Kent State Men's Basketball 2016 Postseason Capsule

Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American (19-13, 10-8)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/16 Ohio (89-82), 1/26 Eastern Michigan (73-58), 2/19 Akron (85-76)
Bad Losses: 2/2 at Central Michigan (61-88), 2/6 Toledo (67-82), 2/27 at Miami OH (65-74)
Coach: Rob Senderoff
 
Probable Starters:
Kellon Thomas, Junior, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 2.5 apg
Galal Cancer, Senior, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Deon Edwin, Junior, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Jimmy Hall, Junior, Forward, 16.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg
Khaliq Spicer, Senior, Center, 7.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.8 spg
 
Key Roleplayers:
Xavier Pollard, Senior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 2.8 apg
Chris Ortiz, Senior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Jaylin Walker, Freshman, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.9 (154th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.5 (196, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.7 (140, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.0 (210, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.6 (298, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.3 (276, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.5 (224, 11)
Rebound Margin:  4.1 (58, 2)
Assists Per Game:  11.6 (290, 11)
Turnovers Per Game:  11.9 (93, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    CIT      First Round win over Middle Tennessee
2015    CIT      Second Round win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi
2015    CIT      Quarterfinal loss to Northern Arizona
2013    CIT      First Round win over Fairfield
2013    CIT      Second Round loss to Loyola (MD)
2012    CIT      First Round loss to USC Upstate
2011    NIT     First Round win over Saint Mary's
2011    NIT     Second Round win over Fairfield
2011    NIT     Quarterfinal loss to Colorado
2010    NIT     First Round win over Tulsa
2010    NIT     Second Round loss to Illinois
2009    CIT      First Round loss to Oakland
2008    NCAA            Round of 64 loss to UNLV
2006    NCAA            Round of 64 Loss to Pittsburgh
 
*all team stats through 3/6