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Akron Basketball Departs for South Point Holiday Hoops Classic

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AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Zips men's basketball team departed for the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic in Las Vegas, Nev. on Dec. 21-23. During the three-day event, the Zips will play a pair of games at the South Point Arena against UC Santa Barbara Gauchos of the Big West Conference and the Iona Gaels of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

On Mon., Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. ET, the Zips share the court with UCSB (2-6). The Gauchos fell from a 68 Rating Percentage Index (RPI) to a 127 RPI after losing its fourth consecutive game to Vermont (75-68, Dec.