Ken Cunningham (basketball)

Ken Cunningham
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Akron
Biographical details
Born	February 15, 1943
Place of birth	East Liverpool, Ohio
Playing career
1961-65	University of Cincinnati
Position(s)	guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977-80	Akron

Ken Cunningham is a former college basketball head coach. He coached the Akron Zips men's basketball team from 1977 to 1980, guiding the Zips to a 42-61 record.^[1] Prior to arriving at Akron, Cunningham served as an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati, his alma mater, under Tay Baker and Gale Catlett. Cincinnati went 136-56 during those years, reaching the NIT tournament in 1974 and the NCAA tournament in 1975 and 1976. As a player, Cunningham played guard for the Bearcats from 1961–65 and was a member of the 1963 NCAA runner-up team that lost in overtime to Loyola, Chicago. In 1961, Cunningham was named the Ohio High School Basketball Player of the Year.

References

^ Akron Zips media guide. pg. 99

Akron Zips men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1901–1904)
Earl Williams (1904–1908)
Dwight Bradley (1908)
Walter East (1908–1909)
Clarence Weed (1909–1910)
Frank Haggerty (1910–1915)
Fred Sefton (1915–1924)
James W. Coleman (1924–1925)
Fred Sefton (1925–1927)
Red Blair (1927–1936)
Paul Bixler (1936–1939)
Thomas Dowler (1939–1940)
Russell Beichly (1940–1959)
Tony Laterza (1959–1968)
Wyatt Webb (1968–1975)
Alex Adams (1975–1976)
Ken Cunningham (1976–1980)
Bob Rupert (1980–1984)
Bob Huggins (1984–1989)
Coleman Crawford (1989–1995)
Dan Hipsher (1995–2004)
Keith Dambrot (2004– )

Persondata
Name	Cunningham, Ken
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Date of birth	February 15, 1943
Place of birth	East Liverpool, Ohio
Date of death
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