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Date Posted: 16:08:05 05/19/03 Mon
Author: Will
Subject: Unsubstantiated Rumor about Albany

I will admit to frequenting the Boston College boards, being that I grew up a BC fan. That is the only place I've seen this rumor so take it with a grain of salt.

Our old friend Hoop Knowledge (hopefully he doesn't mind me posting this) posted that Albany may soon be getting 7'1 Kirsten Zoellner from Boston College. To BC fans, he is affectionately referred to as "Das Big Man". He has spent two seasons riding the pine in Chestnut Hill. However, there hasn't been any official announcement that he will even transfer.

He is a 7'1, 280 lb. German import. BC fans would love to free up his scholarship. Maybe he could be an effective player in the America East.

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[> Re: Unsubstantiated Rumor about Albany -- Dane96, 16:32:10 05/19/03 Mon

Well, well, well. I have been trying to figure this one out for days (with the St.John player defections and all). We have been hearing through the grapevine that UA is choosing to offer there final scholly to a foreign big man who will help us this year, or a Big East/ACC transfer big man who would come in w/ Jordan next year. This has been reported on the UA board but, as seen in the Times Union article this weekend, Brown has been tight lipped about the whole thing. Brown basically has to make a decision for future or immediate help.

If this is the kid, even though he rode BE pine (which is what we heard we were getting---a pinerider), he will significantly deepen our front court. We would have 6'6 Levine, 6'6 Knotts, the 7 footer, 6'9 Banks and 6'8 Hughes---all as juniors, 6'6 Wyatt as a senior, 6'8 Martin as a soph, and possibly 6'6 Hillaire as a walk-on. Not to shabby for a team who could't rebound! Plus we would have Jordan, Iati, and Wilson at the guards (and probably one more coming in 2004-05 (we will have 2 scholly's left I believe).

I wonder how this pans out.

Rather interesting that this hit the BC board.

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[> Re: Unsubstantiated Rumor about Albany -- still only rumors, 17:44:11 05/19/03 Mon

... it is early ... but, how nice could this become ... we need some detailed info on this kid ... high school #'s, etc. ...

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[> [> Re: Unsubstantiated Rumor about Albany -- czar, 19:47:43 05/19/03 Mon

He's gotta be an impact in the AE! He's gotta be better then Rowe was!

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[> [> [> Hey czar -- animal, 21:30:11 05/19/03 Mon

While you seem to have some clue, why do you continue to be so one-sided in your postings? No doubt if UNH or Hartford was going to get this kid instead of Albany, you'd be calling him a D-2 player, but since he is going to UA he is going to be an "impact player".

As least most of the other posters on here are objective about other schools. You are just a joke...

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[> [> [> Re: Unsubstantiated Rumor about Albany-animal -- Patch, 21:51:23 05/19/03 Mon

Though the CZAR is quite onesided in his opinions and evaluations I think he may be right on this one.
If the rumor has any truth, I don't think Brown would sign the kid unless he felt the kid could be an impact player at this level.
As we all know,UA needs help now and for Brown to give a scholarship to a kid to sit a year I think speaks volumes about what Brown thinks of the kid. That is of course if there is any truth to the "RUMOR"!!!!!

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[> [> [> Re: Unsubstantiated Rumor about Albany -- so predictable, 13:01:37 05/20/03 Tue

So predictable. Had this 7 ft pinerider been rumored to transfer to any other AE school, you would classify him as a division 2 player with no skills. Its no wonder you have no credibility. Albany has an awful lot of "impact" players for a last place program, no?

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[> [> [> [> Re: so predictable -- Patch, 19:57:12 05/20/03 Tue

No one is hyping this kid as the second coming..., but if you look at the plight of UA Hoops there is a need of big bodies and this is surely a big body. Evidently Coach feels that the kid could contribute at the AE level. It's worth the gamble.

When you have been humiliated on the boards your priority is to find Big Men and if you are going to roll the dice why not do it with a 7 footer whose brother played DI in the real MAC.

