2024–25 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 8–2 (0–0 MAC) |
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Home arena | MAC Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 MAC tournament winner As of December 20, 2024 |
The 2024–25 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represents Kent State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 14th-year head coach Rob Senderoff, play 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.
Previous season
[edit]The Golden Flashes finished the 2023–24 season 17–17, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in eighth place.[1] They upset top-seeded Toledo[2] and Bowling Green,[3] before falling to Akron in the MAC tournament championship game.[4]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Julius Rollins | 0 | G | 6'7" | 199 | RS Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to Western Illinois |
Reggie Bass | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Muncie, Indiana | Transferred to Lindenwood |
Chris Payton Jr. | 4 | F | 6'7" | 226 | Graduate student | Bloomington, Illinois | Exhausted eligibility |
Giovanni Santiago | 11 | G | 6'1" | 170 | RS Senior | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Exhausted eligibility |
Tyem Freeman | 22 | G | 6'5" | 206 | Graduate student | Springfield, Missouri | Transferred to UIC |
LA Hayes | 24 | G | 6'5" | 181 | Freshman | Cleveland, Ohio | Transferred to Frank Phillips College |
Jake Snyder | 31 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Graduate student | Stow, Ohio | Exhausted eligibility |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Marquis Barnett | 2 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Saginaw, Michigan | Presbyterian |
Jamal Sumlin | 4 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Cleveland, Ohio | Northwest Florida State College |
Morgan Safford | 8 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Graduate student | Columbus, Ohio | Miami (OH) |
Cian Medley | 11 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Sophomore | Sicklerville, New Jersey | Saint Louis |
Anthony Morales | 22 | F | 6'8" | 195 | Graduate student | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston University |
Recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jonas Nichols G |
Akron, Ohio | Archbishop Hoban High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Deandre Jones F |
Cleveland, Ohio | Garfield Heights High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Derrick Lee Jr. F |
Novi, Michigan | IMG Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Drew Huffman F |
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | Cuyahoga Falls High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Jaiden Pennicott G |
Ajax, Ontario | Oakville Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 164 lb (74 kg) | ||
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
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Preseason
[edit]On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Kent State was picked to finish third in the MAC regular season. Kent State received 3 votes to win the MAC Tournament.[5]
Preseason rankings
[edit]Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Ohio | 121 (11) |
2 | Akron | 106 (1) |
3 | Kent State | 99 |
4 | Toledo | 95 |
5 | Bowling Green | 73 |
6 | Miami (OH) | 72 |
7 | Ball State | 67 |
8 | Central Michigan | 55 |
9 | Eastern Michigan | 36 |
10 | Western Michigan | 33 |
11 | Northern Illinois | 24 |
12 | Buffalo | 11 |
MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)
Source[5]
Preseason All-MAC
[edit]Team | Player | Position | Year |
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1st | VonCameron Davis | F | R-Sr. |
2nd | Jalen Sullinger | G | Sr. |
Source[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana MAC-SBC Challenge |
W 70–66 | 1–0 |
17 – Davis | 9 – Safford | 3 – Sullinger | Cajundome (1,412) Lafayette, LA | ||||
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Miami Hamilton | W 98–53 | 2–0 |
18 – Tied | 9 – Hornbeak | 6 – Sullinger | MAC Center (2,056) Kent, OH | ||||
November 13, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
at No. 5 Auburn | L 56–79 | 2–1 |
19 – Davis | 7 – Hornbeak | 2 – Medley | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Niagara | W 76–73 | 3–1 |
17 – Safford | 7 – Safford | 4 – Medley | MAC Center (1,886) Kent, OH | ||||
November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State | W 68–52 | 4–1 |
11 – Tied | 11 – Hornbeak | 5 – Davis | Wolstein Center (2,019) Cleveland, OH | ||||
November 28, 2024* 9:30 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Towson Western Slam |
W 65–54 | 5–1 |
18 – Davis | 6 – Safford | 3 – Tied | VisitLethbridge.com Arena (1,256) Lethbridge, AB | ||||
November 29, 2024* 9:30 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. UC Irvine Western Slam |
L 39–51 | 5–2 |
9 – Gillespie | 7 – Hornbeak | 2 – Tied | VisitLethbridge.com Arena (1,478) Lethbridge, AB | ||||
November 30, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Kennesaw State Western Slam |
W 67–60 | 6–2 |
16 – Davis | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | VisitLethbridge.com Arena (1,603) Lethbridge, AB | ||||
December 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Portland | W 76–57 | 7–2 |
16 – Davis | 11 – Safford | 6 – Medley | MAC Center (1,374) Kent, OH | ||||
December 15, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercyhurst | W 82–57 | 8–2 |
17 – Davis | 6 – Hornbeak | 4 – Medley | MAC Center (1,376) Kent, OH | ||||
December 22, 2024* 1:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 6 Alabama | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||||
December 29, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Heidelberg | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Ball State | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Illinois | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL | |||||||||
January 10, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Buffalo | Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||||
January 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Michigan | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Miami (OH) | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Toledo | Savage Arena Toledo, OH | |||||||||
January 24, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ |
at Ohio | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
January 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bowling Green | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Akron | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
February 4, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Michigan | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Central Michigan | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Ohio | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
February 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bowling Green | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Miami (OH) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Toledo | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 ESPN+ |
at Akron | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Michigan | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||||
March 7, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Michigan | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
MAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13–15, 2025 ESPN+/CBSSN/ESPN2 |
vs. | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Kent State pulls off upset over top-seeded Toledo in MAC men's basketball quarterfinal". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Kent State upsets Bowling Green, will play for title". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Late mistake by Kent State allows Akron to pull out 62-61 win for MAC title, NCAA Tournament bid". AP News. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kent State Golden Flashes. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.