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.
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 6–4 205 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 32 Michael Green Forward 6-6 230 Freshman Dublin, Ohio 33 Josh Egner Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Massillon, Ohio 44 Zeke Marshall Center 7–0 235 Junior McKeesport, Pennsylvania
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Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=|MAC tournament
!colspan=9 style=|NIT
References