2010–11 Akron Zips men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2010–11 Akron Zips men's basketball | |
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MAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 23–13 (9–7 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | James A. Rhodes Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron † | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western Michigan | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2010–11 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by seventh year head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference(MAC). They finished the season 23–13, 9–7 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They won the MAC tournament after defeating Kent State in overtime in the championship game.[1] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a fifteen seed in the southeast regional where they lost in the first round to the #2 seeded Notre Dame.[2]
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2010* 7:00 pm | John Carroll | W 111–48 | — | Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 12, 2010* 7:30 pm | Millikin | W 89–41 | 1–0 | Rhodes Arena (2,932) Akron, OH | |||||||
November 16, 2010* 9:00 pm | at Dayton | L 68–76 | 1–1 | UD Arena (12,377) Dayton, OH | |||||||
November 20, 2010* 7:00 pm | Youngstown State | W 91–84 OT | 2–1 | Rhodes Arena (2,527) Akron, OH | |||||||
November 24, 2010* 7:00 pm | Cleveland State | L 51–64 | 2–2 | Rhodes Arena (2,716) Akron, OH | |||||||
December 1, 2010* 7:00 pm | at Detroit | W 77–69 | 3–2 | Calihan Hall (1,631) Detroit, MI | |||||||
December 4, 2010* 4:00 pm | at UIC | W 54–52 | 4–2 | UIC Pavilion (3,614) Chicago, IL | |||||||
December 12, 2010* 3:00 pm | at Temple | L 47–82 | 4–3 | Liacouras Center (3,834) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 15, 2010* 8:30 pm | at No. 21 Minnesota | L 58–66 | 4–4 | Williams Arena (11,237) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
December 18, 2010* 2:00 pm | Bethune–Cookman | W 77–66 OT | 5–4 | Rhodes Arena (1,900) Akron, OH | |||||||
December 21, 2010* 7:30 pm | vs. Arkansas–Little Rock Las Vegas Holiday Classic | W 75–61 | 6–4 | South Point Arena (1,180) Enterprise, NV | |||||||
December 22, 2010* 5:15 pm | vs. Stetson Las Vegas Holiday Classic | W 72–56 | 7–4 | South Point Arena (1,095) Enterprise, NV | |||||||
December 23, 2010* 3:00 pm | vs. Miami (FL) Las Vegas Holiday Classic | L 61–69 | 7–5 | South Point Arena (974) Enterprise, NV | |||||||
December 29, 2010* 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 87–60 | 8–5 | Rhodes Arena (2,138) Akron, OH | |||||||
January 3, 2011* 7:00 pm | Oral Roberts | W 84–80 | 9–5 | Rhodes Arena (1,920) Akron, OH | |||||||
January 8, 2011 7:00 pm | Kent State | W 65–62 | 10–5 (1–0) | Rhodes Arena (5,019) Akron, OH | |||||||
January 12, 2011 7:00 pm | Ohio | L 70–79 | 10–6 (1–1) | Rhodes Arena (2,865) Akron, OH | |||||||
January 16, 2011 2:00 pm | at Buffalo | L 70–73 | 10–7 (1–2) | Alumni Arena (1,679) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
January 19, 2011 7:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | L 76–84 | 10–8 (1–3) | Millett Hall (1,741) Oxford, OH | |||||||
January 22, 2011 7:30 pm | Bowling Green | W 63–58 | 11–8 (2–3) | Rhodes Arena (3,616) Akron, OH | |||||||
January 26, 2011 7:30 pm | at Northern Illinois | L 74–83 | 11–9 (2–4) | Convocation Center (771) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
January 30, 2011 6:00 pm | Central Michigan | W 63–43 | 12–9 (3–4) | Rhodes Arena (2,590) Akron, OH | |||||||
February 2, 2011 7:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | L 56–60 | 12–10 (3–5) | Convocation Center (424) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
February 5, 2011 7:00 pm | at Toledo | W 59–41 | 13–10 (4–5) | Savage Arena (4,467) Toledo, OH | |||||||
February 9, 2011 7:30 pm | Western Michigan | W 83–71 | 14–10 (5–5) | Rhodes Arena (2,826) Akron, OH | |||||||
February 12, 2011 7:30 pm | Ball State | W 75–60 | 15–10 (6–5) | Rhodes Arena (3,401) Akron, OH | |||||||
February 15, 2011 7:00 pm | at Bowling Arena | W 89–54 | 16–10 (7–5) | Anderson Arena (1,445) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
February 19, 2011* 7:00 pm | Creighton ESPN BracketBusters | W 76–67 | 17–10 | Rhodes Arena (2,861) Akron, OH | |||||||
February 23, 2011 7:00 pm | Miami (OH) | W 72–55 | 18–10 (8–5) | Rhodes Arena (2,700) Akron, OH | |||||||
February 26, 2011 7:00 pm | Buffalo | W 69–60 | 19–10 (9–5) | Rhodes Arena (3,688) Akron, OH | |||||||
March 1, 2011 7:00 pm | Ohio | L 55–80 | 19–11 (9–6) | Convocation Center (8,630) Athens, OH | |||||||
March 4, 2011 7:00 pm | Kent State | L 68–79 | 19–12 (9–7) | M.A.C. Center (6,327) Kent, OH | |||||||
MAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2011 7:00 pm | (6) | (11) Eastern Michigan MAC First Round | W 67–53 | 20–12 | Rhodes Arena (1,431) Akron, OH | ||||||
March 10, 2011 2:30 pm | (6) | vs. (3) Miami (OH) MAC Quarterfinals | W 82–75 2OT | 21–12 | Quicken Loans Arena (3,311) Cleveland, OH | ||||||
March 11, 2011 7:00 pm | (6) | vs. (2) Western Michigan MAC Semifinals | W 79–68 | 22–12 | Quicken Loans Arena (6,174) Cleveland, OH | ||||||
March 12, 2011 6:00 pm | (6) | vs. (1) Kent State MAC Championship Game | W 66–65 OT | 23–12 | Quicken Loans Arena (8,926) Cleveland, OH | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 18, 2011 1:40 pm | (15 SW) | vs. (2 SW) No. 5 Notre Dame NCAA Second Round | L 56–69 | 23–13 | United Center (17,352) Chicago, IL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SW=NCAA Southwest Regional. All times are in Eastern Time. Source[3][4] |
References
- ^ "Defensive stand gives Akron MAC title over Kent St. in OT". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ "Notre Dame holds off Akron, advances to round of 32". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ "2010-11 Men's Basketball Schedule". Akron Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "2010-11 Akron Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 6, 2023.