BASKETBALL GAME NOTES AKRON ZIPS ZIPS. Game 16 Jan. 10, 2017

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1 - ZIPS BASKETBALL AME NOTES ame Jan., th Season -Straiht -Plus in Seasons MAC Champions:,, MAC Reular-Season Champions:,, Zips (-, - MAC) at Central Michian (-, - MAC) - BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV)...Time Nov. at Younstown State...L, - Nov. AMERICAN..., - Nov. #RADFORD..., - Nov. #EORIA SOUTHERN..., - Nov. #vs Air Force..., - Nov. #vs Mercer..., - Nov. ADRIAN..., - Dec. at Creihton (FS)...L, - Dec. COPPIN STATE..., - Dec. at onzaa (ROOT)...L, - Dec. MARSHALL (BCSN)..., - Dec. $vs UC Irvine..., - Dec. $vs Eastern Shore..., - Jan. BOLIN REEN..., - Jan. ESTERN MICHIAN (CBSSN)., - Jan. at Central Michian... pm Jan. at Miami... TBA Jan. OHIO (ASN)... pm Jan. EASTERN MICHIAN... TBA Jan. at estern Michian... pm Jan. BUFFALO... TBA Jan. Northern Illinois... pm Feb. at Ohio... TBA Feb. BALL STATE (ASN)... pm Feb. at Eastern Michian... TBA Feb. TOLEDO (BCSN)... TBA Feb. KENT STATE... TBA Feb. at Bowlin reen (BCSN)... pm Feb. at Bualo... TBA Feb. MIAMI (OHIO)... TBA March at Kent State... TBA Mid-American Conerence Tournamet March MAC First Round (Campus Sites)... TBA March ^MAC Quarterinal... TBA March ^MAC Semiinal... TBA March ^MAC Championship...: pm Home ames in BOLD MAC ame # Savannah Invitational $ Sun Bowl Invitational ^ MAC Tournament (CLE) Television Networks ASN-American Sports BCSN-Buckeye Cable Sports CBSSN-CBS Sports FS-Fox Sports ROOT-Root Sports - Zips At-A-lance No. Tuesday, January Mcuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, Mich. : p.m. ET TV/Video: ESPN - Adam Jaksa (PxP) and Matt DeVries (Analyst) Live Stats: ozips.com/schedule - Live Stats Radio: -IM Sports Network - Steve French (PxP) and Joe Dunn (Analyst) ARF AM (laship), iheart Radio, TuneIn.com/ Zips HEAD COACHES Keno Davis (Iowa ) Keith Dambrot ( ) Overall Record: - (th season) Overall Record: - (th season) Record at CMU: - (th season) Record at : - (th season) MAC Record: - (th season) MAC Record at : - (th Season) Career MAC Record: - (th Season) ALL-TIME SERIES Leads: - Dambrot vs CMU: - Last Meetin:, CMU February, at James A. Rhodes Arena BASKETBALL NOTES: has won at least ames in -straiht seasons under th-year head coach Keith Dambrot, joinin the likes o Duke, onzaa, Kansas and Ohio State. Over the last seasons, the Zips have won ames, most by any team in the MAC. Head coach Keith Dambrot became s All-Time ins Leader on January, with an - win over Bowlin reen. In his -year career at UA, Dambrot collected wins in ames, replacin -year coach Russell Beichly s mark o wins in ames (-). The Zips inished the - campain as MAC Reular-Season Champions with a - overall record, includin a - leaue mark and an undeeated - showin at James A. Rhodes Arena. Dambrot led to its eihth MAC Tournament title ame appearance in the last ten seasons and an unprecedented th-straiht semiinals. The Zips runs o consecutive title ame and semiinal appearances are the lonest streaks in MAC history. owns the third lonest home winnin streak in the country behind Kansas () and Oreon ().The Zips own a - (.) at James A. Rhodes Arena and have been winners o -straiht ames at Rhodes Arena, datin back to the - season. As o Jan., UA ranks in the NCAA s Top in -o- statistical cateories ( teams), rankin No. in the NCAA or -point F s made per ame (.), No. total -point F s made (), No. in -point F s attempted (), and No. -Point F Percentae (.). The Zips also rank No. in Field oal Percentae (.), No. in rebound marin (.), and No. in scorin Marin (+.). ^ - Indicates Previous ame Starter - Statistics Name (Career P/S) Pos. Ht. Yr. PP RP AP Jimond Ivey (/) - Jr.... Josh illiams (/) - So.... Kwan Cheatham, Jr. (/)^ F - Sr.... Daniel Utomi (/) /F - r-fr.... Crai Eubanks (/) - r-jr.... Aaron Jackson (/) - Jr... #. Tavian Dunn-Martin (/) - Fr.... Noah Robotham (/)^ - Jr.... Mark Noble (/) - Sr.. #. Michael Huhes (/) C - Fr.... Emmanuel Olojakpoke (/) F - r-fr.... Isaiah Johnson (/) C - Sr.... Carlitos Anderson (/) - Sr... Ty Dalton (/) - Fr. Antino Jackson (/)^ - Jr Indicates Blocked Shots #- Notables Posted career-hih points and rebounds this season Scored + points in three consecutive ames vs. Ohio, CMU, and NIU Recorded a perect shootin niht (- F, - -pt F) or points vs. NIU Posted a Career-Hih points aainst Radord in minutes o action Unsed a redshirt season in - Made two starts in last three ames/missed ive ames due to injury in Scored points in colleiate debut aainst YSU Posted a career-hih points, drainin -o- shots with six -pointers alk-on that has played in ive ames last season Averaes. minutes a ame Has a knack or blockin shots Preseason All-MAC selection, st All-MAC, Sixth Man o the Year alk-on that has played in ive ames last season/ Three points (-) vs. NIU Newcomer with a ood basketball I.Q. with the ability to score Finished second in team scorin (.) and third in pt F made () ZIPS

2 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES QUICK FACTS Location..., Ohio () Population..., (ith larest in Ohio) Founded... (as Buchtel Collee) Enrollment..., Nickname... Zips Colors...Blue (PMS ) and old (PMS ) Conerence...Mid-American President... Matthew J. ilson Director o Athletics...Larry illiams Senior Associate AD... eore Van Horne Senior Associate AD/SA... Mary Lu ribschaw Faculty Athletics Representative...Dr. Deborah Owens Athletic Dept. Phone:....() - Ticket Oice: (-) JAMES A. RHODES ARENA Capacity..., Opened...December,, - over Eastern Michian Seatin..., arm-chair seatin, bleacher-style seatin Record at Rhodes Arena... - (.) Seasons Record w/keith Dambrot... - (.) Seasons Press Row Phone...() - STATISTICAL COMPARISON CENTRAL MICHIAN... CATEORY Scorin......PP Scorin Marin Field oals-attempts Field oal Pct PT F-Attempts PT F Pct PT F MP FT-Attempts Free Throw Pct.... /.../RP... / Rebound Marin /.../AP... /. /...Turnovers/... /. +...TO Marin Assist/TO ratio.... /... /SP.../. /... Blocks/BP.../. HAT S AHEAD The Zips are on the road, travelin to Mount Pleasant, Mich. to battle the Chippewas o Central Michian or their irst Mid-American Conerence road ame. The Zips have won ive straiht ames, and are lookin or their irst road win o the season at Mcuirk Arena on Tuesday, Jan. at p.m. ET. Fans can ollow the action live on atchespn/espn with Adam Jaksa callin the action and Matt DeVries providin analysis. Fans can also ollow the action on ozips.com via Live Stats or by Zips radio. The Zips radio broadcast will air on the -IM Sports Network SportsRadio AM (ARF) in (laship) with Steve French callin the action and Joe Dunn providin analysis. The preame show starts minutes prior to the contest. The ree audio Seasons o Basketball... Enterin th stream is available at SportsRadio.com, iheart Radio, and TuneIn.com/ Zips. PRORAM HISTORY First Season o Basketball...- Seasons o Division I Basketball... Enterin th First Season o Division I Basketball...- All-Time Record...,- (.) All-Time Division I Record...- (.) All-Time MAC Record...- (./ seasons) MAC Tournament Titles... (,, ) MAC Reular Season Titles... (,, ) NCAA Tournament Appearances... NCAA DI Tournament Appearances (Yrs).. (,,, ) NIT Appearances (Yrs). (,,,,, ) CBI Appearances (Yrs)... () CIT Appearances (Yrs)... () opened MAC play with a pair o wins last week over Bowlin reen (-) and estern Michian (-) at James A. Rhodes Arena. The Zips extended their home winnin streak to ames, which stands as the third best active home court winnin streak in the country behind Kansas () and Oreon (). Aainst BSU, thyear head coach Keith Dambrot earned his th win to become s all-time wins leader. THE -CENTRAL MICHIAN Tuesday s ame marks the th meetin in series history between and Central Michian, and th meetin or a Dambrot coached UA squad. holds an all-time - series advantae while Dambrot is - overall. Last season the two teams split the series with both teams protectin their home court. The Zips have won o the last meetins. UA is - on the road, - at Rhodes Arena, and - in neutral site ames aainst CMU. The Chippewas opened the - season series with a - win at Mcuirk Arena on Jan., snappin UA s -ame winnin streak. Almost a month later (Feb. ), responded with a - win to stay unbeaten at Rhodes Arena. SCOUTIN THE CHIPPEAS Central Michian hosts or its MAC home opener, enterin the contest - overall and - in MAC CMU closed out the non-conerence schedule winnin -o- ames beore allin to Eastern Michian (-) and Northern Illinois (-). The Chippewas are - at home, - on the road, and - in neutral site contests Facebook... Facebook.com/ZipsMBB /Zips this season. ozips.com YouTube... YouTube.com/ZipsAthletic The Chippewas have three players averain double iures in scorin, led by Marcus Keene with points per ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Brian Dennison (Men s Basketball Contact) Assistant Director or Communications () - oice () - cell bld@uakron.edu Cathy Boniovi Assistant AD or Communications () - oice () - cell cathyb@uakron.edus outin. He is shootin. percent rom the loor (-o-), and. rom lon rane with a team-best made -point ield oals on attempts. In addition, Keene has visited the ree throw line times this season with bonus buckets and leads the team with assists. Braylon Rayson ollows with. points per niht on. percent shootin (-o-) and. percent rom deep (-o-). He is second on the team in assists () and steals (). Roundin out the double-diit scorin is David DiLeo with. pp on. percent shootin rom the loor (-o-) and. rom downtown (-o-), while Cecil illiams tallies. pp on. percent shootin (-o-) with a team-hih rebounds (. rebs/). In addition, Josh Kozinski ives the oense a boost with -o- made ield oals comin rom behind the -point arc. He averaes. points per ame on. percent shootin rom deep. Deensively, Central Michian has allowed opponents to score. points a niht on. percent shootin rom the ield and. percent rom downtown with. made -pt F per ame. CMU caused turnovers (. tp) while collectin steals (. stl/) and blocked shots (. blk/). On the lass, the Chippewas have been outrebounded by its opponents - or a -. marin.

