#110 Akron Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
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2022-2023 Overall Rank: #110
Conference Rank: #3 MAC
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2021-22 Record: 24-10, 14-6
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: John Groce
Coach Record: 94-59 at Akron, 274-190 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Ali Ali, Forward, 13.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.6 apg
Bryan Trimble Jr., Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.7 apg
Aziz Bandaogo, Center, 3.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.3 apg
Michael Wynn, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Xavier Castaneda, Senior, Guard, 13.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.3 apg
Enrique Freeman, Junior, Forward, 13.2 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 1.4 apg
Greg Tribble, Junior, Guard, 7.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.2 apg
Mikal Dawson, Junior, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.8 apg
Garvin Clarke, Sophomore, Guard, 3.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.1 apg
 
Key New Players:
Nate Johnson, Freshman, Guard
Pat Mayfield, Freshman, Guard
Kobe Mitchell, Freshman, Guard
Evan Wilson, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI/TBC
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.6 (187th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.6 (22, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.0 (70, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.2 (119, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (131, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.4 (78, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.9 (272, 11)
Rebound Margin: 4.0 (64, 4)
Assists Per Game: 11.7 (278, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.4 (63, 4)