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2022–23 Akron Zips men's basketball
2022–23 Akron Zips men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	22–11 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach	John Groce (6th season);
Associate head coach	Dustin Ford (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Fulford (6th season); Robby Pridgen (6th season);
Home arena	James A. Rhodes Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Akron Zips men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2022–23 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by sixth-year head coach John Groce, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.^[1] As the third seed they defeated Buffalo in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing to Kent State to finish 22–11 and 13–5 in MAC play^[2]^[3]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		South Dakota State	W 81–80 ^OT	1–0	31 – Castaneda	14 – Freeman	7 – Castaneda	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,157) Akron, OH
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Barstool Sports		vs. Mississippi State Barstool Showcase	L 54–73	1–1	20 – Castaneda	4 – Tied	6 – Castaneda	Wells Fargo Center (5,213) Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., TBA		Morgan State	W 65–59	2–1	17 – Freeman	13 – Freeman	4 – Tribble	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,759) Akron, OH
November 21, 2022* 1:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Western Kentucky Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	W 72–53	3–1	18 – Freeman	11 – Tied	3 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 22, 2022* 1:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. LSU Cayman Islands Classic semifinals	L 58–73	3–2	28 – Castaneda	10 – Freeman	4 – Castaneda	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 23, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Nevada Cayman Islands Classic	L 58–62	3–3	21 – Johnson	9 – Freeman	4 – Johnson	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 57–68	3–4	16 – Johnson	14 – Freeman	4 – Johnson	Cam Henderson Center (4.012) Huntington, WV
December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Muskingum	W 80–33	4–4	17 – Castaneda	9 – Lyles	6 – Johnson	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,466) Akron, OH
December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jackson State	W 85–72	5–4	23 – Castaneda	9 – Freeman	5 – Tied	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,385) Akron, OH
December 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wright State	W 66–54	6–4	19 – Castaneda	15 – Freeman	4 – Hankerson	James A. Rhodes Arena (1398) Akron, OH
December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	W 87–55	7–4	33 – Castaneda	8 – Freeman	3 – Castaneda	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,424) Akron, OH
December 22, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bradley	L 55–74	7–5	19 – Castaneda	10 – Freeman	2 – Castaneda	Carver Arena (3,530) Peoria, IL
December 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Concord	W 84–58	8–5	18 – Freeman	10 – Freeman	6 – Hankerson	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,550) Akron, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Illinois	W 76–51	9–5 (1–0)	27 – Freeman	15 – Freeman	4 – Hankerson	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
January 6, 2023 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Ball State	L 63–70	9–6 (1–1)	23 – Freeman	14 – Freeman	1 – Tied	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bowling Green	W 74–70	10–6 (2–1)	21 – Freeman	15 – Freeman	5 – Castaneda	Stroh Center (1,844) Bowling Green, OH
January 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Eastern Michigan	W 104–67	11–6 (3–1)	23 – Castaneda	9 – Freeman	9 – Johnson	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,177) Akron, OH
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Michigan	W 69–51	12–6 (4–1)	13 – Castaneda	9 – Freeman	5 – Castaneda	McGuirk Arena (1,509) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 21, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Western Michigan	W 66–55	13–6 (5–1)	32 – Castaneda	11 – Freeman	4 – Tribble	University Arena (2,288) Kalamazoo, MI
January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 73–68	14–6 (6–1)	32 – Castaneda	8 – Freeman	4 – Tribble	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,620) Akron, OH
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Ohio	W 83–77	15–6 (7–1)	32 – Freeman	15 – Freeman	4 – Hankerson	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,234) Akron, OH
January 31, 2023 TBA, ESPN+		at Buffalo	W 81–64	16–6 (8–1)	32 – Castaneda	9 – Freeman	8 – Tribble	Alumni Arena (5,001) Buffalo, NY
February 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Kent State	W 67–55	17–6 (9–1)	24 – Castaneda	17 – Freeman	4 – Tribble	James A. Rhodes Arena (5,821) Akron, OH
February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Toledo	L 74–84	17–7 (9–2)	23 – Castaneda	12 – Freeman	4 – Tribble	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,041) Akron, OH
February 10, 2023^[10] 7:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Ohio	L 81–90	17–8 (9–3)	34 – Castaneda	12 – Freeman	4 – Hankerson	Convocation Center (5,038) Athens, OH
February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	W 78–51	18–8 (10–3)	22 – Freeman	15 – Freeman	4 – Castaneda	George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,122) Ypsilanti, MI
February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Buffalo	W 86–66	19–8 (11–3)	30 – Castaneda	10 – Freeman	4 – Freeman	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,068) Akron, OH
February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Toledo	L 63–84	19–9 (11–4)	18 – Freeman	9 – Freeman	4 – Castaneda	Savage Arena (5,677) Toledo, OH
February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 81–64	20–9 (12–4)	23 – Castaneda	10 – Freeman	6 – Hankerson	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,739) Akron, OH
February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	W 87–83	21–9 (13–4)	29 – Castaneda	12 – Freeman	3 – Hankerson	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,912) Akron, OH
March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m.^[11], ESPNU		at Kent State	L 84–89 ^OT	21–10 (13–5)	26 – Hunter	12 – Freeman	5 – Castaneda	MAC Center (6,327) Kent, OH
MAC tournament
March 9, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Buffalo Quarterfinals	W 101–77	22–10	31 – Castaneda	7 – Freeman	4 – Castaneda	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (3,852) Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2022 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	(3)	vs. (2) Kent State Semifinals	L 73–79	22–11	26 – Freeman	18 – Freeman	3 – Tied	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (9,295) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ali Ali	F	6'8	205	Sophomore	Kendallville, Indiana	Transferred to Butler
Aziz Bandaogo	C	7'0	215	Freshman	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Utah Valley
Sekou Kalle	F	6'10	224	Freshman	Louisville, Kentucky	Transferred to Evansville
Bryan Trimble, Jr.	G	6'3	224	RS-Junior	Kansas City, Missouri	Transferred to Missouri State
Michael Wynn	F	6'6	210	Junior	Albany, New York	Entered Transfer Portal

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Trendon Hankerson	G	6'2	185	Junior	Novi, Michigan	Transferred from Northern Illinois
Sammy Hunter	F	6'9	228	Sophomore	Nassau, Bahamas	Transferred from Mississippi

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Amani Lyles F	Columbus, Ohio	Beechcroft	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	226 lb (103 kg)
Amani Lyles F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tavari Johnson G	Chicago, Illinois	Lyons	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	155 lb (70 kg)
Tavari Johnson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Ryan Prather Jr. G	Clarksburg, Maryland	Clarksburg	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 15, 2021
Ryan Prather Jr. G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Prince Mosengo F	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Keystone Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
Prince Mosengo F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Kent State †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
Akron	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Ball State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Ohio	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Buffalo	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Northern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	13	–	19	.406
Miami (OH)	6	–	12	.333	12	–	20	.375
Bowling Green	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Eastern Michigan	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
Central Michigan	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Western Michigan	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258

† 2023 MAC tournament winner