Flashes fall in NCAA first round
Posted March 17th, 2006 by mrasor
Men's basketball
Kent State lost tonight to Pittsburgh 79-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Before you say it - no, the Zips would not have done any better.
Pitt's seven-footer Aaron Gray dominated the Flashes with 17 points and 14 rebounds. The game showed how far away the MAC was from big-conference teams this season.
It probably was coach Jim Christian's final game at Kent. A reputable source told me Christian is as good as gone, probably to his alma mater, Rhode Island.
Like I wrote a couple weeks ago, Kent State's program looks like it's going downhill. I'm not saying this out of jealousy or any other stupid reason Kent State fans want to make up. When you lose four seniors, two scholarships and possibly a coach, you can't expect to win another MAC Championship.
March 18th, 2006 at 5:21 am
Agreed. Akron would not have done any better. Also agreed. MAC teams including Akron have a ways to go to get to the Pittsburgh level.
Akron will be the first to get there. Dambrot has made "silk out of a cow's ear" (not an insult to the players, just reality) this year.
He has built a foundation that will enable him to recruit better and better players to come to Akron.
And he does have a track record coaching talented players.
Buy your 2006/07 season tickets now!
March 18th, 2006 at 8:42 am
The MAC-daddy torch has now been passed from Kent to the Zips - but we've got to represent the MAC better than Kent did! We want to be a nationally recognized mid-major power! We won't be content w/ mere MAC dominance!
Go Zips!