The 2015–16 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 100th season of play. The Golden Flashes, led by fifth 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 19–13, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Bowling Green. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Previous season The Golden Flashes finished the season 23–12, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a share for the East Division championship as well as a share of the MAC overall regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Akron. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Middle Tennessee in the first round and Texas A&M Corpus–Christi in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Northern Arizona.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Devareaux Manley 0 G 6'4" 200 Senior Oakland, CA Graduated Kris Brewer 1 G 6'3" 185 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated Gary Akbar 13 G/F 6'5" 220 Junior Dayton, OH Graduated & transferred to UT Permian Basin Craig Brown 15 G/F 6'5" 220 Senior Miami, FL Graduated Marquiez Lawerence 20 F 6'8" 200 Sophomore Columbus, OH Transferred to Central Missouri Derek Jackson 23 G 6'1" 170 RS Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated Blake Vedder 41 C 7'4" 235 Senior Chesterland, OH Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Galal Cancer 15 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior Albany, NY Transferred from Cornell. Will be eligible to play immediately since Cancer graduated from Cornell. Desmond Ridenour 25 G 6'2" 185 Junior Cleveland Heights, OH Transferred from Duquesne. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ridenour will have to sit out from the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting class of 2015
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Schedule and results Source:
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See also List of Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball seasons
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