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2018-19 AKRON ZIPS BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game 23 • Feb. 8, 2019 118th Season | MAC Champions: 2009, 2011, 2013 | MAC Regular-Season Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 2018 -19 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Akron Zips (13-9 5-4) Date Opponent (TV) ...................Time Nov. 6 Cedarville (ESPN3) .......... W, 70-50 vs. Kent State (17-5, 6-3) Nov. 10 Youngstown State (1) ............... W, 98-69 Nov. 16 Chicago State (ESPN3) .......... W, 87-46 Friday, Feb. 8 • James A. Rhodes Arena Nov. 19 No. 16 Clemson (#) .................L, 72-69 Nov. 20 Illinois State (#) .................L, 73-68 Akron, Ohio • 9 PM • ESPNU Nov. 21 St. Bonaventure (#) ............... W, 61-49 Nov. 28 Alabama State (ESPN+) .......... W, 86-54 Dec. 1 Detroit Mercy (ESPN3) .......... W, 71-59 Dec. 5 Purdue Fort Wayne .................L, 68-65 Dec. 15 Marshall (ESPN+) ............L, 75-74 Dec. 18 Tennessee State (ESPN+) ........ W, 82-60 Dec. 22 No. 6 Nevada .................L, 68-62 Dec. 30 Carnegie Mellon (ESPN3) ........ W, 82-55 Jan. 5 *Western Michigan (ESPN3) ... W, 56-48 KENT STATE HEAD COACH AKRON ZIPS HEAD COACH Jan. 8 *Central Michigan (ESPN3) ..........L, 88-86 (OT) Rob Senderoff (Wisconsin ‘94) John Groce (Taylor ‘94) Jan. 12 *Northern Illinois (ESPN+) .................L, 73-56 Jan. 15 *Eastern Michigan (ESPN+) .... W, 51-49 Overall: 156-103 (8th season) Career Record: 207-158 (11th Season) Jan. 19 *Miami (ESPN3) .................L, 68-61 Record at KSU: 156-103 (8th season) Record at Akron: 27-27 (2nd Season) Jan. 22 *Central Michigan (ESPN+) ..... W, 70-67 MAC Record: 73-58 (8th season) MAC Record at Akron: 11-16 (2nd Season) Jan. 26 *Northern Illinois (ESPN+) ..... W, 67-65 Feb. 2 *Ohio (ESPN+) ............... W, 65-53 Overall MAC Record: 45-46 (at Ohio and Akron) Feb. 5 *Toledo (ESPN+) .................L, 63-52 ALL-TIME SERIES Feb. 8 *Kent State (ESPNU) ................9 pm Kent Leads: 76-74 Groce vs. Kent State: 1-1 (5-6 Overall) Feb. 12 *Buffalo (ESPN+) ................7 pm Last Meeting: Akron 67, Kent 65 at James A. Rhodes Arena on March 2, 2018 Feb. 16 *Ball State ......................2 pm First Meeting: Akron 37, Kent 16 in Kent 1915-16 season Feb. 19 *Bowling Green ......................7 pm Feb. 23 *Miami ................2 pm In Akron:41-24, Neutral: 8-2, In Kent: 25-50 Feb. 26 *Buffalo ......................7 pm March 2 *Ohio ................2 pm BROADCAST March 5 *Bowling Green ................7 pm TV/Video: ESPNU – Robert Lee (PxP), Rob Kennedy (Analyst) March 8 *Kent State ........................TBD Live Stats: GoZips.com/Schedule - Live Stats Radio: Akron-IMG Sports Network - Steve French (PxP), Joe Dunn (Analyst) Home games in BOLD | All times Eastern Standard *Mid-American Conference game | (1) Coaches vs. Cancer WARF 1350 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio, TuneIn.com/Akron Zips (#) Cayman Islands Classic [Grand Cayman Islands] QUICK HITS • A win would give Akron 0.5 points the the Crystal Clinic Wagaon Wheel Challenge Television Networks • Akron Ranks in the NCAA Top 75 in 10 Categories All Home and MAC Games ESPN3 or ESPN+ • The Zips are ranked 14th in the NCAA for scoring defense only allowing 62.4 points per game CBS-SN-CBS Sports Network, ESPNU, ESPN2 • Akron is ranked 21st in 3-point FGs attempted (633), 38th in fewest TO (250), 40th in TO/game (11.4), 41st in FG% Defense (40.6), 48th in 3-point FG% Defense (31.1), 58th in TO margin (2.5), 66th in 3pt/game (9.0), 68th in scoring margin (+7.6), 75th in 3-point FGs made (198) and 106th in Fewest Fouls per game (381) 2018-19 Zips At-A-Glance ^ - Indicates Previous Game Starter | * - Indicates Blocked Shots | #-Steals | G - Guard | W - Wing | F - Frontcourt GP/GS POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS/BLOCKS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Overall MAC Overall MAC Overall MAC Overall MAC 0 Jimond Ivey^ G/W 6-5 200 Sr. Cleveland, Ohio 22/21 9/8 13.5 13.9 6.5 6.4 3.1 2.7 1 Loren Cristian Jackson^ G 5-8 160 So. Chicago, Ill. 22/22 9/9 13.2 12.2 2.8 2.3 3.2 2.1 3 Daniel Utomi^ W 6-6 215 Jr. Houston, Texas 22/21 9/9 13.9 10.6 6.0 4.9 1.4 1.2 4 Tyler Cheese^ G 6-5 195 Jr. Albany, Ga. 22/14 9/9 10.1 11.6 4.5 6.2 2.6 3.0 10 Deng Riak^ F 6-10 225 Jr. Melbourne, Australia 19/16 9/8 5.5 4.3 5.6 6.8 0.9* 0.9* 5 LePear Toles G 6-6 195 So. Canton, Ohio 5/0 0/0 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 11 Channel Banks G 6-4 186 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. 