2026–27 season12Projected 12 seed, SouthModel projection
Akron
Zips · MAC
- Record
- 2–0
- Unranked in the AP poll
- Projected seed
- 12
- South · auto bid
- Hero rating
- +7.5
- No. 49 in Division I
- Home
- Akron, OH
- 118 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 0
- Still chasing the first
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- StrengthTough interior defenseOpponent FG %: 31.9%96th
- StrengthLives behind the arcThree-point rate: 51.2%89th
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Tahj Staveskie
- 19.0 ppg
- Tallest
- Max Burton
- 6′10″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Marvin Musiime-Kamali
- 4 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Tahj StaveskieGuard · Sandusky, OH | 6′1″ | 185 | 1 | 2 | 30.5 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 40.7 | 75.0 | 29.6 |
| 8Ty PenceGuard · Saint Joseph, IL | 6′6″ | 205 | 1 | 2 | 26.5 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 30.0 | 69.2 | 25.3 |
| 12Evan MahaffeyGuard · Cincinnati, OH | 6′6″ | 215 | 2 | 2 | 26.5 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 17.7 |
| 21Zach HalliganGuard · Uniontown, OH | 6′5″ | 210 | 4 | 2 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| 4Buddy Hammer Jr.Forward · Westville, OK | 6′7″ | 215 | 1 | 2 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 17.8 |
| 11Kamrin OriolGuard · St. Petersburg, FL | 6′3″ | 187 | 1 | 2 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 13.4 |
| 22Colin WhiteForward · Ottawa, OH | 6′6″ | 220 | 1 | 2 | 15.5 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 66.7 | 80.0 | 22.8 |
| 5Chabi BarreForward · Cotonou, Benin | 6′10″ | 225 | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 13.6 |
| 6Tai PerkinsGuard · Westerville, OH | 6′0″ | 150 | 2 | 2 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
| 23Marvin Musiime-KamaliGuard · Brockton, MA | 6′6″ | 195 | 4 | 2 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 21.2 |
| 19Devan Christion · Las Vegas, NV | 6′9″ | — | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| 1Exavier WilsonGuard · Columbia, MO | 6′1″ | 170 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 20.1 |
| 15RJ Jones · Cleveland, OH | 6′5″ | — | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.5 |
| 10Max BurtonForward · Williamston, MI | 6′10″ | 240 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9Cody HeadGuard · Cleveland, OH | 6′3″ | 195 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7Josh HendersonGuard · Westerville, OH | 6′5″ | 170 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
1–0
ATS as favorite
1–0
ATS as underdog
0–0
ATS neutral court
0–0
ATS vs. tournament teams
0–0
ATS vs. ranked teams
0–0
Over / under
0–1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | @LOULouisiana | W75–61 | -5.5 | 148.5 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 9 | vsMUSMuskingum | W112–64 | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 14 | vsTULTulane | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 17 | @BUCBucknell | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20 | vsWVUWVU Tech | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 23 | NWSUWright State13 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 24 | NBELBelmont | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 25 | NAPPApp State15 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2 | vsBALBall State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 13 | vsFROFrostburg State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 16 | @BUFBuffalo | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 19 | vsBOWBowling Green | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 29 | @UMAMassachusetts | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | vsW MWestern Michigan | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 5 | @OHIOOhio | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 8 | vsMOHMiami (OH) | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 12 | @E MEastern Michigan | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 15 | @TOLToledo | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 19 | vsC MCentral Michigan | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 22 | @MOHMiami (OH) | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 26 | vsOHIOOhio | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 30 | vsUMAMassachusetts | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 2 | @W MWestern Michigan | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 9 | vsBUFBuffalo | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 13 | @KENKent State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 16 | @BOWBowling Green | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 20 | vsE MEastern Michigan | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 23 | vsTOLToledo | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 27 | @BALBall State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 2 | @C MCentral Michigan | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 5 | vsKENKent State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |