2018-2019 Akron Zips

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2018-2019 Akron Zips Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
11 Channel Banks Jr G 6-4 186 Apr 22, 1998 Las Vegas (NV) United States Hillcrest Prep
4 Tyler Cheese Jr G 6-5 195 Nov 13, 1996 Albany (GA) United States COMBINE Academy
24 Jake Fischer Fr G 6-4 180 - Columbus (OH) United States Bishop Hartley High School
50 Khadim Gueye Jr C 7-0 245 - Bradenton (FL) United States Victory Rock Prep
2 Eric Hester RS-Fr SG 6-3 185 Oct 2, 1997 Oldsmar (FL) United States Oldsmar Christian Academy
0 Jimond Ivey Sr G 6-5 200 Mar 29, 1996 Cleveland (OH) United States / Luxembourg Glenville High School
1 Loren Cristian Jackson So PG 5-8 150 Dec 15, 1996 Chicago (IL) United States Victory Rock Prep
44 Mark Kostelac RS-So C 6-11 250 Feb 4, 1998 Cleveland (OH) United States Glenville High School
12 Marquelle McIntyre Jr G 5-10 175 Apr 23, 1996 Greensboro (NC) United States Greensboro Day School
22 Emmanuel Olojakpoke Jr PF 6-8 190 Jul 19, 1997 Houston (TX) United States Cypress Springs High School
21 Bryson Phillips Fr G 6-0 180 - Chicago (IL) United States Victory Rock Prep
10 Deng Riak So C 6-10 225 Jun 1, 1995 Melbourne Australia / South Sudan Victory Rock Prep
13 Jeremy Roscoe So SG 6-2 189 Oct 1, 1998 Chicago (IL) United States Victory Rock Prep
23 Jaden Sayles So PF 6-9 250 Feb 19, 1999 Cincinnati (OH) United States Sycamore High School
25 Lucas Smith Sr GF 6-5 195 - Omaha (NE) United States Bellevue East High School
5 Lepear Toles RS-So SG 6-6 195 Oct 7, 1997 Canton (OH) United States Timken High School
3 Daniel Utomi Jr SF 6-6 215 Mar 7, 1997 Houston (TX) United States / Nigeria Westside High School
14 Scott Walter Fr PG 5-10 173 Dec 27, 1999 Akron (OH) United States St. Vincent St. Mary High School
20 Xeyrius Williams RS-Sr PF 6-9 205 May 26, 1997 Huber Heights (OH) United States Wayne High School

Recent Akron Zips History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 24-11 (13-5) 2nd (MAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
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

2018-2019 Akron Zips Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Daniel Utomi All-MAC Honorable Mention

2018-2019 Akron Zips Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Jackson T. Cheese J. Ivey D. Utomi D. Riak
Rotation   C. Banks   E. Olojakpoke  
Rotation   J. Roscoe      
Lim PT S. Walter J. Fischer L. Smith X. Williams M. Kostelac
Lim PT M. McIntyre E. Hester   J. Sayles K. Gueye
Lim PT   L. Toles      

2018-2019 Akron Zips Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Daniel Utomi 33 33.5 14.2 5.5 1.3 0.6 0.4 1.8
Loren Cristian Jackson 33 31.6 13.9 2.8 3.1 0.9 0.2 1.8
Jimond Ivey 33 32.6 11.8 6.1 3.4 1.2 0.3 1.9
Tyler Cheese 33 28.2 11.1 4.9 2.5 1.1 0.1 2.1
Channel Banks 32 21.2 6.5 2.4 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.9
Deng Riak 30 23.9 5.2 5.7 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.6
Jeremy Roscoe 31 11.1 3.0 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.5
Jaden Sayles 21 12.5 2.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
Mark Kostelac 7 5.6 1.9 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3
Emmanuel Olojakpoke 31 10.4 1.6 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.6
Lepear Toles 5 5.4 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6
Scott Walter 14 4.6 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4
Jake Fischer 6 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Marquelle McIntyre 8 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

2018-2019 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)
Evann Baker Video Coordinator 2018-2019 Graduate Manager (Penn State, 2015 to 2017)
Larry Williams Athletic Director 2015-2016 N/A
Tim Campbell Director of Strength and Conditioning 2014-2015 N/A
Cole Pittis Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Eastern Florida State College, 2016 to 2017)
Bill Droddy Director of Sports Medicine 2014-2015 N/A