ZachTheZip Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 https://twitter.com/highmajorscoop/status/514148528478638080@highmajorscoop6-foot-6/2015/PF/Peter Agba from Greensboro, NC (Day School) has committed to the University of Akron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Not much info out there, except that he's from Nigeria, and he looks like he's 30 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staton14 Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Not much info out there, except that he's from Nigeria, and he looks like he's 30 years old.I like both of those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Peter is the heir apparent to Demetrius "Tree" Treadwell. They don't come much tougher than Peter.GREAT get for the Zips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 21 points, 29 boards...could he be The Next Neerim Gembolai? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Tidbits pulled from various sites around the internet: An undersized but strong PF with good fundamentals who (like Tree) goes after rebounds with ferocity. Grabbed 29 rebounds while scoring 24 points in one HS game last season. Has been working on improving his shooting and shot nearly 60% from the field this year in the Under Armour Grassroots Basketball Circuit. High quality video on Vimeo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Lot to like in the video Dave. Seems like he has the athletic ability and he's got the long arms and big hands that you want to see in an undersized 4 man. He's clearly still a bit raw, but he seems to have enough of the fundamentals down that he could contribute early in his career here. I don't think he'll be a 3 - 4 year developmental project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 It's not often that you see a six minute high light video made entirely from just one game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 NO ONE gets 29 boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I hate saying never, but I dont ever see him being a solid contributor. Too small..too slow...no offense...too stiff...simply not a fluid athlete. He is not a big time player. He is a D3 player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I hate saying never, but I dont ever see him being a solid contributor. Too small..too slow...no offense...too stiff...simply not a fluid athlete. He is not a big time player. He is a D3 player.Wow! The kid hasn't even started his Senior year in highschool and you have already written him off based on one video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Wow! The kid hasn't even started his Senior year in highschool and you have already written him off based on one video. Just calling it like I see it. Absolutely nothing about him looks to transcend into being a D1 force. He is an above average high school player averaging like 13 points and 8 rebounds a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Obviously Quickzips saw something in the video that Zipgrad01 didn't. Peter is currently ranked #22 among all 2015 class HS players in North Carolina and had several offers from Southern Conference and Big South teams, so apparently he's fooling a lot of people that he's a promising D1 college player. He's actually playing out of position in HS, filling in at center as he's the strongest player on the team. He regularly outrebounds taller players and thrives on playing through contact. He's still raw and it's a little bit of a gamble on how far he will develop in college. But Coach Dambrot must have seen a lot of potential in Peter as UA was the first college team to give him an offer more than a year ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Here's another highlight video from the local TV affiliate. Looks like he has a pretty good offensive game to me. Lots of nice footwork around the basket.Local TVhttp://bcove.me/u9gbrpwf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 So how will undersized 6-6 PF Peter Agba's rebounding stand up against bigger D1 college players? Here's a brief review of how he performed in the Big Shots Myrtle Beach Tournament in July against Team Loaded, whose future D1 college bigs drew scouts from Indiana, NC State, Kansas, Virginia Tech and Cincinnati:Team Felton’s Peter Agba had the daunting task of facing Team Loaded NCs front line of 7’1, 6’9, 6’9, 6’8, 6’8 and all division one players. At 6’6 Agba just took it in stride and still produced a near double double with 7 points and 14 boards. Agba is a strong bodied, long armed player whose motor is non stop and he produces game in and game out, no matter who is across from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZip0510 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I hate saying never, but I dont ever see him being a solid contributor. Too small..too slow...no offense...too stiff...simply not a fluid athlete. He is not a big time player. He is a D3 player.D3? Not even D2? C'mon bro lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 So how will undersized 6-6 PF Peter Agba's rebounding stand up against bigger D1 college players? Here's a brief review of how he performed in the Big Shots Myrtle Beach Tournament in July against Team Loaded, whose future D1 college bigs drew scouts from Indiana, NC State, Kansas, Virginia Tech and Cincinnati:Sounds like Dejaun Blair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 D3? Not even D2? C'mon bro lolOk...D2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZip0510 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Ok...D2Yeah...I'm going to bookmark this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Big Shots CampAkron commit Josh Williams of All Ohio Red applied relentless pressure in transition.Top Rebounder: Peter Agba of Team Felton/Greensboro Day (NC). Always leads BIG SHOTS in rebounding. If the ball is loose Agba hounds it. Holds several Big South and So-Con offers. Rick McFadden hard at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 To be fair to Zipgrad01, we really know little about Peter. We've watched a couple of short videos and read a couple of brief reports. He doesn't appear to be on the radar of any big name teams. For those with generally pessimistic views of Zips basketball it's easy to jump to the conclusion that there's not much there. Those who think more optimistically might be considering that the Zips coaches have scouted Peter pretty thoroughly and think they've found a hidden gem flying under the radar. In the past the coaching staff has had some hits and some misses with players like this from both inside and outside Ohio. I've been overly optimistic about some players who didn't pan out, so I'll take the cautiously optimistic approach with Peter. He seems to have some really good traits that could blossom into something special. But players like this sometimes flatten out and never develop. No one really knows for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Meanwhile the Zips Plan B is headed to U@Buff. http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/228678164621061997/milan-forward-nick-perkins-verbally-commits-to-university-of-buffalo-wednesday/ZipGrad01 says UB gets a strong NAIA prospect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Meanwhile the Zips Plan B is headed to U@Buff. http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/228678164621061997/milan-forward-nick-perkins-verbally-commits-to-university-of-buffalo-wednesday/ZipGrad01 says UB gets a strong NAIA prospect! Perkins may well end up playing at an NAIA school.Playing as a freshman is almost certainly out of the question.Perkins looks good on paper. If he was scared off by the Peter Agba commit, then he is not toughenough to be a Zip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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