2009–10 Akron Zips men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Akron Zips Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 24–11 12–4 Keith Dambrot Rick McFadden Lamont Paris Terry Weigand James A. Rhodes Arena CBI First Round 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.MBK: Thad Matta Adds Jeff Boals to Men's Basketball Staff http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=3729678 OhioStateBuckeyes.com 2009-04-28 2009-10-03 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 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.Akron extends basketball coach Keith Dambrot's contract through 2015-16 season Jamie Turner Cleveland Plain Dealer 2009-06-17 http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2009/06/akron_extends_basketball_coach.html 3 October 2009 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.Eine neue Ära hat beGonnen Hubert Schmidt http://www.laola1.at/396+M5a97b2dd3b7.html LAOLA1.at Vienna 2009-10-03 German A new era has begun https://web.archive.org/web/20091006045004/http://www.laola1.at/396%2BM5a97b2dd3b7.html 6 October 2009 dead Along with Lenhart, letterman Eric Coblentz left the Zips to join NAIA team Malone University Pioneers.Lake alumnus Coblentz returns to Stark County as a Pioneer Sultan Keno The Suburbanite 2009-11-07 http://www.thesuburbanite.com/communities/lake/x1972893849/Lake-alumnus-Coblentz-returns-to-Stark-County-as-a-Pioneer 12 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717034230/http://www.thesuburbanite.com/communities/lake/x1972893849/Lake-alumnus-Coblentz-returns-to-Stark-County-as-a-Pioneer 17 July 2011 dead dmy-all 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 Zeke Marshall C McKeesport, PA McKeesport Area HS 6 11.5 209 2008-05-09 4 4 92 no 2009 Akron Commit List for 2009 Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting Akron Basketball Recruiting 2009 akron 333 2006 2009-10-03 yes no Roster 2009 Akron Zips y Mike Bardo 54 C 6 10 240 JR Cincinnati, Ohio Tim Carroll 15 F 6 5 215 SR Akron, Ohio Jimmy Conyers 32 F 6 5 220 SR Baltimore, Maryland Nikola Cvetinović y 13 F 6 8 230 SO Loznica, Serbia Anthony Hitchens 24 G 5 9 168 SO Chillicothe, Ohio Zeke Marshall 44 C 7 0 218 FR McKeesport, Pennsylvania Brett McClanahan 5 G 6 4 185 SO Nitro, West Virginia Brett McKnight 23 F 6 6 245 JR Lancaster, Ohio Chris McKnight 30 F 6 7 225 SR Lancaster, Ohio Steve McNees 4 G 6 2 170 JR New Castle, Pennsylvania C.J. Oldham 42 F 6 5 185 FR Solon, Ohio Kyle Peterson 2 G 6 4 180 SO Naples, Florida Darryl Roberts basketball 12 G 6 0 165 SR Toledo, Ohio yes Ronnie Steward 1 G 5 10 175 SO Columbus, Ohio Alex Sullivan 3 G 5 10 175 FR x Painesville, Ohio Steve Sweich 40 C 6 9 250 SO Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania http://www.gozips.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10800&SPID=4338&SPSID=47195 2009-11-17 Keith Dambrot Rick McFaddenLamont ParisTerry Weigand Coaching staff NamePositionCollegeGraduating 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 yes yes yes yes no |- !colspan=9| Exhibition November 10 7:00 p.m. yes 2009–10 men Mount Union Purple Raiders Mount Union College Mount Union James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 88–38Stats 1,058 |- !colspan=9| Regular Season November 15 2:00 p.m. yes 2009–10 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay State University Austin Peay James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio Glenn Wilkes Classic 4 77–80Stats 0–1 2,360 November 20 3:30 p.m. yes yes N.C. State Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida Glenn Wilkes Classic 45–66Stats 0–2 416 November 21 1:15 p.m. yes yes Drake Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida Glenn Wilkes Classic 63–59Stats 1–2 321 November 22 11:00 a.m. yes yes 2009–10 men Howard Bison Howard University Howard Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida Glenn Wilkes Classic 69–52Stats 2–2 208 November 27 7:00 p.m. yes Arkansas-Pine Bluff James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 68–65Stats 3–2 2,115 November 29 2:00 p.m. yes 2009–10 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara University Niagara James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 80–68Stats 4–2 2,049 December 4 8:00 p.m. yes yes Texas A&M 19 Reed Arena College Station, Texas 62–74Stats 4–3 7,668 December 12 7:00 p.m. yes 2009–10 men Malone Pioneers Malone University Malone James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 62–30Stats 5–3 3,381 December 18 7:00 p.m. yes 2009–10 men UNC Greensboro Spartans University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNC Greensboro James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 83–59Stats 6–3 2,226 December 20 2:00 p.m. yes 2009–10 men Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis University St. Francis (PA) James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 80–51Stats 7–3 2,028 December 22 7:00 p.m yes 2009–10 men UIC Flames University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois-Chicago James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 77–65Stats 8–3 2,267 December 27 2:00 p.m. yes Valparaiso James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 77–57Stats 9–3 2,825 December 30 9:00 p.m. yes yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 85–76Stats 10–3 4,414 January 5 7:00 p.m. yes Rhode Island James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 63–68 10–4 2,429 January 9 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 71–45 11–4 1–0 3,028 January 13 7:00 p.m. yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 67–62 12–4 2–0 6,834 January 17 2:00 p.m. yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York 65–78 12–5 2–1 2,240 January 20 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 69–46 13–5 3–1 3,357 January 23 12:00 p.m. yes Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio ESPNU 70–87 13–6 3–2 6,204 January 27 7:00 p.m. yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 79–70 14–6 4–2 3,041 January 30 7:00 p.m. Toledo James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 59–45 15–6 5–2 3,634 February 1 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 59–62 15–7 5–3 2,674 February 3 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 90–76 16–7 6–3 2,591 February 6 12:00 p.m. yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 75–70 OT 17–7 7–3 3,062 February 9 7:00 p.m. yes Central Michigan Daniel P. Rose Center Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 56–52 18–7 8–3 760 February 14 2:00 p.m. Ohio James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 91–88 2OT 19–7 9–3 3,469 February 17 7:00 p.m. yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 61–56 20–7 10–3 2,092 February 20 4:00 p.m. yes yes VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA ESPN BracketBusters ESPNU 53–70 20–8   February 24 7:00 p.m. Buffalo James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 77–67 21–8 11–3 3,975 February 27 2:30 p.m. yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 74–68 22–8 12–3 1,927 March 5 8:00 p.m. Kent State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio ESPN2 61–74 22–9 12–4 5,545 |- !colspan=9| 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament March 11 2:50 p.m. yes 3 Eastern Michigan 6 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Quarterfinals 97–89 2OT 23–9 3,084 March 12 7:00 p.m. yes 3 Western Michigan 7 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Semifinals 66–64 24–9 NA March 13 6:00 p.m. yes 3 Ohio 9 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Championship Game ESPN2 75–81 OT 24–10 9,533 |- !colspan=9| 2010 College Basketball Invitational March 17 7:00 p.m. E2 UW-Green Bay E3 James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio First Round 66–70 24–11 877 |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" | colspan=9 | *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. |} References Category:Akron Zips men's basketball seasons Akron Zips Akron