2016–17 Akron Zips men's basketball team

2016–17 Akron Zips men's basketball

Savannah Invitational champions
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2016–17 record	6–1 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Keith Dambrot (13th year)
Assistant coach	Terry Weigand
Assistant coach	Charles Thomas
Assistant coach	Rick McFadden
Home arena	James A. Rhodes Arena

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Akron	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Kent State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
West
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Ball State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Toledo	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Akron Zips men's basketball team will represent the University of Akron during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by 13th year head coach Keith Dambrot, will play their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Zips finished the season 26–9, 13–5 record in conference, winning the East Division title as well as the overall regular season MAC championship. The Zips advanced to the championship of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Buffalo. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference title, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where the lost to Ohio State in the first round.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jake Kretzer	15	G/F	6'7"	216	Senior	Bainbridge, OH	Graduated
Reggie McAdams	21	F	6'7"	208	Senior	Elida, OH	Graduated
Pat Forsythe	34	C	6'11"	245	RS Senior	Brunswick, OH	Graduated
Peter Agba	42	F	6'5"	210	Freshman	Greensboro, NC	Transferred to Rochester College

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Williams SF	Dayton, OH	Stivers School for the Arts	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mar 1, 2015
Isaiah Williams SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tavian Dunn-Martin PG	Huntington, WV	Huntington High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Aug 4, 2015
Tavian Dunn-Martin PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Michael Hughes PF	Liberty, MO	Liberty North High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	Oct 1, 2015
Michael Hughes PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jordan Davis PF	Canton, OH	McKinley High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (110 kg)
Jordan Davis PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaden Sayles PF	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 30, 2016
Jaden Sayles PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Akron Zips men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Ivey, JimondJimond Ivey	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Glenville HS/Ginn Academy	Cleveland, OH
1.5 !G	1	Williams, JoshJosh Williams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Vincent-St. Mary High School HS	Akron, OH
3.5 !F	2	Cheatham, Jr., KwanKwan Cheatham, Jr.	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Winton Woods HS	Cincinnati, OH
2.5 !G/F	3	Utomi, DanielDaniel Utomi	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Westside HS	Houston, TX
2.5 !G/F	5	Eubanks, CraigCraig Eubanks (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Glenville HS MSU-West Plains	Cleveland, OH
1.5 !G	10	Jackson, AaronAaron Jackson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Lincoln HS	Gahanna, OH
1.5 !G	11	Dunn-Martin, TavianTavian Dunn-Martin	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Huntington HS	Huntington, WV
1.5 !G	12	McIntyre, MarquelleMarquelle McIntyre (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Greensboro Day School	Greensboro, NC
1.5 !G	14	Robotham, NoahNoah Robotham	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bishop Gorman HS	Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	20	Noble, MarkMark Noble (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Manchester HS	Akron, OH
5.0 !C	21	Hughes, MichaelMichael Hughes	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Liberty North HS	Liberty, MO
3.5 !F	22	Olojakpoke, EmmanuelEmmanuel Olojakpoke	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Cypress Springs HS	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	25	Anderson, CarlitosCarlitos Anderson (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Walnut Hills HS	Cincinnati, OH
1.5 !G	31	Dalton, TyTy Dalton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	South Kent School	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	55	Jackson, AntinoAntino Jackson	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cypress Springs HS	Houston, TX

Head coach

Keith Dambrot (Akron)

Assistant coach(es)

Charles Thomas (Eastern Michigan)
Terry Weigand (Ashland)
Rick McFadden (Akron)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 7:45 PM, ESPN3	at Youngstown State Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer	L 82–90	0–1	Beeghly Center (2,601) Youngstown, OH
11/17/2016* 7:00 PM	American	W 72–62	1–1	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,785) Akron, OH
11/20/2016* 7:00 PM	Radford Savannah Invitational	W 88–41	2-1	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM	Georgia Southern Savannah Invitational	W 75–67	3–1	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
11/25/2016* 7:30 PM	vs. Air Force Savannah Invitational semifinals	W 84–75	4–1	Savannah Civic Center (2,263) Savannah, GA
11/26/2016* 7:30 PM	vs. Mercer Savannah Invitational finals	W 65–63	5–1	Savannah Civic Center (2,391) Savannah, GA
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	Adrian	W 95–41	6–1	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,868) Akron, OH
12/03/2016* 8:00 PM, FS2	at Creighton			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM	Coppin State			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
12/10/2016*	at Gonzaga			McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
12/17/2016* 7:30 PM	Marshall			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	vs. UC Irvine Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
12/22/2016*	vs. Maryland Eastern Shore or UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
MAC regular season
01/03/2017	Bowling Green			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
01/07/2017	Western Michigan			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
01/10/2017	at Central Michigan			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
01/14/2017	at Miami (OH)			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
01/17/2017	Ohio			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
01/21/2017	Eastern Michigan			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
01/24/2017	at Western Michigan			University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
01/28/2017	Buffalo			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
02/04/2017	at Ohio			Convocation Center Athens, OH
02/07/2017	Ball State			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
02/11/2017	at Eastern Michigan			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
02/14/2017	Toledo			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
02/18/2017	Kent State			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
02/21/2017	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
02/25/2017 3:30 PM	at Buffalo			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
02/28/2017	Miami (OH)			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
03/03/2017	at Kent State			MAC Center Kent, OH
MAC Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Akron Zips men's basketball

Venues	Crouse Gymnasium (1902–1920s) Akron Armory (1920s–1954) Memorial Hall (1954-1983) James A. Rhodes Arena (1983–present)

Culture & lore	History Zippy

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

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2016–17 Akron Zips men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Recruiting class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

Schedule

See also

References