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Section Contents Head Coach Keith Dambrot (Pictured) 32-34 Assistant Coach Rick McFadden 35 Assistant Coach Charles Thomas 35 Assistant Coach Terry Weigand 36 Director of Operations Dan Peters 36 Graduate Manager Tim Carroll 37 Graduate Manager Matt Futch 37 Men’s Basketball Support Staff 38 HEAD COACH KEITH DAMBROT Keith Dambrot THE KEITH DAMBROT FILE Head Coach COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD Eighth Season Year School Record Notable 1984-85 Tiffin 16-14 • 24 wins in 1985-86 was single Akron (1982) 1985-86 Tiffin 24-9 season school record Tiffin Totals (two seasons) 40-23 • Ranks third all-time in wins (162) at Akron 1989-90 Ashland 22-8 • Won school’s first-ever league • Is in the top-10 all-time in winning per- 1990-91 Ashland 26-5 and regional championship centage (.628) and overall wins (182) as a Ashland Totals (two seasons) 48-13 HC MAC coach 1991-92 Central Michigan 8-18 • 1992 recruiting class ranked 1992-93 Central Michigan 12-16 15th nationally CMU Totals (two seasons) 20-34 Keith Dambrot’s motivation for success is different than most head 2004-05 Akron 19-10 • UA’s most wins since 1988-89 coaches at the Division I level. His commitment to grow Akron basketball 2005-06 Akron 23-10 • NIT Second Round into one of the top mid-majors in the nation doesn’t stem from thoughts 2006-07 Akron 26-7 • MAC East Division Champions of career stepping stone, but instead from allegiance to his hometown 2007-08 Akron 24-11 • NIT Second Round and alma mater. 2008-09 Akron 23-13 • NCAA Tournament First Round A name synonymous with success in the northeast Ohio basketball 2009-10 Akron 24-11 • Invitational community, Dambrot became the 21st head coach of Akron men’s bas- 2010-11 Akron 23-13 • NCAA Tournament Second Rd. ketball on March 10, 2004. He served as an assistant on the UA staff for Akron Totals (seven seasons) 162-75 (.684) the three seasons prior. Career Totals (13 seasons) 270-145 (.651) Dambrot wasted no time putting his stamp on the program and has led Akron to the postseason in four straight and five of the last six sea- HIGH SCHOOL HEAD COACHING RECORD sons – participating in the NCAA Tournament in 2009 and 2011, the Na- 69-10 in three seasons (Akron’s St. Vincent-St. Mary HS) tional Invitation Tournament in 2006 and 2008 and the College Basket- • Two Ohio state high school titles ball invitational (CBI) in 2010. Akron is the only MAC team to win 20-plus Year Record Notable games in each of the last six years – one of only 20 teams in the country 1998-99 16-9 • Regional Runner-Up to do so – and posted 19 victories in Dambrot’s first season (2004-05). 1999-00 27-0 • State Champions The Zips have won at least 23 games in each of the last six seasons – a 2000-01 26-1 • State Champions feat unmatched in program history. Additionally, Akron has competed in Totals 69-10 (.873) the Mid-American Conference Tournament title game in each of the last five years and is just the second league school to have appeared in at BIRTHDATE least five-straight finals (Miami (Ohio) 1997-2001). Oct. 26, 1958 In his seven seasons in charge of the program, Akron has amassed a 162-75 (.684) overall record, including an 80-36 mark in MAC play and EDUCATION a 91-15 tally in home games (50-8 in MAC play at home). Those 162 1982 - B.S. degree from Akron; 1984 - M.B.A degree from Akron victories are tied for the most by a MAC team and are tied for 29th-best nationally during that seven-season span. In 13 seasons as a collegiate COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER