2008–09 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The team was coached by Geno Ford and played their home games in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. They are members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–6 in MAC play.

2008–09 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	19–15 (10–6 MAC)
Head coach	Geno Ford (1st season)
Associate head coach	Rob Senderoff (1st season)
Home arena	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center

2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Bowling Green	11	–	5		.688			19	–	14		.576
Buffalo	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Miami	10	–	6		.625			17	–	13		.567
Akron †	10	–	6		.625			23	–	13		.639
Kent State	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Ohio	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
West
Ball State	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
Central Michigan	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
Western Michigan	7	–	9		.438			10	–	21		.323
Eastern Michigan	6	–	10		.375			8	–	24		.250
Northern Illinois	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
Toledo	5	–	11		.313			7	–	25		.219
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2008–09 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 14 Antonio DiMaria 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr G 0 Tyree Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G 5 Albert Fisher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr Pennsauken, NJ F 33 Justin Greene 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr F 42 Alex Grimsley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr F 30 Frank Henery-Ala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G 13 Cameron Joyce 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — Fr G 22 Mike McKee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G 11 Jordan Mincy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr Memphis, TN C 55 Brandon Parks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr G 32 Rodriguez Sherman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr G 2 Chris Singletary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F 34 Julian Sullinger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr F 3 Rashad Woods 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr	Head coach Geno Ford (Ohio) Assistant coach(es) Rob Senderoff (Albany) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 23, 2014

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/17/2008* 7:00 pm	North Carolina Central	W 83–42	1–0	MAC Center (3,074) Kent, OH
11/19/2008* 8:00 pm	at Saint Louis	W 76–74 OT	2–0	Chaifetz Arena (6,434) St. Louis, MO
11/23/2008* 4:30 pm	UNC Wilmington	W 83–64	3–0	MAC Center (3,252) Kent, OH
11/28/2008* 6:00 pm	vs. Illinois	L 63–69 OT	3–1	Convention Center (1,423) South Padre Island, TX
11/29/2008* 5:30 pm	vs. Texas A&M	L 71–77	3–2	Convention Center (1,632) South Padre Island, TX
12/1/2008* 9:00 pm	at Kansas	L 60–87	3–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/4/2008* 7:00 pm	Saint Mary's	L 69–75	3–4	MAC Center (4,218) Kent, OH
12/6/2008* 7:00 pm	Western Carolina	L 84–89 OT	3–5	MAC Center (3,011) Kent, OH
12/15/2008* 7:00 pm	Youngstown State	W 82–74	4–5	MAC Center (2,518) Kent, OH
12/18/2008* 7:00 pm	UNC Greensboro	W 73–62	5–5	MAC Center (3,252) Kent, OH
12/23/2008* 7:00 pm	at Cleveland State	L 41–67	5–6	Wolstein Center (4,051) Cleveland, OH
12/30/2008* 7:00 pm	Shawnee State	W 93–42	6–6	MAC Center (2,418) Kent, OH
1/3/2009* 6:00 pm	at Hampton	W 68–43	7–6	Hampton Convocation Center (1,365) Hampton, VA
1/5/2009* 7:00 pm	at Temple	L 58–73	7–7	Liacouras Center (3,508) Philadelphia, PA
1/11/2009 2:00 pm	at Ohio	L 65–71	7–8 (0–1)	Convocation Center (7,118) Athens, OH
1/14/2009 7:00 pm	Bowling Green	W 72–48	8–8 (1–1)	MAC Center (2,118) Kent, OH
1/17/2009 12:00 pm	Miami (OH)	L 55–66	8–9 (1–2)	MAC Center (3,086) Kent, OH
1/21/2009 7:00 pm	at Buffalo	L 53–64	8–10 (1–3)	Alumni Arena (2,032) Buffalo, NY
1/24/2009 12:00 pm	at Akron	L 53–68	8–11 (1–4)	Rhodes Arena (4,151) Akron, OH
1/27/2009 7:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	W 68–46	9–11 (2–4)	MAC Center (2,447) Kent, OH
1/31/2009 2:00 pm	at Western Michigan	W 65–47	10–11 (3–4)	University Arena (3,234) Kalamazoo, MI
2/3/2009 7:00 pm	Toledo	W 81–53	11–11 (4–4)	MAC Center (2,031) Kent, OH
2/7/2009 2:00 pm	at Ball State	W 63–56	12–11 (5–4)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,506) Muncie, IN
2/10/2009 8:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	W 86–83 2OT	13–11 (6–4)	Convocation Center (1,564) Dekalb, Illinois
2/14/2009 7:00 pm	Central Michigan	W 61–57	14–11 (7–4)	MAC Center (4,172) Kent, OH
2/17/2009 7:30 pm	Ohio	W 64–51	15–11 (8–4)	MAC Center (2,987) Kent, OH
2/21/2009* 7:00 pm	Morehead State	W 79–76	16–11 (8–4)	MAC Center (4,413) Kent, OH
2/26/2009 6:30 pm	at Bowling Green	L 66–67	18–12 (8–5)	Anderson Arena (2,045) Bowling Green, OH
3/1/2009 2:00 pm	at Miami (OH)	L 63–68	16–13 (8–6)	Millett Hall (2,226) Oxford, OH
3/5/2009 7:00 pm	Buffalo	W 77–71	17–13 (9–6)	MAC Center (3,194) Kent, OH
3/8/2009 12:00 pm	Akron	W 67–63	18–13 (10–6)	MAC Center (5,327) Kent, OH
2009 MAC tournament
3/10/2009 2:30 pm	vs. Northern Illinois First Round	W 64–61	19–13 (10–6)	Quicken Loans Arena (5,637) Cleveland, OH
3/12/2009 2:30 pm	vs. Buffalo Second Round	L 62–65	19–14 (10–6)	Quicken Loans Arena (3,892) Cleveland, OH
2009 CIT
3/17/2009 7:00 pm	vs. Oakland First Round	L 74–80	19–15 (10–6)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,155) Rochester, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.