# List of Akron Zips men's basketball seasons

The Akron Zips college basketball team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, representing the University of Akron in the Mid-American Conference. The Zips have played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio since 1983.

## Seasons

| Conference division champions | Conference champions* | Conference tournament champions† | Postseason berth‡ |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Conference tournament result | Postseason result | Final AP Poll |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | | | | Conference tournament result | Postseason result | Final AP Poll |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | Finish | Conference tournament result | Postseason result | Final AP Poll |
| Buchtel College |||||||||||||
| 1901–02 | No Coach | Independent | 2 | 2 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1902–03 | No Coach | Independent | 4 | 4 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1903–04 | No Coach | Independent | 3 | 7 | .300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1904–05 | Earl Williams | Independent | 8 | 6 | .571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1905–06 | Earl Williams | Independent | 6 | 7 | .462 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1906–07 | Earl Williams | Independent | 5 | 2 | .714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1907–08 | Earl Williams | Independent | 4 | 5 | .444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1908–09 | Dwight Bradley | Independent | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1908–09 | Walter East | Independent | 5 | 7 | .417 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1909–10 | Clarence Weed | Independent | 5 | 3 | .625 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1910–11 | Frank Haggerty | Independent | 8 | 4 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1911–12 | Frank Haggerty | Independent | 6 | 3 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1912–13 | Frank Haggerty | Independent | 7 | 1 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1913–14 | Frank Haggerty | Independent | 6 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1914–15 | Frank Haggerty | Independent | 3 | 9 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1915–16 | Fred Sefton | Independent | 5 | 5 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1916–17 | Fred Sefton | Independent | 14 | 2 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1917–18 | Fred Sefton | Independent | 9 | 4 | .692 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1918–19 | Fred Sefton | Independent | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1919–20 | Fred Sefton | Independent | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1920–21 | Fred Sefton | Independent | 11 | 2 | .846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1921–22 | Fred Sefton | Independent | 5 | 8 | .385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1922–23 | Fred Sefton | Independent | 12 | 1 | .923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1923–24 | Fred Sefton | Ohio Athletic | 10 | 3 | .769 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 1924–25 | James Coleman | Ohio Athletic | 8 | 5 | .615 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 1925–26 | Fred Sefton | Ohio Athletic | 6 | 7 | .462 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 1926–27 | Fred Sefton | Ohio Athletic | 7 | 6 | .538 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 7th | — | — | — |
| 1927–28 | Red Blair | Ohio Athletic | 8 | 5 | .615 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 7th | — | — | — |
| 1928–29 | Red Blair | Ohio Athletic | 12 | 3 | .800 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 2nd | — | — | — |
| 1929–30 | Red Blair | Ohio Athletic | 11 | 3 | .786 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 2nd | — | — | — |
| 1930–31 | Red Blair | Ohio Athletic | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3 | 8 | .272 | 10th | — | — | — |
| 1931–32 | Red Blair | Ohio Athletic | 8 | 7 | .533 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | Red Blair | Ohio Athletic | 11 | 3 | .786 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 3rd | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | Red Blair | Ohio Athletic | 15 | 1 | .938 | 14 | 1 | .933 | 1st* | — | — | — |
| 1934–35 | Red Blair | Ohio Athletic | 12 | 3 | .800 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 2nd | — | — | — |
| 1935–36 | Red Blair | Ohio Athletic | 7 | 5 | .583 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 10th | — | — | — |
| 1936–37 | Paul Bixler | Independent | 8 | 5 | .615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1937–38 | Paul Bixler | Independent | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1938–39 | Paul Bixler | Independent | 10 | 5 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1939–40 | Thomas Dowler | Independent | 9 | 14 | .391 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1940–41 | Russell Beichly | Independent | 13 | 6 | .684 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1941–42 | Russell Beichly | Independent | 15 | 3 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1942–43 | Russell Beichly | Independent | 18 | 4 | .818 | — | — | — | — | — | NAIA first round‡ | — |
| 1943–44 | Russell Beichly | Independent | 10 | 5 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1944–45 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 21 | 2 | .913 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st* | — | — | — |
| 1945–46 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 19 | 5 | .792 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 1st* | — | — | — |
| 1946–47 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 17 | 10 | .630 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2nd | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 15 | 9 | .625 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 8th | — | — | — |
| 1948–49 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 16 | 6 | .727 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 6th | Champion† | — | — |
| 1949–50 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 16 | 9 | .640 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2nd | — | — | — |
| 1950–51 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 3 | 20 | .130 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 11th | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 4 | 20 | .167 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 12th | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 17 | 7 | .708 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 1st* | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 10 | 11 | .476 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 17 | 5 | .773 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5th | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 18 | 5 | .783 | 11 | 1 | .917 | 1st* | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 18 | 7 | .720 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 4th | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 20 | 6 | .769 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st* | — | NCAA DII Regional Finalist‡ | — |
| 1958–59 | Russell Beichly | Ohio Athletic | 21 | 2 | .913 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 2nd | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Tony Laterza | Ohio Athletic | 17 | 8 | .680 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3rd | Finalist | — | — |
| 1960–61 | Tony Laterza | Ohio Athletic | 18 | 7 | .720 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3rd | Finalist | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Tony Laterza | Ohio Athletic | 18 | 6 | .750 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4th | Finalist | — | — |
