GoZips88 Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 There was a little blurb in Gaffney's coverage of Keith's new contract that mentions John Rybak transferring to Texas State and that KD now has an additional scholarship to give ...ABJ KD contract and Rybak xfer articleHere's the Rybak text ...Rybak transferringSophomore forward John Rybak has left the UA basketball program. He will transfer to Texas State, a Division I school that is a member of the Southland Conference. The 6-foot-5 Rybak must sit out the 2007-08 season, then will have two years of eligibility left.He averaged 2.3 points as a freshman in 2005-06 and 1.8 points as a sophomore.The departure means that the Zips have an additional scholarship to give. Dambrot is forbidden by NCAA rules to talk about unsigned recruits, but several recruiting services have stated that forward Alex Kellogg of Columbus DeSales High School visited UA recently. He is the son of former Ohio State star Clark Kellogg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Wow ... !!!! Good move by John Rybak. He will get more of a chance to play his brandof basketball. The Zips are just a couple of steps too fast paced for John. I sincerelyhope that he does well at Texas State.That freed up scholarship would be well spent on Alex Kellog or a couple of others.C'mon, Alex, do the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Wow. This kind of took me off guard when I read it this morning. It's funny, because as suprising at it is, it is not unexpected. Rybak didn't seem to fit with Akron's style of play. Hopefully the new scholly opening will be well spent. C'mon Alex Kellog, we would love to see you in the blue and gold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 A little disappointing in that he started to show that he was somewhat competent at the end of the season whenever Linhart was hurting. That said, I've got a sneaky feeling that Dambrot can find someone better to give that scholly too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 A little disappointing in that he started to show that he was somewhat competent at the end of the season whenever Linhart was hurting. That said, I've got a sneaky feeling that Dambrot can find someone better to give that scholly too.I thought the same thing.I wish him well. He seems like a good kid and a hard worker. Just a step slow on the court.If Kellog doesn't sign, I wonder if KD will give the scholarship to one of the walk on guards (Goddard would be first in line). It would be a nice reward for him sticking with the program despite his limited PT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgm405 Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Anyone have any further information about Kellog? I don't know much about the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 A little disappointing in that he started to show that he was somewhat competent at the end of the season whenever Linhart was hurting. That said, I've got a sneaky feeling that Dambrot can find someone better to give that scholly too. Agreed. Seemed like John was coming around. He contributed well to the team during the last 2 weeks. Seemed like a nice kid and I thought would end up being a good spot up shooter in the next 2 years.Best of luck to him in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 I really don't know as much as I should about Alex Kellogg. I have only seen him play once even though his school is only a couple of blocks from my home.From all accounts he is a tall, strong and very athletic and is one of the best pure basketball players in central Ohio (along with guys like Brett McKnight and Ron Steward). It is really hard for me to tell about Kellogg in many respects because he has gotten so much publicity down here. This is because he plays for Columbus' biggest name parochial school as well as the fact that he is the son of OSU great and CBS analyst Clark Kellogg. The question is how much of the accolades are truly earned and how much of it is hype because of who he is and where he played?From what I've seen in person he is pretty darn good. Is he a superstar in the making? I don't know (actually I think Steward will be the biggest star in the future) but he does seem to excel in the biggest games and in front of the biggest crowds. I did get the sense that he is definitely a team player and not a 'me' guy. In fact I have that impression about all the guys the Zips have landed both last year and this year no matter where they are from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsbandman Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 I think this is good news. We can do much much better than John Rybak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipfan 81 Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 A little disappointing in that he started to show that he was somewhat competent at the end of the season whenever Linhart was hurting. That said, I've got a sneaky feeling that Dambrot can find someone better to give that scholly too.I thought the same thing.I wish him well. He seems like a good kid and a hard worker. Just a step slow on the court.If Kellog doesn't sign, I wonder if KD will give the scholarship to one of the walk on guards (Goddard would be first in line). It would be a nice reward for him sticking with the program despite his limited PT. It would be the right thing for Dambrot to do, but will he, that is the question. I have heard rumors to this though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 Quickzips...I agree with you. Rybak did show some signs that he could at least become a "contributor" on this team. However, even though he may have become a decent role player off the bench, I believe that having the extra scholarship is a great blessing. We should be able to get someone who can contribute a lot more than John was ever going to contribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfoMan Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Kellogg has signed with Providence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipfan 81 Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 A little disappointing in that he started to show that he was somewhat competent at the end of the season whenever Linhart was hurting. That said, I've got a sneaky feeling that Dambrot can find someone better to give that scholly too.I thought the same thing.I wish him well. He seems like a good kid and a hard worker. Just a step slow on the court.If Kellog doesn't sign, I wonder if KD will give the scholarship to one of the walk on guards (Goddard would be first in line). It would be a nice reward for him sticking with the program despite his limited PT. Looks like the scholi goes to Lance Jeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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