2015–16 Akron Zips men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Akron Zips Akron Zips logo.svg 250 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 26–9 13–5 Keith Dambrot 12th Rick McFaddenCharles ThomasTerry Weigand James A. Rhodes Arena South Point Holiday Hoops Classic champions MAC East Division Champions MAC Regular Season Champions NIT First round The 2015–16 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by 12th 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. Akron finished the season 26–9, 13–5 record in conference, winning the East Division title as well as the overall regular season MAC championship. The Zips advanced to the championship of the MAC tournament where they lost to Buffalo. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference title, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Ohio State in the first round. Previous season The Zips finished the 2014–15 season with a 21–14 record, 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. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Demetrius Treadwell 1 F 6'7" 236 Senior Euclid, OH Graduated Nyles Evans 3 G 5'11" 160 Senior North Canton, OH Graduated Deji Ibitayo 4 G 6'4" 200 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated B. J. Gladden 5 G/F 6'6" 214 Sophomore Charlotte, NC Transferred to Eastern Florida State College Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Craig Eubanks G 6'4" 190 Junior Cleveland, OH Junior college transferred from Missouri State University–West Plains. 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 Emmanuel Olojakpoke PF Houston, TX Cypress Springs High School 6 8 190 NR NR NR Daniel Utomi PF Houston, TX Westside High School 6 6 04/09/2015 NR NR NR 2015 2015 Akron Basketball Commits 2015 Akron Basketball Commits 2015 Akron Basketball Commits September 18, 2015 yes Recruiting class of 2016 no yes 2016 Isaiah Williams SF Dayton, OH Stivers School for the Arts 6 5 210 03/01/2015 0 0 NR Tavian Dunn-Martin PG Huntington, WV Huntington High School 5 8 155 08/04/2015 0 0 NR 2016 2016 Akron Basketball Commits 2016 Akron Basketball Commits 2016 Akron Basketball Commits September 18, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Akron Zips y yes Jimond Ivey 0 G 6 4 195 so Cleveland, OH Glenville HS/Ginn Academy Josh Williams 1 G 6 2 185 fr Akron, OH St. Vincent-St. Mary High School HS Kwan Cheatham y 2 F 6 10 235 jr Cincinnati, OH Winton Woods HS Daniel Utomi y 3 G/F 6 6 215 fr Houston, TX Westside HS Aaron Jackson 11 G 6 8 215 so y Gahanna, OH Lincoln HS Noah Robotham 14 G 6 1 165 so Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman Jake Kretzer 15 G/F 6 7 216 sr Bainbridge, OH Waverly HS Reggie McAdams 21 F 6 7 208 sr Elida, OH Elida HS Emmanuel Olojakpoke 22 F 6 7 205 fr Houston, TX Cypress Springs HS Isaiah Johnson basketball y 23 C 6 10 295 jr Cincinnati, OH Walnut Hills HS Pat Forsythe 34 C 6 11 245 sr y Brunswick, OH Brunswick HSWest Virginia Peter Agba 42 F 6 5 210 fr Greensboro, NC Greensboro Day School Antino Jackson 55 G 5 11 160 so Houston, TX Cypress Springs HS Keith Dambrot (Akron) Rick McFadden (Akron) Charles Thomas (EMU) Terry Weigand (Ashland) http://www.gozips.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/roster Schedule and results Source: yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| Exhibition 11/05/2015 7:00 pm yes Malone James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 113–69 3,088 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| Non-conference games 11/14/2015 9:00 pm yes yes Cleveland State MAC Center Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Kent, OH 65–53 5,471 1–0 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Hiram James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 100–30 2,638 2–0 11/18/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR NIT Season Tip-Off SECN 88–80 14,041 3–0 11/22/2015 4:30 pm yes yes Villanova 11 The Pavilion Villanova, PA NIT Season Tip-Off FS1 56–75 6,500 3–1 11/24/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN3 63–66 2,230 3–2 11/27/2015 7:00 pm yes Charleston Southern James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH NIT Season Tip-Off 82–58 2,469 4–2 12/02/2015 8:00 pm yes Coppin State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 77–71 2,903 5–2 12/04/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 75–65 4,631 6–2 12/12/2015 7:00 pm yes Bethune-Cookman James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 81–60 2,828 7–2 12/21/2015 3:00 pm yes yes UC Santa Barbara South Point Arena Enterprise, NV South Point Holiday Hoops Classic 84–70 250 8–2 12/23/2015 3:00 pm yes yes Iona South Point Arena Enterprise, NV South Point Holiday Hoops Classic 78–64 225 9–2 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes South Carolina State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 78–68 2,741 10–2 01/02/2016 7:00 pm yes Lipscomb James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 80–73 3,652 11–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| MAC regular season 01/05/2016 7:00 pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY ASN 75–71 2,226 12–2 1–0 01/08/2016 7:00 pm Western Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH ESPNU 62–53 2,642 13–2 2–0 01/12/2016 7:00 pm yes Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI 81–92 2,260 13–3 2–1 01/15/2016 7:00 pm yes Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH CBSSN 64–78 5,130 13–4 2–2 01/19/2016 7:00 pm Eastern Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 92–88 2,839 14–4 3–2 01/23/2016 7:00 pm Miami (OH) James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 75–46 3,686 15–4 4–2 01/26/2016 7:00 pm Northern Illinois James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 76–66 3,205 16–4 5–2 01/30/2016 1:00 pm yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 73–64 3,021 17–6 6–2 02/02/2016 7:00 pm yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH TWCSC 80–68 6,403 18–4 7–2 02/06/2016 Central Michigan James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 92–87 3,829 19–4 8–2 02/09/2016 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 83–68 1,554 20–4 8–2 02/13/2016 4:45 pm yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ESPN3 79–80 3,457 20–5 9–3 02/16/2016 7:00 pm Buffalo James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 80–70 3,069 21–5 10–3 02/19/2016 6:00 pm yes Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH Wagon Wheel Challenge ESPNU 76–85 6,327 21–6 10–4 02/23/2016 7:00 pm yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH ASN 64–77 1,371 21–7 10–5 02/25/2016 Bowling Green James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 78–54 4,284 22–7 11–5 03/01/2016 8:00 pm Ohio James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH ASN 91–76 4,192 23–7 12–5 03/04/2016 7:00 pm Kent State James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH ESPN2 74–60 5,301 24–7 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| MAC tournament 03/10/2016 12:00 pm yes Eastern Michigan Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals TWCSC/ESPN3 65–63 25–7 2,217 03/11/2016 9:00 pm yes Bowling Green Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Semifinals TWCSC/ESPN3 80–66 26–7 6,427 03/12/2016 7:30 pm yes Buffalo Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Championship game ESPN2 61–64 26–8 6,719 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;"| NIT 03/15/2016 7:00 pm yes yes 6 Ohio State 3 Value City Arena Columbus, OH First round – Monmouth Bracket ESPN 63–72 OT 4,698 26–9 AP Poll Eastern References 2 Category:Akron Zips men's basketball seasons Akron Akron