Student- Athletes

Section Contents SENIORS Nyles Evans 22 Deji Ibitayo 23 Demetrius “Tree” Treadwell 24 JUNIORS Pat Forsythe 25 Jake Kretzer 28 Reggie McAdams 27 SOPHOMORES Kwan Cheatham, Jr. 28 Isaiah Johnson 38 REDSHIRT FRESHMEN B.J. Gladden 29 Aaron Jackson 29 FRESHMEN Antino Jackson 30 Noah Robotham 30 WALK-ONS 30 22

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came against Western Michigan on Jan. 9, where he posted 12 points, eight boards, one assist and one steal in 23 minutes eight boards ... against John Carroll 12) also (Nov. ... had grabbed a six point, three - re bound, four blocked shot performance at Creighton (Dec. 9) ... finished the season with eight multi-block performances. (2011-12): Virginia at West Appeared in seven games for the Moun- taineers, averaging 2.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game ... played a career-high 15 minutes against then-No. 24 Mississippi State (Dec. 3), scoring four points and grabbing four boards ... he grabbed a season- best seven boards against Alcorn State (Nov. 17) ... re- ... 28) had (Nov. Zips the against minutes performance 12 rebound in a five four point, due to injury. after missing most of the season ceived a medical redshirt at Brunswick High School: Averaged 22.5 points, 12.6 6.1 rebounds, blocks and shot 66 percent from the floor asAll-Ohio by First-Team the Associated a Press during his senior seniorseason ...... selected of Player I Division District Inland Northeast the for selection unanimous the ... Year scored 79 points in two games vs. Garfield Heights during the 2010-11 season, which finished No. 1 in state poll ... as he a junior, recovered he while brace a in season the of games 12 first the in played from a fractured vertebrae ... ranked the No. 8 player in Ohio by ESPN in the class of 2011. Personal: agement. Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes Pct. .596 .535 .583 .569

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11-12* 34 A big center that can run the floor ... has outstanding lateral quickness Virginia West with signed originally ... post the in footwork effective and in 2010 and played one season with the Mountaineers ... has appeared NCAA one contest), title one (including games Tournament MAC four in - Postseason Tourna contest and one CollegeInsider.com Tournament ment contest. starts 17 making 34 games, all in Appeared (2013-14): as a Sophomore …averaged 4.9 and points, 1.0 3.3 blocked rebounds shot per game … finished 14th in the MAC in blocked shots per game (1.0 bpg) … made his first collegiate start in the season opener vs.Coastal Carolina (Nov. 8), the first of 17-straight starts to multi-block opengames, including the four blocks seasonagainst …Detroit (Dec. posted seven 18) and (Jan. 18) … tied his high career with Toledo eight against rebounds De- troit (Dec. 18) … had 12 games with at least fiverebounds …recorded three double-digit scoring performances, including a season-high of 11 points at Middle (Nov. 16) Tennessee and at Ohio (Jan. 12) … led the (.569)Zips …in isthefield only goal member percentage of the sopho- (67 games). class to play in every game over the last two seasons more in all 33 games for the (2012-13): Appeared Freshman a Redshirt as Zips as a redshirt freshman, averaging 3.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.8 percent 50.6 shot ... game per minutes 11.2 playing while shots blocked from the field ... helped the Zips rank first in the MAC and ninth nation- ally in blocked shots per game (5.7 bpg) ... finished 15th in the MAC in blocked shots ... his 5.66 percent block rate was second among MAC freshmen and sixth overall in the league ... his best game of the season 26