| 1962–63 | Tony Laterza | Ohio Athletic | 22 | 3 | .880 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 3rd | Finalist | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Tony Laterza | Ohio Athletic | 24 | 7 | .774 | 11 | 3 | .785 | 3rd | Champion† | NCAA DII National Finalist‡ | — |
| 1964–65 | Tony Laterza | Ohio Athletic | 21 | 7 | .750 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1st* | Champion† | NCAA DII Quarterfinals‡ | — |
| 1965–66 | Tony Laterza | Ohio Athletic | 24 | 4 | .857 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 1st* | Champion† | NCAA DII semifinals‡ | — |
| 1966–67 | Tony Laterza | Independent | 20 | 5 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA DII Regional Finalists‡ | — |
| 1967–68 | Tony Laterza | Independent | 14 | 12 | .538 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Wyatt Webb | Independent | 8 | 18 | .308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Wyatt Webb | Independent | 12 | 11 | .522 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71 | Wyatt Webb | Independent | 20 | 6 | .769 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA DII first round‡ | — |
| 1971–72 | Wyatt Webb | Independent | 26 | 5 | .839 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA DII National Finalist‡ | — |
| 1972–73 | Wyatt Webb | Independent | 22 | 5 | .815 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA DII Quarterfinals‡ | — |
| 1973–74 | Wyatt Webb | Independent | 18 | 6 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Wyatt Webb | Independent | 20 | 9 | .689 | — | — | — | — | — | NCAA DII Quarterfinals‡ | — |
| 1975–76 | Alex Adams | Independent | 10 | 14 | .417 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Ken Cunningham | Independent | 13 | 12 | .520 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Ken Cunningham | Mid-Continent | 9 | 18 | .333 | 1 | 6 | .143 | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Ken Cunningham | Mid-Continent | 10 | 17 | .370 | 2 | 8 | .200 | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Ken Cunningham | Independent | 10 | 14 | .417 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Bob Rupert | Ohio Valley | 8 | 18 | .308 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Bob Rupert | Ohio Valley | 7 | 19 | .269 | 3 | 13 | .188 | 8th | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Bob Rupert | Ohio Valley | 14 | 15 | .482 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4th | Finalist | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Bob Rupert | Ohio Valley | 8 | 19 | .296 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8th | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Bob Huggins | Ohio Valley | 12 | 14 | .462 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Bob Huggins | Ohio Valley | 22 | 8 | .733 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1st* | Champion† | NCAA first round‡ | — |
| 1986–87 | Bob Huggins | Ohio Valley | 21 | 9 | .700 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2nd | Semifinals | NIT first round‡ | — |
| 1987–88 | Bob Huggins | Independent | 21 | 7 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Bob Huggins | Independent | 21 | 8 | .724 | — | — | — | — | — | NIT first round‡ | — |
| 1989–90 | Coleman Crawford | Independent | 16 | 12 | .571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Coleman Crawford | Mid-Continent | 15 | 13 | .536 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 7th | Quarterfinals | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Coleman Crawford | Mid-Continent | 16 | 12 | .571 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2nd | Quarterfinals | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Coleman Crawford | Mid-American | 8 | 18 | .308 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 10th | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Coleman Crawford | Mid-American | 8 | 18 | .308 | 2 | 16 | .111 | 10th | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Coleman Crawford | Mid-American | 8 | 18 | .308 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 9th | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Dan Hipsher | Mid-American | 3 | 23 | .115 | 0 | 18 | .000 | 10th | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Dan Hipsher | Mid-American | 8 | 18 | .308 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 9th | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Dan Hipsher | Mid-American | 17 | 10 | .630 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1st-East* | Quarterfinals | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Dan Hipsher | Mid-American | 18 | 9 | .667 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 3rd-East | Quarterfinals | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Dan Hipsher | Mid-American | 17 | 11 | .607 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3rd-East | first round | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Dan Hipsher | Mid-American | 12 | 16 | .429 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6th-East | first round | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Dan Hipsher | Mid-American | 10 | 21 | .323 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 7th-East | Quarterfinals | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Dan Hipsher | Mid-American | 14 | 14 | .500 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3rd-East | first round | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Dan Hipsher | Mid-American | 13 | 15 | .464 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5th-East | first round | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 19 | 10 | .655 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4th-East | Quarterfinals | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 23 | 10 | .670 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2nd-East | semifinals | NIT second round‡ | — |
| 2006–07 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 26 | 7 | .788 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1st-East* | Finalist | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 24 | 11 | .686 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2nd-East | Finalist | NIT second round‡ | — |
| 2008–09 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 23 | 13 | .639 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3rd-East | Champion† | NCAA first round‡ | — |
| 2009–10 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 24 | 11 | .686 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2nd-East | Finalist | CBI first round | — |
| 2010–11 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 23 | 13 | .639 | 9 | 7 | .600 | T-3rd-East | Champion† | NCAA second round‡ | — |
| 2011–12 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 22 | 12 | .647 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1st-East | Finalist | NIT first round‡ | — |
| 2012–13 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 26 | 7 | .788 | 14 | 2 | .875 | T-1st-East | Champion† | NCAA second round‡ | — |
| 2013–14 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 21 | 13 | .618 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2nd-East | semifinals | CIT first round‡ | — |
| 2014–15 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 21 | 14 | .600 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4th-East | semifinals | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 26 | 9 | .743 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1st-East | Finalist | NIT first round‡ | — |
| 2016–17 | Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | 27 | 8 | .771 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1st-East | Finalist | NIT In Progress‡ | — |