2009–10 Akron Zips men's basketball team

2009–10 Akron Zips men's basketball
CBI First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record24–11 (12–4 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJames A. Rhodes Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 – 3   .813 24 – 10   .706
Akron 12 – 4   .750 24 – 11   .686
Miami 9 – 7   .563 14 – 18   .438
Buffalo 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600
Ohio† 7 – 9   .438 22 – 15   .595
Bowling Green 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467
West
Central Michigan 9 – 7   .563 15 – 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 8 – 8   .500 17 – 15   .531
Western Michigan 8 – 8   .500 18 – 15   .545
Ball State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500
Northern Illinois 6 – 10   .375 10 – 20   .333
Toledo 1 – 15   .063 4 – 28   .125
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 University of Akron Zips basketball team represented the University of Akron in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The Zips, led by head coach Keith Dambrot, are members of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at James A. Rhodes Arena. They finished the season 24–11, 12–4 in MAC play, lost in the championship game of the 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament and were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round.

Before the season

Coaching changes

Assistant Coach Jeff Boals left the team to be a coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team under head coach Thad Matta.[1] The Zips made sure that head coach Keith Dambrot stayed. Before the season began, The University voted for a two-year contract extension with Dambrot, that would keep him in Akron through the 2015–16 season.[2] This comes after Dambrot's fifth season which the team. Within those five season, he has recorded a 115–51 (0.692) record, including a 64–8 (0.889) record at home.

Roster changes

Not much will change from last season's team. The Zips only lost one senior starter, 2009 MAC Tournament MVP Nate Linhart, to graduation and professional play in Austria.[3] Along with Lenhart, letterman Eric Coblentz left the Zips to join NAIA team Malone University Pioneers.[4] The team will meet up with Coblentz again, as the Zips have a match scheduled with them on September 12. To replace Linhart, the Zips recruited ESPN Top 100 recruit Zeke Marshall from McKeesport Area High School in Pennsylvania.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zeke Marshall
C 		McKeesport, PA McKeesport Area HS 6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m) 209 lb (95 kg) May 9, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
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:

  • "Akron Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  • "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  • "Akron Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2009.

Roster

2009–10 Akron Zips men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 54 Mike Bardo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 15 Tim Carroll 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Akron, Ohio
F 32 Jimmy Conyers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
F 13 Nikola Cvetinović 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Loznica, Serbia
G 24 Anthony Hitchens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Chillicothe, Ohio
C 44 Zeke Marshall 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr McKeesport, Pennsylvania
G 5 Brett McClanahan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Nitro, West Virginia
F 23 Brett McKnight 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Lancaster, Ohio
F 30 Chris McKnight 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Lancaster, Ohio
G 4 Steve McNees 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr New Castle, Pennsylvania
F 42 C.J. Oldham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Solon, Ohio
G 2 Kyle Peterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Naples, Florida
G 12 Darryl Roberts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Toledo, Ohio
G 1 Ronnie Steward 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Alex Sullivan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Painesville, Ohio
C 40 Steve Sweich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Head coach

Keith Dambrot

Assistant coach(es)

Rick McFadden
Lamont Paris
Terry Weigand

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

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-17

Coaching staff

Name Position College Graduating year
Keith Dambrot Head coach University of Akron 1982
Rick McFadden Assistant coach University of Akron 2005
Lamont Paris Assistant coach College of Wooster 1996
Terry Weigand Assistant coach Ashland University 1989
Dan Peters Director of Basketball Operations Kent State University 1976
Cedrick Middleton Graduate Assistant University of Akron 2008
Cole Pittis Graduate Assistant - Video Services Muskingum College 2006