RECORD BOOK 2013-14 YEAR IN REVIEW COACHING STAFF STUDENT-ATHLETES AKRON BASKETBALL AKRON ZIPS junior akekretzer the 2012 Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association DII Player of named ... championship district 2012 the and (2010-12) championships sectional three-consecutive to WHS at Waverly HighSchool:Helped made (46). age (34.3 percent) ... was second among all MAC freshmen in 3-pointers percent- 3-point in freshmen MAC among fourth finished ... games 19 ... recorded at least two rebounds in 27 games and at least one assist in (Nov. 9) ... reached double figures in four of his first five contests as aZip Carolina Coastal at output rebound six point, 15 a with career Akron is years (going 6-of-6 from the field with five or more 3-pointers) ... opened 15 over in MAC the in player bench a by first the was Ohio at formance per his Research, & Stats ESPN to according ... range long from 5-of-5 and floor the from 6-of-6 perfect a going 27, Feb. on Ohio at points career-high19 a scored ... 1980-81) (since era I Akron’sDivision in rence occur such first the Zips, the for contest the in three of one was State boards11 grabbing and points Coppin 14 against double-double his ... scoring 2), (Jan. State Coppin against double-double first-collegiate recordedhis ... occasions seven on column scoring the in figures double at- 3-point 134 tempts rankfourthinprogram historyforanAkron and freshman ...reached made 3-pointers 46 his ... stripe charity the from percent 83.3 and arc the behind from floor, percent the 34.1 from cent per 38.3 shooting while game per assist 2.0 boardsand 3.2 points, 5.7 averaged ... team All-Freshman MAC the to named (Nov.Carolina... 9) Coastal against starting game, collegiate first their in lineup starting the enter to Dambrot Keith coach head under freshmen four just season of one the ... start to starts four-straight with career Zips’ his opened ... starts five making games, as aFreshman33 all (2012-13):Appearedin 8.7 averaged … points and3.8boards pergameduringMACplay.rebounds more or four with games 12 had … of-30) (15- range long from percent 50.0 and (19-of-39) field the frompercent 48.7 shooting reboundswhile 5.0 and points 18.0 averaged he games), (three 25 Jan. through 18 Jan. from … games 25 in 3-pointer one least performances … suffered a concussion at Buffalo on Feb. 19 … made at Bowl- at 3-pointers scoring double-digit seven with finished … 1998 11, eight Feb. Greenon ing nailed Bosley Jami since Zip a by most the seven 3-pointers in the game … his seven made long balls at EMU were hitting 22, Jan. on Michigan Eastern at points 25 career-high a scored history program while his 142 attempts are tied for the third most by a sophomore … he in sophomore a 50 by his … fourth-most are (1.8) 3-pointers game per made made 3-pointers in MAC the in ninth ished fin- … game per assists 1.1 and rebounds 2.9 points, 7.5 averaged … Yearthe of Man Sixth MAC 2014 awardthe win the to award, Zip fourth the earned … starts seven made … concussion a to due games eight missing games, 28-of-34 in as aSophomore (2013-14):Appeared Tournament contest…2014MACSixthManoftheYear. one NCAA Tournament contest and one CollegeInsider.com Postseason contest), title one Tournament(including MAC games four in appeared has ... mentality winning a with player hard-nosed strong, a is ... touch A bigwingplayerthatcanplaymultiplepositions...hasagreat shooting 15 12-13 Year KRETZER’S CAREER STATISTICS 13-14 TOTAL GoZips.com/ZipsMBB // #ZipsGameday //@ZipsMBB // Facebook.com/ZipsMBB

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47 399 ST 29 18

189 210 Pts

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of the Year... represented EHS in represented the 2012 Ohio Basketball Coaches As- of the Year... All Star game ... named the sociation’s Ohio DIII Offensive Player of the Year and First-team All-Ohio at quarterback as a senior ... also named First-team All-Ohio at quarterback as a junior ... to the state semifinals. helping Elida as a senior, 3,800 yards threw for more than Personal: Born Sept. 3, 1993, in Lima, Ohio ... son of Brent McAdams and ... Vicki has two brothers, Alex and Issac, and one ... sister, Torie majoring in mechanical engineering. Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes Pct. .750 .583 .659