head coach he owns a 270-145 (.651) overall record. Dambrot enters 1979-82 - Baseball (Akron) the season in fifth place in league history with a .628 win percentage while coaching in the MAC (182-109 overall; 162-75 Akron, 20-34 CMU), HIGH SCHOOL eighth in overall wins (182), 11th in league games winning percentage Firestone High School (Akron) (.608, 90-60) and 10th in conference wins (90). Named the 2009 Best Mid-Major Coach by Dan Wetzel of Yahoo FAMILY Sports, Dambrot’s time at UA has been highlighted by mentoring a total Married to Donna Dambrot of 20 All-MAC honorees, 10 MAC All-Tournament selections, two tour- Children - Alysse (20) and Rob (17) nament MVPs and one player of the year honor. Also during his watch, seven players have been added to the school’s 1,000-point scorer’s list INCREASED NATIONAL EXPOSURE and he coached Akron’s all-time assists leader (Dru Joyce, 503), all-time blocked shots leader (Romeo Travis, 165), all-time winningest player RECORDS 2010-11 REVIEW STAFF STUDENT-ATHLETES AKRON BASKETBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES RECORDS 2010-11 REVIEW STAFF The University has increased its footprint on the national level under (Chris McKnight, 97 victories over a four-season span) and the all-time Dambrot. Throughout his tenure, the Zips have gained the attention of games played leader (Steve McNees, 141). the national pollsters, receiving votes in the Associated Press poll on The list of accolades received by UA players over the last seven sea- three separate occasions in 2007-08, after closing out the 2006-07 cam- sons also include Romeo Travis being named Honorable Mention All- paign on the “others receiving votes” listing in the final AP and ESPN/ America (the program’s first such honoree since 1989) and MAC Player of USA Today Coaches polls. Additionally, UA has closed out four of the the Year (first in program history) in 2007, Cedrick Middleton (2007) and last six campaigns ranked in the final CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top Brett McKnight (2009) earning MAC Sixth Man of the Year (only two hon- 25 – finishing on the “others receiving votes” listing in 2009-10, 25th in ors of that kind in program history), and (2009) and Jimmy 2008-09, 21st in 2007-08, 10th in 2006-07 and 23rd in 2005-06. UA has Conyers (2010) being selected as the MAC Defensive Player of the Year. peaked as high as No. 5 in the mid-major poll, doing so in the Jan. 28, Linhart also earned league tournament MVP honors in 2009. In 2011, 2008, edition. Zeke Marshall earned league tournament MVP honors after helping the Also under Dambrot, Akron has played in a number of nationally-tele- Zips to their second MAC title in three seasons. vised games and has been recognized by numerous national publica- In 2010, Dambrot was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of tions. The program has also not been afraid to compete against teams Fame for his contributions at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, and from the ACC, Big East, SEC, Pac-10, Big 12, A-10, MWC, MVC and at The as both a student-athlete and head coach. He WAC. was also a finalist for the Coach of the Year Award, which With Dambrot in charge, the program tallied its first-ever victories over is awarded by the Jewish Coaches Association. schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference (at Florida State in the 2008 NIT) and Southeastern Conference (versus Mississippi State during the 2005-06 regular season at the San Juan Shootout in Puerto Rico).

