2014–15 Akron Zips men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by 11th year head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Buffalo. Despite having 21 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2014–15 Akron Zips men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	21–14 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach	Keith Dambrot (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Rick McFadden Charles Thomas Terry Weigand
Home arena	James A. Rhodes Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
Kent State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	12		.657
Bowling Green	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Akron	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Miami	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Ohio	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
West
Central Michigan	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Toledo	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Western Michigan	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Eastern Michigan	8	–	10		.444			21	–	14		.600
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Ball State	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
† 2015 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Zips finished the season 21–13, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Western Michigan. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to IPFW.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Nick Harney	10	F	6'8"	210	Senior	Cleveland, OH	Graduated
Carmelo Betancourt	12	G	5'11"	182	Sophomore	Río Piedras, PR	Transferred
Quincy Diggs	13	F	6'6"	209	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Darius Hoisten	30	G	6'5"	180	Sophomore	Akron, OH	Transferred to Georgia Southwestern

Recruiting class of 2014

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Noah Robotham G	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 19, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Luke Meyer PF	Addison, MI	Addison High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dec 2, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jimond Ivey G	Cleveland, OH	Glenville High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Feb 15, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Antino Jackson G	Houston, TX	Cypress Springs High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Apr 13, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.

Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Williams SG	Akron, OH	St. Vincent-St. Mary High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 7, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Peter Agba PF	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Day School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Sep 22, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Akron Zips men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Demetrius Treadwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Euclid HS Euclid, OH F 2 Kwan Cheatham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Winton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH G 3 Nyles Evans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Hoover HS Brevard CC North Canton, OH G 4 Deji Ibitayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Rich Central HS Chicago, IL G/F 5 B. J. Gladden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Olympic HS Charlotte, NC G 11 Aaron Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Lincoln HS Gahanna, OH G 14 Noah Robotham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV G/F 15 Jake Kretzer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Waverly HS Bainbridge, OH F 21 Reggie McAdams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Elida HS Elida, OH C 23 Isaiah Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Walnut Hills HS Cincinnati, OH C 34 Pat Forsythe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Brunswick HS West Virginia Brunswick, OH G 55 Antino Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Cypress Springs HS Houston, TX	Head coach Keith Dambrot (Akron) Assistant coach(es) Rick McFadden (Akron) Charles Thomas (Eastern Michigan) Terry Weigand (Ashland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2014* 7:00 pm		Rochester College	W 55–42		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,899) Akron, OH
Non-conference games
11/14/2014* 8:00 pm		UMBC	W 74–57	1–0	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,039) Akron, OH
11/20/2014* 12:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. USC Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 66–46	2–0	TD Arena (1,131) Charleston, SC
11/21/2014* 2:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Miami (FL) Charleston Classic semifinals	L 51–79	2–1	TD Arena (855) Charleston, SC
11/23/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. South Carolina Charleston Classic 3rd place game	W 68–63	3–1	TD Arena (1,523) Charleston, SC
11/25/2014* 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Penn State	L 72–78	3–2	Bryce Jordan Center (6,703) University Park, PA
11/30/2014* 5:00 pm		Bryant	W 72–66	4–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,486) Akron, OH
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 81–60	5–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,378) Akron, OH
12/04/2014* 7:00 pm		Western Illinois	W 73–49	6–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,523) Akron, OH
12/13/2014* 7:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 61–62	6–3	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,714) Akron, OH
12/16/2014* 8:00 pm		at North Dakota State	L 46–55	6–4	Scheels Arena (1,129) Fargo, ND
12/20/2014* 7:00 pm		Bluffton	W 92–53	7–4	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,156) Akron, OH
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm		Marshall	W 70–63	8–4	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,937) Akron, OH
01/03/2015* 7:00 pm		Coppin State	W 79–62	9–4	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,907) Akron, OH
Conference games
01/06/2015 7:00 pm		Western Michigan	W 72–52	10–4 (1–0)	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,741) Akron, OH
01/09/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Toledo	L 67–84	10–5 (1–1)	Savage Arena (5,509) Toledo, OH
01/14/2015 7:00 pm		Bowling Green	W 67–50	11–5 (2–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,313) Akron, OH
01/17/2015 7:00 pm		Central Michigan	W 82–76	12–5 (3–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,513) Akron, OH
01/21/2015 8:00 pm		at Northern Illinois	L 61–64	12–6 (3–2)	Convocation Center (957) DeKalb, IL
01/24/2015 2:00 pm		at Western Michigan	W 71–69	13–6 (4–2)	University Arena (3,837) Kalamazoo, MI
01/27/2015 7:00 pm		Ball State	W 59–47	14–6 (5–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,375) Akron, OH
01/31/2015 7:00 pm		at Bowling Green	W 69–68	15–6 (6–2)	Stroh Center (2,624) Bowling Green, OH
02/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio	L 82–83	15–7 (6–3)	Convocation Center (7,640) Athens, OH
02/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Buffalo	W 75–72	16–7 (7–3)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,570) Akron, OH
02/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kent State PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge	W 61–52	17–7 (8–3)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,836) Akron, OH
02/14/2015 2:30 pm		at Eastern Michigan	L 75–78	17–8 (8–4)	Convocation Center (1,101) Ypsilanti, MI
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Toledo	L 66–68	17–9 (8–5)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,351) Akron, OH
02/21/2015 7:30 pm		Miami (OH)	L 52–57	17–10 (8–6)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,700) Akron, OH
02/24/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 62–67	17–11 (8–7)	Alumni Arena (3,541) Buffalo, NY
02/27/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Ohio	W 70–58	18–11 (9–7)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,676) Akron, OH
03/03/2015 7:00 pm		at Miami (OH)	L 63–70	18–12 (9–8)	Millett Hall (1,269) Oxford, OH
03/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Kent State PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge	L 77–79	18–13 (9–9)	MAC Center (6,327) Kent, OH
MAC tournament
03/09/2015 7:00 pm		Northern Illinois First round	W 76–52	19–13	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,631) Akron, OH
03/11/2015 9:00 pm, TWCSC		vs. Western Michigan Second round	W 58–45	20–13	Quicken Loans Arena (2,411) Cleveland, OH
03/12/2015 9:00 pm, TWCSC		vs. Kent State Quarterfinals	W 53–51	21–13	Quicken Loans Arena (4,502) Cleveland, OH
03/13/2015 9:00 pm, TWCSC		vs. Buffalo Semifinals	L 59–68	21–14	Quicken Loans Arena (6,027) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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