2011–12 Akron Zips men's basketball team

2011–12 Akron Zips men's basketball

MAC East Division Champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2011–12 record	22–12 (13–3 MAC)
Head coach	Keith Dambrot (8th year)
Assistant coach	Rick McFadden
Assistant coach	Charles Thomas
Assistant coach	Terry Weigand
Home arena	James A. Rhodes Arena

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron	13	–	3	.813	22	–	12	.647
Buffalo	12	–	4	.750	20	–	11	.645
Ohio†	11	–	5	.688	29	–	8	.784
Kent State	10	–	6	.625	21	–	12	.636
Bowling Green	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
Miami	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
West
Eastern Michigan	9	–	7	.563	14	–	18	.438
Toledo	7	–	9	.438	19	–	17	.528
Western Michigan	6	–	10	.375	14	–	20	.412
Ball State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Central Michigan	5	–	11	.313	11	–	21	.344
Northern Illinois	3	–	13	.188	5	–	26	.161

† 2012 MAC Tournament winner As of March 23, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by eighth year head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at James A. Rhodes Arena and are members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Zips were MAC East Division champions and overall regular season champions but failed to win the MAC Basketball Tournament after falling in the championship game to Ohio. As regular season champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Northwestern.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Demetrius Treadwell	Forward	6–7	225	Sophomore	Euclid, Ohio
2	Brian Walsh	Guard	6–5	200	Junior	Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
3	Luke Avsec	Guard	5–10	180	Sophomore	Cleveland, Ohio
4	Deji Ibitayo	Guard	6–3	205	Freshman	Country Club Hills, Illinois
5	Brett McClanahan	Guard	6–4	206	Senior	Nitro, West Virginia
10	Nick Harney	Forward	6–7	210	Sophomore	Cleveland, Ohio
11	Alex Abreu	Guard	5–10	175	Sophomore	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
12	Kyle Petersen	Guard	6–4	190	Senior	Naples, Florida
13	Nikola Cvetinović	Forward	6–8	230	Senior	Loznica, Serbia
14	Blake Justice	Guard	6–3	195	Freshman	Peebles, Ohio
15	C.J. Oldham	Forward	6–5	190	Sophomore	Solon, Ohio
22	Quincy Diggs	Forward	6–6	215	Junior	Wichita, Kansas
23	Chauncey Gilliam	Forward	6–5	230	Junior	Columbia, Maryland
33	Josh Egner	Forward	6–7	215	Sophomore	Massillon, Ohio
44	Zeke Marshall	Center	7–0	235	Junior	McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2011*	John Carroll	W 84–62		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,734)
Regular Season
11/09/2011*	at Mississippi State (2K Sports Classic)	W 68–58	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum (6,897)
11/12/2011*	Hiram (2K Sports Classic)	W 95–65	2–0	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,292)
11/18/2011*	at Valparaiso (2K Sports Classic)	L 59–62	2–1	Athletics–Recreation Center (3,876)
11/19/2011*	vs. Duquesne (2K Sports Classic)	L 76–81	2–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,244)
11/26/2011*	Detroit	W 81–63	3–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,585)
11/28/2011*	at West Virginia	L 56–77	3–3	WVU Coliseum (7,334)
12/04/2011*	at Middle Tennessee	L 53–77	3–4	Murphy Center (3,298)
12/10/2011*	at Cleveland State	L 66–69	3–5	Wolstein Center (4,739)
12/15/2011*	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 87–64	4–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,073)
12/17/2011*	Florida A&M	W 91–69	5–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,425)
12/19/2011*	Youngstown State	W 88–62	6–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,408)
12/21/2011*	North Carolina A&T	W 79–52	7–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,909)
12/29/2011*	VCU	L 75–76 ^OT	7–6	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,993)
01/01/2012*	at Marshall	W 67–51	8–6	Cam Henderson Center (6,063)
01/07/2012	at Miami (OH)	W 65–60	9–6 (1–0)	Millett Hall (1,513)
01/11/2012	at Bowling Green	W 56–55	10–6 (2–0)	Stroh Center (2,263)
01/14/2012	Ohio	W 68–63	11–6 (3–0)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,661)
01/18/2012	at Buffalo	L 70–82	11–7 (3–1)	Alumni Arena (5,924)
01/21/2012	Kent State	W 84–75	12–7 (4–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (5,252)
01/24/2012	at Ball State	W 70–58	13–7 (5–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,757)
01/28/2012	at Central Michigan	W 74–64	14–7 (6–1)	McGuirk Arena (1,787)
02/01/2012	Toledo	W 86–72	15–7 (7–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,037)
02/04/2012	Eastern Michigan	W 77–47	16–7 (8–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,234)
02/08/2012	at Western Michigan	W 69–66 ^OT	17–7 (9–1)	University Arena (2,416)
02/11/2012	Northern Illinois	W 75–51	18–7 (10–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,378)
02/15/2012	Miami (OH)	W 74–59	19–7 (11–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,237)
02/18/2012*	at Oral Roberts (ESPN BracketBusters)	L 61–67	19–8	Mabee Center (7,745)
02/22/2012	at Bowling Green	W 79–68	20–8 (12–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,234)
02/25/2012	at Ohio	L 61–85	20–9 (12–2)	Convocation Center (8,018)
02/29/2012	Buffalo	L 70–74	20–10 (12–3)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,875)
03/02/2012	at Kent State	W 61–55	21–10 (13–3)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (6,335)
2012 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2012	vs. Kent State (Semifinals)	W 78–74	22–10	Quicken Loans Arena (8,513)
03/10/2012	vs. Ohio (Championship Game)	L 63–64	22–11	Quicken Loans Arena (10,301)
2012 NIT
03/13/2012*	at Northwestern (First Round)	L 74–76	22–12	Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,319)
*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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