32 • www.GoZips.com AKRON ZIPS HEAD COACH KEITH DAMBROT NCAA Tournament. With a 23-13 record, Akron faced Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament as the No. 15 seed. The Zips fell 69-56 to the Fighting Irish. Just like the 2008-09 campaign, UA had to win four games in five days at the MAC Tournament, capped off by a 66-65 overtime thriller over archrival Kent State. AKRON BASKETBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES STAFF 2010-11 REVIEW RECORDS CAREER COACHING EXPERIENCE Dambrot received his M.B.A from Akron in 1984 while serving as a graduate assistant under former men’s basketball coach Bob Rupert. After two years as a graduate assistant, he moved up to a full-time role with the Zips for one season, before taking the head coaching job at Tif- fin. In his second season there (1985-86), he led the Dragons to the most single-season wins in school history (24). In 1986, he made his first venture into the MAC, starting a three-year run as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan and worked alongside then head coach Ben Braun (who served as head coach at California and is now at Rice). In 1988, the Hurons won their first-ever MAC championship and made their first NCAA Tournament appearance. Dambrot returned to northeast Ohio in 1989 as head coach at Ash- land, where, in two years, he led the Eagles to a 48-13 overall mark, two final national rankings and their first-ever conference and regional championships. THE DAMBROT ERA, YEAR-BY-YEAR In 1991, he returned to the MAC and took on his first Division I head coaching role at Central Michigan. His 1992 recruiting class was ranked After guiding the Zips to a 19-10 record in the 2004-05 season, the 15th in the nation by Hoop Scoop Magazine and he led the Chippewas program finished the 2005-06 campaign with a 23-10 mark, which at to a 20-34 record in his two seasons. the time was the most wins in the program’s Division I era, and also notched the school’s first D-I postseason victory – an 80-73 overtime win THE DAMBROT COACHING TREE at Temple in the opening round of the NIT. UA also posted a 13-0 mark at Rhodes Arena that year, and extended its win streak at home to 18 A key part to Keith Dambrot’s success has come from the knowledge games, which ranked as the third-longest nationally at the time. and expertise of his coaching staff. Comprised primarily of former play- In 2006-07, Dambrot led Akron to a school-record tying 26-7 mark ers, both from Akron and his previous coaching stops, Dambrot’s current (1971-72 team went 26-5) and its first MAC East Division title since 1998. staff includes five former players, including Zips’ assistant coaches Terry Additionally, the program made its first-ever appearance in the MAC Weigand (Tiffin, 1985-86), Rick McFadden (Akron, 2003-05) and Charles tournament championship game, falling 53-52 on a 3-point buzzer-beat- Thomas (Eastern Michigan, 1987-89), as well as graduate assistants Tim er. The Zips also ran their win streak at home to 21 games, with a 73- Carroll (Akron, 2007-10) and Matt Futch (Akron, 2003-06). 71 loss to top-25 ranked Nevada blemishing what was the fourth-best Former assistant coaches under Dambrot have also had success after streak nationally at the time. UA ended the campaign 13-1 at Rhodes leaving Akron, including the appointments of (2004-10) and Arena. Jeff Boals (2006-09) to positions with Big 10 programs Wisconsin and Senior forward Romeo Travis capped off his career by being selected Ohio State respectively. as an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press – the Shaka Smart, a Dambrot assistant from 2003-06, made stops at Clem- first Zips cager to do so since 1989. Travis was also honored as the MAC son (2006-08) and Florida (2008-09) before taking his first head coach Player of the Year, the first in the history of the UA program, and was position at VCU in 2009 and posting a 27-9 record during the 2009-10 named to the all-league first team, MAC All-Tournament Team and Na- campaign. Smart went on to lead VCU to the 2011 Final Four with a 