Akron Zips
all-time results
2012-13 University of Akron men’s basketball • 73
Records
1960-61 (18-7, 10-3 OAC*) Coach: Tony Laterza D3 Bridgewater W 85-57 D7 at Toledo L 62-81 D10 Oberlin* W 82-62 D16 at Wittenberg* L 55-74 D19 Muskingum*+ W 108-80 S20 Youngstown St.+ W 79-63 D28 New Hampshire W 96-55 D31 Kent State L 67-72 J5 at John Carroll W 103-54 J7 at Baldwin-Wallace L 61-67 J10 at Muskingum* W 86-51 J14 Wittenberg* L 45-56 J18 at Otterbein* W 65-58 J21 at Wooster* L 67-78 J28 Heidelberg* W 104-66 F1 Ohio Wesleyan* W 77-62 F4 at Kent State W 84-72 F8 at Mount Union* W 77-65 F11 Capital* W 72-56 F15 at Marietta* W 84-78 F18 Denison* W 107-65 OAC Tournament F24 Oberlin W 88-66 F25 Hiram W 126-79 M3 Wooster W 78-59 OAC Championship (Columbus, Ohio) M4 Wittenberg L 47-55 +-Akron Invitational
1962-63 (22-3, 12-2 OAC*) Coach: Tony Laterza D1 Baldwin-Wallace* W 79-69 D4 Capital* W 62-59 D8 at Denison* W 72-55 D11 at Heidelberg* W 73-61 D14 Youngstown State W 63-55 D20 Marietta* W 74-57 D22 Kent State W 55-47 J4 at Catholic W 85-72 J5 at American W 72-44 J9 at Mount Union* W 54-46 J12 Muskingum* W 90-62 J15 at Oberlin* W 69-46 J19 Ohio Wesleyan* L 55-57 J23 at Kent State W 77-69 J26 at Otterbein* W 61-59 J31 Hiram* W 78-57 F2 at Wooster* W 83-69 F6 Wittenberg* L 36-41 F9 Ashland W 85-58 F14 at Kenyon* W 50-44 F16 at John Carroll W 87-62 OAC Tournament F22 Oberlin W 65-39 F23 Heidelberg W 108-82 M1 Hiram W 84-70 OAC Championship (Columbus, Ohio) M2 Wittenberg L 46-64
2011-12 Review
1958-59 (21-2, 10-1 OAC*) Coach: Russ Beichly D6 Westminister L 60-65 D11 at Otterbein* W 66-46 D13 Youngstown State W 79-66 D23 Seattle W 70-63 D30 DePauw W 76-57 J3 Kent State W 78-66 J7 at Denison* W 86-51 J10 at Wooster* W 99-84 J14 at Western Reserve W 93-52 J16 at Kent State W 59-54 J20 at Toledo W 66-65 J24 Heidelberg* W 81-57 J31 Buffalo W 102-58 F2 Lake Forest W 92-65 F4 at Marietta* W 95-77 F7 Ohio Wesleyan* W 74-50 F10 Mount Union* W 84-60 F14 Oberlin* W 82-57 F17 Muskingum* W 93-81 F20 Wabash W 87-64 F25 at Baldwin-Wallace+ W 106-84 F28 Capital* W 78-60 M3 at Wittenberg* L 52-70 +-Program win No. 600
1961-62 (18-6, 10-4 OAC*) Coach: Tony Laterza D2 American W 81-69 D7 at Heidelberg* W 63-45 D9 at Oberlin* W 88-47 D16 John Carroll W 90-59 D18 Baldwin-Wallace* W 86-56 D30 Wittenberg* L 37-56 J3 Toledo W 69-65 J6 at Denison* W 89-50 J8 at Youngstown St. L 46-63 J13 at Wittenberg* L 39-49 J20 Wooster* W 81-58 J23 at Kent State W 71-70 J26 Otterbein* W 118-38 J29 at Kenyon* L 52-57 F1 Mount Union* W 73-57 F3 Muskingum* W 73-47 F7 at Capital* W 59-47 F10 at Ohio Wesleyan* L 56-61 F16 Kent State W 68-62 F17 Marietta* W 87-69 OAC Tournament F23 Wooster W 75-53 F24 Oberlin W 84-65 M2 Baldwin-Wallace W 44-40 OAC Championship M3 Wittenberg L 49-56
