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BASKETBALL2016-17 AKRON ZIPS GAME NOTES Game 12 • Dec. 21, 2016 116th Season | 11-Straight 21-Plus Win Seasons | MAC Champions: 2009, 2011, 2013 | MAC Regular-Season Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016 2016 -17 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) ...................Time Akron Zips (8-3, 0-0 Mid-American) Nov. 12 at Youngstown State .................L, 90-82 Nov. 17 AMERICAN .......... W, 72-62 vs UC Irvine (5-8, 0-0 Big West) Nov. 20 #RADFORD .......... W, 88-41 WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Nov. 22 #GEORGIA SOUTHERN .......... W, 75-67 Wednesday, December 21 • Don Haskins Center Nov. 25 #vs Air Force ............... W, 84-75 El Paso, Texas • 7:00 p.m. ET Nov. 26 #vs Mercer ............... W, 65-63 Nov. 30 ADRIAN ......... W, 95-41 TV/Video: None Dec. 3 at Creighton (FS2) .................L, 82-70 Live Stats: GoZips.com/Schedule - Live Stats Dec. 7 COPPIN STATE .......... W, 87-63 Radio: Akron-IMG Sports Network - Steve French (PxP) and Joe Dunn (Analyst) Dec. 10 at Gonzaga (ROOT) .................L, 61-43 WARF 1350 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio, TuneIn.com/Akron Zips Dec. 17 MARSHALL (BCSN) .......... W, 99-88 HEAD COACHES Dec. 21 $vs UC Irvine ......................7 pm Russell Turner (Hampden-Sydney ‘92) Keith Dambrot (Akron ’82) Dec. 22 $vs Eastern Shore or UTEP .............. 7 or 9 pm Overall Record:123-98 (7th season) Overall Record: 394-203 (19th season) Jan. 3 *BOWLING GREEN ................7 pm Jan. 6 *WESTERN MICHIGAN (CBSSN) .6:30 pm Record at UC Irvine: 123-98 (7th season) Record at Akron: 286-133 (13th season) ALL-TIME SERIES Jan. 10 *at Central Michigan ......................7 pm Jan. 14 *at Miami ........................ TBA First Meeting between Akron and UC Irvine Dambrot vs UC Irvine: 0-0 Jan. 17 *OHIO (ASN) ................7 pm Jan. 21 *EASTERN MICHIGAN .................. TBA AKRON BASKETBALL NOTES: Jan. 24 *at Western Michigan ......................7 pm • Akron has won at least 21 games in 11-straight seasons under 13th-year head coach Keith Dambrot, Jan. 28 *BUFFALO .................. TBA joining the likes of Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas and Ohio State. Over the last 12 seasons, the Zips have won Jan. 31 * Northern Illinois ......................8 pm 285 games, most by any team in the MAC. Feb. 4 *at Ohio ........................ TBA Feb. 7 *BALL STATE (ASN) ................6 pm • The Zips finished the 2015-16 campaign as MAC Regular-Season Champions with a 26-9 overall Feb. 11 *at Eastern Michigan ........................ TBA record, including a 13-5 league mark and an undefeated 15-0 showing at James A. Rhodes Arena. Dam- Feb. 14 *TOLEDO (BCSN) .................. TBA brot led Akron to its eighth MAC Tournament title game appearance in the last ten seasons and an Feb. 18 *KENT STATE .................. TBA unprecedented 11th-straight semifinal. The Zips’ runs of consecutive title game and semifinal appear- Feb. 21 *at Bowling Green (BCSN) ......................9 pm ances are the longest streaks in MAC history. Feb. 25 *at Buffalo ........................ TBA Feb. 28 *MIAMI (OHIO) .................. TBA •Akron has three wins against Power Five Conference opponents over the last two seasons, and has March 3 *at Kent State ........................ TBA Mid-American Conference Tournamet five-straight seasons with at least one win over a Power Five Conference opponent (at Mississippi State in 2011-12; vs. Penn State in 2012-13; vs. Oregon State in 2013-14; Southern California and South March 6 MAC First Round (Campus Sites) ............... TBA Carolina in 2014-15; vs. Arkansas in 2015-16) March 9 ^MAC Quarterfinal ........................ TBA March 10 ^MAC Semifinal ........................ TBA March 11 ^MAC Championship ................7:30 pm • The Zips own a 168-23 (.880) at James A. Rhodes Arena and have been winners of 23-straight games at Rhodes Arena, dating back to the 2014-15 season. Home games in BOLD * MAC game | # Savannah Invitational $ Sun Bowl Invitational | ^ MAC Tournament (CLE) •As of Dec. 19, UA ranks in the NCAA’s Top 100 in 11-of-32 statistical categories (347 teams), ranking Television Networks No. 7 in the NCAA for 3-point FG’s made per game (10.8), No. 18 total 3-point FG’s made (119), and No. ASN-American Sports | BCSN-Buckeye Cable Sports 25 in 3-point FG’s attempted (308). The Zips also rank No. 50 in rebound margin (5.7), No. 61 in scoring CBSSN-CBS Sports | FS2-Fox Sports 2 | ROOT-Root Sports Margin (+11.5), No. 61 Field Goal Percentage (47.7), and No. 63 Three-Point FG Percentage 2016-17 Zips At-A-Glance ^ - Indicates Previous Game Starter * - Indicates Blocked Shots #-Steals 2016-17 Statistics No. Name (Career GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG Notables 0 Jimond Ivey (43/4) G 6-4 Jr. 9.5 5.6 2.2 Posted career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds