Captain Kangaroo

No such luck for high school kids. Then, if they were planning on playing college ball, they get the double whammy of potentially losing their scholarship, or aid (if going D-3).

Pete Freeman? He was awesome in 1990!

Just ran into E-man at the Cleveland airport. Guess he’s back in town to visit. He said his heart is doing great. He’s disappointed basketball season ended so early. Still a great young man. Small world!

Dru’s heartfelt speech to Rome at the Kent game halftime.

Let them play X-Box against each other in a 68 team bracketed tourney and televise it nationally. I'll be Jonesing so hard for hoops next week I'd probably watch it.

There goes Duquesne’s shot at an at-large...

As long as it’s not the pink ones.

1.) I hate Rudy Gobert. If he hadn't become "Hoops Patient Zero," we'd at least have some college and pro basketball on TV for the next month. 2.) Since they're already at the arena, do Groce and Co. run out to the court and cut down the nets?

Council at Large

The 6th seed in the A-10 tourney, Duquesne takes on the winner of the 11/14 seed GW/Fordham game on Thursday. Interesting A-10 fact: 8 different schools, none being Dayton?, have won the past 10 championships (Temple, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, Saint Joseph’s, VCU, Rhode Island and Davidson Dukes-centric A-10 Tourney Info Question of the day - Is Dayton "The Gonzaga of the East"?

Buffalo’s exit costs the tournament a few thousand tickets sold. Miami and NIU might bring 300 combined to their Thursday game.

The JAR was rocking from the get-go on Tuesday night. The best mid-week energy I've felt in that place in a long, long time. Tonight is going to be an absolute blast. Can't wait for tip-off!

Nice to see the Zips scoreboard acknowledging the 2019 Dean’s List honorees. Congrats to Utomi and Ivey for their inclusion!

For those considering staying at home and watching the game on TV, I have one question for you - "What's in your wallet?"

Dukes beat St Bonny (10-6 in the A-10) by 4, and GW (4-12 in the A-10) by 3 to reach the vaunted 20-win mark! Big "measuring stick" game vs. VCU looming on Tuesday....

I would like to see X drive the lane more often. At six foot eight, in the MAC, he can do some damage in the paint. And if fouled, he hits hit ft’s at a solid clip. Settling for long 3’s is selling himself short. Once a few bunnies fall, maybe the hoop starts looking a little bigger from 21 feet.

Sounds like he played for my UA intramural team? ?

Offer = walk on offer? Or, scholarship offer?

UMass hung tougher, only losing by 8 a few nights earlier.? Prior to that, VCU only lost to Dayton by 5. They haven’t been blowing anyone out lately.

His highlight film is pretty much like watching the Pleasantville basketball team. Who wouldn’t like his range and quick release. His shot seems pretty fundamentally sound. NBA 3-point range. Can he defend at a high level? How’s his foot speed? Ball handling? Those would be the questions I still have. Groce’s teams place a high priority on defense. Is his any good?

If you can get past the ugly style of play, EMU was playing some good basketball in February. We were lucky to win, but I can't say we laid an egg in that one. I'd give EMU some credit. Tulane's at the bottom of the AAC, but that is a tough basketball conference. Wichita State is 20-7, and sitting in 6th place. It was a nice win for the Zips. I thought Liberty was just a really good team that kicked our butt. Sort of like the Toledo game (one of the rare occasions where Toledo played to their potential).

The Zips have not played a bad game all season. I find that to be an amazing fact. They've had some dry spells here and there, but they've yet to flat-out not show up. If you look around the MAC, or college basketball in general, that's pretty rare. The Zips are a seasoned team, with 4 players capable of going for 20+ on a given night. And the Zips bench is making an incrementally more impactful presence with each and every game. BG is a strong, athletic team. At home, with some motivation to avenge their earlier loss to the Zips, they should prevail in a tight one. Two wildcards that could sway the outcome? 1.) Has the Dylan Frye episode messed with the Falcon's chemistry? If so, it favors the Zips. 2.) How is X's help defense? When X is fully engaged on the defensive side of the ball, the Zips are at their best. If he helps Reese and Riak defend at the rim, and nabs double-digit boards, that would be enough to give the Zips the season sweep. Tuesday night will be fun!

Predictions for today - • Zips win by 13 • The t-shirt cannon’s shirts will all unfurl after traveling roughly 15 feet, and land softly in rows 2-5 of the Blue Hair section • All 32 Taylor Made Jewelry basketballs land in the Blue Hair section....none make it to the unwashed masses above. • Only the ugly people in the east stands will be shown in the Kiss Cam. The good-looking ones in the west stands will pucker up for nothing. • No one on the big screen during the Kiss Cam bit will realize it. • My BAC will be 0.1 lower than if the game were held at 7pm. The referees should be grateful.

11-14 George Washington improves to 12-14 with a win over the Dukes, who have slipped to 18-7 after their glucose-fueled 10-0 start.

IMO - you’re 50% right.