2019–20 Akron Zips men's basketball
MAC East Division Champions
MAC Regular Season Champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record24–7 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDustin Ford
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Fulford
  • Robby Pridgen
Home arenaJames A. Rhodes Arena
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Akron144 .778247  .774
Bowling Green126 .6672110  .677
Buffalo117 .6112012  .625
Kent State99 .5002012  .625
Ohio810 .4441715  .531
Miami (OH)513 .2781319  .406
West
Ball State117 .6111813  .581
Northern Illinois117 .6111813  .581
Toledo810 .4441715  .531
Central Michigan711 .3891418  .438
Western Michigan612 .3331319  .406
Eastern Michigan612 .3331616  .500
Note: The 2020 MAC tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by third-year head coach John Groce, play their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Zips finished the 2018–19 season 17–16, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. In the MAC tournament, they defeated Miami (OH) in the first round before losing to Buffalo in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jimond Ivey0G6’5”200RS SeniorCleveland, OHGraduated
Daniel Utomi3F6’6”215RS JuniorHouston, TXTransferred to USC
Jeremy Roscoe13G6’2”190SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred from program
Emmanuel Olojakpoke22F6’8”190SeniorHouston, TXTransferred to Utah Valley
Jake Fischer24G6'4"180SophomoreColumbus, OHWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Mark Kostelac44C6’11”250SophomoreCleveland, OHLeft mid-season[1]
Khadim Gueye50C7’0”245JuniorDakar, SenegalSuspended mid-season; transferred to University of Tampa

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Maishe Dailey3F6’7”195SeniorBeachwood, OHTransferred from Iowa. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Cameron Reece5F6’7”JuniorOakland, CAJunior college transferred from Sheridan College
Bryan Trimble Jr.15G6’2”216JuniorKansas City, MOTransferred from St. John's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Trimble will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Greg Tribble
SG
Cincinnati, OH Winton Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Ali Ali
SF
Kendallville, IN East Noble High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Mikal Dawson
SG
Huntington, WV Huntington Prep School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 26, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Camron Reece
PF
Oakland, CA Sheridan College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

Roster

2019–20 Akron Zips men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tre Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrHamilton Heights Christian Academy/Link Year Prep Hamilton, ON
G 1 Loren Cristian Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS JrVictory Rock Prep
Long Beach State
Chicago, IL
G 2 Greg Tribble Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrHuntington Prep Cincinnati, OH
F 3 Maishe Dailey Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrBeachwood
Iowa
Beachwood, OH
G 4 Tyler Cheese 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrAlbany
Florida Southwestern State
Albany, GA
F 5 Camron Reece 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)228 lb (103 kg) JrOakland Tech
Sheridan College
Oakland, CA
C 10 Deng Riak 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrVictory Rock Prep
East Carolina
Melbourne, Australia
G 11 Channel Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)186 lb (84 kg) SrHillcrest Prep
Sheridan College
Las Vegas, NV
G 12 Marquelle Mcintyre (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrGreensboro Day School Greensboro, NC
G 14 Scott Walter (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoSt. Vincent-St. Mary Akron, OH
G 15 Bryan Trimble Jr. Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)216 lb (98 kg) JrSunrise Christian Academy
St. John’s
Beachwood, OH
F 20 Xeyrius Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrWayne
Dayton
Huber Heights, OH
F 21 Enrique Freeman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrSt. Martin De Porres High School Cleveland, OH
F 23 Jaden Sayles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrSycamore Cincinnati, OH
F 24 Ali Ali 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)206 lb (93 kg) FrEast Noble High School Kendallville, IN
G 25 LePear Toles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoCanton McKinley
State Fair CC
Canton, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
Malone W 81–64[2]  1–0
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
Nov 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, ATTSNPT
at West Virginia L 84–94  1–1
WVU Coliseum (12,513)
Morgantown, WV
Nov 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina Central
Global Sports Shootout
W 57–47  2–1
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,103)
Akron, OH
Nov 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
USC Upstate
Global Sports Shootout
W 76–45  3–1
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
Nov 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Youngstown State
Global Sports Shootout
W 82–60  4–1
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,214)
Akron, OH
Nov 24, 2019*
6:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 2 Louisville
Global Sports Shootout
L 76–82  4–2
KFC Yum! Center (14,889)
Louisville, KY
Nov 29, 2019*
7:00 pm
Merrimack W 64–47  5–2
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,028)
Akron, OH
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Marshall W 85–73  6–2
Cam Henderson Center (5,350)
Huntington, WV
Dec 8, 2019*
2:00 pm
Southern W 72–57  7–2
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,036)
Akron, OH
Dec 15, 2019*
2:00 pm
Concord W 100–50  8–2
James A. Rhodes Arena (1,964)
Akron, OH
Dec 20, 2019*
2:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Tulane
DC Holiday Hoops Fest
W 62–61  9–2
Entertainment and Sports Arena (707)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 21, 2019*
3:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Liberty
DC Holiday Hoops Fest
L 67–80  9–3
Entertainment and Sports Arena (942)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Massachusetts W 85–79  10–3
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,375)
Akron, OH
MAC Regular Season
Jan 4, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan W 69–45  11–3
(1–0)
Convocation Center (1,411)
Ypsilanti, MI
Jan 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan W 84–69  12–3
(2–0)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,522)
Akron, OH
Jan 10, 2020
9:00 pm, CBSSN
Ball State W 75–60  13–3
(3–0)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,706)
Akron, OH
Jan 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Illinois W 72–49  14–3
(4–0)
Convocation Center (884)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Toledo L 89–99  14–4
(4–1)
Savage Arena (4,386)
Toledo, OH
Jan 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Miami (OH) W 81–60  15–4
(5–1)
Millett Hall (988)
Oxford, OH
Jan 25, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio W 88–86  16–4
(6–1)
Convocation Center (5,012)
Athens, OH
Jan 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Buffalo L 74–77  16–5
(6–2)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,473)
Akron, OH
Jan 31, 2020
6:30 pm, CBSSN
at Kent State L 67–68  16–6
(6–3)
MAC Center (6,339)
Kent, OH
Feb 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 59–58  17–6
(7–3)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,290)
Akron, OH
Feb 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green W 74–59  18–6
(8–3)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,128)
Akron, OH
Feb 15, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan W 80–67  19–6
(9–3)
McGuirk Arena (1,906)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Michigan W 71–67  20–6
(10–3)
University Arena (1,652)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 75–65  21–6
(11–3)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,405)
Akron, OH
Feb 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 60–78  21–7
(11–4)
Stroh Center (2,925)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo W 86–73  22–7
(12–4)
Alumni Arena (5,870)
Buffalo, NY
Mar 3, 2020
7:30 pm, CBSSN
Ohio W 74–67  23–7
(13–4)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,825)
Akron, OH
Mar 6, 2020
6:30 pm, CBSSN
Kent State W 79–76  24–7
(14–4)
James A. Rhodes Arena (5,500)
Akron, OH
MAC tournament
March 12, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Ohio
Quarterfinals
MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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