The University of Akron men's basketball team is adding another transfer to its roster for the 2024-25 season.
Cornell's Isaiah Gray announced on socal media Monday night he is coming to Akron as a graduate transfer student.
Gray is a 6-foot-3 guard who has one year of eligibility remaining after averaging 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals in 28 games (27 starts) for Cornell last season. He shot 60.2% from the field and 68.2% from the foul line.
Gray concluded his Cornell career with 19 points, five rebounds and four assists in a 88-83 loss at Ohio State in an NIT game on March 19.
Gray, a Brooklyn , New York native, played three seasons at Cornell (2021-24).
Gray is the fourth college transfer to commit to Akron this month, joining Seth Wilson, James Okonkwo and Josiah Harris .
Okonkwo is a 6-8 forward who played last season at North Carolina after two seasons at West Virginia. The Maidenhead, England, native has one year of eligibility remaining after averaging 1.0 point and 1.0 rebound in 15 games for UNC. He averaged 2.5 points and 3.2 rebounds in 31 games as a sophomore at West Virginia.
Wilson , a former standout at Lorain and St. Vincent-St. Mary , is a 6-2 guard who played three seasons at West Virginia and has one year of eligibility remaining. He averaged 3.5 points and 1.7 rebounds in 28 games as a junior.
Harris, a former standout at Richmond Heights and GlenOak, is a 6-7 forward who played two seasons at West Virginia and has two years of eligibility remaining. He averaged 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds in 32 games (13 starts) as a sophomore.
Graduate transfer Mikal Dawson is heading home for his final season of eligibility. He announced Monday he is going to play basketball for Marshall.
Dawson was on Akron's team for five seasons (2019-24), helping the Zips win a Mid-American Conference regular season title in 2020 and MAC tournament championships in 2022 and 2024 . He missed the 2022-23 season because of a torn Achilles tendon.
Dawson , a 6-5 guard from Huntington, West Virginia, averaged 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds in 35 games (13 starts) during his final season at Akron . He appeared in 109 games (23 starts) during his Zips career and finished with 491 points and 266 rebounds.
Akron coach John Groce took to social media to congratulate Dawson on his move to Marshall: "Always pulling for you!"
Akron is losing five other seniors to graduation: Enrique Freeman , Greg Tribble Jr. , Ali Ali , Sammy Hunter and Kaleb Thornton .
Former Akron players Darrion Baker and Ryan Prather Jr. have entered the transfer portal, according to verbalcommits.com.
Baker, a 6-8 forward from Chicago , Illinois, utilized his redshirt season and did not appear in a game. He has four years of eligibility remaining.
Prather, a 6-5 guard from Clarksburg, Maryland, appeared in 15 games as a redshirt freshman last season. He totaled 26 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in just over 76 minutes.
Michael Beaven can be reached at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal and is on Twitter at @MBeavenABJ .
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