The University of Akron Athletics
2013-14 Men's Basketball

Demetrius Treadwell
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Euclid, Ohio
- High School:
- Euclid High School
Athletic forward with solid rebounding and shot-blocking abilities ... can utilize the turnaround jumper ... has the ability to find an open shooter from the paint ... earned back a fifth year of eligibility after sitting out the 2010-11 season (as a true freshman) to concentrate on academics ... has appeared in six MAC tournament games (including two title contests), one NCAA Tournament, one NIT and one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament game … ranks 34th in Akron history with 1,091 career points … needs 85 rebounds to move into the top-10 on the Akron career list.
as a Junior (2013-14): Started all 34 games for the Zips … named First-Team All-MAC and First-Team All-District (NABC) … was a Lou Henson Preseason Mid-Major All-American … broke Joe Jakubick’s school record (247, 1983-84) for free throw attempts in a season with 253 … averaged 15.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0 steal and 0.9 blocked shots per game … is the first Zip to average at least 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds since Mark Alberts (1992-93) … finished the season ranked in the top-50 nationally in 15 double-doubles (13th), 253 free throw attempts (27th), 3.32 offensive boards per game (29th), 293 rebounds (36th) and 8.6 rebounds per game (50th) … scored his 1,000th-career point against Bowling Green on March 1, the 41st player to reach that mark in program history … earned three MAC Player of the Week awards … is the first player to grab at least 290 boards since Greg Parham’s 334 rebounds during the 1974-75 season … tied Zane Giles (Feb. 17, 1979) and Johnny Hollingsworth (Feb. 1, 2003) for the single-game field goal percentage school record, connecting on 11-of-12 shots from the field (.917) at IPFW (March 19) … scored in double figures in 30-of-34 games, including five games with 20 or more points … scored a career-high 25 points on two occasions, including against Northern Illinois (Feb. 15) and at IPFW (March 19) … had at least five rebounds in 30-of-34 games, including 16 games with 10 or more boards … dished out a career-high five boards against BGSU (March 1) … had 23 games with two or more assists … became the first player in Akron’s Division I era (since 1980-81) to post five-straight double-doubles (Feb. 2-15) … is one of just two players to block five or more shots in a game since the 2007-08 season, swatting a career-best five shots at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 22) … ranked in the top-10 in the MAC in double-doubles (t-1st), free throw attempts (2nd), offensive boards (3rd), rebounds (4th), points (6th), defensive rebounds (6th) and minutes per game (7th) … averaged 16.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game during MAC play.
as a Sophomore (2012-13): Appeared in 30 games, making 28 starts ... started the last 26 games of the season ... named Second-Team All-MAC and Second-Team All-District by the NABC ... was the MAC Tournament MVP, averaging 13.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 50.0 from the floor in two tournament contests ... finished the season ranked in the top-20 in the MAC in rebounds (third, 7.9 rpg), offensive boards (third, 2.9 rpg), double-doubles (tied for third, 9), defensive rebounding (fourth, 5.0 rpg), field goal percentage (seventh, .510) and points (17th, 11.5 ppg) ... second on the team in double-digit point performances (23) ... led the Zips in 20-point games (2), double-digit rebounding games (9) and double-doubles (9) ... reached double-figures in the scoring column in 16 of the Zips' last 17 games ... was named MAC East Division Player of the Week on Dec. 17 after posting 20 points, eight rebounds and one assist at Detroit (Dec. 15) ... was fifth in the MAC in rebounding rate (17.81) ... led the Zips in rebounding 19 times and in scoring five times ... had a career game at Ohio on Feb. 27, scoring a career-high 21 points to go with eight boards, two assists and one steal ... grabbed a career-high 16 boards, in addition to 15 points, at Kent State on Jan. 19 ... had a pair of double-doubles in the MAC Tournament, including 14 points and 12 boards against Kent State (March 15) and 13 points, 10 boards against Ohio (March 16) ... had at least five rebounds in 26-of-30 contests.
as a Redshirt Freshman (2011-12): Appeared in 32 games in his first season as a Zip ... finished third on the team and 19th in the MAC in rebounds per game (5.1) ... also finished first on the team and ninth in the league in offensive rebounds per game (2.2) ... led the MAC in rebounding rate, grabbing 20.39 percent of Akron's rebounds while on the floor ... finished second on the team with 19 blocked shots ... recorded at least a share of the top rebounding performance in 12 games ... posted at least one rebound in every game played, including five-plus rebounds in 17 contests ... just missed a double-double on several occasions, grabbing a season-best nine rebounds in five contests ... had 10 points, nine boards at Marshall (Jan. 1) ... posted a career-high 15 points twice, including at Cleveland State (Dec. 10) and against Youngstown State (Dec. 19) ... reached double figures in the scoring column on 11 occasions ... averaged 17.42 points per 40 minutes played (second on the team) ... had four-straight games with eight or more rebounds, including nine against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 4) and Western Michigan (Feb. 8), and eight boards against Northern Illinois (Feb. 11) and Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 15).
as a Freshman (2010-11): Sat out the season to focus on academics.
at Euclid High School: Played one season at EHS, averaging 22.9 points, 16.6 rebounds, 5.0 blocks, 3.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game as a senior ... earned second team, All-Ohio honors ... named first team AP Northeast Lakes All-District ... led Euclid to a 14-8 overall record and a spot in the district quarterfinals during the 2009-10 season ... helped the Panthers to the Brush Holiday Tournament title, earning MVP honors ... recorded 33 points (11 in the fourth quarter), 20 boards and swatted six shots in the Brush Holiday Tournament title game over tournament-host Brush (Dec. 31, 2009) ... scored 37 points in a victory over Bedford (Jan. 15, 2010) ... scored 15 points in the Greater Cleveland High School All-Star game, which included current teammate Nick Harney ... also played in the 32nd News-Herald Classic with Harney.
Personal: Born Nov. 10, 1991, in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Brian Coats and Pamela Treadwell ... has six siblings, Jalen, Michael, Anthony, Kodee, Christian and Kyson ... has the nickname "Tree" because of his 6-7 height ... is majoring in sports management.