Wednesday Nov 10th is early signing day....

[2Ball]

....for basketball commitments. If anyone finds any information on a Zip player signing, please post here.

[ZachTheZip]

Doesn't look like we're getting any early signees.

[g-mann17]

Blake Justice G Peebles, OH 6-3 180

[ZachTheZip]

Blake Justice G Peebles, OH 6-3 180

Cool. I guess the fax came in late. A lot of schools had their signees announced before 3:00 PM.

[hafner4430]

so excited to see Justice play for us. He will be a great shooter, ive watched a few videos of him.

[Blue & Gold]

Hmm. No Deji Ibitayo?

[zippyman23]

I'm not sure if you guys realize this or not, but the early signing period lasts a whole week, and not just a day.

[72 Roo]

In the media conference held today Keith mentions he expected to announce the signing of two recruits. Blake Justice was one. Does anyone know who else Keith expected to ink?

[ZachTheZip]

In the media conference held today Keith mentions he expected to announce the signing of two recruits. Blake Justice was one. Does anyone know who else Keith expected to ink?

Most likely it's Deji Ibitayo. Our two other 2011 recruits are already on campus as greyshirts.

[72 Roo]

Thanks Zach. Do you think he's still coming?

[Captain Kangaroo]

Thanks Zach. Do you think he's still coming?

FYI - He still thinks Santa Claus is coming.

[Captain Kangaroo]

In the media conference held today Keith mentions he expected to announce the signing of two recruits. Blake Justice was one. Does anyone know who else Keith expected to ink?

Most likely it's Deji Ibitayo. Our two other 2011 recruits are already on campus as greyshirts.

They are not grayshirts. They are non-qualifiers. Big difference.

Gray shirts are usually academically qualified. They simply enroll a semester late because scholarships are maxed out (i.e. football scholarships are maxed out for the fall 2010, but a few open up in the spring due to winter graduations, so a Feb 2010 gray shirt signee would enroll at UA in January 2011, not August 2010).

Gray shirts can play immediately assuming grades are good. Non-qualifiers cannot play for two semesters, assuming they are academically on-track after two semesters.

[Dave in Green]

Under the category of "local signings," the Chicago Sun-Times lists Deji as "committed to" Akron.

Chicago Sun-Times Link

[ZachTheZip]

Deji's signing is confirmed via gozios.com press release.

That should complete the 2011 class barring something unforeseen happening, but given recent history that's certainly a possibility.

[Dave in Green]

A pair of 6-3 guards -- one a great outside shooter and one a driver and leaper who plays above the rim. With the graduation of the 6-0 Roberts and 6-2 McNees, these two guards will be the shortest players on the team except for Abreu at 5-9.

Last season's roster had 5 players who were 6-2 or under, this season there are 3 and next season there will be 1. The Zips are definitely growing up.

[a-zip]

I like where we are headed. Gotta make hay while the sun is shinin' - Zeke is great for recruiting.

[Quickzips]

A pair of 6-3 guards -- one a great outside shooter and one a driver and leaper who plays above the rim. With the graduation of the 6-0 Roberts and 6-2 McNees, these two guards will be the shortest players on the team except for Abreu at 5-9.

Last season's roster had 5 players who were 6-2 or under, this season there are 3 and next season there will be 1. The Zips are definitely growing up.

It will certainly be nice to see some size in the Zips backcourt next season. Not only will we have the two new guys at 6'3" but we also will return McClanahan at 6'4" and add Xavier transfer Brian Walsh at 6'4". After years of watching mostly undersized combo-guards it will be interesting to watch how this plays out.

I think the biggest thing I like about Deji and Blake are the diversity they bring talent wise. Blake being a knock down shooter and a big offensive threat, Deji being a more athletic slasher and a more lock-down defender. It will give the Zips some more options and just make them that much more difficult to prepare for.