2011–12 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2011–12 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball | |
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CIT, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 21–12 (10–6 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Michigan | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 20 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 MAC tournament winner As of March 23, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll |
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.
Roster
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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0 | Bryson Pope | Guard | 6–6 | 220 | Junior | Jenks, Oklahoma |
1 | Eric Gaines | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
2 | Michael Porrini | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Senior | Massillon, Ohio |
3 | Randal Holt | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Cleveland, Ohio |
5 | Chris Evans | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Chesapeake, Virginia |
11 | Carlton Guyton | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
13 | Mark Henniger | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Sophomore | Massillon, Ohio |
15 | Kris Brewer | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
20 | Justin Brunswick | Forward | 6–10 | 215 | Sophomore | Middletown, Ohio |
21 | Devareaux Manley | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman | Oakland, California |
23 | Patrick Jackson | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
30 | Brian Frank | Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Junior | Gainesville, Florida |
32 | Scooter Johnson | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Sophomore | Cleveland, Ohio |
33 | Justin Manns | Center | 6–11 | 230 | Senior | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
34 | Justin Greene | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Senior | Brooklyn, New York |
42 | Shakir Dunning | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Freshman | Columbus, Ohio |
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/07/2011* 7:00 pm | Rochester College | W 76–63 | M.A.C. Center (NA) Kent, OH | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/15/2011* 10:00 am, ESPN | at West Virginia ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | W 70–60 | 1–0 | WVU Coliseum (5,616) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
11/19/2011* 7:00 pm | Alcorn State | W 77–58 | 2–0 | M.A.C. Center (3,175) Kent, OH | |||||||
11/22/2011* 7:30 pm | Cleveland State | L 53–57 | 2–1 | M.A.C. Center (6,327) Kent, OH | |||||||
11/28/2011* 7:00 pm | Louisiana-Lafayette | W 76–67 | 3–1 | M.A.C. Center (2,683) Kent, OH | |||||||
12/01/2011* 7:00 pm | Morehead State | W 83–63 | 4–1 | M.A.C. Center (3,135) Kent, OH | |||||||
12/03/2011* 7:00 pm | UAB | W 57–48 | 4–2 | M.A.C. Center (3,624) Kent, OH | |||||||
12/06/2011* 7:00 pm | at James Madison | W 71–51 | 6–1 | JMU Convocation Center (3,103) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
12/10/2011* 2:00 pm | at Western Carolina | W 58–56 | 7–1 | Ramsey Center (1,565) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
12/20/2011* 7:30 pm | vs. Saint Peter's Athletes in Action Classic | W 67–58 | 8–1 | Smith Spectrum (1,012) Logan, UT | |||||||
12/21/2011* 7:30 pm | vs. Texas–Arlington Athletes in Action Classic | L 73–74 | 8–2 | Smith Spectrum (959) Logan, UT | |||||||
12/22/2011* 10:00 pm | at Utah State Athletes in Action Classic | L 62–81 | 8–3 | Smith Spectrum (10,059) Logan, UT | |||||||
12/29/2011* 8:30 pm | at Arkansas State | W 69–54 | 9–3 | Convocation Center (4,638) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
01/02/2012* 7:00 pm | Shawnee State | W 90–65 | 10–3 | M.A.C. Center (1,750) Kent, OH | |||||||
01/07/2012 6:00 pm, TWCSN | at Buffalo | L 65–66 | 10–4 (0–1) | Alumni Arena (2,386) Amherst, NY | |||||||
01/11/2012 7:00 pm | Miami (OH) | W 71–67 | 11–4 (1–1) | M.A.C. Center (3,281) Kent, OH | |||||||
01/14/2012 7:00 pm | Bowling Green | W 92–87 | 12–4 (2–1) | M.A.C. Center (3,610) Kent, OH | |||||||
01/18/2012 7:00 pm, STO | at Ohio | L 65–87 | 12–5 (2–2) | Convocation Center (5,924) Athens, OH | |||||||
01/21/2012 6:00 pm, STO | at Akron | L 75–84 | 12–6 (2–3) | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,252) Akron, OH | |||||||
01/25/2012 7:00 pm | Northern Illinois | W 90–56 | 13–6 (3–3) | M.A.C. Center (2,753) Kent, OH | |||||||
01/28/2012 7:00 pm | at Toledo | W 77–61 | 14–6 (4–3) | Savage Arena (4,720) Toledo, OH | |||||||
01/31/2012 7:00 pm, STO | at Central Michigan | W 67–60 | 15–6 (5–3) | McGuirk Arena (933) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
02/04/2012 7:00 pm | Western Michigan | W 78–73 | 16–6 (6–3) | M.A.C Center (3,762) Kent, OH | |||||||
02/08/2012 7:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | W 62–58 | 17–6 (7–3) | EMU Convocation Center (644) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
02/11/2012 11:00 am, ESPNU | Ball State | W 76–55 | 18–6 (8–3) | M.A.C. Center (2,472) Kent, OH | |||||||
02/14/2012 3:00 pm, STO | Buffalo | W 76–71 | 19–6 (9–3) | M.A.C. Center (2,622) Kent, OH | |||||||
02/18/2012* 6:00 pm, STO | College of Charleston ESPN BracketBusters | L 73–80 | 19–7 | M.A.C. Center (3,682) Kent, OH | |||||||
02/21/2012 7:00 pm, STO | at Miami (OH) | L 60–62 | 19–8 (9–4) | Millett Hall (2,134) Oxford, OH | |||||||
02/25/2012 6:00 pm, STO | at Bowling Green | L 58–74 | 19–9 (9–5) | Stroh Center (2,612) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
02/29/2012 7:00 pm | Ohio | W 68–61 | 20–9 (10–5) | M.A.C. Center (2,965) Kent, OH | |||||||
03/02/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | Akron | L 55–61 | 20–10 (10–6) | M.A.C. Center (6,335) Kent, OH | |||||||
2012 MAC men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
03/08/2012 7:00 pm, STO | vs. Western Michigan Quarterfinals | W 76–72 | 21–10 | Quicken Loans Arena (3,351) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
03/09/2012 7:00 pm, STO | vs. Akron Semifinals | L 74–78 | 21–11 | Quicken Loans Arena (8,513) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
2012 CIT | |||||||||||
03/15/2012* 7:00 pm | at USC Upstate First Round | L 58–73 | 21–12 | G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |