2008–09 Akron Zips men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Akron Zips University of Akron script logo.gif Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 23–13 10–6 Keith Dambrot 5th Jeff Boals 3rd Lamont Paris 3rd Terry Weigand 5th Rhodes Arena MAC Tournament champion NCAA tournament First Round The 2008–09 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio, as members of the Mid-American Conference. The Zips won the 2009 MAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the 13th seed in the South region. Akron lost its first-round game in the tournament to Gonzaga, 77–64.Akron challenges, but Zags establish dominance with rally in second https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000036 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524160238/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=294000036 dead May 24, 2022 ESPN March 19, 2009 October 17, 2022 Roster 2008 Akron Zips y Ronnie Steward 1 G 5 10 175 fr y Columbus, Ohio Kyle Petersen 2 G 6 4 180 fr Naples, Florida Alex Sullivan 3 G 5 10 175 fr Painesville, Ohio Steve McNees 4 G 6 2 170 so New Castle, Pennsylvania Brett McClanahan 5 G 6 4 185 fr Nitro, West Virginia Darryl Roberts 12 G 5 11 165 jr Toledo, Ohio Nikola Cvetinović 13 F 6 8 230 fr Loznica, Serbia Eric Coblentz 14 G 6 2 185 fr y Uniontown, Ohio Tim Carroll 15 F 6 3 215 jr Akron, Ohio Brett McKnight 23 F 6 6 245 so Lancaster, Ohio Anthony Hitchens 24 G 5 9 168 fr Chillicothe, Ohio Chris McKnight 30 F 6 7 225 jr Lancaster, Ohio Jimmy Conyers 32 F 6 5 220 sr Baltimore, Maryland Nate Linhart y 33 F 6 8 205 sr Gahanna, Ohio Steve Swiech 40 C 6 9 250 fr y Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Andrew Parrish 42 F 6 8 225 fr Dayton, Ohio Mike Bardo 54 C 6 10 240 so Cincinnati, Ohio Keith Dambrot (Akron) Jeff Boals (Ohio) Lamont Paris (Wooster) Terry Weigand (Ashland) https://gozips.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2008-09 October 17, 2022 Sourcehttps://gozips.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2008-09 University of Akron Athletics 2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster October 17, 2022https://gozips.com/documents/2012/10/19/2008-09_Akron_Men-s_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf University of Akron Athletics 2008-09 Akron Men's Basketball Media Guide October 17, 2022 Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Akron Zips|Exhibition November 6, 2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Walsh Cavaliers Walsh Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 83–81 |- !colspan=12 style=Akron Zips|Regular season November 15, 2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 56–46 1–0 November 18, 2008 7:00 pm yes Winthrop Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 72–58 2–0 November 21, 2008 7:00 pm yes y Pittsburgh 6 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Legends Classic 67–86 2–1 November 25, 2008 7:00 pm yes Urbana Rhodes Arena Akron, OH Legends Classic 77–68 3–1 November 29, 2008 7:00 pm yes y 2008 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ Legends Classic 57–69 3–2 November 30, 2008 7:00 pm yes y 2008 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ Legends Classic 85–41 4–2 December 3, 2008 7:00 pm yes y 2008 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 63–59 5–2 December 6, 2008 7:00 pm yes Dayton Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 50–54 5–3 December 13, 2008 7:00 pm yes 2008 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 78–61 6–3 December 17, 2008 7:30 pm yes y VCU Siegel Center Richmond, VA 69–73 6–4 December 28, 2008 7:00 pm yes St. Francis Brooklyn Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 77–70 7–4 December 31, 2008 2:00 pm yes y 2008 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, NC 75–53 8–4 January 3, 2009 2:00 pm yes y 2008 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 50–79 8–5 January 10, 2009 4:00 pm y 2008 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 51–64 8–6 0–1 January 13, 2009 7:00 pm Buffalo Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 61–63 8–7 0–2 January 17, 2009 4:30 pm y Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 62–52 9–7 1–2 January 20, 2009 7:00 pm y Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 65–70 9–8 1–3 January 24, 2009 7:00 pm Kent State Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 68–54 10–8 2–3 January 26, 2009 7:00 pm yes y 2008 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 67–53 11–8 January 28, 2009 7:00 pm y 2008 Toledo Rockets Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 70–61 12–8 3–3 January 31, 2009 7:00 pm Central Michigan Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 64–43 13–8 4–3 February 3, 2009 7:00 pm y Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 78–41 14–8 5–3 February 8, 2009 2:00 pm Western Michigan Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 87–63 15–8 6–3 February 11, 2009 7:00 pm Ball State Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 63–55 16–8 7–3 February 15, 2009 8:00 pm y Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 79–83 16–9 7–4 February 18, 2009 7:00 pm Miami (OH) Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 53–44 17–9 8–4 February 21, 2009 yes y Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN ESPN BracketBusters 66–74 17–10 February 26, 2009 7:00 pm y Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY 62–57 18–10 9–4 March 1, 2009 2:00 pm Bowling Green Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 46–50 18–11 9–5 March 5, 2009 7:00 pm Ohio Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 65–58 19–11 10–5 March 8, 2009 2:00 pm y Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH 63–67 19–12 10–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Akron Zips| MAC tournament March 10, 2009 y 5 Toledo 12 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH MAC First Round 93–92 OT 20–12 March 12, 2009 9:30 pm y 5 Miami (OH) 4 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH MAC Quarterfinals 73–63 21–12 March 13, 2009 9:30 pm y 5 Bowling Green 1 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH MAC Semifinals 63–55 22–12 March 14, 2009 1:00 pm y 5 Buffalo 3 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH MAC Championship 65–53 23–12 |- !colspan=12 style=Akron Zips| NCAA tournament March 19, 2009 4:25 pm y 13 S Gonzaga 4 S Rose Garden Portland, OR NCAA First Round 64–77 23–13 Sourcehttps://gozips.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2008-09 University of Akron Athletics 2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule October 18, 2022 References Category:Akron Zips men's basketball seasons Akron Akron Akron Zips men's basketball Akron Zips men's basketball