Three Recruits
Coach Jim Twigg has signed three incoming freshman to help bolster the Macomb basketball team. Coach Twigg has signed a 6’6 center from Utica Ford Alan Ciochetto. 
Ciochetto earned All-MAC Red Honorable Mention honors. The second signing was a 6’2 guard from Detroit Finney, Keith Paris. Paris averaged 25 points and 10 assist for his AAU team. Rounding out the signings is Melvin Ballestero, a 6’3 small forward from East Detroit. Ballestero earned honorable mention honors at East Detroit. Each of these young athletes should help shoulder the load with the five returning sophomores.
VanBuren Signed
New Head Coach Jim Twigg signed his first recruit, a 6’3 small forward from Warren Cousino, Eric VanBuren. 
VanBuren is an active player that slashes to the basket. He runs the court very well and is energetic on the boards. VanBuren’s ability to grab rebounds and score will provide much needed help for Macomb this season. He was first team All-Conference, second team All-Country, and was Cousino’s Team MVP. VanBuren also led Cousino to a MAC White Division Championship and registered 20 points and 16 rebounds in Macomb County All-Star game.
A New Age Begins
In the last 33 years the Macomb Basketball program has had two men guide the helm, John Switchulis (16 yrs.) & Henry Washington (17 yrs.). After the recent retirement of Coach Washington a new chapter in the history books of Macomb Basketball is being forged. The new era began on Tuesday, July 6, 2010.
Macomb announced the hiring of James Twigg as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Twigg comes to Macomb with twenty years of coaching experience. Twigg’s most recent coaching stint was with Grosse Pointe South High School as their Varsity Boys Head Basketball Coach from May of 2007-July 2010. Jim began his career as the Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach in 1990 at Clawson High School. From there he has made stops at L’Anse Creuse North, Avondale and Sterling Heights High Schools as the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach. He also was an assistant basketball coach at St. Mary’s College and Grosse Pointe South. To say the least, Coach Twigg is very familiar with Macomb County.
“It is an extraordinary privilege to be named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Macomb. I have a deep respect for the things Coach Washington and my mentor, Coach Switchulis, accomplished at Macomb. I am excited to take over a strong program and hope to continue building a successful program. I look forward to working with the players and coaches of Macomb County to strengthen the Macomb Basketball program.” –Head Basketball Coach Jim Twigg