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12-13 21 cent from 3-point range (12th in the MAC) ... led the MAC MAC the led ... MAC) the in (12th range 3-point from cent in 3-point percentage during league play (46.5 percent) ... posted five double-digit scoring performances, includ- ing a 20-point outburst at Northern Illinois (Jan. 12) ... his 20 points came on 6-of-6 shooting from the field (4-of-4 3-point range) from and in just 15 minutes on the court ... made his first collegiate start against North Dakota State (Feb. 22) in the Ramada Worldwide Bracketbusters event in points per 40 ... ranked second among MAC freshmen per 3-point and minutes) points/40 (14.96 played minutes freshmen MAC among third finished also ... (37.0) centage in 3-pointers made (37) ... made an early statement in his collegiate debut with 12 points, three steals, two assists and one blocked shot in 34 minutes in rebounds, three commit- ... 9) (Nov. Carolina Coastal at season-opener the ted just eight turnovers in 393 minutes. at Elida High School: Named the 2012 Associated Press in the state of Ohio ... is the No. DII Co-Player of the Year 5-ranked player (No. 2 small forward) in the state of Ohio (ESPN.com) ... named First-team All-Ohio in Second-team All-Ohio in 2011 ... 2012 finished his high school and most shots, blocked points, in leader all-time the as career games played and starts ... scored 1,721 career points ... helped EHS to a state finishrunner-up and a 24-4 overall record in 2011-12 ... averaged 22 points, nine rebounds, 4.2 assists, 3.1 blocked shots and 2.2 steals per game as a senior ... scored 19.5 points per game during his junior career his for mark 1,000-points the over went and season Player League Buckeye Western two-time a is ... junior a as An outstanding all-around athlete ... a very the his own shot off create court ... has the ability to catch and shoot, or diversified player on the games (including dribble one ... has in appeared four MAC Tournament title contest), one NCAA Tournament contest and one CollegeInsider. game. com Postseason Tournament (2013-14): Sophomore a as Appeared in 29 of 34 games, missing five games with mononucleosis … made 14 starts … averaged 6.3 and 2.1 points rebounds per game … finished second in the MAC in 3-point percentage (.425) and 11th in 3-pointers made per game (1.7) … com- mitted just seven turnovers while playing 547 double-digit scoring minutes performances, … including posted a six season-high 16 points vs. Coppin State (Dec. 31) … hit at least one 3-pointer in 24 games 14-consuctive … made … 3-pointers made more or two with games 14 had five boards Dec. Jan. starts 7 18 from through … grabbed a career-high vs. Oral Roberts (Dec. 16) … helped the Zips to a 10-4 record while in the starting lineup. in games 33 of 32 in (2012-13): Appeared as a Freshman his freshman campaign, making one start ... finished the season averaging 4.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game while shooting 39.0 percent from the field and 37.0 per 28

