Quickzips Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 With the 2012 recruiting about wound up at this point it is time to turn our attention to 2013. The Zips will theoretically have four open scholarships to fill with the expected graduations of Zeke Marshall, Quincy Diggs, Chauncey Gilliam and Brian Walsh. Zips verbals: Transferring to the Zips: Offered by the Zips: Elijah Brown - 6'3" 185lb - PG - Mater Dei High School - Santa Ana California - Reports offers from the Zips, James Madison, Can't State, St. Mary's, San Diego and Toledo - Rivals.com three stars, Scout.com three stars, ESPN.com rating of 89. Son of former Cleveland Cavaliers and current Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach Mike Brown. Jack Gibbs - 5'10" 170lb - PG - Westerville North High School - Westerville Ohio - Reports offers from the Zips, Bowling Green, Davidson, James Madison, Ohio, Toledo and William & Mary - Rivals.com three stars, Scout.com three stars, ESPN.com rating of 88. Austin Grimes - 6'3" 195lb - SG - Aiken High School - Cincinnati Ohio - Reports offers from the Zips, Ball State and Toledo - Rivals.com no stars, Scout.com two star, ESPN.com rating of 84. Steve Haney - 6'6" 185lb - SF - St. Thomas Aquinas High School - Ft. Lauderdale Florida - Reports offers from the Zips, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Detroit, Drake, Eastern Michigan, Iowa State, Georgia Southern, South Florida, Toledo, Valparaiso and Western Michigan. Rivals.com three stars, Scout.com three stars, ESPN.com rating of 90. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8kYzb-MLeU Nigel Hayes - 6'7" 200lb - PF - Whitmer High School - Toledo Ohio - Reports offers from the Zips, Butler, Central Michigan and Toledo - Rivals.com three stars, Scout.com three stars, ESPN.com rating of 92. Aaron Jackson - 6'5" 185lb - SF - Lincoln High School - Gahanna Ohio - Reports offers from the Zips, Miami, Ohio and Toledo - Rivals.com no stars, Scout.com unlisted, ESPN.com no rating. Plays for the same high school team as former Zips standout Nate Linhart. Isaiah Johnson - 6'8" 275lb - C - Walnut Hills High School - Cincinnati Ohio - Reports the Zips as his only offer - Rivals.com no stars, Scout.com unlisted, ESPN.com rating of 80. Devin Wilson - 6'4" 175lb - PG - Montour High School - McKees Rocks Pennsylvania - Reports offers from the Zips, Duquesne and James Madison - Rivals.com unlisted, Scout.com no stars, ESPN.com no rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 With the 2012 recruiting about wound up at this point it is time to turn our attention to 2013. The Zips will theoretically have four open scholarships to fill with the expected graduations of Zeke Marshall, Quincy Diggs, Chauncey Gilliam and Brian Walsh. Walsh and Gilliam have yet to play even a minute of basketball for the Zips, and you're already thinking about their replacements? That's hard-core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 That's the current state of the program, and why there's sustainability year over year .. KD isn't scouring the barrel for roster spots for next season. Here we sit in August, 2011 .. and the roster is generally set through the next 2 years. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 With the 2012 recruiting about wound up at this point it is time to turn our attention to 2013. The Zips will theoretically have four open scholarships to fill with the expected graduations of Zeke Marshall, Quincy Diggs, Chauncey Gilliam and Brian Walsh. Walsh and Gilliam have yet to play even a minute of basketball for the Zips, and you're already thinking about their replacements? That's hard-core. Did we find out for sure how many years Walsh has to play yet? He said he was a junior, but web said 3 yrs remaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 With the 2012 recruiting about wound up at this point it is time to turn our attention to 2013. The Zips will theoretically have four open scholarships to fill with the expected graduations of Zeke Marshall, Quincy Diggs, Chauncey Gilliam and Brian Walsh. Walsh and Gilliam have yet to play even a minute of basketball for the Zips, and you're already thinking about their replacements? That's hard-core. Hey, I'm just giving ya what our scholarship situation looks like. Don't shoot the messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Wait a minute. CK didn't say that hard-core is bad. Planning ahead is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 With the 2012 recruiting about wound up at this point it is time to turn our attention to 2013. The Zips will theoretically have four open scholarships to fill with the expected graduations of Zeke Marshall, Quincy Diggs, Chauncey Gilliam and Brian Walsh. Walsh and Gilliam have yet to play even a minute of basketball for the Zips, and you're already thinking about their replacements? That's hard-core. Did we find out for sure how many years Walsh has to play yet? He said he was a junior, but web said 3 yrs remaining. According to a recent discussion with KD, Walsh is playing as a sophomore. That means he has three years eligibility at Akron. Walsh is currently penciled in as the "sixth" man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalapeño Zippy Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 If you're on twitter this guy is interesting to follow --> @highmajorscoop 6'3/SG/Stedman Lowry(2013) had visits to William and Mary and American. Contacted by Albany, Central Michigan, Valpo, Akron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 It would seem to me that the emphasis for 2013 and 2014 is to recruit and sign several "bigs".While coaches are forever crying that you can never have too many guards, Akron will needto