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

The 2019–20 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 9th-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 East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
The Golden Flashes finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Golden Flashes finished the 2018–19 season 22–11 overall, 11–7 in MAC play, to finish third place in the East Division. As the No. 4 seed in the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Central Michigan in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the CIT, where they were defeated by Louisiana–Monroe in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Hiram | W 97–58 | 1–0 | MAC Center Kent, OH |
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Towson | W 84–80 | 2–0 | SECU Arena (1,823) Towson, MD |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Wright State | W 72–71 | 3–0 | Nutter Center (4,216) Fairborn, OH |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 75–68 | 4–0 | MAC Center (2,125) Kent, OH |
| November 21, 2019* 5:00 p.m. | | Concord | W 89–59 | 5–0 | MAC Center (2,245) Kent, OH |
| November 25, 2019* 6:30 p.m., Big Ten Network | | at No. 10 Ohio State | L 52–71 | 5–1 | St. John Arena (8,850) Columbus, OH |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 77–53 | 6–1 | MAC Center (1,454) Kent, OH |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 92–57 | 7–1 | MAC Center (2,030) Kent, OH |
| December 7, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 81–59 | 8–1 | MAC Center (2,176) Kent, OH |
| December 16, 2019* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. UC Irvine Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals | L 68–74 | 8–2 | Don Haskins Center (5,969) El Paso, TX |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. North Carolina A&T Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd-place game | W 85–71 | 9–2 | Don Haskins Center (6,934) El Paso, TX |
| December 21, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Hampton | W 103–64 | 10–2 | MAC Center (1,937) Kent, OH |
| December 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Mississippi State | L 68–96 | 10–3 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,515) Starkville, MS |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2020 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Bowling Green | W 79–61 | 11–3 (1–0) | Stroh Center (2,022) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 7, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toledo | W 84–77 | 12–3 (2–0) | MAC Center (2,234) Kent, OH |
| January 11, 2020 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | W 79–73 | 13–3 (3–0) | MAC Center (3,164) Kent, OH |
| January 14, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 74–77 | 13–4 (3–1) | Millett Hall (784) Oxford, OH |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 63–67 | 13–5 (3–2) | University Arena (2,110) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 21, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | L 69–76 | 13–6 (3–3) | MAC Center (2,211) Kent, OH |
| January 24, 2020 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at Buffalo | W 70–66 | 14–6 (4–3) | Alumni Arena (3,554) Amherst, NY |
| January 28, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Toledo | W 83–70 | 15–6 (5–3) | Savage Arena (4,033) Toledo, OH |
| January 31, 2020 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | Akron | W 68–67 | 16–6 (6–3) | MAC Center (6,339) Kent, OH |
| February 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ball State | L 54–62 | 16–7 (6–4) | MAC Center (2,025) Kent, OH |
| February 7, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Northern Illinois | L 54–57 | 16–8 (6–5) | Convocation Center (1,385) DeKalb, IL |
| February 15, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 87–72 | 17–8 (7–5) | MAC Center (5,218) Kent, OH |
| February 18, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | L 49–70 | 17–9 (7–6) | Convocation Center (1,196) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 22, 2020 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 98–104 $^{2OT}$ | 17–10 (7–7) | MAC Center (3,005) Kent, OH |
| February 25, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) | W 74–61 | 18–10 (8–7) | MAC Center (2,180) Kent, OH |
| February 28, 2020 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at Ohio | L 69–76 | 18–11 (8–8) | Convocation Center (5,490) Athens, OH |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | W 83–69 | 19–11 (9–8) | MAC Center (2,875) Kent, OH |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Akron | L 76–79 | 19–12 (9–9) | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,500) Akron, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | (11) Eastern Michigan First round | W 86–76 | 20–12 | MAC Center (2,005) Kent, OH |
| March 12, 2020 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Ball State Quarterfinals | MAC tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | MAC tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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