2014–15 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

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2014–15 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
Kent State K.svg
MAC regular season co–champions
MAC East Division co–champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record23–12 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Seasons
  2013–14
2015–16  
2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Buffalo126 .6672310  .697
Kent State 126 .6672312  .657
Bowling Green 117 .6112112  .636
Akron 99 .5002114  .600
Miami 810 .4441319  .406
Ohio 513 .2781020  .333
West
Central Michigan 126 .667239  .719
Toledo 117 .6112013  .606
Western Michigan 108 .5562014  .588
Eastern Michigan 810 .4442114  .600
Northern Illinois 810 .4441416  .467
Ball State 216 .111723  .233
2015 MAC tournament winner

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.

Contents

Roster

2014–15 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Devareaux Manley6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)200 lb(91 kg)Sr Castlemont HS Oakland, CA
G 1Kris Brewer6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)185 lb(84 kg)Sr Brehm Prep Memphis, TN
G 2Kellon Thomas5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)185 lb(84 kg)Jr Southport HS Indianapolis, IN
F/C 3 Marvin Jones 6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)205 lb(93 kg)Jr Thornton HS
Highland CC
Chicago, IL
F 4Chris Ortiz6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)225 lb(102 kg)Jr South Kent School Brooklyn, NY
G 5Xavier Pollard6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)200 lb(91 kg)Sr Suffield Academy
Maine
Bronx, NY
G 11Jon Fleming5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)160 lb(73 kg)So Fishers HS Fishers, IN
G/F 13Gary Akbar6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)220 lb(100 kg)Jr Dunbar HS
San Jacinto CC
Dayton, OH
G/F 15Craig Brown6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)220 lb(100 kg)Sr North Miami Beach HS
Rutgers
Miami, FL
F 20Marquiez Lawrence6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)200 lb(91 kg)So Marion-Franklin HS Columbus, OH
F 21Khalig Spicer6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)220 lb(100 kg)Jr Robichaud HS Detroit, MI
G 23Derek Jackson6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)170 lb(77 kg)RS Sr Benedictine HS
Central Michigan
Cleveland, OH
F 32Raasean Davis6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)270 lb(122 kg)Fr Paulding County HS Chicago, IL
F 35Jimmy Hall6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)235 lb(107 kg)RS So St. Anthony HS
Hofstra
Brooklyn, NY
C 41Blake Vedder7 ft 4 in(2.24 m)235 lb(107 kg)Sr West Geauga HS
Indiana (PA)
Chesterland, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Games
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 OT6–2
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 ToledoW 76–75 OT17–8 (8–4)
Savage Arena  (5,481)
Toledo, OH
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
Ball StateW 58–53 18–8 (9–4)
MAC Center (3,084)
Kent, OH
02/21/2015
2:00 pm,  TWCSC
at OhioW 64–51 19–8 (10–4)
Convocation Center  (5,790)
Athens, OH
02/24/2015
7:00 pm
at Miami (OH)L 81–86 OT19–9 (10–5)
Millett Hall  (920)
Oxford, OH
02/28/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
BuffaloL 65–71 19–10 (10–6)
MAC Center (5,587)
Kent, OH
03/03/2015
7:00 pm, TWCSC
at Bowling GreenW 81–80 20–10 (11–6)
Stroh Center  (2,322)
Bowling Green, OH
03/06/2015
7:00 pm,  ESPN2
AkronW 79–77 21–10 (12–6)
MAC Center (6,327)
Kent, OH
MAC tournament
03/12/2015
9:00 pm, TWCSC
vs. Akron
Quarterfinals
L 51–53 21–11
Quicken Loans Arena  (4,502)
Cleveland, OH
CIT
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 OT23–12
Walkup Skydome  (3,653)
Flagstaff, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

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