# 2007–08 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team was coached by Jim Christian and played their home games in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. They were members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 13–3 in MAC play. The Golden Flashes won the MAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Kent State lost to UNLV in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2007* | | at Detroit | L 60–61 | 0–1 | Calihan Hall (2,236) Detroit, Michigan |
| Nov 15, 2007* | | Hampton | W 77–71 | 1–1 | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,455) Kent, Ohio |
| Nov 18, 2007* | | Coppin State | W 74–51 | 2–1 | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,046) Kent, Ohio |
| Nov 20, 2007* | | Longwood | W 80–62 | 3–1 | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,879) Kent, Ohio |
| Nov 23, 2007* | | vs. Xavier | L 65–78 | 3–2 | Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| Nov 24, 2007* | | vs. Illinois State | W 65–59 | 4–2 | Sears Centre (4,000) Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| Nov 28, 2007* | | Saint Louis | W 81–40 | 5–2 | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,678) Kent, Ohio |
| Dec 1, 2007* | | at UNC Greensboro | W 71–64 | 6–2 | Fleming Gymnasium (1,831) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Dec 5, 2007* | | at Youngstown State | W 59–52 | 7–2 | Beeghly Center (3,562) Youngstown, Ohio |
| Dec 8, 2007* | | George Mason | W 73–55 | 8–2 | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (4,378) Kent, Ohio |
| Dec 20, 2007* | | Purdue-Fort Wayne | W 72–70 | 9–2 | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,507) Kent, Ohio |
| Dec 29, 2007* | | Cleveland State | W 84–69 | 10–2 | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,576) Kent, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 2008* | | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 61–90 | 10–3 | Dean Smith Center (20,356) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 2008 | | Buffalo | W 68–63 | 11–3 (1–0) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,587) Kent, Ohio |
| Jan 9, 2008* | | Texas A&M | W 61–50 | 12–3 | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,142) Kent, Ohio |
| Jan 12, 2008 | | Bowling Green | W 63–49 | 13–3 (2–0) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,175) Kent, Ohio |
| Jan 17, 2008 | | at Miami (OH) | W 74–62 | 14–3 (3–0) | Millett Hall (1,967) Oxford, Ohio |
| Jan 19, 2008 | | at Ohio | L 59–71 | 14–4 (3–1) | Convocation Center (7,718) Athens, Ohio |
| Jan 23, 2008 | | Akron | W 75–69 | 15–4 (4–1) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (6,516) Kent, Ohio |
| Jan 27, 2008 | | Western Michigan | W 67–58 | 16–4 (5–1) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,674) Kent, Ohio |
| Jan 30, 2008 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 77–67 | 17–4 (6–1) | Convocation Center (559) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | at Toledo | L 56–59 | 17–5 (6–2) | John F. Savage Hall (4,552) Toledo, Ohio |
| Feb 6, 2008 | | Ball State | W 64–61 $^{OT}$ | 18–5 (7–2) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,086) Kent, Ohio |
| Feb 9, 2008 | | Northern Illinois | W 82–67 | 19–5 (8–2) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (4,056) Kent, Ohio |
| Feb 12, 2008 | | at Central Michigan | W 79–66 | 20–5 (9–2) | Rose Arena (1,658) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Feb 16, 2008 | | Ohio | W 72–62 | 21–5 (10–2) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (6,130) Kent, Ohio |
| Feb 19, 2008 | | at Buffalo | W 76–66 | 22–5 (11–2) | Alumni Arena (1,206) Buffalo, New York |
| Feb 23, 2008* | | at No. 23 Saint Mary's | W 65–57 | 23–5 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, California |
| Mar 1, 2008 | No. 23 | at Bowling Green | L 83–89 | 23–6 (11–3) | Anderson Arena (1,464) Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Mar 4, 2008 | | Miami (OH) | W 50–39 | 24–6 (12–3) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,476) Kent, Ohio |
| Mar 9, 2008 | | at Akron | W 61–58 | 25–6 (13–3) | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,607) Akron, Ohio |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2008* | (1) | vs. (8) Toledo Quarterfinals | W 77–57 | 26–6 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| Mar 14, 2008* | (1) | vs. (5) Miami (OH) Semifinals | W 49–47 | 27–6 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| Mar 15, 2008* | (1) | vs. (3) Akron Championship | W 74–55 | 28–6 | Quicken Loans Arena (12,942) Cleveland, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2008* | (9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) UNLV First Round | L 58–71 | 28–7 | Qwest Center Omaha (17,162) Omaha, Nebraska |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Al Fisher – MAC Player of the Year
* Jim Christian – MAC Men's Coach of the Year