this season 1 Josh Williams (45/14) G 6-2 So. 8.3 2.5 0.9 Scored 20+ points in three consecutive games vs. Ohio, CMU, and NIU 2 Kwan Cheatham, Jr. (102/77)^ F 6-9 Sr. 8.9 6.8 2.1 Recorded a perfect shooting night (5-5 FG, 4-4 3-pt FG) for 18 points vs. NIU 3 Daniel Utomi (10/0) W/F 6-6 r-Fr. 3.5 0.9 0.3 Posted a Career-High 14 points against Radford in 11 minutes of action 5 Craig Eubanks (4/0) W 6-4 r-Jr. 2.0 0.3 *0.3 Unsed a redshirt season in 2015-16 10 Aaron Jackson (70/8) G 6-8 Jr. 3.1 2.5 *0.2 Made two starts in last three games/Missed five games due to injury in 2016 11 Tavian Dunn-Martin (11/0) G 5-8 Fr. 5.7 1.2 1.4 Scored 12 points in collegiate debut against YSU 14 Noah Robotham (64/62)^ G 6-1 Jr. 11.2 2.1 2.1 Posted a career-high 27 points, draining 8-of-9 shots with six 3-pointers 20 Mark Noble (13/0) G 6-2 Sr. 1.0 - #1.5 Walk-on that has played in five games last season 21 Michael Hughes (11/0) C 6-9 Fr. 2.2 1.6 *0.8 Averages 11.5 minutes a game 22 Emmanuel Olojakpoke (8/0) F 6-8 r-Fr. 2.8 2.0 *0.6 Has a knack for blocking shots 23 Isaiah Johnson (110/39) C 6-10 Sr. 14.9 6.3 3.3 Preseason All-MAC selection, 2016 1st Team All-MAC, Sixth Man of the Year 25 Carlitos Anderson (7/0) G 6-1 Sr. - 1.0 0.5 Walk-on that has played in five games last season/ Three points (1-1) vs. NIU 31 Ty Dalton (0/0) G 6-4 Fr. - - - Newcomer with a good basketball I.Q. with the ability to score 55 Antino Jackson (81/55)^ G 5-11 Jr. 10.9 2.5 2.4 Finished second in team scoring (11.8) and third in 3pt FG made (68) AKRON BASKETBALL • PRIDE OF THE CITY ZIPS 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES AKRON QUICK FACTS STATISTICAL COMPARISON Location .........................................Akron, Ohio (44325) Population ......................200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) UC IRVINE ................................................ CATEGORY .................................................. AKRON Founded ............................... 1870 (as Buchtel College) 828 ............................................................................Scoring .........................................................................860 Enrollment ..........................................................26,000 63.7 ..............................................................................PPG...........................................................................78.2 Nickname ................................................................Zips -4.0 ......................................................................Scoring Margin ..............................................................+11.5 Colors...................Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 871) 305-727 ......................................................... Field Goals-Attempts ...................................................... 294-616 Conference ..............................................Mid-American President ..........................................Matthew J. Wilson .420 ......................................................................Field Goal Pct. ...................................................................477 Director of Athletics .................................Larry Williams 83-261................................................................3PT FG-Attempts .......................................................... 119-308 Senior Associate AD .......................... George Van Horne .318 ........................................................................ 3PT FG Pct. ......................................................................386 Senior Associate AD/SWA. ................ Mary Lu Gribschaw 6.4 ......................................................................... 3PT FG MPG ....................................................................10.8 Faculty Athletics Representative ......Dr. Deborah Owens 135-209 .................................................................FT-Attempts ............................................................. 153-216 Athletic Dept. Phone: ...........................(330) 972-7080 .646 ......................................................................Free Throw Pct ...................................................................708 Ticket Office: ........................1-888-99-AKRON (-25766) 496/38.2 .............................................................Rebounds/RPG .......................................................... 400/36.4 +2.5 .................................................................. Rebound Margin ...............................................................+5.7 JAMES A. RHODES ARENA 165/12.7 ................................................................Assists/APG ............................................................. 160/14.5 188/14.5 ..............................................................Turnovers/TPG