dirtyolcrowe Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Kimani Binder has been offered a scholly to Akron Juco transfer 6'3 180# 2 star SG prospect From Orlando FL 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 3 hours ago, dirtyolcrowe said: Kimani Binder has been offered a scholly to Akron Juco transfer 6'3 180# 2 star SG prospect From Orlando FL Kid's got a nice stroke based on his high school video from 2017. I can only imagine he has gotten better. I'm assuming Groce is looking to add a JUCO kid to help fill Utomi's void, then a 4 year kid. I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Is there any recruit we don't like right off the bat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 I wouldn't mind seeing another grad transfer, like Duvivier, plucked from the free agent market. He was as good as Utomi, and more consistent. As much as the mid-majors are losing their senior "stars" to Power 5 schools, the seniors sitting on the pine at Power 5's are transferring down to MAC-level programs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: I wouldn't mind seeing another grad transfer, like Duvivier, plucked from the free agent market. He was as good as Utomi, and more consistent. As much as the mid-majors are losing their senior "stars" to Power 5 schools, the seniors sitting on the pine at Power 5's are transferring down to MAC-level programs. Nope, we need only incoming freshman who are at least 6'10"! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said: Nope, we need only incoming freshman who are at least 6'10"! That's too short! We already have enough short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: I wouldn't mind seeing another grad transfer, like Duvivier, plucked from the free agent market. He was as good as Utomi, and more consistent. As much as the mid-majors are losing their senior "stars" to Power 5 schools, the seniors sitting on the pine at Power 5's are transferring down to MAC-level programs. Example for this coming year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Example for this coming year? Need to wait and see who graduates. It’s tough to keep up anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Jeff Goodman did a piece yesterday identifying the best players he felt were currently on the transfer market. He breaks out which ones are grad transfers and which ones aren't. Surprisingly I didn't see Ohio's Carter on the list (I may have missed it), but Utomi is included. A small scouting report is given for each player. https://www.google.com/amp/s/watchstadium.com/news/these-are-the-best-college-basketball-players-transferring-this-offseason-04-01-2019/amp/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Jeff Goodman did a piece yesterday identifying the best players he felt were currently on the transfer market. He breaks out which ones are grad transfers and which ones aren't. Surprisingly I didn't see Ohio's Carter on the list (I may have missed it), but Utomi is included. A small scouting report is given for each player. https://www.google.com/amp/s/watchstadium.com/news/these-are-the-best-college-basketball-players-transferring-this-offseason-04-01-2019/amp/ We have Tyler Cheese. Would be cool to get Cameron Lard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyolcrowe Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 4 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: Nope, we need only incoming freshman who are at least 6'10"! Thanks Capt Obvious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 11 hours ago, dirtyolcrowe said: Thanks Capt Obvious! You're welcome, Capt Oblivious! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kreed5120 Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 9 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Quote The University of Akron has two top basketball players who have entered the portal: Jimond Ivey and Daniel Utomi. “Both are graduate transfers and both are going somewhere else. But they also could have stayed in Akron and played another year and gone into grad school at Akron.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 3 hours ago, kreed5120 said: Quote The University of Akron has two top basketball players who have entered the portal: Jimond Ivey and Daniel Utomi. “Both are graduate transfers and both are going somewhere else. But they also could have stayed in Akron and played another year and gone into grad school at Akron.” Terry's busted cheating off someone's paper! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kangaroo kid Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/sports/ncaa-final-four-graduate-transfers.html NCAA considering a rule where if a school receives a grad transfer and the player does not earn his masters degree within 1 year, the school is docked a hoops scholarship the following year (which seems to ignore many grad programs take 2 years to complete) Just putting it on the radar since the Zips seem like a team who could use a grad transfer to fill out next year's roster 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyolcrowe Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 SG Ben Roderick 2 star committed to Ohio U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, dirtyolcrowe said: SG Ben Roderick 2 star committed to Ohio U And this is why I didn't want O-Who to hire Boals. He coached at OSUcks and knows the CBus area. No idea how he'll turn out, but not only is Columbus a hot bed for talent, it's a hot bed we have ignored for years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Coach posted this earlier this a.m., so we may have gotten another commitment today. I've done a little searching but can't find anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 17 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: And this is why I didn't want O-Who to hire Boals. He coached at OSUcks and knows the CBus area. No idea how he'll turn out, but not only is Columbus a hot bed for talent, it's a hot bed we have ignored for years. its amazing how many people here in the Columbus area don't even know that Akron is big enough to be in the MAC. Many here seem to think of Akron as the same level as Ohio Northern or Ashland. I really want that perception to change. The quickest way to do it is through athletics. It seems to me that just about every other Ohio MAC school recruits the Columbus area more than Akron, at least in the sports that are featured most prominently on television. I'd love to see that change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 On 4/16/2019 at 4:31 PM, GJGood said: its amazing how many people here in the Columbus area don't even know that Akron is big enough to be in the MAC. Many here seem to think of Akron as the same level as Ohio Northern or Ashland. I really want that perception to change. The quickest way to do it is through athletics. It seems to me that just about every other Ohio MAC school recruits the Columbus area more than Akron, at least in the sports that are featured most prominently on television. I'd love to see that change. Couldn't agree more with GJ. I left the Akron area in 1989 and love living in Columbus, but no one here has a clue about the Zips. They think we are lucky to be in the MAC and are like a YSU w/o the winning football tradition. They know nothing of Soccer, Basketball, W. Swimming or Track and Field. Most think we have a Cleveland State-type campus = no grass or trees. The news on Akron is mostly negative, that is, losing teams, financial crisis, rust belt economy, axed programs, poor leadership (Scarborough). We would do well to recruit this area. The population base will soon be the biggest in the state and the athletic programs are outstanding, like NE Ohio in the 70's and 80's. We will never, ever pass OSU, but we can build a better rep by getting athletes to go to Akron and have them play on winning teams like Will Trapp, Abdul Salaam, Christie Smith and many more, all from Columbus. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 http://verbalcommits.com/players/jonathan-dos-anjos 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Seems like a guy who could help us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Only 6'8" though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 3 hours ago, zippy5 said: Only 6'8" though Oh great one, please enlighten us. How many 6'8" FORWARDS do we have on the current roster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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