28- tional Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 10 Second 12 record. Team for the second-straight season. In 2007-08, Dambrot and the Zips provided their fan base with another AN AKRON NATIVE year filled with excitement and milestones, ending the season with a 24- 11 record and an 11-5 finish in league play. UA again advanced to the An Akron native, Dambrot spent his formative years roaming the UA MAC tournament title game. For the second time in three seasons, the campus and attending basketball games in the program’s old gymna- Zips made their way to the second round of the NIT – this time knock- sium, Memorial Hall. ing off Florida State 65-60 in OT in the opening round. That was the This is also the community that educated him. Four years at nearby program’s first-ever victory over a school from the Atlantic Coast Confer- Firestone High School provided the foundation for a bachelor’s and mas- ence. The Zips lost 68-63 to eventual NIT runner-up Massachusetts in the ter’s degree from the University. second round. Dambrot’s late mother, Faye, was a trend-setting professor at the Uni- Dambrot’s 2008-09 squad went 23-13 and advanced to the NCAA versity, teaching in the psychology department from 1966-89, and being Tournament after winning its first-ever MAC Tournament championship instrumental in forming the women’s studies program. Calling her a her- against Buffalo. The Zips earned a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament alded member of the faculty and community is an understatement. and fell to Gonzaga in the first round, 77-64, after leading with just over In recent years, Dambrot became known as the man responsible for nine minutes to play. Competing in 36 overall games, it was the longest bringing the modest Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School boy’s bas- season in program history, surpassing the 35 contests during the 2007- ketball team into the national spotlight. As head coach of the Fighting 08 campaign. Irish, his teams won a pair of state championships in 2000 and 2001. A During the 2009-10 season, Dambrot’s squad went 24-11 and made its key component to those squads was NBA superstar LeBron James (his fourth-straight appearance in the MAC Title Game. The Zips made their freshman and sophomore seasons). third-consecutive postseason appearance and fourth in five years, play- Dambrot helped develop James. At the age of 13, the future NBA ing in the College Basketball Invitational game for the first time. Akron’s MVP and All-Star participated in $1 clinics Dambrot conducted at the 35 games marked the third-straight year the Zips appeared in 35 or more local Jewish Community Center. contests. James is another example of someone who takes his connection to The 2010-11 season saw many ups and downs, but the result was the the Akron community to heart, and is a regular at games in UA’s Rhodes same as the 2008-09 season. The Zips, 12-10 at one point in the season, Arena and off-season team workouts. won eight straight games and 12 of their last 15 to win the MAC title for the second time in three seasons and advance to the program’s third THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 2011 MEN’S BASKETBALL • 33 AKRON ZIPS HEAD COACH KEITH DAMBROT It’s building off of experiences like that motivates this head coach, who has worked as hard as any in the nation since assuming his DAMBROT’S RECORD VERSUS ALL FOES post. The University’s decision makers seem keyed into Dambrot’s Opponent Overall At Akron Opponent Overall At Akron unique situation, one that seems to provide good perspective of Akron 2-1 – Michigan 0-2 – this geographic region along with a sound formula for success. Aquinas 1-0 – Middle Tennessee First Meeting “We have high expectations for every aspect of our institution, Arkansas-Little Rock 1-1 1-1 Millikin 1-0 1-0 including intercollegiate athletics,” University President Dr. Luis M. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-0 2-0 Minnesota 0-1 0-1 Proenza said. “Much like the University, Keith Dambrot has a long Ashland 0-1 – Mississippi State 1-0 1-0 history with and extensive connections in northeast Ohio.” Austin Peay 2-1 2-1 Missouri Western 1-0 – Dambrot began his assistant coaching tenure at UA in June 2001 Ball State 7-5 7-0 Mount St. Mary’s 1-0 1-0 following three seasons at Akron’s St. Vincent-St. Mary High. In that Baptist 1-0 – Mount Union 2-0 1-0 time he led the school to a 69-10 record, including a 27-0 mark in Bellarmine 2-2 – Mt. Vernon 5-1 – 1999-2000. In his final two seasons at the school, the Irish were state Bethune-Cookman 1-0 1-0 Nazareth 2-0 – champions and garnered national rankings by USA Today. Binghamton 2-0 2-0 Neavada 0-2 0-2 Bluffton 1-1 – Niagara 4-0 4-0 PERSONAL Bowling Green 14-4 13-1 North Alabama 0-1 – Buffalo 10-5 10-5 North Carolina A&T 2-0 2-0 A former three-year starter, team captain and team MVP for the California 0-1 0-1 North Carolina Central 1-0 1-0 Zips’ baseball team (played third base), Dambrot graduated from Canisius 1-0 1-0 NC State 0-1 0-1 the University with a bachelor’s of science degree in management in Capital 2-0 – UNC Greensboro 2-0 2-0 1982. Cedarville 3-1 – Northeast Illinois 1-0 – In his time on the UA baseball diamond, Dambrot set the school’s Central Michigan 8-1 8-1 Northern Illinois 3-4 3-4 all-time record for getting hit by a pitch, coming in the line of fire 28 Central State 1-0 – Northern Ky. 4-0 – times (that record has since been surpassed). Chicago State 1-0 – Notre Dame 0-1 0-1 Dambrot’s blood is rich with basketball tradition. His late uncle, Ir- Clemson 0-1 0-1 Oakland 2-0 1-0 win Dambrot, played for the 1950 City College of New York (CCNY) Cleveland State 2-1 2-1 Oberlin 2-0 – squad, which is the only school to win both the NCAA Tournament Creighton 1-1 1-1 Ohio 11-8 9-6 and NIT in the same season. Irwin was the MVP of the NCAA Tour- Dayton 0-4 0-4 Ohio Dominican 5-1 – nament that season and the No. 1 draft pick (selected seventh over- Dearborn 2-0 – Ohio Northern 0-1 – all) by the that same year. Denison 2-0 1-0 Oral Roberts 2-0 2-0 Dambrot’s father, Sid, starred at Duquesne during the 1952, ‘53 Detroit 1-0 1-0 Pittsburgh 0-1 0-1 and ‘54 seasons. The Dukes competed in the NCAA Tournament Drake 1-1 1-1 Portland State 0-1 0-1 and the NIT in ‘52, and the NIT in the ‘53 and ‘54 campaigns. Duquesne 3-0 3-0 Prairie View A&M 1-0 – Dambrot resides in Fairlawn with his wife, Donna, and two chil- Dyke 4-1 – Rhode Island 0-2 0-2 dren, Alysse (20) and Rob (17). Alysse is in her sophomore year of Eastern Kentucky 0-1 0-1 Rio Grande 2-4 – undergraduate studies at UA. Eastern Michigan 12-3 9-2 St. Joseph’s 4-0 – Dambrot signed a new seven-year contract in April 2007 and re- Fairleigh Dickinson 1-0 1-0 St. Francis (N.Y.) 1-0 1-0 ceived an additional two years in June 2009, keeping him at the Findlay 0-2 – St. Francis (Pa.) 2-0 2-0 helm of the program through the 2017-18 season. Florida A&M First Meeting SE Missouri 0-1 – Florida State 1-0 1-0 Siena Heights 3-0 – Franklin 4-0 – Slippery Rock 1-0 – Gardner-Webb 1-0 1-0 USC Upstate 1-0 1-0 George Wash. 0-1 – Southwest Baptist 1-0 – Georgia Southern 0-1 – Southern Indiana 3-1 – Gonzaga 0-1 0-1 Stetson 2-0 1-0 Grand Rapids 2-0 – Temple 2-1 2-1 Grand Valley 2-0 – Tennessee Martin 1-0 – Green Bay 0-2 0-1 Tennessee State 1-0 1-0 Hampton 1-0 1-0 Tennessee Tech 0-1 – Hillsdale 1-1 – Texas A&M 0-1 0-1

RECORDS 2010-11 REVIEW STAFF STUDENT-ATHLETES AKRON BASKETBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES RECORDS 2010-11 REVIEW STAFF Hiram 2-0 – Tiffin 1-0 1-0 Hope College 1-0 – Toledo 9-5 7-3 Howard 1-0 1-0 Urbana 6-0 1-0 Huntington 1-0 – Valparaiso 1-1 1-1 Illinois-Chicago 3-1 3-1 VCU 0-3 0-3 Indiana 0-1 – Walsh 1-4 – Indianapolis 3-1 – Wayne State 1-1 – IPFW 2-2 – West Virginia First Meeting Kent State 7-14 7-10 Western Michigan 10-7 10-3 Kentucky State 4-0 – Wilmington 1-0 – Ky. Wesleyan 1-4 – Winston-Salem State 1-0 1-0 Lake Superior 1-0 – Winthrop 1-1 1-1 Lewis 4-0 – Wisc.-Milwaukee 0-1 – Louisiana Tech 0-1 – Wright State 2-1 2-0 Louisville 0-1 0-1 Wyoming 2-0 2-0 Loyola Marymount 1-0 1-0 Youngstown State 5-0 5-0 Malone 4-3 1-0 Marshall 2-0 2-0 Bold - 2011-12 opponent Massachusetts 0-1 0-1 Miami (Fla.) 0-1 0-1 Miami (Ohio) 11-10 11-6 34 • www.GoZips.com AKRON ZIPS ASSISTANT COACH RICK MCFADDEN | ASSISTANT COACH CHARLES THOMAS Rick McFadden Charles Thomas Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Seventh Season Second Season

