clarkwgriswold Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, blueandgold said: I guess I missed it, but how/why did we lose Mikal Dawson? Didn't qualify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 LePear Toles listed as a Walk On. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) Zips add walk on Enrique Freeman. Edited October 10, 2019 by Illini Zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) Zips pick up Gavin Clarke. Edited October 13, 2019 by Illini Zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronAlumnus Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/13/2019 at 2:54 PM, Illini Zip said: Zips pick up Gavin Clarke. What does the red mean? Inactive for the season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, AkronAlumnus said: What does the red mean? Inactive for the season? Correct. I went with red for "red shirt". Also, each gold shade represents a different class. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Jake Fischer is no longer with the team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Hey, @Illini Zip, it's actually Garvin Clarke. Garvin, with an "r." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) Jake Fischer is no longer with the team. Edited October 18, 2019 by Illini Zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 @Illini Zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 This should leave the Zippers with 11 players on roster next season; 2 available scholarships remaining. 1. Sr. - LCJ 2. Sr. - Maishe Dailey 3. Sr. - Camron Reese 4. Sr. - Jayden Sayles 5. Jr. - Bryan Trimble 6. So. - Ali Ali 7. So. - Greg Tribble 8. So. - Taylor Currie 9. So. - Mikal Dawson (I'm still crossing my fingers on him getting himself eligible. His twitter profile is still all UA & his sister is on the women's team.) 10. Fr. - Tre Edwards 11. Fr. - Garvin Clarke 12. ??? 13. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 If Freeman is any good they should give him the newly open scholly and burn that redshirt. Else he may be in the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Jeremy Roscoe departs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 Not that the scholarship chart should be updated until it's officially announced, but FWIW, I was watching the women's team on ESPN+ tonight & Jackie Windon was commenting on Jordyn Dawson (Mikal Dawson's sister who plays on the women's team) and said that "her brother is going to be playing for the men's team next year." So I was glad to hear that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: Not that the scholarship chart should be updated until it's officially announced, but FWIW, I was watching the women's team on ESPN+ tonight & Jackie Windon was commenting on Jordyn Dawson (Mikal Dawson's sister who plays on the women's team) and said that "her brother is going to be playing for the men's team next year." So I was glad to hear that. I agree. I will wait for the official announcement, but that's awesome news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 How come we have not seen Tre Edwards play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 58 minutes ago, akronzips71 said: How come we have not seen Tre Edwards play? Perhaps redshirting. He is in street cloths on game day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 Dawson Eligible / Edwards Redshirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) Unless you're a Duke, North Carolina or Kansas, and are consistently landing McDonald's High School All-Americans, the formula for winning is "Get Old; Stay Old." Groce is doing a masterful job of that. Our main contributors are all seniors - Cheese, Banks & X with LCJ still having another year. Our underclassmen are talented but can take a year or two to ease their way into D-1 ball & let the game slow down for them. Tribble, Ali & Dawson (Dawson's a grown-ass man) all look good and are all getting valuable minutes this year without having a lot of pressure on them (Tribble and Ali are playing truly meaningful minutes). Next year we're adding Trimble (Jr.) and Dailey (Sr.) and ready-to-contribute sophomore big Taylor Currie so, so our current frosh still won't have all the pressure on them. Future of the program's looking good. Groce has us rolling. Next season: PG: LCJ Tribble (Garvin redshirt) W: Trimble Dawson W: Dailey Ali Edwards P: Reese Sayles P: Currie To fill out a championship-caliber roster I'm still thinking we need a ready-to-contribute JUCO post player for next season. Edited January 5, 2020 by Blue & Gold 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 While we will lose a lot after this season, I'm not too worried about having to reload next year with the additions of Dailey, Trimble, and Currie + the improvement of our younger players. What I didn't realize is that we still have the opportunity to add not one, but two players who are going to make our team better. We also finally have freshman who look to have bought into the system and will be here throughout their career (fingers crossed). Sustained success in the foreseeable future looks pretty realistic at this point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 I am thinking Gavin Clarke will be able to contribute right away as a true freshman. He just put up 29 pts. for Cleveland Heights the other night. So he is adjusting to tougher competition just fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 I'm frankly surprised to NOT hear discussion of this, but...why are we presuming LCJ will be around next year? He's graduated midway through his "junior" year. He has the opportunity, if he desires to transfer to a P5 program and be a serious contributor. I don't know how close he is to coach Groce and his teammates, but the decision is his to make. Does anyone close to the team have any feeling about Loren's future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Z.I.P. said: I'm frankly surprised to NOT hear discussion of this, but...why are we presuming LCJ will be around next year? He's graduated midway through his "junior" year. He has the opportunity, if he desires to transfer to a P5 program and be a serious contributor. I don't know how close he is to coach Groce and his teammates, but the decision is his to make. Does anyone close to the team have any feeling about Loren's future? Utomi was disgruntled, and not a recruit of the present coach. Maybe he was a little delusional of his abilities...maybe he was a bad fit for Groce's system...maybe all of those. But it wasn't a shock to see him leave. Poke? He wasn't going to see any PT, and left for a smaller program. LCJ is already on his 2nd school. He really seems to be enjoying Akron, playing under Groce, and running his own team. I don't see many P5 schools looking for 5' 8" point guards. For all those reasons, I will be shocked if he leaves. Not all kids think the grass is greener elsewhere. Put this post in a time capsule and open it in a few months. We'll see if I'm right. ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Utomi was disgruntled, and not a recruit of the present coach. Maybe he was a little delusional of his abilities...maybe he was a bad fit for Groce's system...maybe all of those. But it wasn't a shock to see him leave. Poke? He wasn't going to see any PT, and left for a smaller program. LCJ is already on his 2nd school. He really seems to be enjoying Akron, playing under Groce, and running his own team. I don't see many P5 schools looking for 5' 8" point guards. For all those reasons, I will be shocked if he leaves. Not all kids think the grass is greener elsewhere. Put this post in a time capsule and open it in a few months. We'll see if I'm right. ? My thoughts exactly. From everything I have heard LCJ has bought in completely and become a leader on this team. As such, I'd be shocked if he went anywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 53 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: My thoughts exactly. From everything I have heard LCJ has bought in completely and become a leader on this team. As such, I'd be shocked if he went anywhere. I hope you guys are accurate. I was aware of Jackson when he played at LBSU and felt he could have starred in the Big West -- a couple pegs below the MAC. I DO still feel he has the overall maturity and chops to help ahigher profile program for a year. He's not really 5'8, is he Cap'n? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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