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Zips add guards Xavier Castaneda and KJ Walton.

Thank you. Is this news? How and when did I miss this? Are there posts on him already? Yep, Junior transfer point guard. Do we know if he gets to play right away?

Freeman with a senior year scholarship.

I already caught something. Freeman will eventually be on scholarship. One or two years?

If I get something wrong just let me know. Should be an interesting off-season.

Currie, Mitchell and Edwards depart.

I would say exhaustion took us out. Some of our bench depth is back in Akron. And this was a very physical game. Just ran out of gas. Great game!! Wrong outcome.

Where do I get one of those life-sized posters of Freeman?

I think Groce called a time out just to rest his guys. Especially LCJ. Incredible effort by the Zips!!

What is everyone's preferred starting line up to end the season? I'll start. LCJ Clarke Trimble Dawson Freeman

I thought Currie was going to be a factor this season as well. Where would we be without Freeman?

Watching the game the word that came to mind was "rudderless". I think this team is maxed out. We need a full off-season of development, individually and collectively. Covid please go away.

This is not an excuse for the Zips drop-off in defense, just an observation. And I agree that there is no excuse for anything less than full effort. But we might be learning just how impactful Riak was as an elite rim protector. And hopefully we can insert Bandaogo into that role next year allowing Freeman to play more at the power forward position. In theory, we should be able to put 5 guards out there and have an effective defense, but in reality Riak covered up for many sins as Groce liked to say last year.

Let's see here. What was Honolulu's weather today...80 degrees and partly cloudy. Nope, no sympathy from me. 😀

I have been paying attention to your frustration with him all season long and I agreed all along that it would have been nice if his senior leadership made an impact early in the season. But I kept hoping he would come around. Now we are near the end of the season and I have to say sometimes the truth hurts. And you are speaking truth. Disappointing.

FUBAR!!

Ugh!!!! We look medicated. Snap out of it guys!!!!

Road kill. Go Zips!!!!

Ali shows some swagger. I like it.

NIU is a pretty good 2-13 basketball team.

I already forgot about this one.

I agree, they are getting a good helping of home cooking. Come on Zips, find a way!!

Anybody know where he was today?

That is the way I see it. I don't know the details, but it would be nice if Freeman was a bonus player for a couple more years. At that point he would have to be granted an athletic scholarship to attend grad school at Akron.

Dawson had a good game.