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2014–15 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

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2014–15 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC regular season co–champions
MAC East Division co–champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record23–12 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Seasons
2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Kent State 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Bowling Green 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Akron 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Miami 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Ohio 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
West
Central Michigan 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Toledo 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Eastern Michigan 8 10   .444 21 14   .600
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Ball State 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2015 MAC tournament winner

The 2014–15 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by fourth 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 23–12, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a share for the East Division championship as well as a share of the MAC overall regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Akron.[1] They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Middle Tennessee in the first round and Texas A&M Corpus–Christi in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Northern Arizona.

Roster

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2014–15 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) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Castlemont HS Oakland, CA
G 1 Kris Brewer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Brehm Prep Memphis, TN
G 2 Kellon Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Southport HS Indianapolis, IN
F/C 3 Marvin Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Thornton HS
Highland CC
Chicago, IL
F 4 Chris Ortiz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr South Kent School Brooklyn, NY
G 5 Xavier Pollard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Suffield Academy
Maine
Bronx, NY
G 11 Jon Fleming 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Fishers HS Fishers, IN
G/F 13 Gary Akbar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Dunbar HS
San Jacinto CC
Dayton, OH
G/F 15 Craig Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr North Miami Beach HS
Rutgers
Miami, FL
F 20 Marquiez Lawrence 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Marion-Franklin HS Columbus, OH
F 21 Khalig Spicer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Robichaud HS Detroit, MI
G 23 Derek Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Benedictine HS
Central Michigan
Cleveland, OH
F 32 Raasean Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Paulding County HS Chicago, IL
F 35 Jimmy Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So St. Anthony HS
Hofstra
Brooklyn, NY
C 41 Blake Vedder 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr West Geauga HS
Indiana (PA)
Chesterland, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Games
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm
at Youngstown State W 69–61  1–0
Beeghly Center (2,840)
Youngstown, OH
11/18/2014*
8:00 pm
Malone
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 62–52  2–0
MAC Center (2,247)
Kent, OH
11/21/2014*
8:00 pm
Southern Illinois
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 74–51  3–0
MAC Center (855)
Kent, OH
11/22/2014*
7:30 pm
UIC
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 78–60  4–0
MAC Center (2,816)
Kent, OH
11/23/2014*
3:30 pm
Yale
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
L 59–66  4–1
MAC Center (2,183)
Kent, OH
11/29/2014*
7:00 pm
Loyola–Chicago L 61–69  4–2
MAC Center (1,937)
Kent, OH
12/06/2014*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 58–46  5–2
KSU Convocation Center (927)
Kennesaw, GA
12/14/2014*
3:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 60–55 OT 6–2
Jack Stephens Center (1,018)
Little Rock, AR
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 71–57  7–2
MAC Center (1,817)
Kent, OH
12/21/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. North Dakota State
Sun Bowl Invitational
W 53–52  8–2
Don Haskins Center (5,790)
El Paso, TX
12/22/2014*
9:00 pm
at UTEP
Sun Bowl Invitational
L 75–78  8–3
Don Haskins Center (6,290)
El Paso, TX
12/30/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 13 Kansas L 62–78  8–4
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/02/2015*
7:00 pm
Texas–Pan American W 74–54  9–4
MAC Center (1,732)
Kent, OH
Conference Games
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
Bowling Green L 64–66  9–5 (0–1)
MAC Center (2,094)
Kent, OH
01/10/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 67–65  10–5 (1–1)
Convocation Center (1,058)
DeKalb, IL
01/14/2015
7:00 pm
Eastern Michigan W 65–59  11–5 (2–1)
MAC Center (2,892)
Kent, OH
01/17/2015
7:00 pm
Ohio W 69–59  12–5 (3–1)
MAC Center (5,084)
Kent, OH
01/21/2015
7:00 pm
Toledo W 67–60  13–5 (4–1)
MAC Center (3,374)
Kent, OH
01/24/2015
2:00 pm
at Ball State W 63–52  14–5 (5–1)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,425)
Muncie, IN
01/27/2015
7:00 pm
Central Michigan W 63–53  15–5 (6–1)
MAC Center (3,522)
Kent, OH
01/30/2015
10:00 pm, ESPNU
at Buffalo L 55–80  15–6 (6–2)
Alumni Arena (5,797)
Amherst, NY
02/04/2015
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan L 66–67  15–7 (6–3)
University Arena (2,433)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/07/2015
7:00 pm
Miami (OH) W 61–60  16–7 (7–3)
MAC Center (3,510)
Kent, OH
02/10/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron L 52–61  16–8 (7–4)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,836)
Akron, OH
02/13/2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Toledo W 76–75 OT 17–8 (8–4)
Savage Arena (5,481)
Toledo, OH
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
Ball State W 58–53  18–8 (9–4)
MAC Center (3,084)
Kent, OH
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, TWCSC
at Ohio W 64–51  19–8 (10–4)
Convocation Center (5,790)
Athens, OH
02/24/2015
7:00 pm
at Miami (OH) L 81–86 OT 19–9 (10–5)
Millett Hall (920)
Oxford, OH
02/28/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo L 65–71  19–10 (10–6)
MAC Center (5,587)
Kent, OH
03/03/2015
7:00 pm, TWCSC
at Bowling Green W 81–80  20–10 (11–6)
Stroh Center (2,322)
Bowling Green, OH
03/06/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Akron W 79–77  21–10 (12–6)
MAC Center (6,327)
Kent, OH
MAC tournament
03/12/2015
9:00 pm, TWCSC
vs. Akron
Quarterfinals
L 51–53  21–11
Quicken Loans Arena (4,502)
Cleveland, OH
CIT
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee
First round
W 68–56  22–11
Murphy Center (2,782)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/23/2015*
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Second round
W 69–65  23–11
American Bank Center (2,015)
Corpus Christi, TX
03/27/2015*
10:00 pm, STO
at Northern Arizona
Quarterfinals
L 73–74 OT 23–12
Walkup Skydome (3,653)
Flagstaff, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Alexander, Elton (March 13, 2015). "Kent State falls to Akron late, 53-51: MAC Tournament 2015 (photos)". Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 6, 2024.