2013–14 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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] 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]
Roster
2013–14 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Devareaux Manley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr Castlemont HS
Oakland, CA
G 1
Kris Brewer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jr Brehm Prep
Memphis, TN
G 2
Kellon Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So Southport HS
Indianapolis, IN
G/F 3
Devin Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
So Centennial HS Lake Land College
Champaign, IL
F 4
Chris Ortiz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
So South Kent School
Brooklyn, NY
G 5
Tyler Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg)
RS Fr Gateway HS
Pittsburgh, PA
G 11
Jon Fleming 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Fr Fishers HS
Fishers, IN
F 13
Mark Henninger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Sr Jackson HS
Massillon, OH
G 14
K. K. Simmons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
RS So Wheeler HS UNC Wilmington
Marietta, GA
F 20
Marquiez Lawrence 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Fr Marion-Franklin HS
Columbus, OH
F 21
Khalig Spicer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
So Robichaud HS
Detroit, MI
G 23
Derek Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
RS Jr Benedictine HS Central Michigan
Cleveland, OH
F 32
Melvin Tabb 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg)
Sr Enloe HS Wake Forest Midland College
Raleigh, NC
F 35
Jimmy Hall (I)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
So St. Anthony HS Hofstra
Brooklyn, NY
C 41
Blake Vedder (I)
7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Sr West Geauga HS Indiana (PA)
Chesterland, OH
F 42
Darren Goodson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
Sr Aiken HS Pensacola State College
Cincinnati, OH
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Source: [1]
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-Conference Games
11/8/2013 *7:00 pm
Ohio Northern W 84–48 1–0
MAC Center Kent, OH
11/11/2013 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Temple
W 81–77 2–0
Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2013 *7:00 pm
at Seton Hall Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic L 76–78 2–1
Prudential Center 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 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 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 DeKalb, IL
1/18/2014 2:30 pm
at Buffalo
L 60–71 11–6 (2–2)
Alumni Arena 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 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 Mount Pleasant, MI
2/8/2014 2:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan
L 53–70 12–11 (3–7)
Convocation Center 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 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 Bowling Green, OH
3/1/2014 2:00 pm
at Ohio
W 75–61 16–13 (7–9)
Convocation Center 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 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
