Hope College men's basketball coach Greg Mitchell and senior forward Harrison Blackledge of Canton, Ohio (Hoover HS) both appeared on this week's "This Week in Great Lakes Basketball" podcast with host Ryan Whitnable.

Coach Mitchell can be found at the 33-minute mark. Blackledge checks in at the 47-minute mark.

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Under Mitchell's guidance, the Flying Dutchmen are off to a 9-4 start to the season, including a 2-0 mark in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play. 

Blackledge ranks second in the MIAA in scoring at 22.5 points per game and first in both field-goal percentage (65.0) and 3-point percentage (56.0).