2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron 17 – 1   .944 25 – 6   .806
Miami (OH) 14 – 4   .778 23 – 8   .742
Kent State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677
Toledo 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Ohio 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Western Michigan 9 – 9   .500 12 – 19   .387
Eastern Michigan 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Bowling Green 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
Ball State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Central Michigan 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Buffalo 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
Northern Illinois 2 – 16   .111 6 – 25   .194
† 2025 MAC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2025

The 2024–25 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represents Kent State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by 14th-year head coach Rob Senderoff, play their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, in Kent, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Flashes finished the 2023–24 season 17–17, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in eighth place.[1] They upset top-seeded Toledo[2] and Bowling Green,[3] before falling to Akron in the MAC tournament championship game.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Julius Rollins 0 G 6'7" 199 RS Sophomore Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Western Illinois
Reggie Bass 2 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Muncie, Indiana Transferred to Lindenwood
Chris Payton Jr. 4 F 6'7" 226 Graduate student Bloomington, Illinois Exhausted eligibility
Giovanni Santiago 11 G 6'1" 170 RS Senior Bayamón, Puerto Rico Exhausted eligibility
Tyem Freeman 22 G 6'5" 206 Graduate student Springfield, Missouri Transferred to UIC
LA Hayes 24 G 6'5" 181 Freshman Cleveland, Ohio Transferred to Frank Phillips College
Jake Snyder 31 G 6'1" 175 Graduate student Stow, Ohio Exhausted eligibility

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Marquis Barnett 2 G 6'4" 195 Senior Saginaw, Michigan Presbyterian
Jamal Sumlin 4 G 6'3" 180 RS Sophomore Cleveland, Ohio Northwest Florida State College
Morgan Safford 8 G 6'5" 210 Graduate student Columbus, Ohio Miami (OH)
Cian Medley 11 G 5'11" 165 Sophomore Sicklerville, New Jersey Saint Louis
Anthony Morales 22 F 6'8" 195 Graduate student Boston, Massachusetts Boston University

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jonas Nichols
G 		Akron, Ohio Archbishop Hoban High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 78
Deandre Jones
F 		Cleveland, Ohio Garfield Heights High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Derrick Lee Jr.
F 		Novi, Michigan IMG Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Drew Huffman
F 		Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Cuyahoga Falls High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Jaiden Pennicott
G 		Ajax, Ontario Oakville Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 164 lb (74 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Kent State was picked to finish third in the MAC regular season. Kent State received 3 votes to win the MAC Tournament.[5]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 121 (11)
2 Akron 106 (1)
3 Kent State 99
4 Toledo 95
5 Bowling Green 73
6 Miami (OH) 72
7 Ball State 67
8 Central Michigan 55
9 Eastern Michigan 36
10 Western Michigan 33
11 Northern Illinois 24
12 Buffalo 11

MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)

Source[5]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
1st VonCameron Davis F R-Sr.
2nd Jalen Sullinger G Sr.

Source[5]

Roster

2024–25 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jonas Nichols 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Archbishop Hoban High School Akron, Ohio
F 1 VonCameron Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 229 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Walnut Ridge High School Columbus, Ohio
G 2 Marquis Barnett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Presbyterian Saginaw, Michigan
G 4 Jamal Sumlin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Northwest Florida State College Cleveland, Ohio
G 5 Brenden Moss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Minnesota Prep Rockford, Illinois
G 8 Morgan Safford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Miami (OH) Columbus, Ohio
G 11 Cian Medley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Saint Louis Sicklerville, New Jersey
G 13 Jalen Sullinger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Sr Thomas Worthington High School Columbus, Ohio
F 14 Magnus Entenmann 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So International Sports Academy Columbus, Ohio
G 15 Mike Bekelja 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) GS Duquesne Solon, Ohio
F 21 Deandre Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Garfield Heights High School Cleveland, Ohio
F 22 Anthony Morales 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Boston University Boston, Massachusetts
F 23 Delrecco Gillespie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr East Coweta High School Benton Harbor, Michigan
F 41 Derrick Lee Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr IMG Academy Novi, Michigan
C 42 Cli'Ron Hornbeak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr St. Francis de Sales School Toledo, Ohio
F 55 Donovan Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So SPIRE Institute Columbus, Ohio
F Drew Huffman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Cuyahoga Falls High School Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
G Jaiden Pennicott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Oakville Prep Ajax, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana
MAC-SBC Challenge 		W 70–66  1–0
  17 – Davis   9 – Safford   3 – Sullinger  Cajundome (1,412)
Lafayette, LA
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami Hamilton W 98–53  2–0
  18 – Tied   9 – Hornbeak   6 – Sullinger  MAC Center (2,056)
Kent, OH
November 13, 2024*
8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 5 Auburn L 56–79  2–1
  19 – Davis   7 – Hornbeak   2 – Medley  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
November 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Niagara W 76–73  3–1
  17 – Safford   7 – Safford   4 – Medley  MAC Center (1,886)
Kent, OH
November 23, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State W 68–52  4–1
  11 – Tied   11 – Hornbeak   5 – Davis  Wolstein Center (2,019)
Cleveland, OH
November 28, 2024*
9:30 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Towson
Western Slam 		W 65–54  5–1
  18 – Davis   6 – Safford   3 – Tied  VisitLethbridge.com Arena (1,256)
Lethbridge, AB
November 29, 2024*
9:30 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. UC Irvine
Western Slam 		L 39–51  5–2
  9 – Gillespie   7 – Hornbeak   2 – Tied  VisitLethbridge.com Arena (1,478)
Lethbridge, AB
November 30, 2024*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Kennesaw State
Western Slam 		W 67–60  6–2
  16 – Davis   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  VisitLethbridge.com Arena (1,603)
Lethbridge, AB
December 6, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland W 76–57  7–2
  16 – Davis   11 – Safford   6 – Medley  MAC Center (1,374)
Kent, OH
December 15, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercyhurst W 82–57  8–2
  17 – Davis   6 – Hornbeak   4 – Medley  MAC Center (1,376)
Kent, OH
December 22, 2024*
1:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 6 Alabama L 54–81  8–3
  9 – Tied   9 – Hornbeak   2 – Barnett  Coleman Coliseum (12,198)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 29, 2024*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Heidelberg W 84–80  9–3
  25 – Sullinger   10 – Hornbeak   5 – Tied  MAC Center (2,960)
Kent, OH
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ball State L 67–75  9–4
(0–1) 		 20 – Davis   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  MAC Center (1,608)
Kent, OH
January 7, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois W 68–50  10–4
(1–1) 		 31 – Davis   11 – Hornbeak   5 – Medley  Convocation Center (1,004)
DeKalb, IL
January 10, 2025
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Buffalo W 68–49  11–4
(2–1) 		 20 – Davis   8 – Tied   8 – Medley  Alumni Arena (1,448)
Amherst, NY
January 14, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan L 83–94  11–5
(2–2) 		 32 – Sullinger   9 – Gillespie   9 – Medley  MAC Center (1,488)
Kent, OH
January 18, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) L 61–70  11–6
(2–3) 		 15 – Medley   8 – Gillespie   5 – Davis  MAC Center (3,054)
Kent, OH
January 21, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo W 83–64  12–6
(3–3) 		 22 – Medley   8 – Sumlin   7 – Medley  Savage Arena (3,983)
Toledo, OH
January 24, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ 		at Ohio L 59–61  12–7
(3–4) 		 13 – Tied   11 – Hornbeak   3 – Medley  Convocation Center (5,134)
Athens, OH
January 28, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bowling Green W 75–57  13–7
(4–4) 		 24 – Davis   7 – Gillespie   10 – Medley  MAC Center (1,988)
Kent, OH
January 31, 2025
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Akron L 71–85  13–8
(4–5) 		 23 – Sullinger   8 – Tied   2 – Tied  MAC Center (6,327)
Kent, OH
February 4, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 70–49  14–8
(5–5) 		 15 – Davis   18 – Gillespie   6 – Medley  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,696)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 8, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 76–75  15–8
  27 – Sullinger   9 – Gillespie   4 – Tied  MAC Center (1,746)
Kent, OH
February 11, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan W 91–83  16–8
(6–5) 		 28 – Barnett   14 – Gillespie   7 – Medley  MAC Center (1,280)
Kent, OH
February 14, 2025
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Ohio W 76–75  17–8
(7–5) 		 24 – Medley   12 – Gillespie   3 – Davis  MAC Center (2,113)
Kent, OH
February 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green W 91–84  18–8
(8–5) 		 32 – Sullinger   7 – Tied   7 – Sumlin  Stroh Center (1,418)
Bowling Green, OH
February 21, 2025
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Miami (OH) L 92–96 OT 18–9
(8–6) 		 20 – Tied   12 – Gillespie   5 – Sumlin  Millett Hall (6,339)
Oxford, OH
February 25, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo W 105–65  19–9
(9–6) 		 21 – Davis   9 – Hornbeak   7 – Sumlin  MAC Center (2,104)
Kent, OH
February 28, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Akron L 72–77  19–10
(9–7) 		 19 – Sullinger   8 – Gillespie   5 – Medley  James A. Rhodes Arena (4,967)
Akron, OH
March 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan W 77–76  20–10
(10–7) 		 31 – Sullinger   18 – Gillespie   8 – Medley  University Arena (1,503)
Kalamazoo, MI
March 7, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 76–70  21–10
(11–7) 		 18 – Sullinger   6 – Hornbeak   3 – Tied  MAC Center (2,231)
Kent, OH
MAC tournament
March 13, 2025
 ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Western Michigan
Quarterfinals 		      Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kent State pulls off upset over top-seeded Toledo in MAC men's basketball quarterfinal". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Kent State upsets Bowling Green, will play for title". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Late mistake by Kent State allows Akron to pull out 62-61 win for MAC title, NCAA Tournament bid". AP News. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kent State Golden Flashes. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
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