Keith Dambrot

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Keith Dambrot

Title	Head coach
College	Akron
Sport	Basketball
Team record	97-38
Born	October 26, 1958 (1958-10-26) (age 49)
Place of birth	Akron, Ohio
Career highlights
Overall	200-107
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1986 1986–1989 1989–1991 1991–1993 1998–2001 2001–2004 2004–present	Tiffin Eastern Michigan (asst.) Ashland Central Michigan St. Vincent - St. Mary HS Akron (asst.) Akron

Keith B. Dambrot (born October 26, 1958 in Akron, Ohio) is the current men's basketball head coach of the University of Akron. Dambrot also played baseball for the University of Akron.

Dambrot took over the job in March 2004. He guided the Akron Zips to a 19-11 in his first season. Dambrot has been head coach of the St.Vincent-St.Mary High School from 1998 to 2001, guiding the Fighting Irish to a 69-10 record overall and a perfect 27-0 in 1999/2000, winning a couple of state championships along the way. A key component to those squads was NBA phenom LeBron James.

[edit] Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Tiffin (Division II independent) (1984 — 1986)
1984-1985	Tiffin	16-14
1985-1986	Tiffin	24-9
Tiffin:		40-23
Ashland (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1989 — 1991)
1989-1990	Ashland	22-8	13-5	T-2nd	NCAA D-II 2nd Round
1990-1991	Ashland	26-5	14-4	T-1st	NCAA D-II Elite Eight
Ashland:		48-13	27-9
Central Michigan (Mid-American Conference) (1991 — 1993)
1991-1992	Central Michigan	12-16	6-10	T-6th
1992-1993	Central Michigan	8-18	4-14	9th
Central Michigan:		20-34	10-24
Akron (Mid-American Conference) (2004 — present)
2004-2005	Akron	19-10	11-7	T-2nd (East)
2005-2006	Akron	23-10	14-4	T-2nd (East)	NIT First Round beat Temple 80-73 in overtime, 2nd round lost to Creighton 71-60
2006-2007	Akron	26-7	13-3	1st (East)
2007-2008	Akron	24-11	11-5	2nd (East)	NIT- 1st round beat Florida State 65-60, 2nd round lost to UMass 68-63
Akron:		92-38	49-19
Total:		200-107
National Champion Conference Champion Conference Tournament Champion

v • d • e Central Michigan Chippewas Head Basketball Coaches

Helmer • Miller • Nevitt • Simmons • Parker • Barnard • Parker • Lodewyk • Rose • Finch • Sweeney • Rose • Kelly • Kjolhede • Parfitt • Coles • Dambrot • Drake • Smith • Ziegler

v • d • e Akron Zips Head Basketball Coaches

Williams • Bradley • East • Weed • Haggerty • Sefton • Coleman • Sefton • Blair • Bixler • Dowler • Beichly • Laterza • Webb • Adams • Cunningham • Rupert • Huggins • Crawford • Hipsher • Dambrot

v • d • e

Current Men's Basketball Head Coaches of the Mid-American Conference

Charlie Coles (Miami) • Gene Cross (Toledo) • Keith Dambrot (Akron) • Geno Ford (Kent State) • Steve Hawkins (Western Michigan) • Louis Orr (Bowling Green) • Tim O'Shea (Ohio) • Ricardo Patton (Northern Illinois) • Charles Ramsey (Eastern Michigan) • Billy Taylor (Ball State) • Reggie Witherspoon (Buffalo) • Ernie Ziegler (Central Michigan)

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