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Exciting game today. We’re up 9-7 in the top of the 9th. Sounds like there’s a decent contingent of Zips fans at the game.
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6 minutes ago, Spin said:
I haven't followed the minor leagues in a long time. Probably since Mike Sweeney had the USISL Cleveland Caps back in the 90's.
Is this considered pro minor league, or can a college player compete on Akron FC without jeopardizing their college soccer eligibility?
I don't really know how it works, but I think we had a couple of players on the team last year, didn't we? Maybe they don't get paid & are just on the team to stay in shape during the summer?
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Noticed that Duquesne’s Maceo Austin entered the portal. KD was recruiting him to be a Zip out of high school.
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This Toledo ESPN+ broadcast is outstanding.
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Owen Murphy also got an offer from Houston 🤨
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1 hour ago, catdaddyp said:
OG Max Banes is no longer listed on the spring roster.
Ouch. Projected starter. 🙁
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On 3/20/2023 at 8:56 PM, Blue & Gold said:
8:30 p.m. 3/20
How we currently stand:
PG: Tavari......
W: Dawson.... Prather
W: Tribble.......Nate......... Marvin
P: Sammy...... Darrion
P: Freeman.... Amani
Currently 3 open scholarships
The morning of 3/24
Where we currently stand:
PG Shammah....... Tavari
W: Dawson.......... Prather
W: Tribble............ Nate.......... Marvin
P: Sammy........... Darrion
P: Freeman......... Amani
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Rasheed Bello tweeted that prior to Shammah committing, so I wonder if our offer is still on the table?
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Just now, kreed5120 said:
I don't think he'd turn into this player had he stayed. He's a talent, but he would have always been stuck behind Freeman.
I almost just posted the same. Selfishly, of course I wish he was still in the blue & gold. But this turned out to be a good move for Aziz. If he were still here he'd still be a reserve next year too.
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Just now, kreed5120 said:
I wouldn't be surprised if Dawson plays 10-15 min/night at the 4.
Good point. With Freeman's dominant presence in the paint we really could run a 4-guard set, especially if one of our guards is the 6-5 bruising junkyard dog Mikal Dawson.
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On 3/18/2023 at 6:38 PM, NWAkron said:
Markeese Hastings from WMU entered the portal. One of the better players for the Broncos.
According to VerbalCommits.com Markeese was at Butler before transferring to WMU so, unfortunately, he's going to have to sit out a year. ...Unless he's a grad transfer?...
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On 3/17/2023 at 9:45 AM, Blue & Gold said:
9:30 a.m. 3/17
How we currently stand:
PG: Tavari...... Garvin
W: Dawson... Prather
W: Tribble..... Nate..... Marvin
P: Sammy..... Darrion
P: Freeman... Amani
Currently 2 open scholarships
8:30 p.m. 3/20
How we currently stand:
PG: Tavari......
W: Dawson.... Prather
W: Tribble.......Nate......... Marvin
P: Sammy...... Darrion
P: Freeman.... Amani
Currently 3 open scholarships
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Just now, Illini Zip said:
A bit strange that Garvin Clarke helped recruit Sammy Hunter with the Bahamas connection and now Garvin is leaving.
It is. I like Garvin but I feel this is going to be a win-win. Garvin's a nice, solid player but just not quite at the upper-MAC level. We'll almost certainly land a more consistent scorer and he'll transfer to a lower major & get more PT & be able to develop more, e.g., Josh Williams. (Josh was a guard on the Zips team a few years prior to Groce's arrival.)
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1 hour ago, Illini Zip said:
My guess is 2 immediate impact guards and a high school big likely to red shirt.I'm really hoping for 3 immediate impact players - one immediate impact front court player in addition to 2 guards
As we currently sit I'm apprehensive about our bigs:
Freeman - an all-time Zips great
Sammy - stretch 4 who really likes to hang out around the 3-point arc
Amani - nice potential but only averaged 2 PPG & 1 RPG (GoZips.com a mess. It took me 5 minutes to find the stats.)
Baker - will be a true freshman
Marvin - will be a true freshman
On the other hand, Enrique is probably going to average as many minutes as he wants next year, so maybe relying on Amani is sufficient to simply fill in while Enrique catches his breath?
