Akron Zips NCAA Basketball News

The University of Akron says it has approved a two-year contract extension for men's basketball Coach Keith Dambrot.

Michael Green, a junior center from Dublin Coffman High School, has orally committed to continue his academic and basketball career at the University of Akron.

Jeff Boals, associate head men's basketball coach at the University of Akron, has resigned to join the staff at Ohio State, multiple sources at UA said.

The Applebee's King James Shooting Stars Classic was characterized as a "survivor" on Wednesday.

A Virginia Commonwealth University official said the school has picked Florida assistant coach Shaka Smart to be its new men's basketball coach.

Kent State 's men's basketball team might be called "yesterday's news" after the emergence of both Akron and Cleveland State as Northeast Ohio's NCAA Tournament teams this past season.

The bar has been set and can only be raised for the Akron Zips men's basketball program.

Nobody can say the Akron Zips aren't taking full advantage of their breakthrough basketball season.

On the night before Thanksgiving in 2006, at Madison Square Garden, Heytvelt introduced himself to the world of college basketball.

Gonzaga forward Josh Heytvelt celebrates his three-point shot during the second half of Gonzaga's game against Akron in the first round of the men's NCAA college basketball tournament in Portland, Ore., Thursday, March 19, 2009.

Toledo Rockets men's basketball coach Gene Cross thought his team had Akron beat in the first round of the Mid - American Conference tournament.

Akron's Nikola Cvetinovic , of Serbia, and Gonzaga's Steven Gray battle for a loose ball in the first half during a first-round men's NCAA college basketball tournament game underway in Portland, Ore.

Akron guard Darryl Roberts, a junior from Toledo, is writing a diary for The Plain Dealer during the Zips' NCAA Tournament trip to Portland, Ore.: Wednesday One thing we have made a conscious effort to do is to get some sleep with the three-hour time difference.

Josh Heytvelt scored nine points in a 13-0, second-half run Thursday that carried Gonzaga to a 77-64 NCAA Tournament win over Akron.

The University of Akron basketball team returned home from the NCAA Tournament today with an appreciation of the experience and thoughts of a return appearance.

Keith Dambrot isn't kidding himself. "I wouldn't be the coach here," said the University of Akron 's fifth-year head man, "if not for LeBron." That's LeBron, as in ? oh, come on, how many LeBrons do you know? The Cleveland Cavaliers star popularly known as "King James" was just a 13-year-old when he walked into Akron 's Jewish Community Center for ...

This morning I kept saying I'm ready to play. We were just so anxious. But I think we handled it OK.

Making their 11th straight NCAA Tournament appearance, the Gonzaga Bulldogs stay close to home in the first round of the South Regional as they contend against the Akron Zips at the Rose Garden in Portland.

During one five-minute stretch of play in the second half against Akron, Gonzaga's Josh Heytvelt hit the floor twice while drawing fouls, and had an Akron guard try to remove his leg like a drumstick.

Akron forward Nate Linhart, left, had 13 points in the first half against Gonzaga.