2021–22 Akron Zips men's basketball team
The 2021–22 Akron Zips men's basketball team represents the University of Akron during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by fifth-year head coach John Groce, play their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.
| 2021–22 Akron Zips men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| East Division | |
| 2021–22 record | 6–3 (0–0 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Dustin Ford (4th season) |
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| Home arena | James A. Rhodes Arena |
| 2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 MAC Tournament winner As of December 10, 2021; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Zips finished the 2020–21 season 15–8, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Bowling Green in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament before losing to Buffalo in the semifinals.
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at West Virginia Charity Exhibition |
L 59–74 | 13 – Ali | 4 – Castaneda | 11 – Freeman | WVU Coliseum (9,434) Morgantown, WV | |||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 17 Ohio State | L 66–67 | 0–1 |
17 – Ali | 9 – Freeman | 2 – Tied | Value City Arena (11,947) Columbus, OH | ||||
| November 13, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Point Park | W 102–46 | 1–1 |
18 – Freeman | 14 – Freeman | 6 – Walton | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,022) Akron, OH | ||||
| November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Wheeling | W 99–38 | 2–1 |
15 – Freeman | 13 – Freeman | 3 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,620) Akron, OH | ||||
| November 22, 2021* 5:00 pm, FLOHOOPS |
vs. Fordham Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals |
L 43–63 | 2–2 |
9 – Freeman | 11 – Freeman | 2 – Dawson | Hertz Arena (370) Estero, FL | ||||
| November 23, 2021* 1:30 pm, FLOHOOPS |
vs. Appalachian State Gulf Coast Showcase |
L 45–57 | 2–3 |
15 – Freeman | 10 – Freeman | 3 – Clarke | Hertz Arena (401) Estero, FL | ||||
| November 24, 2021* 11:00 am, FLOHOOPS |
vs. Evansville Gulf Coast Showcase |
W 69–60 | 3–2 |
20 – Ali | 10 – Freeman | 3 – 2 tied | Hertz Arena (150) Estero, FL | ||||
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Marshall | W 88–86 | 4–3 |
24 – Freeman | 14 – Freeman | 5 – Ali | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,752) Akron, OH | ||||
| December 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern | W 79–62 | 5–3 |
19 – Tribble | 13 – Freeman | 7 – Ali | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,690) Akron, OH | ||||
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Florida A&M | W 73–66 | 6–3 |
17 – Castaneda | 11 – Freeman | 5 – Castaneda | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,529) Akron, OH | ||||
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm |
at Wright State | Nutter Center Dayton, OH | |||||||||
| December 20, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Radford | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
| MAC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 28, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Bowling Green | Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
| January 1, 2022 7:00 pm |
Northern Illinois | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
| January 4, 2022 6:00 pm |
Ohio | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
| January 8, 2022 2:00 pm |
at Miami | | |||||||||
| January 11, 2022 7:00 pm |
Ball State | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
| January 14, 2022 8:00 pm |
at Kent State | Kent, OH | |||||||||
| Kanuary 18, 2022 7:00 pm |
Western Michigan | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
| January 22, 2022 7:00 pm |
Eastern Michigan | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Central Michigan | | |||||||||
| January 28, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Toledo | Toledo, OH | |||||||||
| February 1, 2022 7:00 pm |
Buffalo | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
| February 5, 2022 TBA |
Miami | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
| February 8, 2022 TBA |
at Northern Illinois | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL | |||||||||
| February 12, 2022 TBA |
Kent State | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
| February 15, 2022 TBA |
at Western Michigan | | |||||||||
| February 19, 2022 TBA |
at Eastern Michigan | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm |
Bowling Green | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
| February 26, 2022 TBA |
at Ohio | | |||||||||
| March 1, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Ball State | | |||||||||
| Narch 4, 2022 TBA |
Central Michigan | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
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