2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by eighth-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 22–11, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Central Michigan. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Monroe.

2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	22–11 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Senderoff (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Eric Haut Matt Sligh Julian Sullinger
Home arena	MAC Center

2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo †	16	–	2		.889			32	–	4		.889
Bowling Green	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
Kent State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Akron	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Miami (OH)	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Ohio	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
West
Toledo	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
Central Michigan	10	–	8		.556			23	–	12		.657
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			17	–	17		.500
Ball State	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Western Michigan	2	–	16		.111			8	–	24		.250
† 2019 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

In the 2017–18 season, the Golden Flashes finished the season 17–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in second place in the MAC East division. They defeated Northern Illinois and Ball State in the MAC tournament before losing to Buffalo in the semifinals.

Roster

2018–19 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) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Shroder HS Covington, KY G 1 CJ Williamson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Evans Texas Tech Chipola College Orlando, FL F 2 BJ Duling 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Newark HS Newark, OH F 3 Akiean Frederick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Franklin Heights Sinclair CC Columbus, OH G 4 Antonio Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Proviso East Indian Hills CC Chicago, IL F 5 Danny Pippen   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Allen Academy Detroit, MI G 11 Kain Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Rita of Cascia Tulane Chicago, IL G 13 Mitch Peterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Walsh Jesuit Richfield, OH G 14 Sam Norton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Mooresville HS Mooresville, IN G 15 Anthony Roberts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Henry Ford Detroit, MI C 20 Antonio Givens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr West HS Wabash Valley College Columbus, OH G 22 DeAndre Gholston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr 21st Century Gary, IN G 23 Jaylin Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Romulus HS Inkster, MI F 25 Philip Whittington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jr Northside HS USC Upstate Columbus, GA G 31 Troy Simons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Renaissance Christian Academy Polk State College New Mexico Pittsburgh, PA	Head coach Rob Senderoff (Albany/Miami (FL)) Assistant coach(es) Eric Haut (Kent State) Matt Sligh (Northwest Missouri State) Julian Sullinger (Kent State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 4 November 2018

Schedule and results

The 2018–19 schedule was released on August 1, 2018.

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 21, 2018 12:00pm		Robert Morris Hurricane Relief Exhibition	W 89–62		MAC Center  Kent, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN3		at Cleveland State Northeast Ohio Coaches vs Cancer Doubleheader	W 83–79	1–0	Wolstein Center (2,052) Cleveland, OH
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN+		Shawnee State	W 90–69	2–0	MAC Center (3,140) Kent, OH
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN3		Liberty	L 70–77	2–1	MAC Center (2,214) Kent, OH
Nov 18, 2018 4:00pm, ESPN+		Alcorn State	W 79–48	3–1	MAC Center (2,031) Kent, OH
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN+		Savannah State	W 104–84	4–1	MAC Center (1,925) Kent, OH
Nov 23, 2018* 5:00pm, SECN+		at Vanderbilt	W 77–75	5–1	Memorial Gymnasium (9,061) Nashville, TN
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN3		at Detroit Mercy	W 76–72	6–1	Calihan Hall (1,170) Detroit, MI
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00pm, ESPN+		Norfolk State	W 78–67	7–1	MAC Center (1,927) Kent, OH
Dec 9, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN+		Wright State	W 83–76	8–1	MAC Center  Kent, OH
Dec 15, 2018* 4:00pm, ACCRSN		at Louisville	L 70–83	8–2	KFC Yum! Center (15,117) Louisville, KY
Dec 21, 2018* 3:00pm, P12N		at Oregon State	W 66–63	9–2	Gill Coliseum (4,587) Corvallis, OR
Dec 28, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN+		Albany	W 70–68	10–2	MAC Center (2,114) Kent, OH
Dec 31, 2018* 2:00pm, ESPN+		Oberlin College	W 71–48	11–2	MAC Center (1,952) Kent, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green	L 64–86	11–3 (0–1)	MAC Center (2,843) Kent, OH
Jan 8, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 88–73	12–3 (1–1)	MAC Center (1,895) Kent, OH
Jan 12, 2019 12:00pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	L 61–95	12–4 (1–2)	Convocation Center (1,827) Ypsilanti, MI
Jan 15, 2019 12:00pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	W 66–52	13–4 (2–2)	Convocation Center (6,560) Athens, OH
Jan 19, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 78–68	14–4 (3–2)	MAC Center (2,291) Kent, OH
Jan 22, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+		Toledo	W 87–85 OT	15–4 (4–2)	MAC Center (2,205) Kent, OH
Jan 25, 2019 6:30pm, CBSSN		No. 14-T Buffalo	L 79–88	15–5 (4–3)	MAC Center (5,133) Kent, OH
Feb 2, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Ball State	W 83–80	16–5 (5–3)	Worthen Arena (4,024) Muncie, IN
Feb 5, 2018 7:00pm, ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 70–67	17–5 (6–3)	MAC Center (2,236) Kent, OH
Feb 8, 2019 9:00pm, ESPNU		at Akron	L 53–72	17–6 (6–4)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,289) Akron, OH
Feb 14, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+		at Western Michigan	W 82–63	18–6 (7–4)	University Arena (1,683) Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 16, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 71–58	19–6 (8–4)	MAC Center (3,491) Kent, OH
Feb 19, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+		at Central Michigan	L 74–84	19–7 (8–5)	McGuirk Arena (1,875) Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 22, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN2		at No. 25 Buffalo	L 57–80	19–8 (8–6)	Alumni Arena (6,688) Amherst, NY
Feb 26, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+		Ohio	W 78–73	20–8 (9–6)	MAC Center (2,891) Kent, OH
Mar 2, 2019 4:00pm, CBSSN		at Bowling Green	L 72–77	20–9 (9–7)	Stroh Center (3,011) Bowling Green, OH
Mar 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	W 75–66	21–9 (10–7)	Millett Hall (2,343) Oxford, OH
Mar 8, 2019 7:00pm, CBSSN		Akron	W 68–65	22–9 (11–7)	MAC Center (6,168) Kent, OH
MAC tournament
Mar 14, 2019 2:30pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Central Michigan Quarterfinals	L 81–89	22–10	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
Mar 21, 2019* 8:00pm		at Louisiana–Monroe First round – Lou Henson Classic	L 77–87	22–11	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,742) Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team