2017-18 Akron Zips Game Notes
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2017-18 AKRON ZIPS BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game 27 • Feb. 20, 2018 117th Season | 12-Straight 21-Plus Win Seasons | MAC Champions: 2009, 2011, 2013 | MAC Regular-Season Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 2017 -18 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) ...................Time Akron Zips (11-15, 4-10) Nov. 11 Cleveland State (1) .......... W, 67-57 Nov. 18 UT Martin .......... W, 76-59 at Bowling Green (16-11, 7-7) Nov. 25 at Dayton .................L, 73-60 Nov. 28 UT Chattanooga .......... W, 75-70 Tuesday, Feb. 20 • Stroh Center Dec. 2 at Marshall .................L, 86-64 Dec. 6 Fort Wayne .......... W, 83-79 Bowling Green, Ohio • 7 PM ET • ESPN3 Dec. 9 Appalachian State .......... W, 94-89 Dec. 16 Mississippi Valley State .......... W, 81-62 Dec. 22 USC (#) ((ESPNU) .................L, 84-53 Dec. 23 Princeton (#) (ESPN3) .................L, 64-62 Dec. 25 Davidson (#) (ESPNU) .................L, 91-78 Dec. 29 Concord .......... W, 86-49 Jan. 2 at Western Michigan* .................L, 87-75 Jan. 5 at Toledo* (CBS-SN) .................L, 67-65 Jan. 9 Buffalo* ............L, 87-65 BOWLING GREEN HEAD COACH AKRON ZIPS HEAD COACH Jan. 13 Bowling Green* .......... W, 80-78 Jan. 16 at Eastern Michigan* .................L, 63-49 Michael Huger (Bowling Green ‘94) John Groce (Taylor ‘94) Jan. 20 Northern Illinois* .......... W, 82-67 Overall Record: 45-48 (3rd Season) Career Record: 191-146 (10th Season) Jan. 23 Ohio* .......... W, 71-68 Record at BGSU: 45-48 (3rd Season) Record at Akron: 11-15 (First Season) Jan. 27 at Ball State* (CBS-SN) ....L, 111-106 (2ot) Jan. 30 at Miami (OH)* .................L, 79-64 MAC Record: 19-31 (3rd Season) MAC Record at Akron: 4-10 (First Season) Feb. 3 Toledo* (CBS-SN) ............L, 77-56 Overall MAC Record: 38-40 (at Ohio and Akron) Feb. 6 at Ohio* .................L, 99-76 Feb. 10 Central Michigan* .......... W, 69-63 ALL-TIME SERIES Feb. 13 Ball State* ............L, 90-77 Akron Leads: 37-25 Groce vs. BGSU: 1-0 (4-6 Overall) Feb. 17 at Kent State* (CBS-SN) .................L, 78-68 Last Meeting: Akron 80, Bowling Green 78 January 13, 2018 at James A. Rhodes Arena Feb. 20 at Bowling Green* ....................7 p.m. Feb. 24 Miami (OH)* .............. 2 p.m. BROADCAST Feb. 27 at Buffalo* ....................7 p.m. TV/Video: ESPN3 – March 2 Kent State* .............. 7 p.m. Brad Woznicki (PxP) Live Stats: GoZips.com/Schedule - Live Stats Home games in BOLD | All times Eastern Standard Radio: Akron-IMG Sports Network - Steve French (PxP) and Joe Dunn (Analyst) *Mid-American Conference game | (1) Coaches vs. Cancer WARF 1350 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio, TuneIn.com/Akron Zips (#) Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic 2017-18 Zips At-A-Glance ^ - Indicates Previous Game Starter | * - Indicates Blocked Shots | #-Steals | G - Guard | W - Wing | F - Frontcourt RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (5): 2017-18 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Notables 0 Jimond Ivey G/W 6-5 200 Jr.-2L Scored 15 points twice this season, Recorded double-double 15 pts, 10 ast. against App State 12 Marquelle McIntyre G 5-10 175 So.-1L Played in three games last season, Appeared in 2 games this season All-Time Record: .............................................506-525-36 22 Emmanuel Olojakpoke F 6-8 190 So.-1L Scored a career-high 24 points against Fort Wayne, MAC East Player of the Week (12/11) All-Time MAC Record: ....................76-117 (24 yrs.) 3 Daniel Utomi W 6-6 215 So.-1L Led Zips’ scoring in 6-of-8 games, Scored career-high 32 points against UT Martin NEWCOMERS (8): 2017-18 4 Malcolm Duvivier G 6-2 210 Gr.-3L Scored a career-high 24 points against App State Record at InfoCision Stadium: ......... 16-26 (7 yrs.) 11 Virshon Cotton G 6-1 165 Fr.-HS Played in all 8 games, scored a career-high 10 points against Fort Wayne 14 Sina Gbadebo G 6-1 190 Fr.-HS High basketball I.Q. and great skill level, Appeared in 3 games this season 44 Mark Kostelac F 6-11 250 Fr.-HS Played in 7-of-8 games this season 20 Eric Parrish G/W 6-6 195 Fr.-HS Moved into a starting role after 4 games, Scored a career-high 17 points in collegiate debut 23 Jaden Sayles F 6-9 235 Fr.-HS Played in all 8 games, Scored a career-high 10 points against Dayton 24 Torrey Patton G/W 6-4 195 Fr.-HS Started first 4 games, Scored a career-high 10 points against Mississippi Valley State 25 Lucas Smith W 6-5 195 Jr.-2L Played at Iowa Lakes Community College, Made 4 appearances this season TRANSFERS (3): Previous Statistics 2 Eric Hester (20/0) G 6-3 170 RS-1L 2.2 0.5 0.3 Scored 16 pts at LSU, knocking down all five 3-pt attempts. 