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2014–15 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball | |
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MAC regular season co–champions MAC East Division co–champions | |
CIT, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Record | 23–12 (12–6 MAC) |
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Home arena | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center |
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Buffalo † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Central Michigan | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014–15 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by fourth year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, colloquially known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a share for the East Division championship as well as a share of the MAC overall regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Akron. [1] They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Middle Tennessee in the first round and Texas A&M Corpus–Christi in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Northern Arizona.
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11/15/2014* 7:00 pm | at Youngstown State | W 69–61 | 1–0 | Beeghly Center (2,840) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
11/18/2014* 8:00 pm | Malone Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | W 62–52 | 2–0 | MAC Center (2,247) Kent, OH | |||||||
11/21/2014* 8:00 pm | Southern Illinois Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | W 74–51 | 3–0 | MAC Center (855) Kent, OH | |||||||
11/22/2014* 7:30 pm | UIC Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | W 78–60 | 4–0 | MAC Center (2,816) Kent, OH | |||||||
11/23/2014* 3:30 pm | Yale Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | L 59–66 | 4–1 | MAC Center (2,183) Kent, OH | |||||||
11/29/2014* 7:00 pm | Loyola–Chicago | L 61–69 | 4–2 | MAC Center (1,937) Kent, OH | |||||||
12/06/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | W 58–46 | 5–2 | KSU Convocation Center (927) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
12/14/2014* 3:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 60–55 OT | 6–2 | Jack Stephens Center (1,018) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | W 71–57 | 7–2 | MAC Center (1,817) Kent, OH | |||||||
12/21/2014* 5:00 pm | vs. North Dakota State Sun Bowl Invitational | W 53–52 | 8–2 | Don Haskins Center (5,790) El Paso, TX | |||||||
12/22/2014* 9:00 pm | at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational | L 75–78 | 8–3 | Don Haskins Center (6,290) El Paso, TX | |||||||
12/30/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 13 Kansas | L 62–78 | 8–4 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
01/02/2015* 7:00 pm | Texas–Pan American | W 74–54 | 9–4 | MAC Center (1,732) Kent, OH | |||||||
Conference Games | |||||||||||
01/07/2015 7:00 pm | Bowling Green | L 64–66 | 9–5 (0–1) | MAC Center (2,094) Kent, OH | |||||||
01/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Illinois | W 67–65 | 10–5 (1–1) | Convocation Center (1,058) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
01/14/2015 7:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | W 65–59 | 11–5 (2–1) | MAC Center (2,892) Kent, OH | |||||||
01/17/2015 7:00 pm | Ohio | W 69–59 | 12–5 (3–1) | MAC Center (5,084) Kent, OH | |||||||
01/21/2015 7:00 pm | Toledo | W 67–60 | 13–5 (4–1) | MAC Center (3,374) Kent, OH | |||||||
01/24/2015 2:00 pm | at Ball State | W 63–52 | 14–5 (5–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,425) Muncie, IN | |||||||
01/27/2015 7:00 pm | Central Michigan | W 63–53 | 15–5 (6–1) | MAC Center (3,522) Kent, OH | |||||||
01/30/2015 10:00 pm, ESPNU | at Buffalo | L 55–80 | 15–6 (6–2) | Alumni Arena (5,797) Amherst, NY | |||||||
02/04/2015 7:00 pm | at Western Michigan | L 66–67 | 15–7 (6–3) | University Arena (2,433) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
02/07/2015 7:00 pm | Miami (OH) | W 61–60 | 16–7 (7–3) | MAC Center (3,510) Kent, OH | |||||||
02/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Akron | L 52–61 | 16–8 (7–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena (4,836) Akron, OH | |||||||
02/13/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Toledo | W 76–75 OT | 17–8 (8–4) | Savage Arena (5,481) Toledo, OH | |||||||
02/18/2015 7:00 pm | Ball State | W 58–53 | 18–8 (9–4) | MAC Center (3,084) Kent, OH | |||||||
02/21/2015 2:00 pm, TWCSC | at Ohio | W 64–51 | 19–8 (10–4) | Convocation Center (5,790) Athens, OH | |||||||
02/24/2015 7:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | L 81–86 OT | 19–9 (10–5) | Millett Hall (920) Oxford, OH | |||||||
02/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Buffalo | L 65–71 | 19–10 (10–6) | MAC Center (5,587) Kent, OH | |||||||
03/03/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC | at Bowling Green | W 81–80 | 20–10 (11–6) | Stroh Center (2,322) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
03/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | Akron | W 79–77 | 21–10 (12–6) | MAC Center (6,327) Kent, OH | |||||||
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03/12/2015 9:00 pm, TWCSC | vs. Akron Quarterfinals | L 51–53 | 21–11 | Quicken Loans Arena (4,502) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
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03/18/2015* 7:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee First round | W 68–56 | 22–11 | Murphy Center (2,782) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
03/23/2015* 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Second round | W 69–65 | 23–11 | American Bank Center (2,015) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
03/27/2015* 10:00 pm, STO | at Northern Arizona Quarterfinals | L 73–74 OT | 23–12 | Walkup Skydome (3,653) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
The Kent State Golden Flashes are the athletic teams that represent Kent State University. The university fields 19 varsity athletic teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level with football competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Kent State is a full member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and has been part of the MAC East division since it was created in 1998. Official school colors are Kent State Blue and Kent State Gold.
The Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represents Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. The Golden Flashes compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was founded in 1913 and played their first intercollegiate game in January 1915. They joined the Mid-American Conference in 1951 and have played in the East division since the MAC went to the divisional format in 1997. Home games are held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, which opened in 1950 and is one of the oldest arenas in college basketball. Rob Senderoff was hired as head coach in 2011, the 24th coach in the program's history.
The 2008 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2007–2008 season. It was won by the #1 seed Kent State Golden Flashes, who defeated their arch-rival and #3 seed Akron Zips 74–55 in front of 12,942 fans. Kent State center Haminn Quaintance led all scorers with 16 points and was named the tournament MVP.
The Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. The team competes at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The head coach is retired Major League Baseball player Jeff Duncan, who was hired in June 2013.
The 2009–10 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. The team was coached by Geno Ford and played their home games in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. They are members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 13–3 in MAC play to win the east division and overall regular season championship. As the 1 seed they were upset by 9 seed and eventual champion Ohio in the quarterfinals of the 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament. As regular season champions they received an automatic bid to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before falling to Illinois.
The 2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season is the 64th college basketball season in the conference's existence. The conference features 12 teams in two divisions, East and West, who compete for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season and tournament titles. Kent State won the MAC regular season title with a record of 13–3. Ninth-seeded Ohio won the MAC tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. There they defeated Georgetown 97–83 before losing to Tennessee in the second round. Armon Bassett of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.
The 2011–12 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by first year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center and are members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–6 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They lost in the semifinals of the MAC Basketball tournament to Akron. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to USC Upstate.
The 2012–13 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by second year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–7 in MAC play to finish third place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Fairfield in the first round before losing in the second round to Loyola (MD).
The Kent State Golden Flashes softball team is an intercollegiate athletic team at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. The Flashes play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The head coach since the 2016 season is Eric Oakley. Home games are played at the Judith K. Devine Diamond, a 500-seat facility that opened in 1999. The Flashes also have an indoor practice facility, the David and Peggy Edmonds Baseball and Softball Training Facility, which opened in 2014.
The 2013–14 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by third year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, colloquially known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Miami (OH).
The 2013–14 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Cleveland State and Wright State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VMI. After the season Christian accepted the head coach position at Boston College.
The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Saul Phillips, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Albany and UNC Greensboro to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Morehead State.
The Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represents Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. The Golden Flashes compete in the Mid-American Conference East Division and last played in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 2002. Founded in 1973 as a club team, the Kent State women's basketball team received varsity status in 1975 and played their first official game in January 1976. Through the 2016–17 season, the Flashes have five total appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament along with three Mid-American Conference tournament championships, five MAC overall titles, and eight MAC East division titles. Home games are held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, which has been the team's home venue since 1977. The head coach is Todd Starkey, who was hired April 19, 2016.
The 2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 100th season of play. The Golden Flashes, led by fifth year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Bowling Green. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
The 2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by sixth year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. Kent State finished the regular season 22–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish fourth in the MAC East division. As the No. 6 seed in the MAC tournament, the Flashes defeated Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio, and Akron to win the tournament for the first time since 2008. As a result, the Flashes received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the South region. In the first round, they lost to UCLA.
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The 2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by seventh-year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in second place in the MAC East division. They defeated Northern Illinois and Ball State in the MAC tournament before losing to Buffalo in the semifinals.
The 2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by eighth-year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Central Michigan. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Monroe.
The 2020–21 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 10th-year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, in Kent, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). It was the program's 105th season of play and 70th as a member of the MAC.
The 2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represents Kent State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 12th-year head coach Rob Senderoff, play their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, in Kent, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). As the second seed they defeated Northern Illinois, Akron, and top seeded Toledo to win the MAC tournament. Kent State was placed as the 13th seed in the Midwest Regional where they lost to Indiana in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.