It's tournament time again for Gonzaga, and due to their relatively high seeding (4) they'll be playing a team some of you may not of heard of, the Akron Zips.RECORD: 23-12
SEED: 13
LOCATION: 207, 934 (which is very Spokane-ish)
INTERESTING FACTS:
- The university's mascot is "Zippy", a kangaroo. Zippy is one of only a few female college mascots in the United States.
- Their main rival in football is Kent State University.
- This is the Zips first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1986.
- Their soccer team was once ranked No. 1 in the nation.
- Casey likes Kangaroos.
- Jeremy Pargo eats Kangaroos.
- Their football stadium is called the Rubber Bowl. Not sure if they'll change it to the Trojan Bowl.
- The Zips have competed in the NCAA Division III, II and became a Division I member in 1980.
- Head coach Keith Dambrot coached Lebron James when he was the head coach at St. Vincent - St. Mary High School.
So with those facts and tidbits, we're sure we've now convinced you to pick the Zips in your NCAA bracket. Okay that may be a lie. Does Patty Mills play for them?
