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Evan Miya has him rated as the #73 player in the MAC last season and grades him as slight below average on both offense and defense. The hope would be a change in style of play and being surrounded by better talent would help him improve his numbers. On the surface not a signing I'm thrilled about, but the possibility exists that he over performs.

4 spots left, and this is a general idea of how we might currently look: Halligan/MMK Henderson Burton/Barre Head Staveskie/Perkins

Looks like a solid rotation big. With 6 potential open spots heading into portal season, not every one is/was going to be a high-impact player. 4 spots remain.

Spring game kickoff is Saturday April 25th @1pm.

Interesting. 6'10" 240 lbs - averaged just under 6 ppg and 5.2 rpg in 24.7 minutes of action per game. Very little college tape out there from a quick search, but his high school tape has him looking pretty athletic and with a jump shot. Oddly enough, he didn't make any 3s each of the past 2 seasons, but shot 37.5% 3P in 2023-24. I'm a wait and see on this one. I trust Ford, though.

One mans treasure.. oh wait, it's the other way around 🥱🥱

Max Burton from Western Michigan has committed to the Zips, per his IG

People are saying Groce is a shell of himself without Coach Ford

I talked to bill skeeles last night, UA needs to find a way to get him to invest more. He started his own private equity firm recently, he is already an investor in the new RubberDucks ownership group. He is also a very funny guy to talk to, he might be the biggest Luigi’s hater I’ve ever met

I'm not sure Groce has retained a single player at CofC.

How cool is this?!

We got another one.

Outstanding use of the Open Cup to make his case for more playing time!

I think it's interesting that none of the HS recruits decommitted (yet). Pretty excited for all 3 of them and wouldn't be surprised if at least 1 or 2 get some PT next year. I said a week or 2 ago after Young & Mahaffey hit the Portal that the 2 key guys to retain would be MMK & Halligan due to their experience within the culture. Each guy has had 3(?) years of experience doing things the Akron Way and both seem like GREAT teammates. I don't care what we get out of them on the court as much as I do in the locker room/off the court. I think MMK can continue to take giant leaps in his abilities to become a legitimate threat on the offensive side of the ball, as he is already a pretty solid defender. Halligan just needs to work on his shot & decision making on offense and we have a legitimate contributor out of him. Barre could be All MAC next year. As long as he's healthy, an entire off-season in the Dustin Ford School of Big Men should do him wonders. No idea why he didn't get more run last year, but I think we've learned that Groce likes to stick to a core of guys he trusts more than others, especially as the season goes on. Very excited about Head. I think it speaks volumes to his desire to play for Akron that there wasn't even a hint of him going into the Portal. Health and fit and Arkansas St. made for a not great sophomore year. I expect him to return to his Lipscomb form. Very excited for Perkins & Henderson - especially Henderson. I've heard nothing but good things about him and love his size. We never had the bonafide build-around guy returning on this roster regardless of who the HC was going to be. However, so far we've been able to at least not lose the vast majority of a potentially very solid supporting cast/depth. Several more open spots to add some top tier production.

Obviously not many people are going to the spring game but does anyone know what time it is? Had previously heard that it was in the evening but not sure if that has changed?

If MMK has one fan that’s me, if MMK has no fans I’m dead

Oh I see what this is. Welcome to Akron, Javari Tohnson

This is a player I'd be all for targeting. Local kid - Wadsworth graduate. High character. Scored 18 against Virginia in the NCAA Tournament. Averaged 10 per game and shot just under 40% from 3PT.

I love when mediocrity in the MAC gets passed around among the dregs. Decent piece, though, for the new coach. He at least has experience with MAC competition and can be a leader.