3 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES COLLEE INSIDER MID-MAJOR TOP POLL ZIPS RANKED NO. TH The Zips opened the season with a No. preseason rankin on the Mid-Major Top poll. But, ater a loss to Younstown State, ell out o the poll, only to return at No. (/) with ive consecutive wins. On the Jan. edition o the poll, the Zips moved up to the No. spot ater a pair o conerence wins. No (st) onzaa () ichita State Saint Mary s UNC UT Arlintion Oakland New Mexico State Fort ayne ETSU Chattanooa Illinois State Valparaiso Monmouth Ohio UL Laayette Charleston Arkansas State BYU Belmont Florida ul Coast Tennessee State Northeastern Bucknell Vermont Record Prev. Rk NR NR NR NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINS... The Zips own a NCAA RPI rankin as o Jan. and an Ken Pomeroy RPI. The Zips ranked amon the NCAA s best in several statistical cateories. The Zips received Top ratins out o cateories ( teams). (As o Jan. ) -pointers per ame -pointers Made F Percentae in-loss % -point F Attempts Rebound Marin Scorin Marin -Point Percentae Fewest Fouls Scorin Oense Personal Fouls Scorin Deense Fewest Turnovers per ame Assist Turnover Ratio Rank th st th th th th st th th th th th st nd th Stat/ achieved a proram-best NCAA RPI in - beore inishin the season with a NCAA RPI and th on the Ken Pomeroy RPI. How Hard is it to in ames? The Zips are the only team in the MAC to have won -plus ames in each o the last seasons. In act, only nine teams have reached wins in each o the last seasons., BYU, Duke, onzaa, Kansas, Louisville, North Carolina, Ohio State and San Dieo State were the only teams on this list to crack wins last season. Takin thins one step urther, the Zips were one o only ive prorams with at least -plus wins in each o the last seasons., Duke, onzaa, Kansas and Ohio State were the only teams on this list to reach wins last season. On the coachin side o -win seasons, head coach Keith Dambrot is currently th amon active coaches with current -plus ame winnin streaks (). Dambrot s -straiht -win seasons is the seventh-lonest streak at the same proram. Only one coach, Mark Few, onzaa (), has posted a loner run o -win seasons solely at mid-major proram. LAST TIME OUT AAINST CENTRAL MICHIAN The Zips used a barrae o three pointers to down the Central Michian Chippewas, -, on Friday, Feb., at the James A. Rhodes Arena. UA uard Josh illiams led the Zips with a career-hih points, with o those comin rom behind the -point line. He notched a career-best six triples while only missin the mark once. Antino Jackson supporrted the eort with points, while Noah Robotham added points and eiht assists. Braylon Rayson and Luke Meyer led the Chippewas in scorin with points apiece. Rayshawn Simmons and Chris Fowler both chipped in points and John Simons contributed a point, rebound eort. For the ame, shot. percent (-o-), and hit percent (-o-) o their shots rom the charity stripe. buried a season-hih -pointers in the contest, shootin -percent rom downtown (-o-). The Chippewas shot. percent (-o-) rom the ield while hittin. percent (-o-) rom the ree throw line.cmu shot. percent (-o-) rom outside. THE ZIPS IN THE MAC is - in the reular season aainst the est Division (.), includin winners o o the last reular-season contests since divisional play bean durin the - season, and - under head coach Keith Dambrot (.). The Zips have posted a - mark (.) in the last ames aainst the MAC East datin back to the start o the leaue schedule. is - aainst the MAC East at the conerence tournament durin that stretch. is - at home in leaue play since the start o the MAC schedule (.). UA has seen a ton o success in leaue play since the start o the - season, and is - overall (.), includin an - mark in MAC play at home (.). The Zips wins are the most in the leaue durin that stretch. The Zips have won o their last MAC ames (.). is - in the MAC Tournament under head coach Keith Dambrot, oin - in its last tournament ames. Under head coach Keith Dambrot, the Zips have won at least one ame in the MAC Tournament every year and have made eiht MAC Tournament title ame appearances in the last ten seasons with an unprecedented -straiht semiinal appearances. The Zips runs o consecutive title ame and semiinal appearances are the lonest streaks in MAC history. The Zips own a - record at Quicken Loans Arena. THE ZIPS, POINT CLUB Senior center Isaiah Johnson leads the Zips scorin eorts with. points per ame, scorin double diits in -o- ames includin eiht consecutive outins. He has scored points to date and ranks No. in the NCAA or ield oal percentae at. percent. As a result, Johnson has nearly eclipsed the, point plateau, needin only one point () to be the Zips nd member and the th member under head coach Keith Dambrot to enter this elite club. ALL-TIME INS LEADER Head coach Keith Dambrot became s All-Time ins Leader with his th career victory at on Jan.,. The Zips deeated Bowlin reen - as they opened MAC play at James A. Rhodes Arena. In his -year career at UA, Dambrot has collected career wins in ames, replacin the previous all-time win mark () held by Russell Beichly. Beichly coached the Zips rom to. In those seasons, he reached wins in ames. In addition, Dambrot is just two wins away rom career victories as a colleiate coach and wins shy o his th all-time at.

4 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES MAC STANDINS East Division Ohio Kent State Miami Bualo Bowlin reen est Division Toledo Eastern Michian Northern Illinois Central Michian Ball State estern Michian MAC MAC Overall Overall MAC TEAM STATISTICS As o Jan. Rank Scorin Oense th Scorin Deense nd Scorin Marin nd Free Throw % th Field oal % st Field oal Deense th -point % nd -point Deense th -pointers Made nd per ame th th Reboundin Marin rd Oensive th Deensive th th Turnover Marin th Assist/Turnover Ratio rd Blocked Shots th th Stat/ MAC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rank Scorin Johnson th An. Jackson th Reboundin Johnson th Cheatham th Ivey th Field oal % Johnson st Ivey rd Johnson th An. Jackson th Free Throw % Ivey t-th Robotham th -Point % Dunn-Martin th Robotham th Cheatham th illiams th -Pointers Made illiams th Robotham th Cheatham th Blocked Shots Johnson t-th Cheatham t-th Assist/TO Ratio Johnson th Oensive Reb. Johnson th Deensive Reb. Cheatham th Ivey t-th Johnson t-th Stat/ REVIE - Record - MAC Record Overall - - Home - - Away Neutral MAC Finish st/st (East/Overall) No. Seed in Tournament Mid-American Conerence Tournament Final Appearance Mid-American Conerence Tournament Results: deeated () Eastern Michian (-), Quarterinal deeated () Bowlin reen (-), Semiinaldeeated by () Bualo (-), Final ^ played at James A. Rhodes Arena (, Ohio) played at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) INS TH STRAIHT AT THE JAR Seniors Isaiah Johnson and Kwan Cheatham, Jr. led to a - victory over the estern Michian en route to extendin the nation s third lonest winnin streak to ames at James A. Rhodes Arena. ith the win, improved to - and - in Mid-American Conerence play, while estern Michian alls to - and - in leaue play. Johnson notched his third double-double o the season and second in three ames, scorin points and rabbin rebounds. Cheatham ollowed with points and buried the o-ahead shot rom lon distance ollowed by two ree throws. Junior uard Jimond Ivey (Cleveland, Ohio) also inished with double diits in scorin with points. Thomas ilder led the Broncos oense with points, and Tucker Haymond had points and seven rebounds. For the ame, shot -o- (. percent) rom the ield, but only hit -o- (. percent) rom beyond the arc. estern Michian inished the ame shootin -o- (. percent) rom the loor with a -o- (. percent) showin rom downtown. In a ame that showcased tied scores and lead chanes, estern Michian controlled the scoreboard or the majority o the ame. MU led or nearly minutes, while held leads or a total o minutes and the ame was tied or a seven-minute span. ith : remainin in the ame, captured a one-point advantae, -, on a layup by Johnson. Junior uard Noah Robotham (Las Veas, Nev.) ollowed with a -pointer to push the lead to our points, but MU battled back to tie the ame, -, at the : mark. On the ensuin possession, Cheatham received the ball rom Robotham on the let win behind the -point arc. Cheatham s deender stumbled, creatin an open look, and the senior knocked down the lon distance shot or a three-point lead with : remainin in the ame, -. estern Michian s attempt to tie the ame bounced o the rim, and Cheatham was there to recover the rebound. He was immediately ouled, and buried both ree throws. Johnson ollowed with two made ree throws to create even more separation with seconds showin on the clock, -. Both teams added a ree throw beore time expired. ZIPS CONTINUE TO FEED THE DO Last season, Isaiah Johnson was a orce in the paint or the Zips, and this year, he is on pace to be even better. Bi Do has led the Zips scorin eorts in -o- ames, while averain a team-hih. points per ame. He scored in double-diits -o- contests, includin a season-hih -point perormance aainst eoria Southern. He posted his third double-doubles o points and boards (twice),, and (three times), this season. Bi Do ranks No. in the NCAA or F percentae, shootin. percent rom the loor (-o-), and pulled down a team-hih rebounds with deensive boards and on the oensive end. He owns a team-hih assists and blocks with ive steals. Bi Do earned the Savannah Invitational MVP award, MAC East o the eek (/), Collee Sports Madness o the eek, and Sun Bowl All-Tournament team honors.

