# 2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 12th-year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, in Kent, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). As the second seed they defeated Northern Illinois, Akron, and top-seeded Toledo to win the MAC tournament. Kent State was placed as the 13th seed in the Midwest Regional where they lost to Indiana in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

## Previous season

The Golden Flashes finished the 2021–22 season 23–11 overall, 16–4 in MAC play, to finish in second place in the conference. They lost to Akron in the final of the MAC tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Mike DiGiulio | G | 6'0 | 170 | Freshman | Buffalo, New York | Transferred to Canisius |
| Jeremiah Hernandez | G | 6'4 | 175 | RS-Freshman | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to Southern Indiana |
| DeVale Johnson | F | 6'7 | 185 | RS-Junior | Brooklyn, New York | Entered transfer portal |
| Jon King | F | 6'5 | 195 | Sophomore | Akron, Ohio | Entered transfer portal |
| Jarred Logan | F | 6'5 | 199 | Freshman | Elyria, Ohio | Entered transfer portal |
| Tervell Beck | F | 6'7 | 231 | RS-Senior | Cleveland, Ohio | Exhausted eligibility |
| Justyn Hamilton | F | 6'11 | 208 | RS-Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Exhausted eligibility |
| Andrew Garcia | G | 6'5 | 224 | Grad | Harlem, New York | Exhausted eligibility |

### Incoming transfers

Transfers :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Mike Bekelja | G | 6'1 | 180 | Freshman | Solon, Ohio | Duquesne |
| Miryne Thomas | F | 6'8 | 215 | RS-Junior | Cleveland, Ohio | Ball State |
| Robert Carpenter | F | 6'7 | 210 | Junior | Detroit, Michigan | Mississippi Valley State |

### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | Height | Weight |
| Brendon Moss SG | Rockford, Illinois | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Magnus Entenmann F | Columbus, Ohio | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| London Maiden C | Cleveland, Ohio | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Delrecco Gillespie F | Benton Harbor, Michigan | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | W 79–57 | 1–0 | 20 – Carry | 13 – Hornbeak | 7 – Carry | BB&T Arena (2,785) Highland Heights, KY |
| November 10, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Baldwin Wallace | W 76–55 | 2–0 | 31 – Carry | 8 – Payton | 7 – Carry | MAC Center (1,141) Kent, OH |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland | W 77–65 | 3–0 | 21 – Jacobs | 10 – Hornbeak | 4 – Jacobs | MAC Center (1,575) Kent, OH |
| November 16, 2022* 11:00 a.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 94–68 | 4–0 | 17 – Tied | 13 – Thomas | 7 – Carry | MAC Center (381) Kent, OH |
| November 19, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 88–59 | 5–0 | 17 – Thomas | 7 – Hornbeak | 5 – Carry | MAC Center (811) Kent, OH |
| November 23, 2022* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at College of Charleston | L 72–74 | 5–1 | 25 – Carry | 7 – Davis | 5 – Carry | TD Arena (3,954) Charleston, SC |
| November 26, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 2 Houston | L 44–49 | 5–2 | 14 – Davis | 7 – Jacobs | 4 – Santiago | Fertitta Center (7,378) Houston, TX |
| December 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | South Dakota State | W 83–62 | 6–2 | 23 – Carry | 10 – Hornbeak | 7 – Jacobs | MAC Center (1,244) Kent, OH |
| December 5, 2022* 9:00 p.m. | | at No. 18 Gonzaga | L 66–73 | 6–3 | 16 – Thomas | 5 – Tied | 6 – Carry | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| December 10, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | W 67–58 | 7–3 | 18 – Jacobs | 7 – Jacobs | 6 – Carry | Wolstein Center (2,120) Cleveland, OH |
| December 18, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Concord | W 106–56 | 8–3 | 16 – Carry | 8 – Gillespie | 7 – Carry | MAC Center (578) Kent, OH |
| December 21, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. New Mexico State Sun Bowl Invitational | W 73–63 | 9–3 | 17 – Jacobs | 9 – Thomas | 3 – Carry | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| December 22, 2022* 9:30 p.m. | | at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational | W 47–46 | 10–3 | 15 – Carry | 6 – Carry | 3 – Carry | Don Haskins Center (5,705) El Paso, TX |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | W 80–72 | 11–3 (1–0) | 18 – Sullinger | 8 – Tied | 8 – Jacobs | MAC Center (2,113) Kent, OH |
| January 7, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 69–66 | 12–3 (2–0) | 31 – Carry | 9 – Hornbeak | 4 – Jacobs | Millett Hall (4,091) Oxford, OH |
| January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toledo | W 75–63 | 13–3 (3–0) | 22 – Thomas | 13 – Thomas | 5 – Carry | MAC Center (1,626) Kent, OH |
| January 13, 2023 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at Ohio | W 70–65 | 14–3 (4–0) | 17 – Thomas | 9 – Thomas | 6 – Jacobs | Convocation Center (4,713) Athens, OH |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | W 77–63 | 15–3 (5–0) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 5 – Carry | George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,212) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 20, 2023 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | Ball State | W 86–65 | 16–3 (6–0) | 18 – Curry | 9 – Hornbeak | 5 – Jacobs | MAC Center (5,660) Kent, OH |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | L 76–86 | 16–4 (6–1) | 17 – Sullinger | 7 – Thomas | 7 – Carry | Convocation Center (837) DeKalb, IL |
| January 27, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Buffalo | W 74–68 | 17–4 (7–1) | 24 – Carry | 9 – Jacobs | 7 – Carry | MAC Center (3,021) Kent, OH |
| January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 81–69 | 8–14 (3–6) | 18 – Payton | 12 – Payton | 6 – Carry | MAC Center (2,235) Kent, OH |
| February 3, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Akron | L 55–67 | 18–5 (8–2) | 15 – Carry | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,821) Akron, OH |
| February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | W 87–64 | 19–5 (9–2) | 17 – Jacobs | 6 – Tied | 7 – Tied | MAC Center (1,695) Kent, OH |
| February 10, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Buffalo | W 72–65 | 20–5 (10–2) | 19 – Miryne | 9 – Payton | 10 – Carry | Alumni Arena (4,207) Buffalo, NY |
| February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 82–58 | 21–5 (11–2) | 21 – Davis | 7 – Tied | 6 – Jacobs | University Arena (1,381) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 17, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Eastern Michigan | W 81–54 | 22–5 (12–2) | 17 – Carry | 6 – Tied | 6 – Carry | MAC Center (2,095) Kent, OH |
| February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 70–82 | 22–6 (12–3) | 21 – Carry | 6 – Tied | 3 – Jacobs | Worthen Arena (5,573) Muncie, IN |
| February 25, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 79–69 | 23–6 (13–3) | 19 – Jacobs | 10 – Davis | 7 – Carry | Stroh Center (2,194) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 82–75 | 24–6 (14–3) | 23 – Carry | 6 – Payton | 5 – Jacobs | MAC Center (1,998) Kent, OH |
| March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Akron | W 89–84 $^{OT}$ | 25–6 (15–3) | 35 – Carry | 8 – Thomas | 4 – Tied | MAC Center (6,327) Kent, OH |
| MAC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Northern Illinois Quarterfinals | W 76–57 | 26–6 | 19 – Jacobs | 14 – Thomas | 6 – Carry | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (3,852) Cleveland, OH |
| March 10, 2022 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | (2) | vs. (3) Akron Semifinals | W 79–73 | 27–6 | 24 – Thomas | 10 – Payton | 3 – Carry | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (9,295) Cleveland, OH |
| March 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (1) Toledo Championship | W 93–78 | 28–6 | 26 – Carry | 13 – Jacobs | 6 – Jacobs | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (8,375) Cleveland, OH |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 17, 2023* 10:36 p.m., TBS | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 21 Indiana First round | L 60–71 | 28–7 | 15 – Carry | 9 – Jacobs | 7 – Jacobs | MVP Arena (13,989) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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