2014–15 Akron Zips men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Akron Zips University of Akron script logo.gif 150 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 21–14 9–9 Keith Dambrot 11th Rick McFadden Charles Thomas Terry Weigand James A. Rhodes Arena The 2014–15 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by 11th year head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Buffalo. Despite having 21 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament. Previous season The Zips finished the season 21–13, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Western Michigan. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to IPFW. Off season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Nick Harney 10 F 6'8" 210 Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated Carmelo Betancourt 12 G 5'11" 182 Sophomore Río Piedras, PR Transferred Quincy Diggs 13 F 6'6" 209 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated Darius Hoisten 30 G 6'5" 180 Sophomore Akron, OH Transferred to Georgia Southwestern Recruiting class of 2014 no no 2014 Noah Robotham G Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 5 11 165 May 19, 2014 NR NR 67 Luke Meyer PF Addison, MI Addison High School 6 10 205 December 2, 2014 NR NR NR Jimond Ivey G Cleveland, OH Glenville High School 6 3 February 15, 2014 NR NR NR Antino Jackson G Houston, TX Cypress Springs High School 5 10 155 April 13, 2014 NR NR NR 2014 2014 Akron Basketball Commits 2014 Akron Basketball Commits 2014 Akron Basketball Commits October 22, 2014 yes Recruiting class of 2015 no no 2015 Josh Williams SG Akron, OH St. Vincent-St. Mary High School 6 2 175 August 7, 2013 NR NR 77 Peter Agba PF Greensboro, NC Greensboro Day School 6 6 September 22, 2014 NR NR NR 2015 2015 Akron Basketball Commits 2015 Akron Basketball Commits 2015 Akron Basketball Commits October 22, 2014 yes Roster 2014 Akron Zips y yes Demetrius Treadwell y 1 F 6 7 236 sr Euclid, OH Euclid HS Kwan Cheatham y 2 F 6 9 230 so Cincinnati, OH Winton Woods HS Nyles Evans 3 G 5 11 160 sr North Canton, OH Hoover HSBrevard CC Deji Ibitayo 4 G 6 4 200 sr Chicago, IL Rich Central HS B. J. Gladden 5 G/F 6 6 214 so Charlotte, NC Olympic HS Aaron Jackson 11 G 6 8 215 fr y Gahanna, OH Lincoln HS Noah Robotham 14 G 6 1 165 fr Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman Jake Kretzer 15 G/F 6 7 216 jr Bainbridge, OH Waverly HS Reggie McAdams 21 F 6 7 208 jr Elida, OH Elida HS Isaiah Johnson basketball y 23 C 6 10 290 so Cincinnati, OH Walnut Hills HS Pat Forsythe 34 C 6 11 245 jr y Brunswick, OH Brunswick HSWest Virginia Antino Jackson 55 G 5 11 160 fr Houston, TX Cypress Springs HS Keith Dambrot (Akron) Rick McFadden (Akron) Charles Thomas (EMU) Terry Weigand (Ashland) http://www.gozips.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/roster Schedule and results Source: yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| Exhibition 11/10/2014 7:00 pm yes Rochester College James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 55–42 2,899 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| Non-conference games 11/14/2014 8:00 pm yes UMBC James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 74–57 3,039 1–0 11/20/2014 12:30 pm yes yes USC TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic quarterfinals ESPN3 66–46 1,131 2–0 11/21/2014 2:30 pm yes yes Miami (FL) TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic semifinals ESPNU 51–79 855 2–1 11/23/2014 6:30 pm yes yes South Carolina TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 3rd place game ESPNU 68–63 1,523 3–1 11/25/2014 7:30 pm yes yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPN3 72–78 6,703 3–2 11/30/2014 5:00 pm yes Bryant James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 72–66 2,486 4–2 12/02/2014 7:00 pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 81–60 2,378 5–2 12/04/2014 7:00 pm yes Western Illinois James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 73–49 2,523 6–2 12/13/2014 7:00 pm yes Middle Tennessee James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 61–62 2,714 6–3 12/16/2014 8:00 pm yes yes North Dakota State Scheels Arena Fargo, ND 46–55 1,129 6–4 12/20/2014 7:00 pm yes Bluffton James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 92–53 3,156 7–4 12/30/2014 7:00 pm yes Marshall James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 70–63 2,937 8–4 01/03/2015 7:00 pm yes Coppin State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 79–62 2,907 9–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| Conference games 01/06/2015 7:00 pm Western Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 72–52 2,741 10–4 (1–0) 01/09/2015 7:00 pm yes Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH ESPNU 67–84 5,509 10–5 (1–1) 01/14/2015 7:00 pm Bowling Green James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 67–50 3,313 11–5 (2–1) 01/17/2015 7:00 pm Central Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 82–76 3,513 12–5 (3–1) 01/21/2015 8:00 pm yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 61–64 957 12–6 (3–2) 01/24/2015 2:00 pm yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 71–69 3,837 13–6 (4–2) 01/27/2015 7:00 pm Ball State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 59–47 3,375 14–6 (5–2) 01/31/2015 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 69–68 2,624 15–6 (6–2) 02/04/2015 7:00 pm yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH ESPN3 82–83 7,640 15–7 (6–3) 02/07/2015 7:00 pm Buffalo James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH ESPN3 75–72 3,570 16–7 (7–3) 02/10/2015 7:00 pm Kent State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge ESPN3 61–52 4,836 17–7 (8–3) 02/14/2015 2:30 pm yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 75–78 1,101 17–8 (8–4) 02/18/2015 7:00 pm Toledo James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH ESPN3 66–68 3,351 17–9 (8–5) 02/21/2015 7:30 pm Miami (OH) James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 52–57 4,700 17–10 (8–6) 02/24/2015 7:00 pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY ESPN3 62–67 3,541 17–11 (8–7) 02/27/2015 8:00 pm Ohio James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH ESPNU 70–58 3,676 18–11 (9–7) 03/03/2015 7:00 pm yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 63–70 1,269 18–12 (9–8) 03/06/2015 7:00 pm yes Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge ESPN2 77–79 6,327 18–13 (9–9) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| MAC tournament 03/09/2015 7:00 pm Northern Illinois James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH First round 76–52 2,631 19–13 03/11/2015 9:00 pm yes Western Michigan Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Second round TWCSC 58–45 2,411 20–13 03/12/2015 9:00 pm yes Kent State Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals TWCSC 53–51 4,502 21–13 03/13/2015 9:00 pm yes Buffalo Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Semifinals TWCSC 59–68 6,027 21–14 AP Poll Eastern References 2 Category:Akron Zips men's basketball seasons Akron