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(04-01-2015 07:26 PM)SpanishFlash Wrote:  <snip>
One piece I don't see is a high-points guard, unless Andrews really takes off. Maybe Pollard?

I know the America East conference is pretty far down the NCAA Basketball scale, but Pollard was 6th in PPG for the conference his junior year at Maine. I expect him to start next year, and be one of our top 3 scorers.

(04-01-2015 08:48 PM)Slinkin Street Flash Wrote:  

(04-01-2015 07:26 PM)SpanishFlash Wrote:  <snip>
One piece I don't see is a high-points guard, unless Andrews really takes off. Maybe Pollard?

I know the America East conference is pretty far down the NCAA Basketball scale, but Pollard was 6th in PPG for the conference his junior year at Maine. I expect him to start next year, and be one of our top 3 scorers.

Then he will have to be more effective than Rutgers transfers.

Pollard will be a nice piece, but to say right now he will be one of our top 3 scorers is a little premature. Just way too early to know.

SMU Kent State Colorado and Penn State playing in the Continental Tire tournament in Vegas December 22&23

(04-01-2015 09:38 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  SMU Kent State Colorado and Penn State playing in the Continental Tire tournament in Vegas December 22&23

NICE! - Although I cannot find confirmation of this anywhere on the internet.

(04-01-2015 10:29 PM)dannyb73 Wrote:  

(04-01-2015 09:38 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  SMU Kent State Colorado and Penn State playing in the Continental Tire tournament in Vegas December 22&23

NICE! - Although I cannot find confirmation of this anywhere on the internet.

I got a pdf email I can't attach on my phone

Excellent!

Already looking forward to this one!

(04-01-2015 09:38 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  SMU Kent State Colorado and Penn State playing in the Continental Tire tournament in Vegas December 22&23

EXCELLENT!! short road trip from LA

http://static.foxsports.com/content/fsco...604227.pdf

Well, BG's off season will include another coaching search.

http://www.foxsports.com/ohio/story/bowl...red-040215

(04-02-2015 06:17 PM)anti-zip Wrote:  Well, BG's off season will include another coaching search.

http://www.foxsports.com/ohio/story/bowl...red-040215

1 - Ugly...ugly...not good

2 - Paging Geno Ford

(04-02-2015 06:26 PM)fallsdog Wrote:  

(04-02-2015 06:17 PM)anti-zip Wrote:  Well, BG's off season will include another coaching search.

http://www.foxsports.com/ohio/story/bowl...red-040215

1 - Ugly...ugly...not good

2 - Paging Geno Ford

I wouldn't mind seeing Geno land there. 1) I don't hate him, so I'd like to see him get work. 2) I'd love to know that BG is paying their coach money that is being forwarded to our athletic department. 3) I'd be confident that we'd have an edge over BG on the sideline.

Anybody know why he was fired. I thought they were happy with him.

Never mind I saw the link falls dog attached. I get it.

Quote:2015-16 Preview: Mid Majors, Part II

Kent State's losses include point guard Derek Jackson and second-leading scorer Devareaux Manley. Of those three teams, though, Kent State is definitely the one best primed to still be strong next season. They return star Jimmy Hall (15.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg) as well as a couple of quality bigs in Chris Ortiz and Khaliq Spicer. Throw in 6'10" Juco transfer Marvin Jones and that's a lot of big bodies. Kent State's hole in terms of returning experience is in the backcourt, but that should be allayed by additions. First, they should get back 5'11" Kellon Thomas (6.5 ppg and 1.9 apg as a sophomore in 2013-14), who missed almost the entire 2014-15 season with injury. They also add 6'4" Xavier Pollard, who averaged 14.7 ppg and 3.8 apg as a junior at Maine in 2013-14, as well as 6'2" Deon Edwin, who played sparingly as a freshman at Southern Miss in 2012-13. They also pick up a pair of nice 2015 backcourt recruits in Jalen Avery and Devon Andrews. All things considered, Kent State could actually be better next season.

In the end, here's how I see the top half of the MAC playing out (ignoring division membership):

1. Buffalo
2. Central Michigan
3. Kent State
4. Akron
5. Western Michigan

http://basketballpredictions.blogspot.co...i.html#MAC

Needs a correction: CMU was not the sole regular season champ. They were co-champs with UB and KSU.

Gary Akbar is transferring:

http://www.recordpub.com/sports/2015/04/...ll-program

Never good to lose a player in the rotation but I have to believe we will be able to replace him without any noticeable drop off. I didn't see him replacing Jackson, Manley or Brewer.

He made some good contributions and seemed to play hard. We should thank him for the efforts and I wish him the best. I hope he finds a place where he can be a starter.

I believe that the scholarships and bodies are now equal.