Zip go the Zippers!
23
Mar
LOSS TO UMASS BRINGS SEASON TO AN END AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Ricky Harris scored 20 points and Massachusetts went on a 19-5 run to finish the game for a 68-63 win over Akron on Saturday in the second round of the National Invitational Tournament.The Minutemen (23-10) travel to Syracuse on Tuesday for a quarterfinal [...]
22
Mar
Television: ESPN, Radio: Sportsradio1350/Akron FOR ZIPS, FOCUS IS SIMPLY ON WINNING…Akron Beacon Journal WHO IS UMass?…Mike Rasor Blogs GAFFNEY ON ROLL FOR UMASS…Boston Herald UMASS MUST WIN AT HOME…The Republican (Springfield, MA) UMASS KEEPS GAME FACE ON…Boson Globe AKRON-UMASS GAME PREVIEW (VIDEO)…ESPN360 UPDATED NIT BRACKETS <<<>>> WAITING FOR THE RING And in football, the Beacon [...]
21
Mar
NEXT UP, UMASS The Zips’ next opponent is UMass, which came in third in the Atlantic 10 behind Xavier and Temple. Their overall record is 22-10, 10-6 in conference play. The Minutemen are impressive. They are led by Senior Gary Forbes, who is averaging 20 points per game and was named Atlantic 10 Player of [...]
20
Mar
MIAMI AND CLEVELAND STATE LOSE Not a good night for Ohio basketball as Miami drops one to Tulsa in the College Basketball Invitational, and Cleveland State loses to Dayton in the NIT. Other NIT action Wednesday night Other CBI action Wednesday night Official NIT Web site Official CBI Web site <<<>>> COMING UP TOMORROW, A [...]
19
Mar
ZIPS CHALK UP BIG-TIME WIN This one was for all those Zips fans who suffered through years of Bob Ruppert, Ken Cunningham, Coleman Crawford and Dan Hipsher. Since 1980, UA has played D-I basketball. We’ve scheduled one or two big-time opponents in addition to our Ohio Valley Conference or Mid-American Conference games — but we [...]
18
Mar
ZIPS VISIT TALLAHASSEE IN ROUND ONE OF NIT The first thing you notice while reading the Florida State game notes, is that they’re damn-sure-fire high on themselves… “LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… …Defeat Akron and advance to the second round of the post-season NIT for the third consecutive season. The Seminoles defeated Butler in the [...]
17
Mar
ZIPS TO PLAY FLORIDA STATE IN FIRST-ROUND NIT ACTION Righting a wrong from last year, the NIT has awarded the Zips a bid. Akron will play Florida State Tuesday night at 9 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPN Classic. Funny, the Zips get an NIT bid with a 23-win season, when last year, [...]
16
Mar
Well, the outcome was obviously not what we wanted, but we had fun anyway. Our AK-OLDIES banner even got on the jumbotron at “The Q” twice! Is it football season yet?
15
Mar
Thanks to all of the AK-OLDIES who showed up at The Q to cheer our Zips on to the MAC Championship game!
14
Mar
AKRON 81 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 60 CLEVELAND (AP) — Jeremiah Wood scored 17 points and had nine rebounds to lead Akron to an 81-60 win over Central Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament on Thursday. Central Michigan, which hit 12-of-23 3-pointers in Wednesday’s 83-71 opening-round win over Northern Illinois, was hot from beyond [...]
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