2012–13 Akron Zips men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 March 2022 Basketball 2012–13 Akron Zips University of Akron script logo.gif 150 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 26–7 14–2 Keith Dambrot 9th Rick McFadden Charles Thomas Terry Weigand James A. Rhodes Arena MAC tournament championsMAC Regular Season Co-ChampionsMAC East Division Co-Champions NCAA Tournament Round of 64 The 2012–13 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by ninth 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. They finished the season 26–7, 14–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie with Ohio for the East Division championship and the overall MAC regular season championship. They were also champions of the MAC tournament, defeating Ohio in the championship game, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to VCU. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 1 Demetrius Treadwell Forward 6–7 225 Junior Euclid, Ohio 2 Brian Walsh Guard 6–5 200 Senior Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 3 Luke Avsec Guard 5–10 180 Junior Cleveland, Ohio 4 Deji Ibitayo Guard 6–3 205 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois 10 Nick Harney Forward 6–8 210 Junior Cleveland, Ohio 11 Alex Abreu Guard 5–10 175 Junior Bayamón, Puerto Rico 12 Carmelo Betancourt Guard 5–11 175 Freshman Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 14 Blake Justice Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Peebles, Ohio 15 Jake Kretzer Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Waverly, Ohio 21 Reggie McAdams Forward 6–7 200 Freshman Elida, Ohio 23 Chauncey Gilliam Forward 6–5 230 Senior Columbia, Maryland 33 Josh Egner Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Massillon, Ohio 34 Pat Forsythe Center 6–11 240 Freshman Brunswick, Ohio 44 Zeke Marshall Center 7–0 235 Senior McKeesport, Pennsylvania Schedule 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2012 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 10/31/2012 7:00 pm yes Tiffin James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,683 111–72 11/03/2012 5:00 pm yes Malone James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,454 106–67 |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/09/2012 7:30 pm yes yes Coastal Carolina HTC Center Conway, SC 3,278 70–74 OT 0–1 11/12/2012 7:00 pm yes John Carroll James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,892 97–53 1–1 11/15/2012 10:30 am yes yes Oklahoma State Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals N/A ESPNU 65–69 OT 1–2 11/16/2012 11:00 am yes yes UNC Asheville Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Tip-Off N/A ESPN3 82–63 2–2 11/18/2012 1:30 pm yes yes Penn State Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Tip-Off N/A ESPNU 85–60 3–2 12/02/2012 2:00 pm yes Middle Tennessee James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,711 82–77 OT 4–2 12/09/2012 2:00 pm yes yes Creighton 16 CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 16,310 ESPN3 61–77 4–3 12/15/2012 12:00 pm yes yes Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 1,639 73–80 4–4 12/18/2012 8:00 pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,639 76–46 5–4 12/23/2012 2:00 pm yes Cleveland State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 3,240 87–57 6–4 12/27/2012 7:00 pm yes Texas Southern James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,503 83–68 7–4 12/30/2012 7:00 pm yes Princeton James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 3,392 62–58 8–4 01/02/2013 7:00 pm yes Coppin State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,227 91–63 9–4 01/09/2013 7:00 pm Western Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,565 65–43 10–4 (1–0) 01/12/2013 4:00 pm yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 977 68–53 11–4 (2–0) 01/16/2013 7:00 pm Ball State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 3,169 71–64 12–4 (3–0) 01/19/2013 3:00 pm yes Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH 6,313 ESPNU 71–67 13–4 (4–0) 01/23/2013 7:00 pm yes Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 3,921 STO/ESPN3 71–56 14–4 (5–0) 01/26/2013 7:00 pm Buffalo James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 5,403 68–64 15–4 (6–0) 01/30/2013 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 2,168 STO 68–55 16–4 (7–0) 02/02/2013 5:00 pm Ohio James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 5,770 ESPNU 86–72 17–4 (8–0) 02/05/2013 7:00 pm Central Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 3,385 STO/ESPN3 68–56 18–4 (9–0) 02/09/2013 1:00 pm yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 1,698 ESPNU 54–50 19–4 (10–0) 02/13/2013 7:00 pm yes Eastern Michigan EMU Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 672 70–62 20–4 (11–0) 02/16/2013 7:30 pm Bowling Green James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 5,247 67–50 21–4 (12–0) 02/22/2013 7:00 pm yes North Dakota State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH BracketBusters 4,474 ESPN2 68–53 22–4 02/27/2013 7:00 pm no yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 11,109 STO 88–81 OT 23–4 (13–0) 03/02/2013 6:00 pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 4,204 ESPN3 67–81 23–5 (13–1) 03/05/2013 7:00 pm Miami (OH) James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 5,189 STO/ESPN3 72–58 24–5 (14–1) 03/08/2013 7:00 pm Kent State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge 5,699 ESPN2 64–68 24–6 (14–2) |- !colspan=9| 2013 MAC men's basketball tournament 03/15/2013 6:30 pm yes 1 Kent State 4 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Semifinals 10,324 STO/ESPN3 62–59 25–6 03/16/2013 6:30 pm yes 1 Ohio 2 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Championship Game 12,102 ESPN2 65–46 26–6 |- !colspan=9| 2013 NCAA tournament 03/21/2013 9:45 pm yes yes 12 VCU 5 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Second Round 19,829 CBS 42–88 26–7 AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South Source:2012-13 Men's Basketball https://gozips.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2012-13 2022-03-04 University of Akron Athletics References Category:Akron Zips men's basketball seasons Akron Akron