2017-18 AKRON ZIPS BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game 1 • Nov. 11, 2017 117th Season | 12-Straight 21-Plus Win Seasons | MAC Champions: 2009, 2011, 2013 | MAC Regular-Season Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 2017 -18 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) ...................Time Northeast Ohio Coaches vs Cancer Nov. 11 Cleveland State (1) .............. 7 p.m. Nov. 18 UT Martin .............. 7 p.m. Doubleheader Nov. 25 at Dayton ....................7 p.m. Nov. 28 UT Chattanooga .............. 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at Marshall ....................7 p.m. Dec. 6 Fort Wayne .............. 7 p.m. Dec. 9 Appalachian State .............. 2 p.m. Game 1 Dec. 16 Mississippi Valley State .............. 2 p.m. Dec. 22 USC (#) ((ESPNU) ..............7:30 p.m. Akron Zips (0-0) Mid-American Dec. 23 TBA (#) (ESPN2/3) ........................ TBA Dec. 25 TBA (#) (ESPN2/U) ........................TBA vs. Cleveland State (0-0) Horizon Dec. 29 Concord .............. 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 • James A. Rhodes Arena Jan. 2 at Western Michigan* ....................7 p.m. Jan. 5 at Toledo* (CBS-SN) ..............6:30 p.m. Akron, Ohio • 7 PM ET • ESPN3 Jan. 9 Buffalo* .............. 7 p.m. Jan. 13 Bowling Green* .............. 2 p.m. Jan. 16 at Eastern Michigan* .................... 7p.m. Jan. 20 Northern Illinois* .............. 2 p.m. Jan. 23 Ohio* .............. 7 p.m. Jan. 27 at Ball State* (CBS-SN) ..................... Noon Jan. 30 at Miami (OH)* ....................7 p.m. Feb. 3 Toledo* (CBS-SN) ............... Noon TV/Video: ESPN3 – Michael Reghi (PxP) and Jacki Windon (Analyst) Feb. 6 at Ohio* ....................7 p.m. Live Stats: Feb. 10 Central Michigan* .............. 2 p.m. GoZips.com/Schedule - Live Stats Feb. 13 Ball State* .............. 7 p.m. Radio: Akron-IMG Sports Network - Steve French (PxP) and Joe Dunn (Analyst) Feb. 17 at Kent State* ....................7 p.m. WARF 1350 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio, TuneIn.com/Akron Zips Feb. 20 at Bowling Green* ....................7 p.m. Feb. 24 Miami (OH)* .............. 2 p.m. HEAD COACHES Feb. 27 at Buffalo* ....................7 p.m. Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) John Groce (Taylor ’94) March 2 Kent State* .............. 7 p.m. Overall Record: 184-145 (12th season) Overall Record: 180-131 (10th season) Record at CSU: 0-0 (1st season) Record at UA: 0-0 (1st season) Home games in BOLD | All times Eastern Standard ALL-TIME SERIES *Mid-American Conference game | (1) Coaches vs. Cancer Akron Leads: 36-32 Groce vs CSU: 0-0 all-time (#) Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Last Meeting: Akron 65, Cleveland State 53 November 14, 2015 at M.A.C. Center (Kent, Ohio) 2017-18 Zips At-A-Glance ^ - Indicates Previous Game Starter | * - Indicates Blocked Shots | #-Steals | G - Guard | W - Wing | F - Frontcourt RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (5): Career Statistics No. Name (Career GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. PPG RPG APG Notables 5 Craig Eubanks (4/0) W 6-4 200 Sr.-3L 2.0 0.3 *0.3 Played in four games last season 0 Jimond Ivey (68/29)# G/W 6-5 200 Jr.-2L 10.2 5.8 2.0 Set career highs for points (23), rebounds (12) and steals (4) All-Time Record: .............................................506-525-36 12 Marquelle McIntyre (3/0) G 5-10 175 So.-1L 0.3 1.0 0.3 Played in three games last season All-Time MAC Record: ....................76-117 (24 yrs.) 22 Emmanuel Olojakpoke (32/0) F 6-8 190 So.-1L 2.5 1.4 *0.6 Played in 32 games, averaging 6.1 minutes per game 3 Daniel Utomi (32/1) W 6-6 215 So.-1L 4.5 1.1 0.3 Finished third in the MAC for 3-point percentage (.465) NEWCOMERS (6): High School Record at InfoCision Stadium: ......... 16-26 (7 yrs.) 11 Virshon Cotton (0/0) G 6-1 165 Fr.-HS 15.0 0.8 6.0 High basketball I.Q., Can score at all three levels 14 Sina Gbadebo (0/0) G 6-1 190 Fr.-HS 19.1 5.0 8.0 High basketball I.Q. and great skill level 44 Mark Kostelac (0/0) F 6-11 250 Fr.-HS 14.2 7.2 *1.5 Ability to stretch the defense with his outside shot and pass 20 Eric Parrish (0/0) G/W 6-6 195 Fr.-HS 18.4 8.2 2.0 Dynamic player with a combination of size and skill 24 Torrey Patton (0/0) G/W 6-4 195 Fr.-HS 20.7 9.1 5.8 Plays with great pace and handles the ball well 23 Jaden Sayles (0/0) F 6-9 235 Fr.-HS 13.6 4.9 *1.5 High basketball I.Q. and great skill level TRANSFERS (5): Previous Statistics 4 Malcolm Duvivier (95/62) G 6-2 210 Gr.-3L 6.6 2.0 2.0 Averaged 10.7 pts and 3.5 ast at Oregon State as a soph. 2 Eric Hester (20/0) G 6-3 170 RS-1L 2.2 0.5 0.3 Scored 16 pts at LSU, knocking down all five 3-pt attempts. 1 Loren Cristian Jackson (34/5) G 5-8 160 RS-1L 5.8 1.2 2.0 Scored 15 pts with six assists and a steal against UCLA 10 Deng Riak (33/17) F 6-10 225 RS-1L 3.2 5.2 *0.5 Started final 17-of-18 games for ECU, career-high 11 rebs 25 Lucas Smith (0/0) W 6-5 195 Jr.