5 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES THE NUMBERS ON HOOPS... has won three MAC tournament titles in the last eiht seasons to represent the leaue in the NCAA Tournament. The number o times the Zips have inished in the top-three in the MAC East since divisional play bean durin the - season. Only teams have at least wins every season since the start o the - campain, includin the Zips. is one o just ive prorams in all o Division I basketball to post at least wins in each o the last seasons. The number o wins in leaue play the Zips have posted since the start o the MAC schedule (-,.). has posted winnin seasons in years o basketball.. The Zips have a home winnin percentae o. since the start o the - campain (-). has posted wins in conerence play since the - season (-,.). The Zips wins are the most in the leaue durin that stretch. has posted home wins under thyear head coach Keith Dambrot (-,.). The number o wins the Zips have posted since the start o the - season, the most victories in the MAC. The number o consecutive ames that has made at least one -point basket., The Zips have won, ames in their seasons o basketball. was the th Division I proram to post, all-time wins. FOUR ZIPS AVERAIN DOUBLE FIURES Four Zips are averain double iures in scorin led by Johnson s. points per ame while junior uards Antino Jackson, Jimond Ivey, and Noah Robotham add.,., and. points a niht, respectively. Kwan Cheatham, Jr. and Josh illiams ollow closely with. and. points per ame. Five players have scored in double iures ive times this season, includin the UMES ame where all ive starters contributed double-diits or the irst time since March,. Johnson ranks th overall in the MAC or scorin and Jackson is th. TRIFECTA! Four o s players rank in the Mid-American Conerence Top or -point F percentae, led by No. ranked Tavian Dunn-Martin s. percentae on -o-. Noah Robotham and Kwan Cheatham, Jr., are th and th at. and. percent, while Josh illiams ranks th overall with a. percentae. Robotham drained -o- lon distance shots and Cheatham owns a second-best made -pointers, while illiams sports a team-hih made triectas. In addition, Antino Jackson adds a -o- eort, hittin at a. rate. The Zips rank amon the nation s best rom behind the -point arc. The Zips rank No. out o teams in the NCAA or -point F made per ame with. triples. In addition, is No. overall in total -pointers made with, and ranked th or -point attempts at. As a result, the Zips. lon distance percentae ranks th best. STREAKIN ZIPS established a six-ame winnin streak early in the season, and is now on a ive-ame run. In addition, the Zips currently own a -ame winnin streak at Rhodes Arena. The Zips have rattled-o eiht consecutive wins at Rhodes Arena over American, Radord, eoria Southern, Adrian, Coppin State, Marshall, Bowlin reen, estern Michian. s current home court winnin streak is the third lonest in the NCAA and dates back to the - season. won the inal two home ames that season over Ohio and Northern Illinois, and posted an unblemished - record in - at Rhodes Arena. The Zips are - with an. winnin percentae at the JAR and have not lost at home since Feb., aainst Miami (-). THRIVIN IN A NE ROLE ith the loss o two starters and a third key player rom the s - MAC Championship run, more minutes have been available or junior uard Jimond Ivey, and he has made the most o his time on the court. Ivey has played himsel into the startin lineup ater three starts due to an injury to point uard Noah Robotham. Now, Ivey has taken ull advantae o the new role, makin eiht starts in ames. He has scored in double diits nine times, includin a career-hih points and a personal best rebounds. In addition, he posted his irst career double-double aainst American that included points and a career-best boards. In ames, Ivey averaes. minutes with. points on. percent shootin rom the ield. He drained -o- shots and is third on the squad with. rebounds per ame, total rebounds with deensive and oensive boards. FIRE AND ICE e are not talkin hot and cold, rather hih intensity and ast play mixed with a methodical calculated approach to describe s backcourt. The combination o junior uards, Antino Jackson and Noah Robotham, provide the Zips with that type o leadership. Both, Jackson (Fire) and Robotham (Ice) are a threat with or without the ball in their hands. Jackson, and his hih-enery approach, is always in attack mode. He has the ability to beat an opponent o the bounce and uses a devastatin step back to enerate several dierent types o open looks. He is second in team scorin (. pp), and has buried lon distance ield oals. He shoots. percent rom the ield and. rom deep and has a second-best steals, while addin. assists and. rebounds per ame. On the other hand, Robotham has a methodical approach to naviatin the oense and pickin apart deenses. His chane o pace durin play keeps deenders on their heels as he contributes a. points per outin ollowin a career-hih -point perormance aainst Marshall. He has assists and seven steals. He shoots. percent rom the loor and a second-best. rom behind the -point arc, buryin triples this season. STARTIN THE SEASON OFF RIHT The Zips are - (.) all-time in season openers with a - (.) home record and - (.) on the road. UA is - (.) when openin the season under Dambrot, standin - (.) at home and - (.) on the road. In addition, the Zips own a - (.) home openin record at Rhodes Arena and have been winners in the last -o- home openin ames. is - in MAC openers, - at home since joinin the leaue in. Under th-year head coach Keith Dambrot, the Zips are - in MAC openers and - at home. has won the last eiht straiht MAC openers.

6 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES The Dambrot Coachin Tree A key part to Keith Dambrot s success has come rom the knowlede and expertise o his coachin sta. Comprised completely o individuals that have played or him, both at and previous coachin stops, the current sta includes Zips assistant coaches Terry eiand (Tiin, -), Rick McFadden (, -) and Charles Thomas (Eastern Michian, ), as well as director o basketball operations Steve McNees (, -). FRESH START The Zips continue to improve its bench play this season with the help o ive newcomers, two reshmen and three redshirt reshmen, whom are beinnin to see more and more action. Playin in all ames are reshmen Tavian Dunn-Martin and Michael Huhes, while second-year reshmen, Emmanuel Olojakpoke, Daniel Utomi, and Crai Eubanks are startin to see their roles increase. Shaka Smart, a Dambrot assistant rom, was at VCU or six seasons and led the Rams to the Final Four. Now, Smart is in his second year as head coach or Texas. Lamont Paris (-) enters his seventh season with the Bi isconsin Baders, while Je Boals () let Ohio State to pursue a head coachin position at Stony Brook. Huhes has lo. minutes per ame in the center position, second most o the newcomers. He has scored points and pulled down rebounds and has blocked shots with our steals. Dambrot s Basketball Tradition Dambrot s blood is rich with basketball tradition. His uncle, Irwin Dambrot, played or the City Collee o New York (CCNY) squad, which is the only school to win both the NCAA Tournament and NIT in the same season. Irwin was the MVP o the NCAA Tournament that season and the No. drat pick (selected seventh overall) by the New York Knicks that same year. Dambrot s ather, Sid, starred at Duquesne durin the, and seasons. The Dukes competed in the NCAA Tournament and the NIT in, as well as, the NIT in the and campains. SEASON TICKET INFORMATION Season tickets are now on sale or the - campain, with ticket packaes startin at $ or eneral Admission to $/seat or mid court. aculty and sta may purchase Upper Reserved season tickets or $ and Lower Reserved or $ plus applicable donation. The Zips also oer a amily plan allowin two adults and two children season tickets or $. Another option is the All-Access -pack available or $ that allows ans -undated vouchers which can be redeemed or eneral admission tickets or any o s ticketed sportin events. Tickets can be purchased anytime at ozips.com/tickets, or rom a.m. to p.m. ET on Mondays throuh Fridays by either callin --- () or visitin The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Oice at InoCision Stadium - Summa Field (located at E. Exchane Street, near ate at the southwest corner o the venue, at the corner o E. Exchane and S. UNION STREETS). Dunn-Martin has made an immediate impact rom the outside, drainin -o- lon distance shots or a team-hih. -point F shootin percentae. In. minutes a ame, Dunn-Martin owns a. F shootin percentae (-o-) en route to addin. points per ame. As a backup point uard, Dunn-Martin has dished out assists and made trips to the charity stripe, drainin bonus buckets or an. ree throw percentae. Olojakpoke is a rim protector who manaed to block our shots aainst Coppin State. In minutes played, he is shootin. percent on -o- shots rom the ield and has pulled down rebounds with ive blocks. Meanwhile, Utomi has a knack or scorin the ball. He is -o- rom the loor or a. shootin percentae, includin a. percent eort rom downtown. In minutes o action, Utomi has connected with -o- shots rom deep while addin seven rebounds, two steals, two assists, and a blocked shot. Roundin out the newcomer play is Eubanks. He provided a spark in minutes o work, knockin down -o- shots, includin -o- rom lon distance with one rebound and one blocked shot. OPENS MAC PLAY ITH A IN The Zips opened their th season o Mid-American Conerence play with an - win over Bowlin reen at James A. Rhodes Arena. ith the win, th-year head coach Keith Dambrot recorded his th win to become s all-time winninest coach. For the ame, (-, -) shot. percent (-o-) and. (-o-) rom beyond the -point arc, and the Zips deense limited the Falcons (-, -) to shootin just. percent (-o) rom lon distance. won the battle o the boards - while recordin second-chance points and earnin points rom the bench. Junior uard Jimond Ivey led all scorers with a career-hih points, while senior Isaiah Johnson posted a career-best eiht assists to o alon with points and a team-hih eiht rebounds. Ivey added six boards, two assists and two blocks. Also scorin in double iures or the Zips were senior Kwan Cheatham, Jr. and sophomore Josh illiams with and, respectively. The Falcons Demajeo iins led BSU with points, while Zack Denny, Antwon Lillard, and Ismail Ali all poured in points and es Alceaire had points. ZIPS DON HASKINS SUN BOL CHAMPIONS The Zips secured its second tournament championship this season, deeatin Maryland Eastern Shore, -, to be crowned the th Annual eststar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Champions at the Don Haskins Center. Junior uard Antino Jackson earned the Barry Kobren Most Valuable Award or leadin the Zips to their second tournament title, while senior center Isaiah Johnson was named to the Sun Bowl All-Tournament. In addition, th-year head coach Keith Dambrot recorded his th victory at, tyin ormer head coach Russell Beichly (-) as the winnin-est coach in proram history. Jackson used two stellar perormances to lead the Zips at the Sun Bowl Invitational, scorin a career-hih points aainst UC Irvine and ollowed with points, six assists and our rebounds in the inale. Aainst UMES, he shot -o- rom the ield with three lon distance buckets in minutes o work. Meanwhile, Johnson ollowed a -point, six-rebound tournament-openin perormance with his second double-double o the season. Johnson scored a team-hih points and rabbed a team-best rebounds. He shot -o- rom the ield and -o- rom the charity stripe while dishin out our assists and blockin two shots. All ive starters scored in double iures or the irst time since March, as junior Jimond Ivey, senior Kwan Cheatham, Jr., and reshman Tavian Dunn-Martin joined Jackson and Johnson with double-diit scorin perormances. Ivey poured in points with a second-best eiht rebounds, while Cheatham and Dunn-Martin tallied points each. It was Dunn-Martin s irst career start. Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational All-Tournament : Antino Jackson (MVP), Isaiah Johnson (), Bakari Copeland (Maryland Eastern Shore), Jaron Martin (UC Irvine), Dominic Artis (UTEP), Dante Caldwell (Maryland Eastern Shore - Don Haskins Award)

