# 2012–13 Akron Zips men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by ninth 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. They finished the season 26–7, 14–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie with Ohio for the East Division championship and the overall MAC regular season championship. They were also champions of the MAC tournament, defeating Ohio in the championship game, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to VCU.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Demetrius Treadwell | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Junior | Euclid, Ohio |
| 2 | Brian Walsh | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Senior | Coraopolis, Pennsylvania |
| 3 | Luke Avsec | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Junior | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 4 | Deji Ibitayo | Guard | 6–3 | 205 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 10 | Nick Harney | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 11 | Alex Abreu | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Junior | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 12 | Carmelo Betancourt | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Freshman | Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| 14 | Blake Justice | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Freshman | Peebles, Ohio |
| 15 | Jake Kretzer | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Waverly, Ohio |
| 21 | Reggie McAdams | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | Elida, Ohio |
| 23 | Chauncey Gilliam | Forward | 6–5 | 230 | Senior | Columbia, Maryland |
| 33 | Josh Egner | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Sophomore | Massillon, Ohio |
| 34 | Pat Forsythe | Center | 6–11 | 240 | Freshman | Brunswick, Ohio |
| 44 | Zeke Marshall | Center | 7–0 | 235 | Senior | McKeesport, Pennsylvania |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/31/2012* 7:00 pm | | Tiffin | W 111–72 | | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,683) Akron, OH |
| 11/03/2012* 5:00 pm | | Malone | W 106–67 | | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,454) Akron, OH |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 70–74 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | HTC Center (3,278) Conway, SC |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | | John Carroll | W 97–53 | 1–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,892) Akron, OH |
| 11/15/2012* 10:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Oklahoma State Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals | L 65–69 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 11/16/2012* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | vs. UNC Asheville Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 82–63 | 2–2 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 11/18/2012* 1:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Penn State Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 85–60 | 3–2 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 12/02/2012* 2:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | W 82–77 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,711) Akron, OH |
| 12/09/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 16 Creighton | L 61–77 | 4–3 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,310) Omaha, NE |
| 12/15/2012* 12:00 pm | | at Detroit | L 73–80 | 4–4 | Calihan Hall (1,639) Detroit, MI |
| 12/18/2012* 8:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 76–46 | 5–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,639) Akron, OH |
| 12/23/2012* 2:00 pm | | Cleveland State | W 87–57 | 6–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,240) Akron, OH |
| 12/27/2012* 7:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 83–68 | 7–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,503) Akron, OH |
| 12/30/2012* 7:00 pm | | Princeton | W 62–58 | 8–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,392) Akron, OH |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 91–63 | 9–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,227) Akron, OH |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 65–43 | 10–4 (1–0) | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,565) Akron, OH |
| 01/12/2013 4:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois | W 68–53 | 11–4 (2–0) | Convocation Center (977) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | | Ball State | W 71–64 | 12–4 (3–0) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,169) Akron, OH |
| 01/19/2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Kent State | W 71–67 | 13–4 (4–0) | MAC Center (6,313) Kent, OH |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | | at Toledo | W 71–56 | 14–4 (5–0) | Savage Arena (3,921) Toledo, OH |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm | | Buffalo | W 68–64 | 15–4 (6–0) | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,403) Akron, OH |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm, STO | | at Bowling Green | W 68–55 | 16–4 (7–0) | Stroh Center (2,168) Bowling Green, OH |
| 02/02/2013 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Ohio | W 86–72 | 17–4 (8–0) | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,770) Akron, OH |
| 02/05/2013 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | W 68–56 | 18–4 (9–0) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,385) Akron, OH |
| 02/09/2013 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Miami (OH) | W 54–50 | 19–4 (10–0) | Millett Hall (1,698) Oxford, OH |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Michigan | W 70–62 | 20–4 (11–0) | EMU Convocation Center (672) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/16/2013 7:30 pm | | Bowling Green | W 67–50 | 21–4 (12–0) | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,247) Akron, OH |
| 02/22/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | North Dakota State BracketBusters | W 68–53 | 22–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (4,474) Akron, OH |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm, STO | | at Ohio | W 88–81 $^{OT}$ | 23–4 (13–0) | Convocation Center (11,109) Athens, OH |
| 03/02/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 67–81 | 23–5 (13–1) | Alumni Arena (4,204) Amherst, NY |
| 03/05/2013 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 72–58 | 24–5 (14–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,189) Akron, OH |
| 03/08/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Kent State PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge | L 64–68 | 24–6 (14–2) | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,699) Akron, OH |
| 2013 MAC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2013 6:30 pm, STO/ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (4) Kent State Semifinals | W 62–59 | 25–6 | Quicken Loans Arena (10,324) Cleveland, OH |
| 03/16/2013 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) Ohio Championship Game | W 65–46 | 26–6 | Quicken Loans Arena (12,102) Cleveland, OH |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2013* 9:45 pm, CBS | (12) | vs. (5) VCU Second Round | L 42–88 | 26–7 | The Palace of Auburn Hills (19,829) Auburn Hills, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South. ||||||
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