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2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

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2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record17–17 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Haut
  • Bobby Steinburg
  • Akeem Miskdeen
Home arenaMAC Center
Seasons
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Kent State 9 9   .500 17 17   .500
Miami (OH) 8 10   .444 16 18   .471
Bowling Green 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Ohio 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Akron 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
West
Toledo 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Eastern Michigan 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Ball State 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Western Michigan 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 21 15   .583
Northern Illinois 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
2018 MAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by seventh-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 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.[1][2][3]

Previous season

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The Golden Flashes finished the 2016–17 season 22–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish fourth in the MAC East division. As the No. 6 seed in the MAC tournament, the Flashes defeated Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio, and Akron to win the tournament for the first time since 2008. As a result, the Flashes received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the South region. In the First Round, they lost to UCLA.

Offseason

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2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
B.J. Dulling
SF
Newark, OH Newark High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
College of Wooster W 86–65 
MAC Center 
Kent, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
9:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Youngstown State
Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer
W 111–78  1–0
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,434)
Akron, OH
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio Christian W 90–45  2–0
MAC Center (2,440)
Kent, OH
Nov 19, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Mississippi Valley State W 80–67  3–0
MAC Center (2,005)
Kent, OH
Nov 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana L 66–70  3–1
MAC Center (1,872)
Kent, OH
Nov 24, 2017*
7:30 pm
vs. Valparaiso
Savannah Invitational
L 67–77  3–2
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
Nov 25, 2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Loyola–Chicago
Savannah Invitational
L 60–75  3–3
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
Nov 29, 2017*
8:15 pm
at Norfolk State W 79–70  4–3
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,825)
Norfolk, VA
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cleveland State W 72–62  5–3
MAC Center (2,511)
Kent, OH
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 13 Xavier L 70–96  5–4
Cintas Center (10,292)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State L 54–63  5–5
Nutter Center (3,448)
Fairborn, OH
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northeastern L 69–81  5–6
MAC Center (1,963)
Kent, OH
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oregon State W 79–78  6–6
MAC Center (3,279)
Kent, OH
Dec 28, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany L 68–78  6–7
SEFCU Arena (2,579)
Albany, NY
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois L 61–75  6–8
(0–1)
Convocation Center (918)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan W 85–69  7–8
(1–1)
MAC Center (2,217)
Kent, OH
Jan 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) L 69–80  7–9
(1–2)
Millett Hall (884)
Oxford, OH
Jan 12, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Ohio W 70–69  8–9
(2–2)
MAC Center (2,114)
Kent, OH
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 73–71  9–9
(3–2)
MAC Center (2,585)
Kent, OH
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 65–72  9–10
(3–3)
Savage Arena (4,970)
Toledo, OH
Jan 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 88–80 OT 10–10
(4–3)
MAC Center (2,430)
Kent, OH
Jan 27, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan W 84–76  11–10
(5–3)
McGuirk Arena (2,967)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 30, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo W 82–79  12–10
(6–3)
MAC Center (2,877)
Kent, OH
Feb 3, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green L 62–70  12–11
(6–4)
Stroh Center (3,540)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan L 67–71  12–12
(6–5)
MAC Center (2,373)
Kent, OH
Feb 10, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Ball State L 68–87  12–13
(6–6)
Worthen Arena (4,105)
Muncie, IN
Feb 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo L 72–84  12–14
(6–7)
Alumni Arena (3,707)
Amherst, NY
Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Akron W 78–68  13–14
(7–7)
MAC Center (6,055)
Kent, OH
Feb 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 76–88  13–15
(7–8)
Convocation Center (6,339)
Athens, OH
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Bowling Green W 64–63  14–15
(8–8)
MAC Center (5,022)
Kent, OH
Feb 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 90–83 OT 15–15
(9–8)
MAC Center (3,074)
Kent, OH
Mar 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron L 65–67  15–16
(9–9)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,349)
Akron, OH
MAC tournament
Mar 5, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) (12) Northern Illinois
First round
W 61–59  16–16
MAC Center (2,024)
Kent, OH
Mar 8, 2018
2:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Ball State
Quarterfinals
W 76–73  17–16
Quicken Loans Arena (2,023)
Cleveland, OH
Mar 9, 2018
6:30 pm, CBSSN
(5) vs. (1) Buffalo
Semifinals
L 61–78  17–17
Quicken Loans Arena (4,625)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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