2013–14 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2013–14 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2013–14 record	16–16 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Senderoff (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Eric Haut
Assistant coach	Bobby Steinburg
Assistant coach	DeAndre Haynes
Home arena	MAC Center

2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Buffalo	13	–	5	.722	19	–	10	.655
Akron	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Ohio	11	–	7	.611	25	–	12	.676
Miami	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Kent State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Bowling Green	6	–	12	.333	12	–	20	.375
West
Toledo	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
Western Michigan †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	10	.697
Eastern Michigan	10	–	8	.556	22	–	15	.595
Northern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Central Michigan	3	–	15	.167	10	–	21	.323
Ball State	2	–	16	.111	5	–	25	.167

† 2014 MAC Tournament winner

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).

Season

Preseason

On May 30, 2013, Senderoff announced the team's complete non-conference schedule for the season.^[1] Key games included participation in the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic, along with games against 2013 NCAA tournament participants Temple and Bucknell. The team's conference slate was announced on September 3, 2013.^[2] The Flashes scheduled to play Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami, Ohio, Central Michigan, and Northern Illinois twice each in home-and-home series, while playing Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Toledo, and Western Michigan once each.

Roster

2013–14 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Manley, DevareauxDevareaux Manley	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Castlemont HS	Oakland, CA
1.5 !G	1	Brewer, KrisKris Brewer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Brehm Prep	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	2	Thomas, KellonKellon Thomas	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Southport HS	Indianapolis, IN
2.5 !G/F	3	Carter, DevinDevin Carter	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Centennial HS Lake Land College	Champaign, IL
3.5 !F	4	Ortiz, ChrisChris Ortiz	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	South Kent School	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	5	Scott, TylerTyler Scott	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Gateway HS	Pittsburgh, PA
1.5 !G	11	Fleming, JonJon Fleming	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Fishers HS	Fishers, IN
3.5 !F	13	Henninger, MarkMark Henninger	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Jackson HS	Massillon, OH
1.5 !G	14	Simmons, K. K.K. K. Simmons	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Wheeler HS UNC Wilmington	Marietta, GA
3.5 !F	20	Lawrence, MarquiezMarquiez Lawrence	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Marion-Franklin HS	Columbus, OH
3.5 !F	21	Spicer, KhaligKhalig Spicer	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Robichaud HS	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	23	Jackson, DerekDerek Jackson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Benedictine HS Central Michigan	Cleveland, OH
3.5 !F	32	Tabb, MelvinMelvin Tabb	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Enloe HS Wake Forest Midland College	Raleigh, NC
3.5 !F	35	Hall, JimmyJimmy Hall (I)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Anthony HS Hofstra	Brooklyn, NY
5.0 !C	41	Vedder, BlakeBlake Vedder (I)	88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	West Geauga HS Indiana (PA)	Chesterland, OH
3.5 !F	42	Goodson, DarrenDarren Goodson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Aiken HS Pensacola State College	Cincinnati, OH

Head coach

Rob Senderoff (Albany (NY))

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Haut (Kent State)
Bobby Steinberg (Middle Tennessee)
DeAndre Haynes (Kent State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Source:

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-Conference Games
11/8/2013* 7:00 PM	Ohio Northern	W 84–48	1–0	MAC Center (2,240) Kent, OH
11/11/2013* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Temple	W 81–77	2–0	Liacouras Center (6,589) Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2013* 7:00 PM	at Seton Hall Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	L 76–78	2–1	Prudential Center (5,601) Newark, NJ
11/17/2013* 2:00 PM	Saint Peter's	W 75–58	3–1	MAC Center (2,282) Kent, OH
11/21/2013* 7:00 PM	Western Carolina Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 72–59	4–1	MAC Center (2,473) Kent, OH
11/22/2013* 7:00 PM	USC Upstate Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 79–78	5–1	MAC Center (2,394) Kent, OH
11/23/2013* 7:00 PM	Niagara Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 102–97	6–1	MAC Center (2,173) Kent, OH
11/27/2013* 7:00 PM	Youngstown State	W 83–79	7–1	MAC Center (1,963) Kent, OH
12/1/2013* 2:00 PM	Kennesaw State	W 68–51	8–1	MAC Center (1,994) Kent, OH
12/4/2013* 7:00 PM	Bucknell	L 59–66	8–2	MAC Center (2,657) Kent, OH
12/21/2013* 3:00 PM	at College of Charleston	W 58–54	9–2	TD Arena (2,361) Charleston, SC
12/28/2013* 7:00 PM	Cleveland State	L 70–78	9–3	MAC Center (4,553) Kent, OH
12/31/2013* 12:00 PM	at Princeton	L 68–73	9–4	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,440) Princeton, NJ
Conference Games
1/8/2014 7:00 PM	Ohio	L 53–59	9–5 (0–1)	MAC Center (4,143) Kent, OH
1/11/2014 7:00 PM	Ball State	W 86–74	10–5 (1–1)	MAC Center (3,764) Kent, OH
1/15/2014 8:00 PM	at Northern Illinois	W 73–64 ^OT	11–5 (2–1)	Convocation Center (651) DeKalb, IL
1/18/2014 2:30 PM	at Buffalo	L 60–71	11–6 (2–2)	Alumni Arena (3,347) Amherst, NY
1/23/2014 7:00 PM	Western Michigan	L 59–75	11–7 (2–3)	MAC Center (2,993) Kent, OH
1/26/2014 6:00 PM	at Toledo	L 78–81	11–8 (2–4)	Savage Arena (5,611) Toledo, OH
1/29/2014 7:00 PM	Northern Illinois	L 49–50	11–9 (2–5)	MAC Center (2,234) Kent, OH
2/1/2014 6:00 PM	Akron	W 60–57	12–9 (3–5)	MAC Center (6,181) Kent, OH
2/5/2014 7:00 PM	at Central Michigan	L 73–78 ^OT	12–10 (3–6)	McGuirk Arena (1,743) Mount Pleasant, MI
2/8/2014 2:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	L 53–70	12–11 (3–7)	Convocation Center (716) Ypsilanti, MI
2/12/2014 7:00 PM	Bowling Green	W 62–61	13–11 (4–7)	MAC Center (2,724) Kent, OH
2/15/2014 6:00 PM	Central Michigan	W 83–75	14–11 (5–7)	MAC Center (2,528) Kent, OH
2/19/2014 7:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	W 75–63	15–11 (6–7)	Millett Hall (1,021) Oxford, OH
2/22/2014 12:00 PM	Buffalo	L 69–78	15–12 (6–8)	MAC Center (3,104) Kent, OH
2/26/2014 7:00 PM	at Bowling Green	L 66–73	15–13 (6–9)	Stroh Center (1,333) Bowling Green, OH
3/1/2014 2:00 PM	at Ohio	W 75–61	16–13 (7–9)	Convocation Center (6,820) Athens, OH
3/4/2014 7:00 PM	Miami (OH)	L 61–73	16–14 (7–10)	MAC Center (2,414) Kent, OH
3/8/2014 7:00 PM	at Akron	L 54–58	16–15 (7–11)	James A. Rhodes Arena (5,488) Akron, OH
2014 MAC Tournament
03/10/2014 7:00 PM	vs. Miami (OH) First round	L 64–71	16–16	Millett Hall (780) Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

↑ "Kent State Announces Non-Conference Basketball Schedule". KentStateSports.com. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
↑ "Men's Basketball Announces 2013-14 Conference Schedule". KentStateSports.com. Retrieved September 20, 2013.

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