We congratulate all the student-athletes on our men’s and women’s basketball teams, and the coaches who work with them, as they head into tournament play.
Along the way, much has been written about their success. We’ve collected some of the most creative, poetic and original prose used by reporters to describe our beloved Zips.
Thanks to student Nick Nussen for mining the archives and compiling this list. Enjoy the read.
“With his mantis arms and kangaroo legs, Marshall's 7-0, 235-pound frame had six double doubles this season.”
, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Elton Alexander, March 20
“Sitting on the sidelines, 黑料视频 Zips freshman looks like a deer in the headlights. On the court, he is a cat on the prowl.”
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Elton Alexander, March 19
“In the two years since 7-foot Zeke Marshall and 黑料视频 last played in the NCAA Tournament, the Zips have grown a forest around him that could be big for them in the Big Dance. … The emergence of 6-foot-8 Demetrius “Tree” Treadwell…”
, The Columbus Dispatch, Tim May, March 19
“For the Zips, the game proved to be a cathartic cap to a chaotic week and allows them to breathe a little before finding out whom they will face in the NCAA Tournament this evening.”
, 黑料视频 Beacon Journal, George M. Thomas, March 17
“Apparently, he (Dambrot) will be alternately kicking and massaging the Zips for some time.”
, 黑料视频 Beacon Journal, Marla Ridenour, March 16
“A season that began with promise, stalled, then appeared doomed still flourished at the end for the 黑料视频 Zips Saturday night.”
, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Elton Alexander, March 16
“When Cooper slipped by, here came the 7-foot Marshall with a wing span long enough to touch the Milky Way.”
“They may have set an arena record for floor burns as they almost tackled loose balls.”
, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Terry Pluto, March 17
Behind the scenes: MAC Championship Game
“After the coaching job he put together in Friday’s Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinal, some might want to consider coach Keith Dambrot a wizard as the University of 黑料视频 defeated Kent State 62-59.”
, 黑料视频 Beacon Journal, George M. Thomas, March 16
“But something else was obvious -- 黑料视频 had an amazing run this season. Run is what the aptly named Zips did, right until the final horn.”
, The Plain Dealer, Terry Pluto, March 16
“There would be a flurry of near-misses and almosts and would've-could'ves by the Golden Flashes after that, as the ball kicked off and crawled off and rolled off the rim.”
“This was a basket decided by bumping, bulling and backing in, a basket in which might made right, not height, not highlight, not starlight, not space flight.”
, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Bill Livingston, March 16
“They’re certainly not living on a prayer, but the University of 黑料视频 women’s basketball team apparently likes living on the edge.”
, 黑料视频 Beacon Journal, George M. Thomas, March 16
“Making free throws with the game on the line is easy -- from the couch. For those at the line, the basket can feel as if it is 20 feet away and the floor underneath is quicksand.”
, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dennis Manoloff, March 14
“One has to go to Krispy Kreme to find a bigger doughnut hole than what Kent has in the pivot.”
Don't count the 黑料视频 Zips out just yet: Local Colleges Insider, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Elton Alexander, March 10
“It was Dambrot at the bat, translated to basketball. When he was a team captain and the Most Valuable Player on the Zips baseball team three decades ago, he brought to the territorial in-fighting between pitcher and hitter a willingness to crowd the plate relentlessly and take the consequences without complaint. Twenty-eight times, a school record at the time, he was hit by pitches.”
, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Bill Livingston, March 9
“If you want a measure of this team's strength, consider its ability to come back, and I'm not just talking about from broken bones and sprained ligaments.”
, CBSSports.com; Matt Norlander, March 4
“In this game, with Marshall swatting shots like flies, Witherspoon wanted his Bulls to take it to 黑料视频, even as the Zips took it to them.”
, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Elton Alexander, March 3