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