2009–10 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2009–10 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC East Division Champions
MAC Regular Season Champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record24–10 (13–3 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachRob Senderoff (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Steinburg
  • Armon Gates
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Seasons
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 – 3   .813 24 – 10   .706
Akron 12 – 4   .750 24 – 11   .686
Miami 9 – 7   .563 14 – 18   .438
Buffalo 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600
Ohio† 7 – 9   .438 22 – 15   .595
Bowling Green 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467
West
Central Michigan 9 – 7   .563 15 – 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 8 – 8   .500 17 – 15   .531
Western Michigan 8 – 8   .500 18 – 15   .545
Ball State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500
Northern Illinois 6 – 10   .375 10 – 20   .333
Toledo 1 – 15   .063 4 – 28   .125
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2009–10 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 24–10, 13–3 in MAC play to win the east division and overall regular season championship. As the 1 seed they were upset by 9 seed and eventual champion Ohio in the quarterfinals of the 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament. As regular season champions they received an automatic bid to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before falling to Illinois.

Before the season

Roster changes

The Golden Flashes lost four seniors from their 2008–09 roster. These seniors include the starters Al Fisher, Jordan Mincy, and Julian Sullinger. Fisher was the team's leading scorer, averaging 14.4 points per game. The team also lost Rashad Woods, who was suspended last year due to a violation of team rules.[1]

To compensate for the team's losses, four new players joined the Flashes for the 2009–10 basketball season. Only one of these four players is a freshman, while one sophomore and two juniors are recruits from junior colleges.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Greg Avila
PF 		Bronx, NY Harcum College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 8, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Randal Holt
PG 		Bedford, OH Glenville HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 13, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Justin Manns
C 		Winston-Salem, NC Owens CC 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 15, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ian Pinckney
SG 		Chicago, IL Motlow CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 7, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

  • "Kent State Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  • "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2009.

Roster

Roster current as of June 25, when their summer prospectus was published.[2]

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Tyree Evans 0 G 6-3 210 Senior Richmond, Virginia
Chris Singletary 2 G 6-4 220 Senior Chicago, Illinois
Cameron Joyce 13 G 5-8 160 Freshman Akron, Ohio
Anthony Simpson 21 F 6-8 215 Senior Rockford, Illinois
Mike McKee 22 G 6-5 190 Senior Plum Borough, Pennsylvania
Frank Henry-Ala 30 F 6-5 210 Senior Pasadena, California
Rodriquez Sherman 32 G 6-2 185 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
Justin Greene 33 F 6-8 230 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York
Alex Grimsley 42 F 6-7 220 Sophomore Batesville, Indiana
Brandon Parks 55 C 6-10 270 Senior Bunker Hill, Indiana
Greg Avila F 6-6 235 Junior Bronx, New York
Just Manns C 6-11 215 Junior Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ian Pinckney G 6-3 195 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
Randal Holt G 6-1 180 Freshman Bedford, Ohio

Coaching staff

Name Position College Graduating year
Geno Ford Head coach Ohio University 1997
Rob Senderoff Associate Coach University at Albany 1995
Bobby Steinburg Assistant coach Middle Tennessee State University 1997
Armon Gates Assistant coach Kent State University 2007
Jaden Uken Director of Basketball Operations University of Nebraska–Lincoln 2003
Brian Edelstein Graduate Assistant Cal Poly 2009

