2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State basketball 100.jpg Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 19–13 10–8 Rob Senderoff 5th Eric Haut Bobby Steinburg DeAndre Haynes MAC Center The 2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 100th season of play. The Golden Flashes, led by fifth 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 19–13, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Bowling Green.https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/kent-state/2016/03/08/kent-state-men-s-basketball/10614880007/ Kent State men’s basketball: No. 5 Golden Flashes fall 70-69 to No. 12 Bowling Green in first round of MAC Tournament Akron Beacon Journal March 8, 2016 February 4, 2024 Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament. Previous season The Golden Flashes 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. 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. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Devareaux Manley 0 G 6'4" 200 Senior Oakland, CA Graduated Kris Brewer 1 G 6'3" 185 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated Gary Akbar 13 G/F 6'5" 220 Junior Dayton, OH Graduated & transferred to UT Permian Basin Craig Brown 15 G/F 6'5" 220 Senior Miami, FL Graduated Marquiez Lawerence 20 F 6'8" 200 Sophomore Columbus, OH Transferred to Central Missouri Derek Jackson 23 G 6'1" 170 RS Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated Blake Vedder 41 C 7'4" 235 Senior Chesterland, OH Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Galal Cancer 15 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior Albany, NY Transferred from Cornell. Will be eligible to play immediately since Cancer graduated from Cornell. Desmond Ridenour 25 G 6'2" 185 Junior Cleveland Heights, OH Transferred from Duquesne. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ridenour will have to sit out from the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Recruiting class of 2015 no no 2015 Jalen Avery #44 PG Covington, KY Shroder Paideia Academy 6 2 170 09/29/2014 0 0 77 Devon Andrews #73 SG Lorain, OH Lorain High School 6 5 195 09/25/2013 0 0 75 Jaylin Walker SG Romulus, MI Romulus High School 6 2 180 09/25/2013 0 0 75 2015 2015 Kent State Basketball Commits 2015 Kent State Basketball Commits 2015 Kent State Basketball Commits September 19, 2015 yes Recruiting class of 2016 no yes 2016 Yavari Hall SG Warrensville Heights, OH Warrensville Heights High School 6 3 185 06/16/2015 0 3 74 Mitch Peterson SG Richfield, OH Walsh Jesuit High School 6 4 190 05/01/2015 0 0 NR 2016 2016 Kent State Basketball Commits 2016 Kent State Basketball Commits 2016 Kent State Basketball Commits September 19, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes y yes Jalen Avery 0 G 6 0 185 FR Covington, KY Shroder HS Xavier Pollard 1 G 6 4 210 SR y Bronx, NY Suffield AcademyMaine Marvin Jones y basketball 3 F/C 6 10 205 JR y Chicago, IL Thornton HSHighland CC Chris Ortiz 4 F 6 8 225 SR Brooklyn, NY South Kent School Kellon Thomas 5 G 5 11 190 JR y Indianapolis, IN Southport HS Jon Fleming 11 G 5 9 160 JR Fishers, IN Fishers HS Alonzo Walker 14 F 6 6 180 FR Brampton, ON Orangeville Prep Galal Cancer 15 G 6 2 180 SR y Albany, NY Christian Brothers AcademyCornell Khalig Spicer 21 F 6 9 230 SR Detroit, MI Robichaud HS Jaylin Walker 23 G 6 1 180 FR Detroit, MI Romulus HS Desmond Ridenour 25 G 6 2 185 JR Cleveland Heights, OH BenedictineDuquesne yes I Deon Edwin 30 G 6 3 210 JR y British Virgin Islands Red Lion Christian AcademyLaramie County CC Raasean Davis 32 F 6 8 260 SO Chicago, IL Paulding County HS Jimmy Hall 35 F 6 7 235 JR y Brooklyn, NY St. Anthony HSHofstra Rob Senderoff (Albany) Eric Haut (Kent State) Bobby Steinberg (MTSU) DeAndre Haynes (Kent State) http://www.kentstatesports.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball Schedule and results Source: yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F7BD0A; color:#131149;"| Non-Conference Games 11/14/2015 7:00 pm yes Youngstown State MAC Center Kent, OH Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off 79–70 5,471 1–0 11/18/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 69–72 4,362 1–1 11/21/2015 7:00 pm yes Marist MAC Center Kent, OH 79–72 3,822 2–1 11/24/2015 8:30 pm yes Saint Francis (PA) MAC Center Kent, OH 79–60 3,262 3–1 11/28/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 76–85 7,815 3–2 12/5/2015 3:00 pm yes yes Cleveland State Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH 66–62 3,671 4–2 12/7/2015 7:00 pm yes yes NJIT Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 80–75 987 5–2 12/10/2015 7:00 pm yes Louisiana–Monroe MAC Center Kent, OH Las Vegas Classic Regional Round 73–62 2,689 6–2 12/12/2015 7:00 pm yes Canisius MAC Center Kent, OH Las Vegas Classic Regional Round 84–77 3,107 7–2 12/22/2015 8:00 pm yes yes #18 SMU Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic Semifinals 74–90   7–3 12/23/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Penn State Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic 3rd Place Game FS1 69-75   7–4 12/30/2015 4:00 pm yes yes North Carolina A&T Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC 61–60 1,015 8–4 1/2/2016 7:00 pm yes Oberlin MAC Center Kent, OH 104–58 2,414 9–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F7BD0A; color:#131149;"| Conference Games 1/5/2016 7:00 pm yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 87–84 OT 2,016 10–4 1–0 1/8/2016 6:30 pm Buffalo MAC Center Kent, OH CBSSN 67–76 3,522 10–5 1–1 1/12/2016 7:00 pm Miami (OH) MAC Center Kent, OH 76–68 2,588 11–5 2–1 1/16/2016 7:00 pm Ohio MAC Center Kent, OH 89–82 3,845 12–5 3–1 1/19/2016 7:00 pm yes Ball State Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 76–68 3,190 13–5 4–1 1/23/2016 4:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 62–59 3,100 14–5 5–1 1/26/2016 7:00 pm Eastern Michigan MAC Center Kent, OH 73–58 3,858 15–5 6–1 1/29/2016 9:00 pm yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH ESPNU 61–72 6,713 15–6 6–2 2/2/2016 7:00 pm yes Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI 61–88 2,138 15–7 6–3 2/6/2016 7:00 pm Toledo MAC Center Kent, OH 67–82 4,503 15–8 6–4 2/9/2016 7:00 pm Northern Illinois MAC Center Kent, OH 75–74 2,764 16–8 7–4 2/13/2016 12:00 pm yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 70–75 1,059 16–9 7–5 2/16/2016 7:00 pm Western Michigan MAC Center Kent, OH 85–78 OT 3,035 17–9 8–5 2/19/2016 6:00 pm Akron MAC Center Kent, OH ESPNU 85–76 6,327 18–9 9–5 2/23/2016 6:00 pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY TWCSC 70–87 3,284 18–10 9–6 2/27/2016 3:30 pm yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 65–74 1,330 18–11 9–7 3/1/2016 7:00 pm Bowling Green MAC Center Kent, OH TWCSC 70–54 3,531 19–11 10–7 3/4/2016 7:00 pm yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH ESPN2 60–74 5,301 19–12 10–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F7BD0A; color:#131149;"| MAC tournament 3/7/2016 7:00 pm 5 Bowling Green 12 MAC Center Kent, OH First round 69–70 2,660 19–13 AP Poll Eastern See also List of Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball seasons References Kent State Category:Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball seasons Kent State Kent State