Transfer Portal 2026

[Let'sGoZips94]

Those attributes will fit right in, especially with a 6'7" frame. 

[RoyalBlu]

He looks to be the perfect roster add at this point.

 

No matter if he starts or comes off the bench. At minimum, he should be an 8pt, 6reb, 20-minute guy with ability to deliver much more at any spot along the baseline. Those kind of players are hard to find.

 

[kreed5120]

To nobodies surprise.

 

 

[akzipper]

3 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

To nobodies surprise.

 

 

 

This one hurts. I will never forgive John for poaching our guys. 

[72 Roo]

23 minutes ago, akzipper said:

 

This one hurts. I will never forgive John for poaching our guys. 

He has no shame.😱

[NWAkron]

huge whiff by Dustin.

[zipsrule]

It would hurt more if he were a serviceable backup big.

[kreed5120]

Interesting add for UMass. They received a commitment from Abdullah Ahmed from BYU. Last season he averaged 1.4 blocks while scoring 1.3ppg. It might be the first time I recall seeing someone averaging more blocks than ppg.

[Blue & Gold]

 

[Captain Kangaroo]

Strong left hand dribble!

 

Odd to see a small guy film with no 3-point highlights.

[kreed5120]

6 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

Strong left hand dribble!

 

Odd to see a small guy film with no 3-point highlights.

 

Those highlights certainly exist. Roughly half of his FGA in his collegiate career have been 3s. 

[Blue & Gold]

2 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

Strong left hand dribble!

💯💯

[Blue & Gold]

 

[blueandgold]

11 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

 

I do think he will be a nice addition. He has playing time experience, height and familiarity with the MAC. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

4 hours ago, blueandgold said:

I do think he will be a nice addition. He has playing time experience, height and familiarity with the MAC. 

 

Ford has seen Max for the last few years. The fact that he was one of the first additions to the team says a lot about what they think of him IMO.

[Blue & Gold]

 

[Let'sGoZips94]

11 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

 

 

Energy, attitude, effort, and versatility. He's going to be a great addition. 

[blueandgold]

I like seeing the aggressiveness going to the basket and willingness to play through the contact by all three of these guys.

[Let'sGoZips94]

8 minutes ago, blueandgold said:

I like seeing the aggressiveness going to the basket and willingness to play through the contact by all three of these guys.

 

It's interesting to see the directions Akron and PCCC have gone respectively. I don't believe PCCC brought in any wing guys - they're all guards and (shorter) post players. That's how Akron was built in the early-mid Dambrot days and Kent used to be built like Akron is now. Roster composition and physicality is completely reversed. We'll see if Akron has the shooters, but I predict PCCC will struggle with Akron's size/athleticism/rotation flexibility/physicality. I think a lot of teams will.

[AkronAlumnus]

Just now, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

It's interesting to see the directions Akron and PCCC have gone respectively. I don't believe PCCC brought in any wing guys - they're all guards and (shorter) post players. That's how Akron was built in the early-mid Dambrot days and Kent used to be built like Akron is now. Roster composition and physicality is completely reversed. We'll see if Akron has the shooters, but I predict PCCC will struggle with Akron's size/athleticism/rotation flexibility/physicality. I think a lot of teams will.

They got better.  Dorian and that freshman Miller are dudes.  Honestly probably better than anyone we have at guard right now.  PG was our biggest strength last year and now it might be the biggest question mark after losing TJ, Young, and Scott.  But hey, at least we have a guy who couldn’t even make all-conference in the Southland to look forward to 😅

[kreed5120]

21 minutes ago, AkronAlumnus said:

PG was our biggest strength last year and now it might be the biggest question mark after losing TJ, Young, and Scott.  But hey, at least we have a guy who couldn’t even make all-conference in the Southland to look forward to 😅

 

This is a strange comment. We have someone coming in that averaged 17.3 ppg on a .520 eFG%.

 

Are we as good and deep at PG as last year? Most likely not, but at the same time it seems odd to call it a question mark. Steveskie is a proven D1 contributor. In fact, will probably make preseason All-MAC lists (1st or 2nd team).

 

If anything I would say the 2 PG you listed for Kent are the real question mark as neither have played a minute of D1 collegiate basketball. The only thing you can judge either of them on is hype.

Edited 1 hour ago by kreed5120

[Let'sGoZips94]

43 minutes ago, AkronAlumnus said:

They got better.  Dorian and that freshman Miller are dudes.  Honestly probably better than anyone we have at guard right now.  PG was our biggest strength last year and now it might be the biggest question mark after losing TJ, Young, and Scott.  But hey, at least we have a guy who couldn’t even make all-conference in the Southland to look forward to 😅

 

Not sure if you're auditioning for the next Netflix Roast with these jokes but your post certainly isn't based in reality. Dorian and Miller are intriguing but as Kreed said, neither one has played a minute of DI basketball. In fact, Dorian was with 14th place Rutgers all last season and they seemingly let him walk. I also don't understand Miller's top 100 class ranking because his best offers were PCCC, Miami OH, and Furman. 

 

Meanwhile, Akron brought in a guard that averaged 17ppg/4agp/37% 3P and dropped 27 vs. Colorado State, 17 vs. Indiana, 19 vs. High Point, 9 vs. TCU, and 19 vs. McNeese. Sorry he didn't make All Conference in the Southland; I think we've seen enough from the MAC's annual awards to know that these selections are largely a joke and meaningless. By the way, the Southland was ranked 18th in Net, 1 spot behind the MAC. Staveskie will not be in over his head at the MAC level, that's for sure. 

 

Did PCCC get better? Maybe, maybe not; that remains to be seen. However, it's a fact that they got smaller and Akron got bigger. 

 

Incredibly odd to tout PCCC's two incoming guards with zero DI experience and rip Akron's incoming PG who averaged 17ppg in a very similar conference to the MAC. 

 

Go Zips.