List of Akron Zips men's basketball seasons
The Akron Zips college basketball team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, representing the University of Akron in the Mid-American Conference. The Zips have played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio since 1983.
Seasons[]
| Conference division champions | Conference champions* | Conference tournament champions† | Postseason berth‡ |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Conference tournament result |
Postseason result |
Final AP Poll | ||||||
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| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||
| Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | Finish | ||||||
| Buchtel College | ||||||||||||
| No Coach | Independent[ref 1] | 2 | 2 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Independent | 4 | 4 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 3 | 7 | .300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Earl Williams | Independent | 8 | 6 | .571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Independent | 6 | 7 | .462 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 5 | 2 | .714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 4 | 5 | .444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Dwight Bradley | Independent | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Walter East | Independent | 5 | 7 | .417 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Clarence Weed | Independent | 5 | 3 | .625 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Frank Haggerty | Independent | 8 | 4 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Independent | 6 | 3 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 7 | 1 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 6 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Akron Zips | ||||||||||||
| Frank Haggerty | Independent | 3 | 9 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fred Sefton | Independent | 5 | 5 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Independent | 14 | 2 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 9 | 4 | .692 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 11 | 2 | .846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 5 | 8 | .385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 12 | 1 | .923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic[ref 2] | 10 | 3 | .769 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 6th | — | — | — | ||
| James Coleman | Ohio Athletic | 8 | 5 | .615 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6th | — | — | — | |
| Fred Sefton | Ohio Athletic | 6 | 7 | .462 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 6th | — | — | — | |
| Ohio Athletic | 7 | 6 | .538 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 7th | — | — | — | ||
| Red Blair | Ohio Athletic | 8 | 5 | .615 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 7th | — | — | — | |
| Ohio Athletic | 12 | 3 | .800 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 11 | 3 | .786 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3 | 8 | .272 | 10th | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 8 | 7 | .533 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6th | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 11 | 3 | .786 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 15 | 1 | .938 | 14 | 1 | .933 | 1st* | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 12 | 3 | .800 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 7 | 5 | .583 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 10th | — | — | — | ||
| Paul Bixler | Independent | 8 | 5 | .615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Independent | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 10 | 5 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Thomas Dowler | Independent | 9 | 14 | .391 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Russell Beichly | Independent | 13 | 6 | .684 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Independent | 15 | 3 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 18 | 4 | .818 | — | — | — | — | — | NAIA First Round‡[ref 3] | — | ||
| Independent | 10 | 5 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 21 | 2 | .913 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st* | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 19 | 5 | .792 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 1st* | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 17 | 10 | .630 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 15 | 9 | .625 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 8th | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 16 | 6 | .727 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 6th | Champion†[note 1] | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 16 | 9 | .640 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 3 | 20 | .130 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 11th | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 4 | 20 | .167 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 12th | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 17 | 7 | .708 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 1st* | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 10 | 11 | .476 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 6th | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 17 | 5 | .773 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5th | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 18 | 5 | .783 | 11 | 1 | .917 | 1st* | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 18 | 7 | .720 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 4th | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 20 | 6 | .769 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st* | — | NCAA DII Regional Finalist‡[ref 4] | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 21 | 2 | .913 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||
| Tony Laterza | Ohio Athletic | 17 | 8 | .680 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3rd | Finalist[ref 5] | — | — | |
| Ohio Athletic | 18 | 7 | .720 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3rd | Finalist | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 18 | 6 | .750 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4th | Finalist | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 22 | 3 | .880 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 3rd | Finalist | — | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 24 | 7 | .774 | 11 | 3 | .785 | 3rd | Champion† | NCAA DII National Finalist‡ | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 21 | 7 | .750 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1st* | Champion† | NCAA DII Quarterfinals‡ | — | ||
| Ohio Athletic | 24 | 4 | .857 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 1st* | Champion† | NCAA DII Semifinals‡ | — | ||
| Independent | 20 | 5 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA DII Regional Finalists‡ | — | ||
| Independent | 14 | 12 | .538 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Wyatt Webb | Independent | 8 | 18 | .308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Independent | 12 | 11 | .522 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 20 | 6 | .769 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA DII First Round‡ | — | ||
| Independent | 26 | 5 | .839 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA DII National Finalist‡ | — | ||
| Independent | 22 | 5 | .815 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA DII Quarterfinals‡ | — | ||
| Independent | 18 | 6 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 20 | 9 | .689 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA DII Quarterfinals‡ | — | ||