RECORD BOOK 2013-14 YEAR IN REVIEW COACHING STAFF STUDENT-ATHLETES AKRON BASKETBALL AKRON ZIPS SOPHOMORE KWAN CHEATHAM, JR.|SophomoreIsaiahJohnson were 3-pointers … finished the season shooting 81.3 percent from the from percent 81.3 shooting season the finished … 3-pointers were baskets made 13 his of 10 … rebounds) three points, (seven Buffalo at and 12 Feb. on rebounds) two points, (eight Michigan Western against performances solid had … 22 Feb. on Ohio vs. start a by followed 19, Feb. on Buffalo at start collegiate first his made … steal one and block points 14 career-high a posted rebounds,one four assist, to one addition in 29), (Jan. State Ball against … 12 Nov. on Mary’s Saint at points collegiate first his scored … 8 Nov. on Carolina Coastal against debut collegiate his made … game per rebounds 1.4 points, 2.3 averaged … starts two including games, 21 in Appeared as aFreshman (2013-14): legeInsider.com PostseasonTournament contest. Col- one in appeared has … ability shooting his with end offensive the skills ofa has the ... guard andthestrength ofapowerforward ...cancreate upside mismatcheson hasunlimited that man big diversified A (.495). percentage goal field in team the on second finished … 19) (March son sea- the of game final the in IPFW against career-highassists a four out dished … performances multi-block eight with finished … campaign 08 2007- the since shots more blocked to or record players four five just of one 14), (Dec. Bethune-Cookman against shots four career-high swat- a … ted (0.9) game per shots blocked in MAC the in 15th finished … 1978-79) (since freshman a for history program in second-most the as rank shots blocked 27 his … 12 Feb. on Michigan Western at time first double figures… entered game collegiate first the his for in line-up starting in the scored freshman Akron an that seasons five last the in time fourth the marked Gaels the against debut scoring double-digit his … minutes 19 in boards six grabbing and points 13 season-high a scoring shots per game … made his collegiate debut at Saint Mary’s on Nov. 12, blocked 0.9 and rebounds 2.8 points, 3.8 averaged … starts 11 making freshman, a as games 31-of-34 in as aFreshman (2013-14):Appeared one CollegeInsider.com PostseasonTournament contest. has a 7-2 wingspan …has appeared in two MAC Tournament games and basketball IQ and possesses the passing ability to get others involved ... Is a big, strong, athletic post player and a very good rebounder ... good 23 13-14 Year CHEATHAM’S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL 13-14 Year JOHNSON’S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL 2 GoZips.com/ZipsMBB // #ZipsGameday //@ZipsMBB // Facebook.com/ZipsMBB 31-11 31-11 G-GS G-GS 21-2 21-2 415/13.4 Min-Avg 415/13.4 Min-Avg 186/8.9 186/8.9 C W 6-9 •230S F K C W 6-10 •290S C I saiah FG-FGA FG-FGA orward incinnati incinnati enter 13-46 46-93 13-46 46-93 inton alnut wan MEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL AKRON AKRON W H C J .283 .495 .283 .495 Pct Pct , O , O ills oods ohnson heatham hio hio H 3P-3PA 3P-3PA ophomore 10-31 10-31 0-0 ophomore 0-0 H igh igh S .323 .000 .323 .000 chool S Pct Pct chool , J (1L) (1L) FT-FTA FT-FTA 13-16 25-42 13-16 25-42 r .

