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GAME 14 | vs Toledo BASKETBALL 120th Season | MAC Tournament Champions: 2009, 2011, 2013 | MAC Regular-Season Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020 2020 -21 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent TV .............. Time Akron Zips (10-3, 8-2 MAC) Dec. 12 Cedarville ........W, 97-49 Dec. 15 St. Bonaventure (#) ...............L, 81-74 vs Ball State (6-7, 4-4 MAC) Dec. 19 Malone ........W, 93-83 Dec. 22 *Ohio ........W, 90-70 Tuesday, Feb. 2 • Savage Arena • Jan. 1 *Kent State CBSSN....W, 66-62 Toledo, Ohio • 7 p.m. • ESPN+ Jan. 9 *Eastern Michigan ...............L, 71-59 Jan. 12 *Northern Illinois ...............L, 67-65 Jan. 16 *Toledo ........W, 95-94 Jan. 19 *Bowling Green .............W, 69-57 Jan. 21 *Central Michigan ........W, 81-67 Jan. 23 *Western Michigan .............W, 79-68 Jan. 26 *Eastern Michigan ........W, 86-65 TOLEDO HEAD COACH AKRON ZIPS HEAD COACH Jan. 30 *Ball State ........W, 74-42 Tod Kowalczyk John Groce Feb. 2 *Toledo ................... 7 PM (Minnesota-Duluth ‘89) (Taylor ‘94) Feb. 5 *Kent State ESPNU ............. 7 PM Overall Record: 335-260 (19th Season) Career Record: 245-175 (13th Season) Feb. 9 *Ohio CBSSN ............. 7 PM Record at UT: 199-148 (11th Season) Record at Akron: 65-44 (4th Season) Feb. 12 *Miami ESPNU ............. 7 PM MAC Record: 104-81 (11th Season) MAC Record at Akron: 36-28 (4th Season) Feb. 16 *Northern Illinois ..............2 PM Feb. 20 *Ball State ................... 1 PM Overall MAC Record: 70-58 (at Ohio and Akron) Feb. 27 *Bowling Green ..............2 PM ALL-TIME SERIES March 2 *Buffalo ................... 5 PM Toledo Leads: 36-29 Groce vs. Toledo 1-4 (6-5 Overall) March 5 *Miami ................TBA Last Meeting: Akron 95, Toledo 94 (OT) at James A. Rhodes Arena on Jan. 16, 2021 First Meeting: Akron 37, Toledo 8 in Akron 1915-16 season TBD *Buffalo ............... PPD In Akron:17-12, Neutral: 1-1, In Toledo: 10-24 Home games BOLD, times Eastern All Game Times and Dates subject to change BROADCAST (#) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse [Cleveland, Ohio] TV/Video: ESPN+: Mason Lowry (PxP), Rhett Boyd (Analyst) and Norman die Berl (Sideline) *Mid-American Conference game Radio: Akron Sports Network - Dave Skoczen (PxP), Joe Dunn (Analyst) TV: CBSSN - CBS Sports Network, ESPN3, ESPN+, WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio, TuneIn.com/Akron Zips Live Stats: GoZips.com/Schedule - Live Stats QUICK HITS • Jackson named Lute Olson and Lou Henson National Player of the Year Mid-Season Watch List • LCJ, Lute Olson National Player of the Week (1/4), MAC Player of Week last two weeks (12/28 & 1/4) •Jackson leads the team in scoring (20.5 ppg) and assists (6.7 APG) ZIPS UT • The Zips are 8-0 at James A. Rhodes Arena and currently own an 13-game winning streak at the JAR • Enrique Freeman’s 21-rebound effort stands as the most by an Akron player since 1985. 79.1 80.6 • Bryan Trimble posted a career-high 6-of-6 from deep against Ohio and 25 points against CMU • Jackson, Dailey and Trimble combined for 14-of-20 from beyond the arc against Ohio 70.0 Percent +11.7 +9.9 • Akron Top 100 NCAA rankings: 11th DRebs/g (26.7), 18th 3Pt. FG/g (9.9), 13th 3PT FG % Def (28.2), 23rd Rebs/g (40.2), 24th FT % (76.5), 28th Reb Margin (+6.8), 34th Scoring Margin .463 .457 (+11.7), 34th W-L % (76.9), 44th Scoring Offense (79.1), 61st 3PT FGA (387), 70th 3PT FGM (129), 75th FG% (46.3), 85th AST-TO Ratio (1.15), 93rd AST/g (14.6) and 99th Fewest Turnovers (165) .333 .388 9.9 10.7 .765 .768 40.2 37.6 +6.8 +1.5 14.6 16.8 12.7 11.4 5.2 6.1 2.5 2.5 2020-21 AKRON MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 WHAT’S AHEAD AKRON QUICK FACTS The University of Akron men’s basketball is riding a six-game winning streak to Savage Arena to battle the top-ranked Toledo Rockets on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The Zips winning streak started with a 95-94 overtime win against the Rockets on Jan. 16 at James A. Rhodes Arena. Location .........................................Akron, Ohio (44325) Population ......................200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) The Zips’ radio broadcast will air on the Akron-IMG Sports Network WHLO 640 AM with Dave Skoczen Founded ............................... 1870 (as Buchtel College) and Joe Dunn calling the action. The pregame show starts 30 minutes prior to the contest. The free Enrollment ..........................................................20,500 audio stream is available at iHeart Radio and TuneIn.com/Akron Zips. Fans can also follow the action on Nickname ................................................................Zips GoZips.com via Live Stats. Colors.................Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 7503) Conference ..............................................Mid-American THE AKRON-TOLEDO SERIES President ............................................. Dr. Gary L. Miller Tuesday’s game marks the 66th meeting in series history between Akron and Toledo, and 12th meeting Director of Athletics .................................Larry Williams for a Groce coached squad (sixth at Akron). Toledo owns a 36-29 all-time series advantage while Groce Senior Associate AD .......................... George Van Horne is 6-5 all-time and 1-4 at Akron against the Rockets. The Zips have won nine of the last 17 meetings and Sr Associate AD/SWA. ...................................................... snapped a four-game losing skid with a 95-94 overtime win on Jan. 16, 2021, at James A. Rhodes Arena. Faculty Athletics Representative ...Dr. Matthew Juravich Athletic Dept. Phone: ...........................(330) 972-7080 In 2018, the two teams met at Savage Arena (Jan. 5) on CBS Sports Network as Toledo claimed a narrow Ticket Office Phone: ...........................1-888-99-AKRON 67-65 advantage. Almost a month later (Feb. 3), Toledo claimed its second win of the season, 77-56, at Rhodes Arena. Over the last two seasons, Toledo claimed the lone matchups at Savage Arena 63-52 (Feb. JAMES A. RHODES ARENA 5, 2019) and at James A. Rhodes Arena 99-89 (Jan. 18, 2020). Capacity ................................................................5,500 UA is 17-12 all-time at Rhodes Arena, 10-24 on the road at Savage Arena, and 1-1 in the MAC Tourna- Opened .............................................December 3, 1983 ment with a loss at Quicken Loans Arena. .......................... W, 78-74 over Eastern Michigan SCOUTING THE ROCKETS Seating ...................................... 2,09 arm-chair seating ................................ 3,404 bleacher-style seating The Rockets own an 15-4 overall record, including a league-best 10-1 MAC record and standing 8-0 at Record at Rhodes Arena ....427-130 (.763) - 36 Seasons home, 6-3 on the road and 1-1 in neutral site games this season. UT averages 80.6 points per game on 45.7 percent shooting from the floor and 38.8 percent effort from beyond the 3-point arc, draining Record under John Groce ..................48-9 (4th Season) 10.7 triples a game. In addition, Toledo shoots 76.8 percent from the free throw line on 13.4 attempts Press Row Phone ..................................(330) 374-8771 per game. PROGRAM HISTORY Toledo has five players averaging double-digits in points as Marreon Jackson leads the way with 16.9 points per game and distributes the squad’s most assists with 107 helpers and is the leader in the Seasons of Basketball ............................ Entering 120th takeaway category with 39 steals. Jackson has buried a second-best 55 triples, shooting 34.4 percent First Season of Basketball .................................1901-02 from deep while adding 87 rebounds for 4.6 boards per game. Seasons of Division I Basketball .............. Entering 40th First Season of Division I Basketball .................1980-81 Ryan Rollins follows with 14.7 points per game and is second on the glass with 5.7 rebounds per game All-Time Record ................................1,642-1,044 (.610) (107 total rebounds). He has buried 30 3-pointers at a 36.6 percent rate and collected 19 steals. Spencer All-Time Division I Record ......................683-524 (.562) Littleson is the squad’s top 3-point marksman with 64 made trifectas while shooting a league-best 47.8 All-Time MAC Record .......... 268-226 (.534) 28 seasons percent from long distance en route to averaging 13.2 points per game. MAC Tournament Titles ................3 (2009, 2011, 2013) MAC Regular Season Titles 5 (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, Setric Millner, Jr. and JT Shumate round out the double figure scorers with 12.8 and 11.4 points per 2020) game, respectively. Millner is the leader on the glass with 123 total boards for 6.5 per game. NCAA Tournament Appearances ................................ 13 NCAA DI Tournament Appearances (Yrs) .4 (1986, 2009, Defensively, UT limits its opponents to scoring 70.6 points per game on 42.7 percent shooting from 2011, 2013) the floor and 28.6 percent from 3-point range, allowing 7.1 long distance strikes per night. The Rockets NIT Appearances (Yrs) 7 (1987, 1989, 2006, 2008, 2012, caused 243 turnovers (12.8 to/g) with 115 steals (6.1 stl/g). Toledo outrebounds the opponent by a 2016, 2017) +1.5 margin as the opponent grabbed 686 total boards (36.1 rebs/g) compared to the Rockets 714 CBI Appearances (Yrs) ...................................... 1 (2010) total rebounds (37.6 rebs/g) secured. CIT Appearances (Yrs) ....................................... 1 (2014) AKRON IN THE MAC Akron opened 2020-21 MAC play with a 90-70 win over Ohio and followed with a 66-62 win over rival GoZips.com Kent State, before falling to Eastern Michigan, 71-59, and Northern Illinois, 67-65. Akron bounced by Twitter ................ @ZipsMBB | @JohnGroce | @AkronZips winning five games in 11 days, knocking off the top-ranked Toledo Rockets in overtime, 95-94, the top- Facebook ............