| Alex Adams | Independent | 10 | 14 | .417 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ken Cunningham | Independent | 13 | 12 | .520 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mid-Continent[note 2] | 9 | 18 | .333 | 1 | 6 | .143 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Mid-Continent | 10 | 17 | .370 | 2 | 8 | .200 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent[note 3] | 10 | 14 | .417 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bob Rupert | Ohio Valley[ref 6] | 8 | 18 | .308 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6th | — | — | — | |
| Ohio Valley | 7 | 19 | .269 | 3 | 13 | .188 | 8th | — | — | — | ||
| Ohio Valley | 14 | 15 | .482 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4th | Finalist[ref 7] | — | — | ||
| Ohio Valley | 8 | 19 | .296 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8th | — | — | — | ||
| Bob Huggins | Ohio Valley | 12 | 14 | .462 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6th | — | — | — | |
| Ohio Valley | 22 | 8 | .733 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1st* | Champion† | NCAA First Round‡[ref 8] | — | ||
| Ohio Valley | 21 | 9 | .700 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2nd | Semifinals | NIT First Round‡[ref 9] | — | ||
| Independent | 21 | 7 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Independent | 21 | 8 | .724 | — | — | — | — | — | NIT First Round‡ | — | ||
| Coleman Crawford | Independent | 16 | 12 | .571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mid-Continent[ref 10] | 15 | 13 | .536 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 7th | Quarterfinals | — | — | ||
| Mid-Continent | 16 | 12 | .571 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2nd | Quarterfinals | — | — | ||
| Mid-American[ref 11] | 8 | 18 | .308 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 10th | — | — | — | ||
| Mid-American | 8 | 18 | .308 | 2 | 16 | .111 | 10th | — | — | — | ||
| Mid-American | 8 | 18 | .308 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 9th | — | — | — | ||
| Dan Hipsher | Mid-American | 3 | 23 | .115 | 0 | 18 | .000 | 10th | — | — | — | |
| Mid-American | 8 | 18 | .308 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 9th | — | — | — | ||
| Mid-American | 17 | 10 | .630 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1st-East* | Quarterfinals[ref 12] | — | — | ||
| Mid-American | 18 | 9 | .667 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 3rd-East | Quarterfinals | — | — | ||
| Mid-American | 17 | 11 | .607 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3rd-East | First Round | �� | — | ||
| Mid-American | 12 | 16 | .429 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6th-East | First Round | — | — | ||
| Mid-American | 10 | 21 | .323 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 7th-East | Quarterfinals | — | — | ||
| Mid-American | 14 | 14 | .500 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3rd-East | First Round | — | — | ||
| Mid-American | 13 | 15 | .464 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5th-East | First Round | — | — | ||
| Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 19 | 10 | .655 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4th-East | Quarterfinals | — | — | |
| Mid-American | 23 | 10 | .670 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2nd-East | Semifinals | NIT Second Round‡[ref 13] | — | ||
| Mid-American | 26 | 7 | .788 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1st-East* | Finalist | — | — | ||
| Mid-American | 24 | 11 | .686 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2nd-East | Finalist | NIT Second Round‡ | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Mid-American | 23 | 13 | .639 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3rd-East | Champion† | NCAA First Round‡ | — | |
| 2009–10 | Mid-American | 24 | 11 | .686 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2nd-East | Finalist | CBI First Round | — | |
| 2010–11 | Mid-American | 23 | 13 | .639 | 9 | 7 | .600 | T-3rd-East | Champion† | NCAA Second Round‡ | — | |
| 2011–12 | Mid-American | 22 | 12 | .647 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1st-East | Finalist | NIT First Round‡ | — | |
| 2012–13 | Mid-American | 26 | 7 | .788 | 14 | 2 | .875 | T-1st-East | Champion† | NCAA Second Round‡ | — | |
| 2013–14 | Mid-American | 21 | 13 | .618 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2nd-East | Semifinals | CIT ‡ | — | |
| 2014–15 | Mid-American | 21 | 14 | .600 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4th-East | Semifinals | — | — | |
| 2015–16 | Mid-American | 26 | 9 | .743 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1st-East | Finalist | NIT First Round‡ | — | |
| 2016–17 | Mid-American | 27 | 8 | .771 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1st-East | Finalist | NIT In Progress‡ | — | |
Notes[]
- ^ One OAC tournament was played in 1949, and then the tournaments returned in 1960. Full results are only available from 1970 to the present.
- ^ Mid-Continent Conference (now known as The Summit League) results are only available from its establishment as a Division I conference in 1982 to the present.
- ^ Akron's first year competing in NCAA Division I
References[]
- ^ "Records and History" (PDF). 2009–10 University of Akron Men’s Basketball Media Guide. Akron, Ohio: Akron Media Relations. p. 69. Retrieved November 21, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rickel, Lindsay. "All-Time OAC Standings" (PDF). Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide 2007–2008. Twinsburg, Ohio: Ohio Athletic Conference. pp. 37–48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-17. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2009 NAIA National Championship Press Book. Kansas City, Missouri: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. pp. 67–84. Retrieved November 21, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Division II Championship" (PDF). Official 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book. Indianapolis, Indiana: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 213–219. ISSN 1089-5280. Retrieved November 21, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Rickel, Lindsay. "OAC Tournament Information" (PDF). Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball media Guide 2007–2008. Twinsburg, Ohio: Ohio Athletic Conference. pp. 26–29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-17. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Final Standings" (PDF). 2009–10 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide. Brentwood, Tennessee: Ohio Valley Conference. pp. 54–55. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Tournament All-Time Results" (PDF). 2009–10 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide. Brentwood, Tennessee: Ohio Valley Conference. pp. 74–75. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ "Division I Championship" (PDF). Official 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book. Indianapolis, Indiana: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 198–203. ISSN 1089-5280. Retrieved November 21, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Tournament Results (1980s)". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ "Year-by-Year Summaries" (PDF). 2009–10 Summit League Men's Basketball Guide. The Summit League. October 20, 2009. pp. 62–76. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ "Year-By-Year Standings" (PDF). 2009–10 MAC Men’s Basketball Record Book. Mid-American Conference. November 11, 2009. pp. 75–78. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ "MAC Tournament History" (PDF). 2009–10 MAC Men’s Basketball Record Book. Mid-American Conference. November 11, 2009. pp. 84–88. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ "Tournament Results (2000s)". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
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