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.[1]

2008–09 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record19–15 (10–6 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachRob Senderoff (1st season)
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Seasons
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 23, 2014

Schedule and results

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule - 2008-09". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 23, 2014.