2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	28–7 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Senderoff (12th season);
Associate head coach	Julian Sullinger (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Randal Holt (2nd season); Jon Fleming (1st season);
Home arena	MAC Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented 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, played 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]

2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

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

Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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

Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
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

^[9]^[10]

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	Height	Weight
Brendon Moss SG	Rockford, Illinois	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Brendon Moss SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Magnus Entenmann F	Columbus, Ohio	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Magnus Entenmann F	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
London Maiden C	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)
Delrecco Gillespie F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Julius Rollins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
F	1	VonCameron Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Columbus, Ohio
G	2	Malique Jacobs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Wilmington, North Carolina
G	3	Sincere Carry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Solon, Ohio
F	4	Chris Payton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Bloomington, Illinois
G	5	Brendon Moss	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Rockford, Illinois
G	11	Giovanni Santiago	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	RS Jr	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
G	13	Jalen Sullinger	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Columbus, Ohio
F	14	Magnus Entenmann	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Columbus, Ohio
G	15	Mike Bekelja	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Solon, Ohio
F	21	Robert Carpenter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Detroit, Michigan
C	22	London Maiden	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	Fr	Cleveland, Ohio
F	23	Delrecco Gillespie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Benton Harbor, Michigan
F	33	Miryne Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Cleveland, Ohio
F	34	Akeem Odusipe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Lagos, Nigeria
C	42	Cli'Ron Hornbeak	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	Toledo, Ohio

Head coach

Rob Senderoff (Albany/Miami (FL))

Assistant coach(es)

Julian Sullinger (Kent State)
Randal Holt (Kent State)
Jon Fleming

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 13, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

Source^[14]

References

^ "ROB SENDEROFF". Kent State Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Kent State Athletics.
^ ^a ^b "2022 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Kent State Athletics.
^ "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.

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[2] "Northern Illinois 57, Kent State State 76". ESPN. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[3] "Akron 73, Kent State 79". ESPN. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[4] "Toledo 78, Kent State 93". ESPN. March 11, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[5] Bozich, Rick (March 12, 2023). "Indiana men open NCAA Tournament push against Kent State Friday". WDRB. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

[6] Horner, Scott (March 18, 2023). "LIVE: Indiana basketball beats Kent State in March Madness action". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[7] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[8] "Akron rocks rival Kent State 75-55 for MAC title, NCAA berth". ESPN. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

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[transfer-10] "2022 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[11] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Kent State Athletics.

[12] "Two MAC Men's Basketball Matchups Selected For Television".

[13] "Three MAC Men's Basketball Matchups Selected For Television".

[14] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kent State Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

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