Mott Community College in Flint wins regional championship
It’s no longer a secret anymore. Mott Community College has officially taken over the mantle of greatness in a city long-known for great basketball. MCC is home to one of the winningest basketball program in the nation at any level. In 2011, the Bears are heading back to the national tournament in Illinois with a record of 30-2 and ranked no. 1 in the nation. The Bears won the regional championship in Flint over the weekend in front of sold-out crowds on Friday and Saturday.
From Great Lakes Hoops:
Perhaps the only person in the building more familiar with Danville, Illinois than Mott head coach Steve Schmidt, was Mike Brigham.
Mott’s sophomore forward and tournament MVP grew up in Danville, about 90 minutes west of Indianapolis. As fate would have it, it was the Danville kid who lit a fire under his team early, and gave them the extra energy they needed down the stretch to take down a resilient Delta College squad, 76-57, on Saturday afternoon.
Schmidt told Brigham in the locker room, in front of the whole team, that Danville was going to meet a brand new man.
“I’m taking this man home, and they’re going to be proud of the man that you’ve become,” he said to Brigham. “You came here as an immature kid, and they’re going to be proud of the man we’re bringing back to Danville.”
