Checking in on Some Former Zips

[csims0917]

Darrion Baker is doing well at SIUE. 4-4 with 10 pts 30 minutes into the game against UTSA

[1981 grad]

Nate Johnson played 35 minutes for K state in their 1 point victory over Tulsa.  He only scored 5 points but had 4 assists and 9 rebounds.  Glad to see he is doing well playing at the next level.

[Zippy87]

Josiah Harris averaging 12/9 while shooting 41% from 3 as a starter for CSU.

[Illini Zip]

7 hours ago, Zippy87 said:

Josiah Harris averaging 12/9 while shooting 41% from 3 as a starter for CSU.

One has to wonder how a 6-7 Harris and a 6-6 Eric Mahaffey might have helped us last year vs. Arizona in particular. But it just wasn’t meant to be. 

[Zips1991]

I was curious to see how Nate Johnson is doing this year and I must say it's better than I would've expected. Obviously we'll see how things go when they get into conference play, but so far he's started all 7 games and is averaging 13.6 points, 6 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game.

 

https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/nate-johnson/12756

Edited 23 hours ago by Zips1991

[kreed5120]

57 minutes ago, Zips1991 said:

I was curious to see how Nate Johnson is doing this year and I must say it's better than I would've expected. Obviously we'll see how things go when they get into conference play, but so far he's started all 7 games and is averaging 13.6 points, 6 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game.

 

https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/nate-johnson/12756

I'm not surprised because he has the size, athleticism, and skill set to play at that level. He just wasn't good enough against that level of competition to carry an offense on his back. He's surrounded by more talent so can just settle into his role.

[ewbrooman1]

On 11/18/2025 at 12:41 PM, 1981 grad said:

Nate Johnson played 35 minutes for K state in their 1 point victory over Tulsa.  He only scored 5 points but had 4 assists and 9 rebounds.  Glad to see he is doing well playing at the next level.

I was at the game last night at Assembly Hall. Nate was the best player on the court in the first half for KSU.  Things went downhill a bit in the second half as the Hoosiers surged back. I have family in Bloomington who have IU ties and season tickets, so I had on a red B-Town shirt and a gold Zips "Z" hat. I passed a couple in the hall who yelled Go Zips, so we spoke briefly and agreed we were showing some support for Nate. Too bad he had to play in those lavender uniforms.

[ewbrooman1]

On 11/19/2025 at 6:21 AM, Illini Zip said:

One has to wonder how a 6-7 Harris and a 6-6 Eric Mahaffey might have helped us last year vs. Arizona in particular. But it just wasn’t meant to be. 

I think our problem against Arizona was we didn't have enough 6-9 and 6-10 guys. They had athletic bigs.

[Illini Zip]

1 hour ago, ewbrooman1 said:

I think our problem against Arizona was we didn't have enough 6-9 and 6-10 guys. They had athletic bigs.

I think Arizona was bigger and more athletic at all positions including their bigs. I had to look them up, but here’s a few that Eric and Harris might have helped guard against. 6-4 pg Caleb Love, 6-6 F Trey Townsend and 6-8 F Carter Bryant. Maybe it wouldn’t have mattered much, but I remember these 3 guys for a reason.