Game #6 - Kent State Golden Flashes

The Catamounts travel to Kent, Ohio to continue play in the Coaches versus Cancer Classic.  Thursday night's opponent will be the Kent State Golden Flashes of the Mid-American Conference.  Game time is 7 pm.

The Golden Flashers were predicted to finish fourth in the East Division in the MAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, behind Akron, Buffalo, and Ohio.  Head coach Rob Senderoff returns three starters from last year's team that ended the season with a 21-14 record, advancing to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

The Golden Flashers return two of  top their top scorers from last season, Kris Brewer & Darren Goodson.  This year the Flashes have three players averaging double digits:  Junior guard Kris Brewer (13.8 points per game), redshirt junior guard Derek Jackson (12.5 points per game) and senior forward Darren Goodson  (10.5 points per game).

The Flashers brought in three transfers this season: Derek Jackson, K.K. Simons and Devin Carter. Jackson transferred from Central Michigan where he averaged 11.5 points and 1.8 steals. Simons averaged 7.0 points per game as a freshman with UNC-Wilmington and Carter spent one season in the junior college ranks brings a lots of versatility in the backcourt. He is a good scorer and should provide depth in the backcourt.

Currently the Flashes stand at 3-1 overall,  wins over Div III  Ohio Northern (84-48), Temple (82-77), St. Peters (75-58) and a loss to Seton Hall  (76-78).   

Kent State is currently ranked 164 in PRI  (Warren Nolan) and a Sagarin rating of 114.  For comparison, Western Carolina's RPI is  141 and Sagarin is 216.


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