7 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES S RECORD HEN... At home On the road Neutral Playin on TV In overtime In ames decided by - points In ames decided by - In ames decided by - points In ames decided by - points In ames decided by or more Scorin First Leadin at hal Tied at hal Trailin at hal Leadin with : remainin Trailin with : remainin Tied with : remainin Leadin with : remainin Trailin with : remainin Tied with : remainin UA shoots % or better UA shoots less than % UA shoots better than opponent UA shoots worse than opponent UA shoots the same F% as opponent Opponent shoots % or better UA out-rebounds opponent Opponent out-rebounds UA are tied UA shoots % or better at FT line UA has more FT attempts Opponent has more FT attempts FT attempts are tied UA shoots % or better rom -point UA shoots under % rom -point UA has more turnovers than opponent UA has less turnovers than opponent Turnovers are tied UA scores -plus points UA scores - points UA scores - points UA scores - points UA scores - points UA scores or less points Opponent scores -plus points Opponent scores - points Opponent scores - points Opponent scores - points Opponent scores - point Opponent scores or less points STREAKS Current Streak Home Court Streak Road Streak Neutral Court Streak Last ames Last ames BY MONTH November December January February March BY DAY OF THE EEK Sunday Monday Tuesday ednesday Thursday Friday Saturday on on Lost on TEAM NOTES The Zips return three starters and nine letterwinners rom last season s Mid-American Conerence Reular-Season Championship squad that posted a - overall record and a - mark in MAC play. UA earned the No. seed in the NIT postseason tournament. s bid was the sixth in proram history and ourth or th-year head coach Keith Dambrot (,,,,, ). tied the school record or wins in a season (), thanks to the best start to a season in proram history. The Zips won its irst three ames, and ater two setbacks, won -straiht contests rom Nov. throuh Jan. to move to - overall. recorded its second-best winnin streak ( ames) under Dambrot behind a -ame run in -. The streak helped UA receive votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll and ranked as hih as No. on the Collee Insider Mid-Major Top poll while achievin a NCAA RPI, lowest in school history. The Zips ranked No. in the NCAA or -point F s made per ame, total -point F s made, and -point F s attempted. UA ranked in the NCAA s Top in -o- statistical cateories ( teams), includin our Top s: -pt F per ame (nd,.), -pt FM (nd, ), -pt F attempted (nd,,), and -pt F deense (rd,.). was nd in -pt F percentae (.). set proram records in -point F made () and attempted (,) in a season, as well as, made () and attempted () in a ame. UA posted or more wins or a th-straiht season, joinin the likes o Duke, onzaa, Kansas and Ohio State. Over the last seasons, the Zips have won ames, most by any team in the MAC. hen it comes to MAC play, the Zips have been a dominate orce in the leaue. Over the last seasons, has posted leaue wins, most o any MAC proram and played in eiht MAC title ames in the last ten years, includin a MAC-record seven-straiht rom -. made its th-straiht MAC Tournament Semiinal appearance in, settin a new mark or the lonest streak is leaue tournament history (since ) -- Miami (Ohio) -straiht (). owns - record aainst Power Five Conerence opponents over the last two seasons, and has ive-straiht seasons with at least one win over a Power Five Conerence opponent (at Mississippi State in -; vs. Penn State in -; vs. Oreon State in -; Southern Caliornia and South Carolina in -; vs. Arkansas in -) The Zips inished the season with an unblemished - home record in -, improvin to - (.) at Rhodes Arena under Dambrot. JACKSON NAMED MAC EAST PLAYER OF THE EEK Junior uard Antino Jackson was named the Mid-American Conerence East Division o the eek, announced by the leaue oice on Dec.. In addition, Jackson is the third player rom to be reconized as MAC East Division o the eek this season, joinin Isaiah Johnson (Nov. ) and Noah Robotham (Dec. ). Jackson earned the Barry Kobren Most Valuable Award or leadin the Zips to their second tournament title deeatin Maryland Eastern Shore, -, to be crowned the th Annual eststar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Champions. For the tournament, Jackson loed minutes, averain points per ame on. percent shootin rom the ield (-o-) that included a. percent eort rom beyond the -point arc (-o-). He was a perect -o- rom the ree throw line and averaed. assists () and. rebounds () per ame. ROBOTHAM NAMED MAC EAST PLAYER OF THE EEK Junior uard Noah Robotham (Las Veas, Nev.) was named the Mid-American Conerence East Division o the eek on Dec.. In addition, Robotham was selected as the Madness Mid-American Men s Basketball o the eek by colleesportsmadness.com. Robotham earned the honor ater postin a career-hih points and leadin the Zips to a - victory over Marshall on Saturday. The win marked s rd consecutive victory at James A. Rhodes Arena. Robotham started the ame on ire and never really slowed down. He only missed one shot in s lone ame o the week and was a perect -o- rom beyond the -point arc in the irst hal. In minutes o play, Robotham shot -o- (.) rom lon distance and -o- rom the ield (.). In addition, he made ive trips to charity stripe and drained all ive attempts. Robotham also contributed our assists and three rebounds.

8 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES REBOUNDIN AFTER A LOSS Since the start o the - season, the Zips have been one o best teams in the nation when it comes to reboundin ater a loss. Excludin season-endin losses, is - (.) ollowin a loss. In head coach Keith Dambrot s -year tenure, has only posted losin streaks. In act, o those losin streaks, have been just two ames and have consisted o two or more ames on the road (road/neutral site). UA has never lost more than our-straiht ames under Dambrot. has not lost ive-in-a-row since Jan. -,, under ormer head coach Dan Hipsher. - MAC CHAMPIONS The Zips inished the - campain with a - overall record, includin a - leaue mark and an undeeated - showin at James A. Rhodes Arena. Dambrot led to its eihth MAC Tournament title ame appearance in the last ten seasons and an unprecedented th-straiht semiinal. The Zips runs o consecutive title ame and semiinal appearances are the lonest streaks in MAC history. earned the No. seed in the National Invitation Tournament. It was s sixth appearance in the NIT and ourth under Dambrot (,,,,, ). tied the school record or wins in a season () and set proram records in -point F made () and attempted (,) in a season, as well as, made () and attempted () in a ame. Last year, the Zips secured the MAC Championship, No. Seed in the MAC Tournament, and East Division Title on March, with a win over Ohio. The Zips used a record-breakin perormance rom behind the -point arc to secure the title, knockin down triples on attempts, both new all-time standards. captured the a reular season or tournament title in ive o the last eiht seasons. The Zips were reular season champs in (-, - MAC) and (-, - MAC), won the MAC Tournament in (-, - MAC) and (-, - MAC), and swept the reular-season and tournament titles in (-, - MAC). In addition, claimed the East Division title in (-, - MAC). tied the proram s all-time record with wins (,,, ) en route to its eihth MAC tournament title ame in seasons and th-straiht semiinal appearance, both are MAC records. BI DO NAMED MAC EAST PLAYER OF THE EEK Ater securin the Savannah Invitational Most Valuable Award, senior center Isaiah Johnson was named the Mid-American Conerence East Division o the eek. In addition, Johnson was selected as the Madness Mid-American Men s Basketball o the eek by colleesportsmadness.com and Student-Athlete o the eek by the University o. Johnson had a bi week, leadin the Zips to the Savannah Invitational Championship. deeated eoria Southern, Air Force and Mercer to claim the inauural title. Johnson led the Zips scorin eorts in all three ames. For the week, Johnson scored points in three ames to averae. points. He shot -o- rom the loor or a. shootin percentae and -o- rom the ree throw line or a -percent eort. Johnson inished with rebounds (. rebs/), assists (. ast/), and three blocked shots (. blk/). MR. CHAIRMAN Ater servin three seasons on the NCAA Men s Basketball Rules Committee, men s basketball head coach Keith Dambrot was named the new chairman o the committee, startin with the - season. Dambrot is currently in his second season as chairman, replacin ormer chairman and Belmont head coach Rick Byrd, who completed his term on the rules committee in Auust. The NCAA Men s Basketball Rules Committee is comprised o coaches and administrators, who assess both current and proposed rules to promote consistency and air play in the ame. The committee meets once a year and votes on chanes every other May unless there s a pressin issue about player saety. THE ZIPS LEBRON JAMES SHOE DEAL AND NE LOOK Since June, the men s basketball proram has been partnered with Nike under which the Zips shoes, ame uniorms, warm ups and accessories are licensed under the Nike and LeBron James Trademarks. The Zips are just one o two collee prorams in the country that are partnered with the LBJ line o Nike equipment, the other is Ohio State. The Zips men s basketball team will be sportin new uniorms in -. The new look represents a reinviorated pride in our University, our City, and Zips Athletics. The new desin or both home and away were inspired by the Pride o the City sloan that men s basketball will carry throuhout the season. The oal is to strenthen the pride or the University o within community. The home uniorms are white with dark blue trim and accents, while the away are dark blue with white trim and accents. The Pride o the UniverCity uniorms display the name in a prestiious oldstyle script ont on the chest with the number(s) below. The script ont and numbers are the same color as the jersey top (white/white or blue/blue) and outlined with the opposite color. The inspiration or the script writin and to use on the chest stemmed rom tradition and an overwhelmin amount o pride or the city o and its University. The ame shorts have three distinuishin marks. The riht side o the shorts depicts the Zips mascot Zippy, and her Fear the Roo head loo, while the let side dons the University s oicial seal. The inal mark on the shorts is the notorious Z loo, which appears on the ront waistband. ZIPS IN SAVANNAH INVITATIONAL The Zips won the inauural Savannah Invitational Championship, deeatin Mercer - on Saturday, Nov., at the Savannah Civic Center. Senior center Isaiah Johnson (Cincinnati, Ohio) earned the tournament s Most Valuable award, while junior uard Antino Jackson (Houston, Texas) was named to the all-tournament team. led by as many as points throuhout the Savannah Invitational inale, but the Mercer Bears ound their way to claw back into the ame to be decided in the inal minutes. inished the ame shootin -o- rom the loor or a. percentae, includin a -percent eort rom downtown on -o- triples. In addition, the Zips made trips to the charity stripe, knockin down shots or a. percentae. Mercer won the battle o the boards, -, and the Zips held a sliht - advantae in the turnover battle. For the second-straiht niht, Johnson led the Zips scorin eorts with points on -o- shootin rom the loor, includin a -o- eort rom the ree throw line. For his eorts, Johnson was selected as the Savannah Invitational MVP. Also scorin in double iures in back-to-back ames was Jackson. He poured in points on Friday aainst Air Force and returned with a point showin in the inale on -o shootin rom the ield, includin a -o- showin rom deep. Jackson added two rebounds, two assists, and a block. Cheatham inished with nine points, drainin -o- -pointers. Savannah Invitational All-Tournament : Isaiah Johnson,, (MVP), Antino Jackson,, Desmond illiams, FAMU, Derick Newton, Stetson, Ike Smith, eoria Southern, Ed Polite Jr., Radord, Frank Toohey, Air Force, B.J. Tyson, East Carolina, Ria n Holland, Mercer