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[> [> High School Stats -- Dane96, 20:19:04 05/19/03 Mon

His stats are on the BC site (meet the players link). His brother played in the MAC for AKRON!

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[> [> [> Re: High School Stats -- AE NUT!!!, 18:14:13 05/20/03 Tue

Looks like a very good get for Albany! Great size and strength. BC has a pro up front in PF Craig Smith and Doorenkamp is 7' and a perimeter guy who compliments Smith. They also have UKa Agbai. Not many minutes available. Justin Rowe was very limited but he was effective in the AE and he came from an NAIA school! This kid and Lucious Jordan(Loyola transfer) will make Albany very good in two years!

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[> [> [> [> Re: High School Stats -- czar, 22:38:07 05/22/03 Thu

This is a done deal! The kid is enrolled at Albany!

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: High School Stats -- Will, 10:21:48 05/23/03 Fri

For real? I'm sure the BC fans would love to hear this.

Will Zoellner be the biggest guy to ever play in the America East?

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: High School Stats -- Patch, 12:37:26 05/23/03 Fri

Regardless of his HS or Collegiate stats he has drilled and worked out for 2 years at the Big East level and now Coach Brown will have a year to watch him and figure out how to utilize him best.
It shouls also help next years recruiting knowing 2 transfers are sitting out, maybe we can steal a real good POWER FORWARD I think Brown has one lined up already but you know "what coulda shoulda"

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[> Re: Unsubstantiated Rumor about Albany -- question, 16:14:43 05/23/03 Fri

under NCAA regs can he practice full time with the team during the year he must sit out?

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[> [> Re: Unsubstantiated Rumor about Albany -- Patch, 18:43:48 05/23/03 Fri

Yes, and that the good part of it the staff has a full year to work with the kid and figure out how to use him. UA and Brown have never had the opportunity to work witrh such a BIG BODY. And if Brown figures it out, and I think he will watch out.

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[> Re: Unsubstantiated Rumor about Albany -- intern with the track team, 14:21:32 05/24/03 Sat

... i would PT his ass hard for that season off ... imagine 7'1" 280+lbs. conditioned and able to run hard for two complete 1/2s ...

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[> Re: Unsubstantiated Rumor about Albany -- Hoop Knowledge, 20:06:40 05/24/03 Sat

Will- not a problem. Thanks for giving me some credit. I also have a big time rumor 'bout a America East school...

;-)

http://bostoncollege.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1225&mid=17833789&sid=&tid=17801505&style=1

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[> [> Re: Unsubstantiated Rumor about Albany -- czar, 09:36:54 05/25/03 Sun

What do you know? A transfer? Coach in Trouble? Kid leaving an AE school? Let's hear it Hoop Knowledge! Your stuff is pretty legit!

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[> [> AE rumor -- Hoop Knowledge, 11:01:39 05/25/03 Sun

Rumor involves a couple of transfers to an AE school. Major impact type transfers...

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[> [> [> Re: AE rumor -- czar, 13:22:10 05/25/03 Sun

Let me guess? BU? Impact transfers to the same schoo? Is one Ricardo Scott from C.Conn ST? This board has gotten lame and boring. Spice it up Hoop Knowledge so we have something to talk about!

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[> [> [> Re: AE rumor -- czar, 13:25:07 05/25/03 Sun

Ernest Turner from UNLV to Maine is one! Albany has two good ones!

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[> [> [> Re: AE rumor -- czar, 13:44:07 05/25/03 Sun

bing, Hartford, UNH, and BU(Maybe 2) have 1 scholly left. I believe Maine has 4 if they didn't take Turner. Albany, NU, Stony, UMBC, and Vermont have none.

So Maine has to be the school if it's more than 1 to the same team!

Let us know the details Hoop Knowledge!

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[> [> [> Re: AE rumor -- Will, 09:25:06 05/27/03 Tue

I would love to hear some names here. A few bigtime transfers could make a huge difference in the conference. I would definitely bet on Turner going to Maine, but who are the others?

UNH hasn't had a high impact transfer since that point guard from Niagra a while back. It would be a good year for a transfer to come in with that last scholarship.

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