A year ago, Akron was a No. 14 seed in the Midwest Region and lost a first-round game against No. 3 Creighton in Pittsburgh. Buy Akron NCAA tournament tickets FOLLOW THE MADNESS: NCAA men's tournament ...

Akron head coach John Groce received the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year award, presented to the top mid-major head ...

Last year, Akron fell by 17 as the No. 14 seed to No. 3 Creighton and looks to make Arizona sweat plenty in this contest. As the eighth highest scoring team this season (84.6 points per game ...

Last year the Zips were knocked out of the tournament by Creighton 77-60. That UA team was led by eventual NBA draft pick Enrique Freeman. This Akron team is much different. The Zips feature several ...

At the helm of Akron, Groce has gone 0-2 in March Madness, with the Zips falling 77-60 as a No. 14 seed to No. 3 Creighton last year in Pittsburgh and losing 57-53 as a No. 14 seed to No. 3 UCLA in ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW ... 76-74 Saturday night for a second-straight championship (last year they lost to Creighton in the first round). This is the Zips’ seventh appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

The Akron Zips will be part of March Madness for a second consecutive year. A year ago, Akron played its first-round game — a 77-60 loss to Creighton — in Pittsburgh. It will be a little more ...