9 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES - AARDS AND HONORS Preseason MAC The - Zips preseason avorite to win the MAC and the MAC Tournament. Preseason All-MAC Isaiah Johnson First Mac o the eek Isaiah Johnson (/) Noah Robotham (/) Antino Jackson (/) Collee Sports Madness Isaiah Johnson - Madness o the eek / Noah Robotham - Madness o the eek / Savannah Invitational Champions Savannah Invitational All-Tournament Isaiah Johnson Most Valuable Antino Jackson Don Haskins Sun Bowl Champions Sun Bowl Invitational All-Tournament Antino Jackson Most Valuable Isaiah Johnson Head Coach Keith Dambrot s All-Time ins Leader with th in // Collee Insider Mid-Major Top Preseason rankin No. Nov. Not Ranked Nov. No. Dec. No. Dec. No. Dec. No. Dec. No. Jan. No. ZIPS SELECTED TO IN MAC For the ourth consecutive year, the men s basketball team was selected to win the Mid-American Conerence East Division while rankin as the avorite to claim the MAC Tournament title, accordin to the - MAC Preseason Men s Basketball Poll. The Zips received irst-place votes or points, edin out Ohio, who inished second in votin with points and irst-place votes. Bualo ( points, ive irst place vote) was picked third overall in the East ollowed by Kent State ( points), Bowlin reen ( points), and Miami ( points).eastern Michian is the avorite in the est Division. In addition, the Zips were selected as the avorite to claim the season inale in March. received votes to be crowned champions at the MAC Tournament, holdin a our-vote marin over Ohio (). Eastern Michian earned three votes, while Bualo and Northern Illinois each had two. Roundin out the tournament votin were Central Michian, Kent State, and Miami with one vote apiece. JOHNSON NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-MAC SQUAD Senior center Isaiah Johnson was named to the East Division Preseason All-MAC team by the -member MAC News Media Panel and leaue head coaches. In -, he played in all ames, makin nine starts and averain. pp,. rp,. ap, and. bp. He led the Zips oensive and reboundin eorts en route to an All-MAC First selection, NABC All-District First honor, and the MAC Sixth Man o the Year award. Furthermore, Johnson was a three-time MAC East o the eek recipient while bein named to the MAC All-Tournament team, the South Point Classic Most Valuable, and colleesportsmadness.com Madness Mid-American Men s Basketball o the eek. UP NEXT The basketball team will continue Mid-American Conerence play on the road, travelin Miami on Friday or a matinee ame. The Zips are scheduled to play the RedHawks on Saturday, Jan. at : p.m. at Millett Hall. Fans can ollow the action on atchespn/espn, ozips.com via live stats, or by Zips radio broadcast on -IM Sports Network available at SportsRadio.com, iheart Radio, and TuneIn.com/ Zips. ZIPS BASKETBALL SELECTED FOR EIHT TELEVISION APPEARANCES As a result o the larest television packae in Mid-American Conerence history, the men s basketball proram enters the - season with eiht uaranteed television ames on various reional and national sports networks. In addition, the Zips current schedule allows or nine ames to be selected as wildcard ames or television. Six o the nine dates provide several TV opportunities that may involve a chane in ame dates and times and/or same date with time chanes. The MAC television packae includes ESPN, ESPNU, Fox Sports (FS), CBS Sports Network (CBSSN), American Sports Network (ASN), Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) and Time arner Cable Sports Channel (TCS). In addition, can be seen on Fox Sports (FS) and ROOT Sports. ESPN broadcast are not considered when determinin television appearances. Last season, the Zips appeared in televised ames with an additional our ames aired exclusively on ESPN. Included in those contests were the MAC Championship (ESPN) and National Invitation Tournament (ESPN). New to this season, CBS Sports Network areed to air the MAC semiinal ame in addition to the MAC season inale. ZIPS ADD TO PLAYERS IN EARLY SININ PERIOD The men s basketball proram added a pair o student-athletes to the - roster durin the early sinin period, announced by head coach Keith Dambrot. Sinin national letters o intent to play or were Eric Parrish (Cypress, Texas) and Jaden Sayles (Cincinnati, Ohio). BEST START TO A SEASON The - Zips started the season with a - winnin streak and completed a ame winnin streak. The three consecutive wins to open the season marks the best start in the Division I era o men s basketball history and the -ame streak stands as the second-best under Dambrot behind a -ame run in -. In addition, the - start was the best openin to a season in basketball s Division I era, while the Zips win over the Arkansas Razorbacks marked the ith consecutive season the Zips posted a win over a Power Five Conerence opponent. Parrish, a -, -pound win, played or Cypress Sprins Hih School in - and will spend the - playin or Sunrise Christian Academy in ichita, Kan. In ames durin his senior season, Parrish nearly averaed a double-double rom the win position, scorin. points and pullin down. rebounds per ame. In addition, he added three assists, two steals, and. blocks on averae per niht. Durin his our-year hih school career, Parrish eclipsed the, point scorin threshold, recordin, points while earnin back-to-back team MVP awards. In addition, Parrish was a two-time all-district award winner as well as a two-time academic all-district recipient. Sayles, a -, -pound orward, plays Sycamore Hih School. As a junior, Sayles led the team in scorin with. points per ame while shootin at a. percent clip rom the ield and. percent rom the charity stripe. He pulled down a team-best. rebounds per ame and averaed a team-hih. blocks a niht. Sayles inished the season ranked sixth in scorin, third in blocked shots and th in rebounds or reater Miami Conerence en route to a Second- ALL-MC selection.

10 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES LAST TIME... Scored + points in a hal: x Most: vs Radord (), // (nd) Scored + points in a hal: vs. Detroit (), // (nd) Scored + points in a hal: vs. Denison (), // (st) Scored + : vs. Marshall (), // Scored + (MAC): Ohio () //, EMU and CMU (), // and // Scored + : vs. Hiram (), // Scored + (MAC): at Northern Illinois (, ot), // Scored + : vs. Denison (), // Scored + (MAC): Never Scored + : vs. Denison (), // Scored points or less: at onzaa (), // Scored points or less (MAC): vs. Ohio (), // Scored points in consecutive ames: vs. Ball State (, ot), //; at Ohio (, ot), // Scored points in + consecutive ames: vs. Central Connecticut (), //; vs. Marietta (), //; at Heidelber (), // on a ame by + points: vs. Radord (, -), // on a ame by + points: vs. Radord (, -), // on by one point: at Bowlin reen (-), // Lost by one point: at Northen Illinois(-), // Consecutive ames decided by one point: at Bowlin reen (, -), //; at Ohio (L, -), // Made + ield oals: vs.adrian (), // Made + ield oals: vs. Denison (), // Made + ield oals: vs. Denison (), // Made + ield oals: vs. Hiram (), // Shot over % rom the ield: vs. Marshall (., -), // Shot over % rom the ield: at IPF (., -), // Shot over % rom the ield: at Kent State (., -), // Shot under % rom the ield: at North Dakota State (., -), // Made + -pointers (x Last): vs. BSU (), // Made + -pointers (x Last): vsuc Irvine () // Made + -pointers: vs BSU () // Made -pointers: vs. Purdue, // Shot over % rom -point ( att): vs Marshall (., -), // Shot over % rom -point ( att): at Ohio (., -), // Shot over % rom -point ( att): vs. Ohio (., -), // Shot over % rom -point ( att): vs. Northern Ill. (., -), // Made + ree throws: vs. SC State (), //; vs. Lipscomb (), // Made + ree throws: vs. Eastern Michian (), // Made + ree throws: vs. Younstown State (), // Made + ree throws: vs. Younstown State (), // Made + ree throws: vs. Marietta (), // Shot % rom oul line: at Penn State (., -), // Shot % rom oul line (min. att.): vs. Central Mich. (-), // Had + steals: vs. Bluton (), // Had + steals: vs. Tiin (), // Had + assists: at Ohio (), // Had + assists: vs. North Carolina Central (), // Had + assists: vs. Denison (), // Had + rebounds: vs. Arkansas-Pine Blu (), // Had + rebounds: vs. Coppin State (), // on rebounds by +: vs. Coppin State (, -), // Lost rebounds by +: vs. Canisius (, -), // Had + blocked shots: at Bualo (), // Had + blocked shots: vs. Kent State (), // Had or ewer turnovers: vs. Eastern Michian MAC Tournament (), // Had or ewer turnovers: at Central Michian (), // Had + turnovers: vs. Miami (Ohio) (), // Had + turnovers: vs. Arkansas-Pine Blu (), // on in overtime: at Ohio (-, OT), // Lost in overtime: vs. Ohio State (NIT: -), // Played in two overtimes: at Ohio (, -), // Played in three overtimes: vs. Xavier (L, -), // Played in our overtimes: at Ohio (L, -), // Played in ive overtimes: at Eastern Kentucky (, -), // Played consecutive overtime ames: vs. Ball State (, -, ot), //; at Ohio (L, -, ot), // Overcame a + point deicit to win: Trailed - vs. Kent State, won -, // Overcame a + point deicit to win: Trailed - at Ohio, won - (ot), // Overcame a + point deicit to win: Trailed - vs. Bualo, won -, // LAST TIME AN OPPONENT... Scored + points in a hal: at Younstown State (), // Scored + points in a hal: at Louisville (), // (nd) Scored + points in a hal: at Louisville (), // (nd) Scored + : at Younstown State (), // Scored + (MAC): at Central Michian (), // Scored + : at Louisville (), // Scored + (MAC): at Northern Illinois (, ot), // Scored + : at Louisville (), // Scored + (MAC): at Ohio (, ot), // Scored + : at Eastern Kentucky (), // Scored points or less: vs. Hiarm (), // Scored points or less (MAC): vs. Miami (), // Scored points in consecutive ames: vs. Ball State (, ot), //; at Ohio (, ot), // Scored points in consecutive ames (MAC): vs. Ball State (, ot), //; at Ohio (, ot), // Scored points in + consecutive ames: Never on a ame by + points: vs. Miami (Fla.) (, -), // on a ame by + points: at South Carolina (, -), // Made + ield oals: at Bualo (), // Made + ield oals: at Louisville (), // Made + ield oals: at Marshall (), // Made + ield oals: Never Shot over % rom the ield x Most: vs No. Creihton (., -), // Shot over % rom the ield: at IPF (., -), // Shot over % rom the ield: vs. Ohio (., -), // Shot under % rom the ield: vs. estern Michian (., -), // Made + -pointers: vs Marshall (), // Made + -pointers x Most: vs. Marshall (), // Made -pointers: at Valparaiso, // Shot over % rom -point ( att): vs Eastern Michian (., -), // Shot over % rom -point ( att): at Ohio (., -), // Shot over % rom -point ( att): vs. Toledo (., -), // Shot over % rom -point ( att): at Toledo (., -), // Made + ree throws: at Air Force (),// Made + ree throws: at Kent State (), // Made + ree throws: at Saint Mary s (), // Made + ree throws: vs. Toledo (, ot), // Made + ree throws: Never Shot % rom oul line: vs. Ohio (., -), // Shot % rom oul line (min. att.): at Florida State (-), // Had + steals: vs. Arkansas-Pine Blu (), // Had + steals: Never Had + assists: at IPF (), // Had + assists: at Northwestern (), // Had + assists: at Louisville (), // Had + rebounds: vs. estern Michian (), //; (), //) Had + blocked shots: vs. VCU (), // Had + blocked shots: Never Had or ewer turnovers: vs. Miami (Ohio) (), // Had or ewer turnoversx Least: vs UMES (), // Had + turnovers: vs Radord (), // Had + turnovers: vs. Canisius (), // Overcame a + point deicit to win: YSU trailed - and won -, // Overcame a + point deicit to win: estern Michian trailed - and won - in overtime, //

