2023-2024 Akron Zips

2023-2024 Akron Zips Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
24 Ali Ali Sr F 6-8 205 Mar 8, 2001 Kuala Lumpur United States East Noble High School
4 Darrion Baker Fr F 6-8 225 - Country Club Hills (IL) United States Hillcrest High School
22 Mikal Dawson Sr SG 6-5 222 Jan 30, 2000 Huntington (WV) United States Huntington Prep
25 Enrique Freeman Sr F 6-7 206 Jul 29, 2000 Cleveland (OH) United States St. Martin de Porres High School
21 Zach Halligan Fr GF 6-4 205 - Uniontown (OH) United States Walsh Jesuit High School
11 Sammy Hunter Sr C 6-9 225 Nov 28, 2000 Nassau Bahamas British Columbia Christian Academy
34 Nate Johnson So G 6-3 204 - Middletown (OH) United States Lakota East High School
5 Tavari Johnson So G 5-11 155 - Chicago (IL) United States Lyons Township
0 Amani Lyles So F 6-7 226 - Cincinnati (OH) United States Beechcroft High School
12 Pat Mayfield Sr G 6-5 185 - Elgin (IL) United States Burlington Central High School
23 Marvin Musiime-Kamali Fr GF 6-6 195 - Boston (MA) United States Cushing Academy
10 Ryan Prather, Jr. Fr GF 6-5 205 - Clarksburg (MD) United States Liberty Heights Athletic Institute
1 Shammah Scott Jr G 6-2 180 - Cleveland (OH) United States Shaker Heights High School
3 Kaleb Thornton Sr G 6-0 175 - Bolingbrook (IL) United States Woodstock Academy
2 Greg Tribble Sr PG 6-3 195 Aug 28, 2001 Cincinnati (OH) United States Winton Woods High School
20 Evan Wilson Jr G 6-2 200 - Noblesville (IN) United States Noblesville High School

Recent Akron Zips History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 24-10 (13-5) 2nd (MAC) Champion N/A
2022-2023 22-11 (13-5) 3rd (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 24-10 (14-6) 3rd (MAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 15-8 (12-6) 2nd (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 24-7 (14-4) 1st (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-16 (8-10) 7th (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 14-18 (6-12) 11th (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 27-9 (14-4) 1st (MAC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 26-9 (13-5) 1st (MAC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2014-2015 21-14 (9-9) 7th (MAC) 4th Rnd N/A
2013-2014 21-13 (12-6) 4th (MAC) 4th Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 26-7 (14-2) 1st (MAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 22-12 (13-3) 1st (MAC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2010-2011 23-13 (9-7) 5th (MAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 24-11 (12-4) 2nd (MAC) Runner Up CBI 1st Rnd
2008-2009 23-13 (10-6) 3rd (MAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 23-12 (11-5) 3rd (MAC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 26-7 (13-3) 2nd (MAC) Runner Up N/A
2005-2006 23-10 (14-4) 2nd (MAC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 19-10 (11-7) 2nd (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 13-15 (7-11) 9th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 14-14 (9-9) 6th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A

2023-2024 Akron Zips Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Enrique Freeman MAC Tournament MVP
Ali Ali MAC All-Tournament Team
Enrique Freeman MAC All-Tournament Team
Enrique Freeman Cayman Islands Classic All-Tournament Team

2023-2024 Akron Zips Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Tribble N. Johnson E. Freeman A. Ali S. Hunter
Rotation S. Scott M. Dawson      
Rotation T. Johnson        
Rotation K. Thornton        
Lim PT E. Wilson R. Prather, Jr. M. Musiime-Kamali A. Lyles  
Lim PT   Z. Halligan      
Lim PT   P. Mayfield      

2023-2024 Akron Zips Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Enrique Freeman 34 32.4 18.6 12.9 1.6 0.8 1.8 2.5
Ali Ali 26 33.2 15.6 4.1 2.8 0.5 0.2 2.2
Greg Tribble 33 29.1 10.5 2.5 2.2 0.6 0.3 1.5
Sammy Hunter 33 26.4 8.8 3.4 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6
Nate Johnson 23 23.5 7.4 3.3 1.6 1.2 0.1 1.0
Mikal Dawson 34 21.3 5.4 2.4 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.9
Shammah Scott 34 18.8 5.0 2.5 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.6
Tavari Johnson 31 12.0 4.2 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.0
Kaleb Thornton 34 15.8 3.3 1.6 2.2 0.8 0.0 1.1
Amani Lyles 18 5.7 2.3 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.7
Ryan Prather, Jr. 13 5.8 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1
Evan Wilson 5 4.4 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
Zach Halligan 5 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2
Marvin Musiime-Kamali 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 Akron Zips Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
John Groce Head Coach 2017-2018 Head Coach (Illinois, 2012 to 2017)
Dustin Ford Associate Head Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Illinois, 2012 to 2017)
Rob Fulford Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Missouri, 2014 to 2017)
Robby Pridgen Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Robert Morris, 2009 to 2017)
Charles Guthrie Athletic Director 2021-2022 Athletic Director (Green Bay, 2018 to 2021)
Tim Campbell Director of Strength and Conditioning 2014-2015 N/A
Jon Ekey Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 Video Coordinator (Southern Methodist, 2018 to 2022)
Blaine Calhoun Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 N/A
Jovon Shaw Strength and Conditioning Coach 2022-2023 N/A
Conor Marlatt Athletic Trainer 2022-2023 N/A