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• Played three seasons for the Zips, includ- • Played for Keith Dambrot at EMU ing two seasons under Keith Dambrot • Played 15 years of professional basket- • Started his collegiate career on the Ohio ball, including two seasons with the Detroit AC State football team (QB) AC Pistons

Former UA basketball letterwinner Rick McFadden is in his seventh Charles Thomas is in his second season as an assistant head coach for season on Keith Dambrot’s staff, the second as the recruiting coordina- Keith Dambrot. He joined the UA staff after spending two seasons as an tor. He held the position of director of basketball operations for each of assistant head coach at Northwood University in Midland, Mich. his first three seasons. McFadden is heavily involved in the program’s Thomas is heavily involved in the program’s recruiting effort and will recruiting effort and helps out with all aspects of game preparation and assist with all aspects of game preparation and on-court instruction. on-court instruction. Prior to his time at Northwood, he spent one season as an assistant As a student-athlete, McFadden coach at Radford University (2006- McFADDEN QUICK FACTS played three seasons for the THOMAS QUICK FACTS 07). Zips (2003-05) and averaged 8.4 Before joining the coaching BIRTHDATE points-per-game as a senior. He BIRTHDATE ranks, Thomas spent 15 years Dec. 21, 1981 scored a majority of his points Oct. 3, 1969 playing professionally in the U.S. from behind the 3-point arc, with and abroad. He started his pro EDUCATION 107 of his 174 made field goals EDUCATION career with the Detroit Pistons 2005 - B.S. degree from Akron over his career coming from long 2000 - B.A. degree from Eastern Mich. (1991-93) before spending six range. During the 2003-04 season seasons in the CBA with the COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER he set the school’s single-season COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER Grand Rapids Hoops, the Fort 2003-05 - Basketball (Akron) record for 3-point field-goal per- 1987-91- Basketball (Eastern Mich.) Wayne Fury and the Connecticut 2001-02 - Football (Ohio State) centage, converting 48 percent Pride. From 2000-06, he averaged (56-of-118). FAMILY 17 points, five rebounds and five FAMILY McFadden spent his first two Married to Shaunna Thomas assists while playing in Australia Married to Christie McFadden years of collegiate eligibility as Children - Ashley (18), Tré (18), and Sweden. Children - Reece (1) a quarterback on the Ohio State Caydon (10), Carter (9) and Chase Thomas is a 2000 graduate football team. He completed his (4) of Eastern Michigan University bachelor’s degree in secondary where he, and twin brother Carl, education from Akron in 2005. He and his wife, Christie (who played played for the Eagles from 1987-1991, helping EMU to its first Mid- basketball at Youngstown State), are both natives of Struthers, Ohio, and American Conference Championship in 1988. have one daughter, Reece. Christie is the learning center coordinator in Thomas has a bachelor’s degree in interpersonal communications from the Student-Athlete Academic Support Services Department. EMU. He and his wife, Shaunna, have five children, Ashley, Tré, Caydon, Carter and Chase.

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 2011 MEN’S BASKETBALL • 35 AKRON ZIPS ASSISTANT COACH TERRY WEIGAND | DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPS DAN PETERS Terry Weigand Dan Peters Assistant Coach Director of Basketball Eighth Season Operations Ashland (1989) Third Season Kent State (1976) • Played for Keith Dambrot at Tiffin • Has 30-plus years of coaching experience • Was also an assistant coach under Keith • Has coached at Ohio State, Cincinnati, Dambrot at Ashland Youngstown State, Walsh and St. Joseph’s AC OP College (Ind.)

