Former Zip John Loyer Making His Mark in the NBA...
By Dallas Moyer (@ZipsDallas / @ZipsMBB) Feb. 20, 2014, Men's Basketball
With the NBA All-Star Break in the rear-view mirror, former Zip John Loyer is looking to make his mark on the Detroit Pistons and the NBA's Eastern Conference.
After being named interim head coach on Feb. 9, Loyer's Pistons enter the home stretch just a game-and-a-half out of the No. 8 seed in April's Eastern Conference playoffs.
It didn't take long for Loyer to earn his first NBA win as the Pistons downed San Antonio, 109-100, one day after he took over the first chair. Two days later, he faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in a game that many in Northeast Ohio hold in fond regard. However, the Pistons have gained a few more followers in the Akron area in the last 10 days.
Loyer, a 1983 graduate of Northmor High School in Galion, Ohio, is a 1987 graduate of The University of Akron. During is time on campus, he earned four letters for the Zips on the hardwood.
Loyer helped Akron win the 1986 Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament championships under former head coach Bob Huggins. The 1985-86 squad was the first to appear in the NCAA Tournament at the Division I level after the Zips made the jump to basketball's top tier in 1980. Loyer also helped the Zips to the 1987 NIT.
Following his playing career, he spent two seasons as a graduate assistant under Coach Huggins (1987-89), helping Akron to its second NIT bid in three seasons. He would follow Huggins to Cincinnati for a 10-year stretch where he also roamed the sidelines with Akron's Director of Basketball Operations Dan Peters.
Twenty-five years after leaving Akron and 14 years after entering the NBA coaching ranks, this former Zip has made it to the top of his profession.
Zips' fans everywhere should cheer on the Pistons and support this former Zip...unless the Pistons are playing the Cavaliers. At that point...a tie may be preferable.
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Women's History Project...
By Dallas Moyer (@ZipsDallas / @ZipsMBB) Nov. 26, 2013, Men's Basketball
Last week, men’s basketball head coach Keith Dambrot had the opportunity to speak at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Women's History Project of the Akron Area. The event held significant meaning for Coach Dambrot as his late mother, Faye Dambrot, was one of the co-founders of the project.
His mother played an important role in shaping women’s rights in the Akron community and was a trend-setting professor at The University of Akron. She was an instrumental part in the formation of the women’s studies program at The University.
Here is a link to an article that ran in the Akron Beacon Journal on Nov. 24 talking about the event and everyone that attended. Also, Coach Dambrot took a few minutes out of his preparation for tonight’s Malone game to talk about his mother’s impact on the Akron community, The University and on his own life.
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