Game 1- South Dakota State

[Reslife4Life]

Z-Fence let’s go!

[1981 grad]

I cannot believe they did not double Freeman.  What a gift.

[Let'sGoZips94]

It's no Malone, but this is a nice, nice win. 

 

Go Zips!

[mrelegazna]

What poise by the Zips in a hostile environment down the stretch. I love this team.

[LoyalZIP]

One of the most impressive wins in program history. That is a damn hard trip and a tough place to play. So proud of these guys, welcome back!!!

[RoyalBlu]

Excellent job Zips ... maybe best MAC win of the night.

[zippy5]

Nice W. Just wait til we add Ali Ali

[zipsrule]

Solid win.

[Let'sGoZips94]

I don't recall the number of years this went back (3 maybe), but SDSU has won 94% of their games at home in that stretch. The announcers mentioned Gonzaga, Kansas, and another blue blood as the only other programs that with high of a home winning percentage in the same timeframe. 

 

Good luck to the Jackrabbits the rest of the season. They are talented and will make some noise this year in college basketball. Mayo and Easley are players. 

Edited November 7, 2023 by Let'sGoZips94

[csims0917]

SDSU has only lost 9 games at home in this coaches tenure. Make it 10. We didn’t even play that clean today and freeman was doubled the entire night. Still got it done. Love it

[Reslife4Life]

What a game! This is team is really fun, and deep! Bring on Southern Miss

[NWAkron]

Zips clearly wanted it more.

[LoyalZIP]

Tribble and Dawson played their best games as Zips, IMO. 

[LZIp]

Go effin Zips. I admit I had my doubts tonight. Just wait until we get Ali…sheesh. Going to be a fun season boys!

[Let'sGoZips94]

Hey - Zips basketball is back baby!

[1981 grad]

If only mens soccer had won their game it would have been a perfect week for Zips sports.

[LoyalZIP]

Groce emotional on post game show talking about Dawson and his passion for Akron basketball. Before leaving the JAR yesterday, Mike was getting a bit emotional at the thought of putting the uniform back on. Means a lot to these guys. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

2 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said:

Groce emotional on post game show talking about Dawson and his passion for Akron basketball. Before leaving the JAR yesterday, Mike was getting a bit emotional at the thought of putting the uniform back on. Means a lot to these guys. 

 

The number of guys that have come through Groce's program at Akron that have had similar emotional attachments grow is a testament to Groce and what he brings to this University. He's a special coach. 

[MDZip]

3 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said:

Groce emotional on post game show talking about Dawson and his passion for Akron basketball. Before leaving the JAR yesterday, Mike was getting a bit emotional at the thought of putting the uniform back on. Means a lot to these guys. 

Yep gotta be happy for Dawson especially with a fantastic opening effort. 

[MDZip]

And another (yawn) double double for Freeman. 😉

[Zippy87]

An eventual Hunter-Ali-Freeman-Dawson-Tribble starting lineup is pretty damn exciting.

[RoyalBlu]

39 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

Nice W. Just wait til we add Ali Ali

Any word on when he'll be eligible ...

[MDZip]

34 minutes ago, Zippy87 said:

An eventual Hunter-Ali-Freeman-Dawson-Tribble starting lineup is pretty damn exciting.

Where's your point guard? 

[clarkwgriswold]

7 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

The number of guys that have come through Groce's program at Akron that have had similar emotional attachments grow is a testament to Groce and what he brings to this University. He's a special coach. 

Good call.  Those guys are a reflection of their coach. 

[Bigzip1]

6 hours ago, MDZip said:

Where's your point guard? 

The two Pg’s had about 10 TO’s combined last night he might not want them on the floor lol