Akron Zips men's basketball

Infobox CBB Team
name = Akron Zips

logo_size = 150
university = University of Akron
conference = Mid-American Conference
conference_short = Mid-American (MAC)
division = East
city = Akron
stateabb = OH
state = Ohio
coach = Keith Dambrot
tenure = 4th
arena = James A. Rhodes Arena
capacity = 5,500
nickname = Zips
color1 = Blue
color2 = Gold
hex1 = 00285C
hex2 = CAB388
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NCAAchampion =
NCAAfinalfour =
NCAAtourneys = 1986
conference_tournament = 1986 (Ohio Valley Conference)
conference_season = 1986 (Ohio Valley Conference)

The Akron Zips Men's Basketball team represents the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference East division. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1986 when Bob Huggins was their coach. The Zips are currently coached by Keith Dambrot, who has coached them since the 2004-05 season. The Zips won their first MAC East division title in 1998. In 2006, the Zips received an invitation to the NIT and won their first-ever post season game at Temple University before falling in the second round. In 2007, the team won their second MAC East title and tied the school record for wins in a season in the Division I era with 26. They also made their first-ever appearance in the MAC Tournament Championship game, which they lost on a last-second shot 53-52 to the Miami RedHawks. The loss cost them the MAC's automatic berth and they were subsequently not selected for either the 2007 NCAA Tournament or NIT, despite finishing with a 26-7 record.

All-time postseason results

The Zips have appeared in one NCAA Tournament. Their combined record is 0-1.

* - Overall record includes tournament/postseason results; Regular season conference record contained in parentheses

ee also

*Akron Zips
*University of Akron

External links

* [http://www.gozips.com Official Athletics Website]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=2006 ESPN.com Website]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.cgi?college=akron Players who attended Akron]