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
2008–09 record19–15 (10–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Bowling Green115 .688  1914  .576
Buffalo115 .688  2112  .636
Miami106 .625  1713  .567
Akron106 .625  2313  .639
Kent State106 .625  1915  .559
Ohio79 .438  1517  .469
West
Ball State79 .438  1417  .452
Central Michigan79 .438  1219  .387
Western Michigan79 .438  1021  .323
Eastern Michigan610 .375  824  .250
Northern Illinois511 .313  1020  .333
Toledo511 .313  725  .219
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2008–09 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
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
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

Source:

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/17/2008*
7:00 pm
N.C. 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)
Millet 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, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

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