ZipCat

But they both had notoriety prior to those moves...so I don't agree that you've rested any case. Creighton has been in the NCAA 26 times. The Sweet 16 5 times (3 prior to the move to the Big East). Like you're resting no case, Creighton bolsters my exact point I was making. Their notoriety as a Mid-Major was made Long Before this era of Basketball.

Butler rose to national spotlight in the 90s. Creighton has been a noteworthy team since the 1960s...I fail to see where these two programs contradict anything I said... Out of curiosity, can you name a program in the past 20 years that has risen to the National Spotlight/Conversation in the past 20-years that was because they won a non-NCAA tournament?

Alright folks ... everyday this week I've been drinking coffee out of the ol' ARoo mug from undergrad. Let's hope the positive vibes payoff!

My dad talks about Gonzaga from like the 80s...so they were able to make a name for themselves in a time that normal people who wouldn't know who they were did, at a time when information wasn't what it is today. Who won the NIT or CIT last year? I doubt even 0% of people could answer that question.

I'm going to be honest...I do believe the ship has sailed on any hope that Mid-Majors will elevate to where the power-conferences. It's just a delusion. Akron, Kent and Ohio haven't become perennial power-houses that the nation at large cares about despite having a nearly 20-year domination between the three schools, with Ohio even making the Sweet-16. Mid-Majors that have become something on the national-scale, either fall quickly because they cannot hold onto the coaches that made them that (Shaka Smart and VCU comes to mind) or they built it during a time when there was more parity almost a half century ago at this point.

It was a ZipCat is too hopped up on The Zips winning and typed the wrong name. 🤣 Freeman is currently listed as a F, but has been previously listed as a PF and C. He will be on the PF list.

And let's be real ... nobody cares about those tournaments. They're just shameless money grabs. The ONLY one that matters is the NCAA.

I anticipate that the Guard polls are going to be a bloodbath...because there's been a lot of good guards over the past 20-years, so picking the top 2-4 is tough.

I honestly almost didn't include him on the list ... but he had a significant amount of playtime for a backup C, when looking at the stats for C's from 2001-2024 ...

It's a first crack at this, I'm obviously going to make some errors (ala accidentally listing Garvin Clarke here). But maybe with time it can be perfected an in the future make a 2.0 version. Certainly makes for some fun conversation!

Freeman will be listed as a PF when that poll is up, which is how the Zips list him on their roster.

Yeah I misread something when I was putting this together...my bad, next one will be better. LoL.

Fine, I guess I won't do it then. Was looking to have a little fun ... but since everyone is more knowledgeable w/e.

Have suggestions to improve it? I just went through the stats over the years of players listed Center.

Vote for your top two picks in terms of the Center position. Top choice is the starter, second is off the bench.

Updated: 6/2 Hello everyone! For fun/interest I thought it would be cool to do a weekly poll of each position to see who ZipsNation believes is the ideal All-Star team. This is the thread that I will update with the ZipsNation All-Star team as selected by ZipsNation. Now we are onto Point Guards, so look for the separate poll in the MBB forum. If we could put all these players together on the same team, how far could it go?

You forgot the Broski on the floor who has the same pose ...

THIS is why I love the Internet... 😆🤣

I think we need to have a contest as to who can grab the best screenshot of Rob Senderoff crying on the sideline for future memes. Maybe a new thread even? *Note: I personally don't want to pick on Julius Rollins, because he obviously had an absolutely heartbreaking lapse of judgement and obviously feels devastated over it. I just think it'd be in poor taste to use that in future memes....but Senderoff has been there for 13-years, so I think he's fair game. Here's my entry:

Boy does it feel good to clean sweep Can't state. 3-0 on the season, on to the NCAA!

Phew ONE HELL OF A GAME!!! GO ZIPS GO ZIPS GO ZIPS!

Jesus Christ STOP TAKING THREES

I certainly am!

Why on Earth are you taking 3s when you're up 6 under two mins?

Wtf just happened?