Game Notes 20: vs Ohio BASKETBALL 119th Season | MAC Champions: 2009, 2011, 2013 | MAC Regular-Season Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 2019 -20 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent TV .............. Time Akron Zips (15-4, 5-1 MAC) Nov. 5 Malone ........W, 81-64 Nov. 8 West Virginia AT&T Sports ......L, 94-84 vs Ohio Bobcats (10-9, 2-4 MAC) Nov. 15 N.C. Central (%) ESPN3 ....W, 57-47 Nov. 18 S.C. Upstate (%) ESPN+ ...W, 76-45 Saturday, Jan. 25 • Convocation Center Nov. 21 Youngstown State (%) ESPN+ W, 82-60 Athens, Ohio • 3:30 PM • ESPN3 Nov. 24 Louisville (%) ...............L, 82-76 Nov. 29 Merrimack ........W, 64-47 Dec. 4 Marshall .............W, 85-73 Dec. 8 Southern ........W, 72-57 Dec. 15 Concord ......W, 100-50 Dec. 20 Tulane (#) .............W, 62-61 Dec. 21 Liberty (#) ...............L, 80-67 OHIO HEAD COACH AKRON ZIPS HEAD COACH Dec. 30 UMASS ESPN3 ....W, 85-79 Jeff Boals John Groce Jan. 4 *Eastern Michigan ESPN+ .......W, 69-45 (Ohio ‘95) (Taylor ‘94) Jan. 7 *Western Michigan ESPN+ ...W, 84-69 Overall: 65-50 (4th season) Career Record: 226-169 (12th Season) Jan. 10 *Ball State CBSSN....W, 75-60 Record at Ohio: 10-9 (1st season) Record at Akron: 46-38 (3rd Season) Jan. 14 *Northern Illinois ESPN+ .......W, 72-49 MAC Record: 2-4 (1st season) MAC Record at Akron: 19-23 (3rd Season) Jan. 18 *Toledo ESPN3 ..... L, 99-89 Jan. 21 *Miami ESPN+ .......W, 81-60 Overall MAC Record: 53-53 (at Ohio and Akron) Jan. 25 *Ohio ESPN3 ........3:30 pm ALL-TIME SERIES Jan. 28 *Buffalo ESPN+ .........7 pm Akron Leads: 42-40 Groce vs.Ohio 2-2 (2-2 Overall) Jan. 31 *Kent State CBSSN ........6:30 pm Feb. 8 *Eastern Michigan (***)TBA.........TBA Last Meeting: Ohio 73, Akron 49 at James A. Rhodes Arena on March 2, 2019 Feb. 11 *Bowling Green ESPN+ .........7 pm First Meeting: Akron 21, Ohio 18 in Akron 1911-12 season Feb. 15 *Central Michigan (***) TBA ...................TBA In Akron:25-14, Neutral: 3-1, In Athens: 14-25 Feb. 18 *Western Michigan ESPN+ ............. 7 pm BROADCAST Feb. 22 *Miami (***) TBA ..............TBA TV/Video: ESPN3 – Marty Bannister (PxP) and Toni Roesch (Analyst) Feb. 25 *Bowling Green ESPN+ ............. 7 pm Live Stats: GoZips.com/Schedule - Live Stats Feb. 29 *Buffalo (***) TBA ...................TBA Radio: Steve French Joe Dunn March 3 *Ohio ESPN+ .........7 pm Akron Sports Network - (PxP), (Analyst), WARF 1350 AM (flagship), March 6 *Kent State (***) TBA ..............TBA iHeart Radio, TuneIn.com/Akron Zips QUICK HITS Mid-American Conference Tournamet • Akron has won 5-of-6 MAC games by double-digits and owns a +14.7 scoring margin March 9 MAC First Round (Campus Sites)ESPN+ ..TBA • The Zips have scored the first field goal in 14-of-19 games this season (All MAC Games) March 12 ^MAC Quarterfinal ESPN+ ................TBA • Akron is 10-1 at the JAR this season, owning a 415-129 (.763) all-time record at Rhodes Arena March 13 ^MAC Semifinal CBSSN ................TBA • The Zips rank No. 16 on the Mid-Major Poll - 64th RPI, 69th BPI March 14 ^MAC Championship ESPN2.........7:30 pm • After 19 games, the Zips have four players scoring in double figures; Jackson (17.6), Cheese (15.9), Home games in BOLD, times are Eastern and subject Williams (14.6) and Banks (11.3) -- Reece (6.6) to change (%) Global Sports Shootout • Akron ranks 63rd in the NCAA NET Rankings and 59th in Ken Pom - Best rankings in the MAC. (#) DC Holiday Hoops Fest [Washington D.C.] • In ‘19-20, Akron ranks 11th 3Pt FG % (39.3), 17th 3Pt Field Goals Made (190), 18th 3Pt. FG/g *Mid-American Conference game (10.0), 19th Scoring Margin (12.6), 22nd W-L % (78.9), 30th D-REB/g (28.2), 36th FT % (76.0), 37th ***MAC Wildcard Game (Date and Time Can Change) FG % Defense (39.0), 38th 3Pt FG Defense (29.5), 57th Scoring Offense (76.9), 57th 3Pt FGA (484) 2019-20 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 1 Loren Cristian Jackson $ G 5-8 150 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 19/19 6/6 17.63 22.0 3.0 2.5 5.1 5.7 2 Greg Tribble G 6-1 192 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 19/0 6/0 3.1 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.1 0.5 4 Tyler Cheese $ G 6-5 202 Sr. Albany, Ga.. 19/8 6/6 15.9 19.8 4.4 4.7 3.2 3.3 5 Camron Reece F 6-7 228 Jr. Oakland, Calif. 18/11 5/0 6.6 4.0 4.6 3.2 0.3/0.4* 0.7/0.6* 10 Deng Riak $ F 6-10 220 Gr. Melbourne, Australia 19/8 6/6 3.8 3.2 4.6 3.5 0.4/0.6* 0.3/0.5* 11 Channel Banks $ G/W 6-4 188 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. 