| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 19–13 |
| Conf Record: | 10–8 |
| Head Coach: | Rob Senderoff |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Eric Haut |
| Asst Coach2: | Bobby Steinburg |
| Asst Coach3: | DeAndre Haynes |
| Stadium: | MAC Center |
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.[1] Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
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.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devareaux Manley | 0 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Kris Brewer | 1 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Gary Akbar | 13 | G/F | 6'5" | 220 | Junior | Graduated & transferred to Texas–Permian Basin | ||
| Craig Brown | 15 | G/F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Marquiez Lawerence | 20 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred to Central Missouri | ||
| Derek Jackson | 23 | G | 6'1" | 170 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Blake Vedder | 41 | C | 7'4" | 235 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galal Cancer | 15 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Senior | Transferred from Cornell. Will be eligible to play immediately since Cancer graduated from Cornell. | ||
| Desmond Ridenour | 25 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | 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. |
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