2009–10 Akron Zips men's basketball team

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.

2009–10 Akron Zips men's basketball
CBI First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2009–10 record24–11 (12–4 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJames A. Rhodes Arena
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State133 .813  2410  .706
Akron124 .750  2411  .686
Miami97 .563  1418  .438
Buffalo97 .563  1812  .600
Ohio79 .438  2215  .595
Bowling Green610 .375  1416  .467
West
Central Michigan97 .563  1515  .500
Eastern Michigan88 .500  1715  .531
Western Michigan88 .500  1815  .545
Ball State88 .500  1515  .500
Northern Illinois610 .375  1020  .333
Toledo115 .063  428  .125
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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 2009-10-03.
  • "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  • "Akron Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-10-03.

    Roster

    2009–10 Akron Zips men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    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. 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
    2. Turner, Jamie (2009-06-17). "Akron extends basketball coach Keith Dambrot's contract through 2015-16 season". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
    3. Schmidt, Hubert. "Eine neue Ära hat beGonnen" [A new era has begun] (in German). Vienna. LAOLA1.at. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
    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.
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