The James A. Rhodes Arena provides The University of Akron with one of the top home court advantages in the Mid-American Conference.
In his 13-year tenure,coach Keith Dambrot has a .876 winning percentage when playing in the 5,500 seat venue and the Zips haven’t dropped a home game since Feb. 21, 2015.
Though Kent State senior Deon Edwin was aware of Akron’s 30-game home winning streak, he didn’t think much of it. In his mind, as long as he and his teammates played with confidence, then they could have a shot at disrupting the record.
So, with 45 seconds remaining and the score knotted at 63, Edwin took a kick out pass from senior Jimmy Hall — who was positioned in the low post — and calmly sank an 18-foot jumper to give the Flashes the lead and, ultimately, the victory.