AKRON FOOTBALL 2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 115th Season | 10-Straight 21-Plus Win Seasons | MAC Champions: 2009, 2011, 2013 | MAC Regular-Season Champions: 2012, 2013 2015 -16 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Akron Zips (21-6, 10-4 MAC) Date Opponent (TV) ...................Time at Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (9-18, 3-11 MAC) Nov. 5 MALONE (exhibition) .............W, 113-69 Game 28 • Tuesday, Feb. 23 Coaches vs. Cancer [Kent, Ohio] Millett Hall (9,200) Nov. 14 vs. Cleveland State ............... W, 65-53 Oxford, Ohio • 7:00 p.m. ET Nov. 16 HIRAM ..............W,100-30 Nov. 18 # at Arkansas (SEC Network) .............. W, 88-80 Television: ASN/ESPN3 - Mike Gleason (PxP) and Murry Bartow (Analyst) Nov. 22 # at Villanova (FS1) .................L, 75-56 Webcast: GoZips.com - Live Stats and Free web stream Nov. 24 # at Green Bay (ESPN3) .................L, 66-63 Radio: Akron-IMG Sports Network - Steve French (PxP) and Joe Dunn (Analyst) Nov. 27 # CHARLESTON SOUTHERN .......... W, 82-58 WARF 1350 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio, TuneIn.com/Akron Zips Dec. 2 COPPIN STATE ............... W, 77-71 Dec. 4 at Marshall ............... W, 75-65 HEAD COACHES Dec. 12 BETHUNE-COOKMAN ............... W, 81-60 John Cooper (Wichita State ‘91) Keith Dambrot (Akron ’82) Dec. 21 $ vs. UC Santa Barbara ............... W, 84-70 Overall Record: 87-129 (7th season) Overall Record: 381-197 (18th season) Dec. 23 $ vs. Iona ............... W, 78-64 Record at Miami: 44-77 (4th season) Record at Akron: 273-127 (12th season) Dec. 30 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE ............... W, 78-68 MAC Record: 22-44 (4th season) MAC Record: 148-84 (14th season) Jan. 2 LIPSCOMB ............... W, 80-73 ALL-TIME SERIES Jan. 5 *at Buffalo (ASN/ESPN3) ............... W, 75-71 Akron Leads: 28-27 Dambrot vs Miami: 17-13 (17-9 UA) Jan. 8 *WESTERN MICHIGAN (ESPNU) .... W, 63-52 Last Meeting: Akron 75, Miami 46 January 23, 2016 at James A. Rhodes Arena Jan. 12 *at Central Michigan (ASN/ESPN3) .....L, 92-81 AKRON BASKETBALL NOTES: Jan. 15 *at Toledo (CBS Sports Network) .........L, 78-64 • One of five teams to win at least 21 games in each of the last 10 seasons. Akron (21-6), Duke (20- Jan. 19 *EASTERN MICHIGAN ............... W, 92-88 7), Gonzaga (21-7), Kansas (23-4), and Ohio State (18-10). Currently, the Zips, the Jayhawks, and the Jan. 23 *MIAMI (OHIO) ............... W, 75-46 Bulldogs have 11-straight 21+ win seasons under their belt. Jan. 26 *NORTHERN ILLINOIS ............... W, 76-66 Jan. 30 *at Ball State (ESPN3) ............... W, 73-64 • Eleven teams have won at least 19 games in each season since 2004-05. Feb. 2 *at Ohio (TWCS/ESPN3) ............... W, 80-68 Akron (21-6), Duke (20-7), Gonzaga (21-7), Kansas (23-4), Louisville (21-6), Michigan State (22-5), Feb. 6 *CENTRAL MICHIGAN (CBSSN) .... W, 92-87 North Carolina (22-5), Ohio State (18-10), Pittsburgh (19-7), VCU (20-7), and Wisconsin (17-10). Feb. 9 *at Bowling Green (ESPN3) .............. W, 83-68 Feb. 13 *at Northern Illinois (ESPN3) ..............L, 80-79 • Akron owns 3-2 record against Power Five Conference opponents over the last two seasons, and has Feb. 16 *BUFFALO ............... W, 80-70 five-straight seasons with at least one win over a Power Five Conference opponent (at Mississippi State Feb. 19 *at Kent State (ESPNU) .................L, 85-76 in 2011-12; vs. Penn State in 2012-13; vs. Oregon State in 2013-14; Southern California and South Carolina in 2014-15; vs. Arkansas in 2015-16) Feb. 23 *at Miami (Ohio) (ASN/ESPN3) ..........7 p.m.ET *BOWLING GREEN (CBSSN) Feb. 26 ...........7 p.m.ET • Akron’s 13-2 record to open the season marks the best start for the Zips in the Keith Dambrot’s time March 1 *OHIO (ASN/ESPN3) ................8 p.m.ET at the helm, and the Zips’ best start in the Division I era. The Akron Zips (21-6, 10-4 MAC) currently own March 4 *KENT STATE (ESPN2) ................7 p.m.ET a 40 NCAA RPI and rank 77th best in the country on the Ken Pomeroy RPI (as of Feb. 21). Mid-American Conference Tournament • The Zips extended its winning streak to 10 games before a two-game skid falling to Central Mich- March 7 First round at Campus Sites igan, 92-81, and Toledo, 78-64. The Zips bounced back with seven-straight league wins over Eastern March 10-12 at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Michigan, 92-88, Miami (OH), 75-46, NIU ,76-66, Ball State, 73-64, Ohio, 80-68, CMU, 92-87, and BGSU, 83-68, for an 10-3 league record. Akron recorded its second-best winning streak (10 games) under Dambrot behind a 19-game run in 2012-13. Home games in BOLD *Mid-American Conference game • Akron has the No. 1 ranked 3-point FG defense in the NCAA, limiting opponents to 28.1 percent % Doubleheader with women’s basketball shooting. UA ranks in the NCAA’s Top 100 in 