JON EKEY IS THE DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS AND ANALYTICS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON ZIPS IN AKRON, OHIO IN THE MAC IN NCAA DI COACHED BY JOHN GROCE. JON PLAYED FOR ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY REDBIRDS WHEN HE SCORED 668 POINTS, GRABBED 432 REBOUNDS, BLOCKED 110 SHOTS AND MADE 112 THREES. HE PLAYED FOR ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI WHEN HE AVERAGED 7.3 POINTS AND 4.8 REBOUNDS PER GAME. HE PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY IN JAPAN. HE WAS A VIDEO COORDINATOR AND A GRADUATE MANAGER FOR THE SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY MUSTANGS PRIOR TO BECOMING THE DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS AND ANALYTICS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON ZIPS.