Zips Today 4-18-24

A unique opportunity for two men's Zips Basketball Players

Episode Transcript

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This is SIPs Today, a lookat University of Akron Athletics. Here's your
host, Dave Scoset, a uniqueopportunity for two Akron men's basketball players.
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who Go Zips. Akerman's basketball seniorsEnrique Freeman and Ali Ali have been selected
to participate in the Port Smith InvitationalTournament in Virginia. The event was founded
in nineteen fifty three and every year, sixty four seniors from across the country

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are chosen for the four day,eight team tournament that increases their chances,
perhaps of playing professionally. Freeman andAli are the fifth and six Zips ever
to participate in the event, joiningRomeo Travis, Zeke Marshall, Isaiah Johnson,
and Lauren Christian Jackson. Following theAkron victory in the MAC Tournament championship
game, Ali explained his approach tothe season. Oh, and I just

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really trying to enjoy it. Ifeel like I've been through a lot in
the past couple of years, sojust enjoying it, like not trying not
to think too much about it justbeing president, being the moment. You
know, it's crazy, like thisis the reason why I wanted to come
back. But we had to gothrough so much to get here, like
outside of the games and practices,that we had to go through so much
just to get here. So Ithink that's just like what makes it even

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more special. And it's just speciallike seeing like, like he said,
we have everyone's a good guy inour locker room, so like looking at
those young guys and just like justsharing that moment with them and our family
and friends. So Ollie started hiscareer at Akron, transferred away prior to
last season, then came back.Olli and Freeman are on different teams at
the Port Smith Invitational, but bothbegin competition tonight. Circle K is feeling

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the Akron baseball team took the leadat Oakland in the top of the eleventh
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app or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Dave Scozen on six forty whl o