# 2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by eighth-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 22–11, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Central Michigan. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Monroe.

## Previous season

In the 2017–18 season, the Golden Flashes 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.

## Schedule and results

The 2018–19 schedule was released on August 1, 2018.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 21, 2018 12:00pm | | Robert Morris Hurricane Relief Exhibition | W 89–62 | | MAC Center Kent, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State Northeast Ohio Coaches vs Cancer Doubleheader | W 83–79 | 1–0 | Wolstein Center (2,052) Cleveland, OH |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Shawnee State | W 90–69 | 2–0 | MAC Center (3,140) Kent, OH |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | Liberty | L 70–77 | 2–1 | MAC Center (2,214) Kent, OH |
| Nov 18, 2018 4:00pm, ESPN+ | | Alcorn State | W 79–48 | 3–1 | MAC Center (2,031) Kent, OH |
| Nov 20, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Savannah State | W 104–84 | 4–1 | MAC Center (1,925) Kent, OH |
| Nov 23, 2018* 5:00pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | W 77–75 | 5–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (9,061) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit Mercy | W 76–72 | 6–1 | Calihan Hall (1,170) Detroit, MI |
| Dec 1, 2018* 4:00pm, ESPN+ | | Norfolk State | W 78–67 | 7–1 | MAC Center (1,927) Kent, OH |
| Dec 9, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 83–76 | 8–1 | MAC Center Kent, OH |
| Dec 15, 2018* 4:00pm, ACCRSN | | at Louisville | L 70–83 | 8–2 | KFC Yum! Center (15,117) Louisville, KY |
| Dec 21, 2018* 3:00pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 66–63 | 9–2 | Gill Coliseum (4,587) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 28, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | W 70–68 | 10–2 | MAC Center (2,114) Kent, OH |
| Dec 31, 2018* 2:00pm, ESPN+ | | Oberlin College | W 71–48 | 11–2 | MAC Center (1,952) Kent, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | L 64–86 | 11–3 (0–1) | MAC Center (2,843) Kent, OH |
| Jan 8, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 88–73 | 12–3 (1–1) | MAC Center (1,895) Kent, OH |
| Jan 12, 2019 12:00pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | L 61–95 | 12–4 (1–2) | Convocation Center (1,827) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Jan 15, 2019 12:00pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio | W 66–52 | 13–4 (2–2) | Convocation Center (6,560) Athens, OH |
| Jan 19, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 78–68 | 14–4 (3–2) | MAC Center (2,291) Kent, OH |
| Jan 22, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Toledo | W 87–85 $^{OT}$ | 15–4 (4–2) | MAC Center (2,205) Kent, OH |
| Jan 25, 2019 6:30pm, CBSSN | | No. 14-T Buffalo | L 79–88 | 15–5 (4–3) | MAC Center (5,133) Kent, OH |
| Feb 2, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Ball State | W 83–80 | 16–5 (5–3) | Worthen Arena (4,024) Muncie, IN |
| Feb 5, 2018 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) | W 70–67 | 17–5 (6–3) | MAC Center (2,236) Kent, OH |
| Feb 8, 2019 9:00pm, ESPNU | | at Akron | L 53–72 | 17–6 (6–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena (4,289) Akron, OH |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 82–63 | 18–6 (7–4) | University Arena (1,683) Kalamazoo, MI |
| Feb 16, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | W 71–58 | 19–6 (8–4) | MAC Center (3,491) Kent, OH |
| Feb 19, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | L 74–84 | 19–7 (8–5) | McGuirk Arena (1,875) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Feb 22, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 25 Buffalo | L 57–80 | 19–8 (8–6) | Alumni Arena (6,688) Amherst, NY |
| Feb 26, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 78–73 | 20–8 (9–6) | MAC Center (2,891) Kent, OH |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:00pm, CBSSN | | at Bowling Green | L 72–77 | 20–9 (9–7) | Stroh Center (3,011) Bowling Green, OH |
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | W 75–66 | 21–9 (10–7) | Millett Hall (2,343) Oxford, OH |
| Mar 8, 2019 7:00pm, CBSSN | | Akron | W 68–65 | 22–9 (11–7) | MAC Center (6,168) Kent, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 2:30pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Central Michigan Quarterfinals | L 81–89 | 22–10 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 8:00pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe First round – Lou Henson Classic | L 77–87 | 22–11 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,742) Monroe, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||