1 Loren Cristian Jackson (34/5) G 5-8 160 RS-1L 5.8 1.2 2.0 Scored 15 pts with six assists and a steal against UCLA 10 Deng Riak (33/17) F 6-10 225 RS-1L 3.2 5.2 *0.5 Started final 17-of-18 games for ECU, career-high 11 rebs * - Assists per game G - Guard, W - Wing, F - Frontcourt AKRON BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 WHAT’S AHEAD The Akron Zips will travel to Bowling Green, Ohio to take on the Falcons at the Stroh Center on Tuesday, AKRON QUICK FACTS Feb. 20. The second meeting of the season is scheduled to tip-off at 7 p.m. ET. Round two will be broad- cast on ESPN3 with Brad Woznicki calling the action. Location .........................................Akron, Ohio (44325) Fans can also follow the action on GoZips.com via Live Stats or by Zips’ radio. The Zips’ radio broadcast Population ......................200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) will air on the Akron-IMG Sports Network SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF) in Akron (flagship) with Steve Founded ............................... 1870 (as Buchtel College) French calling the action and Joe Dunn providing analysis. The pregame show starts 30 minutes prior to Enrollment ..........................................................26,000 the contest on a free audio stream at SportsRadio1350.com, iHeart Radio, and TuneIn.com/Akron Zips. Nickname ................................................................Zips Colors.................Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 7503) THE AKRON-BOWLING GREEN SERIES Conference ..............................................Mid-American Tuesday’s game marks the 63rd meeting in series history between Akron and Bowling Green, and 11th President ..........................................Matthew J. Wilson meeting for a Groce coached squad. Akron holds an all-time 37-25 series advantage while Groce is 4-6 Director of Athletics .................................Larry Williams against BGSU and 1-0 at Akron. Senior Associate AD .......................... George Van Horne Senior Associate AD/SWA. ................ Mary Lu Gribschaw The Zips have won 26 of the last 28 games, most recently an 80-78 win in the series opener on Jan. 13. Faculty Athletics Representative ......Dr. Deborah Owens Akron won on the final possession thanks to a Virshon Cotton jumper, leaving only a few seconds on the Athletic Dept. Phone: ...........................(330) 972-7080 clock for BGSU to tie or go ahead. Ticket Office Phone: ...........................1-888-99-AKRON JAMES A. RHODES ARENA Last year, the two team split the season series. The Zips opened Mid-American Conference play with an 89-84 win over Bowling Green at James A. Rhodes Arena on Jan. 3, 2017. The last time the two teams met, BGSU picked up the win in the closing seconds at the Stroh Center, 66-65, snapping the Zips’ Capacity ................................................................5,500 17-game winning streak against the Falcons. It was Akron’s first loss to BGSU since March 1, 2009, a Opened .............................................December 3, 1983 50-46 loss at Rhodes Arena. Akron has won eight consecutive games at the JAR and 12-of-13 at the W, 78-74 over Eastern Michigan Stroh Center. Seating ....................................2,096 arm-chair seating ................................ 3,404 bleacher-style seating In addition, Akron posted three wins in the 2015-16 season, including an 80-66 win during the semi- Record at Rhodes Arena ... 389-120 (.764) – 34 Seasons final round of the MAC Tournament. The Zips have met the Falcons four times in the MAC Tournament Record under John Groce ...............10-10 (First Season) with the series being tied at two games apiece. In addition, the 2017 MAC opener was the third time Press Row Phone ..................................(330) 374-8771 in series history that Akron and Bowling Green have met to open the MAC schedule. Akron holds a 3-0 PROGRAM HISTORY advantage in conference openers, posting a 53-51 win in 1992-93, 71-45 victory during the 2009-10 season, and an 89-84 with this season – all at Rhodes Arena. Seasons of Basketball ............................ Entering 117th SCOUTING THE FALCONS First Season of Basketball .................................1901-02 Bowling Green enters the contest with a 16-11 overall record and 7-7 in MAC play. The Falcons rode a Seasons of Division I Basketball .............. Entering 37th two-game winning streak into the Buffalo game, but fell to the Bulls (95-82) the last time out in league First Season of Division I Basketball .................1980-81 play. The Falcons swept Eastern Michigan as both games needed extra time to decide the winner. After, All-Time Record .................................1,579-1004 (.611) claiming the second meeting against EMU, Bowling Green defeated Western Michigan (83-81). All-Time Division I Record ......................622-484 (.562) All-Time MAC Record ..........236-200 (.541/25 seasons) BGSU has three players scoring in double figures and four players with at least 33 made 3-pointers. MAC Tournament Titles ................3 (2009, 2011, 2013) Justin Turner leads the squad in scoring and steals, averaging 15.7 points on 40.7 percent shooting MAC Regular Season Titles 4 (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017) from the floor (137-of-337) and 41.5 percent from downtown (44-of-106).