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1 hour ago, blueandgold said:
Funny story. I just met Jamie Bosley last week. Had a long conversation. He was fun to speak with and still super pumped about Akron basketball.
Awesome! Where'd you run into him?
I've seen Jaimie sitting in 1st row seats behind the opponents bench a handful of times.
His son, Max, is a very talented player with Wadsworth. I think Max is going to be a senior next year. We are getting OLD! 😭😭
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27 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:
The only thing that really surprised me is the amount of close games we lost last year and the fashion in which they happened.
Indeed. I had my heart ripped out a handful of times last season 😩😂
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These are only players I've seen personally (I didn't really start paying attention to Zips b-ball till '95 - Coleman Crawford's last season).
PG - LCJIII
Honorable Mentions: Dru Joyce II, Jimmal "Spider Man" Ball, Xavier Castenada, Alex Abreu, Noah Robatham, Antino Jackson, Darryl Roberts, Humpty Hitchens
2G/W - Quincy Diggs
Honorable Mentions: Derrick Tarver, Jamie Bosley, Tron Jenkins, Tyler Cheese, Nick Dials, Jimmond Ivey, Steve McNees, Scotty Gooden
SF/W - *Jimmy Conyers
Honorable Mentions: Ali Ali, Darryl Peterson, Brett McKnight, Dan Hipsher, Nate Linhart, Jawanza Moore, Daniel Utomi
PF/P - Enrique Freeman
Honorable Mentions: Romeo Travis, Demetrius "Tree" Treadwell, Xerius Williams, George Phillips, Kwan Cheatham
C/P - Zeke Marshall
Honorable Mentions: Jeremiah "Big Daddy" Wood, Isaiah "Big Dog" Johnson
*Jimmy Conyers only had one good year... his senior season... but man was it special.
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Just now, catdaddyp said:
I’m going back through the position groups and adding “star rating take” for all the players. Using Rivals formula I’m re-rating the players to what they should have been according to their college production.
Dude, you're amazing!
And now that the Zips basketball season is over I'm beginning to itch for some Zips football again!
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Just now, clarkwgriswold said:
Not a great championship game for Nichols- two points, five assists, four steals and three rebounds.
Jonas sure had a tough weekend. He couldn't throw it in the ocean.
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1 hour ago, indians4841ks said:
Today's video feed has both a scoreboard AND announcers so we're moving up in the world, Zips fans! 😁
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2 hours ago, Z.I.P. said:
What's the news on Luke Skaljac of Brecksville? How was his junior season. He was maybe the first '24 player Groce offered.
He had a fantastic season. He's a 3-point deadeye. Luke was on the short list of Mr. Basketball candidates. Would love to see Luke in the blue & gold!
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1 hour ago, indians4841ks said:
Today's video feed has both a scoreboard AND announcers so we're moving up in the world, Zips fans! 😁
And wait, there's more! Someone is operating the camera! 🙌
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Colin’s only a junior so if he’s worthy I hope we pursue him hard!
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Hoban junior guard Jonas Nichols has been offered by Akron. That's it as far as I know. Hoban senior guard Will Scott may be someone the Zips should invite to walk on.
Buchtel has 2 future D1 players in PG Khoi Thurmon (IUPUI IIRC LOL) and 2G Amire Robinson (Nevada). Khoi is built like a bull & Amire is a physical specimen but neither have great outside shots; they're just more athletic than anyone trying to guard them. So I don't know how their games are going to translate to the next level but I'm not losing any sleep over them not being offered by Akron. Buchtel's hottest player will be playing FCS football as a WR next season at Wayne State. His name is Marcel Boyce, Jr. & is the son of former Zip Marcel Boyce, Sr. He's been on fire & has been Buchtel's leading scorer since the tournament began.
Buchtel has a 6'3" sophomore in the starting lineup named Stevie Diamond. He's Buchtel's starting QB. He's also an athlete to keep an eye on.
Hoban's Jonas Nichols is the player I'm keeping my fingers crossed for. He's smooth as silk, has great handles, is 6'3" & has a sweet mid-range fadeaway jumper. Extremely smooth now... I can only imagine how good he's going to be a few years from now. Hopeful he'll be a Zip.
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Zips Basketball- Looking Back to 22-23/Looking Forward to 23-24
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I’m anxious to see if we’re able to schedule any Big East teams now that we’re a member in soccer.