2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by seventh-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. They finished the season 17–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in second place in the MAC East division. They defeated Northern Illinois and Ball State in the MAC Tournament before losing to Buffalo in the semifinals.

2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2017–18 record17–17 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Haut
  • Bobby Steinburg
  • Akeem Miskdeen
Home arenaMAC Center
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo153 .833  279  .750
Kent State99 .500  1717  .500
Miami (OH)810 .444  1618  .471
Bowling Green711 .389  1616  .500
Ohio711 .389  1417  .452
Akron612 .333  1418  .438
West
Toledo135 .722  2311  .676
Eastern Michigan117 .611  2213  .629
Ball State108 .556  1913  .594
Western Michigan99 .500  1715  .531
Central Michigan711 .389  2115  .583
Northern Illinois612 .333  1319  .406
2018 MAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Flashes finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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.

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 3, 2017*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    College of Wooster W 86–65 
    MAC Center 
    Kent, OH
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 11, 2017*
    9:00 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Youngstown State
    Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer
    W 111–78  1–0
    James A. Rhodes Arena (2,434)
    Akron, OH
    Nov 16, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Ohio Christian W 90–45  2–0
    MAC Center (2,440)
    Kent, OH
    Nov 19, 2017*
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    Mississippi Valley State W 80–67  3–0
    MAC Center (2,005)
    Kent, OH
    Nov 21, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Southeastern Louisiana L 66–70  3–1
    MAC Center (1,872)
    Kent, OH
    Nov 24, 2017*
    7:30 pm
    vs. Valparaiso
    Savannah Invitational
    L 67–77  3–2
    Savannah Civic Center 
    Savannah, GA
    Nov 25, 2017*
    5:00 pm
    vs. Loyola–Chicago
    Savannah Invitational
    L 60–75  3–3
    Savannah Civic Center 
    Savannah, GA
    Nov 29, 2017*
    8:15 pm
    at Norfolk State W 79–70  4–3
    Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,825)
    Norfolk, VA
    Dec 2, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Cleveland State W 72–62  5–3
    MAC Center (2,511)
    Kent, OH
    Dec 6, 2017*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    at No. 13 Xavier L 70–96  5–4
    Cintas Center (10,292)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 9, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Wright State L 54–63  5–5
    Nutter Center (3,448)
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 18, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Northeastern L 69–81  5–6
    MAC Center (1,963)
    Kent, OH
    Dec 21, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Oregon State W 79–78  6–6
    MAC Center (3,279)
    Kent, OH
    Dec 28, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Albany L 68–78  6–7
    SEFCU Arena (2,579)
    Albany, NY
    MAC regular season
    Jan 2, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Northern Illinois L 61–75  6–8
    (0–1)
    Convocation Center (918)
    DeKalb, IL
    Jan 6, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Central Michigan W 85–69  7–8
    (1–1)
    MAC Center (2,217)
    Kent, OH
    Jan 9, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Miami (OH) L 69–80  7–9
    (1–2)
    Millett Hall (884)
    Oxford, OH
    Jan 12, 2018
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    Ohio W 70–69  8–9
    (2–2)
    MAC Center (2,114)
    Kent, OH
    Jan 16, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Western Michigan W 73–71  9–9
    (3–2)
    MAC Center (2,585)
    Kent, OH
    Jan 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Toledo L 65–72  9–10
    (3–3)
    Savage Arena (4,970)
    Toledo, OH
    Jan 23, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Ball State W 88–80 OT 10–10
    (4–3)
    MAC Center (2,430)
    Kent, OH
    Jan 27, 2018
    4:30 pm, ESPN3
    at Central Michigan W 84–76  11–10
    (5–3)
    McGuirk Arena (2,967)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Jan 30, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Buffalo W 82–79  12–10
    (6–3)
    MAC Center (2,877)
    Kent, OH
    Feb 3, 2018
    3:30 pm, ESPN3
    at Bowling Green L 62–70  12–11
    (6–4)
    Stroh Center (3,540)
    Bowling Green, OH
    Feb 6, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Eastern Michigan L 67–71  12–12
    (6–5)
    MAC Center (2,373)
    Kent, OH
    Feb 10, 2018
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Ball State L 68–87  12–13
    (6–6)
    Worthen Arena (4,105)
    Muncie, IN
    Feb 13, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Buffalo L 72–84  12–14
    (6–7)
    Alumni Arena (3,707)
    Amherst, NY
    Feb 17, 2018
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    Akron W 78–68  13–14
    (7–7)
    MAC Center (6,055)
    Kent, OH
    Feb 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Ohio L 76–88  13–15
    (7–8)
    Convocation Center (6,339)
    Athens, OH
    Feb 24, 2018
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    Bowling Green W 64–63  14–15
    (8–8)
    MAC Center (5,022)
    Kent, OH
    Feb 27, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Miami (OH) W 90–83 OT 15–15
    (9–8)
    MAC Center (3,074)
    Kent, OH
    Mar 2, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Akron L 65–67  15–16
    (9–9)
    James A. Rhodes Arena (4,349)
    Akron, OH
    MAC Tournament
    Mar 5, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    (5) (12) Northern Illinois
    First round
    W 61–59  16–16
    MAC Center (2,024)
    Kent, OH
    Mar 8, 2018
    2:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
    (5) vs. (4) Ball State
    Quarterfinals
    W 76–73  17–16
    Quicken Loans Arena (2,023)
    Cleveland, OH
    Mar 9, 2018
    6:30 pm, CBSSN
    (5) vs. (1) Buffalo
    Semifinals
    L 61–78  17–17
    Quicken Loans Arena (4,625)
    Cleveland, OH
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    See also

    References

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