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Isn't that Geno Ford?

Agreed Golde.

He has displayed pretty good footwork in the post, but has lacked touch finishing near the rim. Perhaps playing against smaller front courts will help. Overall, he didn't play big minutes for us, but down the stretch he played with lots of effort on both ends when you did get in. I think it says a lot because a lot of other upperclassmen would pout and look to transfer midseason if they weren't getting the minutes they were wanting. In the American East I can see him averaging something along the lines of 8 points and 6 boards if he's able to get 20-25 minutes of playing time.

You're getting a great team member in Sayles. He was recruited by our old coach, Keith Dambrot (LeBron's high school coach). During his freshman season, he had an unfortunate wrist injury. A technical was called on either him or another Akron player for supposedly hanging on the rim for too long, and during a later breakaway dunk, Sayles let go of the rim too early with a lot of forward momentum. He did a flip and landed on his wrist; the injury seemingly derailed his career. Dambrot ended up leaving after that year I believe, but Sayles stuck with our new coach (and his staff including Dustin Ford) and the Akron program. His wrist was never quite right, and this past season was the first year he was fully healthy. He showed a lot of promise his freshman year, but we haven't seen TOO much of him until this past season when he fell a bit on the depth chart. I think the speed of the game is the biggest thing he has had to overcome after the injuries, but he's a talent, there's no doubt about that. I don't believe Dustin would make a connection between Geno and Sayles if he didn't believe Sayles could be a contributor for his brother. Sayles sticking with Akron through the coaching and system change (Dambrot and Groce run completely opposite systems and there were quite a few players that ended up leaving Groce's program early on) says a lot about who he is as a person, his mental toughness, etc. The athleticism is there, and if he's given the opportunity, I think he could be quite productive for Stony Brook. Edit: Sayles was recruited by KD but never played for him. KD left before Sayles' freshman year.

Hello fellow Long Islander! Sayles had some good minutes at the end of the season. He is not generally a good rebounder, tends to slap at the ball rather than pull it down. He also can be unreliable underneath, missing some bunnies. But like I said, he did play well at the end of the year, and might be a good player for you. He finished on a positive note for sure. Might fit in better in a different system.

Unless it's mutually agreed to there's a buyout. I don't think we'd get $0 if the bigger schools are making that decision on their own

My thoughts exactly. Great job by Dustin and the Zips coaching staff for helping Jayden. Classy.

https://www.beaconjournal.com/sports/20200422/university-of-akron-menrsquos-basketball-newest-addition-has-traits-for-zips-program

Dustin Ford's brother. Everyone did right by Jayden

Good call! Correct you are.

Not all that surprising. I said on a post back in January or February that I felt Sayles would transfer because he's good enough to be a 25 minutes guy in a conference like the American East. Coincidentally that's exactly what conference he ended up going to.

Good point. Speaking of Jaden, according to VerbalCommits dot com Jaden is transferring to Stony Brook.

Not to mention Sayles who even though he didn't play much provided extra depth.

I see we have a bunch of cheaters up in Canada. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29078661/buffalo-hit-probation-forged-documents

All of those guys are too short other than Bill Russell.

https://www.collegesoccernews.com/index.php/articles/1439-2020-recruiting-classes College soccer news....has the zips ranked at #9....for 2020 recruiting class Top Drawer soccer(TDS)....their recruiting rankings...are a premium subscriber only article...also has the zips at #9 college soccer news....mentions Dyson Clapier from the Portland Timbers academy. To my knowledge, there has not been a mention yet of Dyson on this recruiting topic College soccer news...also mentions Connor Lee. Again, I don't think that he has been mentioned on this recruiting topic. I believe that Connor Lee....went to CVCA article shows Ryan Combe...as playing on a Brazilian team I think they have him confused with Gabriel Ramos(who is not mentioned in the article) I believe that Ryan Combe is from Maine...or somewhere in the Northeast also, top Drawer soccer also shows a young man named Remi Smith as being a zip recruit. He is a midfielder for Atlanta United...and his commitment has been featured on this topic Remi is a 3 star recruit and is rated #177 in the country according to TDS https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-player-profile/remi-smith/pid-74578

I'm recommending he grow at least 3 inches..