Staff
1959-60 (17-8, 8-3 OAC*) Coach: Tony Laterza D5 Wittenberg* L 40-45 D12 at DePauw W 76-74 D17 Denver W 70-60 D19 Muskingum* W 74-58 D21 Kent State W 93-68 D28 Lawrence Tech+ W 111-68 D29 Toledo+ L 57-59 J2 at Kent State L 61-65 J5 at Westminster L 67-80 J9 Baldwin-Wallace W 102-79 J12 at Oberlin* W 77-66 J16 at Heidelberg* W 84-42 J20 at Capital* (ot) W 78-75 J23 Wooster* W 93-53 F4 Marietta* W 95-71 F6 at Ohio Wesleyan* L 76-81 F11 Mount Union* W 69-65 F13 Otterbein* W 62-61 F17 at Youngstown St. W 97-76 F20 at Wittenberg* L 47-64 F23 at Buffalo L 71-78 OAC Tournament F26 Hiram W 87-56 F27 Mount Union W 71-59 M4 Wooster W 89-71 OAC Championship (Akron, Ohio) M5 Wittenberg L 56-65 +-Akron Invitational
Student-Athletes
1956-57 (18-7, 11-3 OAC*) Coach: Russ Beichly D1 Westminster W 81-75 Miami (Fla.) W 106-80 D12 at Marietta* W 108-85 D14 Wheaton L 65-72 D15 Western Reserve W 88-37 D19 at Heidelberg* L 60-62 D28 Denison*+ W 82-70 D29 Wooster*+ W 83-60 at Toledo W 75-60 Arizona State L 72-80 J5 Youngstown State W 68-63 J8 at Muskingum* W 114-74 J11 Kent State W 90-84 J19 Case Tech W 93-66 J26 Heidelberg* W 92-65 Kenyon* W 92-55 F6 at Wittenberg* L 48-52 F7 at Otterbein* W 75-48 F11 Oberlin* W 89-61 F13 at Denison* L 68-85 F16 Buffalo L 70-78 F20 at Mount Union* W 68-58 F23 Ohio Wesleyan* W 92-53 F27 at Kent State L 67-79 M2 at Wooster* W 102-85 +-Akron Invitational
1957-58 (20-6, 12-0 OAC*) • NCAA Tourn. Participant • OAC Champion Coach: Russ Beichly D7 at Westminster L 55-72 D13 Lawrence Tech W 104-77 D16 at Heidelberg* W 73-57 D18 at Youngstown St. L 70-83 D21 Denison* W 72-56 D28 Colby W 70-52 D30 Baldwin-Wallace W 91-67 J3 at Lake Forest W 83-72 J4 at Wheaton L 61-65 J7 at Western Reserve W 81-32 J11 Wooster* W 77-49 J15 at Kent State L 55-62 J18 Otterbein* W 76-44 J25 Heidelberg* W 76-42 J29 Toledo W 65-59 F1 Marietta* W 82-74 F4 at Oberlin* W 64-43 F8 Kent State W 82-50 F12 at Buffalo (ot) L 42-45 F15 Mount Union* W 74-54 F19 at Ohio Wesleyan* W 105-62 F22 Muskingum* W 92-59 F26 at Kenyon* W 30-22 M1 Wittenberg* W 46-39 NCAA Mideast (Evansville, Ind.) vs. Austin Peay W 76-61 at Evansville L 70-82
Akron basketball
1955-56 (18-6, 11-1 OAC*) • OAC Champion Coach: Russ Beichly Pepperdine W 90-79 at Western Reserve W 100-73 Mount Union* W 81-72 at Heidelberg* W 87-69 Muskingum* W 101-84 at Iona W 67-54 at Quantico Marines L 74-94 at Ball State W 95-83 Ohio Wesleyan*+ W 83-58 Wooster*+ W 79-76 Hiram* W 99-56 at Kent State W 81-79 Wooster* W 97-73 Denison* W 84-74 Heidelberg* W 121-68 at Juniata (ot) W 84-78 Wittenberg* W 105-71 at Youngstown State L 74-76 Otterbein* W 103-75 at Oberlin* L 65-66 at Buffalo L 65-70 at Rochester Tech L 76-81 Kent State W 89-73 at Case Tech L 62-77 +-Akron Invitational