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2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

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2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record19–13 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMAC Center
Seasons
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Ohio 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Kent State 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Buffalo 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Miami (OH) 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
Bowling Green 5 13   .278 16 18   .471
West
Ball State 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Central Michigan 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Northern Illinois 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Toledo 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
2016 MAC tournament winner

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.[1] Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season

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The Golden Flashes 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. 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.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Devareaux Manley 0 G 6'4" 200 Senior Oakland, CA Graduated
Kris Brewer 1 G 6'3" 185 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated
Gary Akbar 13 G/F 6'5" 220 Junior Dayton, OH Graduated & transferred to UT Permian Basin
Craig Brown 15 G/F 6'5" 220 Senior Miami, FL Graduated
Marquiez Lawerence 20 F 6'8" 200 Sophomore Columbus, OH Transferred to Central Missouri
Derek Jackson 23 G 6'1" 170 RS Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated
Blake Vedder 41 C 7'4" 235 Senior Chesterland, OH Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Galal Cancer 15 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior Albany, NY Transferred from Cornell. Will be eligible to play immediately since Cancer graduated from Cornell.
Desmond Ridenour 25 G 6'2" 185 Junior Cleveland Heights, OH Transferred from Duquesne. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ridenour will have to sit out from the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2015

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Avery
#44 PG
Covington, KY Shroder Paideia Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Devon Andrews
#73 SG
Lorain, OH Lorain High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 25, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Jaylin Walker
SG
Romulus, MI Romulus High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 25, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Yavari Hall
SG
Warrensville Heights, OH Warrensville Heights High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 74
Mitch Peterson
SG
Richfield, OH Walsh Jesuit High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jalen Avery 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Shroder HS Covington, KY
G 1 Xavier Pollard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Suffield Academy
Maine
Bronx, NY
F/C 3 Marvin Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Thornton HS
Highland CC
Chicago, IL
F 4 Chris Ortiz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr South Kent School Brooklyn, NY
G 5 Kellon Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Southport HS Indianapolis, IN
G 11 Jon Fleming 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Fishers HS Fishers, IN
F 14 Alonzo Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Orangeville Prep Brampton, ON
G 15 Galal Cancer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Christian Brothers Academy
Cornell
Albany, NY
F 21 Khalig Spicer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Robichaud HS Detroit, MI
G 23 Jaylin Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Romulus HS Detroit, MI
G 25 Desmond Ridenour (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Benedictine
Duquesne
Cleveland Heights, OH
G 30 Deon Edwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Red Lion Christian Academy
Laramie County CC
British Virgin Islands
F 32 Raasean Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Paulding County HS Chicago, IL
F 35 Jimmy Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr St. Anthony HS
Hofstra
Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Games
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm
Youngstown State
Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off
W 79–70  1–0
MAC Center (5,471)
Kent, OH
11/18/2015*
8:00 pm
at Southern Illinois L 69–72  1–1
SIU Arena (4,362)
Carbondale, IL
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Marist W 79–72  2–1
MAC Center (3,822)
Kent, OH
11/24/2015*
8:30 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 79–60  3–1
MAC Center (3,262)
Kent, OH
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Pittsburgh L 76–85  3–2
Peterson Events Center (7,815)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/5/2015*
3:00 pm
vs. Cleveland State W 66–62  4–2
Quicken Loans Arena (3,671)
Cleveland, OH
12/7/2015*
7:00 pm
at NJIT W 80–75  5–2
Fleisher Center (987)
Newark, NJ
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe
Las Vegas Classic Regional Round
W 73–62  6–2
MAC Center (2,689)
Kent, OH
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm
Canisius
Las Vegas Classic Regional Round
W 84–77  7–2
MAC Center (3,107)
Kent, OH
12/22/2015*
8:00 pm
vs. #18 SMU
Las Vegas Classic Semifinals
L 74–90  7–3
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/23/2015*
8:00 pm, FS1
vs. Penn State
Las Vegas Classic 3rd Place Game
L 69-75  7–4
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/30/2015*
4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 61–60  8–4
Corbett Sports Center (1,015)
Greensboro, NC
1/2/2016*
7:00 pm
Oberlin W 104–58  9–4
MAC Center (2,414)
Kent, OH
Conference Games
1/5/2016
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan W 87–84 OT 10–4
(1–0)
University Arena (2,016)
Kalamazoo, MI
1/8/2016
6:30 pm, CBSSN
Buffalo L 67–76  10–5
(1–1)
MAC Center (3,522)
Kent, OH
1/12/2016
7:00 pm
Miami (OH) W 76–68  11–5
(2–1)
MAC Center (2,588)
Kent, OH
1/16/2016
7:00 pm
Ohio W 89–82  12–5
(3–1)
MAC Center (3,845)
Kent, OH
1/19/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State W 76–68  13–5
(4–1)
Worthen Arena (3,190)
Muncie, IN
1/23/2016
4:00 pm
at Bowling Green W 62–59  14–5
(5–1)
Stroh Center (3,100)
Bowling Green, OH
1/26/2016
7:00 pm
Eastern Michigan W 73–58  15–5
(6–1)
MAC Center (3,858)
Kent, OH
1/29/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Ohio L 61–72  15–6
(6–2)
Convocation Center (6,713)
Athens, OH
2/2/2016
7:00 pm
at Central Michigan L 61–88  15–7
(6–3)
McGuirk Arena (2,138)
Mount Pleasant, MI
2/6/2016
7:00 pm
Toledo L 67–82  15–8
(6–4)
MAC Center (4,503)
Kent, OH
2/9/2016
7:00 pm
Northern Illinois W 75–74  16–8
(7–4)
MAC Center (2,764)
Kent, OH
2/13/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan L 70–75  16–9
(7–5)
Convocation Center (1,059)
Ypsilanti, MI
2/16/2016
7:00 pm
Western Michigan W 85–78 OT 17–9
(8–5)
MAC Center (3,035)
Kent, OH
2/19/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Akron W 85–76  18–9
(9–5)
MAC Center (6,327)
Kent, OH
2/23/2016
6:00 pm, TWCSC
at Buffalo L 70–87  18–10
(9–6)
Alumni Arena (3,284)
Buffalo, NY
2/27/2016
3:30 pm
at Miami (OH) L 65–74  18–11
(9–7)
Millett Hall (1,330)
Oxford, OH
3/1/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Bowling Green W 70–54  19–11
(10–7)
MAC Center (3,531)
Kent, OH
3/4/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Akron L 60–74  19–12
(10–8)
James A. Rhodes Arena (5,301)
Akron, OH
MAC tournament
3/7/2016
7:00 pm
(5) (12) Bowling Green
First round
L 69–70  19–13
MAC Center (2,660)
Kent, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

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References

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