2017-2018 Akron Zips
2017-2018 Akron Zips Roster
Akron Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018
# | Player | Class | Pos | HT | WT | Birth Date | Birth City | Nationality | Transferred From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Eric Hester | RS | SG | 6-3 | 185 | Oct 2, 1997 | Oldsmar (FL) | United States | Florida |
- | Loren Cristian Jackson | So | PG | 5-8 | 150 | Dec 15, 1996 | Chicago (IL) | United States | Long Beach State |
- | Deng Riak | So | C | 6-10 | 225 | Jun 1, 1995 | Melbourne | Australia / South Sudan | East Carolina |
Recent Akron Zips History
2017-2018 Akron Zips Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
---|---|
Daniel Utomi | All-MAC Honorable Mention |
Jimond Ivey | MAC Player of the Week (East) (Jan 29, 2018) |
Emmanuel Olojakpoke | MAC Player of the Week (East) (Dec 11, 2017) |
Daniel Utomi | MAC Player of the Week (East) (Feb 26, 2018) |
2017-2018 Akron Zips Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starters | M. Duvivier | J. Ivey | E. Parrish | D. Utomi | E. Olojakpoke |
Rotation | V. Cotton | T. Patton | J. Sayles | M. Kostelac | |
Rotation | L. Smith | ||||
Lim PT | S. Gbadebo | C. Eubanks | |||
Lim PT | M. McIntyre |
2017-2018 Akron Zips Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Utomi | 32 | 34.5 | 16.7 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
Malcolm Duvivier | 32 | 32.5 | 14.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
Jimond Ivey | 32 | 33.1 | 13.1 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
Eric Parrish | 32 | 27.0 | 8.8 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Virshon Cotton | 29 | 20.5 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Emmanuel Olojakpoke | 15 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
Jaden Sayles | 16 | 14.6 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Torrey Patton | 32 | 16.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Mark Kostelac | 30 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Lucas Smith | 25 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Craig Eubanks | 6 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Sina Gbadebo | 17 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Marquelle McIntyre | 10 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
2017-2018 Akron Zips Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
---|---|---|---|
John Groce | Head Coach | 2017-2018 | Head Coach (Illinois, 2012 to 2017) |
Dustin Ford | Associate Head Coach | 2017-2018 | Assistant Coach (Illinois, 2012 to 2017) |
Rob Fulford | Assistant Coach | 2017-2018 | Assistant Coach (Missouri, 2014 to 2017) |
Robby Pridgen | Assistant Coach | 2017-2018 | Assistant Coach (Robert Morris, 2009 to 2017) |
Larry Williams | Athletic Director | 2015-2016 | N/A |
Tim Campbell | Director of Strength and Conditioning | 2014-2015 | N/A |
Cole Pittis | Director of Basketball Operations | 2017-2018 | Assistant Coach (Eastern Florida State College, 2016 to 2017) |
Sean Carroll | Assistant Director of Basketball Operations | 2019-2020 | Graduate Assistant (Akron, 2018 to 2019) |
Bill Droddy | Director of Sports Medicine | 2014-2015 | N/A |