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

2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball

Mid-American Conference
East Division
22–14 (10–8 MAC)
Rob Senderoff (6th season)
Eric Haut
Bobby Steinburg
Akeem Miskdeen
MAC Center

The 2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented 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, 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. Kent State finished the regular season 22–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish fourth in the MAC East division. As the No. 6 seed in the MAC tournament, the Flashes defeated Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio, and Akron to win the tournament for the first time since 2008. As a result, the Flashes received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the South region. In the first round, they lost to UCLA.

The Golden Flashes finished the 2015–16 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.

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
Kahliq 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

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

Name	Hometown	School	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
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (74)
Danny Pippen PF	Detroit, MI	Allen Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Oct 4, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (74)
Mitch Peterson SG	Richfield, OH	Walsh Jesuit High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 1, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

College recruiting information (2017)
B.J. Dulling SF	Newark, OH	Newark High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 29, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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 consolation 2nd round	L 76–80	3–2	Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/23/2016*11:00 am		vs. Wofford Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game	W 66–59	4–2	Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/27/2016*2:00 PM		Northeastern	L 70–73	4–3	Matthews Arena (701)Boston, MA
12/02/2016*7:00 PM		Grambling State	W 86–57	5–3	MAC Center (2,010)Kent, OH
12/07/2016*7:00 PM		Niagara	W 100–72	6–3	MAC Center (2,115)Kent, OH
12/10/2016*7:00 PM		NJIT	W 87–71	7–3	MAC Center (2,388)Kent, OH
12/18/2016*4:00 PM		Wright State	L 63–68	7–4	MAC Center (1,827)Kent, OH
12/21/2016*11:00 PM, ESPNU		at Oregon State	L 50–69	7–5	Gill Coliseum (4,020)Corvallis, OR
12/27/2016*7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Texas	W 63–58	8–5	Frank Erwin Center (10,658)Austin, TX
01/03/20177:00 PM		Ball State	W 100–90	9–5(1–0)	MAC Center (2,153)Kent, OH
01/06/20179:00 PM, ESPNU		at Ohio	L 67–85	9–6(1–1)	Convocation Center (4,675)Athens, OH
01/10/20177:00 PM		Northern Illinois	L 70–74 OT	9–7(1–2)	MAC Center (2,033)Kent, OH
01/14/20172:00 PM		at Western Michigan	L 88–92	9–8(1–3)	University Arena (2,418)Kalamazoo, MI
01/17/20177:00 PM		Buffalo	L 69–82	9–9(1–4)	MAC Center (2,110)Kent, OH
01/21/20177:00 PM, Spectrum		Toledo	W 85–61	10–9(2–4)	MAC Center (6,327)Kent, OH
01/24/20178:00 PM		at Northern Illinois	W 73–66	11–9(3–4)	Convocation Center (868)DeKalb, IL
01/28/201712:00 PM, CBSSN		Central Michigan	L 98–105 OT	11–10(3–5)	MAC Center (3,127)Kent, OH
01/31/20177:00 PM		at Eastern Michigan	W 70–64	12–10(4–5)	Convocation Center (1,198)Ypsilanti, MI
02/04/20173:30 PM		at Miami	W 66–62	13–10(5–5)	Millett Hall (1,474)Oxford, OH
02/07/20177:00 PM		Bowling Green	L 83–84 OT	13–11(5–6)	MAC Center (2,629)Kent, OH
02/11/20172:00 PM, CBSSN		at Toledo	L 58–78	13–12(5–7)	Savage Arena (4,829)Toledo, OH
02/14/20177:00 PM		Miami	W 76–72	14–12(6–7)	MAC Center (2,115)Kent, OH
02/17/20177:00 PM, ESPNU		at Akron	W 70–67	15–12(7–7)	James A. Rhodes Arena (5,500)Akron, OH
02/21/20177:00 PM		at Buffalo	W 77–69	16–12(8–7)	Alumni Arena (3,212)Amherst, NY
02/25/20177:00 PM, Spectrum Sports		Ohio	W 70–67	17–12(9–7)	MAC Center (4,183)Kent, OH
02/28/20177:00 PM		at Bowling Green	W 74–67	18–12(10–7)	Stroh Center (2,014)Bowling Green, OH
03/03/20179:00 PM, ESPN2		Akron	L 56–66	18–13(10–8)	MAC Center (6,327)Kent, OH
March 6, 20177:00 pm	(6)	(11) Central Michigan First Round	W 116–106 OT	19–13	MAC Center (2,139)Kent, OH
March 9, 20179:00 pm, Spectrum Sports/ESPN3	(6)	vs. (3) Buffalo Quarterfinals	W 68–65	20–13	Quicken Loans Arena (3,352)Cleveland, OH
March 10, 20178:00 pm, CBSSN	(6)	vs. (2) Ohio Semifinals	W 68–66	21–13	Quicken Loans Arena (6,065)Cleveland, OH
March 11, 20177:30 pm, ESPN2	(6)	vs. (1) Akron Championship	W 70–65	22–13	Quicken Loans Arena (10,376)Cleveland, OH
March 17, 2017*9:57 pm, truTV	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 8 UCLA First Round	L 80–97	22–14	Golden 1 Center (16,514)Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time
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