2008–09 Akron Zips men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2008–09 Akron Zips men's basketball | |
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MAC Tournament champion | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 23–13 (10–6 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Jeff Boals (3rd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Rhodes Arena |
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowling Green | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ball State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008–09 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio, as members of the Mid-American Conference. The Zips won the 2009 MAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the 13th seed in the South region. Akron lost its first-round game in the tournament to Gonzaga, 77–64.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 6, 2008* 7:00 pm | Walsh | W 83–81 | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 15, 2008* 7:00 pm | Canisius | W 56–46 | 1–0 | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
November 18, 2008* 7:00 pm | Winthrop | W 72–58 | 2–0 | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
November 21, 2008* 7:00 pm | at No. 6 Pittsburgh Legends Classic | L 67–86 | 2–1 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
November 25, 2008* 7:00 pm | Urbana Legends Classic | W 77–68 | 3–1 | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
November 29, 2008* 7:00 pm | vs. Eastern Kentucky Legends Classic | L 57–69 | 3–2 | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
November 30, 2008* 7:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson Legends Classic | W 85–41 | 4–2 | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
December 3, 2008* 7:00 pm | at Niagara | W 63–59 | 5–2 | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 6, 2008* 7:00 pm | Dayton | L 50–54 | 5–3 | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
December 13, 2008* 7:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | W 78–61 | 6–3 | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
December 17, 2008* 7:30 pm | at VCU | L 69–73 | 6–4 | Siegel Center Richmond, VA | |||||||
December 28, 2008* 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 77–70 | 7–4 | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
December 31, 2008* 2:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 75–53 | 8–4 | Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, NC | |||||||
January 3, 2009* 2:00 pm | at Rhode Island | L 50–79 | 8–5 | Ryan Center Kingston, RI | |||||||
January 10, 2009 4:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | L 51–64 | 8–6 (0–1) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||
January 13, 2009 7:00 pm | Buffalo | L 61–63 | 8–7 (0–2) | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
January 17, 2009 4:30 pm | at Bowling Green | W 62–52 | 9–7 (1–2) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
January 20, 2009 7:00 pm | at Ohio | L 65–70 | 9–8 (1–3) | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||
January 24, 2009 7:00 pm | Kent State | W 68–54 | 10–8 (2–3) | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
January 26, 2009* 7:00 pm | at Youngstown State | W 67–53 | 11–8 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | |||||||
January 28, 2009 7:00 pm | at Toledo | W 70–61 | 12–8 (3–3) | Savage Arena Toledo, OH | |||||||
January 31, 2009 7:00 pm | Central Michigan | W 64–43 | 13–8 (4–3) | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
February 3, 2009 7:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | W 78–41 | 14–8 (5–3) | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 8, 2009 2:00 pm | Western Michigan | W 87–63 | 15–8 (6–3) | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
February 11, 2009 7:00 pm | Ball State | W 63–55 | 16–8 (7–3) | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
February 15, 2009 8:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | L 79–83 | 16–9 (7–4) | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL | |||||||
February 18, 2009 7:00 pm | Miami (OH) | W 53–44 | 17–9 (8–4) | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
February 21, 2009* | at Valparaiso ESPN BracketBusters | L 66–74 | 17–10 | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
February 26, 2009 7:00 pm | at Buffalo | W 62–57 | 18–10 (9–4) | Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY | |||||||
March 1, 2009 2:00 pm | Bowling Green | L 46–50 | 18–11 (9–5) | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
March 5, 2009 7:00 pm | Ohio | W 65–58 | 19–11 (10–5) | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
March 8, 2009 2:00 pm | at Kent State | L 63–67 | 19–12 (10–6) | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||
MAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2009 | (5) | vs. (12) Toledo MAC First Round | W 93–92 OT | 20–12 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
March 12, 2009 9:30 pm | (5) | vs. (4) Miami (OH) MAC Quarterfinals | W 73–63 | 21–12 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
March 13, 2009 9:30 pm | (5) | vs. (1) Bowling Green MAC Semifinals | W 63–55 | 22–12 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
March 14, 2009 1:00 pm | (5) | vs. (3) Buffalo MAC Championship | W 65–53 | 23–12 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 19, 2009 4:25 pm | (13 S) | vs. (4 S) Gonzaga NCAA First Round | L 64–77 | 23–13 | Rose Garden Portland, OR | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Source[4][3]
References
- ^ "Akron challenges, but Zags establish dominance with rally in second". ESPN. March 19, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "2008-09 Akron Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2022.