19/19 6/6 11.3 7.5 2.9 2.5 1.6 1.3 20 Xeyrius Williams $ W 6-9 215 Sr. Springfield, Ohio 19/19 6/6 14.6 16.5 9.7 9.3 1.4/1.2* 1.0/0.7* 22 Mikal Dawson G 6-5 220 Fr. Huntington, W.Va. 7/0 6/0 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 23 Jaden Sayles F 6-9 235 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio 18/0 6/0 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.3 0.3* 0.3* 24 Ali Ali F 6-8 206 Fr. Kendallville, Ind. 19/11 6/0 1.6 1.2 2.4 2.2 1.-0 0.7 12 Marquelle McIntyre G 5-10 194 Sr. Greensboro, N.C. 6/0 3/0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 21 Enrique Freeman F 6-7 205 r-Fr. Cleveland, Ohio 5/0 2/0 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.2* 0.0 0 Tre Edwards G/W 6-6 188 Fr. Hamilton, Ontario - - - - - - - - 14 Scott Walter G 5-10 173 So. Akron, Ohio - - - - - - - - 25 LePear Toles G 6-6 195 r-So. Canton, Ohio - - - - - - - - Transfers (Eligible 2020-21 season) Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. GP Pts Rebs Ast Previous School 3 Maishe Dailey W 6-7 195 Tr.-Sr. 80 277 134 87 Iowa 12 Bryan Trimble, Jr. G 6-2 216 Tr.-Jr. 65 178 81 27 St. Johns 2019-20 AKRON BASKETBALL GAME NOTES WHAT’S AHEAD AKRON QUICK FACTS Akron continues Mid-American Conference Eastern Division play in Athens, Ohio on Saturday, Jan. 25 against Ohio. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The divisional series is scheduled to be broadcasted on ESPN3 and can be heard on at SportsRadio1350.com, iHeart Radio, and TuneIn.com/AkronZips. Fans Location .........................................Akron, Ohio (44325) can also follow the action on GoZips.com via Live Stats. Population ......................200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) Founded ............................... 1870 (as Buchtel College) Akron is coming off an 81-60 road win to open MAC Eastern Division play at Miami and owns a 15-4 Enrollment ..........................................................20,500 overall record with a 5-1 league mark. Akron opened league play against five consecutive western Nickname ................................................................Zips division opponents. All other league foes played at least two divisional opponents during that stretch. Colors.................Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 7503) Akron defeated Eastern Michigan on the road in the MAC season opener (69-45), Western Michigan Conference ..............................................Mid-American (84-69, H), Ball State (75-60, H), Northern Illinois (72-49, A) and fell to Toledo (99-89, H). President ............................................. Dr. Gary L. Miller Director of Athletics .................................Larry Williams SCOUTING THE BOBCATS Senior Associate AD .......................... George Van Horne Ohio enters the contest with an 10-9 overall record and 2-4 in MAC play and under new head coach Jeff Sr Associate AD/SWA. ....................... Mary Lu Gribschaw Boals, former Zips assistant. The Bobcats are coming off an 83-74 loss to Toledo. Ohio is 6-4 (1-2 MAC) at Faculty Athletics Representative ...Dr. Matthew Juravich home, 3-3 (1-2 MAC) on the road and 1-2 in neutral site games. Athletic Dept. Phone: ...........................(330) 972-7080 Ticket Office Phone: ...........................1-888-99-AKRON Ohio has three players averaging double figures in points led by Jason Preston with 16.5 points per game. Preston is shooting 49.4 percent from the floor with a 116 made field goals on 235 attempts. From long distance, he has buried 17 triples while shooting at a 34.0 percent clip. Preston adds a JAMES A. RHODES ARENA team-best 142 assists, 6.2 rebounds per game (118 rebs) with 32 steals. Ben Vander Plas follows with 15.2 points per game and averages a team-high 7.1 rebounds per game (134 rebs) with 15 blocked Capacity ................................................................5,500 shots. Vander Plas has made a second-best 29 long-distance buckets while shooting 52.2 percent from Opened .............................................December 3, 1983 the floor (109-of-209) and 34.1 percent from deep (29-of-85). Jordan Dartis rounds out the double- digit scoring with 13.4 points per game and leads the squad from deep, draining 53 triples for a 37.9 .......................... W, 78-74 over Eastern Michigan shooting percentage (53-of-140). He adds 41 rebounds, 27 assists and 18 steals.