Barberton, Ohio, native Terry Weigand (pronounced WHY-gand) is in A 30-plus year veteran on the collegiate coaching scene, Dan Peters his eighth season as an assistant for the Zips. He has over 20 years of is in his third season as a member of the Akron staff. Assuming the role collegiate coaching experience, with his strength being in the area of of director of basketball operations, he oversees all logistics related to overall player development. the program, including scheduling, coordination of team travel and tape Weigand’s association with UA head coach Keith Dambrot is as exchange. both student-athlete and coach, having played for Dambrot for two Peters came to UA after spending five seasons at Ohio State, serving seasons at Tiffin (1985-1986) and as associate director of operations WEIGAND QUICK FACTS then spending two seasons (1990- PETERS QUICK FACTS his first two years there. In three 1991) as Dambrot’s assistant at seasons as an assistant coach at BIRTHDATE Ashland. BIRTHDATE OSU (2005-07), he helped the Oct. 26, 1965 Prior to the assistant coach- July 16, 1954 Buckeyes to 81 victories, two ing role, he lettered two seasons NCAA tournament appearances, EDUCATION (1988-1989) for the Eagles. The EDUCATION a school-record 35 wins in 2006- 1989 - B.S. degree from Ashland 1988 team advanced to the D-II 1976 - B.S. degree from Kent State 07, a pair of outright Big Ten 1997 - M.S. degree from Ashland NCAA Tournament. regular-season titles, a league In his two seasons as an assis- FAMILY tournament title and an appear- COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER tant at Ashland, the program Married to Nancy Peters ance in the 2007 NCAA National 1985-86 - Basketball (Tiffin) amassed a record of 48-13 (.787) Children - Danny (24), Michael (22) Championship game. 1988-89 - Basketball (Ashland) and made appearances in the Peters, who spent five years NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 in on the staff at the University of FAMILY 1990 and Elite 8 in 1991. Cincinnati with current West Virginia and former Akron head coach Married to Jodi Weigand Weigand began a four-year , is familiar with the state of Ohio and has experience as a Children - Trent (12), Brittne (10) stint as head coach at Ashland in Division I head coach. Peters joined the Cincinnati staff in May of 1999 as and Trevor (9) the 1991-92 season. That season, an assistant coach and was promoted to associate head coach in 2002. Weigand’s squad was Great Lakes Prior to his stint at Cincinnati, Peters spent six seasons as head coach Valley Conference champions and at Youngstown State. He also served as the head coach at nearby Walsh averaged 100.6 ppg. College and St. Joseph’s College of Indiana, amassing a combined In 1995, he moved on to Mount Union, where he assisted in rebuild- record of 237-140 in 14 years at those three schools. ing the program. The Raiders posted their first winning season in 18 Peters began his coaching career at Guernsey Catholic High School years during his first year, and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the D-III in Cambridge, Ohio. He spent two years there and one season at NCAA Tournament during the 1996-97 season. In his nine seasons at the Meadowbrook High School in Byesville, Ohio, before jumping to the school, the team posted just one sub-.500 record. collegiate ranks as a graduate assistant at Delta State for the 1979-80 Weigand earned a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant manage- season. ment from Ashland in 1989 and a master’s degree in sports science from In 1981, Peters moved to Walsh College as an assistant to Huggins. Ashland in 1997. As a player at Tiffin, he recorded a program-best 489 He succeeded Huggins in 1984 (when Huggins was hired as head coach career assists and averaged 7.9 apg. He recorded a program best 291 at Akron) and directed Walsh to a 28-4 record in his first year. He spent assists (9.1 apg) during the 1985-86 season. five seasons at Walsh, compiling an overall record of 116-39 and earning A 1984 graduate of Barberton High School, Weigand helped BHS to district coach of the year honors on two occasions. RECORDS 2010-11 REVIEW STAFF STUDENT-ATHLETES AKRON BASKETBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES RECORDS 2010-11 REVIEW STAFF a runner-up finish in the 1982 state playoffs. He was inducted into the At the conclusion of the 1988 campaign, Peters accepted an offer to Barberton HS Hall of Fame in 1997. become an assistant coach at Western Carolina. The following year, he Weigand and his wife, Jodi, have a daughter, Brittne (10), and two returned to Ohio and spent two seasons (1990 and 1991) as an assistant sons, Trent (12) and Trevor (8). coach at Akron under then Zips’ head coach Coleman Crawford. Following the 1991 season, Peters was named head coach at St. Joseph’s, where he compiled a two-year mark of 43-14 and led his team to an NCAA Division II tournament appearance in his first season. In 1993, Peters moved to Youngstown State to take over the program as the head coach. He directed the 1998 edition of the Penguins to a 20-8 record, a berth in the championship game of the Mid-Continent Conference tournament and was named the league’s coach of the year. Peters was born in Cleveland and grew up in nearby Canton, Ohio. He is a 1976 graduate of Kent State, earning a bachelor’s degree in social studies. Peters and his wife, Nancy, reside in Akron and have sons, Danny (24) and Michael (22). Danny is a former student-athlete for the Ohio State basketball team and is a graduate assistant with the University of Arizona basketball program.

