UA basketball scouting report
Who: University of Akron (8-4) vs. Coppin State University (3-11)
When: 7 tonight.
Where: Rhodes Arena.
Radio: WARF (1350-AM).
Notebook: Coach Keith Dambrot earned his 300th collegiate victory Sunday when UA defeated visiting Princeton 62-58. It was his 192nd win at UA. Dambrot is in his 15th overall season and ninth at UA. … The Zips have won four in a row. … Center Zeke Marshall and forward Demetrius Treadwell continue to give the Zips a potent 1-2 combination near the basket. Marshall leads UA in points (13.3) and rebounds (6.4) per game, and Treadwell averages 10.7 points and 6.2 rebounds. … The Zips have eight players averaging between 5.2 and 13.3 points per game — Marshall, Treadwell, Alex Abreu (10.1), Nick Harney (9.4), Brian Walsh (7.8), Chauncey Gilliam (7.5), Jake Kretzer (7.3) and Pat Forsythe (5.2). … Dambrot has been relying on an 11-man rotation to pressure opponents defensively, which includes the top eight scorers and Reggie McAdams, Deji Ibitayo and Carmelo Betancourt. … Coppin State lost to host Arizona State 68-52 Saturday. … Michael Murray leads the Eagles with averages of 13.0 points and 9.9 rebounds. Patrick Cole (11.8) and Troy Franklin (10.1) are also key scorers. Andre Armstrong, Sterling Smith, Collin Johnson, Taariq Cephas and Charles Ieans also play consistent minutes for the Eagles.
— Michael Beaven
