You get the hint. Why then is the University of Akron known as the Zips, and why would the school have the kangaroo Zippy as a mascot? The story hops around more than a pouched marsupial in Australia.

SEATTLE — Fighting back tears became difficult for several members of the Akron Zips men's basketball team after their historic 2024-25 season ended Friday night with a 93-65 loss to Arizona in the ...

Three trips to the NCAA Tournament in the past four years makes this the Akron Zips men's basketball team's most successful stretch of the program's Division I era. Evan Mahaffey, who spent the past ...

Go Zips!" Akron set the single-season program record for wins in 2024-25, when the Zips finished 28-7. They also went 17-1 in the MAC, tying Kent State's 2001-02 team for the best single-season ...

He also blocked a career-high 28 shots this season. He will reunite with a former teammate in Akron: guard Bowen Hardman, who ...

University of Akron men's basketball coach John Groce loves to talk about his current team and reminisce about past Zips teams. He values his time and memories as the lead voice of teams at Ohio ...

especially March Madness,” Akron junior forward Amani Lyles said. To be clear, Groce hasn't been dwelling on the past or his coaching resume in conversations with Zips players, which they pointed out.

The Arizona Wildcats put on a show Friday against Akron at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, advancing to the second round of the NCAA men's tournament with a 93-65 win over the No. 13 seeded Zips.

CONGRATULATIONS HOME TEAM!!" at 11:55 p.m. Akron Zips news: 'Wow, what a game': Nate Johnson leads Akron men's basketball to MAC Tournament title James also retweeted a SportsCenter tweet near ...

He will reunite with a former teammate in Akron: guard Bowen Hardman, who spent his first two years at Ohio State before transferring to the Zips after the 2023-24 season. Ohio State men's ...