2023–24 Akron Zips men's basketball team

2023–24 Akron Zips men's basketball
2023–24 Akron Zips men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	10–4 (2–0 MAC)
Head coach	John Groce (7th season);
Associate head coach	Dustin Ford (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Fulford (7th season); Robby Pridgen (7th season);
Home arena	James A. Rhodes Arena

2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	4	–	0	1.000	12	–	4	.750
Toledo	4	–	0	1.000	10	–	6	.625
Western Michigan	4	–	0	1.000	7	–	9	.438
Bowling Green	3	–	1	.750	12	–	4	.750
Central Michigan	3	–	1	.750	8	–	8	.500
Miami (OH)	2	–	2	.500	8	–	8	.500
Eastern Michigan	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
Kent State	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
Ohio	1	–	3	.250	7	–	9	.438
Buffalo	1	–	3	.250	2	–	14	.125
Ball State	0	–	4	.000	8	–	8	.500
Northern Illinois	0	–	4	.000	6	–	10	.375

† 2024 MAC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024

The 2023–24 Akron Zips men's basketball team represents the University of Akron during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by seventh-year head coach John Groce, play their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Previous season

The Zips finished the 2022–23 season 22–11 and 13–5 in MAC play to finish in third place.^[4] As the third seed they defeated Buffalo in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing to Kent State.^[5]^[6]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Garvin Clarke	G	6'0"	184	Sophomore	Euclid, Ohio	Transferred to Indiana (PA)
Kobe Mitchell	G	6'2"	190	Sophomore	Cadiz, Ohio	Transferred to Walsh
Trendon Hankerson	G	6'2"	185	Grad. Student	Euclid, Ohio	Exhausted Eligibility
Xavier Castaneda	G	6'1"	188	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Exhausted Eligibility
Prince Mosengo	F	6'8"	205	Freshman	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Transferred to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College

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Incoming transfers

Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Shammah Scott	G	6'2	180	Junior	Cleveland, Ohio	Transferred from Wichita State
Kaleb Thornton	G	6'0	175	Senior	Cadiz, Ohio	Transferred from Northern Illinois
Ali Ali	G	6'8	205	Senior	Kendallville, Indiana	Transferred from Butler

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Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Darrion Baker F	Chicago, Illinois	Hillcrest	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Darrion Baker F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Zach Halligan G/F	Uniontown, Ohio	Walsh Jesuit High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
Zach Halligan G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Marvin Musiime-Kamali G/F	Boston, Massachusetts	Cushing Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
Marvin Musiime-Kamali G/F	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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Akron Zips men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Amani Lyles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	So	Beechcroft	Columbus, OH
G	1	Shammah Scott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Wichita State	Cleveland, OH
G	2	Greg Tribble	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Huntington Prep	Bolingbrook, IL
G	3	Kaleb Thornton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Northern Illinois	Cadiz, OH
F	4	Darrion Baker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest	Chicago, IL
G	5	Tavari Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Lyons	Chicago, IL
G	10	Ryan Prather Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Clarksburg	Clarksburg, MD
G	11	Sammy Hunter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Mississippi	Nassau, Bahamas
G	12	Pat Mayfield	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Burlington Central HS	Elgin, IL
G	20	Evan Wilson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Noblesville HS	Noblesville, IN
G/F	20	Zach Halligan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Walsh Jesuit	Uniontown, OH
G/F	22	Mikal Dawson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Huntington Prep	Huntington, WV
G/F	23	Marvin Musiime-Kamali	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Cushing Academy	Boston, MA
G	24	Ali Ali	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Butler	Kendallville, IN
F	25	Enrique Freeman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. Martin de Porres HS	Cleveland, OH
G	34	Nate Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Lakota East HS	Liberty Township, OH

Head coach

John Groce (Taylor)

Assistant coach(es)

Dustin Ford (Ohio)
Rob Fulford (Marshall)
Robby Pridgen (Roanoke)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 29, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 9:15 p.m., SLN	at South Dakota State	W 81–75	1–0	19 – Dawson	14 – Freeman	5 – Freeman	Frost Arena (2,617) Brookings, SD
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Miss MAC-SBC Challenge	W 72–54	2–0	17 – N. Johnson	8 – Freeman	2 – Tied	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,432) Akron, OH
November 14, 2023* 7:30 p.m.	Heidelberg	W 114–56	3–0	25 – Dawson	17 – Freeman	9 – Thornton	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,782) Akron, OH
November 19, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. FIU Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	W 77–71	4–0	27 – Freeman	14 – Freeman	3 – Dawson	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. Utah State Cayman Islands Classic semifinals	L 62–65	4–1	25 – Freeman	13 – Freeman	3 – Tribble	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Drake Cayman Islands Classic 3rd place game	L 59–79	4–2	11 – Tied	5 – Scott	4 – T. Johnson	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 28, 2023* 10:00 p.m., MWN	at UNLV	L 70–72	4–3	22 – Freeman	13 – Freeman	6 – Johnson	Thomas & Mack Center (4,702) Paradise, NV
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bradley	W 67–52	5–3	21 – Freeman	18 – Freeman	3 – Tied	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,100) Akron, OH
December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky	W 77–76	6–3	21 – Freeman	10 – Freeman	5 – Tied	Truist Arena (4,163) Highland Heights, KY
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	Miami-Hamilton	W 88–45	7–3	15 – Tied	17 – Freeman	5 – Thornton	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,605) Akron, OH
December 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Gardner–Webb	W 94–90 ^OT	8–3	29 – Ali	20 – Freeman	5 – N. Johnson	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,756) Akron, OH
December 30, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. St. Bonaventure Legends of Basketball Showcase	L 61–62	8–4	20 – Ali	13 – Freeman	3 – Tied	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Illinois	W 73–51	9–4 (1–0)	21 – Freeman	10 – Freeman	5 – Thornton	Convocation Center (917) DeKalb, IL
January 5, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	Bowling Green	W 83–67	10–4 (2–0)	24 – Freeman	11 – Freeman	5 – Thornton	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,394) Akron, OH
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Buffalo						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Michigan						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ohio						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Toledo						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Michigan						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
MAC-SBC Challenge
February 10, 2024* TBA, TBA	at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge						TBA TBA
MAC regular season
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBA	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kent State						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ohio						Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Illinois						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Michigan						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
MAC tournament
March 14, 2024† TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA Quarterfinals						Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[10]^[11]

† If a top eight finisher in MAC

References

↑ "John Groce". Akron Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
↑ "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
↑ "Athletics Facilities - JAMES A. RHODES ARENA". Akron Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
↑ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
↑ "Buffalo 77, Akron 101". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ "Akron 73, Kent State 79". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
1 2 "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Akron Athletics.
1 2 "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Akron Athletics.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Akron Athletics.
↑ "Akron Zips Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

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[1] "John Groce". Akron Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[2] "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-05-19.

[3] "Athletics Facilities - JAMES A. RHODES ARENA". Akron Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2023.

[4] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[5] "Buffalo 77, Akron 101". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[6] "Akron 73, Kent State 79". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[roster-7] 1 2 "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Akron Athletics.

[transfer-8] 1 2 "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

[9] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Akron Athletics.

[10] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Akron Athletics.

[11] "Akron Zips Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

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