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2*
7:00 p.m. 		Ohio Northern W 75–66
Stats 
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1,267)
Kent, Ohio
November 7*
7:00 p.m. 		at Wooster W 76–59
Stats 
Timken Gymnasium (1,825)
Wooster, Ohio
Regular Season
November 13*
7:00 p.m. 		Samford
Hispanic College Fund Classic 		W 69–66
Stats  		1–0
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,618)
Kent, Ohio
November 14*
TBA 		UAB
Hispanic College Fund Classic 		W 72–65
Stats  		2–0
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,632)
Kent, Ohio
November 15*
TBA 		Green Bay
Hispanic College Fund Classic 		L 86–87 OT
Stats  		2–1
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,571)
Kent, Ohio
November 18*
TBA 		Youngstown State W 70–61
Stats  		3–1
 Beeghly Center (4,112)
Youngstown, Ohio
November 22*
7:00 p.m. 		Rochester (MI)
Hispanic College Fund Classic 		W 63–44
Stats  		4–1
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,433)
Kent, Ohio
November 25*
7:00 p.m. 		at South Florida L 54–76
Stats  		4–2
 USF Sun Dome (4,189)
Tampa, Florida
November 29*
7:00 p.m. 		at Morehead State W 63–57
Stats  		5–2
 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,201)
Morehead, Kentucky
December 4*
7:30 p.m. 		at Xavier L 61–77
Stats  		5–3
 Cintas Center (9,896)
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 12*
2:00 p.m. 		at Pittsburgh L 59–71
Stats  		5–4
 Petersen Events Center (9,468)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 20*
7:30 p.m. 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 85–76
Stats  		6–4
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,254)
Kent, Ohio
December 22*
7:05 p.m. 		at Robert Morris W 71–57
Stats  		7–4
 Charles L. Sewall Center (643)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
December 29*
11:00 p.m. 		vs. Wofford
Cable Car Classic 		W 73–66
Stats  		8–4
 Leavey Center (NA)
Santa Clara, California
December 30*
11:00 p.m. 		vs. Northeastern
Cable Car Classic 		L 58–61
Stats  		8–5
 Leavey Center (NA)
Santa Clara, California
January 4*
7:00 p.m. 		Norfolk State W 84–66
Stats  		9–5
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1,675)
Kent, Ohio
January 9
2:00 p.m. 		at Ohio W 62–60
Stats  		10–5
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (8,359)
Athens, Ohio
January 12
7:00 p.m. 		at Miami (OH) L 53–55 OT
Stats  		10–6
(1–1) 		Millett Hall (1,299)
Oxford, Ohio
January 17
2:00 p.m. 		Bowling Green L 70–76
Stats  		10–7
(1–2) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,658)
Kent, Ohio
January 20
7:00 p.m. 		Buffalo W 89–54
Stats  		11–7
(2–2) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,918)
Kent, Ohio
January 23
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Akron W 87–70
Stats  		12–7
(3–2) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (6,204)
Kent, Ohio
January 26
7:00 p.m. 		at Toledo W 69–49
Stats  		13–7
(4–2) 		Savage Arena (4,358)
Toledo, Ohio
January 30
2:00 p.m. 		Western Michigan W 74–73
Stats  		14–7
(5–2) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,961)
Kent, Ohio
February 1
7:00 p.m. 		Northern Illinois W 76–46
Stats  		15–7
(6–2) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,030)
Kent, Ohio
February 4
7:00 p.m. 		at Eastern Michigan W 75–68
Stats  		16–7
(7–2) 		Convocation Center (874)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 6
7:00 p.m. 		at Central Michigan W 68–63
Stats  		17–7
(8–2) 		Daniel P. Rose Center (3,142)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
February 10
7:00 p.m. 		Ball State W 76–42
Stats  		18–7
(9–2) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,825)
Kent, Ohio
February 13
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Buffalo L 55–70
Stats  		18–8
(9–3) 		Alumni Arena (2,201)
Buffalo, New York
February 17
7:00 p.m. 		Ohio W 74–67
Stats  		19–8
(10–3) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,763)
Kent, Ohio
February 20*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Western Carolina
ESPN BracketBusters 		W 74–72
Stats  		20–8
(10–3) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,003)
Kent, Ohio
February 24
7:00 p.m. 		at Bowling Green W 75–69
Stats  		21–8
(11–3) 		Anderson Arena (1,630)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 27
7:00 p.m. 		Miami (OH) W 66–58
Stats  		22–8
(12–3) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,781)
Kent, Ohio
March 5
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Akron W 74–61
Stats  		23–8
(13–3) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (5,545)
Akron, Ohio
2010 MAC men's basketball tournament
March 11
7:00 p.m. 		vs. Ohio L 64–81
Stats  		23–9
 Quicken Loans Arena (NA)
Cleveland, Ohio
2010 National Invitation Tournament
March 17*
7:00 p.m. 		Tulsa W 75–74  24–9
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1,175)
Kent, Ohio
March 22*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Illinois L 58–75  24–10
 Assembly Hall (10,032)
Champaign, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

After the season

Awards

On March 8, 2010, head coach Geno Ford was named the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, the seventh time a KSU coach has won the award (Jim McDonald, 1990; Gary Waters, 1999 and 2000; Stan Heath, 2002; and Jim Christian, 2006 and 2008). He was selected by three votes over Keith Dambrot of Akron.[3]

References

  1. ^ Alexander, Elton (April 13, 2009). "Coles soon to become Miami's win leader". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "2009-10 Kent State Men's Basketball: Quick Facts" (Press release). Kent State University. June 25, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "MAC Announces Player of the Year, Coach of the Year". MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. March 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.