clarkwgriswold

MAC All-Freshman team in 22-23. Versatile 6'4" guard. Hurt early in his sophomore year and missed most of the season. Returned this year and averaged 13 ppg.

I've often thought with the changes in recent years to college athletics that focusing on a sport might be the best way to go. Gonzaga, Butler, Xavier, Georgetown...and the like. Unfortunately, it keeps you out of many conferences like the MAC.

I think people may be placing a little too much emphasis on the revenue sharing money. If every team in the conference gets the same amount in revenue sharing, the teams that were already ahead in revenue sharing without the revenue sharing will maintain that same advantage if the outside donations remained the same. Example- School A had $1M in NIL money and the conference kicks in another $1M. School B had $500K in NIL money and the conference kicks in $1M. School A maintains a $500K advantage. Also, the extra money in the pot across the board results in inflation in the player prices. The real advantage comes in generous outside donors and a school's commitment to a program.

I was at the top until the last minute of the championship game. I now know what it feels like to be Miami.

Given the lack of other bigs, neither developing a consistent outside shot and their trouble in guarding on the perimeter, I don't see them playing Okonkwo and Lyles together much, if any. Lyles can hit an occasional open three but he's not a floor stretcher.

Agreed. I was just pointing it out as some believed he would be more of a "big" than a perimeter guy. I think he ends up being the guy on the other team's second big when needed, just like Gray. I'll sure miss Gray. That kid was gritty.

In the Instagram release on Evan Mahaffey Groce's quote states "...we felt we needed to add some size, versatility and skill to our perimeter. With Evan, we feel we accomplished that goal..." That's a pretty strong indication they don't view him as a big but more a wing defender on the league's bigger wings (like Lewis was at Toledo/Craft was at Miami...).

With Boals influence, maybe Simmons can step into the shoes of Clayton and go from pre-season All-MAC to All-MAC third team.

Talented kid. One of the top whiners in the MAC.

Indeed you can. It involves sitting in the PCCC section at an Akron/PCCC game.

"Wherever you're going you can get there, from the University of Akron." You old timers recall that commercial jingle?

Shucks. It came through on my phone through my Google news feed. Summary: The article quoted KD quite a bit. He talks about how he didn't get to know Senderoff well until after he left PCCC and he speaks highly of him in the article. He also spoke of the advantages Akron has in NIL and how the athletic department, including Guthrie, has made a commitment to the program. He acted as a go between between Guthrie and Senderoff in getting them together. The article compared KD leaving Akron to go to Duquesne, a program with which he had a connection, and Senderoff having a connection to Fordham. It spoke of how PCCC, its AD and administration stepped up and supported him to keep him there (though not matching Fordham's $1M offer).

Interesting read here on Senderoff staying at Kent and Dambrot's involvement. https://www.cleveland.com/sports/columns/2025/04/why-kent-states-rob-senderoffs-turned-down-a-1-million-a-year-offer-terry-pluto.html

I used to work around the yard in a Bowden Football camp t-shirt I got in one of those grab bags. It was not a good advertisement for Bowden's camps!

Agreed. He had that season then everybody pretty much bailed other than Pritchard.

Wow, in 2023-24 he was 18-14, finished fourth in the MAC and was named the MAC coach of the year.

Well-deserved!

Oops. Fixed now.

Mr. Pinky's new contract outlined in this Beacon article- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/kent-state/2025/04/03/rob-senderoff-contract-salary-details-kent-state-basketball-coach/82762896007/

I hadn't been that excited since we were joining the ACC.

They can have it. It worked out well for OU this year!

Too bad he's going to play for that scumbag Bill Self. He's a great kid from everything I've heard.

I still miss the sale the athletic department used to have in conjunction with the spring game. You could get some decent gear out of that sale. The grab bags were also a fun deal, especially if you wanted to add to your collection of Matthew Wilson bobbleheads!

Absolutely none. I am proof.

Looks like they pulled him out of the front row at a Willie Nelson concert.