21/11 9/1 7.7 5.7 2.1 1.8 0.7 0.6 12 Marquelle McIntyre G 5-10 175 Jr. Greensboro, N.C. 6/0 0/0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 13 Jeremy Roscoe G 6-2 190 So. Chicago, Ill. 20/0 8/0 2.6 2.1 1.5 1.6 0.5 0.7 14 Scott Walter G 5-10 170 Fr. Akron, Ohio 10/0 2/0 0.6 0.0 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 22 Emmanuel Olojakpoke F 6-8 190 Jr. Houston, Texas 20/1 8/0 1.9 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.5* 0.6* 23 Jaden Sayles F 6-9 235 So. Cincinnati, Ohio 21/5 9/1 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.5 0.5* 0.6* 24 Jake Fischer G 6-4 180 Fr. Columbus, Ohio 5/0 0/0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Transfers (Eligible to compete during 2019-20 season) 20 Xeyrius Williams F 6-9 205 Sr. Springfield, Ohio (Dayton/Wayne High School) GAME 23 | vs Kent State WHAT’S AHEAD AKRON QUICK FACTS Akron will host the first installment of the crosstown grudge match against Kent State. The Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Challenge showdown was moved to Friday, Feb. 8 at James A. Rhodes Arena and features Location .........................................Akron, Ohio (44325) a 9 p.m. tip-off time to be aired on ESPNU. Population ......................200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) Founded ............................... 1870 (as Buchtel College) THE BROADCASTS Enrollment ..........................................................20,500 The Zips’ game is scheduled to air on ESPNU as Robert Lee will call the action and Rob Kennedy Nickname ................................................................Zips provides analysis. Fans can also follow the action on GoZips.com via Live Stats or by Zips’ radio. The Colors.................Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 7503) Zips’ radio broadcast will air on the Akron-IMG Sports Network SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF) in Akron Conference ..............................................Mid-American (flagship) with Steve French calling the action and Joe Dunn providing analysis. The pregame show President .................................................John C. Green starts 30 minutes prior to the contest. The free audio stream is available at SportsRadio1350.com, iHeart Director of Athletics .................................Larry Williams Radio, and TuneIn.com/Akron Zips. Senior Associate AD .......................... George Van Horne Sr Associate AD/SWA. ....................... Mary Lu Gribschaw SCOUTING THE GOLDEN FLASHES Faculty Athletics Representative ...Dr. Matthew Juravich Kent State enters the 100-plus year old rivalry with a 17-5 overall record and 6-3 in MAC play. The Flashes Athletic Dept. Phone: ...........................(330) 972-7080 have won five of the last six league games, defeating Ohio 66-52, Northern Illinois 78-68, Toledo (ot) Ticket Office Phone: ...........................1-888-99-AKRON 87-85, Ball State (ot) and Miami 70-67. The lone loss came from Buffalo 79-88. Kent State is 11-3 (4-2 MAC) at home and 6-2 (2-1 MAC) on the road. JAMES A. RHODES ARENA Kent State has three players scoring in double figures, led by Jaylin Walker with 23.2 points on 41.8 percent shooting from the floor (120-of-287) and 44.3 percent from downtown with a team-best 66 Capacity ................................................................5,500 made 3-point field goals (66-of-149). Walker shoots 84.6 percent from the free throw line (88-of-104) Opened .............................................December 3, 1983 with 91 rebounds and 41 assists and 26 steals. .......................... W, 78-74 over Eastern Michigan Seating ....................................2,096 arm-chair seating Jalen Avery follows with 12.0 points per game on 35.9 percent shooting from the floor. He adds a ................................ 3,404 bleacher-style seating second-best 52 long distance buckets for Kent State with a 34.2 percentage from deep. Avery dishes out Record at Rhodes Arena ... 401-126 (.761) – 34 Seasons a team-best 3.86 helpers a night (85). Record under John Groce ...............27-26 (2nd Season) Press Row Phone ..................................(330) 374-8771 Antonio Williams follows with 10.8 points per game. He connects at a 48.9 percent rate from the field (85-of-174) with 11 made triples. Williams has made 81 trips to the free throw line and buried a second- PROGRAM HISTORY best 56 bonus buckets. He leads the squad in steals, swiping 43 loose balls. Seasons of Basketball ...........................................118th Philip Whittington who is just shy of double digits with 9.8 points per game. He controls the paint for First Season of Basketball .................................1901-02 the Golden Flashes, connecting with 53-of-142 shots from close range and grabbing a team-high 172 Seasons of Division I Basketball .............................38th rebounds (7.8 reb/g). First Season of Division I Basketball .................1980-81 All-Time Record ................................1,605-1,030 (.609) Other notable players include CJ Williamson, Mitch Peterson and Anthony Roberts.