2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball | |
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MAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 28–7 (15–3 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Julian Sullinger (5th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | MAC Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 MAC tournament winner |
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).[1] As the second seed they defeated Northern Illinois, Akron, and top-seeded Toledo to win the MAC tournament.[2][3][4] 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.[5][6]
Previous season
The Golden Flashes finished the 2021–22 season 23–11 overall, 16–4 in MAC play, to finish in second place in the conference.[7] They lost to Akron in the final of the MAC tournament.[8]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Mike DiGiulio | G | 6'0 | 170 | Freshman | Buffalo, New York | Transferred to Canisius |
Jeremiah Hernandez | G | 6'4 | 175 | RS-Freshman | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to Southern Indiana |
DeVale Johnson | F | 6'7 | 185 | RS-Junior | Brooklyn, New York | Entered transfer portal |
Jon King | F | 6'5 | 195 | Sophomore | Akron, Ohio | Entered transfer portal |
Jarred Logan | F | 6'5 | 199 | Freshman | Elyria, Ohio | Entered transfer portal |
Tervell Beck | F | 6'7 | 231 | RS-Senior | Cleveland, Ohio | Exhausted eligibility |
Justyn Hamilton | F | 6'11 | 208 | RS-Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Exhausted eligibility |
Andrew Garcia | G | 6'5 | 224 | Grad | Harlem, New York | Exhausted eligibility |
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Incoming transfers
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Mike Bekelja | G | 6'1 | 180 | Freshman | Solon, Ohio | Duquesne |
Miryne Thomas | F | 6'8 | 215 | RS-Junior | Cleveland, Ohio | Ball State |
Robert Carpenter | F | 6'7 | 210 | Junior | Detroit, Michigan | Mississippi Valley State |
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Recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Brendon Moss SG | Rockford, Illinois | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:![]() | ||||||
Magnus Entenmann F | Columbus, Ohio | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
London Maiden C | Cleveland, Ohio | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A | |||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Delrecco Gillespie F | Benton Harbor, Michigan | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northern Kentucky | W 79–57 | 1–0 | 20 – Carry | 13 – Hornbeak | 7 – Carry | BB&T Arena (2,785) Highland Heights, KY | ||||
November 10, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Baldwin Wallace | W 76–55 | 2–0 | 31 – Carry | 8 – Payton | 7 – Carry | MAC Center (1,141) Kent, OH | ||||
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Portland | W 77–65 | 3–0 | 21 – Jacobs | 10 – Hornbeak | 4 – Jacobs | MAC Center (1,575) Kent, OH | ||||
November 16, 2022* 11:00 a.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 94–68 | 4–0 | 17 – Tied | 13 – Thomas | 7 – Carry | MAC Center (381) Kent, OH | ||||
November 19, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Chicago State | W 88–59 | 5–0 | 17 – Thomas | 7 – Hornbeak | 5 – Carry | MAC Center (811) Kent, OH | ||||
November 23, 2022* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops | at College of Charleston | L 72–74 | 5–1 | 25 – Carry | 7 – Davis | 5 – Carry | TD Arena (3,954) Charleston, SC | ||||
November 26, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at No. 2 Houston | L 44–49 | 5–2 | 14 – Davis | 7 – Jacobs | 4 – Santiago | Fertitta Center (7,378) Houston, TX | ||||
December 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | South Dakota State | W 83–62 | 6–2 | 23 – Carry | 10 – Hornbeak | 7 – Jacobs | MAC Center (1,244) Kent, OH | ||||
December 5, 2022* 9:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Gonzaga | L 66–73 | 6–3 | 16 – Thomas | 5 – Tied | 6 – Carry | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | ||||
December 10, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cleveland State | W 67–58 | 7–3 | 18 – Jacobs | 7 – Jacobs | 6 – Carry | Wolstein Center (2,120) Cleveland, OH | ||||
December 18, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Concord | W 106–56 | 8–3 | 16 – Carry | 8 – Gillespie | 7 – Carry | MAC Center (578) Kent, OH | ||||
December 21, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. New Mexico State Sun Bowl Invitational | W 73–63 | 9–3 | 17 – Jacobs | 9 – Thomas | 3 – Carry | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | ||||
December 22, 2022* 9:30 p.m. | at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational | W 47–46 | 10–3 | 15 – Carry | 6 – Carry | 3 – Carry | Don Haskins Center (5,705) El Paso, TX | ||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Michigan | W 80–72 | 11–3 (1–0) | 18 – Sullinger | 8 – Tied | 8 – Jacobs | MAC Center (2,113) Kent, OH | ||||
January 7, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) | W 69–66 | 12–3 (2–0) | 31 – Carry | 9 – Hornbeak | 4 – Jacobs | Millett Hall (4,091) Oxford, OH | ||||
