Williams (Brother Rice) & LaTa'vius Vaughter (Clio)

ALL GOTTAGETIT TEAM

First Team

Lorne Bowman (OLSM)^co-MOP
Matt Nicholson (Clarkston)^co-MOP

Brandon Hall (Thornton)
Fletcher Loyer (Clarkston)
Sir'Real Smith (Saginaw)

^MOP – Most Outstanding Player

Second Team
Tim Jordan Jr. (Arthur Hill)
Owen Lobsinger (Powers)
Mark Miller (Grand Blanc)

LaTa'Vius Vaughter (Clio)

Curtis Williams Jr. (Brother Rice)

Third Team
Noah Baylis (Powers)
Mekhi Bloodworth (Loy Norrix)
Jon Brantley (Brother Rice)
Ty Rodgers (Grand Blanc)
Ryan Rollins (Dakota)

TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Most Points:

29 - Foster Loyer (Clarkston)

28 - Lorne Bowman II (OLSM)

28 - Sir'Real Smith (Saginaw)
22 - Brandon Hall (Thornton)
22 - Tim Jordan Jr. (Arthur Hill)

Most Field Goals Made:

10 - Tim Jordan Jr. (Arthur Hill)
  9 - Noah Bayliss (Powers)

  9 - Matt Nicholson (Clarkston)

  9 - Ryan Rollins (Dakota)
  9 - Sir'Real Smith (Saginaw)

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made:

 5 - Fletcher Loyer (Clarkston)*
 4 - Patrick Hollis (Carman-Ainsworth)

 4 - Owen Lobsinger (Powers)

 4 - Elvis Machul (Arthur Hill)

 4 - Sir’Real Smith (Saginaw)

 4 - Curtis Williams (Brother Rice)

Most Free Throws Made:

10 - Lorne Bowman II (OLSM)

  8 - Fletcher Loyer (Clarkston)
  6 - Brandon Hall (Thornton)
  6 - Koby Langdon (Hamady)
  6 - Mark Miller (Grand Blanc)

  6 - Sir'Real Smith (Saginaw)

Most Rebounds:

27 - Matt Nicholson (Clarkston)*

13 - Mark Miller (Grand Blanc)

12 - Owen Lobsinger (Powers)

12 - LaTa’Vius Vaughter (Clio)

Most Dunks:

  4 - LaTa’Vius Vaughter (Clio)*

  3 - Matt Nicholson (Clarkston)

  1 - Lavell Brodnex (Saginaw)

  1 - Ty Rodgers (Grand Blanc)

  1 - Ryan Rollins (Dakota)

  * - GOTTAGETIT Record

TOP TEAM PERFORMANCES

Most Points Scored:

83 - Thornton

78 - Brother Rice

70 - Powers Catholic

69 - Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

66 - Saginaw Arthur Hill

66 - Grand Blanc

Fewest Points Allowed:

38 - Clio*

56 - Calrkston

58 - Loy Norrix

62 - Powers Catholic

64 - Chicago Thornton

Most Field Goals Made:

32 - Chicago Thornton*

28 - Brother Rice

27 - Powers Catholic

26 - Macomb Dakota

25 - Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made:

12 - Chicago Thornton*

  9 - Saginaw Arthur Hill

  8 - Brother Rice

  7 - Carman-Ainsworth

  7 - Grand Blanc

  7 - Powers Catholic

Most Free Throws Made:

15 - Clarkston

14 - Brother Rice

14 - Clio

13 - Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

11 - Chicago Thornton

11 - Grand Blanc

11 - Saginaw Arthur Hill

Best Free Throw Percentage:

76.5% - Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

75.0% - Carman-Ainsworth

71.4% - Clarkston

70.0% - Brother Rice

69.2% - Powers Catholic

  * - GOTTAGETIT Record 

REVIEW: 1st Annual GOTTAGETIT Hoop Classic

RESULTS

Game 5 MVP, Kevin-David Rice

Game 1: Brother Rice 86 – Hamady 73
               MVP: Jon Brantley (Brother Rice)

Game 2: Grand Rapids Union 72 – Warren Lincoln 44
               MVP: Jeremiah Pittman (Grand Rapids Union)

Game 3: Powers Catholic 54 – Detroit Douglass 47 
               MVP: Owen Lobsinger (Powers Catholic)

Game 4: Benton Harbor 79 – Saginaw 70
               MVP: Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)

Game 5: Grand Blanc 61 – Chicago Thornton 53
               MVP: Kevin-David Rice (Grand Blanc)

ALL GOTTAGETIT TEAM

First Team
Jon Brantley (Brother Rice)

Ali Brewster (Hamady)
Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)^MOP
Freddie McIntosh (Saginaw)
Jeremiah Pittman (Grand Rapids Union)

^MOP – Most Outstanding Player

Most Outstanding Player, Carlos Johnson

Second Team
Koby Barnett (Saginaw)
Ari Brown (Chicago Thornton)
Jovon Hernandez (Grand Rapids Union)

Dante Hudgins (Warren Lincoln)

David Jabiro (Brother Rice)

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Most Points:

39 - Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)

33 - Ali Brewster (Hamady)

27 - John Brantley (Brother Rice)
26 - Jeremiah Pittman (Grand Rapids Union)
21 - Ari Brown (Chicago Thornton)

21 - Freddie McIntosh (Saginaw)

Most Field Goals Made:

14 - Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)

Game 1 Champions, Brother Rice

12 - Ali Brewster (Hamady)

10 - Freddie McIntosh (Saginaw)

10 - Jeremiah Pittman (Grand Rapids Union)
  9 - Dante Hudgins (Warren Lincoln)

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made:

5 - Jon Brantley (Brother Rice)
5 - Ari Brown (Chicago Thornton)

5 - Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)

5 - Demarco Minor (Chicago Thornton)

3 - 6 players

                                                   
Most Free Throws Made:

11 - Kevin-David Rice (Grand Blanc)

  8 - Jon Brantley (Brother Rice)

  6 - Ali Brewster (Hamady)

Game 2 Champions, Grand Rapids Union

  6 - Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)

  6 - Jeremiah Pittman (Grand Rapids Union)

  6 - Jamon Walker (Benton Harbor)

TEAM RECORDS

Most Points Scored:

86 - Brother Rice

79 - Benton Harbor

73 - Hamady

72 - Grand Rapids Union

70 - Saginaw

Fewest Points Allowed:

44 - Grand Rapids Union

47 - Powers Catholic

53 - Grand Blanc

Game 3 Champions, Powers Catholic

54 - Detroit Douglass
61 - Chicago Thornton

Most Field Goals Made:

32 - Brother Rice

29 - Grand Rapids Union
28 - Benton Harbor
28 - Saginaw

24 - Hamady

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made:

11 - Brother Rice

10 - Chicago Thornton
  7 - Hamady

  6 - Saginaw

Game 4 Champions, Benton Harbor

  6 - Powers

Most Free Throws Made:

18 - Benton Harbor
18 - Hamady

16 - Grand Blanc
11 - Brother Rice

10 - Grand Rapids Union
10 - Powers

Best Free Throw Percentage

81.8% - Benton Harbor

70.0% - Grand Blanc

69.2% - Hamady

68.8% - Brother Rice

Game 5 Champions, Grand Blanc

66.7% - Grand Rapids Union

66.7% - Saginaw

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