.813 .595 .813 .595 Pct. Pct. Minutes Blocks Steals Assists Rebounds Points Minutes Blocks Steals Assists Rebounds Points ... majoringinart. (2009-12) Cincinnati of University the at football played brother,Chris, isse Cheatham...hasonebrother, Chris,andonesister, Ciara ...his Personal: record and aspotinthedistrictsemifinals2012statetournament. 18-4 an to Woods Winton guided ... 2012 in All-Ohio mention honorable named ... junior a as game per steals 1.1 and shots blocked 1.7 assists, 3.0 rebounds, 6.7 points, 12.8 of averages posted ... game seed in the district tournament ... played in the District 16 Senior All-Star 7 No. the to WWHS helped ... campaign senior his during MVP fensive 2.7 blocked shots and 2.2 assists per game as a senior ... named Co-De- rebounds, 8.9 points, 11.3 at WintonWoods HighSchool:Averaged charity stripe(13-of-16). Hall ofFame(Class of2008)...majoringinsports management. the for played draft, NFL Cleveland Browns 1965 from 1965-76 and the is a member in of the round)Browns Legends (second 27 No. drafted III, played football at Cal-State-Los Angeles and New Mexico State, was shea, Miles, Justin, and Ryan Autumn ... his grandfather, Walter Johnson Don- (V), Walter including siblings, six has ... IV,Cook Yvonneson, and Personal: Honorable MentionAll-Ohioaccoladesasajunior.earned also floor, ... the from First-Team honors All-District earning and City All percentshooter 62.3 a was ... contest per shots blocked 2.7 to addition in game per rebounds 11.6 and points junior,17.3 a posting as double double- a averaged ... Game All-Star Kentucky-Ohio the for team Star All- Ohio the on spot a earned Year... the of Player District AP Southwest the named also ... Year the of Player I Division Enquirer Cincinnati 2012-13 the named ... senior a as field the from percent 70.4 shooting eraged 17.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots per game while Ohio AP rankings ... earned First-Team All-Ohio honors as a senior ... av- the in spot 3 No. the and record overall 27-2 a including 2013, in finals Semi- State OHSAA at Walnutthe to WHHS Helped HighSchool: Hills OR OR 45 45 5 5 DR DR 24 24 41 41 Born Aug. Born 21, 1995, in Vallejo, Calif. ... son of Kwan and Cher Born Nov. 7, 1994, in Cincinnati, Ohio ... son of WalterJohn- of son ... Ohio Cincinnati, in Nov.1994, Born 7, 20 at Buffalo (2/19/14) Buffalo at 20 2/26/14] (Ohio), Miami at [last: 5x - 1 2/12/14) Michigan, Western vs. (last: 3x - 1 2/22/14) Ohio, vs. (last: 4x - 1 2/15/14) Illinois, Northern vs. (last: 3x - 4 (1/29/14) State Ball vs. 14 26 at Miami (Ohio) (2/26/14) (Ohio) Miami at 26 (12/14/13) Bethune-Cookman vs. 4 (1/2/14) Marshall vs. 2 IPFW,at 3/19/14 4 3/7/14) State, Kent vs. (last: 4x - 7 Mary’sSt. at (11/12/13) 13 Reb Reb chea 29 29 86 86 JOHNSON’s careehigh Avg Avg 1.4 1.4 2.8 2.8 tham’s careehigh PF-D PF-D 17-0 17-0 53-0 53-0 12 1927 12 A A 5 5 TO TO 16 16 19 BS BS 27 5 5 ST ST 3 3 8 8 117 117 Pts Pts 49 49 Avg Avg 2.3 2.3 3.8 3.8 - AKRON BASKETBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES COACHING STAFF 2013-14 YEAR IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK 29 – – Avg Avg Pts Pts – – – – ST ST – – BS BS – – TO TO A A – – – – PF-D PF-D 2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA BASKETBALL MEN’S 2014-15

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13-14 Utilized his redshirt season TOTAL 11 son, Sr., and Joy Stevens ... has three siblings, Laila, Lilly and majoring in sports management. Liam ... Has a great motor and possesses the ability to guard every position on the floor ... is has a good strong shooter, length and is a floor leader ... attended the same high school as former Zip Nate Linhart. season. (2013-14): Utilized his redshirt as a Freshman at Gahanna Lincoln High School: Helped Gahanna Lincoln to a 22-6 record and a spot in the 2013 OHSAA Regional finals ... averaged 13.4 points per game .. named All-District First-Team as a senior ... earned All-Metro team honors by Second-Team the Columbus Dispatch during All- Kentucky-Ohio 2013 the in played ... campaigns senior and junior his ... points nine with win 106-98 a to All-Stars Ohio the helping game, Star junior a as game per assists 1.2 and rebounds 5.1 points, 15.6 averaged ... helped GLHS to a spot in the honors in 2012 and 2013 ... was All-Ohio Capital Conference district First-Team semifinals in 2012 ... earned as a sophomore. All-OCC honoree a Second-Team Personal: A physical player that plays with finesse ... great basketball instincts ... play- both inside and outside ... ranked the No. 34 has the ability to play in the class of 2013. er in the state of North Carolina season. (2013-14): Utilized his redshirt as a Freshman at Olympic High School: Guided OHS to a perfect and 30-0 the record season the finished OHS ... Championship State Carolina North 4A 2013 nationally ranked, including No. 5 by MaxPreps, game per No. rebounds 11 8.0 by and points USA 13.0 Today averaged ... ESPN by 23 No. and as a senior ... named All-State Class 4A and All-State All-Classes ... was the District 9 Player of the Year ... earned the 4A State Championship Most Outstanding Player honors ... selected for the NCHSAA East-West and Carolinas Classic NC vs. SC All-Star games ... averaged 19 points and 9.0 boards as a junior ... earned All-State Second-Team honors in 30

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