January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Toledo | W 75–63 | 13–3 (3–0) | 22 – Thomas | 13 – Thomas | 5 – Carry | MAC Center (1,626) Kent, OH | ||||
January 13, 2023 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | at Ohio | W 70–65 | 14–3 (4–0) | 17 – Thomas | 9 – Thomas | 6 – Jacobs | Convocation Center (4,713) Athens, OH | ||||
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Eastern Michigan | W 77–63 | 15–3 (5–0) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 5 – Carry | George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,212) Ypsilanti, MI | ||||
January 20, 2023 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | Ball State | W 86–65 | 16–3 (6–0) | 18 – Curry | 9 – Hornbeak | 5 – Jacobs | MAC Center (5,660) Kent, OH | ||||
January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northern Illinois | L 76–86 | 16–4 (6–1) | 17 – Sullinger | 7 – Thomas | 7 – Carry | Convocation Center (837) DeKalb, IL | ||||
January 27, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | Buffalo | W 74–68 | 17–4 (7–1) | 24 – Carry | 9 – Jacobs | 7 – Carry | MAC Center (3,021) Kent, OH | ||||
January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Central Michigan | W 81–69 | 8–14 (3–6) | 18 – Payton | 12 – Payton | 6 – Carry | MAC Center (2,235) Kent, OH | ||||
February 3, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Akron | L 55–67 | 18–5 (8–2) | 15 – Carry | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,821) Akron, OH | ||||
February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Bowling Green | W 87–64 | 19–5 (9–2) | 17 – Jacobs | 6 – Tied | 7 – Tied | MAC Center (1,695) Kent, OH | ||||
February 10, 2023[12] 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at Buffalo | W 72–65 | 20–5 (10–2) | 19 – Miryne | 9 – Payton | 10 – Carry | Alumni Arena (4,207) Buffalo, NY | ||||
February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Michigan | W 82–58 | 21–5 (11–2) | 21 – Davis | 7 – Tied | 6 – Jacobs | University Arena (1,381) Kalamazoo, MI | ||||
February 17, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | Eastern Michigan | W 81–54 | 22–5 (12–2) | 17 – Carry | 6 – Tied | 6 – Carry | MAC Center (2,095) Kent, OH | ||||
February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Ball State | L 70–82 | 22–6 (12–3) | 21 – Carry | 6 – Tied | 3 – Jacobs | Worthen Arena (5,573) Muncie, IN | ||||
February 25, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | W 79–69 | 23–6 (13–3) | 19 – Jacobs | 10 – Davis | 7 – Carry | Stroh Center (2,194) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Ohio | W 82–75 | 24–6 (14–3) | 23 – Carry | 6 – Payton | 5 – Jacobs | MAC Center (1,998) Kent, OH | ||||
March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m.[13], ESPNU | Akron | W 89–84 OT | 25–6 (15–3) | 35 – Carry | 8 – Thomas | 4 – Tied | MAC Center (6,327) Kent, OH | ||||
MAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Northern Illinois Quarterfinals | W 76–57 | 26–6 | 19 – Jacobs | 14 – Thomas | 6 – Carry | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (3,852) Cleveland, OH | |||
March 10, 2022 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | (2) | vs. (3) Akron Semifinals | W 79–73 | 27–6 | 24 – Thomas | 10 – Payton | 3 – Carry | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (9,295) Cleveland, OH | |||
March 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (1) Toledo Championship | W 93–78 | 28–6 | 26 – Carry | 13 – Jacobs | 6 – Jacobs | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (8,375) Cleveland, OH | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 17, 2023* 10:36 p.m., TBS | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 21 Indiana First round | L 60–71 | 28–7 | 15 – Carry | 9 – Jacobs | 7 – Jacobs | MVP Arena (13,989) Albany, NY | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
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- ^ "Northern Illinois 57, Kent State State 76". ESPN. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Akron 73, Kent State 79". ESPN. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Toledo 78, Kent State 93". ESPN. March 11, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Bozich, Rick (March 12, 2023). "Indiana men open NCAA Tournament push against Kent State Friday". WDRB. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Horner, Scott (March 18, 2023). "LIVE: Indiana basketball beats Kent State in March Madness action". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Akron rocks rival Kent State 75-55 for MAC title, NCAA berth". ESPN. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
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- ^ a b "2022 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
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- ^ "Two MAC Men's Basketball Matchups Selected For Television".
- ^ "Three MAC Men's Basketball Matchups Selected For Television".
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kent State Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.