The 2018–19 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by second-year head coach John Groce, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They defeated Miami (OH) in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Buffalo.

Previous season The Zips finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. In the MAC tournament, they defeated Western Michigan in the first round before losing to Eastern Michigan in the quarterfinals.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Malcon Duvivier 4 G 6'2" 210 RS senior Toronto, ON Graduated Craig Eurbanks 5 G 6'4" 200 Senior Cleveland, OH Walk-on; graduated Virshon Cotton 11 G 6'1" 165 Freshman Milwaukee, WI Transferred to LIU Brooklyn Sina Gbadebo 14 G 6'1" 190 Freshman Windsor, ON Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Eric Parrish 20 G 6'6" 195 Freshman Cypress, TX Transferred to Bossier Parish CC Torrey Patton 24 G 6'4" 195 Freshman Trotwood, OH Transferred to Indian Hills CC

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Tyler Cheese 4 G 6'4" 190 Junior Albany, GA Junior college transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College LePear Toles 5 G 6'6" Sophomore Canton, OH Junior college transferred from State Fair Community College Channel Banks 11 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Junior college transferred from Sheridan College Jeremy Roscoe 13 G 6'3" RS sophomore Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Chipola College Xeryius Williams 20 F 6'9" 205 Senior Huber Heights, OH Transferred from Dayton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Khadim Gueye 50 F 7'0" 248 Junior Dakar, Senegal Transferred from South Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gueye will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2018 There was no recruiting class for Akron in 2018.

Recruiting class of 2019

Roster

Schedule and results

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