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I'm guessing he hasn't. 🙄

disappointed but not upset. lots of sad stories in the tournament. The 13th seeds all had competitive games. I measure success by winning the MAC tournament. That's an event the Zips can WIN! NCAA ... try and put up a good showing and hope for some luck and maybe the lower seed has an off game. It all sucks, especially when we think of 2020.

i wish i had joined this bracket. I was 13 of 16 yesterday and my final four is still intact. and I also picked UCLA.

Yikes. A colleague is a big CSU fan. He knew this day was coming. And, agree, he's hasn't accomplished anything more than bringing CSU to near the top of the awful Horizon League

Nate Oats and Alabama are out in first round. 19-14 year. Buffalo would still be dominating the MAC>

I think UTC and Akron need to play each other next year. God, what a horrible ending for both of them. Even more heart-breaking than the Zips.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4431956/noah-freidel just hit the transfer portal. I thought Wynn contributed more than Aziz. I said to someone last night that Aziz did his part early in the first half when he came in for Freeman and didn't cause any damage. When Aziz was in they had to keep that slow pace and not lose too much ground until Freeman came back in. Is that the kind of contribution Groce and staff expect? I wonder if Aziz was recruited before they knew what a star Freeman would be. And playing them on the floor together was a plan that never worked out.

Sellers, Jihad, and Sparks all in transfer portal. I never cared for Whitford, especially his in game antics. He destroyed that program.

Ironic pic. Two points in 60 minutes SMH

https://www.kentucky.com/ COUNT THEM.. 7 front page articles on Kentucky's loss.

two non-entity Toledo guys entered the portal along with a couple guys (notably Sparks) from Ball State and two from whatever is left on the BG squad. Surprisingly, White and Artis are still at Western. @Let'sGoZips94 I'm not an Aziz fan. Do we think he can improve that much?

So the Akron men got the 13th seed and the ultimate blue blood opponent in UCLA. Buffalo women got the 13th seed and the ultimate blue blood opponent in Tennessee. Hope Bulls and the Rockets in the WNIT can make some noise. Right now, the Kent women are the only post-season winners from the MAC.

Beating UCLA would have been perfect, but for nine years we've been living with that 46 point defeat to VCU which was direct result of a drug dealing point guard. Last night officially ended that ugly chapter in Zips basketball. We saw from our friends in Nelsonville that NCAA success can be fleeting. Buffalo's sustained success over 4 years also is in the rear view mirror. I know our coaches are focused on March but having to fight off a 3 or 4 seed every year is brutal if lucky enough to get there. And let's not forget the good luck, Segu's 3 pointer a little to the right and we would be in misery these days.

We need an epilogue thread and/or prologue for next season. Is this the guy someone said was on campus? Isaiah Cottrell StatusTransferred from West Virginia Year2020 (FR) PositionPF Height6-10 Weight245 HometownLas Vegas, NV High SchoolHuntington Prep

I'm with Clark. Over-achieving team. But the MAC tourney win and a trip to the Dance should keep all the good players and recruits on the team and make the Zips more enticing for guys in the portal. Having Sparks and Freeman would be brutal, right? Those Buffalo teams from 2016-2019 (ish) were the gold standard for MAC dominance. Zips need a transfer like Jeremy Harris or Wes Clark. I see this year as the beginning of dominance. Got to blow through the MAC and get some Power 5 wins.

the best Findlay U has to offer. Also, owns a cleaning service.

Huh?

So proud of this team. So proud how they represented Akron. Really excited about next season. Not sure about that second to last possession. EDIT: Zips can get that called as a foul in the MAC but not in this type of game. Also, that awful Terry Weimer was officiating. OT would not have gone well. Lots to be proud of.

St Peters is 7 of 13 from 3 and KY is 2 of 10. Zips need to be over 50% from 3 to pull it off. Peacocks also 9 of 10 from line but Wildcats 17 of 23

BGSU makes a lot bad decisions and seem to overreact to situations. They renamed the Liilian Gish Theatre because of a film she performed in back in 1915.

The people looking to burnish their resume and take credit are all in Portland.

Need another more Richmond and a lot less Marquette

Big conferences win the first two games. Zips didn't get Providence in Buffalo...maybe that was good.

Surprised the Zips weren't in the bottom ten of watchable games. 19. (4) UCLA vs. (13) Akron Thursday | 9:50 p.m. | TBS Akron began the season with a one-point loss at Ohio State, and it would have won if not for a buzzer-beater from Zed Key. The Zips are legit and will have no issue playing at UCLA's methodical pace. The Bruins have become accustomed to being the hunters in March, but this is a potential upset to watch. Plus, there's this added storyline: UCLA coach Mick Cronin and Akron coach John Groce go way back, as Cronin explained this week.

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