2013–14 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by third 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 16–16, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Miami (OH).

2013–14 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	16–16 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Senderoff (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Eric Haut Bobby Steinburg DeAndre Haynes
Home arena	MAC Center

2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo	13	–	5		.722			19	–	10		.655
Akron	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			25	–	12		.676
Miami	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Kent State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Bowling Green	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
West
Toledo	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
Western Michigan †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
Eastern Michigan	10	–	8		.556			22	–	15		.595
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Central Michigan	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
Ball State	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
† 2014 MAC tournament winner

Season

Preseason

On May 30, 2013, Senderoff announced the team's complete non-conference schedule for the season. Key games included participation in the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic, along with games against 2013 NCAA tournament participants Temple and Bucknell. The team's conference slate was announced on September 3, 2013. The Flashes scheduled to play Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami, Ohio, Central Michigan, and Northern Illinois twice each in home-and-home series, while playing Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Toledo, and Western Michigan once each.

Roster

2013–14 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) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Castlemont HS Oakland, CA G 1 Kris Brewer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brehm Prep Memphis, TN G 2 Kellon Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Southport HS Indianapolis, IN G/F 3 Devin Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Centennial HS Lake Land College Champaign, IL F 4 Chris Ortiz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So South Kent School Brooklyn, NY G 5 Tyler Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Fr Gateway HS Pittsburgh, PA G 11 Jon Fleming 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Fishers HS Fishers, IN F 13 Mark Henninger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Jackson HS Massillon, OH G 14 K. K. Simmons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Wheeler HS UNC Wilmington Marietta, GA F 20 Marquiez Lawrence 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Marion-Franklin HS Columbus, OH F 21 Khalig Spicer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Robichaud HS Detroit, MI G 23 Derek Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Benedictine HS Central Michigan Cleveland, OH F 32 Melvin Tabb 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Enloe HS Wake Forest Midland College Raleigh, NC F 35 Jimmy Hall (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So St. Anthony HS Hofstra Brooklyn, NY C 41 Blake Vedder (I) 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr West Geauga HS Indiana (PA) Chesterland, OH F 42 Darren Goodson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Aiken HS Pensacola State College Cincinnati, OH	Head coach Rob Senderoff (Albany) Assistant coach(es) Eric Haut (Kent State) Bobby Steinberg (Middle Tennessee) DeAndre Haynes (Kent State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Games
11/8/2013* 7:00 pm	Ohio Northern	W 84–48	1–0	MAC Center (2,240) Kent, OH
11/11/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Temple	W 81–77	2–0	Liacouras Center (6,589) Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2013* 7:00 pm	at Seton Hall Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	L 76–78	2–1	Prudential Center (5,601) Newark, NJ
11/17/2013* 2:00 pm	Saint Peter's	W 75–58	3–1	MAC Center (2,282) Kent, OH
11/21/2013* 7:00 pm	Western Carolina Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 72–59	4–1	MAC Center (2,473) Kent, OH
11/22/2013* 7:00 pm	USC Upstate Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 79–78	5–1	MAC Center (2,394) Kent, OH
11/23/2013* 7:00 pm	Niagara Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 102–97	6–1	MAC Center (2,173) Kent, OH
11/27/2013* 7:00 pm	Youngstown State	W 83–79	7–1	MAC Center (1,963) Kent, OH
12/1/2013* 2:00 pm	Kennesaw State	W 68–51	8–1	MAC Center (1,994) Kent, OH
12/4/2013* 7:00 pm	Bucknell	L 59–66	8–2	MAC Center (2,657) Kent, OH
12/21/2013* 3:00 pm	at College of Charleston	W 58–54	9–2	TD Arena (2,361) Charleston, SC
12/28/2013* 7:00 pm	Cleveland State	L 70–78	9–3	MAC Center (4,553) Kent, OH
12/31/2013* 12:00 pm	at Princeton	L 68–73	9–4	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,440) Princeton, NJ
Conference Games
1/8/2014 7:00 pm	Ohio	L 53–59	9–5 (0–1)	MAC Center (4,143) Kent, OH
1/11/2014 7:00 pm	Ball State	W 86–74	10–5 (1–1)	MAC Center (3,764) Kent, OH
1/15/2014 8:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	W 73–64 OT	11–5 (2–1)	Convocation Center (651) DeKalb, IL
1/18/2014 2:30 pm	at Buffalo	L 60–71	11–6 (2–2)	Alumni Arena (3,347) Amherst, NY
1/23/2014 7:00 pm	Western Michigan	L 59–75	11–7 (2–3)	MAC Center (2,993) Kent, OH
1/26/2014 6:00 pm	at Toledo	L 78–81	11–8 (2–4)	Savage Arena (5,611) Toledo, OH
1/29/2014 7:00 pm	Northern Illinois	L 49–50	11–9 (2–5)	MAC Center (2,234) Kent, OH
2/1/2014 6:00 pm	Akron	W 60–57	12–9 (3–5)	MAC Center (6,181) Kent, OH
2/5/2014 7:00 pm	at Central Michigan	L 73–78 OT	12–10 (3–6)	McGuirk Arena (1,743) Mount Pleasant, MI
2/8/2014 2:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	L 53–70	12–11 (3–7)	Convocation Center (716) Ypsilanti, MI
2/12/2014 7:00 pm	Bowling Green	W 62–61	13–11 (4–7)	MAC Center (2,724) Kent, OH
2/15/2014 6:00 pm	Central Michigan	W 83–75	14–11 (5–7)	MAC Center (2,528) Kent, OH
2/19/2014 7:00 pm	at Miami (OH)	W 75–63	15–11 (6–7)	Millett Hall (1,021) Oxford, OH
2/22/2014 12:00 pm	Buffalo	L 69–78	15–12 (6–8)	MAC Center (3,104) Kent, OH
2/26/2014 7:00 pm	at Bowling Green	L 66–73	15–13 (6–9)	Stroh Center (1,333) Bowling Green, OH
3/1/2014 2:00 pm	at Ohio	W 75–61	16–13 (7–9)	Convocation Center (6,820) Athens, OH
3/4/2014 7:00 pm	Miami (OH)	L 61–73	16–14 (7–10)	MAC Center (2,414) Kent, OH
3/8/2014 7:00 pm	at Akron	L 54–58	16–15 (7–11)	James A. Rhodes Arena (5,488) Akron, OH
2014 MAC tournament
03/10/2014 7:00 pm	vs. Miami (OH) First round	L 64–71	16–16	Millett Hall (780) Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.