Akron Zips basketball history
University of Akron (Akron, OH)
James A. Rhodes Arena, aka The JAR
Mid-American Conference (MAC)
Current head coach: John Groce (2017-)
- Assoc. HC: Dustin Ford (2017-)
- Asst: Rob Fulford (2017-)
- Asst: Robby Pridgen (2017-)
- DBO: Jon Ekey (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (1986, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2022)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-5
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 7 (1987, 1989, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017)
- NIT Overall Record: 3-7
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2014)
- CIT Overall Record: 0-1
- NCAA Division II National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1964, 1972)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 9 (1958, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four: 3 (1964, 1966, 1972)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 21-9
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1943)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-1
Conference Titles (OAC, Ohio Valley, Summit, MAC):
- MAC Regular Season Championships: 8 (1998, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020)
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Championships: 1 (1986)
- OAC (NAIA/Div II) Regular Season Championships: 8 (1919, 1920, 1934, 1946, 1953, 1958, 1965, 1966)
- MAC Tournament Championships: 4 (2009, 2011, 2013, 2022)
- Ohio Valley Tournament Championships: 1 (1986)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- MAC Player of the Year: 3 (last = Loren Christian Jackson, 2020)
- Ohio Valley Player of the Year: 3 (last = Marcel Boyce, 1986)
Akron head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| John Groce | 2017-Pres | 116-70 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Dambrot | 2004-17 | 305-139 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Hipsher | 1995-2004 | 112-137 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Coleman Crawford | 1989-95 | 71-91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Huggins | 1984-89 | 97-46 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Rupert | 1980-84 | 37-71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Cunningham | 1976-80 | 42-61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Adams | 1975-76 | 10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Webb | 1968-75 | 126-60 | 0 | 4^ | 0 |
| Tony Laterza | 1959-68 | 178-59 | 2^ | 4^ | 0 |
| Russell Beichly | 1940-59 | 288-144 | 3^ | 2^ | 0 |
| Thomas Dowler | 1939-40 | 9-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Bixler | 1936-39 | 31-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard “Red” Blair | 1927-36 | 89-40 | 1^ | – | – |
| Fred Sefton | 1915-24, 25-27 | 103-42 | 2^ | – | – |
| James Coleman | 1924-25 | 8-5 | 0 | – | – |
| Frank Haggerty | 1910-15 | 30-23 | – | – | – |
| Clarence Weed | 1909-10 | 5-3 | – | – | – |
| Walter East | 1908-09 | 5-7 | – | – | – |
| Dr. Dwight Bradley | 1908 | 1-0 | – | – | – |
| Earl Williams | 1904-08 | 23-20 | – | – | – |
| no coach | 1901-04 | 9-13 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Akron program was at the Division II level; Akron moved up to Division I prior to the 1980-81 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