stock up on front court players in this time frame.I got a kick out of Cap'n's, tongue in cheek remark about looking for replacementsfor Walsh and Gilliam. Reality is that the coaching staff is always keeping an eye five,six even seven years down the road. Its all part of the operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 It would seem to me that the emphasis for 2013 and 2014 is to recruit and sign several "bigs".While coaches are forever crying that you can never have too many guards, Akron will needto stock up on front court players in this time frame.I got a kick out of Cap'n's, tongue in cheek remark about looking for replacementsfor Walsh and Gilliam. Reality is that the coaching staff is always keeping an eye five,six even seven years down the road. Its all part of the operation.I was surprised we didn't go after a big this year, so, as a freshman, he'd be on campus & practicing w/ the team during Zeke's senior season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 I'm pretty sure that KD is going after bigs every year. Problem is, good bigs are in limited supply and generally end up with the top teams. UA is inching tantalizingly closer to the level where they have more of a chance to land decent bigs on a regular basis.I'd say right now that 6-9 is the magic number for the Zips. The only three players over 6-8 the Zips have had over the past five seasons have been Zeke, Bardo and Swiech. All of the top mid-majors have at least one good big in the 6-9/6-10 range, and most have more than one.With Zeke's college career now half over, it's becoming increasingly important to recruit at least one big with his talent level or greater. Otherwise it's going to be tough for the Zips to move higher in the mid-major rankings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdiehard Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Keith mentioned a "big" recruit being at the game last night. Any ideas who he was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Districtballer Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Keith mentioned a "big" recruit being at the game last night. Any ideas who he was? He's a guy that Akron has been recruiting hard in Jack Gibbs. VCU is also involved with him. He's a 2013 guard out of Westerville North in Ohio. A lot of people think he might be the best 2013 point in Ohio. He recently tore his ACL and is out for the season however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plowerman78 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 not sure but saw someone from Walnut Ridge or hills? big boy i think the last name was Jackson, saw him after the game walking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdiehard Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 KD emphasized the word "big", so I was thinking another big man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Districtballer Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 KD emphasized the word "big", so I was thinking another big man. Well Gibbs was at the game and he's a high-priority guy for KD since he's recruiting Gibbs himself according to Rivals. I'm sure there were likely several recruits considering you were playing VCU and expecting a good crowd with Terry Bowden in the house. Ideal atmosphere to bring in recruits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plowerman78 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Did alittle research and Isaiah Johnson is who i saw. Would make sense bc he is listed at 6'9 275 and he looked all of that. ESPN rates him at a 2 star with an 80 overall grade. According to this story we offered him on Dec 15 http://cincinnati.com/blogs/preps/2011/12/...as-first-offer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdiehard Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I'll take both please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACER Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 the guy sounds like monster at 275. if he is only a junior a could up about 7 feet.i would think that having zeke on our team would help in getting this guy.he can see that we already have a very good big man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozips19 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 maybe this guy? Rivals Profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 maybe this guy? Rivals Profile Bad link. Could you post again? Or at least give us more info? (edit): nevermind. The link is fine. And yes, that is the guy. According to what I've read, it sounds as though he might be a tad lazy, and that his problem is keeping his weight down - quite the opposite of big Zeke. But he's got a ton of raw talent (no pun intended). And you can't coach size, you just thank God for it. (And work your tail off to develop it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Johnson Named Beacon Orthopaedics Primetime Performer He is one big guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Jack Gibbs The Best Point Guard in Ohio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted January 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Original post updated as of 1/2/2012. On a personal note. If the Zips could come away with both Gibbs and Johnson, who were reportedly spotted at the VCU game, along with a PF like Nigel Hayes out of Toledo this would likely go down as one of the best recruiting classes in Zips history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Per his AAU coach- '13 Milford PF/C Garrett Mayleben has received an offer from Akron. The 6'7 junior also has an offer from Wright State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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