BASKETBALL2016-17 AKRON ZIPS GAME NOTES Game 19 • Jan. 20, 2017 116th Season | 11-Straight 21-Plus Win Seasons | MAC Champions: 2009, 2011, 2013 | MAC Regular-Season Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016 2016 -17 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Akron Zips (15-3, 5-0 MAC) Date Opponent (TV) ...................Time Nov. 12 at Youngstown State .................L, 90-82 vs Eastern Michigan (12-6, 4-1 MAC) Nov. 17 AMERICAN .......... W, 72-62 Friday, January 20 • James A. Rhodes Arena Nov. 20 #RADFORD .......... W, 88-41 Nov. 22 #GEORGIA SOUTHERN .......... W, 75-67 Akron, Ohio • 6:30 p.m. ET Nov. 25 #vs Air Force ............... W, 84-75 TV/Video: CBS Sports Network - Dave Ryan (PxP) and Steve Wolf (Analyst) Nov. 26 #vs Mercer ............... W, 65-63 Live Stats: GoZips.com/Schedule - Live Stats Nov. 30 ADRIAN ......... W, 95-41 Radio: Akron-IMG Sports Network - Steve French (PxP) and Joe Dunn (Analyst) Dec. 3 at Creighton (FS2) .................L, 82-70 WARF 1350 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio, TuneIn.com/Akron Zips Dec. 7 COPPIN STATE .......... W, 87-63 HEAD COACHES Dec. 10 at Gonzaga (ROOT) .................L, 61-43 Rob Murphy Keith Dambrot Dec. 17 MARSHALL (BCSN) .......... W, 99-88 (Central State ‘96) (Akron ’82) Dec. 21 $vs UC Irvine ............... W, 88-80 Overall: 103-86 (6th season) Overall Record: 401-203 (19th season) Dec. 22 $vs Eastern Shore ............... W, 76-60 Record at EMU: 103-86 (6th season) Record at Akron: 293-133 (13th season) Jan. 3 *BOWLING GREEN .......... W, 89-84 MAC Record: 47-44 (6th season) MAC Record at Akron: 146-61 (13th Season) Jan. 6 *WESTERN MICHIGAN (CBSSN) W, 66-59 Career MAC Record: 156-85 (15th Season) Jan. 10 *at Central Michigan ............... W, 89-85 ALL-TIME SERIES Jan. 14 *at Miami ............... W, 74-70 Akron Leads:25-20 Dambrot vs EMU: 15-3 UA (18-4 Overall) Jan. 17 *OHIO (ASN) .......... W, 83-68 Last Meeting: Akron 65, Eastern Michigan 63 March 10, 2016 at Quicken Loans Arena Jan. 20 *EASTERN MICHIGAN (CBSSN) ..6:30 pm Jan. 24 *at Western Michigan ......................7 pm AKRON BASKETBALL NOTES: Jan. 28 *BUFFALO ...........7:30 pm • Akron has won at least 21 games in 11-straight seasons under 13th-year head coach Keith Dambrot, Jan. 31 * Northern Illinois ......................8 pm joining the likes of Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas and Ohio State. Over the last 12 seasons, the Zips have won Feb. 4 *at Ohio ........................ TBA 293 games, most by any team in the MAC. Feb. 7 *BALL STATE (ASN) ................6 pm Feb. 11 *at Eastern Michigan ........................ TBA • Head coach Keith Dambrot became Akron’s All-Time Wins Leader on Jan. 3, with an 89-84 win over Feb. 14 *TOLEDO (BCSN) .................. TBA Bowling Green. At UA, Dambrot collected 289 wins in 422 games, replacing Russell Beichly’s mark of Feb. 18 *KENT STATE .................. TBA 288 wins in 432 games (1941-59). Dambrot earned his 400th collegiate career win on Jan. 14 at Miami. Feb. 21 *at Bowling Green (BCSN) ......................9 pm Feb. 25 *at Buffalo ........................ TBA Feb. 28 *MIAMI (OHIO) .................. TBA • The Zips finished the 2015-16 campaign as MAC Regular-Season Champions with a 26-9 overall record, including a 13-5 league mark and an undefeated 15-0 showing at James A. Rhodes Arena. Dam- March 3 *at Kent State ........................ TBA Mid-American Conference Tournamet brot led Akron to its eighth MAC Tournament title game appearance in the last ten seasons and an March 6 MAC First Round (Campus Sites) ............... TBA unprecedented 11th-straight semifinals. The Zips’ runs of consecutive title game and semifinal appear- March 9 ^MAC Quarterfinal ........................ TBA ances are the longest streaks in MAC history. March 10 ^MAC Semifinal ........................ TBA March 11 ^MAC Championship ................7:30 pm • Akron owns the third longest home winning streak in the country behind Kansas (52) and Oregon (36). The Zips own a 171-23 (.881) at James A. Rhodes Arena and have been winners of 26-straight Home games in BOLD * MAC game | # Savannah Invitational games at Rhodes Arena, tying Rhodes Arena’s longest winning streak record. $ Sun Bowl Invitational | ^ MAC Tournament (CLE) Television Networks • As of Jan.18, UA ranks in the NCAA’s Top 100 in 12-of-32 statistical categories (347 teams), ranking ASN-American Sports | BCSN-Buckeye Cable Sports No. 6 in the NCAA for 3-point FG’s made per game (10.8), No. 9 total 3-point FG’s made (195), No. 19 CBSSN-CBS Sports | FS2-Fox Sports 2 | ROOT-Root Sports in 3-point FG’s attempted (495), and No. 28 3-Point FG Percentage (39.4). The Zips also rank No. 25 in Field Goal Percentage (48.7), No. 47 in scoring Margin (+10.3) , and No. 53 in rebound margin (5.2). 