-2L 9.2 5.2 1.8 Played at Iowa Lakes Community College AKRON BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 AKRON QUICK FACTS STATISTICAL COMPARISON (2016-17 STATISTICS) Location .........................................Akron, Ohio (44325) MIAMI ..................................................... CATEGORY .................................................. AKRON Population ......................200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) 2083 ..........................................................................Scoring .......................................................................2772 Founded ............................... 1870 (as Buchtel College) 67.2 ..............................................................................PPG...........................................................................77.0 Enrollment ..........................................................26,000 -4.5 ......................................................................Scoring Margin ................................................................+6.2 Nickname ................................................................Zips 745-1838 ....................................................... Field Goals-Attempts .................................................... 949-2035 Colors.................Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 7503) .405 ......................................................................Field Goal Pct. ...................................................................466 Conference ..............................................Mid-American President ..........................................Matthew J. Wilson 219-709 .............................................................3PT FG-Attempts .......................................................... 366-984 MEN’S BASKETBALL OVERVIEW Director of Athletics .................................Larry Williams .309 ........................................................................ 3PT FG Pct. ......................................................................372 Senior Associate AD .......................... George Van Horne 7.1 ......................................................................... 3PT FG MPG ....................................................................10.2 Senior Associate AD/SWA. ................ Mary Lu Gribschaw 374-541 .................................................................FT-Attempts ............................................................. 508-744 Under 13th-year head coach Keith Faculty Athletics Representative ......Dr. Deborah Owens .691 ......................................................................Free Throw Pct ...................................................................683 Dambrot, the Zips return three Athletic Dept. Phone: ...........................(330) 972-7080 1024/33.0 ...........................................................Rebounds/RPG ........................................................1246/34.6 Ticket Office Phone: ...........................1-888-99-AKRON -4.2 .................................................................... Rebound Margin ...............................................................+1.6 starters and nine letterwinners from last season’s Mid-American Conference JAMES A. RHODES ARENA 327/10.5 ................................................................Assists/APG ............................................................. 517/14.4 405/13.1 ..............................................................Turnovers/TPG .......................................................... 422/11.7 Regular-Season Championship squad +2.5 ........................................................................TO Margin ...................................................................... -0.2 that earned the No. 6 seed in the 2016 Capacity ................................................................5,500 0.8 ........................................................................Assist/TO ratio ..................................................................... 1.2 Opened .............................................December 3, 1983 221/7.1 .................................................................. Steals/SPG ............................................................... 198/5.5 National Invitation Tournament. It was W, 78-74 over Eastern Michigan 94/3.0 ..................................................................... Blocks/BPG .............................................................. 118/3.3 Akron’s sixth appearance in the NIT and Seating ....................................2,096 arm-chair seating fourth under Dambrot (1987, 1989, ................................ 3,404 bleacher-style seating WHAT S AHEAD Record at Rhodes Arena ... 382-120 (.761) – 34 Seasons ’ Record under John Groce ...................0-0