18-of-32 statistical categories out of 346 ranked teams, # 2015 NIT Season Tip-Off including three Top 5 appearances 3-pt FG defense (1st, 28.1), 3-pt FG per game (2nd, 11.6), and 3-pt FGM (3rd, 314). $ South Point Classic [Las Vegas, Nevada] • Four Zips are scoring in double figures, and six player have connected from downtown on at least 26 occasions with five posting 40+ triples this season. The Zips have made at least one 3-pointer in 506 straight games. • Akron is 12-0 at home, 6-5 in away contests, and 3-0 in neutral site games this season. Akron has won at least 21 games in 11-straight seasons under 12th-year head coach Keith Dambrot. • Head coach Keith Dambrot coached his 400th game at Akron against Kent State, second most in school history behind Russell Beichly (432, 1941-59). 2015-16 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES ZIPS AKRON BASKETBALL AKRON QUICK FACTS STATISTICAL COMPARISON Location: ..........................................Akron, Ohio 44325 Population: .........................200,000 (5th largest in Ohio) MIAMI ..................................................... CATEGORY .................................................. AKRON Founded: ................................ 1870 as Buchtel College 1676 ........................................................................Scoring .....................................................................2095 Enrollment: ........................................................26,000 62.1 ............................................................................PPG .........................................................................77.6 Nickname: ...............................................................Zips Scoring Margin Category Akron Malone Colors: ..................................... Blue (282) & Gold (871) -6.6 .................................................................... ............................................................... +9.1 Field Goals-Attempts Scoring 2382 1990 Conference: ..................... Mid-American (East Division) 582-1456 ...................................................... ................................................... 702-1606 PPG 68.1 71.1 President: .................................Dr. Scott L. Scarborough .400 ....................................................................Field Goal Pct. ............................................................... ...437 Scoring Margin +5.1 -3.3 Director of Athletics: ................................Larry Williams 141-473............................................................3PT FG-Attempts .........................................................314-799 Field Goals-Attempts 824-1982 709-1595 Sr Assoc. AD/Sr Woman Admin. ....... Mary Lu Gribschaw .298 ...................................................................... 3PT FG Pct. ....................................................................393 Field Goal Pct. .416 .445 Sr Assoc. AD/Development & Mktg ... George Van Horne 5.2 ....................................................................... 3PT FG MPG ..................................................................11.6 3PT FG-Attempts 328-937 202-570 Faculty Athletics Representative: ....Dr. Deborah Owens 369-516................................................................FT-Attempts .............................................................377-545 3PT FG Pct. .350 .354 Athletics Dept. Phone: ..........................(330) 972-7080 .715 ................................................................... Free Throw Pct. .................................................................692 3PT FG MPG 9.4 7.2 Ticket Office: ........................1-888-99-AKRON (-25766) 864/32.0 ...........................................................Rebounds/RPG ...................................................... 1016/37.6 FT-Attempts 406-617 370-533 -2.7 ...................................................................Rebound Margin ............................................................. +0.5 Free Throw Pct. .658 .694 JAMES A. RHODES ARENA 262/9.7 .................................................................Assists/APG ........................................................... 400/14.8 Rebounds/RPG 1249/35.7 959/34.2 354/13.1 ............................................................Turnovers/TPG ......................................................... 306/11.3 TO Margin Rebound Margin +0.7 +0.1 Capacity ................................................................5,500 +1.3 ...................................................................... ................................................................... +0.3 Assist/TO ratio Assists/APG 435/12.4 366/13.1 Opened .............................................December 3, 1983 0.7 .....................................................................