2016-17 Zips At-A-Glance ^ - Indicates Previous Game Starter * - Indicates Blocked Shots #-Steals 2016-17 Statistics No. Name (Career GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG Notables 0 Jimond Ivey (50/11) G 6-4 Jr. 10.6 6.0 2.2 Posted career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds this season 1 Josh Williams (52/13) G 6-2 So. 8.3 2.4 1.0 Scored 20+ points in three consecutive games vs. Ohio, CMU, and NIU 2 Kwan Cheatham, Jr. (109/83)^ F 6-9 Sr. 11.0 7.3 2.0 Recorded a perfect shooting night (5-5 FG, 4-4 3-pt FG) for 18 points vs. NIU 3 Daniel Utomi (14/1) W/F 6-6 r-Fr. 4.3 0.7 0.2 Posted a Career-High 14 points against Radford in 11 minutes of action 5 Craig Eubanks (4/0) W 6-4 r-Jr. 2.0 0.3 *0.3 Unsed a redshirt season in 2015-16 10 Aaron Jackson (77/6) G 6-8 Jr. 2.3 2.2 #0.2 Made two starts in last three games/Missed five games due to injury in 2016 11 Tavian Dunn-Martin (18/1) G 5-8 Fr. 5.7 1.2 1.1 Scored 12 points in collegiate debut against YSU 14 Noah Robotham (70/68)^ G 6-1 Jr. 9.2 1.8 2.5 Posted a career-high 27 points, draining 8-of-9 shots with six 3-pointers 20 Mark Noble (13/0) G 6-2 Sr. 1.0 - #1.5 Walk-on that has played in five games last season 21 Michael Hughes (16/0) C 6-9 Fr. 2.1 1.4 *0.6 Averages 11.5 minutes a game 22 Emmanuel Olojakpoke (14/0) F 6-8 r-Fr. 2.3 1.5 *0.6 Has a knack for blocking shots 23 Isaiah Johnson (118/47) C 6-10 Sr. 15.5 7.3 3.4 Preseason All-MAC selection, 2016 1st Team All-MAC, Sixth Man of the Year 25 Carlitos Anderson (7/0) G 6-1 Sr. - 1.0 0.5 Walk-on that has played in five games last season/ Three points (1-1) vs. NIU 31 Ty Dalton (0/0) G 6-4 Fr. - - - Newcomer with a good basketball I.Q. with the ability to score 55 Antino Jackson (88/62)^ G 5-11 Jr. 11.1 2.3 2.6 Finished second in team scoring (11.8) and third in 3pt FG made (68) AKRON BASKETBALL • PRIDE OF THE CITY ZIPS 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES AKRON QUICK FACTS STATISTICAL COMPARISON Location .........................................Akron, Ohio (44325) EASTERN MICHIGAN .................................. CATEGORY .................................................. AKRON Population ......................200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) 1477 ..........................................................................Scoring .......................................................................1425 Founded ............................... 1870 (as Buchtel College) 82.1 ..............................................................................PPG...........................................................................79.2 Enrollment ..........................................................26,000 +10.9 ..................................................................Scoring Margin ..............................................................+10.3 Nickname ................................................................Zips Colors...................Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 871) 525-1128 ....................................................... Field Goals-Attempts .................................................... 490-1007 Conference ..............................................Mid-American .465 ......................................................................Field Goal Pct. ...................................................................487 President ..........................................Matthew J. Wilson 111-336 .............................................................3PT FG-Attempts .......................................................... 195-495 Director of Athletics .................................Larry Williams .330 ........................................................................ 3PT FG Pct. ......................................................................394 Senior Associate AD .......................... George Van Horne 6.2 ......................................................................... 3PT FG MPG ....................................................................10.8 Senior Associate AD/SWA. ................ Mary Lu Gribschaw 316-420 .................................................................FT-Attempts ............................................................. 250-358 Faculty Athletics Representative ......Dr. Deborah Owens .752 ......................................................................Free Throw Pct ...................................................................698 Athletic Dept. Phone: ...........................(330) 972-7080 674/37.4 .............................................................Rebounds/RPG .......................................................... 647/35.9 Ticket Office: ........................1-888-99-AKRON (-25766) +1.6 .................................................................. Rebound Margin ...............................................................+5.2 255/14.2 ................................................................Assists/APG