Captain Kangaroo Posted July 15 Report Posted July 15 6 hours ago, Hilltopper said: They have been close friends for years. Celtics had the 54th pick...4 after the Pacers in last year's second round. I have to believe they'd have taken Enrique with that pick had he been available. Instead they picked Antwon Watson from Gonzaga...a slightly thicker, slower version of Enrique. They cut Watson half way through last season. 2 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted July 21 Report Posted July 21 The Zips are hosting the Akron Men's Basketball Alumni Camp this Thursday, July 24th at the JAR. The schedule is: 4:30pm - Cocktail Hour with cash bar and light hors d'oeuvres. 5:00pm - Watch former Zips basketball student athletes take the floor at the JAR for the Alumni Game. Parking is available in the Lot 1 parking garage on the corner of Spicer and Carroll St. and must be paid for via the scannable signs in the lot. 1 1 Quote
Zippy87 Posted July 22 Author Report Posted July 22 19 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: The Zips are hosting the Akron Men's Basketball Alumni Camp this Thursday, July 24th at the JAR. The schedule is: 4:30pm - Cocktail Hour with cash bar and light hors d'oeuvres. 5:00pm - Watch former Zips basketball student athletes take the floor at the JAR for the Alumni Game. Parking is available in the Lot 1 parking garage on the corner of Spicer and Carroll St. and must be paid for via the scannable signs in the lot. Is it free? Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 8 minutes ago, Zippy87 said: Is it free? Appears to be from the email. 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 2 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: Appears to be from the email. Would hate for people to have to pay for their entertainment. 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 5 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Would hate for people to have to pay for their entertainment. The drinks are on NWAkron. 1 1 Quote
Zippy87 Posted July 22 Author Report Posted July 22 3 hours ago, NWAkron said: Would hate for people to have to pay for their entertainment. I would be happy to pay. Donated to the program recently. Just asking a question. 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted July 25 Report Posted July 25 The alumni game was fun. LCJ, Cheese, Banks, Dawson, Sayles, Tribble, Thornton, Hunter, Diggs and Gray played. Enrique was there but didn't play. Two pieces of news from the event: Enrique has been signed by Minnesota (I believe on a 2-way); and Groce was in Europe recruiting. 6 2 Quote
Zippy87 Posted July 25 Author Report Posted July 25 (edited) 1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said: The alumni game was fun. LCJ, Cheese, Banks, Dawson, Sayles, Tribble, Thornton, Hunter, Diggs and Gray played. Enrique was there but didn't play. Two pieces of news from the event: Enrique has been signed by Minnesota (I believe on a 2-way); and Groce was in Europe recruiting. Minnesota is a good fit! Is it a done deal? Edited July 25 by Zippy87 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted July 25 Report Posted July 25 15 minutes ago, Zippy87 said: Minnesota is a good fit! Is it a done deal? I believe so. He was standing 50 feet away talking into a microphone as it was spreading around the room so I suspect it is pretty solid. 2 Quote
Zippy87 Posted July 25 Author Report Posted July 25 5 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: I believe so. He was standing 50 feet away talking into a microphone as it was spreading around the room so I suspect it is pretty solid. Awesome, thanks for sharing! Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted Monday at 04:13 AM Report Posted Monday at 04:13 AM On 7/25/2025 at 8:53 AM, clarkwgriswold said: The alumni game was fun. LCJ, Cheese, Banks, Dawson, Sayles, Tribble, Thornton, Hunter, Diggs and Gray played. Enrique was there but didn't play. Two pieces of news from the event: Enrique has been signed by Minnesota (I believe on a 2-way); and Groce was in Europe recruiting. This is a little off topic, but is our soccer program able to recruit the world like apparently Groce is? This is a pretty big piece of information that shows just how deep Bud's pockets are along with the other financial support for the program. Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted Monday at 12:51 PM Report Posted Monday at 12:51 PM 8 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: What a picture. What a CULTURE. 2 Quote
kreed5120 Posted Monday at 08:38 PM Report Posted Monday at 08:38 PM 16 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: This is a little off topic, but is our soccer program able to recruit the world like apparently Groce is? This is a pretty big piece of information that shows just how deep Bud's pockets are along with the other financial support for the program. Our soccer team has had foreign born players for a long time. This is kind of the first I'm hearing about Akron basketball actively recruiting overseas players. Not to say they haven't before. Just that I don't recall seeing it mentioned. The overseas players I recall Akron landing in the past were either transfers or guys that came to US to play basketball at either a high school or prep school. Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted Monday at 11:39 PM Report Posted Monday at 11:39 PM Word is that a former Serbian Zips player is helping Groce in Europe. 1 Quote
Illini Zip Posted Monday at 11:44 PM Report Posted Monday at 11:44 PM Now that we are expanding our recruiting to Europe maybe we can finally get that serviceable backup big? 2 Quote
kreed5120 Posted Monday at 11:49 PM Report Posted Monday at 11:49 PM 2 minutes ago, Illini Zip said: Now that we are expanding our recruiting to Europe maybe we can finally get that serviceable backup big? Then people would just complain that he isn't a 1970s style back to the basket scorer. Quote
Illini Zip Posted Tuesday at 12:36 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 12:36 AM 45 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Then people would just complain that he isn't a 1970s style back to the basket scorer. For 1970’s style retro bigs we will probably need to recruit out of Cuba. Quote
RoyalBlu Posted Tuesday at 03:12 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 03:12 AM 6 hours ago, kreed5120 said: Our soccer team has had foreign born players for a long time. This is kind of the first I'm hearing about Akron basketball actively recruiting overseas players. Not to say they haven't before. Just that I don't recall seeing it mentioned. The overseas players I recall Akron landing in the past were either transfers or guys that came to US to play basketball at either a high school or prep school. Groce has signed several players from USA-Africa, I believe. They just haven't stuck for long. As far as basketball, those guys seem to be pretty transient - quick to transfer if they show any definite skill (blocked shots, rebounding) scoring usually comes late to most of them as well, if at all. Frankly, most would be better served staying and improving at the mid-major level but I'm guessing handlers and agents are pushing for bigger bucks as fast as possible. Quote
1981 grad Posted 22 hours ago Report Posted 22 hours ago On 7/28/2025 at 12:13 AM, Let'sGoZips94 said: What a picture. Can anyone put names to the players on this picture? Quote
NWAkron Posted 20 hours ago Report Posted 20 hours ago 2 hours ago, 1981 grad said: Can anyone put names to the players on this picture? yes. 1 Quote
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