Exhibition- Youngstown State

[Captain Kangaroo]

Game story and extended highlights

[kreed5120]

YSU getting 12 offensive rebounded and outrebounding us in total wasn't great. Those were issues that plagued us early last season as well. You have to limit 2nd chancs point opportunities, especially when a team is shooting as well from the perimeter as YSU.

 

Hopefully we can get more from Barre or Brisco once real games are being played. 

[NWAkron]

All that $$, effort, travel, and time to recruit a guy that can't play defense.  Guess Groce is down to a 14 man rotation.  Maybe 13 because Cody must have fallen out of favor between Tuesday and Wednesday night.

[ZipsFan31]

The biggest concern for me was hearing that briscoe and barre played a total of 2 minutes. That puts its all on Amani. I love MMK as he is a hustle player.  But he is not skilled enough to be our back up big. 

[Blue & Gold]

Didn't YSU get the better of us in a scrimmage last year too?

[NWAkron]

The only conclusion I can draw from this is that Groce didn't want James Madison to collect any film on this team.  #3DimensionalChess

[Let'sGoZips94]

Side note: Pretty sure every Zips opponent that has had a "Blackshear" on their team has had said Blackshear absolutely destroy the Zips. 

[Captain Kangaroo]

YSU was a basketball desert for a half century. I spoke to the late Dan Peters (former YSU HC and Zips assistant) and he said it was virtually impossible to win there. It was a football school in the hood, and any decent players went to MAC schools.

 

Low and behold YSU has won some games lately? They've cleaned up their campus and actually recruited some talent. And, their arena is basically a "red JAR". 

 

It gives me hope that someone could one day turn the Zips football program around. Our FB is nowhere near the loser program that YSU basketball was for 50 years.

 

They even lost a serviceable big (7' 3" center) to USC, and apparently haven't skipped a beat.

 

Having mob money to pay NIL doesn't hurt, I'm sure. 🙃 

[kreed5120]

15 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

 

Having mob money to pay NIL doesn't hurt, I'm sure. 🙃 

Point shaving scandal incoming?

[zippy5]

2 hours ago, NWAkron said:

All that $$, effort, travel, and time to recruit a guy that can't play defense.  Guess Groce is down to a 14 man rotation.  Maybe 13 because Cody must have fallen out of favor between Tuesday and Wednesday night.

Bummer, no more Head

[Z.I.P.]

Here's the box score, since the one above (Gametracker I think) didn't have any filler.  502 paid the $20! 😅

 

Men's Basketball vs Akron on 10/29/2025 - Box Score - Youngstown State University https://share.google/BxL7HVUzziQe3pnnQ

[Z.I.P.]

4 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Side note: Pretty sure every Zips opponent that has had a "Blackshear" on their team has had said Blackshear absolutely destroy the Zips. 

For those old enough to remember like myself, there was a Ron Blackshear who played at Marshall, possibly during their time in the MAC.  He might have had a brief NBA tilt.  This must be his son.

[Let'sGoZips94]

16 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said:

Here's the box score, since the one above (Gametracker I think) didn't have any filler.  502 paid the $20! 😅

 

Men's Basketball vs Akron on 10/29/2025 - Box Score - Youngstown State University https://share.google/BxL7HVUzziQe3pnnQ

 

$5k for each school's collective. 

[Captain Kangaroo]

22 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said:

For those old enough to remember like myself, there was a Ron Blackshear who played at Marshall, possibly during their time in the MAC.  He might have had a brief NBA tilt.  This must be his son.

I believe he played for Marshall and started a game off against the Zips going 11-11 from the three point line at the JAR?!

 

My memory is fading, but still accurate on this one.

[Z.I.P.]

21 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said:

For those old enough to remember like myself, there was a Ron Blackshear who played at Marshall, possibly during their time in the MAC.  He might have had a brief NBA tilt.  This must be his son.

Alright, research finds that Ron Blackshear Sr was the dude I watched torch the JAR the last time I visited in February 2003.  He made 14 3-pointers in the game and 11 straight at one point.  About 3 4-point plays as he was fouled and threw up balls that fell magically through the hoop.  Seem to recall 48 points scored that night for the Herd.

[Z.I.P.]

3 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

I believe he played for Marshall and started a game off against the Zips going 11-11 from the three point line at the JAR?!

 

My memory is fading, but still accurate on this one.

I'm sure Akron led at halftime that night.  About 56-50.  Couldn't keep up with the hot shooting.  Dan Hipsher's final season I believe.