wadszip Posted April 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 53 minutes ago, zipinnc said: David Bell is leaving TOSU. 6'10" soph from Garfield Heights. http://www.dispatch.com/sports/20170407/mens-basketball--backup-david-bell-leaves-buckeyes From what I remember, Bell probably would've ended up at Kent State if OSU didn't offer him pretty late in the process. He really didn't show much (outside of being tall and being on a super talented team) in high school. I'd still take him if a spot for him was open. But don't see him as a priority. Just of the Ohio transfers, I'd put them as: 1. Bragg 2. Donnal 3. Hughes 4. Bell And I'm sure there will be more instate guys (from high majors) in the near future you can add to this list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted April 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 35 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said: There's an interesting note: @HighmajorScoop tweeted in response to a 'X' fan that Bragg is a likely mid-low major transfer. Not sure what to say to that. Has his stock sunk that low after a decent 1st year at KU? His stock is definitely not that low as a player (he was a contributor to a top 10 ranked team as a sophomore ... in a program under Bill Self that recruits a lot of top 50 guys and also has a lot of top 50 guys who don't shine until they are upperclassmen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZippers Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) Don't get your hopes up on Jeter. He wants to stay with a pretty major school and he is looking out west. Edited April 8, 2017 by UAZippers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 14 minutes ago, UAZippers said: Don't get your hopes up on Jeter. He wants to stay with a pretty major school and he is looking out west. Closer to home for him. I think his short list will be Oregon, Gonzaga, Utah, and USC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) I 2016-2017 JUCO Recruits list In case anyone is passionate enough to look through this list of JUCOs, I won't have time until maybe Sunday afternoon/evening. Edited April 8, 2017 by mes102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) Javon Pickett just decommited from Illinois. He had a handful of other others. All of which were to mid-majors. https://mobile.twitter.com/JavonPickett/status/850709867576926208 http://247sports.com/Recruitment/Javon-Pickett-89408/RecruitInterests Edited April 8, 2017 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted April 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 https://writingillini.com/2017/04/08/illinois-basketball-javon-pickett-decommits-class-2017-still-special/ This guy speculates he could end up at Akron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 1 hour ago, wadszip said: https://writingillini.com/2017/04/08/illinois-basketball-javon-pickett-decommits-class-2017-still-special/ This guy speculates he could end up at Akron At 6'4" he's an undersized forward. Wherever he ends up, I hope he works on his handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Don't get excited. No news here. So our starters for next year are Poke, Jimond, Utomi, Parrish, and Aaron Jackson? Eubanks and Williams coming off the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Aaron Jackson as a starter? I'm not a betting man but I'd like a piece of that action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 36 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Don't get excited. No news here. So our starters for next year are Poke, Jimond, Utomi, Parrish, and Aaron Jackson? Eubanks and Williams coming off the bench. Somebody has to play point and nobody you listed is a point guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 15 minutes ago, K92 said: Aaron Jackson as a starter? I'm not a betting man but I'd like a piece of that action. Slow news day...Hypothesizing that we only have 7 players at this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 3 minutes ago, LZIp said: Somebody has to play point and nobody you listed is a point guard. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Time to place the ad in the Student Newspaper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 1 hour ago, NWAkron said: Slow news day...Hypothesizing that we only have 7 players at this point Tyler Dalton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Is Sayles still coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 25 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Is Sayles still coming? I'm guessing he is still on board just by looking at his twitter page. He still has the tweet he sent out in July announcing he is committing to Akron pinned to the top. He's been tweeting in the past couple of days so not like a dormant account. Also, looks like Isaiah Williams is also on board ... at least he still has the he is a G/F for the Akron Zips basketball team and a photo of the JAR as his background photo. His account is private so I can't tell if he is still active on Twitter. Finally, Eric Parrish, who has tweeted several times in the past couple of hours, still has him being a member the Zips basketball team with a photo of the team celebrating on his page. So, it looks like the incoming class is still in place as of right now. All have already signed LOIs so they would need to be released, but at least from that, it doesn't seem like any of them are considering asking for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, wadszip said: Also, looks like Isaiah Williams is also on board ... at least he still has the he is a G/F for the Akron Zips basketball team and a photo of the JAR as his background photo. His account is private so I can't tell if he is still active on Twitter. That is his active twitter account. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) Also, if Eubanks and Dalton are on scholarship and the three recruits are on board, looks like that will mean four scholarships Groce can fill this year. If he can land two late high school recruits ... Pickett and maybe somebody else he has been recruiting at Illinois along with two grad transfers/JUCOs, I think he can still pull together a team that won't suffer too much drop off from what I expected for next season ... that was 18-19 wins and something like 10-8 in league play. EDIT: With the Fulford hire, I fully expect Frankie Hughes to come to Akron as a transfer. Since it is tougher to get a hardship now, he will probably sit out a year. So that would leave three open spots for guys who could come in next year ... And if Carlton Bragg somehow picks Akron, they can't turn him down either. Edited April 12, 2017 by wadszip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) Today begins the spring signing period. We should start to know more today and in the days going forward. Edited April 12, 2017 by Blue & Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 I saw David play in HS. (Once. Lol). He sure passed the eyeball test but didn't produce much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Carlton Bragg appears interested in OSU. No indication if the interest is mutual. https://www.landof10.com/ohio-state/carlton-bragg-transfer-kansas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mes102 Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Haven't seen anyone post this yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) Someone with more knowledge of basketball recruiting please help me understand. Why is a player with all of these offers, the early signing day complete, and regular signing day complete, still available? Edited April 15, 2017 by LZIp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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