2011–12 Akron Zips men's basketball team

American college basketball season August 2026 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Akron Zips University of Akron script logo.gif 150 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 22–12 13–3 Keith Dambrot 8th Rick McFadden Charles Thomas Terry Weigand James A. Rhodes Arena MAC East Division ChampionsMAC Regular Season Champions NIT First Round 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 were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Zips finished the season 22–12, 13–3 in MAC play to finish as East Division champions and overall regular season champions. Akron failed to win the MAC tournament losing in the championship game to Ohio. As regular season champions, the Zips received an automatic bid into the 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 Juniorhttps://gozips.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brian-walsh/1755 Brian Walsh – Men's Basketball University of Akron August 4, 2026https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/brian-walsh-1.html Brian Walsh College Stats Basketball Reference August 4, 2026 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 6–4 205 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 32 Michael Green Forward 6-6 230 Freshmanhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/michael-green-3.html Michael Green College Stats Basketball Reference August 4, 2026 Dublin, Ohio 33 Josh Egner Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Massillon, Ohio 44 Zeke Marshall Center 7–0 235 Junior McKeesport, Pennsylvania Source: https://gozips.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2011-12 2011–12 Men's Basketball Roster University of Akron August 4, 2026 Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Akron Zips| Exhibition 11/03/2011 7:00 pm yes John Carroll James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,734 84–62 |- !colspan=9 style=Akron Zips| Regular season 11/09/2011 6:00 pm yes yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 2K Sports Classic 6,897 ESPNU 68–58 1–0 11/12/2011 7:00 pm yes Hiram James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2K Sports Classic 3,292 95–65 2–0 11/18/2011 7:30 pm yes yes Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN 2K Sports Classic 3,876 59–62 2–1 11/19/2011 5:00 pm yes yes Duquesne Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN 2K Sports Classic 2,244 76–81 2–2 11/26/2011 7:00 pm yes Detroit James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,585 81–63 3–2 11/28/2011 7:00 pm yes yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 7,334 ESPN3 56–77 3–3 12/04/2011 2:00 pm yes yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 3,298 53–77 3–4 12/10/2011 2:00 pm yes yes Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH 4,739 66–69 3–5 12/15/2011 7:00 pm yes Arkansas-Pine Bluff James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,073 87–64 4–5 12/17/2011 4:00 pm yes Florida A&M James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,425 91–69 5–5 12/19/2011 8:00 pm yes Youngstown State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,408 88–62 6–5 12/21/2011 7:00 pm yes North Carolina A&T James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,909 79–52 7–5 12/29/2011 7:00 pm yes VCU James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 3,993 75–76 OT 7–6 01/01/2012 5:00 pm yes yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 6,063 67–51 8–6 01/07/2012 7:00 pm yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 1,513 ONN 65–60 9–6 1–0) 01/11/2012 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 2,263 56–55 10–6 2–0 01/14/2012 4:00 pm Ohio James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 4,661 ESPNU 68–63 11–6 3–0 01/18/2012 7:00 pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 5,924 TWCSN 70–82 11–7 3–1 01/21/2012 6:00 pm Kent State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 5,252 STO 84–75 12–7 4–1 01/24/2012 7:00 pm yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 3,757 STO 70–58 13–7 5–1 01/28/2012 7:00 pm yes Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI 1,787 74–64 14–7 6–1 02/01/2012 7:00 pm Toledo James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 3,037 STO 86–72 15–7 7–1 02/04/2012 7:30 pm Eastern Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 4,234 77–47 16–7 8–1 02/08/2012 7:00 pm yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 2,416 STO 69–66 OT 17–7 9–1 02/11/2012 7:30 pm Northern Illinois James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 4,378 75–51 18–7 10–1 02/15/2012 7:00 pm Miami (OH) James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 3,237 74–59 19–7 11–1 02/18/2012 2:00 pm yes yes Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK ESPN BracketBusters 7,745 ESPN2 61–67 19–8 02/22/2012 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 3,234 79–68 20–8 12–1 02/25/2012 8:00 pm yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 8,018 ESPNU 61–85 20–9 12–2 02/29/2012 7:00 pm Buffalo James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 3,875 70–74 20–10 12–3 03/02/2012 7:00 pm yes Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH 6,335 ESPN2 61–55 21–10 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Akron Zips|MAC tournament 03/09/2012 7:00 pm yes 1 Kent State 4 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Semifinals 8,513 STO 78–74 22–10 03/10/2012 8:00 pm yes 1 Ohio 3 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Championship 10,301 ESPN2 63–64 22–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Akron Zips|NIT 03/13/2012 9:00 pm yes yes 5 Northwestern 4 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL First round 2,319 ESPN2 74–76 22–12 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Akron Zips men's basketball seasons Akron Akron