A look into Delta’s 2024-25 basketball season
By Blake Metiva
Men Start Fresh
After a tough season in 2023-24, the Delta College men’s basketball team is looking to build something new. The team finished last season with a 10-14 record, and the season fell apart after the holiday break. But that was last season, and this is now.
The team returns four players from last season’s squad: Brandon Schlink, Ja’Vion Blackwell, London Williams, and Drew Gerwolls.
All four were solid contributors to the team, and their presence as team leaders will be felt. Schlink was second on the team in points per game last season, while Blackwell led the team in assists, with Schlink second. In blocks per game, Schlink was second, and Gerwolls was third.
The team started the 2024-25 season with a tough loss to the Mott Community College Bears, 89-66. The Pioneers turned the ball over 17 times, shot 36% from the field, 52% from the free throw line, and were out-rebounded by the Bears. Freshman Dequavion Terry led the team with 14 points, followed by freshman Evan Book, who had 12.
Head coach Aundra Bennett has a wealth of experience and is working toward establishing Delta as a top basketball program.
Women Look to Build
After a Great Lakes District Tournament appearance last season, the women’s basketball team is attempting to build on that success this season.
The team returns five players from last season: Haven Vasold, Ja’leeah Griggs, Amari’A Campbell, Hailee Jefferson, and Carah McCrum.
Griggs led the team in points per game last season, while Jefferson was second and McCrum third. Additionally, Jefferson was second in rebounds per game, and McCrum was third. McCrum was second in blocks per game, and Campbell was third.
The women have started the 2024-25 season 0-3, but every game has been close. They lost their first game to Macomb Community College by eight points, their second to Marian University Ancilla by six, and their third to Mott Community College by five.
If last season is any indication, the women will struggle out of the gate but will hit their stride.