11 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES LAST TIME AN PLAYER... SCORIN Scored + : Jimond Ivey (), vs. Bowlin reen // Scored + : Noah Robotham (), vs MArshall (//) Scored + : Reie McAdams (), vs. Central Michian, // Scored + : Romeo Travis (), vs. Bowlin reen, // Scored + : Derrick Tarver (), vs. riht State, // Scored + : Joe Jakubick (), vs. Murray State, // Scored + : Never Two players had + points: Kwan Cheatham and Reie McAdams () vs Ohio // Reie McAdams (), and Isaiah Johnson (), vs EMU Three players had + points: Nikola Cvetinovic (); Brett McClanahan (); Zeke Marshall (), vs. Younstown State, // Two players had + points: Darryl Peterson (); Andy Hipsher (), at Ohio, // Two players had + points: Rashon Brown (); David Falknor (), vs. estern Michian, // Scored + points, hal: Derrick Tarver (), vs. riht State, // (st) Scored + points in ive-straiht ames: Derrick Tarver (), //-// Scored + points in + straiht ames: Joe Jakubick (), //-// Scored in double iures in + straiht ames: Isaiah Johnson (), /-// Scored in double iures in + straiht ames: Demetrius Tree Treadwell (), //-// Scored in double iures in + straiht ames: Joe Jakubick (), //-// All ive starters scored in double iures: Isaiah Johnson (), Antino Jackson (), Jimond Ivey (), Kwan Cheatham, Jr. (), Tavian Dunn-Martin (); vs. UMES, // players scored in double iures x Last: Noah Robotham (), Isaiah Johnson (), Kwan Cheatham, Jr. (), Jimond Ivey (), and Josh illiams (); vs. Marshall, // players scored in double iures: (x in -) Noah Robotham (), Jake Kretzer (), Antino Jackson (), Pat Forsythe (), Isaiah Johnson (), Josh illiams (); vs. UC Santa Barbara //; Reie McAdams (), Isaiah Johnson (), Jake Kretzer (), Antino Jackson (), Kwan Cheatham, Jr. (), Noah Robotham (); vs. Iona // players scored in double iures: Bubba alther (), Zach Sowers (), Matt Futch (), Nick Dials (), Dru Joyce (), Romeo Travis (), John Rybak (); vs. Denison, // DOUBLE-DOUBLES Had a double-double: Kwan Cheatham, Jr. ( pts., Rebs); Isaiah Johnson ( pts, Rebs); Jimond Ivey ( pts, Rebs) all vs American // Two players with a double-double: Demetrius Tree Treadwell ( pts., rebs.), Nick Harney ( pts., rebs.); vs. Eastern Michian, // Three players with a double-double: Kwan Cheatham, Jr. ( pts., Rebs); Isaiah Johnson ( pts, Rebs); Jimond Ivey ( pts, Rebs) all vs American // -point, -rebound double-double: Demetrius Tree Treadwell ( pts., rebs.), vs. Oreon State, // -point, -rebound double-double: Demetrius Tree Treadwell ( pts., rebs.), vs. Northern Illinois, // Double-double in points and assists: Dru Joyce ( pts., ast.), vs. Hampton, // Had a triple-double: Never SHOOTIN Made + ield oals: Reie McAdams (), vs.bsu, // Made + ield oals: Derrick Tarver (), at Hampton, // Attempted + ield oals: Brett McKniht (), at Northern Ill., // Attempted + ield oals: Derrick Tarver (), at Ball State, // Made + -pointers: Josh illiams (), at NIU // Made + -pointers: Reie McAdams (),vs BSU // Made + -pointers: Derrick Tarver (), vs. riht State, // Attempted + -pointers: Reie McAdams (), vs. BSU, // Attempted + -pointers: Reie McAdams (), at Eastern Mich., // Attempted + -pointers: Derrick Tarver (), vs. riht State, // Made a -pointer in + straiht ames: Noah Robotham (), //-// Made a -pointer in + straiht ames: Steve McNees (), //-// Made a -pointer in + straiht ames: Brett McClanahan (), //-// Shot % rom -point rane (min. att.): Jake Kretzer (-), at Ohio, // FREE THROS Made + ree throws: Isaiah Johnson (-o-), vs. SC State, // Made + ree throws: Romeo Travis (), vs. Bowlin reen, // Made + ree throws: Jim Fenton (), vs. John Carroll, // Made + consecutive ree throws: Darryl Roberts (), //-// Made + consecutive ree throws: Darryl Roberts (), //-// Attempted + ree throws: Isaiah Johnson (-o-), vs. SC State, // Attempted + ree throws: Romeo Travis (), vs. Bowlin reen, // Shot % rom the oul line (min. att.): Johnny Hollinsworth (-), vs. Marshall, // REBOUNDS Had + rebounds: Kwan Cheatham, Jr. (), vs American, // Had + rebounds: Isaiah Johnson (), vs. Eastern Michian // Had + rebounds: Bryan Roth (), vs. Eastern Kentucky, // Had + rebounds: Roer Johnson (), vs. Ill. esleyan, // Had + rebounds in three-consecutive ames: Demetrius Tree Treadwell, //-// Had + rebounds in our-consecutive ames: Demetrius Tree Treadwell, //// Had + rebounds in ive-consecutive ames: Demetrius Tree Treadwell, //// Two players had + rebounds: Quincy Dis (), Demetrius Tree Treadwell (); at Miami (Ohio), // Three players had + rebounds: Jake Kretzer (), Zeke Marshall (), Nick Harney (); vs. Coppin State, // ASSISTS Had + assists: Antino Jackson vs. Lipscomb (), //; at Arkansas (), // Had + assists: Alex Abreu (), at Northwestern, // Had + assists: endell Bates (), vs. Kent State, // Had + assists: Never BLOCKED SHOTS Had blocked shots: Demetrius Tree Treadwell (), at EMU, // Had blocked shots: Zeke Marshall (), vs. Bualo, // Had blocked shots: Zeke Marshall (), vs. Kent State, // Had blocked shots: Zeke Marshall (), at Toledo, // Had + blocked shots: Never STEALS Had steals: Nyles Evans (), at Northern Illinois, // Had steals: Alex Abreu (), at Mississippi State, // Had steals: Jimmal Ball (), at Bualo, // Had steals: Jimmal Ball (), at Eastern Michian, // LAST TIME AN OPPOSIN PLAYER... Scored + : Marcus Foster (), No. Creihton // Scored + : Raven Lee (), at Eastern Michian, // Scored + : Carlos Medlock (), vs. Eastern Michian, // Scored + : Never Had a double-double: Terry Harris ( pts., rebs.), vs. Coppin State, // Made + ield oals: Cameron Morse () at YSU, // Attempted + ield oals: Josh Hart () at Villanova, // Made + -pointers: Matt Donlan () at YSU, // Attempted + -pointers: Anthlon Bell () at Arkansas, // Made + ree throws: Raven Lee (), at Eastern Michian, // Attempted + ree throws: D.J. Newbill (), at Penn State, // Shot % rom the oul line (min. att.): Braylon Rayson (-), at Central Michian, // Had + rebounds: Moses Kinsley () at Arkansas, // Had + rebounds: Jordan Fouse (), at reen Bay, // Had + rebounds: Reie Keely (), vs. Ohio, // Had + assists: D.J. Cooper (), at Ohio, // Had + blocked shots: Jimmy Hall (), at Kent State, // Had + steals: Cameron Morse (), at YSU, //

