2020–21 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 MAC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
2020–21 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2020–21 record	10–5 (7–4 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Senderoff (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Sligh (3rd season); Julian Sullinger (3rd season); Aaron Fuss (2nd season);
Home arena	MAC Center

The 2020–21 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represent Kent State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 10th-year head coach Rob Senderoff, play their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, in Kent, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Flashes finished the 2019–20 season 20–12 overall, 9–9 in MAC play to finish fourth place in the East Division. They defeated Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament before the rest of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jon King	0	G	6'5"	195	Freshman	Akron, OH	Walk-on; did not return
CJ Williamson	1	G	6'6"	200	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Troy Simons	3	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Graduated
Antonio Williams	4	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Mitch Peterson	13	G	6'5"	199	Senior	Richfield, OH	Graduated
Anthony Roberts	15	G	6'4"	190	Sophmore	Detroit, MI	Transferred to St. Bonaventure
Sentwali Nalls	21	G	6'1"	165	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Walk-on; did not return
Anyeuri Castillo	22	F	6'7"	195	JR	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Transferred to USC Aiken
Phillip Whittington	25	F	6'8"	227	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Malique Jacobs	2	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Wilmington, NC	Transferred from Indian Hills CC. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Tekorian Smith	4	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Memphis, TN	Transferred from Polk State College. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Justyn Hamilton	21	F	6'11"	220	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Transferred from Temple. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Gabe O’Neal	32	F	6'7"	240	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred from Mineral Area College. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
James Jordan	55	G	6'5"	180	Junior	Detroit, MI	Transferred from Roane State CC. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Von’Cameron Davis SG	Columbus, OH	Walnut Ridge	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Nov 13, 2019
Von’Cameron Davis SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Mike Nuga	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Toronto, Ontario
G	2	Malique Jacobs	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Wilmington, North Carolina
F	3	Voncameron Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Columbus, Ohio
G	4	Tekorian Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	5	Danny Pippen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	RS Sr	Detroit, Michigan
G	11	Giovanni Santiago	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
F	13	Jarred Logan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Elyria, Ohio
F	14	Tervell Beck	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Cleveland, Ohio
G	15	Mike Digiulio	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Buffalo, New York
F	21	Justyn Hamilton	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	23	Evan Bainbridge	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Stow, Ohio
F	33	Gabe O’Neal	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	33	Jeremiah Hernandez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Chicago, Illinois
C	50	Kalin Bennett	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	So	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	55	James Jordan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan

Head coach

Rob Senderoff (Albany (NY)/Miami (FL))

Assistant coach(es)

Aaron Fuss (Ohio State)
Matt Sligh (Northwest Missouri State)
Julian Sullinger (Kent State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 23, 2020

Schedule and results

Kent State had to cancel its game against Alcorn State due to COVID-19 in Alcorn State’s program. They have postponed games against Purdue Fort Wayne, Akron, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, and Ball State.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2020* Canceled	Alcorn State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Alcorn State					MAC Center Kent, OH
November 30, 2020* Postponed	Purdue Fort Wayne	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Purdue Fort Wayne					MAC Center Kent, OH
December 2, 2020* 5:00 P.M.	Point Park	W 90–41	1–0	17 – Nuga	14 – Hamilton	4 – Jacobs	MAC Center Kent, OH
December 4, 2020* 6:00 P.M., ACCN	at No. 15 Virginia	L 64–71 ^OT	1–1	20 – Nuga	6 – Nuga	3 – Jacobs	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
December 8, 2020* 7:00 P.M., ESPN+	at Detroit Mercy	W 80–66	2–1	23 – Pippen	13 – Hamilton	4 – Nuga	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
December 13, 2020* 2:00 P.M.	Northern Kentucky	W 92–73	3–1	22 – Hamilton	9 – O'Neal	7 – Tied	MAC Center Kent, OH
MAC regular season
December 19, 2020 Postponed	Akron	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Kent State. Rescheduled for January 1, 2021.					MAC Center Kent, OH
December 30, 2020 Postponed	Bowling Green	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Kent State. Rescheduled for January 27, 2021.					MAC Center Kent, OH
January 1, 2021 7:00 P.M., CBSSN	at Akron	L 62–66	3–2 (0–1)	19 – Nuga	9 – Pippen	6 – Santiago	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
January 2, 2021 Postponed	at Eastern Michigan	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Eastern Michigan					Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 5, 2021 2:00 P.M., ESPN3	Toledo	L 82–84	3–3 (0–2)	34 – Pippen	16 – Pippen	5 – Tied	MAC Center Kent, OH
January 9, 2021 4:00 P.M., ESPN3	Western Michigan	W 80–54	4–3 (1–2)	26 – Nuga	10 – Hamilton	3 – Tied	MAC Center Kent, OH
January 12, 2021 4:30 P.M., ESPN+	at Central Michigan	W 94–85	5–3 (2–2)	28 – Pippen	11 – Pippen	4 – Tied	McGuirk Arena Mt. Pleasant, MI
January 16, 2021 2:00 P.M., ESPN+	at Ohio	W 89–79	6–3 (3–2)	22 – Pippen	10 – Nuga	6 – Santiago	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 19, 2021 5:00 P.M., ESPN+	Buffalo	W 84–81	7–3 (4–2)	23 – Nuga	7 – Tied	6 – Jacobs	MAC Center Kent, OH
January 23, 2021 12:00 P.M., ESPN3	at Toledo	L 74–76	7–4 (4–3)	19 – Nuga	12 – Pippen	4 – Tied	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 26, 2021 Postponed	at Ball State	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Ball State					Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
Januaru 27, 2021 5:00 P.M., ESPN+	Bowling Green	W 96–91	8–4 (5–3)	34 – Pippen	10 – Pippen	4 – Tied	MAC Center Kent, OH
Januaru 30, 2021 4:00 P.M., ESPN3	Central Michigan	W 83–76	9–4 (6–3)	26 – Pippen	12 – Hamilton	6 – Santiago	MAC Center Kent, OH
February 2, 2021 7:00 P.M., ESPN3	Miami (OH)	W 77–68	10–4 (7–3)	30 – Pippen	8 – Jacobs	6 – Jacobs	MAC Center Kent, OH
February 6, 2021 7:00 P.M., ESPNU	Akron	L 61–72	10–5 (7–4)	17 – Pippen	11 – Pippen	5 – Pippen	MAC Center Kent, OH
February 9, 2021 7:00 P.M.	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 13, 2021 TBA	Northern Illinois						MAC Center Kent, OH
February 16, 2021 TBA	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 20, 2021 TBA	Eastern Michigan						MAC Center Kent, OH
February 27, 2021 TBA	Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
March 2, 2021 TBA	Ohio						MAC Center Kent, OH
March 5, 2021 TBA	Buffalo						Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
MAC Tournament
TBD TBD	at ( ) TBD						TBD TBD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

"2020-21 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule". ESPN.

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[1] "2020-21 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule". ESPN.

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