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 10*
7:00 p.m. 		Mount Union W 88–38
Stats 
James A. Rhodes Arena (1,058)
Akron, Ohio
Regular Season
November 15*
2:00 p.m. 		Austin Peay
Glenn Wilkes Classic 		L 77–80
Stats  		0–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,360)
Akron, Ohio
November 20*
3:30 p.m. 		vs. N.C. State
Glenn Wilkes Classic 		L 45–66
Stats  		0–2
 Ocean Center (416)
Daytona Beach, Florida
November 21*
1:15 p.m. 		vs. Drake
Glenn Wilkes Classic 		W 63–59
Stats  		1–2
 Ocean Center (321)
Daytona Beach, Florida
November 22*
11:00 a.m. 		vs. Howard
Glenn Wilkes Classic 		W 69–52
Stats  		2–2
 Ocean Center (208)
Daytona Beach, Florida
November 27*
7:00 p.m. 		Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 68–65
Stats  		3–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,115)
Akron, Ohio
November 29*
2:00 p.m. 		Niagara W 80–68
Stats  		4–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,049)
Akron, Ohio
December 4*
8:00 p.m. 		at No. 19 Texas A&M L 62–74
Stats  		4–3
 Reed Arena (7,668)
College Station, Texas
December 12*
7:00 p.m. 		Malone W 62–30
Stats  		5–3
 James A. Rhodes Arena (3,381)
Akron, Ohio
December 18*
7:00 p.m. 		UNC Greensboro W 83–59
Stats  		6–3
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,226)
Akron, Ohio
December 20*
2:00 p.m. 		St. Francis (PA) W 80–51
Stats  		7–3
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,028)
Akron, Ohio
December 22*
7:00 p.m 		Illinois-Chicago W 77–65
Stats  		8–3
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,267)
Akron, Ohio
December 27*
2:00 p.m. 		Valparaiso W 77–57
Stats  		9–3
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,825)
Akron, Ohio
December 30*
9:00 p.m. 		at Wyoming W 85–76
Stats  		10–3
 Arena-Auditorium (4,414)
Laramie, Wyoming
January 5*
7:00 p.m. 		Rhode Island L 63–68  10–4
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,429)
Akron, Ohio
January 9
7:00 p.m. 		Bowling Green W 71–45  11–4
(1–0) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (3,028)
Akron, Ohio
January 13
7:00 p.m. 		at Ohio W 67–62  12–4
(2–0) 		Convocation Center (6,834)
Athens, Ohio
January 17
2:00 p.m. 		at Buffalo L 65–78  12–5
(2–1) 		Alumni Arena (2,240)
Buffalo, New York
January 20
7:00 p.m. 		Miami (OH) W 69–46  13–5
(3–1) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (3,357)
Akron, Ohio
January 23
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Kent State L 70–87  13–6
(3–2) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (6,204)
Kent, Ohio
January 27
7:00 p.m. 		at Western Michigan W 79–70  14–6
(4–2) 		University Arena (3,041)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
January 30
7:00 p.m. 		Toledo W 59–45  15–6
(5–2) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (3,634)
Akron, Ohio
February 1
7:00 p.m. 		Eastern Michigan L 59–62  15–7
(5–3) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,674)
Akron, Ohio
February 3
7:00 p.m. 		Northern Illinois W 90–76  16–7
(6–3) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,591)
Akron, Ohio
February 6
12:00 p.m. 		at Ball State W 75–70 OT 17–7
(7–3) 		John E. Worthen Arena (3,062)
Muncie, Indiana
February 9
7:00 p.m. 		at Central Michigan W 56–52  18–7
(8–3) 		Daniel P. Rose Center (760)
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
February 14
2:00 p.m. 		Ohio W 91–88 2OT 19–7
(9–3) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (3,469)
Akron, Ohio
February 17
7:00 p.m. 		at Miami (OH) W 61–56  20–7
(10–3) 		Millett Hall (2,092)
Oxford, Ohio
February 20*
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at VCU
ESPN BracketBusters 		L 53–70  20–8
 Stuart C. Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
February 24
7:00 p.m. 		Buffalo W 77–67  21–8
(11–3) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (3,975)
Akron, Ohio
February 27
2:30 p.m. 		at Bowling Green W 74–68  22–8
(12–3) 		Anderson Arena (1,927)
Bowling Green, Ohio
March 5
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Kent State L 61–74  22–9
(12–4) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (5,545)
Akron, Ohio
2010 MAC men's basketball tournament
March 11
2:50 p.m. 		(3) vs. (6) Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals 		W 97–89 2OT 23–9
 Quicken Loans Arena (3,084)
Cleveland, Ohio
March 12
7:00 p.m. 		(3) vs. (7) Western Michigan
Semifinals 		W 66–64  24–9
 Quicken Loans Arena (NA)
Cleveland, Ohio
March 13
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(3) vs. (9) Ohio
Championship Game 		L 75–81 OT 24–10
 Quicken Loans Arena (9,533)
Cleveland, Ohio
2010 College Basketball Invitational
March 17
7:00 p.m. 		(E2) (E3) UW-Green Bay
First Round 		L 66–70  24–11
 James A. Rhodes Arena (877)
Akron, Ohio
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

References

  1. ^ "MBK: Thad Matta Adds Jeff Boals to Men's Basketball Staff" (Press release). OhioStateBuckeyes.com. April 28, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Turner, Jamie (June 17, 2009). "Akron extends basketball coach Keith Dambrot's contract through 2015-16 season". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  3. ^ Schmidt, Hubert. "Eine neue Ära hat beGonnen" [A new era has begun] (in German). Vienna. LAOLA1.at. Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  4. ^ Sultan, Keno (7 November 2009). "Lake alumnus Coblentz returns to Stark County as a Pioneer". The Suburbanite. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2009.