2019–20 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represent Kent State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 9th-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 East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2019–20 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record20–12 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Aaron Fuss
  • Matt Sligh
  • Julian Sullinger
Home arenaMAC Center
Seasons
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Buffalo 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Kent State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Ohio 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Miami (OH) 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
West
Ball State 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Northern Illinois 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Toledo 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Western Michigan 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Eastern Michigan 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Note: The 2020 MAC tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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The Golden Flashes finished the 2018–19 season 22–11 overall, 11–7 in MAC play to finish third place in the East Division. As the No. 4 seed in the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Central Michigan in the quarterfinals.[1] They were invited to the CIT, where they were defeated by Louisiana–Monroe in the first round.[2]

Roster

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2019–20 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Jon King 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Akron, Ohio
G 1 CJ Williamson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
G 2 Mike Nuga   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Toronto, Ontario
G 3 Troy Simons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 4 Antonio Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 5 Danny Pippen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 11 Giovanni Santiago 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Bayamón, Puerto Rico
G 13 Mitch Peterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Sr Richfield, Ohio
F 14 Tervell Beck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Cleveland, Ohio
G 15 Anthony Roberts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
G 21 Sentwali Nalls 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 22 Anyeuri Castillo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F 23 Evan Bainbridge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Stow, Ohio
F 25 Philip Whittington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
G 33 Jeremiah Hernandez   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
C 50 Kalin Bennett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Fr Little Rock, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 23, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hiram W 97–58  1–0
MAC Center 
Kent, OH
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Towson W 84–80  2–0
SECU Arena (1,823)
Towson, MD
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State W 72–71  3–0
Nutter Center (4,216)
Fairborn, OH
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 75–68  4–0
MAC Center (2,125)
Kent, OH
November 21, 2019*
5:00 pm
Concord W 89–59  5–0
MAC Center (2,245)
Kent, OH
November 25, 2019*
6:30 pm, Big Ten Network
at No. 10 Ohio State L 52–71  5–1
St. John Arena (8,850)
Columbus, OH
November 30, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson W 77–53  6–1
MAC Center (1,454)
Kent, OH
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 92–57  7–1
MAC Center (2,030)
Kent, OH
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State W 81–59  8–1
MAC Center (2,176)
Kent, OH
December 16, 2019*
4:00 pm
vs. UC Irvine
Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals
L 68–74  8–2
Don Haskins Center (5,969)
El Paso, TX
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm
vs. North Carolina A&T
Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game
W 85–71  9–2
Don Haskins Center (6,934)
El Paso, TX
December 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hampton W 103–64  10–2
MAC Center (1,937)
Kent, OH
December 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Mississippi State L 68–96  10–3
Humphrey Coliseum (6,515)
Starkville, MS
MAC regular season
January 3, 2020
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bowling Green W 79–61  11–3
(1–0)
Stroh Center (2,022)
Bowling Green, OH
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Toledo W 84–77  12–3
(2–0)
MAC Center (2,234)
Kent, OH
January 11, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan W 79–73  13–3
(3–0)
MAC Center (3,164)
Kent, OH
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Miami (OH) L 74–77  13–4
(3–1)
Millett Hall (784)
Oxford, OH
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 63–67  13–5
(3–2)
University Arena (2,110)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois L 69–76  13–6
(3–3)
MAC Center (2,211)
Kent, OH
January 24, 2020
6:30 pm, CBSSN
at Buffalo W 70–66  14–6
(4–3)
Alumni Arena (3,554)
Amherst, NY
January 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo W 83–70  15–6
(5–3)
Savage Arena (4,033)
Toledo, OH
January 31, 2020
6:30 pm, CBSSN
Akron W 68–67  16–6
(6–3)
MAC Center (6,339)
Kent, OH
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Ball State L 54–62  16–7
(6–4)
MAC Center (2,025)
Kent, OH
February 7, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Northern Illinois L 54–57  16–8
(6–5)
Convocation Center (1,385)
DeKalb, IL
February 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio W 87–72  17–8
(7–5)
MAC Center (5,218)
Kent, OH
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan L 49–70  17–9
(7–6)
Convocation Center (1,196)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 22, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo L 98–104 2OT 17–10
(7–7)
MAC Center (3,005)
Kent, OH
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Miami (OH) W 74–61  18–10
(8–7)
MAC Center (2,180)
Kent, OH
February 28, 2020
6:30 pm, CBSSN
at Ohio L 69–76  18–11
(8–8)
Convocation Center (5,490)
Athens, OH
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green W 83–69  19–11
(9–8)
MAC Center (2,875)
Kent, OH
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Akron L 76–79  19–12
(9–9)
James A. Rhodes Arena (5,500)
Akron, OH
MAC tournament
March 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) (11) Eastern Michigan
First round
W 86–76  20–12
MAC Center (2,005)
Kent, OH
March 12, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Ball State
Quarterfinals
MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Whittington's Career Day Not Enough in Quarterfinal Loss". Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Flashes Season Concludes in CIT First Round". Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.