clarkwgriswold Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 The Akron Basketball Classic comes to the JAR November November 22nd through the 24th. Nebraska-Omaha, Alabama State and Lamar are the other teams in the tournament. The Zips play Lamar on the 22nd (6:00 p.m.), Nebraska-Omaha on the 23rd (4:00 p.m.) and Alabama State on the 24th (3:00 p.m.). Here's some info on the Lamar Cardinals- https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/lamar/article/lamar-men-s-basketball-team-starts-new-season-19893923.php Info on the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks- https://unomahanews.com/2024/11/06/uno-mens-basketball-season-preview-new-faces-same-spirit/ Info on the Alabama State Hornets- https://www.rockmnation.com/missouri-tigers-basketball/2024/10/8/24236000/non-con-preview-alabama-state-hornets-missouri-tigers-basketball 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 For the first time in a long time, the excitement isn't building. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 18 Author Report Share Posted November 18 Alabama State opened with LSU and UNLV, losing 71-64 to the Tigers and 93-79 to the Rebels. They have a get well game against Virginia-Lynchburg tonight. Lamar is 1-2 having beaten Paul Quinn College (113-42) while losing to Texas A & M (97-71) and Sam Houston (85-72). They do not play again before coming to Akron. Nebraska-Omaha is 2-3 thus far with wins over Mid-America Christian (85-69) and Stetson (79-76) and losses to Minnesota (68-64), UNLV (80-79) and Southern Utah (79-73). They also do not play before coming to the JAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 10 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: Alabama State opened with LSU and UNLV, losing 71-64 to the Tigers and 93-79 to the Rebels. They have a get well game against Virginia-Lynchburg tonight. Lamar is 1-2 having beaten Paul Quinn College (113-42) while losing to Texas A & M (97-71) and Sam Houston (85-72). They do not play again before coming to Akron. Nebraska-Omaha is 2-3 thus far with wins over Mid-America Christian (85-69) and Stetson (79-76) and losses to Minnesota (68-64), UNLV (80-79) and Southern Utah (79-73). They also do not play before coming to the JAR. These results are quite respectable IMO. The field may prove to be better than anticipated. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 I never heard of any of these teams and really was not looking forward to these games but those scores are much better than our score against St. Mary. This might be an interesting weekend. I hope we rebound better than last week. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 19 Author Report Share Posted November 19 8 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: These results are quite respectable IMO. The field may prove to be better than anticipated. 7 hours ago, 1981 grad said: I never heard of any of these teams and really was not looking forward to these games but those scores are much better than our score against St. Mary. This might be an interesting weekend. I hope we rebound better than last week. I was pleasantly surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted November 21 Report Share Posted November 21 Not an appealing lineup to me either, but shouldn't they have some all tournament pass ticket package? Or did I miss it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 21 Author Report Share Posted November 21 12 hours ago, ewbrooman1 said: Not an appealing lineup to me either, but shouldn't they have some all tournament pass ticket package? Or did I miss it? No big names but they appear to be sold squads. There are no Concords, Ohio Wesleyans or Heidelbergs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 21 Author Report Share Posted November 21 Some players to watch- Nebraska-Omaha: Marquel Sutton- 6'9" junior forward- leads team in scoring (14 ppg) and rebounding (6.4 rpg). JaSean Glover- 6'4" junior guard- second on team in scoring at 11.8 ppg. Lamar: Andrew Holifield- 6'10" junior forward- leads team in scoring (16 ppg) and rebounding (7 rpg). Alexis Marmolius- 6'1" junior guard- second on team in scoring at 15 ppg. Alabama State: D'Ante Bass- 6'6 junior forward- leads team in scoring (16 ppg) and rebounding (8 rpg). TJ Madlock- 6'3" junior guard- second on team in scoring at 15.8 ppg. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 21 Report Share Posted November 21 This showcase is the punchline to what is a comically bad ooc schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 21 Author Report Share Posted November 21 14 minutes ago, GP1 said: This showcase is the punchline to what is a comically bad ooc schedule. ...and we need a viable back up big... That horse has been beaten to death. 4 of the 12 OOC opponents are top 25 mid-majors. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 21 Report Share Posted November 21 19 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: ...and we need a viable back up big... That horse has been beaten to death. 4 of the 12 OOC opponents are top 25 mid-majors. Some people are impossible to please. They say football schedules too tough and then complain basketball doesn't schedule tough enough. The reality is we already lost the 2 measuring stick contests we had. At this point OOC only value is to sort out rotations and build chemistry. This is a completely new group of players. It's going to take time before they peak. Also, these schools are as good, if not better, than several of the schools that we'll play in MAC play. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 21 Report Share Posted November 21 (edited) Basketball schedules vs football is not exactly an apples to apples comparison Edited November 21 by zippy5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 21 Report Share Posted November 21 55 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: That horse has been beaten to death. 4 of the 12 OOC opponents are top 25 mid-majors. Good grief..... They should play at least one P5 school. That's not too much to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 21 Report Share Posted November 21 35 minutes ago, GP1 said: Good grief..... They should play at least one P5 school. That's not too much to ask. Aren't you one of the biggest advocates for G5s ditching the P4s? I know that's largely in football, but the same principal applies in basketball. We have a very competitive G5 schedule. No complaints here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 21 Report Share Posted November 21 49 minutes ago, GP1 said: Good grief..... They should play at least one P5 school. That's not too much to ask. We got ran off the court against St. Mary's. What do you think would happen if we played Indiana, North Carolina, Kentucky, etc.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 55 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: We got ran off the court against St. Mary's. What do you think would happen if we played Indiana, North Carolina, Kentucky, etc.? You are using extreme examples. There are plenty of P4 teams Akron is capable of competing well against and put a little pizzazz on the schedule. Princeton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Aren't you one of the biggest advocates for G5s ditching the P4s? I know that's largely in football, but the same principal applies in basketball. We have a very competitive G5 schedule. No complaints here. Basketball isn't the same as football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 2 minutes ago, GP1 said: You are using extreme examples. There are plenty of P4 teams Akron is capable of competing well against and put a little pizzazz on the schedule. Princeton? Princeton is a P4 team? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 22 minutes ago, GP1 said: Basketball isn't the same as football. You're right - there are more competitive mid majors in basketball which would make scheduling P4s for name sake even more unnecessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 22 Author Report Share Posted November 22 That poor damn horse. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 2 hours ago, GP1 said: You are using extreme examples. There are plenty of P4 teams Akron is capable of competing well against and put a little pizzazz on the schedule. Princeton? I think you're more optimistic than I am. This is an entirely new roster and very few of these guys have previously played together. It's going to take time for this team to hit their stride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 2 hours ago, MDZip said: Princeton is a P4 team? 🤔 Try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 2 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: You're right - there are more competitive mid majors in basketball which would make scheduling P4s for name sake even more unnecessary. What about the money? If the football team can be whored out, so can every other program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 6 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: ...and we need a viable back up big... That horse has been beaten to death. 4 of the 12 OOC opponents are top 25 mid-majors. So has the backup big thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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