2026-27 Season

[clarkwgriswold]

The Ohio Supreme Court kept their stay of the Court of Appeals decision in place today, which allows Evan to play.  That could change after they consider the memorandum in support of jurisdiction but he's good for now.

[Let'sGoZips94]

2 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said:

The Ohio Supreme Court kept their stay of the Court of Appeals decision in place today, which allows Evan to play.  That could change after they consider the memorandum in support of jurisdiction but he's good for now.

 

 

 

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

[kreed5120]

Tipoff Reception tomorrow for those interested in attending.

 

https://x.com/Dustin_Ford/status/2115940480198578606?a=iWcRO6sWU35Zf5ywLBY&s=19

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

LCJ jersey retirement this year. LONG time coming.

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

Kentucky's court ruling against the NCAA with some strong, common sense language. 

[kreed5120]

4 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

LCJ jersey retirement this year. LONG time coming.

Not even sure what a lot of these promos even could be. 1/30 is also the day womens basketball hosts Kent State so I would hope that would be a double header as well. I think the women's program, while not MAC contenders, should be improved. It could be a game worth attending.

 

Looking forward to LCJ returning to the JAR. Which Zips player do you guys think is next in line to have a jersey ceremony?

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 minute ago, kreed5120 said:

Not even sure what a lot of these promos even could be. 1/30 is also the day womens basketball hosts Kent State so I would hope that would be a double header as well. I think the women's program, while not MAC contenders, should be improved. It could be a game worth attending.

 

Looking forward to LCJ returning to the JAR. Which Zips player do you guys think is next in line to have a jersey ceremony?

 

Zeke Marshall.

[Zippy87]

2 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

Not even sure what a lot of these promos even could be. 1/30 is also the day womens basketball hosts Kent State so I would hope that would be a double header as well. I think the women's program, while not MAC contenders, should be improved. It could be a game worth attending.

 

Looking forward to LCJ returning to the JAR. Which Zips player do you guys think is next in line to have a jersey ceremony?

 

Definitely Zeke. Two MAC Championships, 2x MAC DPOY, all-time program leader in blocked shots. His stats don't really tell the full story of his impact IMO. 

 

Beyond him, I'm not sure. 

 

Tavari has the numbers and impact, but not sure that happens after he followed Groce to CoC. Nate Johnson and Amani Lyles probably would have had a shot had they finished here. Ali Ali probably misses out from his year at Butler. Tribble is one of my all-time favorites but doesn't quite have the numbers. 

 

Shammah? He played a major role on the 3-peat Zips. His individual stats don't jump out at you compared to others, but I guess Zeke's don't either, aside from blocks. 

 

I don't know...Enrique and LCJ were the only slam dunk picks, to me, of modern Zips. 

[Illini Zip]

I can’t think of anyone else worthy of a jersey ceremony, but there are 2 Zips teams that I remember fondly for different reasons and that history won’t be kind to.

 

That very first Groce team was like the land of misfit toys. This forum struggled dealing with losing to teams you hadn’t in quite some time. But the likes of Ivey, Utomi, Duvivier, Sayles, Olojakpoke and Lucas Smith played with a ton of heart. The rebuild had to start somewhere and kudos to those guys for sticking around and giving max effort.

 

And then the Covid team. We will never know for sure, but that could have been the team destined to win a NCAAT game. It was a complete team before the NIL/portal era really took hold. The fact that their resume is forever incomplete is such an injustice. 

[kreed5120]

New promo video for the season. Checked FTR thinking there might be something new in store, but nothing that I saw.

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1E7nr3Q1Pf/

[Let'sGoZips94]

Another thought - there are 4 walls on the JAR that have been home to all time great coaches. What will they do to include Groce soon enough?

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

[Zippy87]

Basketball tipoff event tonight was good. A few things I found interesting:

 

- Ford credited the returning players for locking in portal recruits this summer and mentioned MMK and Halligan specifically. He said it's his job to get recruits on campus and the current players to make them want to stay.

- Wentz mentioned they have a system in place that tracks the analytics of every basketball player in the country so they are fully prepared to act when the portal opens. They've had it up and running for several seasons for the men's team and now have it for the women's team, too. 

- Henderson was on crutches and had a brace on. Burton didn't have anything on his foot. 

 

Also:

 

- Coach Ford has so much authenticity and charisma to him. I really believe in him being successful here. 

- It was fun to see the players' personalities come out a bit. Chabi and Evan both in particular. 

- House Three Thirty was an excellent host. I enjoyed it a lot more than the events at the JAR.