12 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES Keith Dambrot s motivation or success is dierent than most head coaches at the Division I level. His commitment has seen the basketball proram row into one o the top mid-majors in the nation. This drive doesn t stem rom thouhts o career steppin stones, but rom his alleiance to his hometown and alma mater. KEITH DAMBROT Dambrot became the st head coach o men s basketball on March,. On Sept.,, he sined a one-year contract extension to be head coach o the Zips throuh the - season. } Head Coach } th Season at } th Season Overall } Dambrot wasted no time puttin his stamp on the proram and has led to the postseason in nine o the last seasons participatin in the NCAA Tournament in, and, the National Invitation Tournament in,,, and the Collee Basketball Invitational (CBI) in and the ColleeInsider.com Postseason Tournament in. His success ranks the Zips with some o the top prorams in the nation. is one o only ive teams in the country to win at least ames in each o the past seasons, joinin the likes o Duke, onzaa, Kansas and Ohio State. In act, has won at least ames in each o Dambrot s seasons, makin the Zips one o prorams to do so since the start o the - campain (Duke, onzaa, Kansas, Louisville, Michian State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Pittsburh, VCU and isconsin). UA leads the Mid-American Conerence in overall wins since the start o the - season () and is tied or th nationally in overall wins durin that stretch. THE KEITH DAMBROT FILE Dambrot has led to the MAC Tournament semiinals in -straiht years, includin eiht title ame appearances in the last ten seasons. The Zips run o consecutive semiinal appearances is the lonest streak in MAC history. COLLEIATE HEAD COACHIN RECORD Year School Record Notable - Tiin - wins in - was sinle - Tiin - season school record - Tiin (two seasons) - Ashland - on school s irst-ever leaue - Ashland - and reional championship - Ashland (two seasons) - Central Michian - recruitin class ranked - Central Michian - th nationally CMU (two seasons) UA s most wins since NIT Second Round - - MAC East Division Champions - - NIT Second Round - - NCAA Tournament First Round - - Collee Basketball Invitational - - NCAA Tournament Second Rd. - - Reular Season Champs./NIT - - NCAA Tournament Second Rd. - - ColleeInsider.com Tourn. - - th-straiht + win season - - MAC Reular-Season Champions, NIT ( seasons) - (.) - (.) Career ( seasons) HIH SCHOOL HEAD COACHIN RECORD - in three seasons ( s St. Vincent-St. Mary HS) Two Ohio state hih school titles Year Record Notable - - Reional Runner-Up - - State Champions State Champions (.) BIRTHDATE EDUCATION Oct., - B.S. deree rom - M.B.A deree rom COLLEIATE PLAYIN CAREER - - Baseball () HIH SCHOOL Firestone Hih School () FAMILY Married to Donna Dambrot Children - Alysse and Rob Dambrot is one o just eiht coaches to own an active streak o or more consecutive seasons o -plus wins at the same school, and shares the sixth-lonest streak o consecutive -win seasons with Steve Fisher (San Dieo State) and Dave Rose (BYU). In his seasons in chare o the proram, has amassed a - (.) overall record, includin a - (.) mark in MAC play and a (.) tally in home ames (- (.) in MAC play at home). In seasons as a colleiate head coach, he owns a - (.) overall record. Dambrot enters the - season in sixth place in MAC history with a. win percentae while coachin in the leaue (- overall; - ), ourth in overall wins (), ourth in conerence wins () and ith in leaue ames winnin percentae (., -). In, Dambrot led the Zips to a - overall record and a - conerence mark while capturin s third Reular Season MAC Championship. UA continued its run o -straiht seasons with -plus wins, while Dambrot was named MAC Coach o the Year and NABC All-District Coach o the Year. In, Dambrot was named the MAC Coach o the Year and the Red Auerbach Coach o the year, as well as a inalist or the Jim Phelan National Coach o the Year award (national COY) and the Huh Durham Award, which reconizes the nation s top mid-major coach. Mentorin a total o All-MAC honorees, MAC All-Tournament team selections, ive MAC Sixth Man o the Year honors, our MAC Deensive s o the Year, three MAC tournament MVPs and one MAC player o the year award has hihlihted his time at UA. Also durin his watch, players have been added to the school s,-point scorers list, he coached the all-time blocked shots leader or and the MAC (Zeke Marshall, ), s all-time assists leader (Dru Joyce, ), all-time winninest player (Chris McKniht, victories over a our-season span) and all-time ames played leaders (Steve McNees and Nikola Cvetinovic, ). In, Dambrot was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall o Fame or his contributions at St. Vincent-St. Mary Hih School, and at The University o as both a student-athlete and head coach.dambrot is a member o the NCAA Men s Basketball Rules Committee and was named the committee chairman in Auust.

13 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES JIMOND IVEY JOSH ILLIAMS Jr. uard - Cleveland, Ohio lenville HS inn Academy AARON JACKSON Jr. uard - ahanna, Ohio ahanna Lincoln HS So. uard -, Ohio St. Vincent-St. Mary HS TAVIAN DUNN-MARTIN Fr. uard - Huntinton,.Va. Huntinton HS KAN CHEATHAM, JR. Sr. Forward - Cincinnati, Ohio inton oods HS DANIEL UTOMI CRAI EUBANKS r-fr. in/forward - Houston, Texas estside HS NOAH ROBOTHAM Jr. uard - Las Veas, Nev. Bishop orman HS MARK NOBLE Sr. uard -, Ohio Manchester HS Jr. in - Cleveland, Ohio lenville HS MSU-est Plains MICHAEL HUHES Fr. Center - Liberty, Mo. Liberty North HS EMMANUEL OLOJAKPOKE ISAIAH JOHNSON CARLITOS ANDERSON Sr. uard - Cincinnati, Ohio alnut Hills HS Fr. uard - Houston, Texas South Kent School TY DALTON ANTINO JACKSON KEITH DAMBROT RICK McFADDEN CHARLES THOMAS TERRY EIAND STEVE McNEES r-fr Forward - Houston, Texas Cypress Sprins HS Head Coach th Season Sr. Center - Cincinnati, Ohio alnut Hills HS Assistant Coach th Season Assistant Coach Seventh Season Eastern Michian Assistant Coach th Season Ashland Jr. uard - Houston, Texas Cypress Sprins HS Director o Operations Sixth Season

14 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Carlitos Anderson Kwan Cheatham, Jr. Ty Dalton Tavian Dunn-Martin Crai Eubanks Michael Huhes Jimond Ivey Aaron Jackson Antino Jackson Isaiah Johnson Marquelle McIntyre Mark Noble Emmanuel Olojakpoke Noah Robotham Daniel Utomi Josh illiams Pos. F C C F /F Ht t. Yr.-Exp Sr.-HS Sr.-L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-L Fr.-HS Jr.-HS Jr.-L Jr.-L Sr.-L Fr.-RS Sr.-L Fr.-RS Jr.-L Fr.-RS So.-L Hometown Hih School Previous School Cincinnati, Ohio alnut Hills HS Cincinnati, Ohio inton oods HS Houston, Texas South Kent School Huntinton,.Va. Huntinton HS Cleveland, Ohio lenville HS MSU-est Plains Liberty, Mo. Liberty North HS Cleveland, Ohio lenville HS inn Academy ahanna, Ohio ahanna Lincoln HS Houston, Texas Cypress Sprins HS Cincinnati, Ohio alnut Hills HS reensboro, N.C. reensboro Day School, Ohio Manchester HS Houston, Texas Cypress Sprins HS Las Veas, Nev. Bishop orman HS Houston, Texas estside HS, Ohio St. Vincent-St. Mary HS Head Coach: Keith Dambrot ( ) th season Assistant Coaches: Rick McFadden ( ) th season; Charles Thomas (Eastern Michian ) th season; Terry eiand (Ashland ) th season Director o Basketball Operations: Steve McNees (th season); Assistant to the Head Coach: Kevin Byrne (irst season); Video Coordinator: Eric Harper (third season) raduate Assistants: Desmond Youn (second season), Desmond Youn (irst season) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Jimond Ivey Josh illiams Kwan Cheatham, Jr. Daniel Utomi Crai Eubanks Aaron Jackson Tavian Dunn-Martin Marquelle McIntyre Noah Robotham Mark Noble Michael Huhes Emmanuel Olojakpoke Isaiah Johnson Carlitos Anderson Ty Dalton Antino Jackson Pos. F /F C F C Ht t. Yr. Jr.-HS So.-L Sr.-L Fr.-RS Jr.-L Jr.-L Fr.-HS Fr.-RS Jr.-L Sr.-L Fr.-HS Fr.-RS Sr.-L Sr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-L PRONUNCIATION UIDE Kwan Cheatham, Jr. Keith Dambrot Antino Jackson Emmanuel Olojakpoke Noah Robotham Daniel Utomi Terry eiand Crai Eubanks cheat-um dam-brot an-tin-oh oh-low-ja-poke-e row-bath-um u-toam-ee HY-and YOU-banks Hometown Hih School Previous School Cleveland, Ohio lenville HS inn Academy, Ohio St. Vincent-St. Mary HS Cincinnati, Ohio inton oods HS Houston, Texas estside HS Cleveland, Ohio lenville HS MSU-est Plains ahanna, Ohio ahanna Lincoln HS Huntinton,.Va. Huntinton HS reensboro, N.C. reensboro Day School Las Veas, Nev. Bishop orman HS, Ohio Manchester HS Liberty, Mo. Liberty North HS Houston, Texas Cypress Sprins HS Cincinnati, Ohio alnut Hills HS Cincinnati, Ohio alnut Hills HS Houston, Texas South Kent School Houston, Texas Cypress Sprins HS

