Akron Mens Basketball

Contents

Team History
Recent Success
Team Roster
Schedule
Game Highlights
Fans
Community
Media
Coaching Staff
Alumni
External References-

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Team History

The Akron Zips men’s Basketball team represents the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Zips are currently coached by John Groce and play their home games at Rhodes Arena on the university’s campus. Prior to joining the MAC in 1992, Akron was a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

Akron has appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Since 1992, every year except 1993, 2000, 2001, 2005, and 2008 has seen at least one MAC representative in the NCAA tournament In 1986, the Zips reached the Elite Eight before falling to Louisville 7367. They have also reached the Sweet Sixteen on three occasions: in 2009 as a 12 seed falling to Gonzaga 8481 OT; in 2013 as a 12 seed losing 6765 to Michigan; and most recently in 2017 as a 13 seed losing 9072 to hometown Dayton.

Akron has appeared in five National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), with an all-time record of 54 (.556). The Zips reached the NIT semifinals twice: first in 1979 where they lost conservation game to eventual champion Purdue 6360 after having beaten St. Joseph’s and Penn State second in 1986 after beating Pepperdine and Washington State before losing 7877 at home against eventual champion Ohio State

Recent Success

The Zips men’s basketball team represents the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The school’s team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference East Division. They have been members of the MAC East since the MAC began divisional play in 1997. The Zips have appeared in eight NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournaments They reached the round of 32 four times, in 1986, 2009, 2011, and 2013. In 1986, they defeated Pepperdine and lost to Louisville. In 2009, they defeated Temple before losing to Michigan State In 2011, they defeated Temple before losing to Notre Dame In 2013, they defeated VCU before losing to Michigan. The Zips also appeared in four consecutive National Invitation Tournaments from 2014 to 2017. They reached the semifinals in 2014 before losing to Florida State In 2015, they lost to Richmond in the first round; in 2016, they defeated Texas Tech before losing to Iowa State and in 2017

Team Roster

The Akron Zips men’s Basketball team represents the University of Akron in NCAA Division I college basketball The Zips compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) at the James A. Rhodes Arena. Prior to joining the MAC in 1992, they were members of the Ohio Valley Conference Since 1998, they have been coached by Keith Dambrot, who has led them to thirteen consecutive winning seasons, five regular season conference championships three conference tournament championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances.

The Zips men’s Basketball Program has a history dating back to 1902. Notable alumni include Nate Thurmond and Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsey. since 1992, the team has played its home games at Rhodes Arena on The University of Akron campus About 1,400 seats were added prior to the 200102 season, giving the facility a total capacity of 5,500.

The Zips appeared in their first NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in 1986 as an at-large team. They have appeared in three NCAA Division I Tournaments since then; most recently as a 14th seed in 2009 where they lost to Gonzaga in the first round. In 1986, they defeated Notre Dame before losing to Memphis State in the second round; as a 15th seed in 1993, they lost to Arizona State in the first round; and as a fourteenth seed in 2009

Schedule

The 202021 Akron Zips men’s basketball team will represent the University of Akron in the 202021 NCAA Division I men’s Basketball season The Zips, led by sixth-year Head Coach John Groce will play their home games at Rhodes Arena as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Game Highlights

Akron Mens Basketball is a college basketball team that represents the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The Zips compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team has won one MAC championship, in 2017. Akron has appeared in four NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournaments The Zips play their home games at James A. Rhodes Arena on the university’s campus. They are currently coached by John Groce.

The Zips men’s basketball team began play in 1901-1902 under Harold Fyfe with no official nickname and an 0-5 record. In only their second season, they beat a significantly more experienced Ohio State team 6-5, noteworthy as it was Ohio State’s first loss to an amateur opponent since 1896 and Akron’s first win against an established program.

Fans

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 68 teams that compete in seven rounds for the National Championship The 2020 tournament began on March 17, 2020, and will conclude with the National Championship game on April 6.

Community

The Akron Zips men’s basketball team represents the University of Akron in NCAA Division I college basketball The Zips compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a member of the East Division. Akron plays its Home Games at the James A. Rhodes Arena on the university’s campus in Akron, Ohio. Prior to 1997, they played at E.J. Thomas Hall also on campus. The Zips are currently coached by John Groce, who was hired after Keith Dambrot left to join Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball as an Assistant Coach under Mike Krzyzewski

In addition to winning 23 regular season MAC titles, Akron has won 12 MAC Tournament championships and participated in 12 NCAA Tournaments and five National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Since joining the MAC in 1992, the Zips have appeared in 14 MAC tournament title games and won nine championships, having also won their Final Four game each time. Through six seasons (as of 2017), Akron has appeared more times in the MAC tournament title game than any other MAC team other than Kent State Golden Flashes men’s basketball who have made seven appearances total through 2017 as well..

Media

The Zips men’s Basketball team represents the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division and plays its home games at Rhodes Arena. The Zips are currently coached by John Groce.

The Zips have appeared in seven NCAA Division I Men’s basketball tournaments Their combined record is 57. The Zips have also appeared in five National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 15. They were runners up in the 1946 NIT, which was anxious year for the young tournament, as many of the nation’s best teams, such as Kentucky and Notre Dame refused to participate due to a pay-for-play scandal involving several Chicago-area teams and players.

Coaching Staff

Head coach John Groce and his staff are entering their sixth season at Akron. The Zips have been to the NCAA tournament twice and the NIT once during Groce’s tenure.

assistant coaches

– Ryan Pedon

– Mike Schrage

– Kevin Kuwik

Alumni

The Akron Zips men’s Basketball Team represents the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The Zips compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a member of the East Division. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2017. The Zips are currently coached by John Groce.

The Zips have appeared in five NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 25.

Akron has reached the NCAA tournament five times, with a record of 25.

###Alumni:

– NBA/ABA players: Lebron James Julius Erving Jason Terry