2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2016–17 record	3–1 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Senderoff (6th year)
Assistant coach	Eric Haut
Assistant coach	Bobby Steinburg
Assistant coach	Akeem Miskdeen
Home arena	MAC Center

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Akron	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Kent State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
West
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Ball State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Toledo	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represents Kent State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by sixth year head coach Rob Senderoff, play 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.

Previous season

The Golden Flashes 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. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Xavier Pollard	1	G	6'4"	210	RS Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Marvin Jones	3	F/C	6'10"	205	RS Junior	Chicago, IL	Graduate transferred to Texas Southern
Chris Ortiz	4	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Kellon Thomas	5	G	5'11"	190	RS Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduate transferred to IUPUI
Kahlig Spicer	21	F	6'9"	230	Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Raasean Davis	32	F	6'8"	260	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to North Carolina Central

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Adonis DeLaRosa	1	C	7'0"	280	RS Sophomore	Bronx, NY	Junior college transferred from Williston State
Jerrelle DeBerry	3	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Milwaukee, WI	Junior college transferred from Indian Hills CC
Taishaun Johnson	4	G	6'0"	172	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred from South Alabama. Under NCAA transfer rules, Johnson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Leo Edwards	33	F	6'8"	235	Junior	Detroit, MI	Junior college transferred from Santa Fe College
Kevin Zabo	55	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Gatineau, QE	Junior college transferred from Indian Hills CC

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Yavari Hall SG	Warrensville Heights, OH	Warrensville Heights High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 16, 2015
Yavari Hall SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Danny Pippen PF	Detroit, MI	Allen Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Oct 4, 2015
Danny Pippen PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Mitch Peterson SG	Richfield, OH	Walsh Jesuit High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 1, 2015
Mitch Peterson SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
B.J. Dulling SF	Newark, OH	Newark High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 29, 2015
B.J. Dulling SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Avery, JalenJalen Avery	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Shroder HS	Covington, KY
5.0 !C	1	DeLa Rosa, AdonisAdonis DeLa Rosa	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Christ the King HS Williston State	Bronx, NY
2.5 !G/F	2	Hurley, RoselRosel Hurley	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	IMG Academy	Shaker Heights, OH
1.5 !G	3	DeBerry, JerrelleJerrelle DeBerry	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Quality Education Academy Indian Hills CC	Milwaukee, WI
1.5 !G	4	Johnson, TaishaunTaishaun Johnson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Pike HS South Alabama	Indianapolis, IN
3.5 !F	5	Pippen, DannyDanny Pippen	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Allen Academy	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	11	Fleming, JonJon Fleming	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fishers HS	Fishers, IN
1.5 !G	13	Peterson, MitchMitch Peterson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Walsh Jesuit HS	Richfield, OH
3.5 !F	14	Walker, AlonzoAlonzo Walker	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Orangeville Prep	Brampton, ON
1.5 !G	23	Walker, JaylinJaylin Walker	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Romulus HS	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	30	Edwin, DeonDeon Edwin	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Red Lion Christian Academy Laramie County CC	British Virgin Islands
1.5 !G	32	Ridenour, DesmondDesmond Ridenour	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Benedictine Duquesne	Cleveland Heights, OH
3.5 !F	33	Edwards, LeoLeo Edwards	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Romulus HS Santa Fe College	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	35	Hall, JimmyJimmy Hall	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	St. Anthony HS Hofstra	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	55	Zabo, KevinKevin Zabo	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Brewster Academy Indian Hills CC	Gatineau, QE

Head coach

Rob Senderoff (Albany (NY))

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Haut (Kent State)
Bobby Steinberg (Middle Tennessee)
Akeem Miskdeen (Queens (NC))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 5:00 PM	vs. Cleveland State Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer	W 79–74 ^OT	1–0	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM	Mississippi Valley State	W 93–63	2–0	MAC Center (2,524) Kent, OH
11/18/2016* 7:00 PM	Hiram Gulf Coast Showcase	W 111–55	3–0	MAC Center (2,057) Kent, OH
11/21/2016* 5:00 PM	vs. South Dakota Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	L 77–80	3–1	Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/22/2016* 1:30 PM	vs. George Mason Gulf Coast Showcase	L 76-80	3–2	Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/23/2016* 11:00 am	vs. Wofford Gulf Coast Showcase	W 66–59	4–2	Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/27/2016* 2:00 PM	Northeastern			Matthews Arena Boston, MA
12/02/2016*	Grambling State			MAC Center Kent, OH
12/07/2016*	Niagara			MAC Center Kent, OH
12/10/2016*	NJIT			MAC Center Kent, OH
12/18/2016*	Wright State			MAC Center Kent, OH
12/21/2016* 11:00 PM, ESPNU	at Oregon State			Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
12/27/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Texas			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
MAC regular season
01/03/2017	Ball State			MAC Center Kent, OH
01/07/2017	at Ohio			Convocation Center Athens, OH
01/10/2017	Northern Illinois			MAC Center Kent, OH
01/14/2017	at Western Michigan			University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
01/17/2017	Buffalo			MAC Center Kent, OH
01/21/2017	Toledo			MAC Center Kent, OH
01/24/2017	at Northern Illinois			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
01/28/2017	Central Michigan			MAC Center Kent, OH
01/31/2017	at Eastern Michigan			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
02/04/2017	at Miami (OH)			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
02/07/2017	Bowling Green			MAC Center Kent, OH
02/11/2017	at Toledo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
02/14/2017	Miami (OH)			MAC Center Kent, OH
02/18/2017	at Akron			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
02/21/2017	at Buffalo			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
02/25/2017	Ohio			MAC Center Kent, OH
02/28/2017	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
03/03/2017	Akron			MAC Center Kent, OH
MAC Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball

Venues	Various facilities (1913–1925) Wills Gymnasium (1925–1950) Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1950–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References