2007–08 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
2007–08 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball | |
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MAC Tournament champions MAC Regular season champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East Division | |
2007–08 record | 28–7 (13–3 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Geno Ford |
Home arena | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center |
2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State† | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2008 MAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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 Geno Ford 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.[1]
Roster[]
2007–08 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2007* |
at Detroit | L 60–61 | 0–1 |
Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan | |||||||
Nov 15, 2007* |
Hampton | W 77–71 | 1–1 |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Nov 18, 2007* |
Coppin State | W 74–51 | 2–1 |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Nov 20, 2007* |
Longwood | W 80–62 | 3–1 |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 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 Hoffman Estates, Illinois | |||||||
Nov 28, 2007* |
Saint Louis | W 81–40 | 5–2 |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 1, 2007* |
at UNC Greensboro | W 71–64 | 6–2 |
Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 5, 2007* |
at Youngstown State | W 59–52 | 7–2 |
Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 8, 2007* |
George Mason | W 73–55 | 8–2 |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 20, 2007* |
Purdue-Fort Wayne | W 72–70 | 9–2 |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 29, 2007* |
Cleveland State | W 84–69 | 10–2 |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 2, 2008* |
at No. 1 North Carolina | L 61–90 | 10–3 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 6, 2008 |
Buffalo | W 68–63 | 11–3 (1–0) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 9, 2008* |
Texas A&M | W 61–50 | 12–3 |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 12, 2008 |
Bowling Green | W 63–49 | 13–3 (2–0) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 17, 2008 |
at Miami (OH) | W 74–62 | 14–3 (3–0) |
Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 19, 2008 |
at Ohio | L 59–71 | 14–4 (3–1) |
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 23, 2008 |
Akron | W 75–69 | 15–4 (4–1) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 27, 2008 |
Western Michigan | W 67–58 | 16–4 (5–1) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 30, 2008 |
at Eastern Michigan | W 77–67 | 17–4 (6–1) |
Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan | |||||||
Feb 2, 2008 |
at Toledo | L 56–59 | 17–5 (6–2) |
John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 6, 2008 |
Ball State | W 64–61 OT | 18–5 (7–2) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 9, 2008 |
Northern Illinois | W 82–67 | 19–5 (8–2) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 12, 2008 |
at Central Michigan | W 79–66 | 20–5 (9–2) |
Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan | |||||||
Feb 16, 2008 |
Ohio | W 72–62 | 21–5 (10–2) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 19, 2008 |
at Buffalo | W 76–66 | 22–5 (11–2) |
Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York | |||||||
Feb 23, 2008* |
at No. 23 Saint Mary's | W 65–57 | 23–5 |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California | |||||||
Mar 1, 2008 |
No. 23 | at Bowling Green | L 83–89 | 23–6 (11–3) |
Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 4, 2008 |
Miami (OH) | W 50–39 | 24–6 (12–3) |
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Mar 9, 2008 |
at Akron | W 61–58 | 25–6 (13–3) |
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | |||||||
MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2008* |
vs. Toledo Quarterfinals |
W 77–57 | 26–6 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
Mar 14, 2008* |
vs. Miami (OH) Semifinals |
W 49–47 | 27–6 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
Mar 15, 2008* |
vs. Akron Championship Game |
W 74–55 | 28–6 |
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2008* |
(9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) UNLV First Round |
L 58–71 | 28–7 |
Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | ||||||
Rankings[]
Awards and honors[]
- Al Fisher – MAC Player of the Year
- Jim Christian – MAC Men's Coach of the Year
References[]
- ^ "UNLV forces 20 turnovers, holds Kent St. to 10 first-half points in first round win". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster". Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Kent State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
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