LoyalZIP Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 22-23 GLIAC Player of the Year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 So Shammah Scott has committed. We've "reached out" to Bello, Terrance Ford (Ark. St.), and Kaleb Thornton (NIU). The Zips were not on Zid Powell's (UB) list of schools who have reached out. I've searched Twitter for more, but that's all I have come up with so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Just now, LoyalZIP said: So Shammah Scott has committed. We've "reached out" to Bello, Terrance Ford (Ark. St.), and Kaleb Thornton (NIU). The Zips were not on Zid Powell's (UB) list of schools who have reached out. I've searched Twitter for more, but that's all I have come up with so far. I think the Zips should require them to grow 4 to 5 inches if they decide to come to Akron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, LoyalZIP said: 22-23 GLIAC Player of the Year Chicago kid. 6' 170 lbs. Averaged 19 ppg at the halfway point this season (no idea what he finished at). Charleston being in on him is promising for his potential. Don't know enough about him for the needle to move either way, but trying to find DII talent ready for the DI level is smart (look at Toledo and JT Shumate). Edit: Just watched a highlight video. Takeaways... - Looks like he is bigger than the old 6' 170 lbs metrics - Twitchy/Explosive. Handles well, moves quick with the ball, gets to the basket well, finishes well, and gets into his shooting motion quickly. Edited March 23, 2023 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 10 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Chicago kid. 6' 170 lbs. Averaged 19 ppg at the halfway point this season (no idea what he finished at). Charleston being in on him is promising for his potential. Don't know enough about him for the needle to move either way, but trying to find DII talent ready for the DI level is smart (look at Toledo and JT Shumate). Edit: Just watched a highlight video. Takeaways... - Looks like he is bigger than the old 6' 170 lbs metrics - Twitchy/Explosive. Handles well, moves quick with the ball, gets to the basket well, finishes well, and gets into his shooting motion quickly. Twitchy is a great adjective. Afraid I’m going to have to steal that one. Ha!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Rasheed Bello tweeted that prior to Shammah committing, so I wonder if our offer is still on the table? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 11 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Rasheed Bello tweeted that prior to Shammah committing, so I wonder if our offer is still on the table? Between X, Hankerson, Kobe, and Clarke we lost 4 guards who got regular minutes. I'd assume we'd be after at least 1 more guard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Transferring and transferring again is a semantics issue that's largely irrelevant when talking about a coaching change. FDU for example. Guy is hired 10 months ago. He is now taking the Iona job (as he should; he was making $40k at FDU). Let's say he wanted to make an immediate impact and hit the Transfer Portal hard to build the FDU program quickly. They have success, then he bolts for Iona. Those players who transferred in would be forced to stay at FDU. Schools are a dime a dozen. Good coaches, chemistry with coaches - that's more rare. Coaching changes should easily be accepted as a secpnd-transfrr waiver reason. Thing here is, Iona (pre-Pitino at least) wasn't a promotion over Fairleigh Dickinson. Not sure how IU gets alot more $$ for coaches (rich Catholic alumni? 😁) My only past knowledge of FDU was seeing them beat Hipsher's team for 7th place in a tournament in Honolulu in 2000, and that the Adidas 3-Star camp used to be held there -- Sonny Vaccaro & Co. Edited March 23, 2023 by Z.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 25 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said: Thing here is, Iona (pre-Pitino at least) wasn't a promotion over Fairleigh Dickinson. Not sure how IU gets alot more $$ for coaches (rich Catholic alumni? 😁) My only past knowledge of FDU was seeing them beat Hipsher's team for 7th place in a tournament in Honolulu in 2000, and that the Adidas 3-Star camp used to be held there -- Sonny Vaccaro & Co. Iona is a pretty big step up. 6 figure job and established tournament presence. 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Iona is a pretty big step up. 6 figure job and established tournament presence. 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 Don't know much about the FDU coach but he didn't win the conference tournament. Coached a huge upset and lost next round. More than likely lightning in a bottle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, NWAkron said: Don't know much about the FDU coach but he didn't win the conference tournament. Coached a huge upset and lost next round. More than likely lightning in a bottle He inherited a 4-22 team then had them winning 20+ games in his first year. Frankly, I feel 1 season is too small of a sample to judge how good of a D1 coach he'll end up being. That said, even if you take the Purdue upset away, adding 16 additional wins year-over-year is a hell of an accomplishment. Edited March 24, 2023 by kreed5120 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 8 hours ago, kreed5120 said: He inherited a 4-22 team then had them winning 20+ games in his first year. Frankly, I feel 1 season is too small of a sample to judge how good of a D1 coach he'll end up being. That said, even if you take away the Purdue upset away, adding 16 additional wins year-over-year is a hell of an accomplishment. Especially considering they were the shortest team in the country and half the team came with him from DII ball. I'm not sure how successful he'll be at Iona, but congrats to him on no longer making $40k to coach DI basketball. Seems like a good guy and got his team to buy into a style that led to the biggest upset in NCAA history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 Noticed that Duquesne’s Maceo Austin entered the portal. KD was recruiting him to be a Zip out of high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 4 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: Noticed that Duquesne’s Maceo Austin entered the portal. KD was recruiting him to be a Zip out of high school. 6 years ago...And he still has eligibility...? Only in CBB 2023. 😵 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Z.I.P. said: 6 years ago...And he still has eligibility...? Only in CBB 2023. 😵 Six years out of highschool I had a Masters Degree. You'd had to have zero job offers in order to continue down what is a pointless path at this juncture in life. It's just very childish at some point. Imagine having almost zero in common with your teammates because of the age difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 It's called "pulling a KJ Walton." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 RANDOM TRANSFER: Luke Bumbalough has transferred from Ball State to Niagara. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 13 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: Noticed that Maceo Austin entered the portal. KD was recruiting him to be a Zip out of high school. I checked the dukes 2022-2023 roster and he was not listed. I saw an article where he entered the portal and it was dated 2021. However, as a guy in his sixties and looking back, if I had a chance to spend 2 more years in college, sign me up. (LOL) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 3 hours ago, GP1 said: Six years out of highschool I had a Masters Degree. You'd had to have zero job offers in order to continue down what is a pointless path at this juncture in life. It's just very childish at some point. Imagine having almost zero in common with your teammates because of the age difference. I wouldn't deal in absolutes. Reports are Bacot, at UNC, is getting $1 million dollars in NIL to return. That's more than he would make playing in the D-league, overseas, or working whatever job his major is in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 14 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: Noticed that Duquesne’s Maceo Austin entered the portal. KD was recruiting him to be a Zip out of high school. He'll be going to Slippery Rock 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 48 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: We'll see how much pull LCJ has here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 20 hours ago, kreed5120 said: I wouldn't deal in absolutes. Reports are Bacot, at UNC, is getting $1 million dollars in NIL to return. That's more than he would make playing in the D-league, overseas, or working whatever job his major is in. Big man on campus + $1,000,000. Sign me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 Looking at Ford's twitter, he hasn't "announced" any offer from Akron and isn't followed on twitter by any of the Akron assistants. I could be wrong, but generally those are pretty good indicators of interest level. I'd be surprised if he came here. He's got his fair share of suitors, that's for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said: Looking at Ford's twitter, he hasn't "announced" any offer from Akron and isn't followed on twitter by any of the Akron assistants. I could be wrong, but generally those are pretty good indicators of interest level. I'd be surprised if he came here. He's got his fair share of suitors, that's for sure. 💯 The only reason he's on our radar here is because LCJ3 subtweeted him when Ford announced he was transferring. That's the lone trail of smoke around this one. Rasheed Bello on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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