15 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES RETURNIN LETTERINNER NOTES Senior orward Kwan Cheatham, Jr., started -o- ames as a junior, averain. points,. rebounds,. assists and. blocked shot per ame. He posted nine double-diit scorin perormances with a career-hih double-double o points and rebounds aainst Ohio (March ). He added an -point perormance aainst NIU (Jan. ) with a perect niht rom the ield, -o- rom the loor and -o- rom beyond the -point arc and at the charity stripe. He inished the season ranked th in the MAC in blocked shots. He blocked at least one shot in ames, includin nine multi-block perormances with three blocks (our times) and two blocks (ive times). Senior center Isaiah Johnson played in all ames, makin nine starts and averain. pp,. rp,. ap, and. bp. He led the Zips oensive and reboundin eorts and earned the MAC Sixth Man o the Year award, All-MAC First, and NABC All-District First. He was named to the MAC All-Tournament team, the South Point Classic Most Valuable, colleesportsmadness.com Madness Mid-American Men s Basketball o the eek, and was a three-time MAC East o the eek recipient He recorded six double-doubles with points and rebounds, includin three o the last ive ames. He posted double-diit scorin eorts in ames, o the last, and had a stretch o ames-straiht with or more points. Johnson scored -plus points six times, includin a career-hih points (twice), aainst South Carolina State (Dec. ) and Kent State (Feb. ). He ranked second in the MAC in F percentae (.), ourth in blocked shots (., ), seventh in rebounds (.,, and th in scorin (.).) Junior uard Aaron Jackson appeared in ames, makin ive starts. He inished the season averain. points and. rebounds per ame. He scored in double iures three times last season, includin a career hih points in the season home opener aainst Hiram (Nov. ). Junior uard Antino Jackson appeared in all ames, startin ames as a sophomore. He was named All-MAC Honorable Mention and was the Zips second leadin scorer, averain. pp,. ap, and. rp. He inished the campain with double-diit scorin perormances, includin in his last ames. Jackson set career hihs in points (, vs. Arkansas, Nov. ), assists ( (twice, last vs. BSU Feb. ), and rebounds ( vs. estern Michian, Jan. ). Jackson led the team in total assists with and ree throw percentae (., -o-). He ranked amon the leaders in the MAC in six cateories, ree throw percentae (th,.), assists (th,.), assist to turnover ratio (th,.), -point F made (th,.), steals (th,.), and scorin (th,.). Junior uard Noah Robotham appeared in ames, makin starts. Robotham missed the irst ive ames o the season, recoverin rom ACL surery. was - with his return. He inished irst in assist per ame (., ) and ourth in team scorin (. pp), recordin double diits in -o- ames. He posted a ourth-best team shootin percentae rom deep (.) and -pointers made (). In the MAC, he ranked irst in assist to turnover ratio (.) eihth in -point F percentae (.), ninth in assists (.), th in steals (.), and th in -point F made (., ). Sophomore uard Josh illiams appeared in -o- ames with our starts durin his reshman campain, averain. pp,. rp, and. ap. He was named MAC Freshman o the Year and earned a spot on the MAC All-Freshman team. illiams was second on the team in -point F percentae (.) and scored in double iures seven times. He recorded three-straiht ames o + points scored, deliverin a career hih points in back-to-back ames aainst Central Michian (Feb. ) and Northern Illinois (Feb. ). He shot -o- (.) rom beyond the -point arc in that three ame stretch. illiams was named MAC East o the eek. illiams ranked ith in the leaue in -point F percentae (.). The Zips also return two walk-on senior uards in Carlitos Anderson ( ames,. pp,. rp) and Mark Noble ( ames,. pp.. rp). RETURNIN NON-LETTERINNER NOTES Junior collee transer Crai Eubanks (Cleveland, Ohio) and redshirt reshman orward Emmanuel Olojakpoke (Houston, Texas) will make their Zips debut this season, while redshirt reshman win/orward Daniel Utomi (Houston, Texas) returns rom an injury. In addition, walk-on Marquell McIntyre (reensboro, N.C.) returned to the - squad. NECOMER NOTES Freshman uard Tavian Dunn-Martin (Huntinton,.Va.) averaed. points and. assists per ame at Huntinton Hih School as a senior. He was named the - Evans Award recipient, iven to the state s best player. He scored a career-hih points and led the Hihlanders to its third-straiht Class AAA Championship ame. Dunn-Martin won two state titles ( and ), a two-time Class AAA All-State selection ( and ) and a third-team selection in. Freshman center Michael Huhes (Liberty, Mo.) joins the Zips rom Liberty North Hih School where he averaed points and rebounds as a senior. He is a three-time Suburban Middle Seven AllConerence and All-District First- honoree while earnin District MVP as a junior and senior. He uided Liberty North to a sixth-consecutive district championship by averain a double-double as a senior ( pp, rp) and a junior (. pp,. rp). In addition, Huhes averaed. points and. rebounds per ame as a sophomore. Freshman uard Ty Dalton (Houston, Texas) joins the proram rom the South Kent School in Kent, Conn where he helped lead the squad to the National Prep Championship. Prior to prep school, he averaed. points and. rebounds per ame as a senior at Second Baptist Hih School in Houston. He was a two-time First Class AAAA All-State selection in Texas and a three-time All-District honoree. Sophomore uard Jimond Ivey appeared in ames and averaed. minutes,. points and. rebounds per ame. He set a career hihs in points () and rebounds () aainst Hiram (Nov. ) and provided a spark in the Zips home win aainst Kent State (March ). Ivey scored nine points on -o- shootin (.) rom the ield and ree throw line.

16 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES JIMOND IVEY - vs.bowlin reen (//) vs. American (//) vs.coppin State (//) - at onzaa (//) Blocks vs. Radord (//) at Crehton (//) Career vs. Lipscomb (//) at reen Bay (//) NOAH ROBOTHAM - vs. Marshall (//) -vs. eoria Southern (//) vs. Marshall (//) vs. Adrian (//) Blocks -vs. Marshall (//) JOSH ILLIAMS - vs Air Force (//) vs Air Force (//) vs.coppin State (//) at Crehton (//) Blocks at Crehton (//) Career x (Last: vs.niu (//) vs Air Force (//) -x (last at Miami //) vs. Ohio // -x (last at Toledo //) MARK NOBLE - vs. Radord (//) vs. Radord (//) Blocks vs. Radord (//) vs. Hiram (//) KAN CHEATHAM, JR. - vs Bowlin reen (//) -x (last Coppin State (//) vs. Adrian (//) vs. eoria Southern (//) Blocks x (last Coppin State (//) at Crehton (//) Career vs. Ohio (//) - x (last vs.coppin State (//) vs. Coppin State (//) - x (last: at UB, //) vs. UMBC (//) vs. Kent State (//) MICHAEL HUHES - vs. Adrian (//) x (last: vs. Adrian (//) vs. Adrian (//) vs. American (//) Blocks x (last: vs. Adrian (//) vs. American (//) Career DANIEL UTOMI - vs. Radord (//) vs. Adrian (//) vs Air Force (//) vs. Radord (//) Blocks vs. Adrian (//) - x (last: Adrian (//) Career vs. Villanova (//) EMMANUEL OLOJAKPOKE - vs. Adrian (//) -x (last: vs. Adrian (//) - Blocks vs.coppin State (//) vs. Adrian (//) Career CRAI EUBANKS - vs. Adrian (//) vs. Adrian (//) - Blocks vs. Radord (//) vs. Adrian (//) Career ISAIAH JOHNSON - vs. eoria Southern (//) vs. estern Michian (//) vs. Bowlin reen (//) -at Younstown State (//) Blocks -at Younstown State (//) vs. estern Michian (//) Career x (last: vs. Kent State, //) vs. Eastern Mich.. (//) - x (last Toledo, //) vs. BCU (//) -x (Last: vs. Lipscomb (//) AARON JACKSON - vs Air Force (//) vs Air Force (//) vs. Radord (//) Blocks -x (last: vs. Adrian (//) -at Younstown State (//) Career vs. Hiram (//) vs. MU (//) vs. Hiram (//) - x (last: at MU, //) vs. Lipscomb (//) CARLITOS ANDERSON - -x (last: vs. Adrian (//) vs. Adrian (//) - Blocks - vs. Radord (//) Career vs. Hiram (//) vs. Hiram (//) vs. Hiram (//) vs. Hiram (//) vs. Hiram (//) TAVIAN DUNN-MARTIN - -at Younstown State (//) at Crehton (//) x (last: vs. Adrian (//) at Crehton (//) Blocks - at Crehton (//) Career TY DALTON Blocks - - Career MARQUELLE MCINTYRE - vs. Radord (//) vs. Radord (//) - Blocks - vs. Adrian (//) Career ANTINO JACKSON - vs. eoria Southern (//) -x (Last at Crehton (//) -x (Last:. Michian (//) vs. Adrian (//) Blocks vs. eoria Southern (//) vs Air Force (//) Career vs. Arkansas (//) vs. estern Michian (//) vs.x (Last BSU (//) vs. UMBC (//) vs. Coppin St. (//) at Arkansas (//) Career - x (last: a Southern (//) vs. CMU (//) - x (last: vs. Ohio //) -x (Last: vs. Lipscomb (//) at NDSU (//) Career vs. Ball State (//) - x (last: vs. MU, //) vs. Radord (//)

17 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES The Automated ScoreBook Combined Statistics (as o Jan, ) All ames RECORD: ALL AMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ROBOTHAM, Noah CHEATHAM, Jr., Kwan ILLIAMS, Josh DUNN-MARTIN, Tavia UTOMI, Daniel OLOJAKPOKE, Emma HUHES, Michael EUBANKS, Crai NOBLE, Mark MCINTYRE, Marquelle ANDERSON, Carlitos... Opponents... p-s Score by Periods Opponents st nd HOME Point min av -a % -a % TEAM STATISTICS SCORIN per ame Scorin marin FIELD OALS-ATT Field oal pct POINT F-ATT -point F pct -pt F made per ame FREE THROS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per ame REBOUNDS per ame Reboundin marin ASSISTS per ame TURNOVERS Turnovers per ame Turnover marin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS per ame BLOCKS Blocks per ame ATTENDANCE Home ames-av/ame Neutral site-av/ame OVERALL F-Throw t-ta t%!! Date // // // // // // // -- // // // // // // // NEUTRAL de tot av p dq.. a Opponent at Younstown State AMERICAN RADFORD EORIA SOUTHERN vs Air Force vs Mercer ADRIAN at Creihton COPPIN STATE at onzaa MARSHALL vs UC Irvine vs Maryland Eastern Shore BOLIN REEN ESTERN MICHIAN to blk stl - = Conerence ame! = Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational (El Paso, Texas) o OPP AAY L L L pts av Score Att.

18 - MEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES The Automated ScoreBook Combined Statistics (as o Jan, ) Conerence ames RECORD: ALL AMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE CHEATHAM, Jr., Kwan DUNN-MARTIN, Tavia ILLIAMS, Josh ROBOTHAM, Noah OLOJAKPOKE, Emma HUHES, Michael... Opponents... p-s TEAM STATISTICS SCORIN per ame Scorin marin FIELD OALS-ATT Field oal pct POINT F-ATT -point F pct -pt F made per ame FREE THROS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per ame REBOUNDS per ame Reboundin marin ASSISTS per ame TURNOVERS Turnovers per ame Turnover marin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS per ame BLOCKS Blocks per ame ATTENDANCE Home ames-av/ame Neutral site-av/ame Score by Periods Opponents st nd OVERALL HOME Point min av -a % -a % AAY F-Throw t-ta t% OPP Date // // de tot av p dq a - Opponent BOLIN REEN ESTERN MICHIAN = Conerence ame! = Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational (El Paso, Texas) o NEUTRAL to blk stl pts av Score - - Att.