2007–08 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2007–08 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC tournament champions
MAC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record28–7 (13–3 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachGeno Ford
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Seasons
2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State † 13 – 3   .813 28 – 7   .800
Akron 11 – 5   .688 24 – 11   .686
Ohio 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
Miami (OH) 9 – 7   .563 17 – 16   .515
Bowling Green 7 – 9   .438 13 – 16   .448
Buffalo 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333
West
Western Michigan 12 – 4   .750 20 – 12   .625
Central Michigan 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
Eastern Michigan 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
Toledo 7 – 8   .467 11 – 19   .367
Ball State 5 – 11   .313 6 – 24   .200
Northern Illinois 3 – 12   .200 6 – 22   .214
† 2008 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team was coached by Jim Christian and played their home games in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. They were members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 13–3 in MAC play. The Golden Flashes won the MAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Kent State lost to UNLV in the opening round.[1]

Roster

2007–08 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Rashad Woods 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr Houston, TX
G 0 Tyree Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
F 1 Haminn Quaintance 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Sr Sarasota, FL
G 2 Chris Singletary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So Chicago, IL
G 5 Albert Fisher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Jr Pennsauken, NJ
G 11 Jordan Mincy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Jr Memphis, TN
G 22 Mike McKee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So
F 30 Frank Henery-Ala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So
G 32 Rodriguez Sherman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So
F 34 Julian Sullinger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr Columbus, OH
C 55 Brandon Parks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Sources:[3][4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2007*
 at Detroit L 60–61  0–1
 Calihan Hall (2,236)
Detroit, Michigan
Nov 15, 2007*
 Hampton W 77–71  1–1
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,455)
Kent, Ohio
Nov 18, 2007*
 Coppin State W 74–51  2–1
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,046)
Kent, Ohio
Nov 20, 2007*
 Longwood W 80–62  3–1
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,879)
Kent, Ohio
Nov 23, 2007*
 vs. Xavier L 65–78  3–2
 Sears Centre 
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Nov 24, 2007*
 vs. Illinois State W 65–59  4–2
 Sears Centre (4,000)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Nov 28, 2007*
 Saint Louis W 81–40  5–2
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,678)
Kent, Ohio
Dec 1, 2007*
 at UNC Greensboro W 71–64  6–2
 Fleming Gymnasium (1,831)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 5, 2007*
 at Youngstown State W 59–52  7–2
 Beeghly Center (3,562)
Youngstown, Ohio
Dec 8, 2007*
 George Mason W 73–55  8–2
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (4,378)
Kent, Ohio
Dec 20, 2007*
 Purdue-Fort Wayne W 72–70  9–2
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,507)
Kent, Ohio
Dec 29, 2007*
 Cleveland State W 84–69  10–2
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,576)
Kent, Ohio
Jan 2, 2008*
 at No. 1 North Carolina L 61–90  10–3
 Dean Smith Center (20,356)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
MAC regular season
Jan 6, 2008
 Buffalo W 68–63  11–3
(1–0) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,587)
Kent, Ohio
Jan 9, 2008*
 Texas A&M W 61–50  12–3
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,142)
Kent, Ohio
Jan 12, 2008
 Bowling Green W 63–49  13–3
(2–0) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,175)
Kent, Ohio
Jan 17, 2008
 at Miami (OH) W 74–62  14–3
(3–0) 		Millett Hall (1,967)
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 19, 2008
 at Ohio L 59–71  14–4
(3–1) 		Convocation Center (7,718)
Athens, Ohio
Jan 23, 2008
 Akron W 75–69  15–4
(4–1) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (6,516)
Kent, Ohio
Jan 27, 2008
 Western Michigan W 67–58  16–4
(5–1) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,674)
Kent, Ohio
Jan 30, 2008
 at Eastern Michigan W 77–67  17–4
(6–1) 		Convocation Center (559)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 2, 2008
 at Toledo L 56–59  17–5
(6–2) 		John F. Savage Hall (4,552)
Toledo, Ohio
Feb 6, 2008
 Ball State W 64–61 OT 18–5
(7–2) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,086)
Kent, Ohio
Feb 9, 2008
 Northern Illinois W 82–67  19–5
(8–2) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (4,056)
Kent, Ohio
Feb 12, 2008
 at Central Michigan W 79–66  20–5
(9–2) 		Rose Arena (1,658)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 16, 2008
 Ohio W 72–62  21–5
(10–2) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (6,130)
Kent, Ohio
Feb 19, 2008
 at Buffalo W 76–66  22–5
(11–2) 		Alumni Arena (1,206)
Buffalo, New York
Feb 23, 2008*
 at No. 23 Saint Mary's W 65–57  23–5
 McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, California
Mar 1, 2008
 No. 23 at Bowling Green L 83–89  23–6
(11–3) 		Anderson Arena (1,464)
Bowling Green, Ohio
Mar 4, 2008
 Miami (OH) W 50–39  24–6
(12–3) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,476)
Kent, Ohio
Mar 9, 2008
 at Akron W 61–58  25–6
(13–3) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (5,607)
Akron, Ohio
MAC tournament
Mar 13, 2008*
 (1) vs. (8) Toledo
Quarterfinals 		W 77–57  26–6
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 14, 2008*
 (1) vs. (5) Miami (OH)
Semifinals 		W 49–47  27–6
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 15, 2008*
 (1) vs. (3) Akron
Championship 		W 74–55  28–6
 Quicken Loans Arena (12,942)
Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2008*
 (9 MW) vs. (8 MW) UNLV
First Round 		L 58–71  28–7
 Qwest Center Omaha (17,162)
Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Main article: 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "UNLV forces 20 turnovers, holds Kent St. to 10 first-half points in first round win". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster". Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Kent State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "2007-2008 Kent State Men's Basketball Stats". Get some MACtion.