# 2012–13 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by second year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–7 in MAC play to finish third place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Fairfield in the first round before losing in the second round to Loyola (MD).

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Bryson Pope | Guard | 6–6 | 220 | Senior | Jenks, Oklahoma |
| 1 | Kris Brewer | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2 | Kellon Thomas | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Freshman | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 3 | Randal Holt | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Senior | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 4 | Chris Ortiz | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | Brooklyn, New York |
| 5 | Chris Evans | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | Chesapeake, Virginia |
| 11 | Devareaux Manley | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Sophomore | Oakland, California |
| 13 | Mark Henniger | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Junior | Massillon, Ohio |
| 14 | K.K. Simmons | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore | Marietta, Georgia |
| 20 | Justin Brunswick | Forward | 6–10 | 215 | Sophomore | Middletown, Ohio |
| 21 | Khaliq Spicer | Forward | 6–9 | 210 | Freshman | Dearborn Heights, Michigan |
| 23 | Earvin Morris, Jr. | Forward | 6–5 | 185 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 25 | Shakir Dunning | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Sophomore | Columbus, Ohio |
| 30 | Brian Frank | Forward | 6–5 | 225 | Senior | Gainesville, Florida |
| 32 | Melvin Tabb | Forward | 6–9 | 250 | Junior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 42 | Darren Goodson | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 245 | Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/04/2012* 7:00 pm, STO | Rochester College | W 77–71 | | M.A.C. Center Kent, OH |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | Drexel | W 66–62 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | M.A.C. Center (2,650) Kent, OH |
| 11/13/2012* 12:00 pm, ESPN | Temple ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | L 66–80 | 1–1 | M.A.C. Center (2,415) Kent, OH |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | Chicago State | W 92–63 | 2–1 | M.A.C. Center (2,380) Kent, OH |
| 11/18/2012* 2:00 pm | Valparaiso | L 83–88 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | M.A.C. Center (1,858) Kent, OH |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 69–68 | 3–2 | M.A.C. Center (1,958) Kent, OH |
| 11/24/2012* 9:00 pm, BTN | at Nebraska | W 74–60 | 4–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (5,947) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | at Youngstown State | W 85–78 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Beeghly Center (3,108) Youngstown, OH |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | Princeton | L 50–62 | 5–3 | M.A.C. Center (2,715) Kent, OH |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | at Bucknell | L 60–76 | 5–4 | Sojka Pavilion (2,646) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/09/2012* 4:00 pm, FS Ohio | at Xavier | L 55–62 | 5–5 | Cintas Center (9,622) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | W 77–48 | 6–5 | M.A.C. Center (636) Kent, OH |
| 12/22/2012* 7:00 pm | Arkansas State | W 73–69 | 7–5 | M.A.C. Center (2,325) Kent, OH |
| 12/30/2012* 7:00 pm | Fairmont State | W 77–75 | 8–5 | M.A.C. Center (2,164) Kent, OH |
| 01/02/2013* 6:00 pm | at Cleveland State | W 72–55 | 9–5 | Wolstein Center (2,847) Cleveland, OH |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | Toledo | L 58–70 | 9–6 (0–1) | M.A.C. Center (2,178) Kent, OH |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm | at Ball State | W 61–47 | 10–6 (1–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,658) Muncie, IN |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | at Buffalo | W 80–68 | 11–6 (2–1) | Alumni Arena (3,057) Amherst, NY |
| 01/19/2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU | Akron | L 67–71 | 11–7 (2–2) | M.A.C. Center (6,313) Kent, OH |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm | at Bowling Green | L 55–70 | 11–8 (2–3) | Stroh Center (1,856) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/26/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ohio | L 68–69 | 11–9 (2–4) | M.A.C. Center (5,453) Kent, OH |
| 01/30/2013 8:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | L 65–67 | 11–10 (2–5) | Convocation Center (719) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/02/2013 6:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan | W 77–62 | 12–10 (3–5) | M.A.C. Center (2,267) Kent, OH |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | at Western Michigan | L 76–82 | 12–11 (3–6) | University Arena (2,721) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | Central Michigan | W 87–72 | 13–11 (4–6) | M.A.C. Center (2,384) Kent, OH |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm, STO | Miami (OH) | W 87–70 | 14–11 (5–6) | M.A.C. Center (2,289) Kent, OH |
| 02/16/2013 11:00 am, ESPNU | at Ohio | L 75–78 $^{OT}$ | 14–12 (5–7) | Convocation Center (8,483) Athens, OH |
| 02/23/2013* 3:00 pm | at Loyola–Chicago BracketBusters | W 70–63 | 15–12 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,945) Chicago, IL |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | Buffalo | W 83–81 $^{OT}$ | 16–12 (6–7) | M.A.C. Center (2,255) Kent, OH |
| 03/02/2013 3:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | W 78–58 | 17–12 (7–7) | Millett Hall (2,125) Oxford, OH |
| 03/05/2013 7:00 pm | Bowling Green | W 69–61 | 18–12 (8–7) | M.A.C. Center (2,853) Kent, OH |
| 03/08/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Akron | W 68–64 | 19–12 (9–7) | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,699) Akron, OH |
| 2013 MAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/14/2013 6:30 pm, STO/ESPN3 | vs. Buffalo Quarterfinals | W 70–68 | 20–12 | Quicken Loans Arena (3,361) Cleveland, OH |
| 03/15/2013 6:30 pm, STO/ESPN3 | vs. Akron Semifinals | L 59–62 | 20–13 | Quicken Loans Arena (10,324) Cleveland, OH |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/20/2013* 7:00 pm | Fairfield First Round | W 73–71 | 21–13 | M.A.C. Center (1,855) Kent, OH |
| 03/24/2013* 3:00 pm | at Loyola (MD) Second Round | L 59–73 | 21–14 | Reitz Arena (747) Baltimore, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||