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Akron Zips

Mid-American Conference · Akron, Ohio · 8 - 4 Conf · 78.3 Prestige
14 - 13
Record
#144
National Rank
88.4
ORtg · #217 Nat'l
92.9
DRtg · #252 Nat'l
Overview Roster Stats Recruiting History

Overview

Rankings and program location

Location Akron, Ohio
NET Rank #203
Coach Poll Rank #144
Hardest Place to Play Rank #53
Preseason Rank #110

Program Snapshot

Tradition, resources, and fan support

Program Tradition D
Athletic Resources $3.5M
Fan Support F
Arena Capacity 5,500
NIL Program Active

Key Players

Top three by overall rating

SG
85 OVR
PPG 26.7
Marcus Olson
RS Sr · #0
4.3 RPG · 3.9 APG
SF
82 OVR
PPG 13.0
Walter Shannon
RS Sr · #77
6.6 RPG · 2.7 APG
SG
78 OVR
PPG 8.0
Brian Vargas
RS Jr · #50
1.6 RPG · 1.5 APG

Freshman to Watch

Highest-rated first-year player

SG
78 OVR
Karlis Jansons
Fr · #95
★★★☆☆

Team Statistics

Season 2032 · National and conference ranks

Statistic
Value
Nat'l
Conf
Points Per Game
69.7
#194
#8
Assists Per Game
14.7
#237
#9
Field Goal %
42.9%
#293
#10
3-Point %
34.9%
#62
#3
Turnovers
12.3
#338
#12
Rebounds
35.2
#175
#8
Steals
7.1
#76
#1
Blocks
3.7
#302
#10
Offensive Efficiency
88.4
#217
#9
Defensive Efficiency
92.9
#252
#10

Season 2032 Roster

14 of 14 players · 5 starters · Click column headers to sort

Projected Starters
PG Marcus Ware #24 · 34.0 MIN SG Karlis Jansons #95 · 30.0 MIN SF Walter Shannon #77 · 38.0 MIN PF Anthony Conley #14 · 28.0 MIN C Jeremy Cunningham #25 · 30.0 MIN
ST Starter WO Walk-on RS Redshirting
# Player Pos Class Ht Wt ★ Overall OFF DEF MIN Personality
24 Marcus Ware ST WO PG Sr 6'4" 196 lbs 3 76 79 72 34.0 Composed
31 Lee Shepherd WO PG RS So 6'1" 185 lbs 3 69 75 62 — Cautious
1 Walter Stewart WO PG Sr 6'5" 209 lbs 3 70 74 65 — Cautious
95 Karlis Jansons ST SG Fr 6'1" 172 lbs 3 78 85 70 30.0 Volatile
50 Brian Vargas WO SG RS Jr 6'7" 194 lbs 3 78 82 73 16.0 Composed
34 Mark Lewis WO SG RS Fr 6'3" 19 lbs 3 75 77 73 2.0 Driven
10 Charles Schwartz RS SG Fr 6'2" 189 lbs 3 68 68 68 — Supportive
22 Eduardo Fernandes SG Fr 6'4" 203 lbs 3 67 64 70 — Composed
77 Walter Shannon ST WO SF RS Sr 6'5" 198 lbs 3 82 83 80 38.0 Composed
38 Micheal Pacheco RS SF Fr 6'7" 23 lbs 3 70 71 68 — Cautious
14 Anthony Conley ST PF Jr 6'10" 205 lbs 3 71 76 66 28.0 Complacent
20 Norman Davis WO PF So 6'7" 245 lbs 3 70 75 65 2.0 Composed
25 Jeremy Cunningham ST WO C RS Jr 6'8" 267 lbs 3 77 72 82 30.0 Perfectionist
2 William Pace WO C RS So 6'8" 271 lbs 3 73 70 76 20.0 Volatile

Season 2032 Player Statistics

13 of 13 players · Click column headers to sort

Scoring 26.7 Marcus Olson SG Rebounds 6.6 Walter Shannon SF Assists 3.9 Marcus Olson SG
Player GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT% TOPG ORtg DRtg
Marcus Olson (SG, RS Sr) 29 33.5 26.7 4.3 3.9 1.8 0.2 41.1% 33.7% 75.8% 4.5 101.0 102.9
Walter Shannon (SF, RS Sr) 29 32.3 13.0 6.6 2.7 1.3 0.6 45.8% 40.8% 58.3% 2.4 96.9 102.6
Karlis Jansons (SG, Fr) 29 23.4 9.1 3.0 2.0 0.8 0.0 47.5% 32.3% 85.2% 1.7 104.4 103.3
Brian Vargas (SG, RS Jr) 29 14.2 8.0 1.6 1.5 0.2 0.1 41.8% 32.4% 74.5% 1.2 101.0 103.6
Marcus Ware (PG, Sr) 29 14.8 5.4 1.4 2.2 1.0 0.0 35.8% 40.3% 65.6% 1.3 92.5 102.8
Norman Davis (PF, So) 29 17.9 2.3 3.6 0.4 0.5 0.4 40.0% 31.3% 82.1% 0.4 109.2 102.8
William Pace (C, RS So) 23 17.8 1.9 3.8 0.4 0.2 0.9 68.0% 0.0% 41.7% 0.2 123.3 102.7
Jeremy Cunningham (C, RS Jr) 29 23.5 1.8 5.3 0.4 0.5 1.0 42.6% 0.0% 52.2% 0.1 116.8 102.6
Mark Lewis (SG, RS Fr) 26 3.1 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 36.7% 50.0% 80.0% 0.3 91.3 102.6
Anthony Conley (PF, Jr) 29 24.0 0.9 5.9 1.0 0.7 0.7 52.6% 0.0% 38.5% 0.2 136.0 102.5
Lee Shepherd (PG, RS So) 1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 104.6
Walter Stewart (PG, Sr) — 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eduardo Fernandes (SG, Fr) 4 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 209.0 104.5

Akron Zips Recruiting

Class of 2032

Class Rankings
National Rank
81st
MAC Rank
1st
2032 MAC 1ST
Class Score
130.00
2032 CLASS 130.00
Commits
2
Blue Chips
1 0
In-State
0%
HS Commits (2) Transfers (0)
Eric Tchami
Cameroon · 6'11" 228 lbs
C
★★★★★
15 NATL 12 POS 1 ST
Noa Soldo
Croatia · 6'5" 194 lbs
SF
★★★☆☆
274 NATL 40 POS 1 ST
No incoming transfers for the 2032 class.

Program Summary

7
Seasons Tracked
24 wins
Best Season (2026)
0
National Titles
0
Final Four Apps
#81
Best Recruiting Class (2032)

Season Log

Season Overall Conference Margin Postseason
2032 14-13 8-4 -33 —
2031 16-14 7-5 +50 —
2030 19-9 8-4 +144 —
2029 16-11 9-3 +162 —
2028 19-10 9-3 +110 —
2027 19-9 9-3 +176 —
2026 24-2 11-1 +265 —

Recruiting History

Class Nat'l Rank Conf Rank Commits 5★ 4★ Score Avg Rank
2032 #81 #1 2 1 0 130 144.50
2031 #85 #3 4 0 0 120 328.00
2030 #239 #9 1 0 0 30 161.00
2029 #257 #8 1 0 0 30 331.00
2027 #239 #6 1 0 0 30 237.00
2026 #200 #7 2 0 0 60 404.00