The University of Akron Athletics
2016-17 Men's Basketball

Noah Robotham
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- High School:
- Bishop Gorman High School
A proven winner with an outstanding basketball IQ ... possesses tremendous skill at the point guard position ... named the 2014 Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year ... was the No. 6 player from Nevada in the Class of 2014 (ESPN Top 100) ... last name pronounced row-BAWTH-um.
as a Sophomore (2015-16): Appeared in 29 games, making 28 starts .... missed the first five games of the season, recovering from ACL surgery .... Akron was 24-5 with his return ... finished first in assist per game (3.7, 108) and fourth in team scoring (9.7 ppg) … recorded double digits in 15-of-29 games ... posted a fourth-best team shooting percentage from deep (.400) and 3-pointers made (56) ... ranked first in the MAC for assist to turnover ratio (2.6) eighth in 3-point FG percentage (.400), ninth in assists (3.7), 12th in steals (1.2), and 14th in 3-point FG made (1.9, 56).
as a Freshman (2014-15): Named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team ... appeared in 26 games, making 25 starts ... missed the Toledo game on Feb. 18 due to illness ... suffered an ACL injury against Miami (Ohio) on Feb. 21 ... averaged 9.9 points per game, second-most on the team and the most by an Akron freshman (true or redshirt) since Jeremiah Wood during the 2003-04 campaign (9.9 ppg) ... his 9.9 ppg also ranked second among MAC freshman ... averaged 3.3 assists per game, second-best among MAC freshmen and tied for eighth-most in the league ... added 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game ... his 1.3 steals per game were tied for 15th best in the league ... became just the fifth Zip under head coach Keith Dambrot to start the season-opener of his freshman campaign, posting eight points, five assists, three rebounds and three steals against UMBC on Nov. 14 ... named MAC East Player of the Week on Nov. 24 in just his first full week as a Zip, averaging 13.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists at the Charleston Classic, leading Akron to a 2-1 mark in the event ... fell three assists shy of cracking the top-three performances by a freshman in program history (87) ... recorded three or more assists in 19-of-26 games ... posted a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio ... averaged 10.0 ppg, 3.8 apg, 2.6 rpg and 1.0 apg in MAC play.
at Bishop Gorman HS: Was the 2014 Gatorade player of the Year at Bishop Gorman as a senior after averaging 16.0 points, 7.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game ... was a varsity player all four years, starting his last three seasons ... helped BGHS to a 29-4 record in 2013-14, including the program's third-straight Nevada State Championship ... earned 2014 Las Vegas Review Journal Player of the Year honors ... earned First-Team All-State in 2014 ... left Bishop Gorman as the programs all-time winningest player, helping the program to 112 wins ... played on the same team as former UCLA and current Minnesota Timberwolves forward Shabazz Muhammad (2011, 2012).
Personal: Born June 30, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nev. ... son of Robert and Marilyn Robotham ... has one brother, Czar, who plays collegiate basketball at the University of Alberta in Canada.