2011–12 Akron Zips men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by eighth year head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at James A. Rhodes Arena and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Zips finished the season 22–12, 13–3 in MAC play to finish as East Division champions and overall regular season champions. Akron failed to win the MAC tournament losing in the championship game to Ohio. As regular season champions, the Zips received an automatic bid into the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Northwestern.

2011–12 Akron Zips men's basketball
MAC East Division Champions MAC Regular Season Champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	22–12 (13–3 MAC)
Head coach	Keith Dambrot (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Rick McFadden Charles Thomas Terry Weigand
Home arena	James A. Rhodes Arena
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron	13	–	3		.813			22	–	12		.647
Buffalo	12	–	4		.750			20	–	11		.645
Ohio†	11	–	5		.688			29	–	8		.784
Kent State	10	–	6		.625			21	–	12		.636
Bowling Green	9	–	7		.563			16	–	16		.500
Miami	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
West
Eastern Michigan	9	–	7		.563			14	–	18		.438
Toledo	7	–	9		.438			19	–	17		.528
Western Michigan	6	–	10		.375			14	–	20		.412
Ball State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Central Michigan	5	–	11		.313			11	–	21		.344
Northern Illinois	3	–	13		.188			5	–	26		.161
† 2012 MAC tournament winner As of March 23, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Demetrius Treadwell	Forward	6–7	225	Sophomore	Euclid, Ohio
2	Brian Walsh	Guard	6–5	200	Junior	Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
3	Luke Avsec	Guard	5–10	180	Sophomore	Cleveland, Ohio
4	Deji Ibitayo	Guard	6–3	205	Freshman	Country Club Hills, Illinois
5	Brett McClanahan	Guard	6–4	206	Senior	Nitro, West Virginia
10	Nick Harney	Forward	6–7	210	Sophomore	Cleveland, Ohio
11	Alex Abreu	Guard	5–10	175	Sophomore	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
12	Kyle Petersen	Guard	6–4	190	Senior	Naples, Florida
13	Nikola Cvetinović	Forward	6–8	230	Senior	Loznica, Serbia
14	Blake Justice	Guard	6–3	195	Freshman	Peebles, Ohio
15	C.J. Oldham	Forward	6–5	190	Sophomore	Solon, Ohio
22	Quincy Diggs	Forward	6–6	215	Junior	Wichita, Kansas
23	Chauncey Gilliam	Forward	6–5	230	Junior	Columbia, Maryland
33	Josh Egner	Forward	6–7	215	Sophomore	Massillon, Ohio
44	Zeke Marshall	Center	7–0	235	Junior	McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2011* 7:00 pm		John Carroll	W 84–62		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,734) Akron, OH
Regular season
11/09/2011* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Mississippi State 2K Sports Classic	W 68–58	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum (6,897) Starkville, MS
11/12/2011* 7:00 pm		Hiram 2K Sports Classic	W 95–65	2–0	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,292) Akron, OH
11/18/2011* 7:30 pm		at Valparaiso 2K Sports Classic	L 59–62	2–1	Athletics–Recreation Center (3,876) Valparaiso, IN
11/19/2011* 5:00 pm		vs. Duquesne 2K Sports Classic	L 76–81	2–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,244) Valparaiso, IN
11/26/2011* 7:00 pm		Detroit	W 81–63	3–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,585) Akron, OH
11/28/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at West Virginia	L 56–77	3–3	WVU Coliseum (7,334) Morgantown, WV
12/04/2011* 2:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 53–77	3–4	Murphy Center (3,298) Murfreesboro, TN
12/10/2011* 2:00 pm		at Cleveland State	L 66–69	3–5	Wolstein Center (4,739) Cleveland, OH
12/15/2011* 7:00 pm		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 87–64	4–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,073) Akron, OH
12/17/2011* 4:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 91–69	5–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,425) Akron, OH
12/19/2011* 8:00 pm		Youngstown State	W 88–62	6–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,408) Akron, OH
12/21/2011* 7:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	W 79–52	7–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,909) Akron, OH
12/29/2011* 7:00 pm		VCU	L 75–76 OT	7–6	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,993) Akron, OH
01/01/2012* 5:00 pm		at Marshall	W 67–51	8–6	Cam Henderson Center (6,063) Huntington, WV
01/07/2012 7:00 pm, ONN		at Miami (OH)	W 65–60	9–6 (1–0))	Millett Hall (1,513) Oxford, OH
01/11/2012 7:00 pm		at Bowling Green	W 56–55	10–6 (2–0)	Stroh Center (2,263) Bowling Green, OH
01/14/2012 4:00 pm, ESPNU		Ohio	W 68–63	11–6 (3–0)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,661) Akron, OH
01/18/2012 7:00 pm, TWCSN		at Buffalo	L 70–82	11–7 (3–1)	Alumni Arena (5,924) Amherst, NY
01/21/2012 6:00 pm, STO		Kent State	W 84–75	12–7 (4–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (5,252) Akron, OH
01/24/2012 7:00 pm, STO		at Ball State	W 70–58	13–7 (5–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,757) Muncie, IN
01/28/2012 7:00 pm		at Central Michigan	W 74–64	14–7 (6–1)	McGuirk Arena (1,787) Mount Pleasant, MI
02/01/2012 7:00 pm, STO		Toledo	W 86–72	15–7 (7–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,037) Akron, OH
02/04/2012 7:30 pm		Eastern Michigan	W 77–47	16–7 (8–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,234) Akron, OH
02/08/2012 7:00 pm, STO		at Western Michigan	W 69–66 OT	17–7 (9–1)	University Arena (2,416) Kalamazoo, MI
02/11/2012 7:30 pm		Northern Illinois	W 75–51	18–7 (10–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,378) Akron, OH
02/15/2012 7:00 pm		Miami (OH)	W 74–59	19–7 (11–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,237) Akron, OH
02/18/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at Oral Roberts ESPN BracketBusters	L 61–67	19–8	Mabee Center (7,745) Tulsa, OK
02/22/2012 7:00 pm		at Bowling Green	W 79–68	20–8 (12–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,234) Akron, OH
02/25/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Ohio	L 61–85	20–9 (12–2)	Convocation Center (8,018) Athens, OH
02/29/2012 7:00 pm		Buffalo	L 70–74	20–10 (12–3)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,875) Akron, OH
03/02/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Kent State	W 61–55	21–10 (13–3)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (6,335) Kent, OH
MAC tournament
03/09/2012 7:00 pm, STO	(1)	vs. (4) Kent State Semifinals	W 78–74	22–10	Quicken Loans Arena (8,513) Cleveland, OH
03/10/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(1)	vs. (3) Ohio Championship	L 63–64	22–11	Quicken Loans Arena (10,301) Cleveland, OH
NIT
03/13/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	(5)	at (4) Northwestern First round	L 74–76	22–12	Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,319) Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.