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• Played four seasons for the Blue and • UA letterwinner from 2004-06 Gold, all under head coach Keith Dambrot • Spent two seasons playing professional GA (2007-10) GA basketball (Portugal, Mexico)

Tim Carroll is in his second season as a graduate assistant on the UA Matt Futch is in his first season as a graduate assistant on the UA coaching staff, joining Akron after completing his playing career during coaching staff, joining the staff after spending the past two seasons as the 2009-10 season. He is currently working on his M.A. in sports admin- an assistant coach at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. istration. While an assistant at SVSM, he helped the boys basketball team Carroll appeared in 40 career games for the Zips, making one career win the 2011 Division II state championship. In 2010, he helped the start. A 2010 graduate of The University of Akron, he earned his bach- Irish to a spot in the regional finals. He also served as the head coach elors degree in sports manage- for the freshman team. During CARROLL QUICK FACTS ment. FUTCH QUICK FACTS the 2010-11 season, he was also A native of Akron, Ohio, he an assistant coach for the east BIRTHDATE graduated from Cuyahoga Valley BIRTHDATE team at the 2010 McDonald’s All- Oct. 13, 1987 Christian Academy where he let- June 2, 1983 American Game. tered in both football and basket- Before joining the SVSM staff, EDUCATION ball. EDUCATION he spent one season with his alma 2010 - B.S. degree from Akron 2010 - B.S. degree from Akron matar, Buchtel High School, as a volunteer coach (2008-09). COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER After concluding his playing 2007-10 - Basketball (Akron) 2004-06 - Basketball (Akron) career at Akron, he spent two seasons playing professional bas- FAMILY ketball. In 2006, he played one Children - Sarah (8) and Samyra (8) season in Portugal while spending 2007 playing ball in Mexico. In three seasons for the Zips from 2003-06, Futch averaged 3.8 ppg and 2.7 rpg while appearing in 86 career games (56 starts). A standout player at Akron’s Butchel High School, he average 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks as a senior, leading his team to a 17-6 record. He earned all-state honors as a junior and senior while earn- ing a nomination for the McDonald’s All-America team as a senior. The 2010 graduate of The University of Akron, Futch earned his bach- elors degree in sports management. He has twin daughters, Sarah and Samyra (8).

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Dallas Moyer Tim Campbell Mike Macatangay Craig Theissen Amanda Aller Assistant Director/Athletics Director/Strength and Assistant Athletics Trainer Coordinator of Academic Administrative Assistant Communications Conditioning Akron, 2004 Support Services for Men’s Men’s Basketball SID Akron, 2005 Sixth Year Basketball New Mexico State, 2003 Eighth Year Michigan, 2005 Second Year Third Year

Brian Guerin Drew Denisco Drew Scott Bryan Weber Nick Dials Graduate Manager Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Operations Assistant Graduate Manager Graduate Manager Graduate Manager RECORDS 2010-11 REVIEW STAFF STUDENT-ATHLETES AKRON BASKETBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES RECORDS 2010-11 REVIEW STAFF Kyle Joseph Luke Avsec Bobby Dayton Mike DiFalco Zach Huffman Head Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager

Andrew Kurt Student Manager

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