2018–19 Akron Zips men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by second-year head coach John Groce, 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 17–16, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They defeated Miami (OH) in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Buffalo.

2018–19 Akron Zips men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record17–16 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDustin Ford
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Fulford
  • Robby Pridgen
Home arenaJames A. Rhodes Arena
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo162 .889324  .889
Bowling Green126 .6672212  .647
Kent State117 .6112211  .667
Akron810 .4441716  .515
Miami (OH)711 .3891517  .469
Ohio612 .3331417  .452
West
Toledo135 .722258  .758
Central Michigan108 .5562312  .657
Eastern Michigan99 .5001517  .469
Northern Illinois810 .4441717  .500
Ball State612 .3331617  .485
Western Michigan216 .111824  .250
2019 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Zips finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. In the MAC tournament, they defeated Western Michigan in the first round before losing to Eastern Michigan in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Malcon Duvivier4G6'2"210RS SeniorToronto, ONGraduated
Craig Eurbanks5G6'4"200SeniorCleveland, OHWalk-on; graduated
Virshon Cotton11G6'1"165FreshmanMilwaukee, WITransferred to LIU Brooklyn
Sina Gbadebo14G6'1"190FreshmanWindsor, ONWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Eric Parrish20G6'6"195FreshmanCypress, TXTransferred to Bossier Parish CC
Torrey Patton24G6'4"195FreshmanTrotwood, OHTransferred to Indian Hills CC

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Tyler Cheese4G6'4"190JuniorAlbany, GAJunior college transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College
LePear Toles5G6'6"SophomoreCanton, OHJunior college transferred from State Fair Community College
Channel Banks11G6'4"185SophomoreLas Vegas, NVJunior college transferred from Sheridan College
Jeremy Roscoe13G6'3"RS SophomoreChicago, ILJunior college transferred from Chipola College
Xeryius Williams20F6'9"205SeniorHuber Heights, OHTransferred from Dayton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Khadim Gueye50F7'0"248JuniorDakar, SenegalTransferred from South Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gueye will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2018

There was no recruiting class for Akron in 2018.

Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mikal Dawson
SG
Huntington, WV Huntington Prep School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 26, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ali Ali
SF
Kendallville, IN East Noble High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Camron Reece
PF
Oakland, CA Sheridan College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 30, 2018 
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Akron Zips men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jimond Ivey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrGlenville Cleveland, OH
G 1 Loren Cristian Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS SoVictory Rock Prep
Long Beach State
Chicago, IL
F 3 Daniel Utomi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrWestside Houston, TX
G 4 Tyler Cheese 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrAlbany
Florida Southwestern State
Albany, GA
G 5 LePear Toles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoCanton McKinley
State Fair CC
Canton, OH
C 10 Deng Riak 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrVictory Rock Prep
East Carolina
Melbourne, Australia
G 11 Channel Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)186 lb (84 kg) JrHillcrest Prep
Sheridan College
Las Vegas, NV
G 12 Marquelle Mcintyre (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrGreensboro Day School Greensboro, NC
G 13 Jeremy Roscoe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrUplift
Panola College
Chicago, IL
G 14 Scott Walter (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSt. Vincent-St. Mary Akron, OH
F 20 Xeyrius Williams Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrWayne
Dayton
Huber Heights, OH
F 22 Emmanuel Plojakpoke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrCypress Springs Houston, TX
F 23 Jaden Sayles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoSycamore Cincinnati, OH
G 24 Jake Fischer (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBishop Harley Columbus, OH
G 25 Lucas Smith (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrBellevue East
Iowa Lakes CC
Omaha, NE
C 44 Mark Kostelac 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoNotre Dame Cathedral Latin Cleveland, OH
F 50 Khadim Gueye Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrVictory Rock Prep
South Carolina
Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cedarville W 70–50  1–0
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,261)
Akron, OH
Nov 10, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Youngstown State
Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer
W 98–69  2–0
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chicago State
Cayman Islands Classic on-campus game
W 87–46  3–0
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,285)
Akron, OH
Nov 19, 2018*
11:00 am, Stadium
vs. No. 16 Clemson
Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals
L 69–72  3–1
John Gray Gymnasium (1,050)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 20, 2018*
12:00 pm, Stadium
vs. Illinois State
Cayman Islands Classic consolation semi finals
L 68–73  3–2
John Gray Gymnasium (667)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 21, 2018*
10:00 am, Stadium
vs. St. Bonaventure
Cayman Islands Classic 7th place game
W 61–49  4–2
John Gray Gymnasium (566)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama State W 86–54  5–2
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,294)
Akron, OH
Dec 1, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit Mercy W 71–59  6–2
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,364)
Akron, OH
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 65–68  6–3
Memorial Coliseum (1,274)
Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Marshall L 74–75  6–4
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,748)
Akron, OH
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State W 82–60  7–4
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,151)
Akron, OH
Dec 22, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 6 Nevada L 62–68  7–5
Lawlor Events Center (10,825)
Reno, NV
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Carnegie Mellon W 82–55  8–5
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,446)
Akron, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 56–48  9–5
(1–0)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,276)
Akron, OH
Jan 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Central Michigan L 86–88 OT 9–6
(1–1)
McGuirk Arena (2,126)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 12, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Illinois L 56–73  9–7
(1–2)
Convocation Center (906)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan W 51–49  10–7
(2–2)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,334)
Akron, OH
Jan 19, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) L 61–68  10–8
(2–3)
Millett Hall (1,202)
Oxford, OH
Jan 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan W 70–67  11–8
(3–3)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,254)
Akron, OH
Jan 26, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 67–65  12–8
(4–3)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,996)
Akron, OH
Feb 2, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio W 65–53  13–8
(5–3)
Convocation Center (7,887)
Athens, OH
Feb 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo L 52–63  13–9
(5–4)
Savage Arena (3,895)
Toledo, OH
Feb 8, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Kent State W 72–53  14–9
(6–4)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,289)
Akron, OH
Feb 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 25 Buffalo L 70–76  14–10
(6–5)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,646)
Akron, OH
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Ball State L 56–57  14–11
(6–6)
Worthen Arena (4,577)
Muncie, IN
Feb 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 69–73  14–12
(6–7)
Stroh Center (1,954)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Miami (OH) W 70–58  15–12
(7–7)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,026)
Akron, OH
Feb 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 21 Buffalo L 64–77  15–13
(7–8)
Alumni Arena (5,789)
Amherst, NY
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Ohio L 49–73  15–14
(7–9)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,714)
Akron, OH
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green W 91–67  16–14
(8–9)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,902)
Akron, OH
Mar 8, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State L 65-68  16–15
(8–10)
MAC Center (6,168)
Kent, OH
MAC tournament
Mar 11, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) (9) Miami (OH)
First round
W 80–51  17–15
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,376)
Akron, OH
Mar 14, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (1) No. 18 Buffalo
Quarterfinals
L 46–82  17–16
Quicken Loans Arena (2,499)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

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