With the departure of top scorers Kwan Cheathem Jr, Isaiah Johnson and Antino Jackson, The University of Akron’s Men’s basketball team was on the hunt for players to rebuild. One emerged from their own lineup: Jimond Ivey.
The fourth leading scorer from last season, Jimond Ivey, a 6-foot-3-inch tall shooting guard averaged 10.2 points a game, while shooting over 50 percent from the floor. For his junior season, he is ready to take on a bigger role within the team, thanks to new Head Coach John Groce. Ivey said Coach Groce is giving him a platform that the other coaches did not give him.